Rubby De La Rosa (12-7, 4.49 ERA) and Mike Bolsinger (6-3, 2.97 ERA) are on the hill in the second of a three-game series between the Arizona Diamondbacks (68-73) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (80-60) at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks won the last game 12-4 and Arizona leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 8:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sep. 12 and can be seen on FSAZ and SNLA.
De La Rosa pitched 5.0 innings in his last outing, surrendering three runs, striking out six and walking two in a 6-4 defeat to the Cubs. Paul Goldschmidt (.317, 88 Rs, 28 HRs, 99 RBIs, 21 SBs) went 1 for 3 yesterday with two runs, one home run, and two RBIs. Bolsinger went 5.0 innings, surrendering three runs, striking out six and walking two in an 8-4 win over the Padres in his most recent start.
Los Angeles takes on Arizona as a -119 favorite. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is sitting at eight runs. The Diamondbacks have an overall money line of -282 and a record as the underdog of 37-45. Arizona has gone winless (0-4) as the underdog and 4-6 SU in its last 10 outings. Arizona is one of the best in the MLB in terms of steals, swiping 118 bases.
In games where it is the favorite, Los Angeles has a 70-51 record and an overall money line of -602. They played solid baseball as the favorite over their last 10 games with a 6-1 record, and an 8-2 record SU. Los Angeles is excellent at drawing walks with an NL-best 3.5 per game. When it comes to preventing batters from getting on base, the Dodgers are one of the best in the league with a WHIP of 1.19 for the season. The Dodgers have established a reputation of overwhelming hitters with an NL-best 8.6 strikeouts per game, making them one of the top five teams in the league.
The Dodgers have controlled the season series, 9-4. The Diamondbacks have a 52-53 record against right-handed starting pitchers on the year, which is what they’ll be facing when Bolsinger takes the mound. De La Rosa (RHP) will be on the hill against the Dodgers, who have a 65-45 record against right-handed starting pitchers.
Predictions: SU Winner – LAD, O/U – Over
Notes
Los Angeles recorded at least two errors for the 10th time this season.
The Diamondbacks are coming into this matchup after a high-scoring game where they scored a whopping 12 runs. The Dodgers have a 0-3 record when opponents score that many runs or more.
It looks like the Diamondbacks have a slight leg up on the Dodgers, as the Diamondbacks have won their last two games while the Dodgers have lost their last two.
When they outhit their opponents, the Diamondbacks are 48-18. The Dodgers have a 60-11 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 20th, Los Angeles sits in the bottom half of the league in runs, scoring 577 this season. Arizona ranks in the top five at fourth with 634.
Ranking first in walks, Los Angeles has earned 488 this season. Arizona ranks ninth with 421 walks.
When the Diamondbacks hit at least one home run, they are 50-29, well-matched with the Dodgers who are 59-36 when hitting one or more homers.
