Inside the Chalk

With the Series on the line tonight, Tampa will turn to Blake Snell to force Game 7 and he is more than capable. In Game 2, Snell kept the Dodgers offense in check, pitching 4-2/3 strong innings, striking out 9 and yielding 2 runs resulting in a 6-4 Rays victory. Tony Gonsolin is expected to get the start for the Dodgers. He has not pitched well this postseason and lasted just 1.1 innings in Game 2. As we know, the Rays bounce back after a win and I will take Kevin Cash’s managing skills over Dave Roberts any day of the week.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS

The Tampa Bay Rays didn’t win Game 4 of the World Series last night, the Los Angeles Dodgers blew it. Nonetheless, the Fall Classic is now tied at 2 apiece. If the momentum has swung the Rays way, the Dodgers starter, Clayton Kershaw, will put an end to that. Kershaw, who is 3-1 in the postseason with a 2.88 ERA, was brilliant in Game 1 where he allowed just 1 run on 2 hits over 6 innings of work, resulting in a decisive 8-3 victory. He is expected to be opposed by Tampa’s Game 1 starter, Tyler Glasnow. Glasnow’s postseason numbers are nothing to brag about, at 2-2 with a bloated ERA of 6.08, and he was lit up in Game 1 by LA, yielding 6 runs on 3 hits over 4-1/3 innings. Just like the Rays, the Dodgers are resilient. They are 50-19 over their last 69 following a loss and it’s never wise to go against the future hall of famer Clayton Kershaw.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES DODGERS

The Los Angeles Dodgers were impressive last night in their 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, taking a 2-1 lead in the Fall Classic. With a win tonight, the Dodgers will have a stranglehold on the series and the chances of that happening are looking very favorable. Their bats are hot and they are expected to face the southpaw Ryan Yarbrough. Yarbrough was not impressive in the regular season, going 1-4 with a 3.56 ERA, but he is 1-0 in the postseason with a 3.38 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. LA is expected to send lefty Julio Urías to the hill. He has been spectacular all year. Urías is a perfect 4-0 in the postseason with a nasty ERA of 0.56 and a 0.63 WHIP. Tampa’s bats went silent once again last night, mustering just 4 hits and striking out 13 times. Against a guy like Urías, numbers like that will not cut it. The Rays usually bounce back after a loss but time may running out.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES DODGERS

With the World Series tied at 1 apiece, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays will send two flamethrowers to the hill tonight, and their numbers have been scary. Tampa will give the nod to Charlie Morton. He is 3-0 this postseason with an ERA of just 0.57 and a 0.96 WHIP. Are you kidding me? LA will have Walker Buehler toeing the rubber. Buehler is 1-0 in the postseason with a nasty ERA of 1.89 and a 1.37 WHIP. How do you not consider the under in this one?
TONIGHT’S PICK: UNDER 7.5