Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers 6/13/19 MLB Pick, Preview, Prediction
The Cubs have been on a rocky start of the road trip here as they have already dropped a couple of games to the Rockies. What will not help the Cubs out in this game is the fact that the road has been even worse for the Cubs as they have dropped to 5 games under the five hundred mark overall as well. The Dodgers, are probably thankful they are coming back home as the Dodgers had dropped quite a few games on the road against the Angels. At home, though, the Dodgers have only ended up losing a total of 7 games on the season.
Chicago Cubs Preview
The Cubs have been able to get a total of 565 hits this year and have a team averageof.253. The Cubs have been able to score a total of 343 runs and have hit a total of 106 homers. Anthony Rizzo is the power hitter for the Cubs with a total of 17 homers and 47 RBIs. Javier Baez has been able to hit at a clip of .295 on the year.
Pitching has been decent for the Cubs with an ERA of 3.91 and has kept the opponent to an average of.246 on the year. The Cubs have been able to get a total of 570 strikeouts, but have walked only 237 batters on the year. Jon Lester is the pitcher starting the game for the Cubs here. Lester has posted a 5-4 record and a 3.56 ERA. He has thrown a total of 65.2 innings and struck out 62 batters while allowing 16 walks and 69 hits.
Los Angeles Dodgers Preview
With the Dodgers, the team has been able to get a total of 602 hits and have hit at a clip of .263 this season. The Dodgers have scored a total of 355 runs and have hit 104 balls out of the park. Cody Bellinger is the leader for the Dodgers on the year with a total of 20 homers, a total of 54 RBIs and has managed to hit at a clip of .352 this season.
Pitching has shown the Dodgers allow the opponent to hit only at a clip of .223 while striking out 594 batters and walked 155. The Dodgers have managed to get a total team ERA of 3.33 this season. Clayton Kershaw is the starter for the Dodgers in this game. Kershaw has done really well on the season with a 5-1 record and a 3.00 ERA. He has ended up getting a total of 66 innings thrown with 59 strikeouts but has walked 10 batters and allowed only 59 hits.
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My FREE MLB Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers
The Dodgers are a great home team and they are putting Kershaw on the mound. This is going to allow the Dodgers to jump out to an early advantage by containing the Cubs hitting and that will help them out quite a bit. What will help the Dodgers out even more is the fact the team does have a decent chance of hitting against a Cubs team that has had some problems on the road and that will definitely continue in this game. Final Score Prediction, Los Angeles Dodgers win 8-3.
