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Los Angeles
Dodgers
55 - 44
Ross Stripling (8-2) ERA: 2.43
Philadelphia
Phillies
55 - 43
Zach Eflin (7-2) ERA: 3.41
July 23, 2018, 7:05 PM EDT
 | Citizens Bank Park

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Los Angeles
Dodgers
55 - 44
Ross Stripling (8-2) ERA: 2.43
Philadelphia
Phillies
55 - 43
Zach Eflin (7-2) ERA: 3.41
July 23, 2018, 7:05 PM EDT
 | Citizens Bank Park

  • The Philadelphia Phillies continue their quest for the NL East Division crown when they open a three-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Phillies own a small one-game lead over the Braves in their division but should feel confident heading into a series with the surging Dodgers at home. Philadelphia owns the best home record in the National League at 32-17 SU in 49 games this season and is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at Citizens Bank Park. Despite the success at home field, the Phillies opened at +130 dogs to get the victory.

    SHARK BITES
    • The Phillies are 8-2 SU in last 10 games at home.
    • The Dodgers are 9-2 SU in last 11 games with Ross Stripling starting.
    • The UNDER has hit in 10 of the Phillies’ last 13 games.

    To see the Dodgers vs Phillies matchup page, click here.

    Pitching Matchup May Favor the Dodgers

    Although he took the loss in the 2018 All-Star Game, Ross Stripling may be the most consistent pitcher for the Dodgers this season. Stripling owns an excellent 2.08 ERA in 2018 and the Dodgers are 9-2 SU and 7-4 ATS in his last 11 starts. Stripling shut this lineup down on May 30 by only allowing one earned run on four hits and his ERA is microscopic in road starts this season (1.81). When you factor in that the Dodgers are also 5-2 SU in his last seven road starts, you can see why oddsmakers favor Los Angeles in this tilt.

    That being said, the Phillies are no slouches when Zach Eflin takes the mound lately as they’ve won six of their last seven games when the righty gets the nod. Eflin sports a 2.59 ERA at home this season which should help a Phillies squad that owns the best home record in the National League. However, when he faces the Dodgers, he’s been a bit of trainwreck as he owns a 9.00 ERA in three career starts and has given up seven home runs in 14 innings. When he faced Los Angeles at the end of May, he allowed two homers and seven hits in a losing effort so bettors should take note of Eflin’s track record against the NL West squad.

    Citizens Bank Park Has Been Winning Environment for Phillies

    The Phillies may own a 23-26 record on the road this season but they’ve been excellent in Philadelphia with a 32-17 SU record in 49 home games this season, which is the best home record in the National League. One of the reasons for their success has been their starting rotation, which owns a 3.75 ERA and ranks seventh in MLB but it’s the Phillies bullpen that has made sure not to give away games as they rank fifth in the majors with only five blown saves this season. If bettors are not high on Philadelphia in this matchup, it shouldn’t be because of who's on the mound.

    Totals Bettors Should Eye The UNDER

    The total opened at 8.5 and trends are pointing to an UNDER in this tilt. The UNDER has hit in 10 of the Phillies’ last 13 games at home with an average combined score of 8.3 runs per game. When you factor in that the UNDER has hit in six of Zach Eflin’s last seven starts with an average combined score of 6.8 runs per game, it’s setting up to be a low-scoring affair in the City of Brotherly Love.

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Odds

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Opening
Current
LA Dodgers
vsFinal
Philadelphia
Runline
Moneyline
O/U
Opening
-1.5
+120
-132
o8.5
-115
+1.5
-140
+122
u8.5
-105
Runline
Moneyline
O/U
Current
-1.5
-106
-156
o8
-121
+1.5
-114
+146
u8
+101
Line History
Final

