Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Yankees Prediction, 6/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Yankees

Date: Friday, June 7, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (44-19) will compete against the Los Angeles Dodgers (38-25) on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound are Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Cody Poteet.

Los Angeles has a slugging % of .431 and have been called out on strikes 522 times, while taking a walk on 236 occasions. They have accounted for 290 RBI's and 548 base knocks this season, and their batting average sits at .255. The Dodgers have tallied 117 doubles as a squad and have knocked 79 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 303 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .333. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 4.8 runs per outing, which is 7th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.90 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.12. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 63 long balls and 222 runs in total (4th in baseball). Los Angeles has surrendered 446 hits (7.1 per 9 innings) and 205 earned runs. The Dodgers hold a team earned run average of 3.28 this year (4th in the league), and their staff has rung up 540 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 186 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.79 as a squad for the year.

Dodgers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 40 times and also have had 55 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 35 holds on the campaign (11th in MLB). The Dodgers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 72.0% and stepped onto the hill in 61 save situations. They have recorded 18 saves this season and have missed out on 7 of their 25 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 51 runners on the year with 35.3% of them earned a run for their team. The Dodgers have sent 192 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned 1,690 putouts this season, as well as 554 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .989 which has them sitting 3rd in MLB, and they have turned 42 double plays. The Dodgers have transformed 73.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,070 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 2nd in MLB.

Yamamoto has pitched in 65 innings and is sitting with 76 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 3.32 (24 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.123. He has given up 59 base hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) with 14 walks. Yamamoto (6-2 mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.27 and he has gone up against 268 batters in the major leagues.

The New York Yankees have an on-base percentage of .335 and a batting average of .256 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 489 occasions (22nd in MLB) and have 537 base hits. New York has accounted for 92 home runs this year to go along with 299 RBIs. The Yankees hold a team SLG% of .441 and they score 4.97 runs per contest (4th in MLB). They have put up 90 doubles, while taking a walk 242 times and racking up 313 runs.

The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.105 and have a FIP of 3.76 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.80 (547 strikeouts against 196 walks). They rank 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 425. They have given up 58 home runs and they relinquish 3.17 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The New York pitching staff have conceded 198 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 2.79 (174 earned runs given up).

New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 32.4% of 105 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 63 times in high leverage situations in addition to 70 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 65 save situations, the Yankees have tallied 33 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. They rank 9th in the league holding a save percentage of 71.0%, and they have dispatched 183 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year. New York has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 31 save opportunities and they have walked away with 22 saves.

In their 5,058 innings on the field, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 73.4% (1st in MLB). The New York Yankees have turned 47 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (12th in professional baseball). The Yankees have racked up 506 assists, 33 errors and have a total of 1,686 putouts for the year.

Poteet (4-4 career mark) has a 4.16 ERA while surrendering 7.4 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.25 and he has gone up against 288 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. He has given up 32 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.228 and a FIP of 4.1. In his career, Poteet has surrendered 57 base hits and he has 63 punch outs in 69 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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