Brett Anderson (1-1, 5.40 ERA) and Madison Bumgarner (1-1, 4.63 ERA) are on the hill in the first of a three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers (11-7) and the San Francisco Giants (8-11) at Dodger Stadium. Action begins at 10:10 p.m. ET on Monday, Apr. 27 and can be seen on CSN-BAY, SportsNet LA and ML.
Anderson pitched 4.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering four runs and striking out one in a 6-2 defeat to the Giants. Andre Ethier (.342, 8 Rs, 2 HRs, 6 RBIs) went 1 for 4 yesterday. Bumgarner is 11-5 with a 2.56 ERA when pitching against the Dodgers. He is up against a quality Los Angeles offense which is hitting .270 this season. Angel Pagan (.355, 6 Rs, 5 RBIs, 2 SBs) has been successful at the plate, going 4 for 6 Saturday with one run.
San Francisco takes on Los Angeles as a -124 favorite. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is sitting at six runs. Los Angeles has gone 1-0 in its last 10 as underdog. The Dodgers have no trouble scoring as they lead the NL in home offense with 5.9 runs per home game. The Dodgers are one of the best in the NL in terms of hits with an impressive 9.3 per game. Los Angeles leads the whole NL in walks, earning an average of 4.0 per game. Turning to the pitchers, opposing offenses have been stifled by the Dodgers, who have a team ERA of only 3.49.
Over in the other dugout, San Francisco is coming in with an overall money line of -423 and a disappointing record of 2-7as the favorite. They played poorly as the favorite over their last 10 games with a 1-5 record, and a 5-5 record SU.
The Giants have the edge in the season series, 3-0.
Predictions: SU Winner – LAD, O/U – Over
Notes
In their last game, the Giants won by a margin of one run. The Dodgers are 2-3 in one-run games. The Giants have a 5-3 record in close games.
The Giants are 3-1 in games that go into extra innings. Meanwhile, the Dodgers are 1-2 in such matchups.
When they are outhit, the Dodgers are 0-4. The Giants have a 2-6 record when opponents outhit them.
San Francisco ranks near the bottom of the league at 23rd when it comes to home runs, hitting 12 this season. Los Angeles ranks in the top five at second with 26.
Los Angeles and San Francisco both rank in the top five of the league in hits. Los Angeles sits at third with 9.29 hits per game and San Francisco ranks fifth with 8.68.
Ranking first in on-base plus slugging percentage, Los Angeles has an OPS of .830 this season. San Francisco ranks 19th with an OPS of .682.
When the Giants allow at least one home run, they are 4-6. When the Dodgers allow one or more homers, they have a 7-4 record.
