NY METS vs. LA DODGERS 9/4/2018 MLB Odds, Pick & Preview

The NY METS and the LA DODGERS will both be gunning for a victory on 9/4/2018 at 10:10 PM when they meet in a game matchup.

GAME: New York Mets (62-75) at Los Angeles Dodgers (75-63)
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 04 – 10:10 PM EST
WHERE: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California

TV: 10:10 PM
LINE: -230
PREDICTION: LA DODGERS , NY METS

Oddsmakers currently have the LA DODGERS listed as -230 point favorites versus the NY METS, while the game’s total is sitting at 8.

The Los Angeles Dodgers fell out of first place with a series-opening loss and look to bounce back when they host the New York Mets on Tuesday for the middle contest of their three-game set. Brandon Nimmo hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the ninth inning as the Mets posted a 4-2 victory on Monday.

The Dodgers fell one-half game behind first-place Colorado in the National League West despite losing for just the second time in 10 contests. Los Angeles is struggling to score runs, producing three or fewer in six straight games and 15 overall during that span. New York has won four of its last five contests and is 34-35 on the road despite being 13 games below .500 overall. Amed Rosario recorded three hits in the series opener and is 12-for-29 with three stolen bases during his six-game hitting streak.

TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), SportsNet LA, KTLA (Los Angeles)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets LH Jason Vargas (5-8, 6.56 ERA) vs. Dodgers LH Rich Hill (6-5, 3.59)

Vargas has won three consecutive starts, allowing just three runs and 13 hits over 16 2/3 innings during that span. The 35-year-old is 3-4 with a 7.36 ERA on the road, with two of those victories coming during his recent hot stretch. Vargas is 2-2 with a 4.39 ERA in four career starts against the Dodgers but hasn’t faced them since giving up two runs over seven frames in a victory on May 30, 2013 while with the Los Angeles Angels.

Hill won four consecutive decisions before falling to Arizona in his last outing, when he gave up three runs and six hits over five innings. The 38-year-old has experienced consistency issues with his command as he has issued fewer than two walks in five of his last eight starts and four of more in each of the other three. Hill allowed four runs and five hits over five innings in a no-decision against the Mets on June 24 and is 1-2 with a 7.83 ERA in seven career appearances (five starts) versus the club.

WALK-OFFS

1. The Dodgers are considering leaving RHP Kenley Jansen home when they visit the Rockies later this week after the 30-year-old experienced his second irregular heartbeat episode (the other in 2012) in the mile-high altitude of Denver last month.

2. New York RF-1B Jay Bruce has gone without a homer or RBI in nine straight games since belting a two-run shot against Washington on Aug. 24 in his first contest following a two-month absence due to a hip injury.

3. Los Angeles SS Manny Machado went 2-for-4 on Monday after being hitless in 10 at-bats over his previous three games.

PREDICTION: Mets 5, Dodgers 3

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