Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals
4:05 PM Saturday July 17, FOX
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Pitching Probables: Huroki Kuroda vs Adam Wainright.
The Dodgers have not looked good and are in danger of being swept by the Cardinals. Their two best pitchers (Kershaw and Billingsley) didn’t make it out of the fifth and now they are hoping Kuroda can deliver a strong performance. Going deep into games isn’t his specialty but one of his best games of the year was a 7 inning 4 hit performance against the Cardinals (it was a no-decision). As important as getting a good start from Kuroda is L.A. needs some timely hitting. They left of ton of base runners on last night and Manny Ramirez doesn’t have a hit in July yet. As good as Kemp and Ethier are they need Man-Ram to be a presence in the lineup. He has not fared well against Wainright in the past (1-7 with 4 ks).
St. Louis is just a half game back and looking to sweep the Dodgers to keep the pressure on Cincinnatti. They couldn’t have asked for a better scenario with Adam Wainright on the hill. Some may debate it but in my mind he is their best starter and his numbers this year are even better than last year. St. Louis is a very balanced team and they are getting contributions throughout the lineup. It seems no matter who they put in there they can count on them to produce whether it be John Jay, Randy Winn or Yadier Molina, who went yard last night and was getting some best catcher in the league pub at the All-Star break. To me it is a bit much but this team is solid top to bottom.
Prediction: Looking at the pitching and the way this series has gone it is tough not to side with the Cardinals. Although it should be noted that Wainright has struggled against them in the past.
The odds makes have the St. Louis Cardinals as -1 ½ favorites with a run total of 7 ½.
Score Prediction:
St. Louis Cardinals – 5
Los Angeles Dodgers – 3
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Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Trends:
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers’s last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers’s last 6 games on the road
- LA Dodgers are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games on the road
- LA Dodgers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Trends:
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis’s last 10 games
- St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis’s last 5 games at home
- St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
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