Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Mets MLB Betting Preview | August 30

Freddie Freeman leads the Los Angeles Dodgers (89-38) into a matchup with Jeff McNeil and the New York Mets (82-47) on Tuesday at 7:10 PM ET at Citi Field. Freeman is hitting .323, the second-best batting average in MLB, for the favored Dodgers (-137), while McNeil ranks third in MLB play with a .321 batting average this season for the underdog Mets (+117). Los Angeles’ Andrew Heaney starts against New York’s Taijuan Walker.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Dodgers vs. Mets

• Game Day: Tuesday, August 30, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: Queens, New York
• Stadium: Citi Field

Dodgers Stats & Trends

Dodgers Batting

• The Dodgers average 1.3 home runs per game to rank fifth in MLB play with 169 total home runs.
• The Dodgers’ .262 batting average leads the majors.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers lead the league with a .338 on-base percentage.
• The Dodgers strike out 8.3 times per game, the No. 12 mark in baseball.
• The Dodgers average 1.4 home runs per road game this season (90 total on the road).
• The Dodgers are slugging .444 with 3.6 extra-base hits per game away from home.
• The club is batting .260 with 606 hits (9.2 per game) on the road this season.

Dodgers Key Batters

• Freeman leads Los Angeles in OBP (.394), slugging percentage (.511) and OPS (.905) this season.
• Among qualifying hitters, Freeman ranks second in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks fifth, and he is 12th in slugging.
• Freeman has hit safely in six straight games. In his last 10 games he is batting .386 with three doubles, a walk and eight RBI.
• Mookie Betts leads Los Angeles in total hits (126) this season while batting .281 with 61 extra-base hits.
• Betts’ batting average ranks 30th among qualified players, his on-base percentage 34th, and his slugging percentage fifth.
• Betts brings a three-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is hitting .421 with two doubles, four home runs, a walk and seven RBI.
• Trea Turner has an OPS of .843, fueled by an OBP of .356 and a team-best slugging percentage of .487 this season.
• Will Smith is batting .269 with a .354 OBP and 75 RBI for Los Angeles this season.
• Smith enters this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .182 with a double, a home run, two walks and two RBI.

Mets Stats & Trends

Mets Batting

• The Mets rank 17th in Major League Baseball with 129 home runs.
• The Mets rank sixth in MLB with a .257 team batting average.
• The Mets have an on-base percentage of .329 this season, which ranks third in the league.
• The Mets have shown patience at the plate this season with the fourth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.6) among MLB offenses.
• In 63 games at home this season, they’ve hit 59 homers, an average of 0.9 per contest.
• In 63 home games this season, they’re slugging .397 with 164 hits going for extra bases.
• They are averaging 8.3 base hits per game and batting .255 as a team at home this season.

Mets Key Batters

• Pete Alonso has put up 131 hits, a team-high for the Mets.
• Including all the qualifying hitters in the big leagues, Alonso ranks 43rd in batting average, 34th in on-base percentage and 11th in slugging percentage.
• Alonso enters this game on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .400 with a home run, a walk and three RBI.
• Francisco Lindor has 17 doubles, four triples, 21 home runs and 53 walks while hitting .264.
• Including all qualifying hitters, Lindor’s batting average places him 59th, his on-base percentage is 50th, and he is 53rd in slugging.
• Starling Marte is hitting .291 with 24 doubles, five triples, 14 home runs and 25 walks.
• Brandon Nimmo is batting .263 with 25 doubles, five triples, 12 home runs and 52 walks.

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