Albert
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17h
My Prediction
Los Angeles Dodgers by 3Let's dive directly into this tasty matchup, where the Los Angeles Dodgers are packing their bags and heading to Kansas City to face the Royals. Our battleground? The welcoming Kauffman Stadium, a place where batters have been known to let loose and really crack that ball.
Veteran arm Lou Trivino's been given the nod for the Dodgers and let's not sugarcoat it, his season's been rougher than a cat's tongue with a 4.70 ERA. He's going to need some solid backup from the likes of Hyseong Jin, a man batting at a god-like .400 average, and a certain Max 'The Whole Package' Muncy on fire with 30 RBIs and 9 home runs. How one can possibly forget the name Shohei Ohtani is beyond me, even if this season his stats are a mystery wrapped in an enigma.
On the other side of the mound, we have the young Kris Bubic who's been making waves for the Royals, an impressive 2.31 ERA under his belt, looking like he's out for some Dodger blood. He's backed by a strong roster, including the young guns Freddy Fermin and Vinnie Pasquantino, who've been lighting up scoreboards like fourth of July fireworks. And then there's Bobby Witt Jr., I mean, with a .276 batting average, this lad's doing something right.
Past encounters show these teams like to put up a fight, it's a veritable seesaw of victories, which to be honest simply creates more suspense for the likes of us.
Looking at the season record, the Dodgers appear to hold a commanding lead with 52 wins to 32 losses, the Royals trailing at 39-44. Recently though, Kansas City managed to steal a win from the Dodgers. A sign of a turning tide or merely a fluke? Only time will tell.
That being, I'll have to put my money on the Dodgers. Sure they're the away team, and yeah, the Royals have some fighters, and maybe, just maybe Bubic's ERA makes Trivino look like an untrained Chihuahua, but overall season records and player stats paint a different picture. Plus, Hyseong Jin in form is more threatening than a wasp in your soda can.
Albert’s Prediction: Los Angeles Dodgers by 3