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New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers: World Series – Game 2

The New York Yankees are visiting the Los Angeles Dodgers today at Dodgers Stadium in Game 2 of the World Series.

Can the Yankees steal one on the road?

The New York Yankees finished the regular season on top of the AL East with a 94-68 record, including 50-31 on the road. They went past the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Guardians to reach the World Series. They have a 3.73 ERA, a .231 batting average, a .309 on-base percentage, and 1.25 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Aaron Judge is the best player on the team with 180 hits, 122 runs, and league-high 58 home runs.

Can the Dodgers pull out another one?

The Los Angeles Dodgers finished the regular season on top of the NL West with a league-best 98-64 record, including 52-29 at home. They went past the San Diego Padres and the New York Mets to get to the World Series. The Dodgers have a 3.94 ERA, a .232 batting average, a .304 on-base percentage, and 1.23 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Shohei Ohtani is the best player on the team with 197 hits, 134 runs, and 54 home runs.

Betting Trends

The Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games overall, 7-2 SU in their last 9 home games, and 13-4 SU in their last 17 games against teams from the AL. They have played over the total run line in 6 of their last 7 games overall, 8 of their last 12 games against teams from the AL East, and 4 of their last 5 games played in October. The Yankees are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games overall, 7-2 SU in their last 9 games on the road, and 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against teams from the NL. New York has gone over in 7 of their last 10 games against teams from the NL West and 14 of their last 20 games played on Saturday.

Prediction and Conclusion

Based on what we saw in the opening game of the series, we are about to have one of the greatest World Series battles in MLB history. Freddie Freeman hit the first-ever walk-off Grand Slam to win Game 1 for the Dodgers in the tenth inning. That is a great start for the Dodgers, but there is no time for celebration as teams take on the field tonight for Game 2. The Dodgers will start Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who is 7-2 for the season with a 3.00 ERA, 105 K, 90 IP, and 1.11 WHIP. In the playoffs, he is 1-0 with a 5.11 ERA, 11 K, 12.1 IP, and 1.22 WHIP. On the other side, the Yankees will start Carlos Rodón, who is 16-9 for the season with a 3.96 ERA, 195 K, 175 IP, and 1.22 WHIP. He is 1-1 in the playoffs, with a 4.40 ERA, 22 K, 14.1 IP, and 1.12 WHIP. After what we saw last night, this game will start much slower, so we go with under 0.5 runs in the opening inning.