Wednesday, October 18, 2017

NLCS Game 4: Dodgers Look to Sweep Cubs

Dodgers NLDS

Dodgers Look to Cement 1st World Series Trip Since 1998


The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs tee it up on Wednesday Night in Game 4 of the NLCS. They meet at Wrigley Field, where the Cubs are trying to stave off elimination, and being swept out of the playoffs. First pitch is set for 9:08 pm EST. TBS will televise the game nationally.

The Cubs erased a 3-1 deficit in the 2016 World Series to capture their first championship since 1908. If they are to return to the Fall Classic, they will have to pull off a comeback that has been accomplished by just once in baseball history. The Boston Red Sox pulled off the feat in the 2004 ALCS against the New York Yankees.

The Dodgers are just a victory away from their first World Series appearance since 1988. That was the Kirk Gibson Miracle. The epic home-run off of Dennis Eckersley.

Oddsmakers have the Cubs as -108-moneyline favorites. The total is sitting at 9.5.

Alex Wood is on the Hill for the Dodgers


The Dodgers will give the ball to starter Alex Wood in this one. Left hander Wood is 16-3 this season with a 2.72 ERA. Alex Wood has not pitched since Sept. 26. Rust could be a problem for the talented left. Wood became the first Dodgers pitcher in more than a century to win his first 11 decisions.

Wood has made four postseason appearances, all in relief. He faced the Cubs twice this season. Wood allowed two runs  in 3 2/3 innings of a no-decision at Wrigley on April 10. He blanked Chicago on two hits over five innings to earn the win on May 26.

Cubs Turn to Arrieta to Hold off Dodgers


The Cubs will counter Wood with Jake Arrieta. Right hander Arrieta has a 3.45 ERA to go along with a 14-11 record this season.

Arrieta is just 1-3 with a 3.77 ERA in five career starts against the Dodgers. They beat him in his only start against Los Angeles this season. Given the reality of the must-win game, Arrieta knows how much a solid outing on Wednesday could help the Cubs win.

The Cubs struggled to score runs in Tuesday nights 6-1 loss. They couldn't manage anything more than Kyle Schwarber's first-inning solo home run. With their season on the line, they hope their bats can catch fire.

 

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Recent Form































Teamrecordmoneyvs LHPvs RHPFaveDogO/UDiff
LA Dodgers110-58$207.0036-1574-43106-543-480-82-61.25
Chi Cubs95-75-$839.0022-1773-5882-6213-1276-84-100.67




Pitchers Last 3 Starts


A Wood (16-3) ERA: 2.72































event dateOpponentResultscoreOU Resultipmoney
Sep 26, 2017SDW9-2O6$43.00
Sep 20, 2017PHIL5-7O6-$100.00
Sep 15, 2017WSHW7-0U6$68.00



J Arrieta (14-11) ERA: 3.45
































event dateOpponentResultscoreOU Resultipmoney
Oct 11, 2017WSHL0-5U4-$100.00
Sep 26, 2017STLL7-8O3-$100.00
Sep 21, 2017MILW5-3U5$74.00



Bullpen




LA Dodgers's relievers have pitched 10.2 innings in the last 3 games.
Chi Cubs's relievers have pitched 11 innings in the last 3 games.
Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent

Los Angeles Dodgers - A Wood































































DatescoreWinneriphitsRunsEarned RunswalksstrikeoutsDecision
May 26, 20174-0LA520028Win
Apr 10, 20173-2CHC3.232154No Decision
May 30, 20162-0CHC572237Loss
Aug 30, 20152-0CHC682217Loss
Jul 11, 20145-4CHC5.154436No Decision



Chicago Cubs - J Arrieta































































DatescoreWinneriphitsRunsEarned RunswalksstrikeoutsDecision
May 26, 20174-0LA654419Loss
Oct 18, 20166-0LA564405Loss
May 31, 20165-0LA720048No Decision
Aug 30, 20152-0CHC9000112Win
Aug 26, 20136-2LA564453Loss



