Thanks to Justin Turner’s blast on Saturday, the Los Angeles Dodgers were able to even the score with the Milwaukee Brewers and walk away from Miller Park with a split. Tonight the venue switches to Chavez Ravine for Game 3 of the NLCS. The Dodgers are expected to turn to their rookie flame thrower, Walker Buehler. The young upstart had a stellar year, going 8-5 in the regular season with a 2.62 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP. He did have a hiccup in Game 3 of the NLDS against the Braves but, in his last 12 regular season starts, he had an ERA of 1.55 and held batters to an average of .158. Now that is dominance. The Brewers are expected to counter with Jhoulys Chacín. Chacín went 15-8 in the regular season, with a 3.50 ERA, a 1.16 WHIP, and was dominant against the Rockies in his last turn, pitching 5 scoreless innings. However, Chacín took the loss in his last start at Dodger Stadium when the Dodgers steamrolled the Brewers, 21-5. The Dodgers are 4-1 in Buehler’s last 5 home starts and 8-2 in their last 10 playoff games at the Ravine. Dodgers get it done.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Month: October 2018
Sunday MLB Pick
The Boston Red Sox cannot go down two games to the World Champs or they are in major trouble and they know it. Justin Verlander was on his game last night in the 7-2 Astros victory and it won’t get any easier tonight for Boston because Houston will have Gerrit Cole tapping the rubber. Cole has been delivering all year, with a regular season record of 15-5, a 2.88 ERA, and he is 2-1 lifetime against the Red Sox with a 4.32 ERA, but is 0-1 in his career with a 5.73 ERA in two starts at Fenway. Boston is expected to counter with David Price. Price’s post-season track record is well documented and it is not good but this guy is a top shelf pitcher. Price was 16-7 in the regular season, with a 3.58 ERA, and Boston is 20-6 in his last 26 starts at Fenway. Price has pitched well against Houston in his career, with a record of 6-2 and an ERA of 2.69. If he pitches a gem tonight, which he is capable of doing, Boston heads to Houston with a split.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BOSTON RED SOX
Saturday NHL Pick
The Ottawa Senators will be without some key players when they host the Los Angeles Kings in an early one today at Canadian Tire Centre. Ottawa will be without top producer Ryan Dzingel with a lower body injury, impressive rookie Alex Formenton (concussion), and defenseman Cody Ceci (upper body). Los Angeles looked sharp in their 3-0 shutout at Montreal on Thursday. The Kings are 6-1 in their last 7 against the Eastern Conference and have owned Ottawa, going 15-6-1 in their last 22 meetings.
TODAY’S PICK: LOS ANGELES KINGS
Friday MLB Pick
The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Brewers kick off the NLCS tonight at Miller Park. Craig Counsell is expected to start the lefty, Gio González. Since being acquired from the Washington Nationals, González has been on his game with a record of 3-0 and a 2.13 ERA but he has not pitched since September 30th. The Dodgers can hit lefties so they had better jump on him early because he will be on a short leash. The Dodgers clobbered the Brewers in their last meeting, 21-5, and will have their ace southpaw, Clayton Kershaw, tapping the rubber. He was spectacular in his last turn against Atlanta, tossing 8 scoreless innings and yielding just 2 hits. Kershaw is 1-1 this season against the Brewers, with a 2.25 ERA, and the Dodgers are 5-2 in his last 7 turns at Miller Park. The Brewers have won 11 in a row but streaks end.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Thursday NHL Pick
The Toronto Maple Leafs are off to an impressive start at 3-1-0-0 and have yet to lose on the road. Tonight they will try to keep the road record perfect when they travel to Little Caesers Arena to take on the struggling Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings are 0-1-1-1 and are already banged up. They are expected to be without Mike Green, Jonathan Ericsson, and Trevor Daley, and with the way the Leafs are scoring, that is not good. The Leafs are averaging 5 goals per game and Auston Matthews and John Tavares have been on a tear. Matthews has already notched 7 goals and Tavares is right behind him with 6. Toronto has had Detroit’s number, going 7-1 in their last 8 meetings, and they are 4-1 in their last 5 in Detroit.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
Wednesday NHL Pick
The Anaheim Ducks are off to a great start, at a perfect 3-0, and will try to keep it going tonight when they host the Arizona Coyotes at Honda Center. One of the reasons for their early success has been the outstanding play of goaltender John Gibson. He is expected between the pipes tonight for the Ducks and they have already beaten the Coyotes this year in the desert, 1-0. Arizona has yet to win a game, at 0-2, and they were shut out in both losses. The Coyotes are 2-9 in their last 11 meetings with the Ducks and 0-5 in their last 5 trips to Anaheim.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ANAHEIM DUCKS
Tuesday NHL Pick
Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg will be electric tonight when the Jets host the Los Angeles Kings in their home opener. The Jets rarely lose at home, with an impressive record of 43-13 in their last 56. The Kings have not fared well in Winnipeg, going 3-9 in their last 12 and the home team between these two clubs has won 16 of the last 23 meetings.
TONIGHT’S PICK: WINNIPEG JETS