We’re getting the Los Angeles Dodgers at a very generous price Tuesday with 2011 NL Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw on the mound. I’ll take advantage and look forward to adding to my 24-2 run L26 free picks.
After going 21-5 with a 2.28 ERA in 2011, Kershaw came back with a 14-9 record and 2.53 ERA in 2012. The left-hander is off to a 2-2 start with a 1.88 ERA in 2013 as well. Hands down, he’s the best starter in the National League.
The biggest reason for backing Los Angeles tonight is its ace’s numbers against his opponent. Kershaw is 5-0 with a 1.37 ERA and 1.169 WHIP in six career starts against New York. The Dodgers are a perfect 6-0 in those six starts having never lost. Bet Los Angeles Tuesday.
The Milwaukee Brewers have a huge edge on the mound Wednesday, and I’ll side with them because of it. I’ll gladly take the underrated Marco Estrada at this price against San Diego’s Edinson Volquez.
Estrada is coming off a solid 2012 campaign in which he went 5-7 with a 3.64 ERA and 1.142 WHIP in 23 starts and six relief appearances. The right-hander is 2-0 with a 4.50 ERA through four starts in 2013, including 1-0 with a 3.46 ERA in two road starts.
Edinson Volquez continues to get rocked year after year. That has certainly been the case in the early going in 2013. Volquez is 0-3 with an 8.84 ERA and 2.128 WHIP in four starts this season, allowing 18 earned runs and 39 base runners in 18 1/3 innings of work.
Volquez is 3-3 with a 5.64 ERA and 1.474 WHIP in 10 career starts against Milwaukee. San Diego is 2-13 (-10.5 Units) against the money line as an underdog of +100 to +150 this season. Bet the Brewers Wednesday.
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