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(MLB) LA Dodgers vs. Philadelphia,
Money Line: -153.00 LA Dodgers (Away)
Result: Loss
Money Line: -153.00 LA Dodgers (Away)
Result: Loss
The set-up: The Dodgers hit three solo HRs at Philly last night and had Clayton Kershaw on the mound, a sure recipe for a win. However, Kershaw gave up the first grand slam of his career to Aaron Altherr and the Phillies eked out a 4-3 victory. Los Angeles fell for the second straight time following a four-game winning streak (which had been preceded by the team losing 16 of 17), as its magic number clinch to win the NL West remained at four, while LA's lead over idle Washington for the best record in the National League dropped to 5 1/2 games. Philadelphia won for the fifth time in seven contests and by going 15-14 its last 29, the 59-91 Phillies have climbed over the 58-93 Giants, leaving San Francisco with MLB's worst record.
The pitching matchup: Yu Darvish (9-12 & 4.08 ERA overall in 2016) takes the mound for LA and Aaron Nola (11-10 & 3.60 ERA). Darvish opened 2-0 with a 2.50 ERA in his first three starts with LA (Dodgers were 3-0) but then lost three in a row, allowing 13 ERs on 19 hits over 12 1/3 innings for a 9.49 ERA. However, he regained the form he had upon his arrival to the Dodgers at the trade deadline, yielding only three singles and striking out five across seven scoreless innings in a 4-1 win at San Francisco on Wednesday. Darvish will try to improve on his 6-4 record and 2.59 ERA on the road this season as he faces Philadelphia for the first time in his career. Nola turned in one of the most dominant performances of his career in a win Wednesday against Miami, permitting only one run on a solo HR among the four hits he gave up in seven innings while striking out a career-high 11. Pitching for a team with a win percentage of. 393 is no easy task but Nola is 11-10 on the season and the Phillies are 12-13 in his 25 starts, giving him a win percentage of .480 (team is 47-78, .376 when someone else starts!). Like Darvish, Nola is facing tonight's opponent for the first time in his career, as well.
The pick: Monday's 4-3 win marked the first time this season that the Pjhillies have beaten the Dodgers (were swept in Los Angeles back in late April) and Philadelphia has only won three of its last 12 meetings with LA. The Dodgers have not lost a series in Philadelphia since 2011, which was the last season in which the Phillies made the playoffs. Make LA an 8* play.
The pitching matchup: Yu Darvish (9-12 & 4.08 ERA overall in 2016) takes the mound for LA and Aaron Nola (11-10 & 3.60 ERA). Darvish opened 2-0 with a 2.50 ERA in his first three starts with LA (Dodgers were 3-0) but then lost three in a row, allowing 13 ERs on 19 hits over 12 1/3 innings for a 9.49 ERA. However, he regained the form he had upon his arrival to the Dodgers at the trade deadline, yielding only three singles and striking out five across seven scoreless innings in a 4-1 win at San Francisco on Wednesday. Darvish will try to improve on his 6-4 record and 2.59 ERA on the road this season as he faces Philadelphia for the first time in his career. Nola turned in one of the most dominant performances of his career in a win Wednesday against Miami, permitting only one run on a solo HR among the four hits he gave up in seven innings while striking out a career-high 11. Pitching for a team with a win percentage of. 393 is no easy task but Nola is 11-10 on the season and the Phillies are 12-13 in his 25 starts, giving him a win percentage of .480 (team is 47-78, .376 when someone else starts!). Like Darvish, Nola is facing tonight's opponent for the first time in his career, as well.
The pick: Monday's 4-3 win marked the first time this season that the Pjhillies have beaten the Dodgers (were swept in Los Angeles back in late April) and Philadelphia has only won three of its last 12 meetings with LA. The Dodgers have not lost a series in Philadelphia since 2011, which was the last season in which the Phillies made the playoffs. Make LA an 8* play.
