Milwaukee Brewers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction: Can Eric Lauer, Brewers Pull Off Another Upset?
The Milwaukee Brewers take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in game two of their three-game series tonight. Can Eric Lauer and the Brewers pull off another upset? Ben Rajavuori answers.
Ben Rajavuori - May 9, 2023, 5:18 PM EDT
5 minMilwaukee Brewers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction: Can Eric Lauer, Brewers Pull Off Another Upset?
The Milwaukee Brewers take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in game two of their series tonight from American Family Field. The Brewers bounced back from a six-game losing streak with back-to-back wins in their last two games, which included a win in the series opener against the Dodgers last night by a final score of 9-3. After last night's win, the Brewers still find themselves as short +108 underdogs against the mighty Dodgers. Can they pull off another upset win?
Brewers vs. Dodgers Start Time and Where to Watch
- Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023
- Game Time: 7:40 pm ET
- Where to Watch: MLB.TV
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction
The Brewers bats have woken up after a slump to start May, as they have put up 16 runs in the last two games combined against the Giants and Dodgers. This is excellent news for Milwaukee fans as they look to take down the Dodgers again and win the series.
Eric Lauer gets the start for the Brewers and has done very well against the Dodgers in his career. As a Brewer, in his two starts against the Dodgers at home, he went five innings with zero earned runs and seven innings with two earned runs. Lauer’s teams have won 8 of his last 11 starts against the Dodgers.
In Lauer's favor tonight, the Dodgers have been absolutely awful against left-handed pitching this season. They are dead last in the league after lefties, batting .193. On the road, that average drops to .119. This is not good news for the Dodgers and is a weakness the Brewers will jump on.
More bad news for the Dodgers is that Noah Syndergaard has been horrible this year, sporting a 6.32 ERA, and he has a 14.63 ERA in his two road starts so far. The Dodgers are 2-4 in his starts. Syndergaard was pretty good for the Phillies last year with a 4.1 ERA on the season, but he has not been able to find his groove so far in 2023.
The Brewers have the upper hand in this match. Lauer has been in good form and has excellent head-to-head numbers against the Dodgers. He has also won both starts at home with the Brewers against them. Syndergaard has been off in 2023 and has been blown up in his road starts. The Brewers got a dominant win yesterday, and I love getting plus money on them to beat the Dodgers again tonight in a favorable matchup.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Pick
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