10:10 pm
May 11

Mariners @ Dodgers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Seattle Mariners (18-17)

@ Los Angeles Dodgers (18-17)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Kikuchi (SEA): 1-2; 4.30 ERA

Buehler (LAD) 1-0; 3.13 ERA

 

Current odds:

Seattle Mariners: (+199)

Los Angeles Dodgers: (-219)

 

• With a short two-game interleague series against the Seattle Mariners, the Dodgers are coming full circle to the start of their issues, when a series between these two teams in the Pacific Northwest last month offered a glimpse of what was to come. The Dodgers have failed to win any of their last six series, a run that started with an April 19-20 two-game series split at Seattle. Los Angeles entered the short tussle with a 13-3 record, lost the opener 4-3 and won the finale 1-0 thanks to the pitching of Julio Urias. They are 4-13 since.

• An anemic offense is not the only issue. The bullpen is shaky and injuries have taken a toll. Cody Bellinger (leg fracture) still is out and the bullpen is in flux without Tony Gonsolin (shoulder), Corey Knebel (lat), Brusdar Graterol (forearm) and David Price (hamstring). The Dodgers’ offense led baseball in home runs last season, crushing 118 in 60 games (1.97 per game). They are tied for 15th in baseball this season with 40 homers in 35 games (1.1 per game).

• The Dodgers will send right-hander Walker Buehler (1-0, 3.13 ERA) to the mound Tuesday to be opposed by Mariners left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (1-2, 4.30). Buehler has faced the Mariners once, in 2018, giving up one run over six innings to earn the victory. Kikuchi has faced the Dodgers once, giving up five runs over 4 2/3 innings in a loss last season.

• The Mariners are dealing with their own inconsistency issues, entering off consecutive defeats at Texas, while losing each of their last two series. Since that home series split against the Dodgers, Seattle is just 7-10. The Mariners have injury issues of their own with pitchers Marco Gonzales (forearm), Nick Margevicius (shoulder) and Ljay Newsome (elbow) all on the injured list. James Paxton (forearm) already was lost for the season.

6/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
Los Angeles Dodgers
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