Game 1 of the New York Mets VS Los Angeles Dodgers finished with the Mets (11-60 winning 8-6 against the Los Angeles Dodgers (8-9). Game 2 is underway and both teams are once again under the watchful eye of supporters.
Some of the prospective star players for this series are injured – Justin Verlander, Edwin Diaz, and Will Smith, but these are two of the best rosters in MLB.
For the last time until July, these clubs will play today’s afternoon at Dodger Stadium.
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Predictions and Betting Preview for New York Mets VS Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Regular Season
- Venue: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
- When: Wednesday, April 19th, 2023
- Time: 12:10 GMT
- Teams to play: Mets and Dodgers.
- MLB Expert Picks: MONEYLINE 1.85
Odds provided by 1XBet and BetMGM.
Betting On The New York Mets
- 1XBet Spread: -1.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 1.85
- 1XBet Over/Under: Over 8.5
- BetMGM Spread: -1.5
- BetMGM Moneyline: Over 8.5
- BetMGM Over/Under: 1.80
Ahead of Tuesday night, the New York Mets opened up their West Coast journey with four straight wins. Include a home victory over the San Diego Padres before this, and it will be a five-game winning streak for the Mets. A couple of three-run innings were necessary for maintaining this winning streak on Monday, a night where New York’s starter was dull.
The bullpen backing David Peterson played well though, tossing 3.0 shutout innings. Even in All-Star closer Edwin Diaz’s absence, who should be out for the season, New York’s relievers own a 3.32 ERa and picked up six saves. They stranded 84.3% of runners after Monday night, third in the league.
How the Mets perform may not matter, especially with Max Scherzer on the mound. The future Hall of Fame inductee has a 2.63 ERA in his former home, the Dodger Stadium, over 14 career starts. Scherzer’s first two starts this season weren’t his finest, but his recent outing saw him allow just one hit in 5.0 innings. He permitted no runs and three walks while striking out six batters.
All Scherzer needs is some run support from his teammates, and New York has been good in that regard this season. After Monday, they were top-10 in runs scored despite being bottom-10 in batting average and slugging percentage. This is because the Mets have the highest walk rate in MLB, the second-lowest strikeout rate, and the fourth-most steals (and got caught just twice). With Pete Alonso the current league HR leader in the midst of the lineup, New York is hard to pitch around.
Betting On The Los Angeles Dodgers
- 1XBet Spread: +1.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 2.105
- 1XBet Over/Under: Under 8.5
- BetMGM Spread: +1.5
- BetMGM Moneyline: Under 8.5
- BetMGM Over/Under: 2.05
The Los Angeles Dodgers allowed 60 runs in 10 games between April 7 and April 17, plus 7 games allowing at least five. Throughout that period, Los Angeles went 3-7. The 111-win Dodgers team from 2022 had the best pitching in MLB, so they have the ability to pitch better.
Dustin May the starter for Monday, was charged with five runs, all earned. Noah Syndergaard will try to play well against his old team and get his first win as a Dodger too. Syndergaard’s first three starts in Los Angeles saw him at 0-2. Over his last 10.0 innings, he allowed 14 hits, nine earned runs, and three long balls. Two of his home starts this year have been top-notched at least.
Behind Noah is a group of relievers that are 2nd in ERA after Monday night. Their command is not a problem, with a BB/9 of 2.98 which ranks seventh. But, homers are, as they are 22nd in HR/9 at 1.33. Especially since their groundball percentage is just 38.1% (26th) presently the home run challenge may continue.
If the Dodgers are expecting their offense to save them, they are incompetent, even with Will Smith suffering a concussion. Freddie Freeman didn’t hold back against his former divisional oppositions on Monday, with two home runs, moving the team’s slugging percentage to third in the league. Los Angeles is second in homers, second in walks, and third in runs scored after Monday night.
MatchPlug Prediction
It is hard to back against Scherzer, especially in a park where he’s pitched successfully. Syndergaard is not exactly a bad pitcher, but he hasn’t played well in the last two starts, which he needs to due to face Scherzer.
The Mets and Dodgers offenses can score in bunches as seen last season, this year, and game one of this series. In terms of pitching, the Mets’ starter is better and the bullpen is more dependable. New York should take this game.
Final Prediction: New York Moneyline.
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