Sean Manaea had a couple fairly good starts to begin the season vs inferior opponents before being touched up by the Royals last time out. Now he faces a Dodgers lineup that will feature far better talent than the lineups of Cincinnati and Detroit where he found success. I'm not confident he can last all that long in this one, so I'm happy to play the under on the 5th/6th inning turn here. The one start this season where Manaea went over this line was his first start of the year, when he took a no-hitter into the 6th inning. As long as he doesn't have a nono going tonight, I think we see him done prior to that 6th inning.

Betts is "due" as he had the audacity to go 0-for-4 on Wednesday a night after going 5-for-5 (Dodgers were off Thursday). My preseason NL MVP choice leads the majors with 22 runs scored and might simply score here via solo homer as he's a .345 career hitter off Mets starter Sean Manaea with three homers, two triples and two doubles.