Dodgers vs Marlins Game Breakdown

Today’s MLB showdown is set to sizzle as the high-flying Los Angeles Dodgers, cruising at the top of the National League, jet over to LoanDepot Park to clash with the underdog Miami Marlins, who are looking to make a splash despite their choppy season. The first pitch is ready to fly at 06:40 PM EST, under the partly cloudy Miami skies, promising a balmy evening with just a slight breeze to cool down the heated contest. With the stakes set, the Dodgers are looking to settle scores after yesterday’s surprising upset, where the Marlins took the game by storm, outscoring the favorites 11-9. Betting lines are buzzing, and fans are lining up with the over/under tantalizingly poised at 9.0. As we dive into today’s game, let’s see if the Marlins can keep swimming upstream against the tidal wave of Dodger blue!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 18, 2024 06:40PM EST

Location: LoanDepot Park, Miami

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the ESE at 4.7 mph. Temperature is at 89.1° with 57% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	LAD ML	MIA ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-186	+154	9.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-178	+146	9.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+8	-8	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

188W-128L

64.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

147W-167L

36.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/19/23	Miami Marlins MIA	1	Under	-5.0
08/19/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	3	Under	-5.0
05/06/24	Miami Marlins MIA	3	Push	-0.0
05/06/24	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	6	Push	-0.0
05/07/24	Miami Marlins MIA	2	Over	+1.0
05/07/24	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	8	Over	+1.0
05/08/24	Miami Marlins MIA	1	Under	-5.0
05/08/24	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	3	Under	-5.0
09/17/24	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	9	Over	+11.0
09/17/24	Miami Marlins MIA	11	Over	+11.0
08/18/23	Miami Marlins MIA	11	Over	+5.0
08/18/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	3	Over	+5.0
08/19/23	Miami Marlins MIA	1	Under	-5.0
08/19/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	3	Under	-5.0
09/05/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	3	Push	-0.0
09/05/23	Miami Marlins MIA	6	Push	-0.0
09/06/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	4	Over	+6.0
09/06/23	Miami Marlins MIA	11	Over	+6.0
09/07/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	10	Over	+1.0
09/07/23	Miami Marlins MIA	0	Over	+1.0

Dodgers Vs Over/Under

Marlins Vs Over/Under

Landon Knack

ERA 3.696 | IP 56.0 | 2.0W-4.0L | KO 54.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-13-24	@ATL	2-6L	2.0	7	5	2	Under
09-06-24	vsCLE	3-1L	6.0	3	2	8	Under
08-13-24	@MIL	7-2W	4.0	3	1	2	Push
07-23-24	vsSF	2-5W	5.0	2	1	6	Under
07-11-24	@PHI	1-5L	4.3	6	3	5	Under
07-04-24	vsARI	9-3L	4.3	4	4	6	Over
06-28-24	@SF	3-5L	4.7	5	1	7	Under
06-21-24	vsLAA	3-2L	5.0	2	0	2	Under
05-19-24	vsCIN	2-3W	4.7	3	1	5	Under
04-30-24	@ARI	3-4L	5.0	4	1	2	Under

Ryan Weathers

ERA 3.549 | IP 71.0 | 3.0W-5.0L | KO 67.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-07-24	vsCLE	2-3W	2.3	4	2	3	Under
06-01-24	vsTEX	7-0L	6.0	9	4	11	Under
05-26-24	@ARI	3-1W	6.0	4	0	7	Under
05-20-24	vsMIL	2-3W	7.0	2	2	8	Under
05-14-24	@DET	1-0W	8.0	3	0	4	Under
05-08-24	@LAD	1-3L	6.0	5	3	3	Under
05-03-24	@OAK	1-3L	6.0	5	3	5	Under
04-28-24	vsWAS	12-9L	4.0	5	6	3	Over
04-22-24	@ATL	0-3L	5.7	6	3	1	Under
04-16-24	vsSF	3-6W	6.0	5	2	10	Push

