Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 9/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

The Arizona Diamondbacks (76-58) will compete against the Los Angeles Dodgers (80-54) at Chase Field on Sunday. The starting pitchers are Justin Wrobleski and Brandon Pfaadt.

The Dodgers have tallied 245 doubles as a team and have hit 181 baseballs out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .435 and have been called out on strikes 1,121 times, while drawing a walk on 491 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are knocking in 4.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in the league. They have recorded 643 runs batted in in addition to 1,147 hits so far this year, while their team batting average comes in at .252. They are sitting with 662 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .329.

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The Dodgers have a team ERA of 3.71 for the year (5th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,149 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 163 long balls and 542 runs in total (7th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 405 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.15 as a unit so far this season. Los Angeles has surrendered 1,038 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) and 494 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.84 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.21.

The Dodgers relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 62.9% and has entered the game in 164 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 140 base runners for the season with 31.4% of those players ended up scoring. Dodgers relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 103 times as well as having 160 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 453 relievers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have a total of 91 holds over the course of the season (3rd in MLB). They have compiled 44 saves on the year and have missed out on 26 of their 70 save opportunities.

The Dodgers have turned 71.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,779 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 2nd in baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a total of 3,593 putouts for the season, as well as 1,138 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them sitting 9th in pro baseball, and have 97 double plays.

Wrobleski (1-1 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.61 while he has gone up against 100 opposing hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 21 base hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 9 free passes. His earned run average is 4.68 (13 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.200. Wrobleski has taken the mound for 25 innings and has accumulated 18 K's in his MLB career.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have an on-base percentage of .334 as well as a team batting average of .261 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 1,037 instances (24th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,188 hits. Arizona has 166 HRs this year as well as 681 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks have a team SLG% of .434 and they tally 5.33 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have recorded 224 two-baggers, while getting a free base 463 times as well as putting up 714 runs.

The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.330 in addition to having a FIP of 4.06 as a unit for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.80 (1,030 strikeouts against 392 bases on balls). They come in at 29th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,199. They have relinquished 138 long balls and they surrender 4.70 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Arizona pitching staff have allowed 625 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.43 (589 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 138 save situations, the Diamondbacks have 79 holds and 23 blown saves. Arizona has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 57 save opportunities and they have come away with 34 saves. Their relievers have come in 151 times in high leverage situations and on 122 occasions with runners on base. Arizona relievers have an inherited score percentage of 41.2% out of 170 inherited runners. They rank 23rd in the league with a save rate of 59.6%, and they have sent 440 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

Out of their 10,764 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks have a efficiency on defense of 68.7% (24th in MLB). The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 124 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in professional baseball). The Diamondbacks have accrued 1,238 assists, 51 errors and have a total of 3,588 putouts this season.

In his career, Pfaadt has conceded 258 base hits while he has tallied 239 punch outs in 250 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 135 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.263 and a FIP of 4.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.12 and he has faced 1,058 hitters so far in his career. Pfaadt (11-16 career mark) holds a 4.86 ERA and has given up 9.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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