Los Angeles Dodgers vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 7/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Baltimore Orioles
Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD
TV: MASN
Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-145) Baltimore (+125)
The Baltimore Orioles (57-36) host the Los Angeles Dodgers (54-39) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Dodgers at -145 and the Orioles are opening at +125. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Julio Urias and Dean Kremer.
As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.5 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in MLB. They have a total of 512 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .331. The Dodgers have accumulated 166 two-baggers as a team and have hit 152 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 495 RBI's and 766 hits for the year, and their average at the plate is at .244. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .451 and have been called out on strikes 818 times, while being walked on 385 occasions.
They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.93 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Dodgers pitchers have yielded 104 home runs and 425 runs in total (18th in the league). Los Angeles has conceded 761 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 401 earned runs. The Dodgers have a team earned run average of 4.37 on the campaign (20th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 794 hitters. They have walked 271 opposing players and their FIP is 4.15 as a squad on the campaign.
The Dodgers have dispatched 334 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 136 base runners over the course of the season and 28.7% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 24 saves for the year and have blown 11 of 35 save chances. The Dodgers relievers have recorded a save percentage of 68.6% and has entered the game in 92 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 57 holds so far this year (6th in baseball). Dodgers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 88 times as well as having 101 appearances in high leverage situations.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have a total of 2,480 putouts so far this season, in addition to 818 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which has them ranked 8th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 78 double plays. The Dodgers have converted 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,440 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 11th in professional baseball.
Urias (56-22 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.56 and he has faced 2,723 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 550 base knocks (7.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 184 walks. His earned run average is 2.98 (222 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.096. Urias has taken the ball for 670 frames and is sitting with 663 K's during his MLB career.
The Baltimore Orioles hold a team OBP of .324 as well as a team batting average of .254 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 765 occasions (22nd in MLB) and have recorded 798 base knocks. Baltimore has accumulated 113 home runs on the campaign to go along with 448 runs batted in. The Orioles hold a slugging % of .426 and they tally 4.97 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have put up 170 two-baggers, while walking 310 times as well as putting up 462 runs.
The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.299 with a FIP of 4.08 as a unit so far this season. They are sitting at 22nd in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 804. The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 411 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.16 (386 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 9.10 (848 strikeouts vs 281 walks). They have allowed 109 homers and they allow 4.43 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB).
Baltimore bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.0% out of their 175 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 121 times in high leverage situations and also on 119 occasions with runners on. With 123 save situations, the Orioles have recorded 72 holds and 19 blown saves. They sit at 17th in MLB holding a save percentage of 61.2%, and they have sent 322 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 49 save chances and they have walked away with 30 saves.
The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 83 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in the majors). The Orioles have recorded 791 assists, 36 errors and have a total of 2,506 putouts on the season. Out of their 7,518 innings on the field, the Orioles are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (22nd in baseball).
Kremer (19-19 career mark) holds a 4.56 earned run average while allowing 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.61 and he has faced 1,281 hitters during his MLB career. He has given up a total of 153 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.359 and a FIP of 4.6. In his MLB career, Kremer has allowed 312 base knocks while accumulating 256 punch outs in 301 frames.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (+125)
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