Los Angeles Dodgers vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 9/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Miami Marlins

Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Miami Marlins (55-95) will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (89-61) at loanDepot park on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers will be Landon Knack and Ryan Weathers.

As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.0 runs per contest, which is 2nd in baseball. They have tallied 751 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .330. The Dodgers have hit 269 doubles as a unit and have knocked 209 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 729 runs batted in and 1,291 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate sits at .253. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .439 and have been called out on strikes 1,254 times, while taking a walk on 548 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.73 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 184 home runs and 636 runs (13th in the league). Los Angeles has surrendered 1,179 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 577 earned runs. The Dodgers hold a team earned run average of 3.88 on the campaign (11th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,267 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 464 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.22 as a unit on the campaign.

The Dodgers have dispatched 517 relievers to the hill on the year. The relievers have inherited 153 runners this year and 32.7% of those players ended up scoring. They have compiled 46 saves this year and have missed out on 28 of 74 chances to save the game. The Dodgers relief pitchers have a save rate of 62.2% and has come into the game in 175 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 98 holds so far this year (3rd in MLB). Dodgers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 112 times and also have had 173 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with 4,016 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,274 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which ranks 17th in the majors, and have accumulated 111 double plays. The Dodgers have converted 71.2% of balls in play into outs out of 12,048 innings, which has them sitting at 2nd in professional baseball.

Knack has taken the ball for 56 innings and has racked up 54 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Knack (2-4 career record) has a FIP of 3.64 while he has faced 232 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.70 (23 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.089. He has allowed 46 base hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) with 15 free passes.

The Marlins hold a slugging percentage of .370 and they average 3.78 runs per outing (29th in baseball). They have recorded 218 doubles, while taking a walk 362 times and putting up 567 runs. Miami is sitting with 135 long balls so far this season as well as 545 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,286 occasions (14th in baseball) and have earned 1,221 base hits. The Miami Marlins have earned an OBP of .296 and a batting average of .240 over the course of the season.

The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.373 in addition to having a FIP of 4.39 as a squad over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (1,227 strikeouts vs 511 bases on balls). They come in at 26th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,310. They have yielded 176 long balls and they surrender 5.21 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Miami pitching staff have given up 768 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.70 (692 earned runs relinquished).

Miami has called on relievers to take the mound in 53 save chances and they have converted 28 saves. They sit at 29th in the league with a save rate of 52.8%, and they have dispatched 511 relievers onto the field on the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 171 times in high leverage situations and on 158 occasions with base runners. Miami relievers have an inherited score percentage of 37.7% of 220 inherited base runners. Sitting with 124 save situations, the Marlins have earned 69 holds and 25 blown saves.

In their 11,937 innings on the diamond, the Marlins have a efficiency on defense of 68.2% (28th in MLB). The Miami Marlins have gotten 110 double plays and have a fielding rate of .980 (29th in pro baseball). The Marlins have accrued 1,341 assists, 106 errors and have accumulated 3,979 putouts so far this year.

Weathers (8-20 career mark) holds a 5.19 ERA while giving up 9.4 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.23 and he has gone up against 977 hitters during his MLB career. He has allowed 130 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.414 and having a FIP of 5.1. In his MLB career, Weathers has surrendered 236 base hits while he has tallied 185 punch outs in 226 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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