Two nights after tying the World Series at one game apiece, the Los Angeles Dodgers will now play host to each of the next three games, hoping to close the Fall Classic out on home turf on Wednesday night. Otherwise, the World Series will end next weekend at Rogers Centre, the home of the Toronto Blue Jays.
The third of the Dodgers’ four aces, Tyler Glasnow, will toe the rubber tonight for the home side. Three-time Cy Young Award winner and four-time World Series participant Max Scherzer will start for the Blue Jays in a star-studded affair.
There are many ways to bet on the World Series at DraftKings Sportsbook, but Same Game Parlays (SGPs) are among the most fun ways to participate in the action. I suggested a three-leg SGP for Game 1 that did not hit because Toronto got to Los Angeles’ shaky bullpen, so I — just like the Dodgers’ relieving corps — am looking for redemption.
Dodgers vs. Blue Jays Same Game Parlay
- Over 8.5 Runs
- Los Angeles Dodgers Run Line – 1st 5 Innings
- Tyler Glasnow and Max Scherzer – 11+ Combined Strikeouts Thrown
Over 8.5 Runs
The Blue Jays covered this number in the sixth inning of Game 1 alone, exploding for nine runs behind an Addison Barger pinch-hit grand slam, the first such homer in World Series history. And while Game 2 stayed under the total, that’s exactly what you might expect with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound for the entire game. Toronto’s offense remains arguably the league’s most dangerous, as it produced nine or more runs on 23 separate occasions in the regular season and has found its power stroke even more in the playoffs. Plus, while Los Angeles has had some slow offensive performances recently, it scored a league-best 447 runs at home during the regular season and has posted an OPS 97 points higher at home than on the road so far these playoffs.
Los Angeles Dodgers Run Line – 1st 5 Innings
Taking the Dodgers’ run line through seven innings might allow me to avoid the bullpen, but five is definitely safe. Glasnow hasn’t quite demonstrated the same length as Yamamoto or Blake Snell — he didn’t start the seventh inning in either of his prior playoff starts and his pitch count tends to rise more quickly because of his tendency to issue walks — but expecting five or six effective innings from him is reasonable. I expect Glasnow to out-duel Scherzer, who pitched to a 9.00 ERA in his final six regular season starts before rebounding with a solid effort in the ALCS against the Seattle Mariners. Scherzer tends to concede a lot of pulled fly balls, a bad trait at homer-friendly Dodger Stadium.
Tyler Glasnow and Max Scherzer – 11+ Combined Strikeouts Thrown
In Shohei Ohtani (11.41), Glasnow (11.40), and Snell (11.19), Los Angeles has the three pitchers who average the most strikeouts per nine innings (minimum 100 starts). Though the Blue Jays don’t strike out much, Yamamoto had no trouble getting to eight K’s last night, and Glasnow’s fastball is even faster and more spin-heavy than Yamamoto’s. Plus, the Dodgers do strike out a lot, getting fanned 20 times across the series’ first two games, and Scherzer (10.61) ranks ninth in K/9. Even in his 18th season, Scherzer still has an above-average strikeout rate and recorded at least five in nine of his 17 regular season starts.
