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It's never a bad bet to take the Dodgers on the run line, and with a solid pitching advantage and a fully rested bullpen, they should be able to brush aside the Athletics. Landon Knack has been solid in his last two starts, and outside of an 11-run outburst at home vs. the Yankees, the A's have struggled to score runs of late, dropping four of the last five games.


Soderstrom is slashing .288/.349/.506 and ranks 17th in the majors in total bases (79). Tonight, he'll face off against Dodgers sophomore Landon Knack who has a 4.82 xERA while sitting in the bottom 15th percentile in average exit velocity (91.6 mph) and hard-hit rate (47.6%). Soderstrom is in the top 20th percentile in exit velocity (92 mph) and hard-hit rate (50.4%) while sitting in the top 10th percentile in xSLG (.551). The left-handed Soderstrom also slugs .544 with the platoon advantage.

The Dodgers are second in the majors in OPS (.805) and third in runs per game (5.56). They plate a run in the first inning in 39% of their games — tied for the highest number in the majors. The A's are ninth in that metric (31.7%) while ranking eighth in OPS (.739). The A's have yet to announce a starter for tonight but most of their rotation has struggled and Jeffrey Springs has the inside track. Springs has a 4.82 ERA through eight starts and has been terrible in the first inning where he has pitched to a 13.50 ERA with an OBA of .351. L.A. responds with sophomore Landon Knack who has an xERA of 4.82.









