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The Los Angeles Dodgers will be trying to extend a winning streak on Thursday when they take on the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium.
The Phillies will trot ace Cole Hamels out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Hamels has a 10-12 record and a 4.39 ERA this season.
The Dodgers will counter Hamels with Clayton Kershaw. Lefthander Kershaw has a 2.82 ERA to go along with a 8-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game’s total is sitting at 7½.
Jayson Werth’s run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning lifted the Phillies to the NLCS with a 5-4 victory over the
The Dodgers advanced to the NL championship series with a 5-1 win over the Cardinals and a sweep of their first-round playoff series last time out.
The Dodgers won the game as +150 underdogs, while the six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
Andre Ethier belted a two-run homer with two runs scored, and Manny Ramirez also drove in a pair of runs. Vicente Padilla tossed seven scoreless innings for the victory.
Team records:
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing LA Dodgers are 5-5 After playing Colorado are 8-2 After a win are 4-6 Los Angeles most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games on the road Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers LA Dodgers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games LA Dodgers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers’s last 5 games when playing Philadelphia The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers’s last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia Next up:
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