Dodgers vs. Phillies Pick
Are the Los Angeles Dodgers going to end their three-game losing streak at the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday night? First pitch is 7:05PM EST.
The Dodgers have been set as a -270 favorite to win on the moneyline by sports book Bovada.lv. The Phillies are a +235 underdog and the over-under is 8.5.
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Pitching for Los Angeles will be Alex Wood (15-3, 2.69 ERA), while Philadelphia will counter with Jake Thompson (2-2, 4.46). Wood has a 1.06 WHIP with 144 strikeouts in 140 1/3 innings. He threw six shutout innings his last start, giving up three hits with eight strikeouts and a walk in a 7-0 win at the Nationals. Wood has a 2.18 ERA over 70 1/3 innings on the road. Thompson holds a 1.65 WHIP with 27 strikeouts over 36 1/3 innings. He threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings his last outing, allowing six hits while striking out six and walking four in a 10-0 home win over the Marlins. Thompson has a 4.43 ERA in 20 1/3 home innings.
The Dodgers have a 96-55 record and are 44-32 on the road, while the Phillies come in at 60-91 and 34-39 at home. Los Angeles leads the season series 3-2 and the total has gone over three times.
Tuesday night’s game was won 6-2 by Philadelphia as Rhy Hoskins went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and four RBIs. Cesar Hernandez was 1-for-3 with a walk and scored two runs. Odubel Herrera was 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run and an RBI. Aaron Nola gave up two earned runs and struck out eight over seven innings to record the win. Cody Bellinger was 2-for-4 and scored a run for the Dodgers, while Justin Turner was also 2-for-4. Yasmani Grandal added a solo home run. Pedro Baez allowed four earned runs in 0 2/3 innings of relief to suffer the loss.
The Dodgers are a huge favorite so also consider playing the runline. But we have a hard time trusting them to win by even one run these days. Although Alex Wood has struggled in the second half and his velocity is down, the fact that Thompson is opposing him for the Phillies is all we need to know. Thompson worked around trouble his last start to get the job done, but it doesn’t happen often and we expect Los Angeles to hit him hard.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: LOS ANGELES DODGERS -270