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(MLB) Colorado vs. LA Dodgers,
Money Line: -175.00 LA Dodgers (Home)
Result: Loss
Money Line: -175.00 LA Dodgers (Home)
Result: Loss
The set-up: The LA Dodgers fell to 16-26 after suffering six straight losses to division cellar-dwellers Cincinnati and Miami to match their worst 42-game start since leaving Brooklyn for Los Angeles in 1958. LA finally ended its skid with a 7-0 victory over the Marlins on Wednesday. The five-time defending NL champions then showed their grit by marching into Washington and completed a three-game weekend sweep of the Nationals (Nats had won 13 of their previous 15), despite injuries wreaking havoc on their rotation. LA's mini-surge has left it five games out of first place in the NL West and 4 1/2 behind second-place Colorado, which settled for a series split in San Francisco over the weekend , despite winning the first two games in convincing fashion. The Rockies still remain one of the majors' best road teams despite the consecutive losses with an 18-11 away record, including an 8-3 mark in May.
LA returns to Dodger Stadium to open a 10-game homestand with a 20-26 record, sitting in fourth place in the five-team National League West, while also owning MLB's worst moneyline mark (minus-$2361).
The pitching matchup: Colorado will send German Marquez (2-5, 5.15 ERA) to teh mound to be opposed by LA's Walker Buehler (2-1, 2.67). Marquez had the misfortune of pitching opposite Jordan Lyles and his perfect-game bid last Tuesday in San Diego, taking the loss after serving up a two-run HR to Eric Hosmer while allowing six hits over five innings. Marquez has struggled out of the gate on a regular basis, posting a 13.50 ERA in the the first inning. He made both of his career starts versus the Dodgers last year, giving up seven runs - five earned - over 10 innings (4.50 ERA) in a pair of no-decisions (Rockies were 1-1). Buehler is a rookie and he encountered his first rough outing in five big-league starts Wednesday in Miami, failing to factor in the decision after surrendering five runs - four earned - while recording seven strikeouts in five innings. He had not permitted more than two runs in any start prior to the outing, giving up a total of four in 22 innings while striking out 27. Buehler has not yielded a HR in either of his first two starts at Dodger Stadium, where he has gone 0-1 (team is 1-1), despite a 1.64 ERA.
The pick: I strongly favor Buehler over Marquez and while the Dodgers are just 8-13 at home in 2018, let's n0t forget that they were 57-24 at home last season (most home wins in all of MLB). Make LA an 8* play.
LA returns to Dodger Stadium to open a 10-game homestand with a 20-26 record, sitting in fourth place in the five-team National League West, while also owning MLB's worst moneyline mark (minus-$2361).
The pitching matchup: Colorado will send German Marquez (2-5, 5.15 ERA) to teh mound to be opposed by LA's Walker Buehler (2-1, 2.67). Marquez had the misfortune of pitching opposite Jordan Lyles and his perfect-game bid last Tuesday in San Diego, taking the loss after serving up a two-run HR to Eric Hosmer while allowing six hits over five innings. Marquez has struggled out of the gate on a regular basis, posting a 13.50 ERA in the the first inning. He made both of his career starts versus the Dodgers last year, giving up seven runs - five earned - over 10 innings (4.50 ERA) in a pair of no-decisions (Rockies were 1-1). Buehler is a rookie and he encountered his first rough outing in five big-league starts Wednesday in Miami, failing to factor in the decision after surrendering five runs - four earned - while recording seven strikeouts in five innings. He had not permitted more than two runs in any start prior to the outing, giving up a total of four in 22 innings while striking out 27. Buehler has not yielded a HR in either of his first two starts at Dodger Stadium, where he has gone 0-1 (team is 1-1), despite a 1.64 ERA.
The pick: I strongly favor Buehler over Marquez and while the Dodgers are just 8-13 at home in 2018, let's n0t forget that they were 57-24 at home last season (most home wins in all of MLB). Make LA an 8* play.
