Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 5/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Los Angeles Dodgers (17-13) will play the Philadelphia Phillies (15-15) at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers are Aaron Nola and Dustin May.

The Phillies have compiled 60 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 34 baseballs out of the park. Philadelphia is slugging .442 and have struck out 271 times, while being walked on 79 occasions. As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 18th in the league. They have accumulated 125 runs batted in and 282 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average comes in at .271. They have racked up 130 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .327.

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The Phillies have an earned run average of 4.66 on the campaign (21st in baseball), and the staff has rung up 277 batters. Phillies pitchers have conceded 32 home runs in addition to 143 total runs (23rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 105 batters and their FIP sits at 4.17 as a unit so far this season. Philadelphia has given up 242 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 135 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.64 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33.

The Phillies have sent 103 relievers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 41 base runners on the season with 48.8% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 8 saves on the season and have blown 2 out of their 10 save chances. The Phillies relievers have a save percentage of 80.0% and has come into the game in 26 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 16 holds on the season (14th in MLB). Phillies pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 24 times as well as having 24 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Phillies have turned 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,349 innings on the field, which has them ranked 18th in the majors. The Philadelphia Phillies are sitting with 783 putouts for the season, as well as 239 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which has them sitting 7th in the majors, and they have turned 16 double plays.

Nola (80-64 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.30 and he has faced 5,167 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 1,088 base hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 335 walks. His earned run average is 3.63 (510 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.125. Nola has taken the hill for 1,264 innings and has racked up 1,408 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Los Angeles Dodgers hold an on-base percentage of .327 in addition to a batting average of .230 for the season. They have been rung up on 288 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have earned 226 base knocks. Los Angeles has accumulated 51 long balls so far this year to go along with 156 runs batted in. The Dodgers hold a slugging % of .446 and they average 5.30 runs per contest (6th in baseball). They have 47 doubles, while taking a walk 138 times and putting up 159 runs.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.281 with a FIP of 4.15 as a pitching staff on the year. They come in at 22nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 260. The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 133 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.41 (129 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.10 (238 strikeouts vs 77 free passes). They have given up 31 homers and they concede 4.55 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league).

Sitting with 24 save situations, the Dodgers have accumulated 15 holds and also 2 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 9 save opportunities and they have walked away with 7 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 23 times in high leverage situations and also on 36 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 27.1% out of 59 inherited runners. They sit at 7th in baseball holding a save percentage of 77.8%, and they have sent 100 relievers to the hill this season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 24 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (10th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 259 assists, 12 errors and have accumulated 789 putouts for the season. In their 2,367 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers hold a efficiency on defense of 68.6% (20th in baseball).

In his pro baseball career, May has surrendered 135 base hits while he has earned 163 strikeouts in 178 frames. May (11-9 record in his career) has earned a 3.24 ERA while allowing 6.8 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 64 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.067 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.96 and he has faced 721 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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