Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Los Angeles Dodgers (76-52) will try to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays (64-62) at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Taj Bradley and Clayton Kershaw.

As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are recording 3.9 runs per game, which ranks them 28th in baseball. They have notched a total of 488 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .308. The Rays have tallied 202 doubles as a unit and have hit 115 baseballs out of the stadium. They have compiled 455 runs batted in and 967 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is .231. Tampa Bay is slugging .368 and have been called out on strikes 1,147 times, while taking a walk on 409 occasions.

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The Rays have compiled a team earned run average of 3.89 for the year (12th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,087 batters. Rays pitchers have yielded 157 home runs in addition to 537 total runs (13th in baseball). They have walked 345 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.10 as a team on the campaign. Tampa Bay has surrendered 1,031 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 488 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.15 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22.

Rays bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 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 a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 145 save situations. They have earned 40 saves on the campaign and have not converted 20 of their 60 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 144 base runners for the year with 23.6% of those players earned a run for their team. The Rays have dispatched 426 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have amassed 3,388 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 997 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which puts them in 20th in professional baseball, and have earned 85 double plays. The Rays have turned 70.4% of balls in play into outs in their 10,164 innings on the field, which has them ranked 10th in the majors.

Bradley has pitched in 206 innings and is sitting with 243 K's so far in his career. Bradley (11-16 career record) holds a FIP of 4.52 and he has gone up against 877 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.59 (105 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.272. He has conceded 187 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 75 free passes.

Los Angeles is sitting with 172 home runs on the year to go along with 612 runs batted in. They have 238 doubles, while getting a free base 476 times and earning 630 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers hold an on-base percentage of .330 and a team batting average of .252 this season. The Dodgers have a team SLG% of .435 and they are earning 4.92 runs per outing (5th in the league). They have struck out on 1,080 occasions (15th in the league) and have tallied 1,099 base knocks.

The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.208 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.15 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They sit at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 992. The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 519 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.73 (474 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (1,091 strikeouts against 388 walks). They have conceded 155 homers and they concede 4.09 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

Sitting with 151 save situations, the Dodgers have 82 holds and also 25 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 66 save opportunities and they have tallied 41 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 148 times in high leverage situations in addition to 99 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.6% out of 135 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 17th in the league with a save percentage of 62.1%, and they have dispatched 431 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

In their 10,284 innings on the field, the Dodgers have a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (2nd in pro baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 95 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (9th in MLB). The Dodgers have accrued 1,096 assists, 63 errors and have earned 3,428 putouts during this campaign.

In his MLB career, Kershaw has surrendered 2,079 hits while totaling 2,963 strikeouts in 2,736 innings. He has allowed a total of 754 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.007 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.39 and he has faced 10,784 opposing batters thus far in his career. Kershaw (212-94 career mark) holds a 2.48 earned run average while allowing 6.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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