MLB betting trends, odds and predictions for Monday, July 24th, 2017from various handicappers and websites
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National League
Rockies @ Cardinals
Senzatela is 2-1, 9.90 in his last four starts; his lat five starts went over. Colorado is 3-3 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 11-3-2
Leake is 0-2, 14.34 in his last three starts; over is 4-2-1 in his last seven. St Louis is 3-7 in his home starts — their first 5-inning record with him: 9-7-3
Rockies won six of last seven games; over is 8-1 in their last nine. Colorado is 2-6 in last eight road series openers. St Louis lost four of its last five games; under is 9-2-1 in their last 11 games. Cardinals are 8-9 in home series openers.
Braves @ Diamondbacks
Dickey is 2-1, 1.80 in his last six starts (under 4-2). Braves are 3-5 in their road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 9-6-3
Greinke is 3-0, 2.25 in his last four starts; under is 4-0-1 in his last five. Arizona is 11-1 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 11-5-3
Braves lost five of last seven games; over is 4-0-1 in their last five. Atlanta is 11-2 in last 13 road series openers. Arizona lost four of last five home games; under is 6-1-1 in their last eight. Snakes are 11-5 in home series openers.
Mets @ Padres
deGrom is 7-0, 1.84 in his last seven starts, last three of which went over. New York is 6-3 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 13-5-1
Richard is 0-3, 10.53 in his last four starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. San Diego is 4-6 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-9-1
Mets won four of last five games; under is 5-2-1 in their last eight road games. New York is 3-7 in last ten road series openers. San Diego won three of last four games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten. Padres are 10-6 in home series openers.
Pirates @ Giants
Cole is 1-0, 2.37 in his last three starts; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight. Pirates won his last four road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 4-11-5
Cain is 0-7, 5.12 in his last ten starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine. Giants are 6-3 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 5-12-1
Pirates are 12-4 in last 16 games, but lost last two; under is 18-4-1 in their last 23 games. Bucs are 6-10 in road series openers. Giants lost three of last four games; over is 7-4-1 in their last 12 games. SF is 5-10 in home series openers.
American League
A’s @ Blue Jays
Smith is 0-0, 3.46 in two starts (under 2-0). Road team won both his starts— Oakland’s first 5-inning record with him: 1-0-1
Liriano is 1-2, 9.19 in his last four starts; over is 9-2 in his last 11 starts. Blue Jays are 6-2 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-6-3
Oakland lost four of last six games; over is 12-6-1 in their last 19 road games. A’s are 5-10 in road series openers. Toronto lost five of last six games; over is 5-2 in their last seven home games. Blue Jays are 5-10 in home series openers.
Royals @ Tigers
Hammel is 0-2, 5.08 in his last five starts; over is 8-5 in his last 13. Royals are 1-5 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 5-10-4
Verlander is 0-3, 5.16 in his last four starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five. Tigers are 6-3 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-9-4
Royals won their last five games; under is 8-3-1 in their last 12. KC is 6-8 in road series openers. Detroit won six of last nine games; over is 5-2 in their last seven. Tigers are 10-5 in home series openers.
Orioles @ Rays
Gausman is 1-0, 10.38 in his last three starts (over 3-0). Orioles are 2-7 in his road starts — their first 5-inning record with him: 9-12
Snell is 0-3, 6.93 in his last five starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Rays are 1-3 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 3-6-1
Orioles won five of last seven games; over is 11-3 in their last 14. Baltimore is 4-11 in road series openers. Tampa Bay lost its last four games; under is 7-3-1 in their last 11. Rays are 6-9 in home series openers.
Boston @ Seattle
Rodriguez is 0-1, 7.94 in his last two starts (under 8-3). Boston is 4-3 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 6-5
Paxton is 4-0, 2.05 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Seattle is 6-3 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 9-4-3
Boston lost three of last four games (over 3-1). Red Sox are 8-9 in road series openers. Mariners won seven of their last ten games; under is 7-4 in their last 11. Mariners lost their last four home series openers.
