The New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers played in New York last week, with the Dodgers taking all three games in that series. Now, they play again in Los Angeles, with the Mets looking to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Dodgers, meanwhile, will look to continue their red-hot run amid uncertainty with their pitching rotation heading into this contest.
Mets Hoping For Better Results Against LA
When the Mets last played the Dodgers, they lost all three games at home, putting a serious dent in their playoff hopes. Since then, the Mets have lost two out of three against the San Francisco Giants on the road and will look to get back to winning series here against the Dodgers. In order to do that, the Mets are going to have to pitch well enough to slow down the bats of the Dodgers.
Tasked with starting this game for the Mets will be Taijuan Walker, who has been decent for most of this year for the Mets. At 7-7 on the year, Walker will have to bring his best in order to avoid getting lit up by one of the league’s most potent lineups. He threw 6.2 innings of one-run ball against the Dodgers last week, and the Mets would love to see a similar performance to keep them in the game.
Dodgers Aim For Another Mets Sweep
Entering this series against the Mets, the Los Angeles Dodgers have won six straight games and nine of their last 10. But they still find themselves three games back of the San Francisco Giants for the lead in the NL West, as the Giants have been playing some great baseball of their own to keep their lead. With three winnable games against the Mets coming up, the Dodgers will hope to keep winning and that the Giants drop an upcoming game or two.
For the Dodgers, the pitcher for this game is a question mark, as the team is still undecided as to who will start for them on Thursday. It remains to be seen whether they will make this a bullpen day or if they will find a spot starter for this matchup. But whoever the pitcher is will have a huge impact on whether the Dodgers’ win streak continues.
The other key for the Dodgers in this game is going to be figuring out a way to hit Walker, who they really struggled against in last weekend’s series. Los Angeles did win the game Walker started but needed extra innings to get there in a 2-1 game.
Mets A Live Dog In LA
This season, the Los Angeles Dodgers have been one of the best teams in Major League Baseball. But their current pitching situation does not lend itself to picking up a victory tonight, as they still don’t know who is going to take the hill. The Mets are a good bet tonight as an underdog on the road against a Dodgers team in a rare moment of instability.
Mets vs. Dodgers Pick: Mets to Win
