Dodgers vs. Phillies Pick
Will the host Philadelphia Phillies notch another win over the Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday night? First pitch is at 7:05PM EST.
Oddsmakers at sports book Bovada.lv have set the Dodgers as a -160 favorite to win on the moneyline. The Phillies are a +140 underdog and the over-under is 8.
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On the mound for Los Angeles will be Yu Darvish (9-12, 4.08 ERA), while the Phillies are going with Aaron Nola (11-10, 3.60). Darvish has a 1.20 WHIP with 193 strikeouts in 174 1/3 innings. He threw seven shutout innings his last start, allowing three hits while striking out five and walking none in a 4-1 win at the Giants. Darvish has a 2.59 ERA in 87 road innings. Nola has a 1.22 WHIP with 167 strikeouts over 155 innings. He was dominant his last start as he gave up one earned run on four hits with 11 strikeouts and two walks over seven innings in an 8-1 home win over the Marlins. Nola has a 3.01 ERA in 80 2/3 home innings.
Los Angeles comes into play with a 96-54 record and is 44-31 on the road, while Philadelphia is 59-91 and 26-52 at home. The Dodgers lead the season series 3-1 and the over-under is 2-2.
On Monday night, the Phillies claimed a 4-3 victory as they sent Clayton Kershaw to a surprising loss via a four-run sixth inning. Aaron Altherr accounted for all the Philadelphia offense with a grand slam off Kershaw. Freddy Galvis was 2-for-4 with a run. Nick Pivetta allowed two earned runs over six innings to record the victory. Chris Taylor, Justin Turner and Curtis Granderson all hit solo home runs for Los Angeles. Kershaw allowed four earned runs in six innings of work to take the loss.
Philadelphia sends its best starting pitcher to the mound and he is coming off a fantastic start. Meanwhile, Darvish has struggled mightily with the Dodgers although there were plenty of encouraging signs his last start when he was excellent at the Giants. We’re going to take Nola and the team that downed one of the generation’s best pitchers the night before.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES +140