Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 9/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Cleveland Guardians (80-60) are traveling to Dodger Stadium on Saturday where they will play the Los Angeles Dodgers (84-56). The pitchers who are expected to start are Alex Cobb and Gavin Stone.

As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 4.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 14th in baseball. They have 636 runs and have an OBP of .310. The Guardians have accumulated 214 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 161 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 599 runs batted in and 1,106 hits this year, while their team batting average is .239. Cleveland has a slugging % of .397 and have been called out on strikes 1,018 times, while being walked on 408 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.79 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22. Guardians pitchers have allowed 165 home runs and 559 total runs (5th in the league). Cleveland has surrendered 1,076 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 525 earned runs. The Guardians are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.81 for the year (8th in the league), and they have struck out 1,207 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 433 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.14 as a squad for the year.

The Guardians relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 75.4% and has entered the game in 171 save situations. The relievers have inherited 208 base runners for the year and 28.4% of them ended up scoring. Guardians relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 148 times as well as having 182 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have dispatched 511 relievers to the hill for the year. The bullpen have accumulated 108 holds for the year (1st in baseball). They have compiled 46 saves on the campaign and have blown 15 of 61 save opportunities.

The Guardians have transformed 71.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,169 innings on the field, which has them sitting 5th in baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have amassed 3,723 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,224 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which is 10th in the majors, and have a total of 113 double plays.

Cobb (79-76 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.78 while he has gone up against 5,577 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 1,307 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 383 walks. His ERA is 3.84 (566 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.274. Cobb has thrown 1,327 frames and has tallied 1,108 strikeouts thus far in his career.

Los Angeles has accounted for 190 HRs on the year to go along with 681 RBIs. They have recorded 256 two-baggers, while walking 513 times as well as scoring 701 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with an OBP of .330 as well as a team batting average of .254 for the season. The Dodgers hold a team slugging % of .437 and they have an average of 5.01 runs per contest (4th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,178 occasions (17th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,211 base knocks.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 589 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.89 (540 earned runs allowed). They have given up 175 homers and they relinquish 4.24 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.220 with a FIP of 4.24 as a team this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (1,194 strikeouts vs 424 bases on balls). They come in at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,101.

Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.8% out of 146 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 167 times in high leverage situations in addition to 108 occasions with base runners. With 168 save situations, the Dodgers have tallied 93 holds in addition to 27 blown saves. They are ranked 18th in the league holding a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 477 relief pitchers to the mound this year. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 72 save chances and they have come away with 45 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 104 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (9th in professional baseball). The Dodgers have racked up 1,191 assists, 70 errors and have a total of 3,752 putouts on the season. In their 11,256 innings played, the Dodgers hold a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (2nd in MLB).

So far in his career, Stone has conceded 179 hits while he has totaled 138 K's in 171 frames. He has allowed 86 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.338 and having a FIP of 4.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.76 and he has gone up against 732 batters in his pro baseball career. Stone (12-6 career mark) has earned a 4.52 earned run average while giving up 9.4 hits per 9 innings.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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