Dodgers vs Giants Prediction, Pick and Preview, September 4 (9/4): MLB

Dodgers vs Giants Prediction, Pick and Preview, September 4 (9/4): MLB

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Odds
Time 9:05 p.m. EST
Dodgers money line -175
Dodgers run line -1.5 (-106)
Giants money line +130
Giants run line +1.5 (-128)
Over / under 8.5 (-128)

 

Key stats
  Dodgers Giants
Record 85-50 86-49
Road / home record 39-27 44-22
Last 10 record 7-3 5-5
Streak 1L 2W
Over / under record 57-70-8 59-71-5
Runs / game 5.05 4.74
Runs allowed / game 3.48 3.68

 

Preview

Tonight this heated battle for the top spot in the NL West continues when the Dodgers take on the Giants.  The Giants were able to take game 1 in this series in extra innnings 3-2 lastnight.  Both teams are firmly in the Playoffs as they are two of the top teams in the league this year.  After the Dodgers dropped their game lastnight they moved to 1 game back of the Giants for the top spot.  The Gaints come into this game looking to build on that lead and pick up another win against this Dodgers team.

Pitching matchup

Dodgers

Julio Urias (15-3, 3.17 ERA) will be on the mound when the Dodgers take on the Giants.  Urias enters this game with a 1.04 WHIP and 3.94 XFIP.  This season he boasts a nice 26.9% strikeout rate and a low 4.7% walk rate.  Urias has been solid this year, inducing soft contact and striking out hitters at a high clip while keeping the walks low.  He comes into this game allowing only 4 ER's in his last 5 starts, pitching 26 innings in that span. He will look to pick up his 16th win of the season tonight in this heated NL West race for the top spot.  

Giants

Sammy Long (2-1, 5.63 ERA) will take the mound tonight against the Dodgers.  Long enters this game with a 1.25 WHIP, striking out hitters at a 23% clip, while walking 7.9% of hitters.  The lefty has worked in a long relief roll and as a starter thoughout the year.  He will have his hands full facing a Dodgers projected lineup that boasts a very nice .240 ISO and .374 wOBA against left handed pitching.  I don't expect Long to go more than 5 innings in this one before handing the ball off to the bullpen.  

Prediction

Julio Urias has been solid this year, especially in his recent starts, I think he continues that trend tonight. The Dodgers bats should cause problems for Long as he is overmatched tonight.  I'll target the Dodgers tonight backed by the form of Urias and the plus matchup for the Dodgers bats.

PICK: Dodgers ML (-175)

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