Dodgers vs. Mariners: August 19 Battle of the Underdogs and Injury Hits

Game Info: August 19, 2024 10:10PM ET @ Dodger Stadium

Even though the Mariners have just had a fantastic victory, they still hope to continue enjoying their challenge game success. The Dodgers on their part will want to ensure that regardless of how injured their squad might be, they are playing at home turf which should work to their advantage if everything goes as planned.

Betting Odds and Info:

These are the latest odds as of writing:

Moneyline: Mariners +119, Dodgers -129

Spread: Mariners +1.5, Dodgers -1.5

Over/Under: 8

Team Recent Performance

Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners’ have had an inconsistent performance in their last ten games. George Kirby pitched for six innings and secured a 10-3 victory against Pittsburgh Pirates on August 18, 2024 but they lost in all the earlier matches; some of which include their 2-7 loss to Pittsburgh Pirates on August 17 and whopping 1-15 loss to Detroit Tigers on August 13. Before this decline in performance, Mariners had been on winning streak starting with their beatdown of New York Mets where they won by 12-1 on August 11th, followed by a win against Colorado Rockies (4-0) on August 10 and another win over Philadelphia Phillies with a score of 6-0 that took place at home ground on August 9. A narrow 4-3 win against the Tigers was also recorded on August 8.

Los Angeles Dodgers

The last ten games for Los Angeles Dodgers have been filled with mixed results. They beat the St.Louis Cardinals 2-1 last August 18,2024, with Clayton Kershaw pitching six innings. And then they lost to the Cardinals 2-5 on August 17 and narrowly won 7-6 on August 16, this time around featuring Justin Wrobleski on the mound. Additionally, the Dodgers faced losses against Milwaukee Brewers falling 4-6 on August 15 and 4-5 on August 14 before an earlier 7-2 win versus them the day before where Gavin Stone was the pitcher. In addition to previous victories over these same brewers which left them with a scoreline of five against two, their series of wins against Pittsburgh Pirates included a 6-5 victory on August 11, a 4-1 win on August 10 and another victory by nine over five on August 9.

Team Head-to-Head Matchup

In the Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Dodgers competition statistics, notable similarities can be found. While the average output by the Mariners stands at two point three runs scored per game, on the other hand in six meetings they have had with Dodgers; these are four point seven runs every single day. With regard to hits made by each team respectively over this period in question is concerned: dodgers are still ahead at seven point five per game versus five point two for mariners. Concerning walks taken during such matches or encounters again, Dodgers win with three point two as compared to just about two point two in this regard for their opposition team. Finally in comparison to mariners’ 9.40 average per game strikeouts, dodgers have much higher strikeout rates averaging 11.10 on each match. On the record of over/under both clubs have about equal success having achieved a 3-5-2 score respectively.

Team Injuries

Seattle Mariners

Now the Mariners have numerous injuries. J.P. Crawford, who plays shortstop, was placed on the 10-day disabled list because of a hand problem as of July 23. Gregory Santos, their starting pitcher, will be out for at least 15 days due to biceps injury starting August 1st. Since March 25th Matt Brash has been on the 60-day DL because of an injured rotator cuff. Moreover, Collin Snider another relief pitcher has been suffering from a knee injury that kept him off for 15 days since April 8th.

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers are dealing with multiple injuries. Due to a problem with his finger Freddie Freeman might miss Monday’s match against The Seattle Mariners. On the disabled list are Blake Treinen (15-day hip), and Chris Taylor (10-day leg). Max Muncy (60-day IL, oblique), Tyler Glasnow (15-day IL, elbow) also aren’t playing right now. Furthermore, they have long-term casualties such as Tony Gonsolin (60-day IL, elbow) and Dustin May (elbow). Additionally, Brusdar Graterol is out of action for 15 days due to a hamstring problem. Lastly, Connor Brogdon has been placed on the 60 day disabled roster because of his foot while Emmet Sheehan is out for the entire season because of his arm problems, Yoshinobu Yamamoto is on the 60-day DL list for rotator cuff issues that River Ryan also mentioned as suffering but only for 15 days with an elbow issue.

SPORTBOOK.AG’s Prediction

Due to their home advantage and recent performance, the Dodger could have a slight edge in the game. However, it is expected that this will be a competitive match. In case of good performance by Mariners’ pitchers and taking advantage of injuries to some Dodger players, they might pull an upset.