The Dodgers are -190 to win the NLCS, the Brewers are +135, and Game 1 is Sunday in Milwaukee. Los Angeles beat Atlanta 3-1 in the NLDS despite one hit in 20 plate appearances with runners in scoring position. ESPN’s simulation gives the Dodgers 51 percent to advance, well short of the 65.5 percent a … Read more
The Padres are +700 to win the series after two one-run losses in Milwaukee, compared with +150 before Game 1. Teams that trail 0-2 in a best-of-five series have gone on to win it 10 of 93 times, MLB.com reported. The Dodgers are -150 against the Braves after a 1-1 split at Dodger Stadium, an … Read more
Eric Karros had held the Dodger Stadium record at 130 home runs until Muncy’s 131st on Thursday. The 426-foot pinch-hit homer came on a full-count 100.1 mph fastball from Antonio Senzatela in the sixth. Milwaukee won 5-4 anyway, moving to 75-47, with Atlanta 73-48 and the Dodgers 73-49 behind. Los Angeles is -20000 to win … Read more
Blake Snell struck out 10 over six innings on 84 pitches in his first start since May 9. The Dodgers cleared roster spots by optioning Charlie Barnes and moving Blake Treinen to the 60-day injured list. Treinen carried a 3.52 ERA with 25 strikeouts across 23 innings before his June elbow injury. Los Angeles is … Read more
Chapman has an operation booked for Tuesday in Philadelphia to fix a hernia and a right-side core muscle tear. He hit .235 with seven home runs, 18 doubles and 42 RBIs in 84 games before the injured list. Statcast put his expected batting average at .210 and expected slugging at .319, both under weak actual … Read more
Los Angeles paid a prospect haul for the two-time Cy Young winner at the deadline, and a betting market that already had the two-time champs on top pushed them further ahead. Bovada now lists the Dodgers at +150 to win a third straight title. LOS ANGELES – The best team in baseball just added the … Read more
Los Angeles owns baseball’s best record and a near-locked division, but the shortest number on the board carries its own math.