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LA Dodgers (54-46) vs. San Diego (58-40) 10:05pm ET
While Hiroki Kuroda of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Clayton Richard of the San Diego Padres have similar numbers for the entire season, Kuroda has been on fire lately while Richard has been slumping, and we look for that to continue as the Dodgers take Game 2 of this big series.
Kuroda may be just 8-8, but he does have a nice 3.48 ERA and he has been virtually unhittable in his last two starts. He tossed eight scoreless innings vs. the New York Mets last Thursday, allowing only five hits. That came on the heels of his previous outing at St. Louis where he allowed one run on four hits in six innings with eight strikeouts. Kuroda has also allowed three earned runs or less in each of his last four starts vs. San Diego, including three starts last year.
Now Richard is 7-5 with a 3.57 ERA, but you would not know it from his last four outings. He allowed at least at least five earned runs in three of those four starts, allowing a total of 19 earned runs on 33 hits with 11 walks in 24 innings over those outings, translating to an ugly 7.13 ERA and 1.83 WHIP! Yes, three of those four starts came on the road, but he also struggled in the lone home start, allowing five earned runs on nine hits and two walks in 6.1 innings vs. Arizona.
This is obviously a huge series, with the Padres entering the series opener on Tuesday with a 3.5 game lead over the Giants and a six-game lead over these Dodgers, but we feel San Diego has been winning with smoke and mirrors and will ultimately come back to the pack, and a win by LA here would go a long way toward that end.
Look for the Dodgers to accomplish just that at a small underdog price.
MLB Wednesday Pick: Dodgers +100
INSIDER ANGLES
LA Dodgers (54-46) vs. San Diego (58-40) 10:05pm ET
While Hiroki Kuroda of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Clayton Richard of the San Diego Padres have similar numbers for the entire season, Kuroda has been on fire lately while Richard has been slumping, and we look for that to continue as the Dodgers take Game 2 of this big series.
Kuroda may be just 8-8, but he does have a nice 3.48 ERA and he has been virtually unhittable in his last two starts. He tossed eight scoreless innings vs. the New York Mets last Thursday, allowing only five hits. That came on the heels of his previous outing at St. Louis where he allowed one run on four hits in six innings with eight strikeouts. Kuroda has also allowed three earned runs or less in each of his last four starts vs. San Diego, including three starts last year.
Now Richard is 7-5 with a 3.57 ERA, but you would not know it from his last four outings. He allowed at least at least five earned runs in three of those four starts, allowing a total of 19 earned runs on 33 hits with 11 walks in 24 innings over those outings, translating to an ugly 7.13 ERA and 1.83 WHIP! Yes, three of those four starts came on the road, but he also struggled in the lone home start, allowing five earned runs on nine hits and two walks in 6.1 innings vs. Arizona.
This is obviously a huge series, with the Padres entering the series opener on Tuesday with a 3.5 game lead over the Giants and a six-game lead over these Dodgers, but we feel San Diego has been winning with smoke and mirrors and will ultimately come back to the pack, and a win by LA here would go a long way toward that end.
Look for the Dodgers to accomplish just that at a small underdog price.
MLB Wednesday Pick: Dodgers +100
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