Thursday, July 23, 2015

Citi Field

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Probable Pitchers: Clayton Kershaw (7-6) vs. Bartolo Colon (9-8)

The New York Mets host the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citi Field on Thursday. The Dodgers send Clayton Kershaw to the mound to face Bartolo Colon of the Mets. The opening line for this matchup has Los Angeles at -226 and New York at +208. The over/under was set at 6.5. The Dodgers have a 46-45 over/under record and a 40-55 run line mark, meaning they cover 53% of the time. The Mets are 46-47 against the run line and have a 43-46 over/under record. They cover the spread 50% of the time.

The Dodgers show up with a 53-42 record, including 20-25 on the road. Clayton Kershaw has a 7-6 record on the season, an earned run average of 2.68 and a 0.98 WHIP. The Dodgers are 10-9 over his 131 innings pitched and he's also given up 102 hits over that time period. The Dodgers are also 8-10 against the over/under in his starts. His teammates are averaging 4 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.63 and they have given up 243 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .234 against the Dodgers bullpen while walking 96 times and striking out 304 times. Los Angeles is averaging 7.4 strikeouts per game while getting 8.17 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 7th in baseball in team earned run average at 3.48.

Los Angeles ranks 20th in the league in team batting average at .250 while hitting .255 on the road. The Dodgers hold a .401 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .313 which is good for 18th in baseball. Howie Kendrick leads the team in hits with 104 while the team ranks 21st in baseball with 8.34 hits per game.

New York is 32-14 at home while holding a 49-45 overall record on the season. Bartolo Colon has a record of 9-8 while sporting an earned run average of 4.86 on the year with a 1.28 WHIP. The Mets have a record of 9-9 over the 109.1 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 126 hits. The Mets are also 8-9 against the over/under in his starts. His teammates score an average of 2.8 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.74 and they have given up 198 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .216 against the Mets bullpen while walking 100 times and striking out 228 times. New York is averaging 7.97 strikeouts per game while getting 8.1 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 3rd in the league in team earned run average at 3.25.

They rank 30th in the league in team batting average with a .235 average while hitting .238 at home. The Mets hold a .360 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .300 which is good for 26th in baseball. Juan Lagares leads the team in hits with 86 while the team ranks 29th in baseball with 7.87 hits a game.

Los Angeles has a team fielding percentage of .989 after having committed 40 errors with 980 assists and 2,521 put outs for the season. The Mets have committed 58 errors on the season with 935 assists and 2,521 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .983 on the year.

Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 46-45 against the over/under so far this season

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 40-55 against the run line so far this season

New York Mets Betting Trends

The New York Mets are 43-46 against the over/under so far this season

The New York Mets are 46-47 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Los Angeles Dodgers

07/21/15 P Brett Anderson Achilles left last game, "?" next scheduled start
07/20/15 C A.J. Ellis Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/20)
07/05/15 P Carlos Frias Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/1)
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 60 day disabled list (5/30)
04/28/15 P Brandon McCarthy Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/26), out for season
04/06/15 P Hyun-Jin Ryu Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27), out for season

New York Mets

07/22/15 RF Michael Cuddyer Knee "?" Thursday vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
07/09/15 P Steven Matz Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/6)
06/23/15 C Travis d'Arnaud Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/21)
06/04/15 RF Cesar Puello Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6)
05/14/15 P Buddy Carlyle Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/12)
04/16/15 3B David Wright Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/15)
04/06/15 P Joshua Edgin Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27), out for season
04/06/15 P Zack Wheeler Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27), out for season

Guy's Pick: Take the Mets

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