The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at
The Dodgers will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Greg Maddux in this game. Maddux has a 6-9 record and a 3.99 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Phillies will be Kyle Kendrick. The righthander has a 5.01 ERA to go along with a 10-7 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Dodgers took the finale of a three-game series with a 3-1 win over the
James Loney went 2-for-3 at the plate with a solo home run and two RBIs for the Dodgers. Derek Lowe tossed 6 1-3 innings for the victory, allowing one run off four hits with seven strikeouts.
The Phillies lost 4-3 to the Nationals last time out, as -260 favorites. The seven runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9).
Carlos Ruiz homered in a losing effort for the Phillies. Ryan Madson scattered two runs off four hits in relief to suffer the loss.
Team records:
Philadelphia: 68-59 SU Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Philadelphia are 7-3 After playing Colorado are 3-7 After a win are 6-4 Philadelphia most recently: A few trends to consider:
LA Dodgers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Philadelphia The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia LA Dodgers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia LA Dodgers are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia’s last 7 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Philadelphia is 16-8 SU in their last 24 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers Next up:
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