Dodgers bring 1-0 series advantage over Tigers into game 2
Los Angeles Dodgers (81-54, first in the NL West) vs.
Los Angeles Dodgers (81-54, first in the NL West) vs.
Article outline
- What happened
- The key numbers
- The bottom line
Key points
- PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Blake Snell (2-1, 2.57 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 26 strikeouts); Tigers: Keider Montero (9-8, 3.30 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 89 strikeouts).
- TOP PERFORMERS: Dillon Dingler leads the Tigers with 52 extra base hits (24 doubles, two triples and 26 home runs).
- BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers face the Detroit Tigers with a 1-0 series lead.
- Los Angeles is 81-54 overall and 41-28 on the road.
- Detroit has gone 33-34 in home games and 62-72 overall.
Los Angeles Dodgers (81-54, first in the NL West) vs. Detroit Tigers (62-72, fourth in the AL Central). Detroit; Saturday, 1: 10 p.m. EDT.
PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Blake Snell (2-1, 2.57 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 26 strikeouts); Tigers: Keider Montero (9-8, 3.30 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 89 strikeouts). LINE: Dodgers -182, Tigers +159; over/under is 7 runs.
Detroit has gone 33-34 in home games and 62-72 overall. The Tigers have the 10th-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at.315.
Los Angeles is 81-54 overall and 41-28 on the road. The Dodgers have the sixth-best team ERA in the majors at 3.66.
Meanwhile, the matchup Saturday is the second session between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dillon Dingler leads the Tigers with 52 extra base hits (24 doubles, two triples and 26 home runs). Kevin McGonigle is 9 for 41 with three doubles, two home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.
Taken together, the developments around dodgers bring 1-0 series advantage over Tigers into game 2 point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
