Play: L.A. Dodgers/San Diego over 7 -120
Time: 10:10 p.m. ET
Reasoning: Both squads are primed for an offensive onslaught. This total should be at least 8. I expect one or all of these Dodgers (Hanley Ramirez, Adrian Gonzalez, Andre Ethier and A.J. Ellis) to have their bats awaken from four-game slumbers. I expect one or all of these Padres (Everth Cabrera, Chase Headley, Yonder Alonso, Jedd Gyorko and Yasmani Grandal) to get some hits too, just because of the law of averages. San Diego will face Dan Haren, he of a 4.67 ERA in 2013. In his last appearance against the Padres, Haren gave up seven earned runs in five innings. He also allowed six runs in two innings in his final Spring Training game. Los Angeles' bullpen has a 5.56 ERA and a 2.03 WHIP. And Jim Reynolds, a notorious "over" umpire, will call his first game of 2014. Over the past seven seasons, Reynolds has 127 overs and 97 unders and his games have averaged between 8.25 and 10.50 runs per contest.
Record: 38-22-3 (63.3%)
No comments:
Post a Comment