Will Shohei Ohtani Dominate the Pirates on Wednesday Night?

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00:00A heavy favorite for the Dodgers, anywhere between minus 172s to minus 180s,

00:04depending on where you're shopping at.

00:05And a total that's listed at eight runs.

00:08The reason I say the analytics crowd loves Otani, look at his last 45 days.

00:11His ERA is a 5.40.

00:13That's terrible.

00:14But his Ks per nine, 13.11.

00:18His XFIP number, microscopic, 2.37.

00:22Sierra, best on the card today, 2.64.

00:25Is Otani enough to overpower that Pirates lineup today and give them an easy victory for the Dodgers?

00:32Well, nothing seems to be easy for the Dodgers against the Pirates here for some strange reason.

00:38But, yeah, I mean, Otani on the mound coming off a pretty darn good spot.

00:43They're also looking to extend him a little bit, right?

00:48So I think he went at least five innings, got the wind his last time out.

00:51Ashcraft for the Pirates, by the way, a bullpen guy turned into a starter.

00:58He's got five starts under his belt.

01:00And he actually hasn't been that bad.

01:02The numbers are actually pretty decent here.

01:05But when it's all said and done, the fact that the Dodgers aren't a $2 or more favorite here,

01:11I'm going to lean towards them early in this one, look to maybe lay a half a run in the first five

01:16and think that they'll get some run support for Otani and play from in front in this game.

01:21Okay.

01:21Alright.