The Mets bounced back with relative ease in game two of the series and were never truly threatened by the Dodgers. While things may be looking up for the most part, the major story out of Queens surrounds the slow start of Juan Soto. For those that may be unaware, Juan Soto signed a $765 million dollar contract to move his talents away from the pinstripes and out of the Bronx borough over to Queens.
In fairness, Soto did hit a two-run double in the fourth to give the Mets the lead. However, that was his first extra base hit since May 9th. When you’re a star athlete and in the largest sports market in the country, expert criticism is part of the deal. Now if Soto is able to get hot and his stats start to trend upwards, that criticism could quickly turn to praise.
Unless you are a Yankees, Phillies, or Braves fan. 😉
MLB:
Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
Series tied 1-1
Moneyline
Dodgers (+102)
Mets (-120)
Total
Over 8.5 (-118)
Under 8.5 (-104)
Runline
Dodgers +1.5 (-205)
Mets -1.5 (+168)
Pitcher Strikeouts
Landon Knack Over 4.5 (+124) Under 4.5 (-158)
Kodai Senga Over 4.5 (-126) Under 4.5 (-102)
Player to Hit a Home Run
Shohei Ohtani (+220)
Pete Alonso (+250)
Juan Soto (+310)
Francisco Lindor (+330)
Mark Vientos (+390)
Teoscar Hernandez (+500)
Freddie Freeman (+520)
Max Muncy (+520)
Francisco Alvarez (+520)
Will Smith (+600)
Mookie Betts (+630)
Andy Pages (+600)
Michael Conforto (+680)
Jeff McNeil (+750)
Tyrone Taylor (+750)
Luisangel Acuna (+830)
Tommy Edman (+900)
Starling Marte (+900)
