Arizona and the Tigers will both be a first five play later, but will wait for later for value reasons.
Just to be sure I checked with the Dodgers clubhouse and confirmed that their players put their pants on one leg at a time, just like the rest of us. The other matchup is a bit more difficult because Mize and Kikuchi are both posting outstanding numbers lately, with three straight quality starts each, but two of Mize’s starts have come in hitters’ parks and two of Kikuchi’s in pitchers parks. The offenses are only a slight difference (+Tigers), so we have a coin flip 5-inning game where the probable outcome does not match the proffered odds. *
Just to be sure I checked with the Dodgers clubhouse and confirmed that their players put their pants on one leg at a time, just like the rest of us. The other matchup is a bit more difficult because Mize and Kikuchi are both posting outstanding numbers lately, with three straight quality starts each, but two of Mize’s starts have come in hitters’ parks and two of Kikuchi’s in pitchers parks. The offenses are only a slight difference (+Tigers), so we have a coin flip 5-inning game where the probable outcome does not match the proffered odds. *