In the spring, many experts predicted that the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Indians would meet in the 2017 World Series. Of course the Dodgers lost in last year’s NLCS to the Cubs and the Indians were beaten by the Cubbies in the Fall Classic. The Dodgers and Indians open a terrific interleague series on Tuesday night, and L.A. will be an MLB odds favorite behind ace Clayton Kershaw.
LA Dodgers at Cleveland MLB Betting Prediction & Game Info
When: Tuesday, June 13, 7:10 PM ET Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland Probable pitchers (away/home): Clayton Kershaw/Trevor Bauer TV: MLB Extra Innings Stream: MLB.tv Radio: Los Angeles / Cleveland Opening MLB Lines: Dodgers favored by TBARECAP: #Dodgers complete sweep of Reds behind @coreyseager_5‘s go-ahead grand slam. #LetsGoDodgers : https://t.co/EjpzRiMADx pic.twitter.com/AkbCcS2MvV
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 12, 2017
Why Bet On LA Dodgers?
The Dodgers enter on a four-game winning streak after sweeping a weekend series with the Reds. It was 9-7 in the finale Sunday. Corey Seager capped Los Angeles’ six-run eighth inning with his first career grand slam. Rookie Cody Bellinger sparked Los Angeles’ rally with one-out drive against Austin Brice. Rasiel Iglesias replaced Brice with a runner on first and walked three straight batters to force in a run, trimming Cincinnati’s lead to 7-5. Seager then hit a drive to center for his ninth homer. First baseman Adrian Gonzalez has been diagnosed with a herniated disc in his back and will undergo an MRI on Monday. Manager Dave Roberts said Gonzalez’s back “locked up” on him, which led to his departure in the seventh inning Sunday against Cincinnati. Roberts said that placing him on the DL and activating outfielder Joc Pederson is “an option.” In that scenario, Bellinger would slot in as the Dodgers’ everyday first baseman. It’s lefty ace Clayton Kershaw (8-2, 2.20 ERA) on the mound here. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner is having another dominating season. He has held opponents to a .204 batting average. Kershaw allowed one run on three hits over seven innings in Wednesday’s 2-1 win over the Nationals. Ryan Zimmerman burned Kershaw for a solo home run in the second inning, but he was on point outside of that one mistake. Kershaw struck out nine and walked three on the afternoon. He probably could have pitched the eighth, too, but manager Dave Roberts opted to sit him down at the end of seven having thrown 95 pitches (60 strikes). Initially, Kershaw and Corey Kluber, a pair of former Cy Young Award winners, were in line to battle on Wednesday in this series. With off-days last Thursday and Monday, however, the Dodgers opted to reorder the rotation so that Kershaw didn’t have too much time in between starts. Kershaw has only faced the Indians once. On June 20, 2008, Kershaw allowed four runs in five innings against the Tribe at Dodger Stadium. In that game, he pitched opposite Cliff Lee, who proceeded to capture the American League Cy Young Award that season.
