LA Dodgers (2-5) at San Francisco (3-3)
When: Friday, April 6th 2018
Where: AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA
Time: 10:15 ET | TV: SportsNet LA, NBC Bay Area
Opening Odds: Los Angeles -132/8
The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants have one of the best rivalries in baseball and they’ll be back at it again for their second series of this young season when they meet in AT&T Park on Friday night to begin a three-game set. They played an interesting series to start their seasons last weekend. The Giants took the first two meetings 1-0 in Dodger Stadium behind a pair of solo home runs by Joe Panik, but couldn’t muster a run in the next two as the Dodgers evened the series. Panik, who has recorded a career-high 10 homers on two occasions, added his third of the season in Tuesday’s 6-5 home loss to Seattle before seeing his five-game hitting streak end the following day, but San Fran ended a three-game skid with a 10-1 triumph over Felix Hernandez and the Mariners. Panik is 5-for-12 with a homer and two RBI versus Friday starter Kenta Maeda. Catcher Buster Posey is 6-for-14 with two doubles and three runs scored during his four-game hitting streak. Los Angeles’ offense has sputtered of late, getting shutout for the third time in seven games, as Arizona capped a three-game series sweep with a 3-0 victory on Wednesday. Matt Kemp’s bloop double with two outs in the fifth inning accounted for the Dodgers’ lone hit, and he’s 1-for-5 in his career versus Friday starter Derek Holland. Catcher Yasmani Grandal recorded multi-hit performances in two of the first three meetings with San Francisco, but is 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in his last two games.
Pitchers: Dodgers – Kenta Maeda (1-0, 0.00 ERA) | Giants – Derek Holland (0-1, 5.40)
Maeda recorded the Dodgers first win of the season when the Japanese star struck out 10 batters and scattered five hits over five innings in a 5-0 victory over the Giants on Saturday. Former Pittsburgh Pirate Andrew McCutchen (10 at-bats) and Hunter Pence (13) have each struck out five times against Maeda, who owns a 4-1 record and 4.55 ERA in six career starts versus the Giants.
Holland was on the losing end of that same game started by Maeda, and allowed all five runs (three earned) and walked three in five innings to take the loss. Holland has struggled in his last 11 outings dating back to last season with the Chicago White Sox, posting a 2-6 mark in that stretch. Justin Turner is 1-for-4 versus Holland, who has dropped both of his career meetings to the Dodgers.
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We only need to go back a few days to find out all we need to know about this pitching matchup. Holland is not a very good pitcher anymore and will get an angry Dodgers lineup in need of a spark. L.A. has won 15 of their last 22 when Maeda starts and I see another victory here. The Dodgers will knock Holland out before the fifth inning.
Pick: Dodgers -140
BETTING TRENDS:
- Dodgers are 21-6 in their last 27 games following an off day.
- Dodgers are 20-6 in their last 26 Friday games.
- Dodgers are 14-5 in their last 19 road games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Dodgers are 38-14 in their last 52 games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Dodgers are 7-3 in their last 10 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Dodgers are 27-13 in their last 40 during game 1 of a series.
- Dodgers are 9-21 in their last 30 games following a loss.
- Dodgers are 2-5 in their last 7 vs. National League West.
- Dodgers are 4-11 in their last 15 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Dodgers are 2-6 in their last 8 overall.
- Dodgers are 2-6 in their last 8 games on grass.
- Dodgers are 1-4 in their last 5 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Dodgers are 0-4 in their last 4 road games.
- Dodgers are 7-0 in Maeda’s last 7 Friday starts.
- Dodgers are 6-1 in Maeda’s last 7 starts when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Dodgers are 6-2 in Maeda’s last 8 starts after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Dodgers are 10-4 in Maeda’s last 14 starts during game 1 of a series.
- Dodgers are 15-7 in Maeda’s last 22 starts.
- Dodgers are 15-7 in Maeda’s last 22 starts on grass.
- Dodgers are 2-5 in Maeda’s last 7 starts vs. National League West.
- Dodgers are 1-4 in Maeda’s last 5 road starts.
- Giants are 6-1 in their last 7 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Giants are 6-2 in their last 8 home games.
- Giants are 7-3 in their last 10 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Giants are 22-47 in their last 69 games following a win.
- Giants are 8-20 in their last 28 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Giants are 1-4 in their last 5 after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Giants are 1-4 in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
- Under is 5-0-2 in Dodgers last 7 games following an off day.
- Under is 5-0-2 in Dodgers last 7 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Under is 8-1-2 in Dodgers last 11 games following a loss.
- Under is 5-1 in Dodgers last 6 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Under is 5-1 in Dodgers last 6 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Under is 4-1-1 in Dodgers last 6 Friday games.
- Under is 4-1 in Dodgers last 5 games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Under is 7-2 in Dodgers last 9 overall.
- Under is 7-2 in Dodgers last 9 on grass.
- Under is 9-3-2 in Dodgers last 14 road games.
- Under is 6-2 in Dodgers last 8 vs. National League West.
- Under is 6-2 in Dodgers last 8 during game 1 of a series.
- Under is 4-1 in Maeda’s last 5 starts during game 1 of a series.
- Over is 14-4 in Maeda’s last 18 starts when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Over is 9-3 in Maeda’s last 12 starts after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Under is 3-1-1 in Maeda’s last 5 starts when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Over is 10-4-3 in Maeda’s last 17 road starts.
- Over is 7-3-1 in Maeda’s last 11 starts vs. National League West.
- Under is 4-0 in Giants last 4 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Under is 4-0 in Giants last 4 Friday games.
- Under is 4-0 in Giants last 4 games following a win.
- Under is 4-0 in Giants last 4 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Under is 5-1 in Giants last 6 games following an off day.
- Under is 6-2 in Giants last 8 vs. National League West.
- Over is 5-2 in Giants last 7 after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Under is 10-4 in Giants last 14 during game 1 of a series.
- Over is 7-3-1 in Giants last 11 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
- Under is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings.
- Over is 4-1 in Maeda’s last 5 starts vs. Giants.
- Dodgers are 10-4 in the last 14 meetings.
- Dodgers are 9-21 in the last 30 meetings in San Francisco.
