Thursday, May 21, 2015

AT&T Park

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Probable Pitchers: Clayton Kershaw (2-2) vs. Madison Bumgarner (4-2)

The Los Angeles Dodgers head to AT&T Park on Thursday to take on the San Francisco Giants. The probable starters are Clayton Kershaw for the Dodgers and Madison Bumgarner for the Giants. The opening line has Los Angeles at -120 and San Francisco at +110. The over/under for this matchup is 5.5. So far this season Los Angeles is 23-13 against the over/under while the Giants are 17-20.

The Dodgers come into this game with a 24-14 record, including 7-9 on the road. Clayton Kershaw has a 2-2 record and an earned run average of 4.24. He's given up 49 hits in 51 innings pitched so far and Los Angeles is currently averaging 4.2 runs in his starts. As a team, they are batting .233, good for 28th in the league. They also rank 29th in the league in on base percentage at .288 with Adrian Gonzalez leading the way at .429.

The Giants overall record is 21-18 and they are 12-9 at home. Madison Bumgarner is currently 4-2 with an ERA of 3.20. He's pitched 50.2 innings thus far and given up 48 hits. San Francisco has averaged 4 runs in his starts this year. The Giants are 8th in the league in team ERA at 3.51 and 12th in the league in hits allowed per 9 innings at 8.44. They come into this game batting .269 as a team with an OBP of .332, good for 4th in the league.

Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 23-13 against the over/under

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 20-18 against the run line

San Francisco Giants Betting Trends

The San Francisco Giants are 17-20 against the over/under

The San Francisco Giants are 20-19 against the run line

Injuries to Watch

Los Angeles Dodgers

05/15/15 P Pedro Baez Pectoral 15-day DL (5/14)
04/28/15 P Brandon McCarthy Elbow 60-day DL (4/26), out for season
04/28/15 LF Carl Crawford Oblique 15-day DL (4/27)
04/27/15 P Joel Peralta Arm 15-day DL (4/24)
04/26/15 P Brandon League Shoulder 60-day DL (3/27)
04/26/15 RF Yasiel Puig Hamstring 15-day DL (4/25)
04/06/15 P Hyun-Jin Ryu Shoulder 60-day DL (3/27)
04/04/15 P Brandon Beachy Elbow 60-day DL (2/23)
04/04/15 P Chris Withrow Elbow 60-day DL (2/21)

San Francisco Giants

04/18/15 P Jake Peavy Back 15-day DL (4/18)
04/08/15 P Matt Cain Elbow 15-day DL (4/4)
04/06/15 1B Travis Ishikawa Back 15-day DL (3/30)

Josh's Pick: Take the Giants

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