The Los Angeles Dodgers are on the road at the Oakland Athletics on Friday. This is the first of a three game series. The Dodgers are coming into the game fresh off back to back losses. Los Angeles is now 63-46 on the season. The Dodgers are still in first place in the National League West.
For Oakland, they fell to the Giants on Wednesday. The Athletics had won 7 out of their last 10 games before that loss. The Athletics are now 45-65 on the season. That is last place in the American League West.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are big favorites in this game. The Dodgers are -180 over the Athletics.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Gavin Stone is getting the nod for the Dodgers in this game. Stone is seeking his 10th win of the season. He is 9-4 on the season, with a 3.34 earned run average. He is making his 20th start of the season, and has thrown 107.2 innings. During those innings, he has struck out 82 and walked 30.
The Dodgers have struggled a bit as of late, losing 5 out of their last 7 games. The Dodgers in those games have allowed nearly 7 runs per game. The offense is not able to keep up with that pace. In fact, the Dodgers offense is down to 4th, after starting the season at the top. Los Angeles is scoring 4.9 runs per game.
Los Angeles is still without Mookie Betts, but Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez have been red hot. Ohtani leads the team with 32 homeruns, and a team high 28 doubles on the season. Hernandez is second on the team with 22 home runs and 20 doubles.
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics will send Joey Estes to the mound. Estes will be making his 14th start of
the season. He is 4-4 on the season, with a 4.94 earned run average. Estes has struck out 53 batters and walked 18 over 71.1 innings this season.
Oakland is near the bottom of the league in total offense. The Athletics are scoring just 4.1 runs per game. The team batting average is at .231. One of the top qualities of the Athletics offense is their ability to hit homeruns. Oakland has clubbed 142 home runs, which is fourth in the league.
Brent Rooker is providing the power for Oakland. He has 26 homeruns on the season. JJ Bleday has been strong with the bat as well. He leads the team with 30 doubles. The Athletics will host the Chicago White Sox next week, and then head to Toronto over the weekend to take on the Blue Jays.
Dodgers Top Athletics
The Los Angeles Dodgers are going to win this game. They are going to win it easily. Stone is going to win his 10th game of the season, and all will be well in Los Angeles. The Dodgers win a road game on Friday. Los Angeles wins by a couple runs, so our final bet for this game is the Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5 (-111) over the Oakland Athletics. Enjoy the game and best of luck!
