Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Phillies (66-46) are en route to Dodger Stadium on Wednesday where they will compete against the Los Angeles Dodgers (66-47). The starting pitchers will be Tyler Phillips and Gavin Stone.

The Phillies have hit 177 doubles as a squad and have hit 138 balls out of the park. Philadelphia owns a slugging percentage of .419 and have been called out on strikes 951 times, while taking a walk on 380 occasions. As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in MLB. They have amassed 519 RBI's and 977 hits for the season, while their batting average is sitting at .255. They have 543 runs scored while having a team OBP of .326.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.27 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.18. Phillies pitchers have surrendered 113 home runs and 446 runs in total (5th in baseball). Philadelphia has allowed 875 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 403 earned runs. The Phillies have an earned run average of 3.61 over the course of the season (3rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,003 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 307 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.68 as a squad so far this year.

Phillies relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 72 times as well as having 120 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 53 holds for the year (22nd in baseball). The Phillies bullpen have a save percentage of 61.4% and stepped onto the hill in 98 save situations. They have compiled 27 saves so far this year and have blown 17 of 44 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 96 base runners on the year with 38.5% of those players ended up scoring. The Phillies have sent 351 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Philadelphia Phillies have earned 3,013 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,016 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which has them sitting 17th in professional baseball, and have a total of 87 double plays. The Phillies have turned 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,039 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 14th in MLB.

Phillips has taken the hill for 26 innings and has tallied 20 K's so far in his MLB career. Phillips (3-1 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.40 while he has faced 102 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.47 (13 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.031. He has conceded 22 hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) with 5 free passes.

Los Angeles has knocked in 151 home runs for the season to go along with 539 runs batted in. They have 206 two-baggers, while taking a walk 437 times and putting up 557 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have compiled an on-base percentage of .333 in addition to a batting average of .252 so far this season. The Dodgers hold a slugging percentage of .433 and they earn 4.93 runs per game (5th in the league). They have been rung up on 963 occasions (14th in MLB) and have earned 968 base knocks.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.211 in addition to having a FIP of 4.09 as a squad so far this season. They have a ranking of 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 873. The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 459 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.77 (423 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (973 strikeouts vs 349 bases on balls). They have given up 132 home runs and they give up 4.09 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

Los Angeles has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 57 save opportunities and they have come away with 35 saves. They are currently ranked 17th in MLB with a save percentage of 61.4%, and they have dispatched 379 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 128 times in high leverage situations and also on 82 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.8% out of their 110 inherited base runners. Sitting with 129 save situations, the Dodgers have 70 holds and also 22 blown saves.

In their 9,087 innings played, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (2nd in the majors). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 77 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in the majors). The Dodgers have accrued 960 assists, 55 errors and are sitting with 3,029 putouts this season.

Stone (10-6 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.81 ERA and has conceded 10.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.48 and he has faced 622 batters so far in his career. He has conceded 76 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.435 and a FIP of 4.7. So far in his pro baseball career, Stone has surrendered 160 hits while he has tallied 109 K's in 142 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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