Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 9/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, September 6, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Los Angeles Dodgers (84-56) will try to defeat the Cleveland Guardians (80-60) at Dodger Stadium on Friday. The men taking the mound are Matthew Boyd and Landon Knack.

As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 14th in baseball. They have earned 636 runs scored and have an OBP of .310. The Guardians have tallied 214 doubles as a squad and have smacked 161 balls out of the park. They have 599 RBI's and 1,106 hits so far this season, and their team batting average is .239. Cleveland has a slugging % of .397 and have been called out on strikes 1,018 times, while taking a walk on 408 occasions.

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The Guardians are sitting with a team ERA of 3.81 this year (8th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,207 batters. Guardians pitchers have allowed 165 home runs and 559 runs in total (5th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 433 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.14 as a squad so far this season. Cleveland has relinquished 1,076 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) and 525 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.79 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.22.

The Guardians have sent 511 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 208 runners on the campaign with 28.4% of those players crossed home plate. They have compiled 46 saves on the year and have blown 15 of 61 save opportunities. The Guardians relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 75.4% and has entered the game in 171 save situations. The relievers have 108 holds this season (1st in MLB). Guardians relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 148 times in addition to having 182 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Guardians have turned 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,169 innings on the field, which ranks them 5th in the majors. The Cleveland Guardians have amassed 3,723 putouts this season, in addition to 1,224 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding rate is at .986 which ranks 10th in baseball, and they have turned 113 double plays.

Boyd (45-68 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.81 and he has faced 3,816 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 881 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 286 free passes. His earned run average is 4.88 (483 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.311. Boyd has thrown 890 frames and has racked up 865 punch outs in his MLB career.

Los Angeles has recorded 190 home runs this season as well as 681 RBIs. They have hit 256 doubles, while taking a walk 513 times and putting up 701 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers hold a team OBP of .330 as well as a team batting average of .254 on the year. The Dodgers have a team slugging % of .437 and they average 5.01 runs per game (4th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,178 occasions (17th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,211 base hits.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.220 in addition to having a FIP of 4.24 as a team so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (1,194 strikeouts vs 424 free passes). They come in at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,101. They have allowed 175 home runs and they relinquish 4.24 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 589 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.89 (540 earned runs relinquished).

Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 72 save chances and they have earned 45 saves. They rank 18th in baseball with a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have sent 477 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 167 times in high leverage situations and also on 108 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.8% out of their 146 inherited base runners. With 168 save situations, the Dodgers have compiled 93 holds and also 27 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 104 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (9th in baseball). The Dodgers have racked up 1,191 assists, 70 errors and are sitting with 3,752 putouts for the year. In 11,256 innings on the field, the Dodgers have a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (2nd in baseball).

Knack (2-2 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.00 earned run average and has surrendered 6.8 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.67 and he has gone up against 195 batters in his career. He has surrendered a total of 16 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.000 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. So far in his pro baseball career, Knack has given up 36 base hits while he has totaled 44 K's in 48 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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