Interleague
White Sox @ Cubs
Gonzalez is 0-4, 7.89 in his last four starts; over is 7-2 in his last nine. White Sox lost his last six road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 5-8-1
Hendricks is making his first start since June 4; he is 1-1, 6.19 in his last three starts. Over is 3-1 in his last four. Cubs are 4-2 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-4
White Sox are 0-8 since All-Star break; under is 4-1 in their last five road games. ChiSox are 5-12 in road series openers. Cubs are 8-1 since All-Star break; under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Cubs are 6-10 in home series openers.
Astros @ Phillies
Peacock is 5-0, 2.73 in his last five starts; under is 4-2 in his last six. Astros are 5-0 in his road starts — their first 5-inning record with him: 7-2-1
Velasquez is 0-3, 5.76 in his last six starts; under is 2-0-1 in his last three. Phillies are 2-3 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 3-7-1
Astros are 6-4 in last ten games; over is 9-1 in their last ten road games. Houston is 12-3 in road series openers. Philly won four of last five games; over is 3-1 in their last four. Phillies are 4-11 in home series openers.
Marlins @ Rangers
Conley is 1-2, 9.72 in his last four starts (over 6-1). Miami is 2-1 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 2-3-2
Perez is 3-1, 6.30 in his last five starts (over 4-1). Texas is 5-6 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 6-9-3
Miami won seven of last nine road games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games overall. Marlins are 7-9 in road series openers. Texas won its last three games; under is 9-4-1 in their last 14 games. Rangers are 8-7 in home series openers.
Twins @ Dodgers
Colon allowed four runs in four IP (82 PT) in losing his first Minnesota start, 6-3 vs NY — Twins’ first 5-inning record with him: 0-1
Ryu is 1-0, 3.45 in his last three starts; he’s finished six innings in 4 of 13 starts. Over is 3-1 in his last four starts. Dodgers are 4-2 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 4-8-1
Twins are 4-7 in last 11 games, 9-5 in road series openers. Under is 6-2 in their last eight games. Dodgers are 16-3 in last 19 games, 12-5 in home series openers. Over is 4-0-1 in their last five games.
Reds @ Indians
Adleman is 0-3, 6.64 in his last four starts (under 3-0-1). Reds are 1-6 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-8-2
Tomlin is 2-0, 3.14 in his last two starts; over is 4-2 in his last six. Tribe is 4-6 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 5-10-3
Reds lost 8 of last 10 games, are 6-10 in road series openers. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Cleveland won six of last seven home games; over is 3-1 in their last four overall. Indians are 7-9 in home series openers.
Record with this pitcher starting
National League
Col-StL: Senzatela 11-5; Leake 8-11
Atl-Az: Dickey 11-8; Greinke 13-6
NY-SD: deGrom 13-6; Richard 7-13
Pitt-SF: Cole 12-8; Cain 8-10
American League
A’s-Tor: Smith 1-1; Liriano 10-6
KC-Det: Hammel 5-14; Verlander 8-12
Balt-TB: Gausman 10-11; Snell 3-7
Bos-Sea: Rodriguez 7-4; Paxton 10-6
Interleague
Chi-Chi: Gonzalez 5-9; Hendricks 6-5
Hst-Phil: Peacock 8-2; Velasquez 4-7
Mia-Tex: Conley 3-4; Perez 7-11
Minn-LA: Colon 0-1 (5-8 ); Ryu 5-8
Cin-Clev: Adleman 7-10; Tomlin 7-11
Pitchers allowing a run in first inning
National League
Col-StL: Senzatela 7-16; Leake 4-19
Atl-Az: Dickey 6-19; Greinke 2-19
NY-SD: deGrom 7-19; Richard 6-20
Pitt-SF: Cole 8-20 (5 of last 5); Cain 6-18
American League
A’s-Tor: Smith 0-2; Liriano 7-16
KC-Det: Hammel 2-19; Verlander 6-20
Balt-TB: Gausman 5-21; Snell 2-10
Bos-Sea: Rodriguez 4-11; Paxton 1-16
Interleague
Chi-Chi: Gonzalez 5-14; Hendricks 4-11
Hst-Phil: Peacock 1-10; Velasquez 4-11
Mia-Tex: Conley 2-3-2; Perez 7-18
Minn-LA: Colon 5-14; Ryu 7-13
Cin-Clev: Adleman 5-17; Tomlin 6-18
Interleague play
NL @ AL– 46-38 AL, favorites -$820
AL @ NL– 51-46 NL, favorites -$559
Total: 92-88 AL, favorites -$1,379
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 47-40-2
AL @ NL: Over 51-39-3
Total: Over 98-79-5
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Monday's Diamond Notes
By Joe Williams
VegasInsider.com
Hottest team: Royals (5-0 past five overall)
The Royals have yo-yoed back and forth in the standings of the American League Central. They won four in a row from July 2-5 to get themselves into a favorable position, only to drop five straight, and seven of eight, to tumble back down the table. They have rattled off five victories in a row against division mates while averaging 7.8 runs per game during the span to get back on a hot streak, including a sweep of the stumbling White Sox. Now, they'll head to Motown looking for a repeat performance against the Tigers starting on Monday. It's a test with Jason Hammel on the hill, as the Royals are just 2-6 over his past eight tries against teams with a losing overall record and 1-5 over his past six road outings overall.
