Diamondbacks at Dodgers 8/31/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Friday, the Arizona Diamondbacks play the second game of a four-game series on the road against National League West arch rivals the Los Angeles Dodgers. Arizona was victorious on Wednesday over the San Francisco Giants 3-1. Steven Souza Jr. hit a home run in the third that broke a string of 25 straight scoreless innings for Arizona. Souza doubled the following inning to knock in another run.

Los Angeles won its fifth straight on Wednesday knocking off the Texas Rangers 3-1. Three solo home runs plated all of the Dodgers run in the win. Alex Wood threw seven shutout innings as the Dodgers remained one game behind first place Arizona in the NL West. David Peralta leads Arizona with a .303 batting average. Paul Goldschmidt leads the team in hits with 144, home runs with 30 and in RBIs with 76. Arizona has a team batting average of .239 while opposing hitters are averaging .235 at the plate against Diamondbacks pitching. On Friday, Arizona will send Zack Greinke to the mound. The right-hander this season is 13-8 with an ERA of 2.93, 171 KS and 34 BBs.

Matt Kemp leads Los Angeles with a .281 batting average and a team high in RBIs with 69. Cody Bellinger leads the team in hits with 123. Max Muncy is the team leader in home runs with 30. Los Angeles has a team batting average of .245 while opposing hitters are averaging .231 at the plate against Dodgers pitching. On Friday, the Dodgers will send Hyun-Jin Ryu to the mound. The left-hander this season is 4-1 with an ERA of 2.18, 54 Ks and 12 BBs.