Milwaukee Brewers (65-55) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (72-46)
The 2023 MLB betting action goes on Thursday, August 17, with a small six-game card including the National League showdown from Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, so we bring you the best Brewers vs. Dodgers betting pick and odds.
Milwaukee and Los Angeles wrap up a three-game series at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers won the opener 6-2, while the middle game has been excluded from the analysis. Back in May, the Dodgers took two out of three from the Brewers in Milwaukee.
The Milwaukee Brewers fell to 65-55 on the season following Tuesday’s 6-2 defeat at Dodger Stadium, putting an end to their four-game winning streak. After taking two out of three from the Colorado Rockies and sweeping a three-game set against the Chicago White Sox, the Brew Crew mustered a paltry two hits against Bobby Miller and Ryan Yarbrough.
Milwaukee is slashing an underwhelming .239/.315/.385 with 18 extra-base hits and 14 home runs in the past two weeks and 418 at-bats. During that span, the Brewers’ pitching staff has compiled a solid 3.44 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, and .203 batting average against. Milwaukee’s bullpen has thrown 46.2 innings so far this month while posting a 3.28 ERA and 3.72 FIP, and the Brewers sat top of the NL Central on Wednesday, three and a half games ahead of the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds.
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Corbin Burnes will toe the rubber Thursday in LA, and the 28-year-old right-hander is 9-6 with a 3.60 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and 146/53 K/BB ratio in 24 starts (145 innings pitched) in 2023. Burnes has allowed at least two earned runs in each of his previous four outings. Last Friday, Corbin was shelled for five earned runs on eight hits and three walks in a no-decision against the White Sox.