Coldest team: White Sox (1-9 past 10 games, 1-12 past 13 overall)
The White Sox mailed it in, trading off parts of a mediocre team to contenders needing spare parts. As such, Chicago has immediately nosedived in the standings, slipping 12 1/2 games out of first place in the American League Central. They just had their clocks cleaned in Kansas City over the weekend, now they'll face a rival Cubs team playing their best baseball of the season. The Pale Hose are 1-7 over their past eight interleague games, 1-4 in their past five tries against right-handed starting pitching and 7-22 in their past 29 tries against teams with a winning overall mark. In addition, they're just 7-20 over the past 27 road outings. Total bettors betting the 'under' in this rivalry have benefitted greatly lately. The under is 3-0-2 over the past five meetings and 15-4-3 in the past 22 meetings at Wrigley Field.
Hottest pitcher: Jacob deGrom, Mets (11-3, 3.37 ERA)
DeGrom has rattled off a career-high seven consecutive victories, and he has a good chance of making it eight in a row on the road against San Diego. The Padres have the league's worst run differential at minus-132. New York has won four straight against left-handed starting pitching, five of the past six against National League West foes and nine of their past 12 on the road against teams with a losing record. On the flip side, the Padres are 4-1 in their past five against the NL East, but they're just 2-5 over the past seven vs. RHP, 1-5 across Clayton Richard's past six starts and 6-21 in his past 27 tries against NL East foes.
Coldest pitcher: Kevin Gausman, Orioles (6-7, 6.11 ERA)
Gausman actually looked like a major league pitcher last time out against the Rangers, holding them to just one run and four hits with eight strikeouts across six innings in a quality start. In fact, Gausman has won three straight decisions and he hasn't taken a loss over his past five outings. Still, he has a lot of work to do before he can be trusted by bettors. He has allowed 72 earned runs, tied for second-most in the majors, and his 1.75 WHIP is among the worst in the majors. Opposing hitters are still raking at a .316 clip against him, too.
Biggest UNDER run: Phillies (12-4-1 past 17 overall)
The 'under' has been an impressive 12-4-1 over their past 17 outings, and 16-6-4 over the past 26 at Citizens Bank Park. In addition, the under is 19-6-3 over the past 28 tries against a right-handed starting pitcher while going an impressive 36-14-3 over the past 53 against American League West foes. It will be quite the test for the under to cash with Vincent Velasquez on the bump, however, as the 'over' has connected in 12 of his past 16 outings. That includes a 6-2 mark over his past eight appearances at 'The Vault'. For what it's worth, the over is also 5-2-1 over the past eight meetings in this series and 5-2-1 in the past eight in Philly, too.
Biggest OVER run: Padres (8-1-1 past 10 overall)
The Padres allowed plenty of runs, and lead the league in negative run differential. The over is 8-1-1 over their past 10 outings, 3-0-1 in their past four showings at Petco Park and 4-0-1 in Clayton Richard's past five starts at home. In addition, the over is 4-1 over his past five starts overall and 5-1-1 in the team's past seven against teams with a losing overall mark. The over is also 5-2 across the past seven in San Diego, too.
