Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 9/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Monday, September 2, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Chase Field is the site where the Arizona Diamondbacks (76-58) will meet the Los Angeles Dodgers (80-54) on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Jack Flaherty and Eduardo Rodriguez.

Los Angeles is slugging .435 and have struck out 1,121 times, while taking a walk on 491 occasions. They have recorded 643 RBI's in addition to 1,147 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average is .252. The Dodgers have accrued 245 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 181 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 662 runs while holding a team OBP of .329. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are earning 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 4th in baseball.

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The Dodgers have compiled a team ERA of 3.71 this season (5th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,149 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 163 home runs and also 542 runs in total (7th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 405 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.15 as a team on the year. Los Angeles has allowed 1,038 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) and 494 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.21.

The Dodgers bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 62.9% and has come into the game in 164 save situations. The relievers have inherited 140 base runners on the year with 31.4% of them crossed home plate. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 103 times and also have had 160 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 453 relievers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have a total of 91 holds so far this season (3rd in MLB). They have compiled 44 saves on the year and have blown 26 of 70 save opportunities.

The Dodgers have converted 71.5% of balls in play into outs in their 10,779 innings, which has them sitting at 2nd in MLB. The Los Angeles Dodgers have notched a total of 3,593 putouts this year, as well as 1,138 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which puts them in 9th in MLB, and have earned 97 double plays.

Flaherty has taken the hill for 802 innings and has 915 punch outs so far in his career. His ERA is 3.64 (324 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.179. He has allowed 666 hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 280 free passes. Flaherty (52-40 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.58 and he has gone up against 3,327 batters during his time in the majors.

The Diamondbacks have a SLG% of .434 and they tally 5.33 runs per game (1st in the league). They have recorded 224 doubles, while taking a walk 463 times and scoring 714 runs. Arizona has knocked in 166 HRs on the season as well as 681 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,037 occasions (24th in baseball) and have earned 1,188 hits. The Arizona Diamondbacks hold a team OBP of .334 in addition to a team batting average of .261 so far this year.

The Arizona pitching staff have yielded 625 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.43 (589 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 138 dingers and they yield 4.70 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB). The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.330 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.06 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 7.80 (1,030 strikeouts vs 392 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 29th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,199.

Arizona bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 41.2% out of their 170 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 151 times in high leverage situations and also on 122 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 138 save situations, the Diamondbacks have 79 holds and also 23 blown saves. They sit at 23rd in the league with a save percentage of 59.6%, and they have dispatched 440 relievers onto the field for the season. Arizona has called on relievers to enter the game in 57 save chances and they have tallied 34 saves.

In 10,764 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (24th in the majors). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 124 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .990 (1st in the majors). The Diamondbacks have racked up 1,238 assists, 51 errors and have notched a total of 3,588 putouts for the year.

During his career, Rodriguez has allowed 1,067 base knocks while he has tallied 1,123 punch outs in 1,121 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 505 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.291 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.95 and he has faced 4,751 opposing hitters during his career. Rodriguez (84-53 career mark) has a 4.05 earned run average while giving up 8.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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