Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 5/1/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Monday, May 1, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Dodger Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Dodgers (15-13) will try to beat the Philadelphia Phillies (15-13) on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Taijuan Walker and Tony Gonsolin.

As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 18th in the league. They have notched a total of 123 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .330. The Phillies have tallied 60 doubles as a squad and have hit 31 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 119 RBI's and 268 base knocks for the year, while their batting average sits at .276. Philadelphia has a slugging % of .448 and have struck out 257 times, while drawing a walk on 73 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.73 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.27. Phillies pitchers have given up 27 home runs and 126 runs in total (16th in baseball). Philadelphia has conceded 218 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 118 earned runs. The Phillies are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.33 over the course of the season (15th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 257 batters. They have walked 94 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.96 as a unit on the year.

Phillies relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 20 times in addition to having 24 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 16 holds this year (13th in baseball). The Phillies bullpen have earned a save rate of 80.0% and has come into the game in 26 save situations. They have accumulated 8 saves over the course of the season and have blown 2 of their 10 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 35 runners this season and 57.1% of those players ended up scoring. The Phillies have sent 95 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Philadelphia Phillies have notched a total of 735 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 229 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .990 which is 7th in MLB, and they have turned 14 double plays. The Phillies have turned 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,205 innings, ranking them 15th in baseball.

Walker (56-51 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.22 and he has gone up against 3,879 opposing hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 838 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) with 298 walks. His ERA is 3.92 (402 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.230. Walker has thrown 923 frames and has tallied 829 K's during his career.

The Dodgers have a team slugging % of .435 and they score 5.00 runs per game (10th in MLB). They have recorded 40 two-baggers, while walking 122 times as well as putting up 140 runs. Los Angeles has hit 47 long balls on the year and 138 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 270 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have a total of 204 base hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have recorded a team on-base percentage of .317 in addition to a team batting average of .223 so far this year.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.286 and have a FIP of 4.18 as a unit this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.30 (227 strikeouts vs 74 bases on balls). They come in at 22nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 241. They have given up 30 homers and they relinquish 4.63 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 126 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.48 (122 earned runs conceded).

Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 8 save opportunities and they have earned 6 saves. They are currently ranked 8th in baseball with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 92 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 22 times in high leverage situations and also on 32 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.4% out of their 53 inherited runners. With 19 save situations, the Dodgers have recorded 11 holds and also 2 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 21 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (10th in baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 240 assists, 11 errors and have a total of 735 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 2,205 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers hold a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (19th in baseball).

Gonsolin (26-6 career record) has earned a 2.48 earned run average while giving up 5.9 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.85 and he has faced 1,090 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded 76 ER's while earning a WHIP of 0.993 and a FIP of 3.5. So far in his MLB career, Gonsolin has surrendered 180 base knocks while earning 268 punch outs in 276 innings pitched.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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