BIG AL's DODGERS/BRAVES GAME 6 WINNER!
- Handicapper
- Al McMordie
- League
- MLB
- Competition
- Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves
- Time
- 10/23/2021 08:08 PM
- Bet Type
- Moneyline
- Pick
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Los Angeles Dodgers -145
(Caesars)
- Outcome
- Loss
- Analysis
- At 8:05 pm, our selection is on the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Atlanta Braves. Often, when a baseball team's offense is struggling, there comes a singular defining moment signaling that it has come out of its slumber. Game 5 was such a moment for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Not only did they get a rare post-season three-HR performance from Chris Taylor but they also saw AJ Pollock quietly hit a pair of round-trippers in the 11-2 pasting. The Dodgers don't need to repeat that tonight in Atlanta -- they likely only need to do half as well and they will force a Game 7 here. Max Scherzer was scratched from his start due to the same arm fatigue that has been plaguing the ace for some time, but the Dodgers have an ace in the hole in Walker Buehler. The 27-year-old righty will be making just his second career start on short rest. He also went on 3 days rest in Game 4 of the series vs. San Francisco, and allowed just 1 run over 4 1/3 innings. But, clearly, Buehler has told his team he feels well enough to go. And the fact that he only went 3 2/3 innings this past Tuesday (a 6-5 Dodgers win) will likely help him here, tonight. Buehler has led the Dodgers to wins in his last three starts vs. Atlanta, and five of seven vs. Atlanta, overall (3.69 ERA; 1.10 WHIP). Meanwhile, Ian Anderson has a career 5.02 ERA vs. Los Angeles, and has given up 6 runs over 7 1/3 innings this season, in two starts. The Dodgers are 36-16 in their last 52 after scoring five runs or more in their previous game. Take Los Angeles. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
