Game Time: 10:10 pm ET, Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022

Venue: Dodgers Stadium, Los Angeles, California

Where to Watch: ESPN+, MLB.tv, 

 

DraftKings: Moneyline: Brewers +135, Dodgers -159; O/U 7

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Brewers +135, Dodgers -159; O/U 7

PointsBet:  Moneyline: 

 

Brewers: 63-56, 2nd place National League Central

Dodgers: 83-36, 1st place NL West

Game 2 of this series.  The prediction for game 1 is ot and it is for the Dodgers… let’s check the pitching matchup and do it again.

A National league matchup between a disappointment in the NL Central and the cream of the entire conference. The Milwaukee Brewers have been strong over the last few years… and this season started strong… but after a soft summer they relinquished first place in the NL Central to the Cleveland Guardians.  That should be embarrassing enough, but is extra embarrassing knowing that the NL Central is the worst division in the National League.  The Dodgers on the other hand don’t have a challenger in the NL West… or in the NL Central… and only possibly 1 (The New York Mets) in the NL East.  The Dodgers win and win and win… when they lose it is a shock to the numbers where the Dodgers are the #1 hitting team and the #1 pitching team.  Earlier in the summer the only team in the Dodgers class seemed to be the New York Yankees… until they dropped 11 of 13 games at the same time the Dodgers won 11 of 13 games.  The Dodgers now sit in a class of their own. Most wins, most runs scored, lowest team ERA… and a powerhouse group of future Hall of Famers.

The Milwaukee Brewers have won only 4 of their last 10 games.  They aren’t what they have been, especially at the plate.  They went 0-2 against the Chicago Cubs, 2-2 against THESE Los Angeles Dodgers, 1-2 against the St. Louis Cardinals, and 1-0 against the Tampa Bay Rays (remember the Devil Rays, what was wrong with that?... It’s actually the name of a fish?).  The very encouraging thing for the Brewers is they have beaten the Dodgers twice in August… which puts them head and shoulder above all the teams the Dodgers have SWEPT!  So, the Brewers have shown an ability to rise to the occasion… and they did it at Dodger stadium.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have won 7 of their last 10 games.  This is actually a bad stretch for the Dodgers.  Two of the three losses were incurred by Ryan Pepiot and Andrew Heaney… two guys that lost starts to the Brewers and are young guys getting looks.  The Dodgers recently added Pitcher Dustin May back to the group after a long stint on the injury list.  Dustin immediately won his first start against the Marlins 7-0.  The rich got richer.  They went 2-0 against the Miami Marlins, 2-2 against the Milwaukee Brewers, 2-1 against the Kansas City Royals, and 1-0 against the Minnesota Twins during that stretch. 

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MIL: 63-56, -1774 ML, 59-51-9 O/U, 32-32 on the road.

LAD: 83-36, +1233 ML, 47-60,12, 42-15 on the road.

The Brewers are 9th in scoring with 4.53 runs per game, 22nd in batting average with .235, and 13th in OBP with .316

The Dodgers are 1st in scoring with 5.45 runs per game, 3rd in batting average with .263, and 1st in OBP with .338

The Brewers pitchers are 11th in ERA with 3.83, 12th in WHIP with 1.24, and the fielders are 16th in errors with 64 on the season so far.

The Dodgers pitchers are 1st in ERA with 2.89, 1st in WHIP with 1.07 (that is a team average!), and the fielders are 8th in errors with 54 on the season so far.

Our prediction for Tuesday, August 23rd is… Dodgers 7 - Brewers 3

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Brewers: 2B J Peterson (elbow) Out ** 

Dodgers: C Austin Barnes (personal) Out ** 3B E. Rios (hammy) Out ** CF K Pillar (shoulder) Out ** 

Brewers: RHP Corbin Burnes, 9-5. 2.48 ERA, 187 strikeouts in 148 innings pitched.  0.93 WHIP.  The 27 year old is real quality on the mound.  He is not the equal of his counterpart.

Dodgers: RHP Tony Gonsolin, 15-1, 2.12 ERA, 113 strikeouts in 123 innings pitched.  0.86 WHIP.  This 28 year old has the best numbers anywhere… He is a killer, both this season and for his brief career.  He will make the hall of fame one day if he last long… and holds about 80% of these numbers.  The guy is a full ACE.

Brewers: LF Christian Yelich, SS Willy Adames, 1B Rowdy Tellez, DH Andrew McCutchen, RF Hunter Renfroe, 2B Kolten Wong, 3B Luis Urias, C Omar Narvaez, CF Jonathan Davis

Dodgers: RF Mookie Betts, SS Trea Turner, 1B Freddie Freeman, C Will Smith, 3B Max Muncy, DH Justin Turner, 2B Gavin Lux, LF Joey Gallo, CF Cody Bellinger

Brewers: Craig “I have this job” Counsell

Dodgers: Dave “Is this heaven?” Roberts

Partly Cloudy, 84*, Humidity 63%, Wind 8 mph… but really for a day game in August these are great conditions.