Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 5/27/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Friday, May 27, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-145) Arizona (+125)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (29-14) are on their way to Chase Field on Friday where they will meet the Arizona Diamondbacks (23-22). The moneyline on this game has the Dodgers at -145 and the Diamondbacks are at +125. The total is 9. The starting pitchers are Tony Gonsolin and Madison Bumgarner.

Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .416 and have been rung up 356 times, while drawing a walk on 186 occasions. They have amassed 219 RBI's as well as 355 base knocks this year, while their batting average comes in at .246. The Dodgers have tallied 85 doubles as a team and have hit 48 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 236 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .335. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.5 runs per game, which has them at 1st in baseball.

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Dodgers pitchers have yielded 37 home runs and 135 total runs (1st in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 111 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.42 as a unit for the year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.37 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.08. The Dodgers have compiled a team earned run average of 2.73 on the season (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 374 batters.

The Dodgers relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 73.3% and has entered the game in 43 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 37 runners on the campaign with 27.0% of those players crossed home plate. Dodgers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 26 times as well as having 33 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 146 relievers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have tallied 27 holds this year (15th in MLB). They have earned 11 saves on the year and have blown 4 out of their 15 save opportunities.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated 1,147 putouts thus far, as well as 366 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which is 13th in baseball, and have accumulated 42 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 72.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,441 innings, which has them ranked 4th in pro baseball.

Gonsolin (14-5 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.59 while facing 730 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 121 base knocks (6.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 72 free passes. His earned run average is 2.58 (52 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.064. Gonsolin has taken the ball for 181 innings and is sitting with 185 punch outs so far in his career.

Arizona has recorded 56 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 170 RBIs. They have put up 64 doubles, while walking 166 times and scoring 181 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks hold an OBP of .299 as well as a batting average of .216 over the course of the season. The Diamondbacks hold a team SLG% of .382 and they earn 4.02 runs per game (20th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 420 occasions (2nd in the league) and have recorded 315 base hits.

The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.262 in addition to having a FIP of 4.25 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.26 (323 strikeouts vs 143 bases on balls). They are sitting at 20th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 358. They have allowed 47 long balls and they allow 4.47 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball). The Arizona pitching staff have conceded 197 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.01 (177 earned runs relinquished).

Arizona relievers have an inherited score rate of 26.9% out of their 67 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 67 times in high leverage situations and also on 46 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 56 save situations, the Diamondbacks have amassed 34 holds and 6 blown saves. They sit at 9th in baseball with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 167 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year. Arizona has had relief pitchers take the mound in 21 save opportunities and they have tallied 15 saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 37 double plays and have a fielding rate of .978 (29th in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have accrued 369 assists, 35 errors and have notched a total of 1,191 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 3,573 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (12th in MLB).

In his career, Bumgarner has conceded 1,836 base knocks while he has tallied 1,976 K's in 2,076 innings. He has allowed 761 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.122 and a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.00 and he has faced 8,483 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Bumgarner (129-108 career mark) holds a 3.30 earned run average while giving up 8.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (+125)

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