Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros Prediction, 7/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros

Date: Saturday, July 27, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Los Angeles Dodgers (61-42) are headed to Minute Maid Park on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Houston Astros (53-49). The pitchers taking the mound will be Justin Wrobleski and Ronel Blanco.

Los Angeles is slugging .438 and have been called out on strikes 841 times, while drawing a walk on 394 occasions. They have accumulated 491 runs batted in and 883 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is .254. The Dodgers have recorded 187 doubles as a team and have hit 139 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 507 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .335. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are compiling 5.0 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 1st in MLB.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.74 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.19. Dodgers pitchers have given up 119 home runs in addition to 408 runs in total (9th in MLB). Los Angeles has conceded 774 hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and 377 earned runs. The Dodgers hold a team earned run average of 3.71 on the season (9th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 870 batters. They have walked 317 hitters and their FIP is 4.09 as a team on the campaign.

The Dodgers have dispatched 339 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 92 base runners for the year with 29.3% of them ended up scoring. They have tallied 32 saves this season and have blown 19 of 51 chances to get a save. The Dodgers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 62.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 110 save situations. The relievers have 58 holds on the season (13th in the league). Dodgers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 71 times in addition to having 113 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have amassed 2,743 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 877 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .986 which has them ranked 10th in the majors, and they have turned 68 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 72.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,229 innings, ranking them 2nd in the majors.

Wrobleski has pitched in 14 frames and has earned 13 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.47 (7 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.348. He has conceded 13 base hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) with 6 walks. Wrobleski (0-1 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.40 and he has faced 59 hitters in the majors.

The Houston Astros are sitting with an on-base percentage of .320 as well as a batting average of .261 for the year. They have struck out on 717 occasions (28th in the league) and have notched a total of 905 base hits. Houston has accumulated 116 home runs this season as well as 452 RBIs. The Astros hold a slugging % of .417 and they average 4.65 runs per game (11th in baseball). They have hit 170 doubles, while taking a walk 273 times and notching 470 runs.

The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.296 and have a FIP of 4.30 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.70 (868 strikeouts against 363 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 11th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 796. They have yielded 119 home runs and they concede 4.31 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Houston pitching staff have relinquished 428 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.05 (402 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 98 save situations, the Astros have 58 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Houston has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 39 save opportunities and they have converted 25 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 92 times in high leverage situations and on 53 occasions with runners on. Houston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 28.2% out of 78 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 16th in the league holding a save rate of 64.1%, and they have dispatched 320 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season.

The Houston Astros have turned 85 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (3rd in MLB). The Astros have racked up 858 assists, 42 errors and have earned a total of 2,683 putouts for the year. Out of their 8,049 innings played, the Astros have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (8th in professional baseball).

Blanco (11-6 career win-loss record) has a 3.45 earned run average while allowing 6.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.19 and he has faced 710 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 66 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.172 and having a FIP of 3.4. Thus far in his career, Blanco has surrendered 127 hits while he has earned 164 K's in 172 frames.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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