Diamondbacks at Dodgers 9/1/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, the Arizona Diamondbacks play the third game of a four-game series against National League West arch rivals the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. The D-Backs won the opening game of the series on Thursday 3-1. David Peralta’s three-run home run in the fifth stood up as the NL West leading Diamondbacks shut down the Dodgers bats.

The only run by the Dodgers came off a solo blast by Manny Machado in the sixth inning. Machado now has 33 home runs on the season and has hit four in the last five games. However, Los Angeles stranded six runners as the Dodgers were 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position. Not helping matters was the Dodgers hit into three double plays. David Peralta leads Arizona with a .303 batting average. Paul Goldschmidt leads the team in hits with 146, 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 Saturday, the Diamondbacks will send Patrick Corbin to the mound. The lefthander this season is 10-5 with an ERA of 3.15, 207 Ks and 40 BBs.

Matt Kemp leads Los Angeles with a .283 batting average and a team high in RBIs with 69. Cody Bellinger leads the team in hits with 122. 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 Saturday, the Dodgers will send Clayton Kershaw to the mound. The lefthander this season is 6-5 with an ERA of 2.39, 124 Ks and 20 BBs.