New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 10/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: FOX

The Los Angeles Dodgers (98-64) are welcoming the New York Yankees (94-68) at Dodger Stadium on Saturday in Game 2 of the World Series. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Carlos Rodon and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The Dodgers open at -126 while the Yankees open at +108. The total starts at 9.

As a squad, the New York Yankees are putting up 5.0 runs per game, which is 3rd in the league. They have 815 runs while holding a team OBP of .333. The Yankees have earned 243 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 237 baseballs out of the park. They have 782 runs batted in as well as 1,352 hits for the season, and their team batting average is .248. New York is slugging .429 and have struck out 1,326 times, while being walked on 672 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.73 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24. Yankees pitchers have surrendered 181 long balls and also 668 runs (9th in the league). New York has conceded 1,272 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 604 earned runs. The Yankees have compiled a team ERA of 3.74 on the campaign (7th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,457 hitters. They have walked 533 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.06 as a team this season.

The Yankees have dispatched 521 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 253 base runners this year with 35.2% of those players ended up scoring. They have recorded 45 saves on the campaign and have blown 21 of their 66 save opportunities. The Yankees relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 68.2% and has entered the game in 151 save situations. The relievers have racked up 83 holds on the season (18th in the league). Yankees relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 173 times as well as having 150 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Yankees have converted 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 13,074 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 13th in baseball. The New York Yankees have accumulated 4,358 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,320 assists and 93 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which puts them in 24th in the majors, and they have turned 112 double plays.

Rodon has thrown 1,086 frames and has earned 1,206 strikeouts during his career. Rodon (75-63 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.80 while he has gone up against 4,589 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.85 (465 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.249. He has given up 953 base knocks (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has 404 walks.

Los Angeles has tallied 233 HRs for the year to go along with 815 RBIs. They have hit 291 two-baggers, while walking 602 times and recording 842 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have tallied a team on-base percentage of .335 as well as a batting average of .258 so far this season. The Dodgers have a team slugging percentage of .446 and they tally 5.20 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have been rung up on 1,336 instances (19th in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,423 hits.

The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.228 with a FIP of 4.18 as a staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.70 (1,390 strikeouts vs 501 bases on balls). They rank 7th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,273. They have surrendered 198 dingers and they allow 4.27 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 686 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.90 (626 earned runs conceded).

Los Angeles has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 79 save opportunities and they have recorded 50 saves. They sit at 18th in the league holding a save percentage of 63.3%, and they have sent 565 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season. Their relief pitchers have come in 179 times in high leverage situations in addition to 118 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.5% out of 160 inherited runners. With 186 save situations, the Dodgers have earned 104 holds in addition to 29 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 119 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (18th in baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 1,366 assists, 88 errors and have earned a total of 4,337 putouts so far this season. In 13,011 innings played, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (2nd in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Yamamoto has conceded 78 base hits while he has earned 105 punch outs in 90 frames. He has allowed 30 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.111 and a FIP of 3.0. His K/BB ratio is 4.77 and he has faced 368 batters during his MLB career. Yamamoto (7-2 career win-loss record) has a 3.00 earned run average and has surrendered 7.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (+108)

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