Saturday, October 10, 2015

Dodger Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Noah Syndergaard (9-7) vs. Zack Greinke (19-3)

The Los Angeles Dodgers welcome the New York Mets to Dodger Stadium on Saturday in Game 2 of the NLDS. The Mets send Noah Syndergaard to the mound to face Zack Greinke of the Dodgers. The opening line for this matchup has New York at +177 and Los Angeles at -195. The over/under was set at 7. The Mets have a 84-72 over/under record and a 83-78 run line mark, meaning they cover 52% of the time. The Dodgers are 73-89 against the run line and have a 78-79 over/under record. They cover the spread 45% of the time.

The Mets show up with a 90-72 record, including 41-40 on the road. Noah Syndergaard has a 9-7 record on the season, an earned run average of 3.24 and a 1.05 WHIP. He's pitched 150 innings thus far while surrendering 126 hits over that time and when he starts, the Mets are 13-11. The Mets are also 10-12 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.48 and they have given up 398 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .230 against the Mets bullpen while walking 170 times and striking out 446 times. New York is averaging 8.23 strikeouts per game while getting 8.25 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 4th in baseball in team earned run average at 3.45.

As a team, New York is batting .244, good for 28th in the league while putting together a .255 average away from home. The Mets hold a .400 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .312 which is good for 21st in baseball. Curtis Granderson leads the team in hits with 150 while the team ranks 25th in baseball with 8.34 hits per game.

Los Angeles is 55-26 at home while holding a 92-70 overall record on the season. Zack Greinke has a record of 19-3 while sporting an earned run average of 1.66 on the year with a 0.84 WHIP. He's pitched 222.2 innings thus far while surrendering 148 hits over that time in which the Dodgers are 23-9. The Dodgers are also 13-19 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 3.8 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.91 and they have given up 446 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .246 against the Dodgers bullpen while walking 150 times and striking out 517 times. Los Angeles is averaging 7.63 strikeouts per game while getting 8.46 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 13th in the league in team earned run average at 3.94.

As a team, they are batting .246, good for 27th in the league while putting together a .250 average at home. The Dodgers hold a .396 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .307 which is good for 26th in baseball. Adrian Gonzalez leads the team in hits with 157 while the team ranks 29th in baseball with 8.22 hits a game.

New York has a team fielding percentage of .986 after having committed 88 errors with 1,599 assists and 4,388 put outs for the season. The Dodgers have committed 75 errors on the season with 1,727 assists and 4,337 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .988 on the year.

New York Mets Betting Trends

The New York Mets are 84-72 against the over/under so far this season

The New York Mets are 83-78 against the run line so far this season

Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 78-79 against the over/under so far this season

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 73-89 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

New York Mets

10/02/15 P Steven Matz Back out indefinitely
09/26/15 3B Juan Uribe Chest out indefinitely
08/05/15 P Rafael Montero Rotator Cuff Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/30)
07/29/15 P Jenrry Mejia Suspension out for season
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)
04/06/15 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

Los Angeles Dodgers

09/15/15 2B Jose Peraza Hamstring out indefinitely
04/28/15 P Brandon McCarthy Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/26), out for season
04/06/15 P Bronson Arroyo Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6), out for season
04/06/15 P Hyun-Jin Ryu Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27), out for season

Tony's Pick: Take the Dodgers

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