Los Angeles Dodgers (6-5) vs. San Francisco Giants (4-6)
The 2023 Major League Baseball Season is rolling in the third week of the 2023 season when the Los Angeles Dodgers take on the San Francisco Giants in this NL West clash at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California. The Dodgers are the favorite (-175) with the total set at 7.5.
This is the final contest of a three-game series. The Dodgers won on Monday, 9-1. They were the favorites (-153) with the total set at 7.5. Tuesday’s game had not concluded at the time that this analysis was written. L.A. has won the last six meetings.
The Los Angeles Dodgers crushed the Giants on Monday, 9-1. A three-run in the third and a five-run in the seventh proved to be the difference. The Dodgers are tied for second in the NL West an are 2-3 on the road.
Mookie Betts hit his second home run of the season, but it was Max Muncy leading the way, going 3-3 with two homers and seven RBI. Muncy is still only hitting .194, but that may have been the outburst to turn things around. The Los Angeles offense has been very good over the last seven games, scoring at least five runs in all but one of those contests and they have produced 49 runs in that span.
Max Muncy tweaked his mechanics to mirror his success towards the en d of 2022. The result was two homers and seven RBI in a 9-1 #Dodgers victory over the Giants.
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— Dodger Insider (@DodgerInsider) April 11, 2023
The one run allowed was huge for the pitching staff, who allowed 29 runs in the final three games against Arizona over the weekend. The vaunted Dodgers pitching staff has a 4.22 ERA with the starting staff at 4.18. Clayton Kershaw will be making his third start. He is 1-1 with a 3.75 ERA.