Forecast from the author of the Legalbet editorial team: bet on a Major League Baseball match.
Based on the results of the two opening meetings of the World Series, Los Angeles secured a solid advantage (2-0). New York will have to try hard to break the score in the first Finals game at Yankee Stadium since 2009.
New York Yankees
The reason why the Yankees are losing is obvious. It’s hard to expect success in the World Series when your star is mediocre. Through two appearances, Aaron Judge has given up just one hit in nine at-bats with six strikeouts. Overall, he’s 6-for-40 (15%) with 19 strikeouts this postseason, a stark contrast to Judge’s regular-season performance.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles will have Walker Buehler as its starting pitcher. After the operation, his performance in the regular season is not impressive, but he is a reliable and proven fighter for big matches in the playoffs. In key Game 3 against the New York Mets, Buehler pitched brilliantly for four innings. So he is not the weak link, as it might seem at first glance. Moreover, according to manager Dave Roberts, Buehler is the one they plan to release in case of a seventh game.
The Dodgers’ at-bats are in good order, with Tommy Edman making the difference in two games this Finals and Freddie Freeman hitting home runs in four straight World Series appearances since the 2020 season. There were doubts about Shohei Ohtani’s shoulder injury sustained in the previous meeting, but the latest reports indicate that he is ready to play.
Forecast
The Yankees have a daunting task ahead of them. They’ll have to climb out of a hole with Clark Schmidt on the pitching mound, who is making just his third career playoff start. In eight home starts, he posted a 4.5 ERA. Additionally, in the modern format, a team that lost its opening two World Series games lost the title 45 out of 56 times.
