Big-time pitching matchup in the desert as the elite Shohei Ohtani goes for LA against Zac Gallen. Ohtani has been unhittable. He is 5-2 with a glittering 0.82 ERA. Gallen is 3-4 with a 5.16 ERA, which is far from the numbers he is used to putting up.
The challenge of going up against the great Ohtani should lift the game for Arizona’s starter. The Dodgers are -141, and the Dbacks are +127 in MLB odds. The run line is 8½. That has to mean the book expects LA to light up Gallen because Ohtani barely allows a run.