Philadelphia Phillies by 2
First up, let's take a walk down Mulligan Boulevard and recall the past performances. The Philadelphia Phillies have been showing some consistent offense and held the upper hand in their earlier encounters with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers may be set on revenge or saving face or whatever it is millionaires in painstakingly pressed uniforms do.
With Aaron Nola on the mound for the Phils, who's been steady this season, LA may have a tricky time landing hits. Little less disappointing than a well-done steak, he's got a 3.58 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, and 8.8 strikeouts per game on his resume. On the other hand, the Dodgers are backing on the almighty Tyler Glasnow for salvation - not exactly what I would do but then again, I also pronounce "taco" as "take-o". Glasnow has a marginally better ERA of 3.50, WHIP of 0.96, and batters like a zombie apocalypse survivor with 11.5 strikeouts per game.
Dodger Stadium may encourage a little fancy footwork from our batters, especially if they're not named after a failed Windows update. Philadelphia’s Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber, with 8 and 6 home runs respectively in their bags, sure know how to play in this batting paradise, judging by their past exploits. On the Dodgers side, the pinball wizard Austin Barnes and the runaway Lux, Gavin that is, have some serious batting prowess. Let's not even start with Ohtani, he's always stealing the show and some bases.
Putting all these facts together, like a hangover-ridden accountant during tax season, the Phillies have a better track record, clutching onto their performances like I do with my last remaining strands of hair. The Dodgers, call it midlife crisis or call it Tuesday, are stuttering in terms of recent results but do have the slight edge on the betting front.
Hence, drumroll please... Albert’s Prediction: Philadelphia Phillies by 2