Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, August 23, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Los Angeles Dodgers (76-52) will take on the Tampa Bay Rays (64-62) at Dodger Stadium on Friday. The men taking the mound are Tyler Alexander and Bobby Miller.

Tampa Bay owns a slugging percentage of .368 and have struck out 1,147 times, while being walked on 409 occasions. They have tallied 455 RBI's and 967 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is at .231. The Rays have tallied 202 doubles as a team and have knocked 115 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 488 runs and have an on-base percentage of .308. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 3.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 28th in baseball.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.15 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22. Rays pitchers have surrendered 157 long balls and also 537 runs in total (13th in the league). Tampa Bay has surrendered 1,031 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 488 earned runs. The Rays have a team ERA of 3.89 on the season (12th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,087 hitters. They have walked 345 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.10 as a squad for the year.

Rays relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 98 times in addition to having 164 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 83 holds so far this year (4th in the league). The Rays relievers have recorded a save rate of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 145 save situations. They have 40 saves on the year and have blown 20 of 60 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 144 runners on the campaign with 23.6% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Rays have sent 426 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Rays have converted 70.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,164 innings, which has them ranked 10th in professional baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have a total of 3,388 putouts thus far, as well as 997 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which is 20th in the majors, and they have turned 85 double plays.

Alexander has pitched in 417 frames and has accumulated 341 K's during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.53 (210 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.287. He has surrendered 445 hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) with 92 walks. Alexander (16-26 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.46 while going up against 1,775 batters in the majors.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for an OBP of .330 and a team batting average of .252 on the campaign. They have struck out on 1,080 occasions (15th in MLB) and have totaled 1,099 hits. Los Angeles has tallied 172 long balls this season and 612 runs batted in. The Dodgers have a team slugging percentage of .435 and they score 4.92 runs per game (5th in MLB). They have recorded 238 two-baggers, while taking a walk 476 times as well as racking up 630 runs.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.208 and have a FIP of 4.15 as a staff for the season. They are sitting at 5th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 992. The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 519 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.73 (474 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (1,091 strikeouts vs 388 walks). They have conceded 155 HR's and they surrender 4.09 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.6% of 135 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 148 times in high leverage situations in addition to 99 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 151 save situations, the Dodgers have accumulated 82 holds in addition to 25 blown saves. They rank 17th in baseball holding a save percentage of 62.1%, and they have sent 431 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. Los Angeles has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 66 save chances and they have come away with 41 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 95 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (9th in the majors). The Dodgers have racked up 1,096 assists, 63 errors and have notched a total of 3,428 putouts for the year. In 10,284 innings played, the Dodgers have a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (2nd in MLB).

In his career, Miller has surrendered 148 hits while tallying 147 strikeouts in 158 innings. He has surrendered a total of 82 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.259 and a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.88 and he has gone up against 660 batters in his pro baseball career. Miller (12-7 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.67 ERA while giving up 8.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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