National League Championship Series: Dodgers vs Phillies

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Citizens Bank Park in Game 4 of the NLCS.
The Dodgers will trot Randy Wolf out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Wolf has a 11-7 record and a 3.26 ERA this season.
It’ll be Joe Blanton toeing the rubber for the Phillies in this contest. Righthander Blanton is 12-8 with a 4.05 ERA so far this season.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
The Phillies defeated the Dodgers 11-0 as a -165 favorite in Game 3 on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7.5).
Cliff Lee pitched eight shutout innings with 10 strikeouts for the Phillies, while Shane Victorino homered and drove in three runs.
Hideki Kuroda took the loss for Los Angeles after giving up six runs on six hits in only 1 1-3 innings, while the Dodgers lineup was held to three hits.
Team records:
Los Angeles: 95-67 SU
Philadelphia: 93-69 SU
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After playing Philadelphia are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing LA Dodgers are 5-5
After playing LA Dodgers are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
LA Dodgers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of LA Dodgers’s last 17 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
LA Dodgers are 6-13 SU in their last 19 games when playing Philadelphia
LA Dodgers are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Philadelphia’s last 17 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
Next up:
Philadelphia home to LA Dodgers, Wednesday, October 21

 

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