Clayton Kershaw, LA Dodgers At Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers close out a three-game series at Chase Field on Sunday with a premier pitching matchup. Each team's top starting pitcher will take the hill hoping to end a stretch of six meetings in 10 days with a victory.
Game time is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. (PT). Umpire Ed Hickox will be behind home plate, and he has seen home favorites of 140 or less go 4-8 this season. The ‘under’ is also 3-1 in games he has worked with a 7-run total or less.
The teams split the first two games of the series in high-scoring affairs that both went ‘over’ the total. In fact, the ‘over’ had cashed in the last four meetings heading into Saturday after going ‘under’ in four of the previous five.
The Dodgers topped the Diamondbacks 7-4 on Friday in the series opener after losing four of the previous five meetings. The underdog won for the third straight time in the season series as LA catcher Rod Barajas hit a two-run double during a six-run third inning and later homered.
Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw (13-4, 2.68 ERA) will be going for his sixth win in as many starts, and has dominated the Diamondbacks during his career. He is 5-1 in eight starts vs. Arizona with a 1.90 ERA and 5-3 on the road this season with a 3.56 ERA.
Three of his last four wins have come away from home, and two of his past three have seen 5½-run totals posted.
Kershaw has not given up more than two runs in his last five outings, going seven innings or more four times during that stretch. He earned a win in his last trip to Phoenix on July 15, allowing four runs – none earned – and five hits in seven innings of a 6-4 victory.
The Diamondbacks counter with their ace Ian Kennedy (13-3, 3.17), who will also be going for his sixth straight victory. Like Kershaw, three of Kennedy’s past five wins have come on the road. In his last two home starts, he has allowed just two runs and nine hits in 14 innings of work.
Kennedy is 5-2 at home this year with a 3.13 ERA, but he has struggled a bit against LA with a 2-1 mark and 4.67 ERA in three starts.
However, he did beat the Dodgers during his winning streak on July 16, surrendering two runs and five hits in seven innings of a 3-2 victory. The ‘over’ is 5-2 in his last seven trips to the mound.
Los Angeles will be completing a six-game road trip and returns home Monday for six games, starting with a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Meanwhile, Arizona continues a 10-game homestand on Monday with the first of four against the Houston Astros.
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers close out a three-game series at Chase Field on Sunday with a premier pitching matchup. Each team's top starting pitcher will take the hill hoping to end a stretch of six meetings in 10 days with a victory.
Game time is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. (PT). Umpire Ed Hickox will be behind home plate, and he has seen home favorites of 140 or less go 4-8 this season. The ‘under’ is also 3-1 in games he has worked with a 7-run total or less.
The teams split the first two games of the series in high-scoring affairs that both went ‘over’ the total. In fact, the ‘over’ had cashed in the last four meetings heading into Saturday after going ‘under’ in four of the previous five.
The Dodgers topped the Diamondbacks 7-4 on Friday in the series opener after losing four of the previous five meetings. The underdog won for the third straight time in the season series as LA catcher Rod Barajas hit a two-run double during a six-run third inning and later homered.
Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw (13-4, 2.68 ERA) will be going for his sixth win in as many starts, and has dominated the Diamondbacks during his career. He is 5-1 in eight starts vs. Arizona with a 1.90 ERA and 5-3 on the road this season with a 3.56 ERA.
Three of his last four wins have come away from home, and two of his past three have seen 5½-run totals posted.
Kershaw has not given up more than two runs in his last five outings, going seven innings or more four times during that stretch. He earned a win in his last trip to Phoenix on July 15, allowing four runs – none earned – and five hits in seven innings of a 6-4 victory.
The Diamondbacks counter with their ace Ian Kennedy (13-3, 3.17), who will also be going for his sixth straight victory. Like Kershaw, three of Kennedy’s past five wins have come on the road. In his last two home starts, he has allowed just two runs and nine hits in 14 innings of work.
Kennedy is 5-2 at home this year with a 3.13 ERA, but he has struggled a bit against LA with a 2-1 mark and 4.67 ERA in three starts.
However, he did beat the Dodgers during his winning streak on July 16, surrendering two runs and five hits in seven innings of a 3-2 victory. The ‘over’ is 5-2 in his last seven trips to the mound.
Los Angeles will be completing a six-game road trip and returns home Monday for six games, starting with a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Meanwhile, Arizona continues a 10-game homestand on Monday with the first of four against the Houston Astros.
