At one time, this would have been considered the battle of two aces on the mound but over the past couple of years, both these pitchers have declined in their velocity and performances.
Josh Beckett makes his second start of 2014, having missed the start of the season he returned last week giving up 4ER in 4IP to Detroit. Tim Lincecum was once unhittable and lived up to his nickname ‘The Freak’ but his velcoity is down and his change-up is less effective. His ERA of 2.74 in 2011 blew up to 5.18 the next year. Last year he bounced back slightly with a 4.37 ERA, but still nothing compared to his Cy Young winning days.
The total has gone Over in 4 of LA Dodgers’s last 5 games when playing San Francisco. The total has gone Over in 6 of LA Dodgers’s last 8 games. I like this trend to continue tonight as we get a fairly low number in my view at 8.
LA Dodgers / San Francisco Giants Over 8 Runs
GL Everyone, Enjoy the Games!
JY