Los Angeles Dodgers vs Miami Marlins 8/20/22 MLB Picks, Predictions, Odds
Miami Marlins (52-66) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (81-36)
August 20, 2022 9:10 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Dodgers / Miami Marlins ; Over/Under: -
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The Miami Marlins and the Los Angeles Dodgers meet in MLB action from Dodger Stadium on Saturday night.
The Miami Marlins will look to rebound from a narrow 2-1 loss to the Dodgers in Friday’s series opener. Jesus Sanchez has 61 hits along with 3 triples, 12 home runs, 33 RBIs and a .205 batting average. Jorge Soler has 13 doubles with 13 home runs of his own and Garrett Cooper has 87 hits, a .269 batting average and 24 doubles while Jesus Aguilar also has 95 hits of his own this season. Miguel Rojas also has 29 RBIs and 14 doubles and Avisail Garcia’s got 30 RBIs and 75 hits. Braxton Garrett will start here and is 2-6 with a 3.67 ERA and 71 strikeouts this season.
The Los Angeles Dodgers will look to keep the momentum going after escaping with their win over Miami from Friday’s matchup. Freddie Freeman has 146 hits with a .319 batting average while Justin Turner has 58 RBIs and 24 doubles. Trea Turner also has 146 hits with 31 doubles, a .304 batting average and a team-high 83 RBIs. Freeman also has 39 doubles to lead the Dodgers while Mookie Betts has 114 hits, 27 home runs and a .276 batting average. The Dodgers did not have a starting pitcher confirmed at the time that this article was published.
Miami is 5-14 in their last 19 games overall and 2-4 in their last 6 road games while the under is 12-4 in their last 16 games overall. Los Angeles is 14-3 in their last 17 games overall and 5-0 in their last 5 home games while the over is 6-3 in their last 9 games overall.
I get why you’d want to look the Marlins way here as they’ve been providing value non stop and usually perform fairly well on these West Coast trips. However, The Dodgers were really lacklustre on Friday and that’s not something we see often, and when we do, the slump is usually short-lived. Braxton Garrett’s been decent in spots, but I don’t envision this being a spot where he succeeds. Give me the Dodgers here.
