Game 1 of this Florida Marlins at Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Betting weekend series is scheduled for Thursday June 10, 2008. The first pitch will be made around 10:10 pm ET (7:10 pm PT), from Tensile Town. At SportsBook.com tonight the Los Angeles Dodgers are -138 betting odds favorite to win game 1 against the Florida Marlins (+128).
Despite being 1 game under .500, Joe Torre’s Los Angeles Dodgers (45-46) now find themselves right in the thick of things: tied for 1st place in the NL West with the Arizona Diamondbacks (45-46).
The home stand continues for the blue team, as they welcome to Dodgers Stadium the Florida Marlins (47-44) for a 4-game set leading both teams to the All-Star break. The Over/Under for this contest has been set at a combined 8½ total runs.
Despite being consistently inconsistent, the LA Dodgers are playing better as of late. They are currently 24-21 at home as they are coming off a (2-1) series win over the visiting Atlanta Braves (43-49).
Tonight, manager Joe Torre will send to the mound the South Korean veteran RHP Chan Ho Park. Thus far in 2008, Park has made 24 appearances for Torre, but will be making just his 5th start. He comes in with a mark of 4-2, with an ERA of 2.36, and a SO-to-BB ratio of 48-23 in 61 IP.
The visiting NL East (2nd place) Florida Marlins will have RHP Josh Johnson make his first career MLB start tonight. In his Minor League career, Johnson has these numbers: 12-10, 3.50 ERA, 39 appearances (29 starts), a SO-to-BB ratio of 157-90; all in 185 innings of work.
