The MLB season is set to continue when the Los Angeles Dodgers take on the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium in the final game of a four-game series.
The Dodgers began their season in decent form but have hit a rocky patch recently, with a regular season record of 37-25 at the time of writing. The Mets have had an equally frustrating campaign, and come into the game with a near identical 39-23 record.
We’ll take a look at the match-up and provide you with our best free MLB betting picks as we try to earn you some extra cash while you take in all the action on the field.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers started their season as defending champions with nine wins from their opening ten games, including two wins in the season-opening series in Tokyo against the Chicago Cubs. They then lost three in a row to the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals, before racking up another seven wins from their next ten.
They entered May with a 21-10 record after a five-game winning run, and that continued with two more wins over the Atlanta Braves to open the month, before LA hit a bit of a rocky patch of form. They lost nine of their next 15 games, including a four-game losing streak against the Los Angeles Angels and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Their first series against the Mets came later that month where they went 1-2 in New York, before winning four of their final five games of the month. So far in June they have struggled against New York sides at the time of writing, having lost to the New York Yankees and Mets, before a 6-5 win in the second game of the series.
Last night suffered a heavy 6-1 loss and come into the game with a 37-25 record.
While the Dodgers started the season on fire, the Mets started quite slowly with defeat to the Houston Astros on the opening day followed by two more defeats in their next four games. New York woke up following that though, winning nine of their next 11 games, which included a six-game winning streak where they beat the Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays three times each.
Back-to-back defeats against the Minnesota Twins halted their momentum, but the Mets then responded with a seven-game winning streak and ten wins in their next 13 to end April with a 21-10 record.
May started slowly once again as they lost three of their first four games of the month, before a run of six wins in their next eight games got them back on track – defeating the Diamondbacks, Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates twice each. But they then lost six of their next eight in a rocky patch that saw them have to reset.
They won six of their final seven matches in May, including those two aforementioned victories over the Dodgers, to enter June with a 36-22 record, and have since gone 3-1 heading into this match up.
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Unsurprisingly when looking at their season records and recent match-ups, this is an incredibly even game of baseball between two of the top sides in the MLB.
Dodgers starting pitcher Peterson has gone 4-2 so far this season, with 2.69 ERA and 1.26 WHIP from 63.2 innings pitched. He’ll come up against Knack, who is 3-2 so far this season with a 4.58 ERA and 1.36 WHIP from just 35.1 innings pitched.
But the batting is where this game will be won, and it’s no surprise that the Dodgers are favorites as a result. Shohei Ohtani is absolutely flying once again this season with 23 home runs scored, alongside a .288 avg and 39 RBI. He’s joined by the in-form Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernandez, who have more than enough firepower to beat any team if they’re on song.
Ohtani is LA’s best batter this season, and when you compare his numbers to New York’s top dog Francisco Lindor (14 home runs, .284 avg and 36 RBI), it shows the difference in levels.
While I expect the Mets to put up a good fight and make it a difficult night for their hosts, the Dodgers should have enough to get the job done once again, despite defeat in the most recent games.
There isn’t enough value to take the handicap in this meeting, but there is good value on the -132 odds on the moneyline, so take those before they drop.
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