Masterful Moyer Looks to Handcuff Manny, Dodgers on Road

The Philadelphia Phillies and crafty, 45-year-old southpaw Jamie Moyer.

Let’s take a look at the starting pitchers in this contest, followed by my in-depth analysis and BetUS MLB Sportsbook Free Picks:

The Pitchers: Moyer is 16-7 in 33 starts covering 196.1 innings with 123 K’s, 62 walks and a 3.71 ERA. Moyer took a loss in his lone postseason start so far, giving up two runs on four hits in just four innings of Philadelphia’s 4-1 Game 3 NLDS loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.

Dodgers’ right-hander Hiroki Kuroda is 9-10 in 31 starts covering 183.1 innings with 116 strikeouts, 42 walks and 3.73 ERA. Kuroda led the Dodgers to a 3-1 win in Game 3 of the Dodgers’ NLDS series-clinching victory, shutting out the Chicago Cubs over his 6.1 innings while allowing just six hits last Saturday.

Analysis: I absolutely love Jamie Moyer and think he’s going to pitch like he has nearly all season long, keeping the Dodgers’ big bats mostly in check while he’s on the mound. However, I can see a Manny Ramirez home run coming in this contest like a mail-order bride being shipped overseas!

I like the Dodgers to get a fine performance from the blossoming Hiroki Kuroda while scoring just enough runs off of Moyer to pull this contest out in the end.

Simply put, take the Dodgers to win this contest at home.

MLB Free Picks: Dodgers 5 Phillies 3