Saturday night baseball and we will see the Los Angeles Dodgers take on the San Francisco Giants in game 2 of their 3 game series from AT&T Park in San Francisco. First pitch is scheduled for a 9:05 PM (Eastern) start time and the game will be televised on MLB Network.
Current Odds
Los Angeles -191
San Francisco +181
Over/ Under: 6 O -125
Analysis: The Los Angeles Dodgers took game 1 of this big series behind strong pitching from Zack Greinke and some good offense. The Dodgers are now 57-47 and just a half a game behind the Giants in the NL West. The Dodgers have been a decent offensive team this year, ranking 13th in the league in scoring (4.13 rpg), 8th in hitting (.257) and 24th in homers (78). The pitching has been very solid for the Dodgers, as they rank 7th in the league in ERA (3.41) and 7th in WHIP (1.22). Getting the ball for the Dodgers tonight will be Clayton Kershaw, who is 11-2 with a 1.92 ERA overall, while on the road he is 6-1 with a 2.19 ERA. Clayton is 11-5 with a 1.48 ERA in 22 career starts vs the Giants, including 6-2 with an 0.78 ERA in 9 starts in this park.
The San Francisco Giants lost last night's game as they just couldn't get anything going vs Grienke, while Lincecum struggled. The Giants still own the 2nd best record in the National League, but their lead over the Dodgers is down to just half a game. The Giants have been a below average offensive team this year, ranking 18th in scoring (3.97 rpg), 22nd in hitting (.245) and 12th in homers (91). The pitching has been very good for this team, as they are 5th in ERA (3.32) and 3rd in WHIP (1.17). Getting the ball for the Giants tonight will be Ryan Vogelsong, who is 5-7 with a 3.99 ERA on the year overall, while at home he has gone 2-5 with a 3.04 ERA. Ryan is 4-3 with 3.76 ERA in 22 appearances (13 Starts) vs the Dodgers.
Pick: I do like the Dodgers here but I really suggest using them in a parlay or even possibly on the Run Line. Clayton Kershaw has been the most dominant pitcher in baseball this year and in his 12 team wins this year the Dodgers have won 9 of them by 2 runs or more. Ryan Vogelsong comes in struggling with a 4.91 ERA in his last 3 starts and he has a 4.15 ERA in his last 5 starts at home. Zack Greinke shutdown the Giants last night and Kershaw will do the same here.
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