Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+129) Los Angeles (-154)

Dodger Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Dodgers (74-52) will attempt to beat the Seattle Mariners (64-62) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Seattle at +129 while Los Angeles is at -154. The betting total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers will be Logan Gilbert and Jack Flaherty.

The Mariners have earned 166 doubles as a team and have hit 142 baseballs out of the park. Seattle has a slugging % of .365 and have struck out 1,294 times, while drawing a walk on 426 occasions. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 3.9 runs per outing, which is 27th in baseball. They have earned 470 runs batted in and 886 hits this season, while their average at the plate is at .215. They have notched a total of 496 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .301.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.69 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.09. Mariners pitchers have given up 132 long balls and also 475 total runs (1st in MLB). Seattle has given up 925 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) as well as 431 earned runs. The Mariners have an earned run average of 3.48 so far this year (1st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,073 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 291 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.67 as a squad on the year.

The Mariners bullpen have a save percentage of 63.0% and stepped onto the hill in 109 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 167 base runners on the year with 39.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. Mariners bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 120 times and also have had 142 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 404 relievers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have recorded 61 holds for the year (20th in MLB). They have 29 saves for the year and have blown 17 of their 46 chances to save the game.

The San Francisco Giants have a total of 3,340 putouts on the year, as well as 1,039 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which is 21st in baseball, and have a total of 81 double plays. The Mariners have converted 71.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,020 innings, ranking them 1st in pro baseball.

Gilbert has thrown 656 innings and has tallied 646 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Gilbert (39-27 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.52 while he has gone up against 2,654 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.57 (260 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.077. He has allowed 564 base hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) with 142 free passes.

Los Angeles is sitting with 169 home runs this year as well as 598 runs batted in. They have put up 230 doubles, while taking a walk 470 times and putting up 616 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a team OBP of .330 as well as a team batting average of .252 so far this season. The Dodgers hold a slugging percentage of .432 and they are recording 4.89 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,061 instances (15th in baseball) and have recorded 1,079 base hits.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 512 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.75 (468 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 154 long balls and they give up 4.10 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.207 and have a FIP of 4.16 as a team this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (1,077 strikeouts against 382 bases on balls). They sit at 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 975.

Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.8% out of their 131 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 147 times in high leverage situations in addition to 97 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 150 save situations, the Dodgers have 82 holds and 25 blown saves. They are currently ranked 20th in MLB holding a save percentage of 61.5%, and they have sent 423 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 65 save chances and they have come away with 40 saves.

In their 10,122 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (2nd in pro baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 93 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (7th in MLB). The Dodgers have racked up 1,082 assists, 61 errors and have earned 3,374 putouts for the season.

So far in his career, Flaherty has given up 655 base hits while he has totaled 905 strikeouts in 790 frames. He has given up a total of 320 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.179 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.27 and he has faced 3,277 hitters so far in his career. Flaherty (51-39 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.64 earned run average while allowing 7.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (+129)

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