The Los Angeles Dodgers are set to face off against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a divisional game today, with Justin Wrobleski taking the mound for the Dodgers. Wrobleski has had a strong season so far, posting an 11-3 record and a 3.31 ERA. However, he has struggled in his last two starts, allowing eight home runs and 12 earned runs over his past 10.1 innings.
Despite this recent slump, Wrobleski's overall performance suggests that he may be able to bounce back and make some necessary adjustments. The Dodgers are looking to build on their win yesterday, which ended a seven-game losing streak. They have been one of the top teams in baseball all season, and are expected to make a deep run in the playoffs.
The Diamondbacks, meanwhile, have had a strong season themselves, and would currently be in position to make the postseason if the season were to end today. Their starting pitching has some areas for improvement, but their hitting has been able to mask those issues. Eduardo Rodriguez will start for the Diamondbacks today, and he has been very effective this season, posting a 10-4 record with a 2.71 ERA.
Rodriguez has had success against the Dodgers in his previous starts, allowing no more than two earned runs in any of his three outings against them this season. He will face off against Wrobleski, who allowed just six hits and no earned runs in six scoreless innings when he faced the Diamondbacks earlier this year.
Given the recent struggles of both starters, as well as their overall performances this season, many are expecting a relatively low-scoring game today. The over/under for the game is set at nine runs, which may be influenced by the offense-friendly nature of some recent starts by these pitchers. However, with Rodriguez's success against the Dodgers and Wrobleski's tendency to struggle with home runs, it seems likely that this game will stay under 9 runs.
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