Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction: Can Mookie Betts, Dodgers Bounce Back in NLDS Game 2?
After being shocked in NLDS Game 1 by the Arizona Diamondbacks, can Mookie Betts and the Dodgers bounce back and tie the series. Matt McCuen shares his Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers NLDS Game 2 pick.
Matt McCuen - October 9, 2023, 1:10 PM EDT
7 minArizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction: Can Mookie Betts, Dodgers Bounce Back in NLDS Game 2?
The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers will clash from Dodger Stadium on Monday night for Game 2 of the NLDS.
Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers Date, Time, and Where to Watch
- Date: October 9, 2023
- Game Time: 9:07 p.m. ET
- Where to Watch: TBS
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction
Arizona stunned the Dodger faithful in Game 1, jumping out to a 6-0 lead after one inning.
Clayton Kershaw turned in one of the worst performances of his career, pitching 0.1 innings and allowing six runs.
Merill Kelly was outstanding for the Snakes, pitching 6.1 scoreless innings.
Tommy Pham, who the DBacks added at the trade deadline, was the star of the game. Pham went 4-5 with a home run.
Catcher Gabriel Moreno blasted a three-run home run in the first, which began the blowout.
As a team, the DBacks racked up 13 hits, as eight of their nine starters had at least one hit.
The Dodgers were the second-best offense in the NL but racked up just four hits as a team.
Catcher Will Smith had two of the Dodger's four hits.
Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and Max Muncy went a combined 0-9 with two walks.
Arizona will hand the ball to their ace, Zac Gallen, tonight.
Gallen pitched in Game 2 against the Brewers, where he pitched six innings, allowing two earned runs.
Gallen ranked second in baseball this year with 17 wins.
The Dodgers will send rookie Bobby Miller to the mound. The former Louisville Cardinal went 11-4 with an ERA of 3.76.
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Pick
This is a do-or-die game for the Dodgers, who are one of the best home teams in baseball.
Los Angeles went 53-28 at home this season, which was the best hole record in baseball. They will not lose back-to-back home games with their season on the line.
The Dodgers have seen Gallen well. Los Angeles scored six runs on nine hits the last time that they faced Gallen on August 28th.
The only other time Gallen faced the Dodgers, they scored five runs.
Gallen has an ERA of 9.90 against LA this season.
Miller, meanwhile, is 2-0 against the DBacks this year with an era of 3.00. Miller shut the DBacks out on August 9th, pitching six scoreless innings.
Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers -1 -114 is currently the best odds. Click here to see which sportsbook has the best odds for this pick
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