The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to extend their five-game winning streak and are a -220 favorite to do so with the visiting Colorado Rockies coming back at +190. Kenta Maeda aims to continue stifling opponent bats at home as he counters Antonio Senzatela on the hill with the total Sportsbook at 8.5 runs.
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Standout Stats
- Los Angeles is 10-4 SU and 6-8 ATS over its last 14 contests and is currently riding a five-game winning streak. The Dodgers have an MLB-best 33-9 home record this season and they earned a three-game sweep over the Rockies in early April.
- Colorado is 7-5 SU and ATS through its last 12 games. The Rockies are just 18-21 in away games this year.
- The total has gone UNDER in seven of the Dodgers’ last 13 games with an average combined score of 7.69. Conversely, the total has gone OVER in eight of the Rockies’ last 11 with an average combined score of 14.55. The total has gone OVER in three of the five meetings between these teams.
- The Dodgers are 7-7 over Kenta Maeda’s 14 trips to mound this season and he is 7-4 with a 3.87 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. He has five quality starts as well.
- He is averaging 9.04 K/9, 3.05 BB/9 and 1.29 HR/9 rates which are right around his career average.
- He has a career-low opponent batting average and WHIP. Additionally, of the contact against, 24 percent is soft hit and just 30.9 percent is hard hit. The Rockies rank dead last in hard-hit percentage vs RHP this month.
- Maeda has a 1.95 ERA and a .148 opponent batting average through his six home starts this year. He averages a higher K/9 rate and lower BB/9 and HR/9 rates as well. However, he does have a lower soft-hit and higher hard-hit batted ball percentage too.
- He tossed five innings of one-run ball allowing four hits in a 10-4 win at Coors Field on April 5.
- The Rockies are 8-5 behind Antonio Senzatela this year and he is 6-5 with a 5.09 ERA and a 1.63 WHIP. He has six quality starts this season as well.
- He has a career-low 5.09 K/9 rate, while also having career-high BB/9 and HR/9 rates this year.
- Senzatela has a career-high .290 opponent batting average and 1.63 WHIP. Of the batted balls against, 18.5 percent are soft hit and 38.7 percent are hard hit. The Dodgers rank third in hard-hit percentage vs RHP this month.
- Senzatela has a 4.10 ERA and a .288 opponent batting average over his seven road starts in 2019. However, he has higher BB/9 and HR/9 rates and also has a lower K/9 rate as well. Lastly, of the contact against, he has a higher percentage of hard-hit balls and a lower percentage of soft-hit balls.
- The Dodgers’ bullpen has tossed the 14th-most innings this month and has the lowest ERA. Meanwhile, the Rockies’ bullpen has tossed the 13th-most innings and have the ninth-highest ERA.
- Los Angeles is 36-16 against right-handed starters this season, ranking third in batting average and 13th in runs scored. In June, the Dodgers are ninth in batting average and 21st in runs scored vs RHP.
- Colorado is 25-21 against right-handed starters this year and is seventh in batting average and ninth in runs scored. This month, the Rockies rank eighth in batting average and 11th in runs scored vs LHP.
My Best Bet for Colorado vs Los Angeles
Dodgers -1.5
Senzatela is having a rough year with career-high’s in BB/9 and HR/9 rates, opponent batting average and WHIP to name a few stats. He is now pitching at Dodger Stadium where Los Angeles is a ridiculous 33-9. Meanwhile, Maeda is very stingy at home with a sparkling 1.95 ERA and a .148 opponent batting average.
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