Prizing:

1st Place: $50 Amazon gift card

2nd-10th Place: $10 Starbucks gift card

Overview:

On Wednesday, September 21st, the (79-70) San Francisco Giants will be on the road to take on the (84-65) Los Angeles Dodgers.  Both teams are (5-5) in their last ten games.

The Crowd:

“The Crowd” projects a final score of Dodgers 4.7 – Giants 3.5 with an over/under of 8.2.  The Dodgers are (47-27) at home this season whereas the Giants are (39-35) on the road.

Starting Pitchers:

SF- Matt Moore (11-11, 4.06) vs LAD- Kenta Maeda (15-9, 3.24)

Batting Stats:

Runs Scored: Dodgers 665 (16^th) > Giants 655 (18^th)

Batting Average: Giants .257 (13^th) > Dodgers .248 (23^rd)

On Base Percentage: Giants .329 (6^th) > Dodgers .318 (21^st)

Total Bases: Dodgers 2082 (16^th) > Giants 2034 (24^th)

Baserunning Stats:

Stolen Bases: Giants 73 (14^th) > Dodgers 42 (27^th)

Pitching Stats:

Team Earned Run Average: Giants 3.70 (4^th) > Dodgers 3.71 (5^th)

Batting Average Against: Dodgers .230 (2^nd) > Giants .244 (5^th)

Walks/Hits Per Innings Pitched: Dodgers 1.18 (3^rd) > Giants 1.23 (4^th)

Strikeouts: Dodgers 1395 (1^st) > Giants 1187 (15^th)

Saves: Dodgers 45 (9^th) > Giants 39 (17^th)

Fielding Stats:

Errors: Giants 68 (2^nd) > Dodgers 69 (3^rd)

Summary:

San Francisco holds a (7-6) series advantage this year and have outscored the Dodgers 52-48 in those games.  Giants hitters are batting a combined .286 off of Dodgers starter Kenta Maeda in a small sample size.  Giants starter Matt Moore has held Dodgers hitters to a combined .182 average against but again in a small sample size.  These teams are so evenly matched as evidenced by their head to head run differential.  The Dodgers are one of the best home teams in baseball so I give them a slight edge.

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