LA Dodgers (32-20) at St Louis (24-24)
When: Tuesday, May 30th 2017
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Time: 7:05 ET | TV: ESPN
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have been tormenting NL Central opponents as they climb the standings of the National League West. They will try and take the first two of a four-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night after taking the opener 5-1 at Busch Stadium. Rookie sensation Cody Bellinger became the fastest player in team history to reach double digits in home runs when he belted his 10th in his 31st game on Sunday to cap a three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs, and added another one on Monday in St. Louis. Bellinger, who is up to nine home runs in May, can set a franchise rookie record for home runs in a calendar month with one more in the next two games. Veteran Chase Utley has also found his long-ball stroke, belting his third home run on Monday – all coming in the last five games. St. Louis, which dropped two of three at Los Angeles last week, has lost nine of its last 12 games overall and is hoping to avoid its fourth consecutive series loss against an NL West opponent. The Cardinals are bunched-up in the Central standings with everyone else as just 3.5 games separate first (Milwaukee) from last (Pittsburgh). St. Louis rookie 3B Paul DeJong is 3-for-5 with a home run and a double in his first two big-league games.
Pitchers: Dodgers – Kenta Maeda (4-2, 5.08 ERA) | Cardinals – Michael Wacha (2-2, 3.66)
Kenta Maeda earned a victory in his first game back from the disabled list when he allowed three runs and seven hits over five innings in a win over the Cardinals last Thursday. Maeda is 3-0 in his last four starts and did not allow more than three runs in any of those outings. Maeda won his only previous start at Busch Stadium last season and owns 44 strikeouts in 44+ frames this season.
Wacha is going in the opposite direction, going winless in his last five starts. He was hit hard for six runs and seven hits over four innings at Los Angeles on Thursday against Maeda. Wacha threw six scoreless innings in a no-decision against San Francisco in his previous turn but has not recorded an out in the seventh inning in any of his last five starts. Wacha is 2-0 with a 2.35 ERA in five home starts this season versus 0-2 with a 6.19 ERA on the road.
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I like Wacha to cool off the Dodgers bats a little on Tuesday, but I think Maeda will be solid as well. The Dodgers are just a half game from first place now and they’re playing well. Look for a low-scoring game with L.A. pulling it out.
Pick: Dodgers -110
W/L TRENDS
| LA Dodgers |
- Dodgers are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. National League Central.
- Dodgers are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Dodgers are 5-1 in their last 6 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Dodgers are 8-2 in their last 10 during game 2 of a series.
- Dodgers are 21-8 in their last 29 overall.
- Dodgers are 21-8 in their last 29 Tuesday games.
- Dodgers are 21-8 in their last 29 games on grass.
- Dodgers are 2-5 in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
- Dodgers are 4-0 in Maeda’s last 4 starts.
- Dodgers are 4-0 in Maeda’s last 4 starts on grass.
- Dodgers are 4-1 in Maeda’s last 5 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
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| St. Louis |
- Cardinals are 9-3 in their last 12 during game 2 of a series.
- Cardinals are 3-7 in their last 10 vs. National League West.
- Cardinals are 3-8 in their last 11 overall.
- Cardinals are 3-8 in their last 11 games on grass.
- Cardinals are 1-4 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
- Cardinals are 1-4 in their last 5 home games.
- Cardinals are 1-5 in their last 6 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Cardinals are 5-0 in Wacha’s last 5 starts during game 2 of a series.
- Cardinals are 4-0 in Wacha’s last 4 starts with 4 days of rest.
- Cardinals are 7-3 in Wacha’s last 10 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
- Cardinals are 29-14 in Wacha’s last 43 home starts.
- Cardinals are 1-4 in Wacha’s last 5 starts.
- Cardinals are 1-4 in Wacha’s last 5 starts on grass.
- Cardinals are 1-5 in Wacha’s last 6 Tuesday starts.
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OU TRENDS
| LA Dodgers |
- Under is 7-1 in Dodgers last 8 Tuesday games.
- Over is 6-1 in Dodgers last 7 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Over is 5-1-1 in Dodgers last 7 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
- Under is 4-1-1 in Dodgers last 6 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Under is 10-3 in Dodgers last 13 vs. National League Central.
- Under is 35-16-1 in Dodgers last 52 during game 2 of a series.
- Over is 5-0-1 in Maeda’s last 6 road starts.
- Over is 4-0 in Maeda’s last 4 road starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Over is 14-2 in Maeda’s last 16 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Over is 5-1 in Maeda’s last 6 starts vs. National League Central.
- Over is 3-1-1 in Maeda’s last 5 Tuesday starts.
- Over is 18-7-1 in Maeda’s last 26 starts on grass.
- Over is 18-7-1 in Maeda’s last 26 starts overall.
- Over is 5-2 in Maeda’s last 7 starts with 4 days of rest.
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| St. Louis |
- Over is 7-1 in Cardinals last 8 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
- Over is 4-1 in Cardinals last 5 home games.
- Over is 16-6 in Cardinals last 22 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Under is 9-4 in Cardinals last 13 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Over is 9-4 in Cardinals last 13 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Over is 20-9 in Cardinals last 29 overall.
- Over is 20-9 in Cardinals last 29 on grass.
- Over is 6-1 in Wacha’s last 7 Tuesday starts.
- Over is 5-1 in Wacha’s last 6 starts vs. National League West.
- Over is 9-2-1 in Wacha’s last 12 starts during game 2 of a series.
- Under is 4-1 in Wacha’s last 5 starts with 4 days of rest.
- Over is 4-1 in Wacha’s last 5 home starts.
- Over is 6-2 in Wacha’s last 8 home starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Over is 21-7 in Wacha’s last 28 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Over is 18-7-2 in Wacha’s last 27 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
- Over is 34-16-1 in Wacha’s last 51 starts on grass.
- Over is 34-16-1 in Wacha’s last 51 starts overall.
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HEAD TO HEAD
- Dodgers are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
- Under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in St. Louis.
- Under is 13-6 in the last 19 meetings.
- Dodgers are 16-37 in the last 53 meetings in St. Louis.
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