Two National League teams with postseason plans this season clash this
Tuesday night in Game 1 of a three-game series when the Los Angeles
Dodgers go on the road to face the Washington Nationals. BetAnySports
has opened Los Angeles as a +110 road underdog with the money line on
the Nationals set at -120. The total line for this game has been set at
8.5.
The Dodgers (52-42) come into this series 5.5 games in back of San
Francisco in the NL West Division race. They dropped two of three to
Arizona this past weekend on the road despite scoring a total of 19
runs. The total on BetAnySports’ closing line went OVER in two of the
three games. Los Angeles is now 22-24 on the road this season and the
total has gone OVER in seven of its last 10 road games.
Scott Kazmir is listed as the Dodgers starter for Tuesday night. The
left-hander improved his record to 7-3 with four victories and no losses
over his last nine starts and Los Angeles has gone 7-2 during this run.
Kazmir was not at his best in his last start on July 8 against San
Diego. He got tagged for three earned runs on six hits (including one
home run) in just three innings pitched.
Washington got the second half of its season off to a good start with a
2-1 series victory against Pittsburgh at home over the weekend. The
Nationals are now 56-37 overall and six games up on both New York and
Miami in the NL East heading into this week’s action. The total stayed
UNDER in all three games against the Pirates and it has now stayed UNDER
in eight of their last 10 games on BetAnySports’ closing line.
Top pitching prospect Reynaldo Lopez is slated to make his Major League
debut on Tuesday night as Washington’s starter. He accumulated 109
strikeouts and an ERA of 3.19 in 16 starts this season at both the
Double-A and Triple-A level. He will be facing a Los Angeles lineup that
is ranked ninth in the NL in average runs scored (4.3).
The Dodgers swept Washington in three home games back in late June and
they should have the edge on the mound in this matchup. I am still
betting on the home team in this one on the strength of a 29-16 record
at Nationals Park this year. Lopez is an unknown entity to Los Angeles’
bats and that should work in his favor.
MLB Tuesday Preview & Free Pick- Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington Nationals - Handicappers Hideaway
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