Los Angeles Dodgers vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 8/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Thursday, August 15, 2024

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Brewers (67-52) will compete against the Los Angeles Dodgers (71-49) at American Family Field on Thursday. The expected starting pitchers will be Jack Flaherty and Tobias Myers.

As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.0 runs per outing, which is 5th in MLB. They have earned 594 runs and hold an OBP of .332. The Dodgers have compiled 223 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 162 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 576 RBI's in addition to 1,031 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average sits at .252. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .435 and have struck out 1,014 times, while being walked on 455 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.21. Dodgers pitchers have yielded 144 home runs and 489 runs in total (8th in baseball). Los Angeles has conceded 938 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 447 earned runs. The Dodgers have an earned run average of 3.75 this year (5th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,035 batters. They have walked 362 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.13 as a unit this season.

The Dodgers relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 60.7% and has come into the game in 137 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 125 runners so far this year and 32.0% of them crossed the plate. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 92 times and also have had 136 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have sent 403 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have notched 73 holds this season (6th in the league). They have compiled 37 saves so far this year and have blown 24 out of their 61 chances to save the game.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have notched a total of 3,221 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,025 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .987 which puts them in 7th in the majors, and have 85 double plays. The Dodgers have transformed 71.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,663 innings, which has them sitting at 2nd in the majors.

Flaherty has taken the ball for 785 innings and has 898 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.63 (317 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.179. He has allowed 651 base knocks (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has 275 free passes. Flaherty (51-39 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.58 while he has faced 3,257 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Brewers have a SLG% of .405 and they are scoring 4.82 runs per outing (7th in MLB). They have put up 184 two-baggers, while taking a walk 437 times and scoring 574 runs. Milwaukee has 128 home runs so far this season as well as 549 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,046 occasions (12th in the league) and have 1,035 base hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .332 in addition to a batting average of .255 on the campaign.

The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.254 with a FIP of 4.37 as a pitching staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.30 (971 strikeouts vs 363 walks). They sit at 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 961. They have allowed 151 homers and they concede 4.06 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Milwaukee pitching staff have conceded 476 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.78 (443 earned runs conceded).

With 106 save situations, the Brewers have recorded 56 holds and 14 blown saves. Milwaukee has had relief pitchers enter the game in 50 save chances and they have recorded 36 saves. Their relievers have come in 136 times in high leverage situations and on 109 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee relievers hold an inherited score rate of 28.9% out of their 159 inherited base runners. They are ranked 3rd in the league with a save rate of 72.0%, and they have sent 380 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season.

In 9,507 innings played, the Brewers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (4th in pro baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 93 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in professional baseball). The Brewers have accrued 1,027 assists, 60 errors and have earned 3,169 putouts on the season.

In his MLB career, Myers has surrendered 77 base hits and he has 84 strikeouts in 93 frames. Myers (6-5 win-loss record in his career) holds a 2.80 earned run average and has allowed 7.4 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 29 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.084 and having a FIP of 2.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.50 and he has faced 375 batters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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