Dodgers vs. Braves MLB Pick – August 17th

a battle of national league heavyweights proceeds on saturday, after the dodgers won the first-round by a score of 8-3 friday night in suntrust park in atlanta.

the dodgers scored in the top of the 2nd to take a 1-0 lead, together with the braves reacting with 3 runs in their own at the bottom half of the inning.
a 3-1 lead was the braves needed to celebrate in that competition, as the dodgers came back for 7 violent scores. the ball was operating for the dodgers back in which one. they set a major league baseball record with a whopping 22 home runs in just five matches. together with their turning, the dodgers are a tough out right now for almost any competitor.
if the matches were played on paper, we’re going to really have an astros-dodgers world series. they are definitely the most well-rounded teams we’ve got in the majors and i do not expect it to change. the braves are going to be in the postseason, but their bullpen could be frightening bad sometimes. it is amazing that they rank 14th in the majors, because they have gotten themselves into trouble plenty recently.
they have not been too reliable, whereas the astros and dodgers are from the top-10 when it comes to relievers. following the 3-run inning for the braves last night, the dodgers’ pitching staff claimed that the braves scoreless for seven innings. adam kolarek and julio urias were both sharp in relief.
the dodgers are now ten games around the braves in the national league. there is very little suspense. the one thing left to choose for the dodgers is whether they’re likely to get homefield advantage at the dodgers, should they go that way in the postseason. the dodgers will ship out their cy young offender, hyun-jin ryu, to the bump tonight. he is the clear favorite right now and could receive an extra boost with a solid performance saturday against the braves. head below for our free dodgers vs. braves select.
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this season has not gone according to plan for mike foltynewicz. foltynewicz had his eyes put on following up last season with an encore presentation in 2019. he had his very best season in the majors, posting an era of 2.85 in 31 starts last season.
everything was going well for him and big things were expected from him this year too. however, foltynewicz has not made it easy on himself also must end up to save some face entering the most important period of the season. he had been sent to the minors after becoming mauled for 2 earned runs in 4 innings from the nationals in june.
this is his third return at the starting rotation since june 22nd. he hasn’t done much to repair his dreadful era. foltynewicz enters saturday with the era of 6.24 and 1.43 whip in 70.2 innings this season.
he’s allowed 7 earned runs in 11.1 innings since returning, so there are obviously items for him to work out nonetheless. in foltynewicz’s past three trips, he posted an 8.80 era and 1.76 whip. the dodgers have been able to reach base frequently against him in his career, since they carry a .398 obp at 75 at-bats entering saturday.
foltynewicz will need to keep up with ryu in such a one. ryu enters the contest on fire, with an era of 0.46 and also 0.97 whip. he has gotten used to turning some spectacular games for the dodgers this year. other than just one bad spot from the rockies in colorado, ryu has been hot all year with a 1.45 era and 0.93 whip.
he hasn’t allowed a run in his previous 13 innings pitched and also an offense has not scored over a run on him since june 28th in colorado. ryu has prevented more than 1-run in 11 of the previous 12 outings. that’s a cy young campaign for ryu also it seems to be only a matter of time before he is named the winner. after all, getting him in this cost looks like a fairly nice deal on saturday against the braves.