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Take #915 LA Dodgers -101 over San Diego Padres.
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</TD><TD class=starts noWrap width="15%"></TD></TR><TR><TD class=comment colSpan=3>The Padres are 5-3 during a 10-game homestand, but have hit just .195 with runners in scoring position. They have stranded at least eight runners in six of their last eight games and 75 total in that span—20 more than their opponents. San Diego is also hitting an NL-low .235 with runners on second and third. Randy Wolf, the former Dodger has been tough over his last five starts. The left-hander is 1-0 in his last two starts, including a victory over Johan Santana and the Mets. He's allowed two runs and 11 hits in 13 innings. Those performances are part of a five-start stretch, during which he’s 2-1 with a 2.51 ERA. The Dodgers will go with Chad Billingsley who is 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA in his last three starts, but he’s only received five total runs of support. That stretch has come after Billingsley went 4-1 with a 1.97 ERA in five starts, as the Dodgers’ bats provided 28 runs. Neither team hits much right now and with Petco Park a notorious pitchers park, look for runs to be at a premium tonight. I'm going with the Dodgers based on Billingsley as the superior starting pitcher in tonights game.
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Take #915 LA Dodgers -101 over San Diego Padres.
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</TD><TD class=starts noWrap width="15%"></TD></TR><TR><TD class=comment colSpan=3>The Padres are 5-3 during a 10-game homestand, but have hit just .195 with runners in scoring position. They have stranded at least eight runners in six of their last eight games and 75 total in that span—20 more than their opponents. San Diego is also hitting an NL-low .235 with runners on second and third. Randy Wolf, the former Dodger has been tough over his last five starts. The left-hander is 1-0 in his last two starts, including a victory over Johan Santana and the Mets. He's allowed two runs and 11 hits in 13 innings. Those performances are part of a five-start stretch, during which he’s 2-1 with a 2.51 ERA. The Dodgers will go with Chad Billingsley who is 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA in his last three starts, but he’s only received five total runs of support. That stretch has come after Billingsley went 4-1 with a 1.97 ERA in five starts, as the Dodgers’ bats provided 28 runs. Neither team hits much right now and with Petco Park a notorious pitchers park, look for runs to be at a premium tonight. I'm going with the Dodgers based on Billingsley as the superior starting pitcher in tonights game.
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