Written By: The Persian
Two teams that aspire to make a deep run into the playoffs clash when the Baltimore Orioles take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second of a three-game series Wednesday night inside famed Dodger Stadium from Los Angeles, CA. They toss out the first pitch at 10:10 pm.
Bookmaker has installed the Orioles as -102 on the ML.
The Orioles have played really well this season, and it appears they have grown up since last season.They are a decent team with a very stacked lineup.They have learned to play small ball and manufacture runs this season, something they lacked in the past.
They are right within shouting distance of their rival New York Yankees in the AL East division. They need to keep winning and putting pressure on New York. The division might come down to the last couple of days of the season.
On offense, Baltimore is paced by several players, including rising star shortstop Gunnar Henderson. Henderson has smoked a career-high 33 home runs and driven in 78 runs, hitting .282 on the season.
The Orioles have cracked a team total of 199 home runs as they entered play late Tuesday night. They will hand the ball over to veteran hurler Corbin Burnes who sports a mark of 12-6 and has pitched very well this season. His ERA is 3.28 on the season.
The Dodgers also have a team breathing down their collective necks and that is the surging Arizona Diamondbacks, who are a handful of games behind them for first place in a very stacked and competitive NL West.
They, too, have a very formidable lineup as well and can score runs in bunches. They entered this series having won six of seven games, including a very impressive three-game sweep over the Seattle Mariners.
On offense they are led by Shohei Ohtani, who is running away with the NL MVP award in his first stint with the Dodgers. He has slugged a team-high 41 home runs and has also stolen 41 bases as well. He is batting .292 on the season too.
He has shown once again he is one of the if not the best players in baseball this season.
The Dodgers will send out Walker Buehler, who sports a record of 1-4 with an ERA of 6.09 on the season.
The Dodgers are 4-1 in their last five games and 4-1 in their last five games against the spread. The Dodgers are 30-34 in their road games against the spread. The totals have gone over in three out of their last five games.
The totals have gone over in 37 out of their last 65 games at home. The Orioles are 2-3 in their last five games and 3-2 in their last five games against the number. They are 36-27 in their road games against the spread. The totals have gone over in two out of their last five games.
