Xam’s Daily Gem:
Dodgers Money Line -188 FanDuel 1 unit
PLAY OF THE DAY!
The Dodgers have expanded their lead in the NL West back to 6 games, but they still have some work to do to wrap up the division and capture the top overall seed in the National League. They are sending Walker Buehler to the mound as they seek to capture their 3rd straight victory. Buehler got off to a late start this year after recovering from Tommy John surgery and dealing with a right hip injury this year. However, he’s given up just 4 earned runs in his last 2 starts, which is a modicum of improvement, and his stats are better across the board at Dodger Stadium compared to when he pitches on the road. He has a respectable 3.94 ERA, .279 batting average against, and 1.45 WHIP at home this year. The Dodgers are facing veteran Kyle Hendricks who has been nothing short of AWFUL this season! He has a 6.60 ERA and 1.51 WHIP on the year. On the road, these bad numbers SKYROCKET to a 7.89 ERA, .313 batting average against, and 1.61 WHIP! That’s BAD NEWS facing a Dodgers team that’s averaging 5.2 runs per game over their last 30 games. Simply put, the Dodgers SHOULD be able to POUND Kyle Hendricks tonight. The key will be what kind of Walker Buehler we get and bullpen effort we get from the Dodgers. They SHOULD be pretty well rested and ready to go! If the pitching shows up tonight, the Dodgers shouldn’t have ANY ISSUES taking care of business tonight!