Los Angeles Dodgers (103-45) vs Arizona Diamondbacks (69-80)
Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 10:10 pm
My selection is on Los Angeles -1.5 runs over Arizona at 10:10 pm et on Thursday.
The D'Backs have surprisingly come back with consecutive wins over the Dodgers after opening the series with two straight losses. Here, I look for Los Angeles to answer back in the finale of an extended five-game set. To say that Dodgers starter Julio Urias has owned the D'Backs over the course of his career would be an understatement. He has posted a sparkling 1.59 ERA and 0.78 WHIP in seven outings against them with the Dodgers going 6-1 in those games. All six of those victories have come by 2+ runs. D'Backs starter Zac Gallen actually outdueled Urias in a previous matchup back in late April this season. Gallen didn't allow a run over six innings while Urias gave up a solo home run in an eventual 3-1 Arizona win. I look for Urias and the Dodgers to get an ounce of revenge here, noting that Gallen will be starting on four days' rest after allowing five earned runs over his last two starts, covering a span of 11 1/3 innings. While the D'Backs bullpen has held up reasonably well over the last couple of nights, it still entered last night's contest having converted just 17 saves while blowing 13 on the road this season, posting a collective 4.79 ERA and 1.40 WHIP along the way. The Los Angeles relief corps entered last night's game having logged a 3.39 ERA and 1.11 WHIP while making good on 23 saves and blowing only nine at home this season. Take Los Angeles -1.5 runs (8*).