We’re a couple weeks into the MLB season and in the NL West, the LA Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks are leading the division (Dodgers have a 1.5 game lead).

In a recent NL West MLB Scoring Report by Sports Betting Baseball (SportsBettingBaseball.com), the Dodgers and Diamondbacks were the two teams in the NL West with a positive hits/runs ratio.

They both also have a lower hits/runs ratio that their opponents’. Lower is better.

For instance, the LA Dodgers have a hits/run ratio of 1.91, which means they score one run per 1.91 hits. They are holding their opponents to one run per 2.55 hits.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have a 1.93 hits/run ratio and their holding their opponents to 2.45, just slightly under the Dodgers’ number.

The MLB Scoring Report is distributed twice weekly at Sports Betting Baseball.