Los Angeles Dodgers vs Baltimore Orioles 7/17/2023 Predictions, Free Picks and Odds
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Baltimore Orioles will play each other at Camden Yards to kick off the MLB schedule on Monday. The Dodgers (53-39) are 1.5 games ahead of San Francisco for first place in the NL West Division and are a game over.500 on the road. Los Angeles lost 2-1 to New York on the road in 10 innings on Sunday, going 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position.
Los Angeles defeated the New York Mets (42-50 SU, 4th in the NL East) 5-1 on the road on Friday night to win their sixth straight game. Mookie Betts, an outfielder, finished the game 4-4 and blasted his 27th home run of the year. Outfielder David Peralta contributed two RBIs, while DH J.D. Martinez added three hits. Tony Gonsolin, the starter, pitched well but had little bearing on the outcome. He pitched for five innings, surrendered one earned run on two hits, and had three strikeouts. The Dodgers’ relief pitchers pitched four innings of one-hit ball, and no runners were allowed to cross the plate. Kodai Senga, the starting pitcher for New York, went six innings, surrendered one earned run on four hits, and struck out nine Dodgers in the defeat.
Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .454 and has been called out on strikes 806 times while being walked on 378 occasions. They tallied 488 RBIs in addition to 751 hits this season, and their batting average is .244. The Dodgers added 164 doubles as a squad and knocked 151 balls out of the park. They earned 505 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .332. The Los Angeles Dodgers score 5.6 runs per contest, 3rd in MLB.
RHP Grayson Rodriguez (2-2, 7.35 ERA) will make his eleventh start for the Orioles this year. As of the day this article was published, the Dodgers had yet to reveal their starting pitcher for the contest. When Los Angeles and the Orioles last faced off, it was in the 2019 season, and in Camden Yards, Los Angeles won two of the three games. The last time out, Sheehan lost to Pittsburgh at home 9-7 after being hit for five runs in three and a half innings.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Baltimore Orioles 7/17/2023 Predictions, Free Picks and Odds
With an eight-game winning streak, the Baltimore Orioles are only one game behind AL East Division leader Tampa Bay. In Sunday’s 5-4 home victory against Miami, Anthony Santander added two to Baltimore’s three-run first inning. SP The Orioles (57-35) won because of Kyle Bradish’s (6-4) seven scoreless innings in which he struck out eight hitters and improved his home record to 29-18.
The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Miami Marlins (53-41 SU, second in the NL East) 6-5 at home on Friday to win their seventh straight game. Early on, the Orioles trailed 4-1. They used a two-run triple by shortstop Jorge Mateo and third baseman Gunnar Henderson’s 14th home run of the year to build their comeback. Anthony Santander, the first baseman, contributed two runs to the triumph. Kyle Gibson, the starter, struggled, going 5.1 innings while allowing five earned runs on nine hits and two walks. He had no bearing on the choice. Relieving a flawless ninth, Felix Bautista recorded his 25th save of the year. In the Marlins’ defeat, third baseman Jean Segura got three hits, scored a run, and crossed the plate.
Grayson Rodriguez, a rookie right-hander (2-2, 7.35 ERA), will start his eleventh major league game for the Orioles. Rodriguez’s control has been a problem, as he has walked 21 batters and allowed 13 home runs in more than 45 innings. Rodriguez struggled in his final three outings, with a 0-2 record, a staggering 13.89 ERA, and a 2.31 WHIP. He was unsuccessful in his most recent start at home against the Texas Rangers (54-39 SU, first in the AL West). He only lasted 3.1 innings, surrendered nine runs (eight earned), nine hits, and three baserunners.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Baltimore Orioles. The MLB has predicted the Baltimore Orioles to win this matchup. Clayton Kershaw, a Los Angeles starting pitcher with a shoulder injury, is expected to throw in a bullpen session this week and make his comeback this weekend. Los Angeles is fourth in runs scored and third in OPS through 92 games. Baltimore is eighth in runs scored and ninth in OPS for the year. Picking the Orioles to triumph at home. Baltimore Orioles are expected to triumph 6-4 in the end.
MLB Starting Time: 7:05 PM ET
Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, MD
Date: Monday, July 17, 2023
TV: MASN
MLB Odds: Baltimore Orioles -110
MLB Totals: 9.0
