Saturday, June 27, 2015

Marlins Park

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Probable Pitchers: Clayton Kershaw (5-5) vs. Tom Koehler (5-4)

The Miami Marlins welcome the Los Angeles Dodgers to Marlins Park on Saturday. The probable starters are Clayton Kershaw for the Dodgers and Tom Koehler for the Marlins. The opening line for this matchup has Los Angeles at -190 and Miami at +180. The over/under was set at 7. The Dodgers have a 36-35 over/under record and a 32-42 run line mark, meaning they cover 49% of the time. The Marlins have a 33-37 over/under record and a 34-40 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 46% of the time.

The Dodgers come into this game with a 41-33 record, and they are 14-20 away from home. Clayton Kershaw has a 5-5 record on the season, an earned run average of 3.33 and a 1.04 WHIP. The Dodgers are 8-7 over his 100 innings pitched and he's also given up 79 hits over that time period. The Dodgers are also 8-6 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4.3 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 171 hits on the season and have a earned run average of 2.99. Opposing teams are hitting .217 against the Dodgers bullpen while walking 69 times and striking out 230 times. Los Angeles is averaging 7.57 strikeouts per game while getting 8.21 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 14th in baseball in team earned run average at 3.81.

As a team, Los Angeles is batting .242, good for 24th in the league while putting together a .237 average away from home. The Dodgers on-base percentage sits at .304, which puts them at 23rd in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .381. Adrian Gonzalez leads the team in hits with 79 while the team ranks 27th in baseball with 8.04 hits per game.

With a 30-44 overall record, Miami will come into this game 17-20 at home. Tom Koehler has a record of 5-4 while sporting an earned run average of 3.76 on the year with a 1.29 WHIP. The Marlins have a record of 7-6 over the 79 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 72 hits. The Marlins are also 6-6 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4.6 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 226 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 3.81. Opposing teams are hitting .255 against the Marlins bullpen while walking 82 times and striking out 223 times. Miami is averaging 7.01 strikeouts per game while getting 8.72 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 19th in the league in team earned run average at 4.04.

As a team, they are batting .256, good for 14th in the league while putting together a .258 average at Safeco Field. The Marlins on-base percentage sits at .306, which puts them at 22nd in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .381. Dee Gordon leads the team in hits with 107 while the team ranks 13th in baseball with 8.73 hits a game.

In terms of team defense, the Dodgers have a fielding percentage of .990 with 29 total errors, 774 assists and 1,966 put outs. The Marlins have committed 29 errors on the season with 754 assists and 1,960 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .989 on the year.

Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 36-35 against the over/under so far this season

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 32-42 against the run line so far this season

Miami Marlins Betting Trends

The Miami Marlins are 33-37 against the over/under so far this season

The Miami Marlins are 34-40 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Los Angeles Dodgers

06/26/15 RF Yasiel Puig Hand is downgraded to not expected to be in the starting lineup Friday vs. Miami Marlins
06/18/15 P Chris Hatcher Oblique Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/15)
06/02/15 P Paco Rodriguez Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/30)
05/15/15 P Pedro Baez Pectoral Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/14)
04/28/15 P Brandon McCarthy Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/26), out for season
04/28/15 LF Carl Crawford Oblique Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/27)
04/26/15 P Brandon League Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/06/15 P Hyun-Jin Ryu Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/04/15 P Brandon Beachy Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/23)

Miami Marlins

06/16/15 3B Martin Prado Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/15)
06/09/15 P Bryan Morris Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/7)
06/04/15 P Henderson Alvarez Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/22)
05/26/15 1B Michael Morse Finger Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/24)
04/14/15 3B Don Kelly Finger Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/13)
04/08/15 P Aaron Crow Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/29) out for season
04/06/15 P Jose Fernandez Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

Josh's Pick: Take the Marlins

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