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At the start of the 2023 season, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks are becoming acquainted. Both teams are now playing their second four-game series of the season, this time in Arizona. In Los Angeles, the two teams split their first series. Last night, the Dodgers took down 5-2 the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2.
The Dodgers, who won 111 games last season, got off to a sluggish start, splitting the first four games with the Diamondbacks. LA rebounded after losing two straight games to visiting Colorado to finish the home stand at 5-2. So far, the Dodgers have struggled in close games, losing both by a combined score of two runs.
In only their second road game of the season, the Dodgers will rely on veteran lefty Kershaw. This season, Kershaw has already defeated the Diamondbacks, pitching six innings while giving up just four hits and one run to lead the Dodgers to a 10-1 victory. Kershaw is 24-17 with a 2.86 ERA in 62 career April appearances. In those 61 appearances, he has pitched 377 innings while surrendering only 286 hits.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have returned home after a season-opening road trip against the NL West’s top two teams, Los Angeles and San Diego. The Diamondbacks were 3-3 on the road trip, holding their own in Los Angeles and San Diego. The Diamondbacks’ pitching kept the opponent to one run in two of their three victories.
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Against the Dodgers, the Diamondbacks will turn to their own seasoned southpaw, Madison Bumgarner. In his debut start against the Dodgers, Bumgarner struggled, allowing four hits, five runs, and walking four hitters in four innings. Last season, Bumgarner had a 4.74 ERA in 17 starts at home. He went 5-6 in seven starts, allowing 108 hits in 93 innings of work.
Kershaw destroyed an Arizona lineup that is significantly more productive against right-handers due to the presence of more quality batters on the left side. Arizona hit.227 versus lefties as a club last year, with a.292 OBP overall. Meanwhile, the Dodgers hit.254 versus lefties last season, a figure that could increase with JD Martinez in the lineup as DH.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Game Information
- Date: 04/07/2023
- Time: 09:38 PM ET
- Location: Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona.
- How to Watch: Dodgers vs Diamondbacks MLB.TV
- Live Stream: MLB.TV
Dodgers vs Diamondbacks Betting Lines
Dodgers are +112 according to our Vegas MLB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $112. On the other side, Diamondbacks are -122 according to the Vegas MLB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $82.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Dodgers at a 47.17% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Diamondbacks have 54.95% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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