I got a late start to watching the game tonight so I listened to the top of the first on satellite radio. That tends to only carry the home broadcast, so I heard the Dodgers stats at the start of the game. The Dodgers were something like 43-14 in the 57 home games prior to tonight’s game in LA. Dodgers starters were 20-3. Tonight’s starter, Kenta Maeda, had a 1.69 ERA in five home starts with a 5:1 strikeouts to walk ratio (35:7). They also had the best overall record in baseball.
Meanwhile, Tyler Beede was pitching in just his ninth game, making just his seventh major league start.