Clayton Kershaw (1-1, 4.07 ERA) and Madison Bumgarner (1-1, 4.63 ERA) start in the second of a three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers (12-7) and the San Francisco Giants (8-12) at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers won the last game 8-3 and Los Angeles leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 10:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Apr. 28 and can be seen on CSN-BAY, SportsNet LA and ML.
Kershaw is 14-5 with a 1.48 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, and 200 strikeouts against the Giants. Adrian Gonzalez (.382, 18 Rs, 7 HRs, 18 RBIs) continued his strong play yesterday, going 2 for 5 with one run. Bumgarner is 11-5 with a 2.56 ERA when pitching against the Dodgers. He takes on a good Los Angeles offense which is hitting .273 this season. Justin Maxwell (.302, 7 Rs, 3 HRs, 9 RBIs) went 1 for 4 yesterday.
Los Angeles is a -168 favorite against San Francisco and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at five runs. The Dodgers have recorded an overall money line of +175 and have shown high-level performance as a favorite this season with a record of 10-6. Within its division, Los Angeles has an 8-6 record as favorite and an 8-7 record SU. 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 9.1 per game. Los Angeles leads the whole NL in walks, earning an average of 3.8 per game. As for the pitchers, opposing offenses have been stifled by the Dodgers, who have a team ERA of only 3.48.
In the other locker room, in contrast to a worrisome overall money line (-423), San Francisco has an impressive 6-4 record when playing as the underdog. They have managed to pull off a perfect record over their last ten games while playing as the underdog, and have a 5-5 SU record over the same span.
The Giants lead the season series, 3-1.
Predictions: SU Winner – LAD, O/U – Over
Notes
San Francisco has won 20% (1-4) of its games when leading after 7 innings. However, Los Angeles has won 50% (4-4) of its games when taking a late lead.
The Dodgers managed to give up four walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Giants who are coming in with a 3-5 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they are outhit, the Dodgers are 0-4. The Giants have a 2-7 record when opponents outhit them.
Los Angeles ranks at the top of the league when it comes to home runs with 28 this season. San Francisco ranks near the bottom at 24th with 12.
Ranking sixth, San Francisco is in the top 10 of the league in hits, notching 8.68 per game. Los Angeles ranks in the top five at fourth with 9.06.
Ranking first in on-base plus slugging percentage, Los Angeles has an OPS of .840 this season. San Francisco ranks 19th with an OPS of .677.
The Giants are 4-7 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Dodgers are 7-4 when they allow at least one homer.