Matchup to watch: Giants vs. Pirates
The Pirates were cooled off a bit in Colorado, which is no surprise considering they're 1-6 over their past seven tries against National League West foes. However, the Bucs have still won 12 of their past 16 overall while going 6-1 across Gerrit Cole's past seven starts. The Bucs are also 14-4 over Cole's past 18 appearances against NL West opponents. For what it's worth, the Pirates are 4-1 over their past five games on a Monday, although they're just 1-6 in Gerrit Cole's past seven appearances on the first weekday. The Giants continue to struggle, going 4-10 over their past 14. Matt Cain gets a chance to keep a rotation spot on a permanent basis. They're just 3-7 across his past 10 starts and 5-17 over his past 22 tries against NL Central foes.
Betcha didn’t know: The Rockies fell back in the National League West with a cold snap before the All-Star break, but they regrouped and had a giant homestand to get back into the postseason picture. In fact, they sit atop the National League Wild Card standings at the moment. They look to stay there facing a Cardinals team that has been stuck in neutral most of the season. Still, St. Louis is just 4 1/2 games back in their division, so they have plenty left to play for. Rockies rookie sensation Antonio Senzatela has 10 victories, and he might have the luxury of facing a lineup without Matt Carpenter (quadriceps). He checked out of Sunday's game early due to a right quad injury.
Biggest public favorite: Cubs (-270) vs. White Sox
Biggest public underdog: Rockies (+150) at Cardinals
Biggest line move: Dodgers (-200 to -250) vs. Twins
MLB Picks & Analysis
By Adam Burke
Bangthebook.com
Chicago at Chicago (-240)
It looks like only Bookmaker and DSI are dealing an early-morning number on this game, but we discussed this situational spot on last Thursday’s edition of The Bettor’s Box. The Cubs played late last night and scratched out a late win against the rival St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday Night Baseball. The White Sox lost their ninth straight game and have dropped 21 of their last 28.
To me, this is a perfect spot to play the White Sox. The Pale Hosers draw Kyle Hendricks, who is coming back from a long stint on the disabled list. Desperation will set in to get rid of this losing streak and doing in the crosstown Windy City rivalry would make the White Sox feel better, at least for a day. There’s not a whole lot of love out there in the marketplace for Miguel Gonzalez, nor should there be, but this looks like a spot to throw a half-unit out for a full unit payout on the dog. I think this number will go up as the rest of the market posts, but I’m not entirely sure because of the Hendricks factor. I know the market has faded Gonzalez and will look to fade the White Sox against the surging Cubs, so you can wait it out if you want and hope for a better price.
Baltimore at Tampa Bay (-125); Total: 9.5
Kevin Gausman and Blake Snell are the slated starters for this AL East showdown between Baltimore and Tampa Bay. Gausman has been the subject of some trade discussions over the last couple of weeks, which is sort of remarkable with how badly he has pitched, but teams are always interested in trying to acquire controlled starters. The Orioles face uncertain times. They need to make some moves to replenish the farm system. The only assets they have to do that with are relief pitchers, but those guys are going for big returns in today’s landscape.
I want to say that today’s number looks light. The Rays are unquestionably the better team, but they’ve had some issues of their own lately. Tampa Bay has dropped four straight and the last three have all been by one run. Blake Snell still seems to be fighting it at the MLB level. He has a 4.98 ERA with a 5.17 FIP and a 5.32 xFIP on the year in his 56 innings across 11 starts. His wildness is effective at the minor league level, but hitters have drawn 37 walks in those 56 innings at the MLB level. He’s struck out 51, but he’s also allowed eight home runs and 54 hits.
One thing that Snell does have going for him in this start is that the Orioles don’t draw many walks. Only the White Sox and Royals draw a walk in a lower percentage of plate appearances. The Orioles are also fourth in percentage of pitches swung at outside the strike zone. If you can consider a matchup good for a guy with Snell’s numbers, this would be the one.
Gausman has a 6.11 ERA with a 5.05 FIP and a 4.73 xFIP on the year over 106 innings. It seemed like Gausman may have found something right before the All-Star Break with two starts of no runs allowed, but then he allowed six in his last start before the Break and eight in his first start after it. He gave up just one solo home run and struck out eight in six innings in his most recent start, so he still has that potential, but it seems to be hard to find. One thing that is worth noticing is that Gausman has struck out 49 over his last 36.2 innings. He still doesn’t have much command, but he is getting some whiffs lately.
