Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Odds, Betting Preview 8/31/18
MLB betting preview for Friday evening and we will see a pair of National League West foes square off as the Arizona Diamondbacks invade Dodger Stadium to rumble with the Los Angeles Dodgers. This is game two of a four-game series and has a start time of 10:10 PM ET. The Diamondbacks took game one by a score of 3-1 and they now lead the season series 9-4.
Lines: Arizona +120… Los Angeles -130… Over/Under 8
Pitching Matchup
Zack Greinke will toe the rubber for the Diamondbacks and he has gone 13-8 with a 2.93 ERA in 27 starts on the year, including 7-5 with a 3.76 ERA in 13 starts on the road. In his career, he has gone 78-71 with a 3.72 ERA in 220 games (199 starts) on the road and 33-20 with a 3.5 ERA in 80 games (71 starts) during the month of August. Against the Dodgers, he has gone 6-4 with a 3.84 ERA in 11 starts and is 30-7 with a 2.34 ERA in 51 career starts in this park.
Getting the nod for the Dodgers will be Hyun-Jin Ryu and he has gone 4-1 with a 2.18 ERA in nine starts on the year, including 3-1 with a 1.26 ERA in five starts here at home. In his career, he has gone 16-12 with a 3.02 ERA in 44 games (43 starts) here at Dodger Stadium and 9-5 with a 2.60 ERA in 18 August starts. Ryu is 3-3 with a 3.90 ERA in 12 career starts against the Diamondbacks.
A Look At The Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks grabbed a huge win in game one of this series as they won by a score of 3-1. They now have a bit of breathing room as they lead the Rockies by 1.5 games and the Dodgers by 2.0 games in the National League West. The D-Backs scored all of their runs in the 5th on a three-run blast by David Peralta. It was his 26th of the year, which is 2nd on the team. Paul Goldschmidt leads the team with 30. The Diamondbacks did have 10 hits in the game overall, but they also struck out 12 times.
Robbie Ray got the start and the win to move to 4-2 with a 4.55 ERA on the year. He allowed just one ER on four hits and two walks while striking out nine in 5.1 innings of work. The pen has been among the best in the league all tear and cleaned up the rest of the game. They scattered just four and struck out six over the final 3.2 innings of the game. The D-Backs have now allowed a total of six runs over their last five games. They look to keep it going with Greinke, who is 2-0 with a 4.38 ERA in two starts against LA this year. The Diamondbacks are 39-29 on the road and they have averaged 4.28 rpg and have allowed 3.65 rpg in those games.
A Look At The Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are two games out of first in the NL West but are still favored to win the division. If they hope to do that, then they must figure out the Diamondbacks, The Dodgers lost game one of this series to fall to just 4-9 against the D-Backs this year. The loss broke a five-game win streak that they were on. They scored 34 runs during the win streak but were able to muster just one against the D-Backs. That lone run came off the bat of Manny Machado, who launched his 33rd homer of the year. He now has nine round-trippers for the Dodgers.
Rich Hill pitched well in the game, except for one mistake against David Peralta, who launched a 3-run homer in the 6th. That accounted for all of Arizona’s scoring in the game. Hill allowed those three ERs on six hits and no walks while striking out seven to fall to 6-5 with a 3.59 ERA on the year. The Dodgers hope to get back on track tonight, but we note that Ryu is 0-1 with a 4.98 ERA in his last five starts vs Arizona. Still, he has been strong at home with a 1.26 ERA so far. LA has gone 35-34 here at home and has averaged 4.29 rpg and has allowed 3.78 rpg in those games.
Trends
Arizona is:
6-1 in their last 7 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15
7-1 in Greinke’s last 8 road starts
1-4 in their last 5 games vs. a left-handed starter
Los Angeles is:
31-13 their last 44 home games in this series
5-0 in Ryu’s last 5 starts with 4 days of rest
7-19 in Ryu’s last 26 starts vs. a team with a winning record
