Baltimore Orioles vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Dodger Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Dodgers (78-53) will meet the Baltimore Orioles (76-56) on Tuesday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Cole Irvin and Jack Flaherty.

Baltimore is slugging .445 and have struck out 1,086 times, while drawing a walk on 388 occasions. They have accumulated 636 runs batted in and 1,142 hits on the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .252. The Orioles have tallied 220 doubles as a team and have hit 199 baseballs out of the park. They have 658 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .316. As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 5.0 runs/g, which is 3rd in the league.

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The Orioles have a team earned run average of 3.96 this season (14th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,122 hitters. Orioles pitchers have surrendered 141 home runs in addition to 572 total runs (17th in the league). They have walked 395 hitters and their FIP is 3.94 as a team for the season. Baltimore has allowed 1,059 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 518 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.84 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Orioles have sent 439 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 198 runners so far this year and 30.8% of them ended up scoring. They have earned 39 saves over the course of the season and have blown 19 out of their 58 chances to get a save. The Orioles bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 67.2% and has come into the game in 154 save situations. The relievers have racked up 95 holds for the year (2nd in MLB). Orioles relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 140 times and also have had 132 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Orioles have turned 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,599 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 9th in professional baseball. The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with 3,533 putouts for the season, as well as 1,097 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them sitting 10th in the majors, and they have turned 74 double plays.

Irvin (28-39 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.41 while going up against 2,484 hitters in the majors. He has given up 620 base knocks (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 136 walks. His earned run average is 4.48 (289 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.301. Irvin has taken the ball for 581 innings and has earned 424 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Dodgers hold a team slugging percentage of .435 and they are recording 4.95 runs per contest (4th in MLB). They have hit 240 two-baggers, while getting a free base 484 times as well as scoring 648 runs. Los Angeles has knocked in 179 long balls for the season as well as 630 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,102 occasions (17th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,121 hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have tallied a team OBP of .330 as well as a batting average of .252 this year.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 532 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.74 (486 earned runs yielded). They have given up 160 home runs and they surrender 4.09 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.208 in addition to having a FIP of 4.15 as a unit on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (1,121 strikeouts vs 394 walks). They are sitting at 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,020.

Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 68 save opportunities and they have come away with 42 saves. They are ranked 19th in MLB with a save percentage of 61.8%, and they have sent 441 relievers onto the field for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 156 times in high leverage situations in addition to 100 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score rate of 32.6% out of 135 inherited base runners. Sitting with 156 save situations, the Dodgers have accumulated 85 holds and 26 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 96 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in MLB). The Dodgers have racked up 1,120 assists, 66 errors and have notched a total of 3,512 putouts over the course of the season. In 10,536 innings played, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (2nd in the majors).

Flaherty (52-39 career mark) has a 3.63 ERA while allowing 7.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.27 and he has faced 3,302 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 321 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.178 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. In his MLB career, Flaherty has allowed 660 hits while totaling 910 strikeouts in 796 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Baltimore

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