Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Miami Marlins

Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Location: loanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Miami Marlins (55-95) will face the Los Angeles Dodgers (89-61) on Wednesday at loanDepot Park. The expected starting pitchers are Landon Knack and Ryan Weathers.

As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers score 5.0 runs per game, which ranks second in baseball. They have scored 751 runs and have an on-base percentage of .330. As a team, the Dodgers have hit 269 doubles and hit 209 balls out of the park. They have collected 729 runs batted in and 1,291 base hits this season and their batting average is .253. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .439 and has been taken out of the game for strikes 1,254 times while walking 548 times.

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Their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 2.73 and the pitchers have a combined WHIP of 1.23. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 184 home runs and 636 runs (13th in the league). Los Angeles has allowed 1,179 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 577 earned runs. The Dodgers have a team earned run average of 3.88 this season (11th in the league) and their team has struck out 1,267 batters. Their pitchers have walked 464 other team players and their FIP as a unit is 4.22 this season.

The Dodgers have sent 517 relievers to the mound this year. The relievers have taken on 153 runners this year and 32.7% of those players have ended up scoring. They have made 46 saves this year and missed 28 of 74 chances to save the game. The Dodgers’ relief pitchers have a 62.2% save rate and have entered the game in 175 save situations. The relievers have 98 holds so far this year (3rd in MLB). The Dodgers’ bullpen pitchers have come to the mound 112 times with opponents on base and have also had 173 appearances in high-pressure situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have 4,016 putouts, 1,274 assists, and 81 errors. Their fielding percentage currently stands at .985, which ranks 17th in the major leagues, and they have accumulated 111 double plays. The Dodgers have converted 71.2% of balls in play into outs in 12,048 innings, which ranks them 2nd in professional baseball.

Knack has carried the ball for 56 innings and has 54 strikeouts in his professional baseball career. Knack (career record 2-4) has a 3.64 FIP while facing 232 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.70 (23 ERs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.089. He has allowed 46 base hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has given up 15 walks.

The Marlins have a .370 slugging percentage and are averaging 3.78 runs per game (29th in baseball). They have hit 218 doubles, issued 362 walks and scored 567 runs. Miami has 135 home runs and 545 RBIs so far this season. They have hit a home run 1,286 times (14th in baseball) and have 1,221 base hits. The Miami Marlins have posted a .296 OBP and a .240 batting average on the season.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.373 and a FIP of 4.39 as a team over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 8.30 (1,227 strikeouts vs. 511 bases on balls). As a pitching staff, they rank 26th in MLB with 1,310 hits allowed. They have allowed 176 long balls and allowed 5.21 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). Miami’s pitching staff has allowed 768 runs this season and has a team ERA of 4.70 (692 earned runs allowed).

Miami has called its relief pitchers to the mound on 53 save opportunities and converted 28 saves. They rank 29th in the league with a save percentage of 52.8% and have fielded 511 relief pitchers this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped to the mound 171 times in high-pressure situations and 158 times with base runners. Miami’s relief pitchers have an Inherited Score Percentage of 37.7% on 220 base runners taken. The Marlins have made 124 save situations, 69 holds and 25 blown saves.

In their 11,937 innings on the field, the Marlins have a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (28th in MLB). The Miami Marlins have 110 double plays and a fielding percentage of .980 (29th in professional baseball). The Marlins have 1,341 assists, 106 errors and 3,979 putouts so far this year.

Weathers (career record: 8-20) has a 5.19 ERA and allows 9.4 hits per nine innings. He has a 2.23 strikeout-to-walk ratio and has faced 977 batters during his MLB career. He has allowed 130 earned runs while posting a 1.414 WHIP and a 5.1 FIP. In his MLB career, Weathers has allowed 236 base hits and has 185 punch outs in 226 innings.

Who will win today’s MLB game against the spread or the moneyline?

Tony Sink’s choice: Take Los Angeles

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