Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets Prediction: Dodgers to avoid a sweep

Dodger Stadium will host this finale between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets. The Mets have been impressive in this series, pulling off-road wins in the first two games. Will the Dodgers avoid a sweep in this game following a slow start?

The Los Angeles Dodgers are about to suffer a sweep in this game after game one and two defeats in this series. In Saturday’s game, Shohei Ohtani led the Dodgers with 33 hits and a .359 batting average, along with a team-high 11 doubles, four homers and 11 RBIs. However, despite his good performances, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ defense failed them, and they need to do better in this game. This game three is projected to be started by Tyler Glasnow for the Los Angeles Dodgers here, and he is 3-1 with a 3.72 ERA and 34 strikeouts this season. Following this series, the Los Angeles Dodgers will take on Washington Nationals, a side they lost to early this month. The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost five of their last six games as favorites. The road team has covered the run line in each of the previous six games between the Mets and Dodgers.

The New York Mets come into this game looking to complete a surprise sweep of the Dodgers after a 6-4 win over Los Angeles on Saturday. The New York Mets have been excellent, and provided they win this game three, that makes it a consecutive series sweep. Now, heading into this game, the New York Mets remain undefeated in their last six games, with just one loss suffered in their last nine. Adrian Houser will take the mound for the New York Mets in this game three, and this season, he is 0-1 with a 4.70 ERA and nine strikeouts. Following this series, the New York Mets will play the San Francisco Giants. Ahead of this game, the New York Mets won each of their last seven-day games against National League West opponents, who held a winning record.

I picked the New York Mets in game 2, and they delivered. However, I will not be quick to take them as my favorites here, as I am very confident that the Los Angeles Dodgers will not accept a sweep at home. Tyler Glasnow’s been one of the best starters in baseball through the first month of the season, racking up strikeouts like it’s going out of style, and even though the Mets have been the better team by a fair margin in this series and Glasnow showed recently that even he could be had at the best of times, a run line win for the Dodgers is my pick here, with the match ending with few runs.