Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Seattle Mariners (64-61) are headed to Dodger Stadium on Tuesday where they will play the Los Angeles Dodgers (73-52). The pitchers taking the mound are Bryce Miller and Walker Buehler.

As a team, the Seattle Mariners are knocking in 4.0 runs per outing, which has them at 27th in baseball. They have accounted for 496 runs scored while having a team OBP of .302. The Mariners have earned 166 doubles as a unit and have knocked 142 balls out of the park. They have 470 runs batted in and 884 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .216. Seattle has a slugging percentage of .367 and have struck out 1,282 times, while drawing a walk on 424 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.73 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.09. Mariners pitchers have allowed 130 long balls in addition to 472 runs in total (1st in the league). Seattle has relinquished 921 base knocks (7.5 per 9 innings) as well as 428 earned runs. The Mariners have compiled a team ERA of 3.48 so far this season (1st in baseball), and they have rung up 1,067 hitters. They have walked 286 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.65 as a unit so far this season.

Mariners bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 118 times and also have had 142 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 61 holds for the year (20th in MLB). The Mariners relievers have earned a save rate of 63.0% and has entered the game in 109 save situations. They have accumulated 29 saves this season and have blown 17 of their 46 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 165 runners on the year and 39.4% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Mariners have sent 401 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The San Francisco Giants have accounted for 3,316 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,031 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which puts them in 21st in professional baseball, and have accumulated 81 double plays. The Mariners have converted 71.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,948 innings, which has them ranked 1st in professional baseball.

Miller has taken the mound for 271 frames and is sitting with 247 K's during his career. His earned run average is 3.79 (114 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.066. He has surrendered 232 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 57 walks. Miller (17-14 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.73 and he has gone up against 1,085 hitters in the major leagues.

Los Angeles has recorded 167 home runs for the season to go along with 595 runs batted in. They have 230 doubles, while getting a free base 465 times and scoring 613 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers hold an on-base percentage of .330 and a batting average of .252 this year. The Dodgers hold a team slugging percentage of .432 and they are recording 4.90 runs per game (5th in the league). They have struck out on 1,055 occasions (15th in baseball) and have a total of 1,075 hits.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.212 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.19 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.60 (1,065 strikeouts against 380 walks). They have a ranking of 5th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 972. They have surrendered 154 HR's and they relinquish 4.13 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 512 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.76 (466 earned runs yielded).

Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 64 save opportunities and they have come away with 39 saves. They rank 20th in the league with a save percentage of 60.9%, and they have sent 421 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 147 times in high leverage situations and on 97 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.8% out of their 131 inherited base runners. With 148 save situations, the Dodgers have recorded 81 holds and 25 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 91 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (8th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have racked up 1,075 assists, 61 errors and have a total of 3,347 putouts this season. In their 10,041 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers have a efficiency on defense of 71.5% (2nd in MLB).

During his MLB career, Buehler has given up 548 base knocks while he has earned 724 K's in 678 innings. He has given up a total of 239 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.068 and a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.11 and he has gone up against 2,744 opposing batters in his career. Buehler (47-20 career record) is the owner of a 3.17 earned run average while surrendering 7.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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