Los Angeles Dodgers (5-3) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (4-4)
April 8, 2023 8:10 pm EDT
The Line: Arizona Diamondbacks +100 / Los Angeles Dodgers -125; Over/Under: +9.5
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks meet Saturday in MLB action at Chase Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have scored 13 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their 8 games. The Dodgers are 5-0 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Freddie Freeman leads the Dodgers with 11 hits and 1 RBI, while Will Smith and James Outman have combined for 16 hits and 17 RBI. Noah Syndergaard gets the ball, and he is 0-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 6 strikeouts this season. Syndergaard is 3-1 with a 2.27 ERA and 40 strikeouts in his career against the Diamondbacks.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have scored 16 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 5 of their 8 games. The Diamondbacks are 2-3 this season when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Corbin Carroll leads the Diamondbacks with 8 hits and 3 RBI, while Ketel Marte and Evan Longoria have combined for 12 hits and 2 RBI. Zach Davies gets the ball, and he is 0-0 with a 1.80 ERA and 4 strikeouts this season. Davies is 4-5 with a 3.07 ERA and 65 strikeouts in his career against the Dodgers.
The Dodgers are 35-16 in their last 51 road games and 72-28 in their last 100 overall. The Diamondbacks are 19-40 in their last 59 Saturday games and 1-6 in their last 7 home games. The over is 7-0 in Dodgers last 7 Saturday games. The under is 10-2 in Diamondbacks last 12 home games. The Dodgers are 21-7 in the last 28 meetings in Arizona and 40-11 in the last 51 meetings.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are going to be favored more times than not, but the Diamondbacks’ offense is starting to find success, and last night’s win could do wonders for their confidence. The Diamondbacks have played solid through 8 games, and Zach Davies has gotten up for games against the Dodgers in the past. I’ll take a shot with the home dog.
