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Rogers' VERY EARLY ANNIHILATION (LA/Wash) >> 44-20-1 L65 MLB! 5-1 in Playoffs!
(MLB) LA Dodgers vs. Washington,
Point Spread: 1.50 | -164.00 Washington (Home)
Result: Win
Point Spread: 1.50 | -164.00 Washington (Home)
Result: Win
The set-up: The Dodgers jumped out to a 4-0 lead in Game 1 and while Kershaw gave back three runs after five innings, LA used four relief pitchers to seal the win by combining for four scoreless innings. Washington was counting on 20-game winner Scherzer to come up big in Game 1 but he sure fell short, allowing four runs after just three innings. Washington is now in a "must-win" situation, as falling behind 0-2 in a best-of-five series is almost a guaranteed death knell, especially when the first two of this series will have been played in Washington.
The pitching matchup: Rich Hill (12-5, 2.12 ERA) takes the mound for the Dodgers and Tanner Roark (16-10, 2.83 ERA) for the Nationals. Hill began the season with the A's but was acquired by the Dodgers in late July, despite the fact that he was on the DL at the time of the trade. His first start for LA came on August 24th and he was famously pulled by manager Dave Roberts while he was tossing a no-hitter after six innings. He made six starts for LA, going 3-2 with a 1.83 ERA (LA was 3-3). Washington's Tanner Roark was pushed aside in 2015 by the Nats (made only 12 starts), after going 15-10 (2.85 ERA) in 2014. However, with Zimmermann leaving for Detroit, he was back in the regular starting rotation. He delivered an excellent season, going 16-10 with a 2.83 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and .228 opponents BA.
The pick: Hill has put up impressive numbers when healthy in 2016 but note that he comes into this contest wit LA having lost his last three starts of the regular season. He last faced the Nationals in 2012 with the Boston Red Sox and is 1-1 with a 4.34 ERA in four games (three starts) against the Nationals with 17 strikeouts and six walks in 18 2/3 innings. Hill's only postseason appearance came in Game 3 of the 2007 NLDS as a starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He gave up three runs on six hits in three innings as the Cubs lost 5-1. Roark has been solid all season and like in Game 1, I'll take the Nats plus the 1 1/2 runs as an 8* play.
The pitching matchup: Rich Hill (12-5, 2.12 ERA) takes the mound for the Dodgers and Tanner Roark (16-10, 2.83 ERA) for the Nationals. Hill began the season with the A's but was acquired by the Dodgers in late July, despite the fact that he was on the DL at the time of the trade. His first start for LA came on August 24th and he was famously pulled by manager Dave Roberts while he was tossing a no-hitter after six innings. He made six starts for LA, going 3-2 with a 1.83 ERA (LA was 3-3). Washington's Tanner Roark was pushed aside in 2015 by the Nats (made only 12 starts), after going 15-10 (2.85 ERA) in 2014. However, with Zimmermann leaving for Detroit, he was back in the regular starting rotation. He delivered an excellent season, going 16-10 with a 2.83 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and .228 opponents BA.
The pick: Hill has put up impressive numbers when healthy in 2016 but note that he comes into this contest wit LA having lost his last three starts of the regular season. He last faced the Nationals in 2012 with the Boston Red Sox and is 1-1 with a 4.34 ERA in four games (three starts) against the Nationals with 17 strikeouts and six walks in 18 2/3 innings. Hill's only postseason appearance came in Game 3 of the 2007 NLDS as a starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He gave up three runs on six hits in three innings as the Cubs lost 5-1. Roark has been solid all season and like in Game 1, I'll take the Nats plus the 1 1/2 runs as an 8* play.
