Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Los Angeles Dodgers (76-52) host the Tampa Bay Rays (64-63) at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. The expected starting pitchers will be Shane Baz and Gavin Stone.

Tampa Bay has a slugging % of .367 and have struck out 1,158 times, while taking a walk on 413 occasions. They have amassed 456 RBI's and 973 hits for the year, while their team batting average is at .230. The Rays have accumulated 203 doubles as a squad and have knocked 115 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 489 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .307. As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 3.9 runs per outing, which is 28th in MLB.

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The Rays hold a team ERA of 3.89 for the year (13th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,093 batters. Rays pitchers have yielded 157 home runs and also 540 total runs (12th in the league). They have walked 349 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.09 as a team on the campaign. Tampa Bay has relinquished 1,041 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 491 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.13 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22.

Rays relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 99 times and also have had 164 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 83 holds so far this year (4th in the league). The Rays relievers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 145 save situations. They have earned 40 saves over the course of the season and have blown 20 out of their 60 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 145 runners this season with 23.4% of them ended up scoring. The Rays have dispatched 430 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have a total of 3,412 putouts thus far, as well as 1,006 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which puts them in 19th in MLB, and have earned 86 double plays. The Rays have converted 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,236 innings on the field, which has them ranked 11th in MLB.

Baz has taken the ball for 84 innings and is sitting with 84 strikeouts during his career. His ERA is 3.75 (35 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.225. He has allowed 74 base hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 29 walks. Baz (4-4 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.69 while he has gone up against 352 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Dodgers hold a team SLG% of .435 and they average 4.92 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have notched 238 doubles, while getting a free base 476 times as well as putting up 630 runs. Los Angeles has hit 172 HRs this year and 612 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,080 occasions (16th in the league) and have a total of 1,099 base hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers hold a team OBP of .330 in addition to a team batting average of .252 so far this season.

The Dodgers have a WHIP of 1.208 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.16 as a unit on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.60 (1,091 strikeouts against 388 walks). They are sitting at 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 992. They have surrendered 155 home runs and they relinquish 4.09 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 519 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.73 (474 earned runs yielded).

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.6% of 135 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 148 times in high leverage situations and on 99 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 151 save situations, the Dodgers have accrued 82 holds and 25 blown saves. They rank 17th in baseball holding a save percentage of 62.1%, and they have dispatched 431 relievers onto the diamond on the campaign. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 66 save chances and they have earned 41 saves.

In their 10,284 innings on the field, the Dodgers hold a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (2nd in baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 95 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 1,096 assists, 63 errors and have a tally of 3,428 putouts on the season.

Stone (12-6 career record) holds a 4.53 ERA while giving up 9.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.70 and he has faced 685 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has allowed 80 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.370 and a FIP of 4.5. In his MLB career, Stone has allowed 171 hits while tallying 127 punch outs in 159 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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