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(MLB) LA Dodgers vs. NY Mets,
Money Line: -177.00 LA Dodgers (Away)
Result: Win
Money Line: -177.00 LA Dodgers (Away)
Result: Win
The set-up: Yu Darvish was pretty good (a huge understatement) in his LA Dodgers debut on Friday, striking out 10 over seven scoreless innings of LA's 6-0 victory. It was LA's 11th win in 12 outing and as the Dodgers continue this three-game series in New Yrok against the Mets, they are in the midst of one of the best two-month stretches in major-league history. The Dodgers eye a 43rd victory in their last 50 contests in Saturday afternoon's game at Citi Field when they continue their three-game series Saturday in New York. Los Angeles has won eight of its last nine on the road and owns a 14-game lead in the NL West, plus is 12 games better that the NL's second-best team, the Washington Nats. Meanwhile, New York has dropped five of its last six to fall 12 1/2 games back of Colorado for the second and final NL wild-card spot (can you say good night?).
The pitching matchup: Rich Hill (8-4 & 3.35 ERA) will get the start for LA and Seth Lugo (5-3 & 4.53 ERA) for New York. Hill comes in on a roll, with five consecutive starts in which he has allowed two runs or less. He finished July 4-0 with a 1.45 ERA in five starts (Dodgers are 5-0), while striking out 40 and walking only five. Hill fanned eight and permitted one run on four hits in a win versus the Mets on June 21, improving to 1-2 with a 9.00 ERA in five appearances (three starts / team is 1-2) against them. Lugo is coming off one of his worst efforts of the season in last Sunday's 9-1 loss at Seattle in which he surrendered five runs on eight hits (including two HRs) in five innings. Lugo went 2-2 with a 5.29 ERA in July but overall, is 10-4 with a 3.72 ERA as a starter entering his 18th career start here, as he faces the Dodgers for the first time.
The pick: The Mets own the second-worst ERA in the NL (4.92) but own an 8.78 ERA in getting outscored 42-11 by the Dodgers in five games (all LA wins). The Dodgers have hit 18 HRs in those five games, extending to seven, their winning streak over the Mets dating back to last season. Why should anything change here? Make the Dodgers an 8* play.
The pitching matchup: Rich Hill (8-4 & 3.35 ERA) will get the start for LA and Seth Lugo (5-3 & 4.53 ERA) for New York. Hill comes in on a roll, with five consecutive starts in which he has allowed two runs or less. He finished July 4-0 with a 1.45 ERA in five starts (Dodgers are 5-0), while striking out 40 and walking only five. Hill fanned eight and permitted one run on four hits in a win versus the Mets on June 21, improving to 1-2 with a 9.00 ERA in five appearances (three starts / team is 1-2) against them. Lugo is coming off one of his worst efforts of the season in last Sunday's 9-1 loss at Seattle in which he surrendered five runs on eight hits (including two HRs) in five innings. Lugo went 2-2 with a 5.29 ERA in July but overall, is 10-4 with a 3.72 ERA as a starter entering his 18th career start here, as he faces the Dodgers for the first time.
The pick: The Mets own the second-worst ERA in the NL (4.92) but own an 8.78 ERA in getting outscored 42-11 by the Dodgers in five games (all LA wins). The Dodgers have hit 18 HRs in those five games, extending to seven, their winning streak over the Mets dating back to last season. Why should anything change here? Make the Dodgers an 8* play.
