Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 5/28/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Saturday, May 28, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-160) Arizona (+140)

Chase Field is the location where the Arizona Diamondbacks (23-23) will attempt to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (30-14) on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Dodgers at -160 while the Diamondbacks are priced at +140. The total is 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Ryan Pepiot and Merrill Kelly.

As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.7 runs per contest, which has them at 1st in the league. They have accounted for 250 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .340. The Dodgers have accumulated 92 doubles as a unit and have hit 50 balls out of the park. They have earned 233 runs batted in in addition to 379 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate is .254. Los Angeles is slugging .429 and have been rung up 358 times, while being walked on 190 occasions.

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The Dodgers have an ERA of 2.69 this season (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 379 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 113 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.46 as a team this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.35 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.08. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 38 long balls and 136 total runs (1st in the league).

Dodgers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 26 times as well as having 33 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 27 holds on the year (15th in baseball). The Dodgers relievers have earned a save percentage of 73.3% and stepped onto the hill in 43 save situations. They have 11 saves on the year and have blown 4 of 15 save chances. The relievers have inherited 37 runners so far this season and 27.0% of them ended up scoring. The Dodgers have dispatched 150 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Dodgers have converted 72.3% of balls in play into outs out of 3,522 innings, which has them ranked 2nd in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated 1,174 putouts for the season, in addition to 375 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 12th in pro baseball, and have earned 43 double plays.

Pepiot has pitched in 7 innings and has earned 8 strikeouts in his career. Pepiot (0-0 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 6.55 and he has faced 33 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.86 (3 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.571. He has surrendered 3 base hits (3.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 8 walks.

The Diamondbacks have a team slugging % of .381 and they score 3.96 runs per contest (21st in baseball). They have hit 65 two-baggers, while taking a walk 168 times and earning 182 runs. Arizona has a total of 57 HRs this season to go along with 171 RBIs. They have been rung up on 425 instances (2nd in MLB) and have tallied 323 hits. The Arizona Diamondbacks hold an OBP of .299 and a team batting average of .216 on the campaign.

The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.303 with a FIP of 4.33 as a squad this season. They are sitting at 26th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 382. The Arizona pitching staff have given up 211 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.23 (191 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.21 (325 strikeouts against 147 walks). They have conceded 49 long balls and they give up 4.68 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league).

With 56 save situations, the Diamondbacks have accumulated 34 holds and 6 blown saves. Arizona has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 21 save chances and they have come away with 15 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 67 times in high leverage situations in addition to 47 occasions with runners on base. Arizona bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 25.7% of 70 inherited base runners. They rank 9th in MLB holding a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have sent 170 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 38 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .978 (29th in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have accrued 375 assists, 36 errors and are sitting with 1,218 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 3,654 innings played, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (16th in the majors).

In his career, Kelly has surrendered 419 base knocks while he has totaled 359 K's in 421 innings. He has surrendered 196 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.281 and a FIP of 4.2. His K/BB ratio is 2.97 and he has gone up against 1,776 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Kelly (26-29 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.18 earned run average while conceding 8.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-160)

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