Los Angeles Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 5/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Saturday, May 21, 2022

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Phillies (18-20) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (25-12) at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday. The starting pitchers are Mitch White and Aaron Nola.

Los Angeles has a slugging % of .412 and have been rung up 295 times, while being walked on 154 occasions. They have earned 187 runs batted in and 300 hits for the year, while their batting average sits at .245. The Dodgers have tallied 74 doubles as a team and have hit 39 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 203 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .331. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.5 runs per contest, which has them at 1st in MLB.

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The Dodgers hold a team earned run average of 2.85 on the year (1st in MLB), and they have rung up 325 batters. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.32 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.08. Dodgers pitchers have given up 34 long balls in addition to 120 total runs (2nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 98 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.50 as a unit for the year.

Dodgers pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 20 times as well as having 27 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 21 holds this season (15th in the league). The Dodgers bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 81.8% and stepped onto the hill in 33 save situations. They have compiled 9 saves on the year and have blown 2 out of their 11 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 30 runners for the season with 33.3% of those players crossed the plate. The Dodgers have sent 126 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for 986 putouts on the year, in addition to 302 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which puts them in 12th in MLB, and have a total of 34 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 72.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,958 innings, ranking them 3rd in baseball.

White (3-3 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.72 and he has faced 247 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 47 base knocks (7.2 hits per 9 innings) with 21 free passes. His earned run average is 3.66 (24 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.153. White has taken the ball for 59 innings and has earned 62 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Phillies have a team slugging percentage of .416 and they are scoring 4.61 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have hit 64 two-baggers, while taking a walk 109 times and scoring 175 runs. Philadelphia has tallied 45 HRs for the season to go along with 166 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 336 occasions (7th in the league) and have recorded 320 hits. The Philadelphia Phillies are sitting with an OBP of .313 as well as a batting average of .251 so far this season.

The Philadelphia pitching staff have allowed 159 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.92 (146 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 29 long balls and they allow 4.27 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league). The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.253 with a FIP of 3.48 as a squad on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.82 (336 strikeouts against 119 bases on balls). They rank 20th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 301.

Sitting with 37 save situations, the Phillies have tallied 23 holds and also 4 blown saves. Philadelphia has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 14 save opportunities and they have walked away with 10 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 33 times in high leverage situations and also on 43 occasions with runners on. Philadelphia bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.2% of 69 inherited runners. They are ranked 12th in the league with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 129 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

In 3,021 innings on the field, the Phillies are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.6% (26th in MLB). The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 29 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (20th in the majors). The Phillies have accrued 329 assists, 22 errors and are sitting with 1,007 putouts so far this year.

In his MLB career, Nola has conceded 925 base knocks while earning 1,200 strikeouts in 1,070 frames. He has conceded a total of 437 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.150 and a FIP of 3.4. His K/BB ratio is 3.92 and he has gone up against 4,400 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Nola (68-53 career record) has earned a 3.67 ERA and has surrendered 7.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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