Dodgers vs Reds Prediction

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Dodgers vs Reds Prediction

The Los Angeles Dodgers will play the Cincinnati Reds in Game 2 of their series on Wednesday night at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dodgers Preview

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 35-26 this season and they have lost four of their last five games. Prior to losing Game 1 in this series, Los Angeles lost two out of three games against the Yankees. The LA pitching staff has a 4.52 ERA, a 1.26 WHIP, and a .244 opponent batting average this season. The Dodgers offense has scored 339 runs with a .242 batting average and a .330 on base percentage. Freddie Freeman is batting .329 with 11 home runs and 39 RBI’s for the Dodgers. The projected starting pitcher for Los Angeles is Noah Syndergaard, who is 1-4 with a 6.54 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP over 52.1 innings pitched this year. 

Reds Preview

The Cincinnati Reds are 28-33 this season and they have lost four of their last six games. Cincinnati won the first game in this series by a score of 9-8 on Tuesday night. The Cincinnati pitching staff has a 5.01 ERA, a 1.44 WHIP, and a .264 opponent batting average. The Reds offense has scored 282 runs with a .254 batting average and a .333 on base percentage this year. Spencer Steer is batting .290 with eight home runs and 31 RBI’s for the Reds. The projected starting pitcher for Cincinnati is Brandon Williamson, who is 0-0 with a 4.29 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP over 21.0 innings pitched this season.

Trends

Los Angeles is 18-8 in their last 26 Wednesday games and 1-4 in their last 5 games. The over is 5-1 in Los Angeles’ last 6 Wednesday games. Cincinnati is 2-4 in their last 6 games and 17-37 in their last 54 Wednesday games. The under is 5-2 in Cincinnati’s last 7 Wednesday games. The over is 5-0 in these two teams last 5 head to head meetings.

Pick

The Dodgers led Game 1 of this series by a score of 8-3 and blew a two run lead in the ninth inning for the loss, but they will look to bounce back in this game. The Dodgers are starting Noah Syndergaard, who has allowed 11 earned runs over his last 11.0 innings of work. Cincinnati is starting Brandon Williamson, who has allowed nine earned runs over his last 15.1 innings pitched. I like the Reds in this matchup. 

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