Saturday, July 4, 2015

Dodger Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Matt Harvey (7-5) vs. Zack Greinke (6-2)

The Los Angeles Dodgers welcome the New York Mets to Dodger Stadium on Saturday. The probable starters are Matt Harvey for the Mets and Zack Greinke for the Dodgers. The opening line for this matchup has New York at +142 and Los Angeles at -152. The over/under was set at 6. The Mets, with a 35-44 run line record, cover the spread 44% of the time. They also have a 37-38 over/under record. The Dodgers have a 39-38 over/under record and a 35-45 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 49% of the time.

The Mets show up with a 40-40 record, including 11-26 on the road. Matt Harvey has a 7-5 record on the season, an earned run average of 2.99 and a 1.01 WHIP. He's pitched 99.1 innings thus far while surrendering 83 hits over that time and when he starts, the Mets are 9-6. The Mets are also 7-8 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 3.7 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.88 and they have given up 167 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .215 against the bullpen while being struck out 195 times and walking 89 times this season. As a team, New York has allowed 8.35 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.92 batters per nine. They are 5th in the league in team earned run average at 3.40.

As a team, New York is batting .232, good for 29th in the league while putting together a .226 average away from home. The Mets hold a .358 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .296 which is good for 25th in baseball. They rank 30th in baseball with 7.65 hits per game and Juan Lagares leads the team with 73.

Los Angeles is 27-13 at home while holding a 45-35 overall record on the season. Zack Greinke has a record of 6-2 while sporting an earned run average of 1.58 on the year with a 0.91 WHIP. He's pitched 108.1 innings thus far while surrendering 79 hits over that time in which the Dodgers are 10-6. The Dodgers are also 8-8 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 3.7 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.31 and they have given up 190 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .224 against the Dodgers bullpen while being struck out 253 times and walking 76 times this season. As a team, Los Angeles has allowed 8.13 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.47 batters per nine. They are 11th in the league in team earned run average at 3.66.

As a team, they are batting .241, good for 24th in the league while putting together a .244 average at Safeco Field. The Dodgers hold a .381 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .304 which is good for 23rd in baseball. They rank 27th in baseball with 7.97 hits per game and Howie Kendrick leads the team with 87.

New York has a team fielding percentage of .984 after having committed 49 errors with 800 assists and 2,131 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .989 team fielding percentage while committing 32 errors, accumulating 840 assists and compiling 2,125 put outs.

New York Mets Betting Trends

The New York Mets are 37-38 against the over/under so far this season

The New York Mets are 35-44 against the run line so far this season

Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 39-38 against the over/under so far this season

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 35-45 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

New York Mets

07/03/15 RF Michael Cuddyer Knee "?" Friday vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
06/23/15 C Travis d'Arnaud Arm 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 15 day disabled list (5/12)
04/16/15 3B David Wright Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/15)
04/08/15 P Jenrry Mejia Suspension expected to miss 80 games
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

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)
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)
04/06/15 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)

Tony's Pick: Take the Mets

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