Los Angeles Dodgers vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, May 27, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-125) Tampa Bay (+105)

Tropicana Field is where the Tampa Bay Rays (37-15) will try to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (31-20) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Los Angeles at -125 and Tampa Bay is coming in at +105. The over/under comes in at 7. The starting pitchers will be Clayton Kershaw and Tyler Glasnow.

Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .450 and have struck out 457 times, while drawing a walk on 220 occasions. They have accrued 272 RBI's in addition to 403 hits for the year, and their batting average is sitting at .236. The Dodgers have hit 97 two-baggers as a team and have hit 82 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 279 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .326. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are recording 5.5 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in the league.

The Dodgers hold a team ERA of 4.25 so far this year (17th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 429 batters. Dodgers pitchers have relinquished 58 home runs in addition to 223 total runs (15th in MLB). They have walked 143 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.12 as a unit this season. Los Angeles has surrendered 413 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 213 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.00 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Dodgers bullpen have recorded a save rate of 72.2% and has entered the game in 46 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 90 runners over the course of the season and 25.6% of them ended up scoring. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 57 times in addition to having 45 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 176 relievers to the mound this season. The bullpen have racked up 28 holds on the year (10th in baseball). They have earned 13 saves so far this season and have blown 5 of their 18 chances to save the game.

The Dodgers have converted 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,056 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 9th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned 1,352 putouts this season, in addition to 436 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding rate is at .987 which is 12th in professional baseball, and have a total of 40 double plays.

Kershaw has pitched in 2,638 innings and has tallied 2,876 K's so far in his career. His ERA is 2.49 (730 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.003. He has allowed 2,004 base knocks (6.8 hits per nine innings) and has 643 free passes. Kershaw (203-91 career record) sits with a FIP of 2.77 while he has faced 10,392 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

Tampa Bay has recorded 97 home runs this year and 297 runs batted in. They have hit 94 doubles, while taking a walk 179 times as well as scoring 310 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have earned an OBP of .345 in addition to a batting average of .269 this year. The Rays have a team SLG% of .497 and they are scoring 5.96 runs per game (2nd in MLB). They have been rung up on 436 occasions (17th in baseball) and have recorded 473 hits.

The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.201 in addition to having a FIP of 4.08 as a unit on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (423 strikeouts against 159 bases on balls). They rank 8th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 396. They have allowed 52 HR's and they surrender 3.82 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 196 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.68 (189 earned runs yielded).

Tampa Bay has called on relievers to take the mound in 25 save opportunities and they have tallied 15 saves. They rank 19th in baseball with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have sent 166 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 47 times in high leverage situations in addition to 37 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score rate of 36.2% out of their 58 inherited base runners. Sitting with 49 save situations, the Rays have earned 24 holds and also 10 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 44 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .991 (2nd in professional baseball). The Rays have recorded 504 assists, 17 errors and have a total of 1,386 putouts for the season. In their 4,158 innings on the diamond, the Rays have a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (1st in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Glasnow has conceded 334 hits while he has earned 516 punch outs in 409 innings. He has allowed 182 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.242 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.95 and he has faced 1,712 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Glasnow (20-20 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.00 ERA and has allowed 7.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+105)

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