Brandon McCarthy (1-0, 7.20 ERA) and James Paxton (0-1, 3.00 ERA) start in the first of a three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-3) and the Seattle Mariners (3-3) at Dodger Stadium. Action begins at 10:10 p.m. ET on Monday, Apr. 13 and can be seen on ROOT-NW and SportsNet LA.
McCarthy is 2-6 with a 3.88 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, and 57 strikeouts against the Mariners. Adrian Gonzalez (.609 ) had a good game yesterday, going 2 for 5 with one run. Paxton went 6.0 innings, surrendering two runs, striking out five and walking one in a 2-0 defeat to the Angels in his last outing. Dustin Ackley (.357 ) has been successful at the plate to the start the season for the Mariners, going 2 for 4 yesterday with two runs.
Los Angeles is a -120 favorite against Seattle and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at seven runs. The Dodgers have an overall money line of -238 and a record as the favorite of 2-3. The Dodgers have no trouble scoring as they rank fifth in the NL in offense with 3.8 runs per game. The Dodgers are one of the best in the NL in terms of hits at home with an impressive 9.3 per game. Los Angeles leads the whole NL in walks at home, earning an average of 4.0 per game. Crossing over to the pitching staff, the Dodgers are the fourth-best team in the NL at limiting walks to their opponents, allowing only 2.2 walks per game so far this season.
In games where it is the underdog, Seattle has a 1-1 record and an overall money line of -114. Seattle is 1-1 as the underdog and 2-3 SU against National League opponents.
Predictions: SU Winner – LAD, O/U – Over
Notes
While the Mariners have never recorded more than a single error in a game this season, the Dodgers just recorded their second instance of two or more errors following their latest outing.
When the Mariners play into extra innings, they have a 2-0 record. The Dodgers are 0-1 when their games exceed nine innings.
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 2-2 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they outhit their opponents, the Dodgers are 3-1. The Mariners have a 1-0 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 18th in runs, Seattle has earned 20 this season. Los Angeles ranks 12th with 26 runs.
Ranking 27th, Seattle is near the bottom of the league in walks, notching 11 this season. Los Angeles ranks in the top five at fifth with 23.
The Dodgers are 3-2 in games where they hit one or more home runs. The Mariners are 3-1 when they hit at least one homer.
