Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Dodger Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Mike Leake (9-6) vs. Clayton Kershaw (11-6)

The Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday. The probable starters are Mike Leake for the Giants and Clayton Kershaw for the Dodgers. The opening line for this matchup has San Francisco at +212 and Los Angeles at -230. The over/under was set at 6. The Giants, with a 73-58 run line record, cover the spread 56% of the time. They also have a 63-58 over/under record. The Dodgers have a 62-63 over/under record and a 57-73 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 42% of the time.

The Giants come into this game with a 69-62 record, and they are 31-35 away from home. Mike Leake has a 9-6 record on the season, an earned run average of 3.53 and a 1.13 WHIP. He's pitched 155.1 innings thus far while surrendering 138 hits over that time and when he starts, the Giants are 12-12. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 12-12. The team is averaging 4 runs when he starts. The bullpen has given up 353 hits on the season and have an earned run average of 3.18. Teams are hitting .231 against the bullpen while being struck out 340 times and walking 118 times this season. As a team, San Francisco has allowed 8.44 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.33 batters per nine. They are 10th in the league in team earned run average at 3.71.

San Francisco is batting .268 as a team, which is good for 3rd in the league and hitting .267 away from home. The Giants on-base percentage sits at .326, which puts them at 4th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .406. They rank 3rd in baseball with 9.26 hits per game and Buster Posey leads the team with 142.

With a 73-57 overall record, Los Angeles will come into this game 45-21 at home. Clayton Kershaw has a record of 11-6 while sporting an earned run average of 2.24 on the year with a 0.90 WHIP. He's pitched 185 innings thus far while surrendering 134 hits over that time in which the Dodgers are 14-12. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 10-15. The team is averaging 3.8 runs when he takes the field. The bullpen has given up 345 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 3.96. Teams are hitting .244 against the Dodgers bullpen while being struck out 410 times and walking 125 times this season. As a team, Los Angeles has allowed 8.59 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.38 batters per nine. They are 18th in the league in team earned run average at 3.96.

They are batting .243 as a team, which is good for 27th in the league and hitting .244 at home. The Dodgers on-base percentage sits at .305, which puts them at 27th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .387. They rank 29th in baseball with 8.13 hits per game and Adrian Gonzalez leads the team with 132.

In terms of team defense, the Giants have a fielding percentage of .988 with 59 total errors, 1,361 assists and 3,508 put outs. For the home team, they hold a .989 team fielding percentage while committing 55 errors, accumulating 1,368 assists and compiling 3,465 put outs.

San Francisco Giants Betting Trends

The San Francisco Giants are 63-58 against the over/under so far this season

The San Francisco Giants are 73-58 against the run line so far this season

Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 62-63 against the over/under so far this season

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 57-73 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

San Francisco Giants

08/28/15 P Matt Cain Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/26)
08/26/15 P Jeremy Affeldt Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/24)
08/20/15 RF Hunter Pence Oblique Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/18)
08/11/15 CF Angel Pagan Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/11)
08/04/15 2B Joe Panik Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/2)
07/31/15 P Tim Hudson Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/31)
07/01/15 P Tim Lincecum Hip Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/28)
06/18/15 2B Marco Scutaro Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/17); out for season

Los Angeles Dodgers

09/01/15 SS Enrique Hernandez Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/31)
08/28/15 RF Yasiel Puig Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/28)
08/27/15 2B Howie Kendrick Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/10)
08/13/15 P Joel Peralta Neck Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/10)
08/11/15 P Carlos Frias Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/2)
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

Guy's Pick: Take the Giants

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