Still, with Gausman’s inconsistency and a favorable matchup for Snell, I think the Rays are the play, but their bullpen struggles do stand out and they have not been great offensively for a while.
Miami at Texas (-140); Total: 11
The Texas Rangers won’t go away. Three straight one-run wins over the Tampa Bay Rays felt like a throwback to last season and now the Rangers head home to face a mediocre Miami Marlins bunch. It’ll be a couple of hittable left-handers at Globe Life Park tonight with Adam Conley and Martin Perez slated to go.
Conley is back in the big leagues after a long stint in Triple-A that didn’t seem to fix much of anything. Conley started the season with the Marlins and gave up 27 runs, 24 earned, across six starts before being sent down to the minors. In 12 starts with the Triple-A team, Conley posted a 5.49 ERA with a 5.21 FIP and a 5.76 xFIP. Out of necessity, he was recalled. He worked around eight hits over six innings to allow just two runs, but he only struck out three and walked two. Conley has a poor 26/18 K/BB ratio in 34.2 innings of work. The Rangers are a pretty bad offensive team, especially against lefties, but a lot of contact allowed is rarely a good thing in Arlington.
We know Martin Perez is bad. Perez has a 4.72 ERA with a 4.38 FIP and a 4.68 xFIP on the season. He’s actually increased his strikeout rate this season, but his command has fallen off and he’s not inducing as many ground balls as he has in past seasons. It’s very hard to post a 4.72 ERA without some sort of LOB% outlier, but Perez has done that this season. Adjusted for park factors, the Marlins actually have a 97 wRC+ against lefties, which means that they are three percent below league average. The Rangers, with their hitter-friendly home venue, have an 81 wRC+ against LHP, so they are 19 percent below league average.
Not all lefties are created equal and these two are pretty bad. If I had to play something here, though, it would be Miami. Even with some line movement on the away team already, this price still looks too high at -140 to back Perez.
Minnesota at Los Angeles (-235); Total: 9.5
I don’t have any betting thoughts on this game, but if this is the end of the road for Bartolo Colon, since he has hinted at retirement, I just wanted to take a couple seconds to honor his career. The number of players that Colon has outlasted is remarkable. I got the chance to watch him in the early stages of his career with the Indians and it was clear that he was going to have a nice career, but I never thought he would still be pitching in 2017. Regardless of how he staved off the aging curve, it is nice to watch a guy that has been mostly effective in his later years. A lot of guys hang around the game and actively hurt their teams while doing so. Up until this season, Colon was still useful every five days.
I certainly wouldn’t hate seeing him go out a winner today, if this is the last hurrah.
Boston at Seattle (-150); Total: 8
There are a lot of very chalky games out there in the betting market today. We’ve got the Pirates laying -150 on the road, the Mets laying -160, and a lot of other teams laying -150 or higher at home. As we try to find underdogs to consider, one that could be worthy of your time is the Boston Red Sox. Going up against James Paxton isn’t the most exciting thing in the world, but there may be some margin here.
For one thing, I’m a big Eduardo Rodriguez fan. Rodriguez has a 3.66 ERA with a 4.13 FIP and a 4.21 xFIP this season. The long ball has hurt him a bit, but he has 73 strikeouts in 66.1 innings of work. He spent some time on the disabled list after re-aggravating a knee injury in his June 1 start, which has really skewed his season numbers. Rodriguez gave up seven of the 27 earned runs he has allowed in that start. Aside from that, he has a 2.97 ERA in his other 10 starts.
Those blow-ups happen. They shouldn’t be removed from the season numbers, obviously, but they should be factored into your handicapping. People think a knee injury shouldn’t affect a pitcher because it isn’t his arm, but the lower half is extremely important when it comes to mechanics. Rodriguez also gave up four home runs in that start at Baltimore. Four of the 10 that he has allowed, to be exact, so that one outlier has had a dramatic impact on his numbers. He’s better than the full-season numbers show.