Supergrid



























TitleStatRankStatRank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense4.79124.297
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense4.59134.5415
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense4.9683.542
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense5.2353.802

Head To Head Detail



















































































































































































DateAwayaway scoreHomehome scorelineO/UAway PitcherHome PitcherAway HitsHome HitsAway WalksHome WalksAway StrikeoutsHome Strikeouts
Oct 17, 2017LA6CHC1-1088.5UYu Darvish (R)Kyle Hendricks (R)9852811
Oct 15, 2017CHC1LA4-1547.5UJon Lester (L)Rich Hill (L)3519126
Oct 14, 2017CHC2LA5OJose Quintana (L)Clayton Kershaw (L)481496
May 28, 2017CHC4LA9-1606.5OJon Lester (L)Clayton Kershaw (L)1111351210
May 27, 2017CHC0LA5-1167.5UJohn Lackey (R)Brandon McCarthy (R)3616811
May 26, 2017CHC0LA4-1367UJake Arrieta (R)Alex Wood (L)25331012
Apr 13, 2017LA0CHC4-1207.5UHyun-Jin Ryu (L)Brett Anderson (L)684459
Apr 12, 2017LA2CHC0-1227UBrandon McCarthy (R)John Lackey (R)5563149
Apr 10, 2017LA2CHC3-1517.5UAlex Wood (L)Jon Lester (L)66371010
Oct 22, 2016LA0CHC51166.5UClayton Kershaw (L)Kyle Hendricks (R)271078



NLCS Betting Trends




















Team Vs Division Or Conference


Los Angeles Dodgers


























































recordHomeAwayFaveDogO/Uvs LHPvs RHP
Overall110-5861-2449-34106-535-580-82-536-1574-43
Last 109-15-04-18-11-03-65-04-1
vs Div44-3525-1519-2044-351-041-37-123-1121-24
vs AL16-49-17-315-41-09-9-23-013-4
vs NL94-5452-2342-3191-494-571-73-333-1561-39



Chicago Cubs


























































recordHomeAwayFaveDogO/Uvs LHPvs RHP
Overall95-7549-3546-4082-5913-1576-84-922-1773-58
Last 104-62-32-32-22-33-61-33-3
vs Div46-3022-1524-1540-286-237-37-24-342-27
vs AL12-85-57-310-62-211-7-24-48-4
vs NL83-6744-3039-3772-5311-1365-77-718-1365-54



Team Last 5 Games


Los Angeles Dodgers
































































DateOpponentscoreResultlineTotalstarteripopposing starterLocation
Oct 17, 2017CHC6-1W-1028.5Y Darvish6.1K HendricksA
Oct 15, 2017CHC4-1W-1547.5R Hill5J LesterH
Oct 14, 2017CHC5-2WC Kershaw5J QuintanaH
Oct 9, 2017ARI3-1W-1159Y Darvish5Z GreinkeA
Oct 7, 2017ARI8-5W-1428R Hill4Robbie RayH



Chicago Cubs
































































DateOpponentscoreResultlineTotalstarteripopposing starterLocation
Oct 17, 2017LA1-6L-1088.5K Hendricks5Y DarvishH
Oct 15, 2017LA1-4L1447.5J Lester4.2R HillA
Oct 14, 2017LA2-5LJ Quintana5C KershawA
Oct 12, 2017WSH9-8W-1187.5K Hendricks4G GonzalezA
Oct 11, 2017WSH0-5L-1047J Arrieta4S StrasburgH




Weather in
Chicago - United States


Weather is Mostly Sunny  62°F


Mostly Sunny
Humidity is 92%
Wind is E 4 mph
Visibility is 4 miles mi
Pressure is 29.81 inHg



Forecast for Chicago


 

Next up:
Los Angeles at Chicago Thursday, October 19 (if necessary)

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