Ryne Nelson takes the ball for Arizona tonight, but his world is about to be rocked by the high and mighty Dodgers’ lineup.
Photo By – Imagn Images. Freeman greets Ohtani.
The Los Angeles Dodgers aim to snap a four-game losing streak when they host the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight.
See why my Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks predictions and MLB picks are bullish on L.A.’s lineup in this May 20 tilt.
Diamondbacks vs Dodgers prediction
My Diamondbacks vs Dodgers best bet: Dodgers team total Over 5.5 (+110 at BetMGM)
The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost four straight games, but let’s not be too quick to blame the offense.
They’ve cashed the Over in 11 of their last 12 games at Dodger Stadium and have hit right-handed pitchers well with a 126 wRC+ and .354 wOBA since May 1.
Ryne Nelson returns to the rotation for the Arizona Diamondbacks in the wake of the Eduardo Rodriguez injury.
The 27-year-old holds a career 4.61 ERA and 4.30 FIP. Out of the bullpen this year, he’s allowed a worrying amount of hard contact with a fifth percentile average exit velocity and a 24th percentile hard-hit rate.
Considering the former University of Oregon product has thrown no more than 70 pitches in an outing this year, don’t expect him to feature deep into tonight’s contest.
Arizona’s bullpen has been an abject disaster (5.36 ERA and 4.50 FIP), so L.A. stands a good chance of plating runs for all nine innings.
Conditions are also ripe for offense, with temperatures in the high 70s and 5-to-10 mph winds blowing out to right-center field.
Although the Diamondbacks lead the MLB in both wRC+ (136) and wOBA (.374) against RHP in May, they face a very good hurler in Yoshinobu Yamamoto (2.12 ERA and 2.80 xERA). That muddles their offensive outlook, so I’ll narrow my focus to L.A.’s team total.
Outfielder Teoscar Hernandez (148 wRC+) returned from the IL on Monday, meaning the Dodgers’ top five of the order is as loaded as it gets. Los Angeles is averaging 8.3 runs across its last 12 home games, yet there is plus money being offered on the team total Over.
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Diamondbacks vs Dodgers same-game parlay (SGP)
Dodgers team total Over 5.5
Yoshinoby Yamamoto Over 5.5 strikeouts
Freddie Freeman Over 1.5 total bases
Yamamoto does a great job of making opposing batters miss (85th percentile whiff rate), so it’s no surprise he has a solid 29.6% K rate. His swinging strike rate is up to 13.5% this year, and he’s averaging 6.6 strikeouts per outing.
The 26-year-old Japanese hurler has recorded at least five strikeouts in all four starts at home while averaging 7.5 per game.
Freddie Freeman has obliterated RHP to the tune of a 204 wRC+. Nelson typically attacks lefties primarily with his four-seamer and cutter, and Freeman hits both offerings very well (165 wRC+ against the former, 154 wRC+ against the latter).
Diamondbacks vs Dodgers odds
Diamondbacks vs Dodgerss live odds
Diamondbacks vs Dodgers opening odds
- Moneyline: Arizona +180 | Los Angeles -220
- Run line: Arizona +1.5 (-110) | Los Angeles -1.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: Over 9 (-115) | Under 9 (-105)
Diamondbacks vs Dodgers trend
L.A. has scored six or more runs in eight of its last 12 home games. Find more MLB betting trends for Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers.
How to watch Diamondbacks vs Dodgers and game info
| Location | Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA |
| Date | Tuesday, 5-20-2025 |
| First pitch | 10:10 p.m. ET |
| TV | ARID, SNLA |
| Diamondbacks starting pitcher | Ryne Nelson (1-1, 5.13 ERA) |
| Dodgers starting pitcher | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-3, 2.12 ERA) |
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