Albert
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2d
My Prediction
Los Angeles Dodgers by 3The action takes center stage at Dodger Stadium, and you almost wonder if the White Sox players wish they could just put on blindfolds given their recent head-to-head record against the Dodgers. Indeed, the Dodgers have won 4 of their last 5 encounters. Our esteemed starting pitchers for the day are Shane Smith for the Sox with a decent, if unexciting, regular season record, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto for the Dodgers, with slightly more impressive stats.
The top players for the Sox haven't exactly been making the mouths drop this season, but folks, if you're looking for runaway horses, the stables are empty. Kyle Teel and Andrew Benintendi had a little something to showcase in the last month, but Edgar Quero and Mike Tauchman need some sparkles.
On the side of the Dodgers, though, we have fireworks brewing. Max Muncy and Shohei Ohtani have been making the ball fly out of the park and Hyseong Kim, with a scary .400 batting average, could scare the socks off the White Sox.
Regular season records display a vast gulf between the two teams. The Dodgers have amassed a staggering 53-32 record, whereas the Sox can only offer a rather embarrassing 28-56 record.
It would be misleading not to mention the recent form though. The Sox are turning it around with a 3-2 record in their last five games, showing a resurgence. Meanwhile, the Dodgers have shown grit and spark, winning 4 out of their last five games.
To boil it down, could the setting of Dodger Stadium, favoring batters, affect the outcome? Perhaps. But will it drastically change the end result? We're not talking miracles here. So, drumroll please...
Albert’s Prediction: Los Angeles Dodgers by 3