Furthermore, Rodriguez’s 2016 campaign got off to a slow start. He was working through a knee injury that cost him the early part of the year, so he had to work his way back and get into a rhythm by basically going through Spring Training during the season. He gave up nine runs in his last start before the All-Star Break and hit the DL again. He returned on July 16. Since then, over basically the last calendar year, Rodriguez has a 3.44 ERA with a 3.78 FIP and a 4.29 xFIP. He’s struck out 152 in 144 innings of work. I think he’s underrated.
James Paxton is having an awesome season with a 3.05 ERA, a 2.59 FIP, and a 3.45 xFIP. He’s struck out 107 in 94.1 innings of work and has maintained his newfound velocity. Paxton had a DL stint from May 2 to May 31 and struggled a little bit with his command coming out of that first start. Over his last five starts, Paxton has allowed nine runs on 19 hits in 33.1 innings of work with a 37/9 K/BB ratio. That’s a 2.43/2.22/3.27 slash line. He’s certainly been very strong this year.
I’m looking for a low-scoring game here. The Mariners don’t excel against LHP and nobody excels against Paxton. In a low-scoring game, much like a NFL game with a low total, the “points” are always worth a look. To me, the Red Sox in the +135 or +140 range are certainly worth consideration in what looks like a low-scoring affair that will probably be decided by the bullpens. Keep looking for spots to back Eduardo Rodriguez as well.
Twins, Dodgers clash in LA
By: StatFox.com
The Twins will be hoping to turn things around with a win over the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Monday.
The Twins are really struggling right now, as they have now lost five of their past nine games. Minnesota hasn’t suffered a bad losing streak yet, but this team is losing ground in the AL Central. The Twins now trail both the Indians and the Royals in the division, and they’ll need to get themselves going very soon. That won’t be easy against a Dodgers team that has won eight of its past 10 though. The starters in Monday night’s game are going to be RHP Bartolo Colon (2-9, 8.19 ERA, 45 K) for Minnesota and LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (3-6, 4.21 ERA, 69 K) for Los Angeles. Colon has been miserable this season, but it wouldn’t be crazy to see him turn things around. He was rock solid a year ago and has been doing this for a long time. Ryu, meanwhile, is not the type of guy that will take the Dodgers out of a game. That’s all the team can ask for with the way the bats are going right now. One trend that stands out when looking at this game is that Minnesota is 23-15 against the money line as a road underdog of +100 or higher this season. Los Angeles is, however, an absurd 41-12 against the money line as a home favorite of -110 or higher on the year.
The Twins are struggling right now and they’ll send the veteran Colon to the hill to get them a victory on Monday. Colon has seen his ERA rise from 5.59 on Apr. 28 to 8.19 on Jul. 18. He is in the midst of the worst season of his professional career and he needs to get things going fast. Minnesota is not going to be very patient with him, so he is definitely in danger of losing his job at this point. On offense, one guy to keep an eye on for the Twins is 3B Miguel Sano (272 BA, 23 HR, 68 RBI). Sano has crushed lefties this season, batting .306 with six homers and 17 RBI in 85 at-bats. He should be extra excited to see Ryu on the mound in this one. 2B Brian Dozier (.253 BA, 16 HR, 48 RBI) is also a threat to make things happen up there on Monday. Dozier has been on a tear lately, as he is on a nine-game hitting streak entering this one. Dozier has gotten two or more hits in four of those nine games, and he has also gone yard three times in that span.
The Dodgers are the hottest team in baseball and they’ll hope that Ryu can keep them rolling on Monday. The lefty has been good for Los Angeles lately, allowing two earned runs in each of his past three starts. The Dodgers went 2-1 in those games, and they’d love yet another performance like that one here. It would, however, be huge if he can pitch at least six innings on Monday. He has not done that since a start against the Nationals on Jun. 5. Offensively, the Dodgers to keep an eye out for in this one are 3B Justin Turner (.367 BA, 11 HR, 40 RBI), SS Corey Seager (.293 BA, 16 HR, 50 RBI), and OF Cody Bellinger (.269 BA, 27 HR, 64 RBI). All three of these guys have been nothing short of spectacular this season, and they can each do damage at the plate on Monday. They haven’t faced a pitcher that is throwing quite as poorly as Colon this season, so it wouldn’t be shocking to see Los Angeles put up a big number in this one.