9:40 pm
April 5

Dodgers @ Athletics

Who will WIN this matchup?

Los Angeles Dodgers (3-1)

@ Oakland Athletics (0-4)

 

Starting Pitchers:

May (LAD): 0-0; 0.00 ERA

Montas (OAK) 0-0; 0.00 ERA

 

Current odds:

Los Angeles Dodgers: (-153)

Oakland Athletics: (+143)

 

• The A’s will be looking to rebound from a four-game home demolition at the hands of the Houston Astros, who out-homered Oakland 8-1 and outscored the defending American League West champs 35-9 over the first four days of the season. Oakland had just 21 hits in the series, with star third baseman Matt Chapman serving as the poster boy for the A’s offensive failures, going 1-for-11 with six strikeouts.

• Now the A’s have the unenviable task of going up against May, who started one previous game against Oakland, recording the win after five innings of three-hit, two-run ball. That game, a 7-2 Dodgers win last September, was played in Los Angeles. May has never pitched in Oakland, nor has he faced Chapman in his two-year career.

• The Dodgers got seven strong innings from Julio Urias in a 4-2 win at Colorado on Sunday to cap a 3-1 series win after the Rockies had taken the opener 8-5. Powered by home runs from Will Smith and Zach McKinstry, the Dodgers outscored the Rockies 21-13 and out-hit the hosts 32-18 over the final three games of the series while stringing their winning streak together.

• Montas has faced the Dodgers just once in his career, and it did not go well. Matched up with May last September in L.A., Montas was roughed up for homers by Max Muncy, Chris Taylor, A.J. Pollock and Corey Seager in four innings, during which he allowed five runs on seven hits.

5/10
Confidence
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Los Angeles Dodgers
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