David Huff (4-1, 3.36 ERA) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-3) meet Hisashi Iwakuma (0-1, 6.00 ERA) and the Seattle Mariners (3-4) in the second of a three-game interleague series at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers won the last game 6-5 and Los Angeles leads the series 1-0. The game gets underway at 10:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Apr. 14 and will air on ROOT-NW and SportsNet LA.
Adrian Gonzalez (.556 ) went 1 for 4 yesterday with two runs. In his pitching opportunities against the Dodgers, Iwakuma is 0-0 with a 2.45 ERA, three strikeouts and three walks. Nelson Cruz (.250 ) has been doing well to start the season, going 2 for 4 yesterday with two runs, two home runs, and three RBIs.
Los Angeles is a -119 favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is seven runs. When playing as the favorite, the Dodgers have a 4-3 record and overall money line at -38. The Dodgers have one of the most prolific offenses in the entire NL, averaging 4.6 runs per game. The Dodgers are a stellar hitting team with 9.0 hits per game, one of the highest marks in the NL. They have been very patient at the plate during home games, ranking third in the NL with an average of 4.0 walks per game. Transitioning to the pitching staff, the Dodgers are second in the NL in walks allowed with just 1.9 per game. An area where the Dodgers are particularly strong is striking batters out, where they average an NL-best 10.7 K’s per game.
Across the field, the Mariners have a record of 1-2 when they are the underdog and are -114 overall with the money line. NL opponents have totally shut down Seattle this season. The Mariners have gone without a win, holding a record of 0-1 in games where they were ranked as the underdog. When it comes to scoring runs, the Mariners have performed much better than normal against teams from the NL. During those games, they averaged five runs per game, above their 3.6 season average. Playing competition from the NL really brings the worst out of the Seattle pitchers. They allow 6.0 runs per game against teams in the NL, which is higher than their season average of 5.3.
The only other game between the two teams went Los Angeles’s way. The Dodgers will take on a right-hander (Iwakuma) in this game and have a 3-3 record against right-handed starting pitchers this season.
Predictions: SU Winner – LAD, O/U – Over
Notes
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers’s last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of LA Dodgers’s last 10 games at home.
LA Dodgers are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games at home.
The Mariners lost their last game by a one-run margin. In games decided by one run, the Dodgers are 1-1. The Mariners are 2-1 in close games this season.
The Mariners are 2-1 in games that go into extra innings. Meanwhile, the Dodgers are 1-1 in such matchups.
The Mariners managed to give up four walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Dodgers who are heading in with a 3-2 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they outhit their opponents, the Dodgers are 4-1. The Mariners have a 1-0 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 17th in runs, Seattle has earned 25 this season. Los Angeles ranks 11th with 32 runs.
Ranking 28th, Seattle is near the bottom of the league in walks, notching 12 this season. Los Angeles ranks in the top five at fourth with 27.
The Dodgers are 4-2 when they hit at least one home run. The Mariners perform similarly when they hit one or more homers with a 3-2 record.
