The Los Angeles Dodgers will look to keep their National League West division title hopes alive when they take on the Milwaukee Brewers this afternoon. I have a same game parlay in mind for what should be an entertaining matchup. On top of this article, be sure to check out all of our picks and previews for each game today. You can also follow me on Twitter for any added plays throughout the day.
Dodgers -2.5 (+120) * alt run line
Max Muncy to hit a home run (+310)
Walker Buehler under 6.5 strikeouts (-132)
Parlay odds: +1091
Dodgers -2.5 (+120) *alt run line
The Dodgers have won 6 games in a row. Half of those wins have been by at least 3 runs. They are playing with a ton of momentum and confidence right now. The Dodgers find themselves just 1.0 game back of the Giants in the National League West, and a win today can keep their hopes for a division title alive. Their sense of urgency will be high.
Walker Buehler will take the mound for Los Angeles. The Dodgers are 21-11 in his 32 starts on the year. He has also been dominant at home. In 18 starts at Dodger Stadium in 2021, Buehler is 10-2 with a 2.06 ERA. Opponents are hitting just .193 against him at home, and he is more than capable of giving the Brewers some issues at the plate. The Los Angeles offense has scored 8 runs in each of the first 2 games of this series. Look for the Dodgers to stay hot at the plate which Buehler holds it down on the mound.
Max Muncy to hit a home run (+310)
Muncy faces the left-landed Brett Anderson today at Dodger Stadium. That is a matchup that seems to be in Muncy’s favor. Muncy hits lefties extremely well, and he loves hitting in his own ballpark. On the season, Muncy’s batting average goes from .240 against righties to .276 against lefties. In addition, his OPS goes from .873 to .961. Anderson does not have overpowering stuff, and he has never faced Muncy. When playing in his home ballpark of Dodger Stadium, Muncy has an OPS of 1.029. He has blasted 23 of his 36 home runs at home, and he appears to be seeing the ball well with 5 hits in his last 4 games—1 of which was a home run.
Walker Buehler under 6.5 strikeouts (-132)
Buehler has been great at home this season, but he has not been racking up the strikeouts as of late. Buehler has not reached 7 strikeouts in an outing since August 28 against the Padres. That was 7 starts ago. In 5 starts in the month of September, he recorded just 18 strikeouts in 26.2 innings of work. The Brewers are not necessarily known as a strikeout-prone team, and they have a veteran lineup that is capable of putting together some tough at-bats.
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