NY Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers
Wednesday, July 6th, 10:05 PM
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For much of this season, the Mets and Dodgers have had two things in common: losing and bad ownership situations. The way this series is going it appears as if they will soon only be able to compare the cooked books of the Wilpons and the McCourts. New York looks to make it three straight over LA tonight and win for the 8th time in 11 games overall while in the process handing the Dodgers their fifth straight defeat.
LA is favored in this game because of the pitching matchup. Hiroki Kuroda may not have a lot of wins to show for it, but he’s pitched very well of late with a 0.95 ERA in his last three starts. He threw seven scoreless innings against the Angels last time out in a 5-0 win. That victory was the first for the righty since May 17th. This despite the fact that he has not allowed more than two earned runs in six consecutive starts.
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The Mets counter with Jon Niese, who after a rough start to the season has settled down. He has allowed more than three earned runs just twice in his last fourteen starts. However, Niese is off a loss last time out, giving up three runs and nine hits to the Yankees in a 6-1 final.
Niese could be in for a strong performance against a Dodgers offense that is beyond anemic. LA is averaging just 2.9 runs per game at home this season and over the last seven days they are averaging less than two runs per contest. In their last five losses, the team has scored four runs total. Interestingly, the Dodgers last two wins have seen them shut out their opponents.
Kuroda is the only Dodgers pitcher to win during the last seven days. They have dropped 14 of 20 overall and now find themselves at 13 games under .500 for the first time since finishing 71-91 in 2005. The club has been outscored 21-4 during its current four-game losing streak and is hitting a collective .195 at the plate.
The Mets are again likely to be without NL MVP candidate Jose Reyes here. They certainly didn’t need the shortstop in last night’s 6-0 victory, which improved the team to 7-1 in its last eight road games. For the year, New York is now 25-20 on the road. They are 4-1 vs. the Dodgers this season and a win tonight would make it three straight wins at Dodgers Stadium for the first time since 1989.
The Mets have been a very good MLB pick when they are a road underdog of +100 to +125 on the betting line this season, going 11-4.
The Dodgers are just 9-16 at home off a loss in their previous game. For the season, they have a losing home record of 19-26.
The Under might be another good MLB pick here considering the Dodgers lack of offense and the fact that these teams have combined to go Under the total seven of the past eight meetings here in LA. Also, the Dodgers are 10-2 Under at home this season after scoring 1 run or less their previous game and 12-3 Under when seeking revenge for a loss as a home favorite.
