Prizing:

1st Place: $25 Amazon gift card

2nd-5th Place: $10 Starbucks gift card

Overview:

On Thursday, May 11th, the (18-14) Los Angeles Dodgers will be on the road to take on the (20-12) Colorado Rockies.

The Crowd:

“The Crowd” projects a final score of Rockies 4.8 – Dodgers 3.6 with an over/under of 8.4.

Starting Pitchers:

LAD: Hyun-Jin Ryu (1-4, 4.05) vs COL: Tyler Anderson (2-3, 6.69)

Batting Stats:

Runs per game: Dodgers 4.97 (6^th) > Rockies 4.75 (12^th)

Batting Average: Dodgers .257 (9^th) > Rockies .255 (11^th)

On Base Percentage: Dodgers .341 (5^th) > Rockies .312 (20^th)

Total Bases: Rockies 485 (5^th) > Dodgers 441 (13^th)

Baserunning Stats:

Stolen Bases: Dodgers 11 (24^th) > Rockies 5 (30^th)

Pitching Stats:

Team Earned Run Average: Dodgers 3.25 (1^st) > Rockies 4.27 (19^th)

Batting Average Against: Dodgers .233 (5^th) > Rockies .242 (13^th)

Walks/Hits Per Innings Pitched: Dodgers 1.20 (3^rd) > Rockies 1.27 (9^th)

Strikeouts: Dodgers 316 (1^st) > Rockies 242 (21^st)

Saves: Rockies 15 (tied for 1^st) > Dodgers 8 (16^th)

Fielding Stats:

Errors: Rockies 17 (11^th) > Dodgers 23 (21^st)

Summary:

The Dodgers enter the game 6^th in the league in runs per game (4.97) while the Rockies (4.75) rank 12^th.  Colorado is (3-2) against the Dodgers this season despite being outscored 20-18 in those games.  Rockies starter Tyler Anderson (2-3, 6.69) is off to a rough start this season.  Dodgers hitters are batting a combined .276 off of Anderson in 87 total at bats.  Rockies hitters have had success against Hyun-Jin Ryu batting .292 off of the Dodgers starter.  Nolan Arenado is a player to watch with a .500 batting average and 2 home runs in 12 at-bats against Ryu.  Ryu is just returning from the disabled list so it would be a surprise to see him pitch deep into the game.  Colorado is (9-7) at home this season whereas Los Angeles is (7-8) on the road.  I expect this to be a high scoring game with two of the top 12 offenses going head to head.  Colorado has re-tooled their bullpen and lead the league with 15 saves.  I like the Rockies to win a shoot-out at home.

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