Carlos Frias (4-3, 4.25 ERA) and Robbie Ray (1-0, 0.82 ERA) are on the hill in the second of a three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers (33-25) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (27-30) at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers won the last game 9-3 and Los Angeles leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 10:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jun. 9 and can be seen on FSN-AZ and SportsNet LA.
Frias is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in his appearances against the Diamondbacks, but goes up against a quality Arizona offense which is batting .262 this season. Adrian Gonzalez (.329, 37 Rs, 11 HRs, 39 RBIs) went 1 for 4 yesterday. Ray went 5.0 innings, surrendering zero runs, striking out four and walking one in a 6-2 defeat to the Mets in his last outing. A.J. Pollock (.321, 40 Rs, 7 HRs, 27 RBIs, 14 SBs) went 1 for 4 yesterday with two RBIs.
Los Angeles is a -161 favorite against Arizona and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at seven runs. The Dodgers have an overall money line of -237 and a record as the favorite of 29-22. Los Angeles has had an impressive season against division opponents, earning 21-15 and 21-16 records as the favorite and SU respectively. The Dodgers have no trouble scoring as they rank third in the NL in offense with 4.4 runs per game. The Dodgers are one of the best in the NL in terms of hits at home with an impressive 8.7 per game. Los Angeles leads the whole NL in walks, earning an average of 3.6 per game. Crossing over to the pitching staff, the Dodgers are the fourth-best team in the league at limiting hits and walks to their opponents, recording a WHIP of 1.19 so far this season. Opponents have consistently been struck out by the Dodgers, who lead the NL in strikeouts per home game with 9.4.
In games where it is the underdog, Arizona has a 17-20 record and an overall money line of +39. They are 8-9 as the underdog against NL West rivals, and 13-12 SU. The Diamondbacks are an excellent base stealing team with 52 stolen bases, ranking second in the MLB. The Diamondbacks average 4.6 runs allowed per game, but does better whenever another team from the NL West is on the schedule. They bring that runs allowed average down to 3.8 against division foes.
The Dodgers have controlled the season series, 5-2. The Dodgers have a 29-19 record against right-handed starting pitchers on the year, which is what they’ll be facing when Ray takes the mound. Frias (RHP) will be on the hill against the Diamondbacks, who have a 21-22 record against right-handed starting pitchers.
Predictions: SU Winner – LAD, O/U – Over
Notes
When leading after 7 innings, Arizona is 13-4, while Los Angeles is 11-11.
The Diamondbacks are coming into this game after allowing one walk during their last outing. The Dodgers have a 5-7 record when opponents give up that many walks or fewer.
When they outhit their opponents, the Diamondbacks are 17-5. The Dodgers have a 25-5 record when outhitting opponents.
Los Angeles and Arizona both rank in the top five of the league in runs. Los Angeles sits at fifth with 259 runs this season and Arizona ranks second with 267.
Ranking 14th, Arizona is in the top half of the league in walks, notching 174 this season. Los Angeles ranks in the top five at second with 205.
The Dodgers are 28-13 when they hit at least one home run. The Diamondbacks perform similarly when they hit one or more homers with a 21-12 record.