Dodgers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/19	vs MIA	9-11L	12	2	Over
09/18	vs ATL	9-0W	4	1	Push
09/17	vs ATL	9-2W	11	3	Over
09/16	vs ATL	1-10L	7	0	Over
09/15	vs ATL	2-6L	5	1	Under
09/13	@ CHC	10-8W	12	5	Over
09/12	@ CHC	3-6L	8	3	Push
09/11	@ CHC	4-10L	10	1	Over
09/10	@ CLE	4-0W	9	2	Under
09/09	@ CLE	7-2W	8	2	Push
09/08	@ CLE	1-3L	6	1	Under
09/06	vs LAA	1-10L	6	0	Over
09/05	vs LAA	6-2W	6	1	Under
09/04	vs ARI	11-6W	17	2	Over
09/03	vs ARI	3-14L	9	0	Over

Marlins Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/19	@ LAD	11-9W	15	2	Over
09/17	vs WAS	3-4L	6	1	Under
09/16	vs WAS	1-4L	6	0	Under
09/15	vs WAS	1-4L	8	1	Under
09/14	vs WAS	6-3W	8	0	Push
09/13	vs PIT	1-3L	5	0	Under
09/12	vs PIT	4-6L	9	0	Over
09/11	vs PIT	2-3L	8	0	Under
09/10	@ PHI	10-1W	11	2	Over
09/09	@ PHI	9-5W	14	3	Over
09/08	@ PHI	2-16L	5	0	Over
09/07	@ PHI	2-4L	7	0	Under
09/06	@ WAS	4-3W	7	0	Under
09/05	@ WAS	2-6L	8	0	Under
09/03	vs SF	7-5W	10	1	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Los Angeles Dodgers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Shohei Ohtani	11.6	15.3	0.287	0.618	0.430	1.049	0.413	0.084
#2 Mookie Betts	10.5	13.8	0.290	0.490	0.435	0.925	0.367	0.040
#3 Teoscar Hernandez	9.3	12.3	0.271	0.496	0.370	0.866	0.351	0.054
#4 Freddie Freeman	9.5	12.6	0.283	0.487	0.443	0.930	0.369	0.044
#5 Will Smith	8.6	11.6	0.237	0.422	0.362	0.783	0.319	0.041
#6 Tommy Edman	7.9	10.2	0.283	0.495	0.333	0.828	0.340	0.051
#7 Miguel Rojas	6.6	8.5	0.296	0.430	0.364	0.794	0.326	0.021
#8 Max Muncy	6.6	9.1	0.228	0.515	0.411	0.926	0.366	0.074
#9 Kike Hernandez	5.9	7.7	0.215	0.344	0.290	0.634	0.264	0.027

Miami Marlins	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Xavier Edwards	7.0	8.7	0.317	0.390	0.440	0.830	0.334	0.005
#2 Connor Norby	6.8	9.0	0.260	0.511	0.321	0.832	0.342	0.061
#3 Jesus Sanchez	6.8	8.9	0.253	0.427	0.341	0.767	0.315	0.038
#4 Jake Burger	7.2	9.4	0.240	0.442	0.318	0.760	0.313	0.054
#5 Jonah Bride	6.1	8.0	0.257	0.412	0.406	0.818	0.329	0.037
#6 Kyle Stowers	5.5	7.2	0.207	0.337	0.278	0.615	0.258	0.018
#7 Otto Lopez	5.7	7.2	0.260	0.369	0.322	0.691	0.287	0.016
#8 Griffin Conine	5.7	7.4	0.231	0.365	0.346	0.712	0.292	0.019
#9 Nick Fortes	4.6	5.9	0.225	0.308	0.275	0.583	0.246	0.011

Dodgers Notable Injuries

Gavin Stone OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/02/24. Impact: 6.6
Clayton Kershaw OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/01/24. Impact: 4.3
Austin Barnes OUT (C): Avg: 0.261 SLG:0.306 Last game: 09/17/24. Impact: 1.3
Anthony Banda OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/11/24. Impact: 0.4
Joe Kelly OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/01/24. Impact: 0.6

Marlins Notable Injuries

Max Meyer OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/05/24. Impact: 3.6
Derek Hill OUT (OF): Avg: 0.238 SLG:0.427 Last game: 09/06/24. Impact: 2.8
John McMillon OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/13/24. Impact: 2.0
Vidal Brujan OUT (OF/SS): Avg: 0.225 SLG:0.324 Last game: 09/01/24. Impact: 1.9
Calvin Faucher OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/06/24. Impact: 1.6
Andrew Nardi OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/23/24. Impact: 1.4