Edge Finder

1.16
 Runs
1.02
0.91
 Walks
0.62
1.71
 Hits
1.82
8.03
 Strike Outs
8.78

Head To Head

LA
 Stat Type PHI
4.10
 Runs
4.30
8.30
 Hits
7.70
2.80
 Walks
3.20
8.70
 Strikeouts
10.30
5-3-2
 O/U
5-3-2
LA
 Stat Type PHI
3.33
 Runs
3.33
8.00
 Hits
8.67
2.33
 Walks
2.67
8.67
 Strikeouts
11.67
1-1-1
 O/U
1-1-1
May 31/18 (1 of 10)
LA
 Stat Type PHI
Home
Away
1
 Runs
2
2
 Hits
6
1
 Walks
1
9
 Strikeouts
12
6.5 o
 O/U
6.5 u
Starting Pitcher
LAPHI
Clayton Kershaw (L)
 Aaron Nola (R)
May 30/18 (2 of 10)
LA
 Stat Type PHI
Home
Away
8
 Runs
2
13
 Hits
8
4
 Walks
2
10
 Strikeouts
13
7.5 o
 O/U
7.5 u
Starting Pitcher
LAPHI
Ross Stripling (R)
 Zach Eflin (R)
May 29/18 (3 of 10)
LA
 Stat Type PHI
Home
Away
1
 Runs
6
9
 Hits
12
2
 Walks
5
7
 Strikeouts
10
7 o
 O/U
7 u
Starting Pitcher
LAPHI
Kenta Maeda (R)
 Jake Arrieta (R)
May 28/18 (4 of 10)
LA
 Stat Type PHI
Home
Away
5
 Runs
4
7
 Hits
7
2
 Walks
2
11
 Strikeouts
10
8 o
 O/U
8 u
Starting Pitcher
LAPHI
Brock Stewart (R)
 Vince Velasquez (R)
Sep 21/17 (5 of 10)
LA
 Stat Type PHI
Away
Home
5
 Runs
4
7
 Hits
7
4
 Walks
5
7
 Strikeouts
12
9 o
 O/U
9 u
Starting Pitcher
LAPHI
Kenta Maeda (R)
 Mark Leiter Jr. (R)
Sep 20/17 (6 of 10)
LA
 Stat Type PHI
Away
Home
5
 Runs
7
7
 Hits
6
6
 Walks
3
7
 Strikeouts
8
9.5 o
 O/U
9.5 u
Starting Pitcher
LAPHI
Alex Wood (L)
 Jake Thompson (R)
Sep 19/17 (7 of 10)
LA
 Stat Type PHI
Away
Home
2
 Runs
6
9
 Hits
8
2
 Walks
4
9
 Strikeouts
9
7.5 o
 O/U
7.5 u
Starting Pitcher
LAPHI
Yu Darvish (R)
 Aaron Nola (R)
Sep 18/17 (8 of 10)
LA
 Stat Type PHI
Away
Home
3
 Runs
4
5
 Hits
4
4
 Walks
2
12
 Strikeouts
10
7.5 o
 O/U
7.5 u
Starting Pitcher
LAPHI
Clayton Kershaw (L)
 Nick Pivetta (R)
Apr 30/17 (9 of 10)
LA
 Stat Type PHI
Home
Away
5
 Runs
3
13
 Hits
6
2
 Walks
5
8
 Strikeouts
13
8.5 o
 O/U
8.5 u
Starting Pitcher
LAPHI
Hyun-Jin Ryu (L)
 Nick Pivetta (R)
Apr 29/17 (10 of 10)
LA
 Stat Type PHI
Home
Away
6
 Runs
5
11
 Hits
13
1
 Walks
3
7
 Strikeouts
6
8 o
 O/U
8 u
Starting Pitcher
LAPHI
Brandon McCarthy (R)
 Zach Eflin (R)

Starting Pitchers

DateOppSUScoreO/UIPLineERWHIPStrikeoutsDecision
Jul 12, 2018SDW3-2U6-20201.175Win
Jul 7, 2018LAAW3-1U6-14910.507Win
Jul 1, 2018COLW6-4O6-23341.677No Decision
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DateOppSUScoreO/UIPLineERWHIPStrikeoutsDecision
Jul 9, 2018NYML3-4U5-112314No Decision
Jul 3, 2018BALW3-2U7-16220.716Win
Jun 27, 2018NYYW3-0U7+11500.866Win
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DateOppSUScoreO/UIPLineERWHIPStrikeoutsDecision
May 30, 2018PHIW8-2O7-18810.869Win
Aug 18, 2016PHIL4-5P5-15921.605No Decision
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DateOppSUScoreO/UIPLineERWHIPStrikeoutsDecision
May 30, 2018LAL2-8O4+177525Loss
Apr 29, 2017LAL5-6O7+20520.574No Decision
Aug 8, 2016LAL4-9O3+237730Loss
View Pitcher Log

Team Records

LA
 Record PHI
55-44
 All
55-43
28-24
 Home
32-17
27-20
 Away
23-26
47-42
 As Fav
32-17
7-2
 As Dog
22-24
45-54
 ATS
46-52
21-31
 ATS Home
21-28
24-23
 ATS Away
25-24
48-48-3
 O/U
42-50-6
25-25-2
 O/U Home
22-25-2
23-23-1
 O/U Away
20-25-4
21-15
 vs. LHP
13-10
34-29
 vs. RHP
42-33
LA
 Record PHI
6-4
 All
9-4
5-2
 Home
4-4
1-2
 Away
5-0
6-4
 As Fav
4-0
0-0
 As Dog
5-4
4-6
 ATS
6-7
3-4
 ATS Home
2-6
1-2
 ATS Away
4-1
3-7
 O/U
4-8-1
3-4
 O/U Home
2-6
0-3
 O/U Away
2-2-1
2-2
 vs. LHP
2-1
4-2
 vs. RHP
7-3
LA
 Record PHI
49-40
 All
46-39
23-22
 Home
28-13
26-18
 Away
18-26
41-38
 As Fav
28-17
7-2
 As Dog
17-20
41-48
 ATS
40-45
18-27
 ATS Home
19-22
23-21
 ATS Away
21-23
45-41-3
 O/U
38-42-5
22-21-2
 O/U Home
20-19-2
23-20-1
 O/U Away
18-23-3
19-13
 vs. LHP
11-9
30-27
 vs. RHP
35-30
LA
 Record PHI
25-22
 All
18-21
11-10
 Home
9-6
14-12
 Away
9-15
22-21
 As Fav
12-11
2-1
 As Dog
6-9
22-25
 ATS
18-21
10-11
 ATS Home
7-8
12-14
 ATS Away
11-13
22-23-2
 O/U
15-22-2
8-12-1
 O/U Home
5-10
14-11-1
 O/U Away
10-12-2
13-7
 vs. LHP
5-3
12-15
 vs. RHP
13-18
LA
 Record PHI
7-3
 All
6-4
2-1
 Home
2-1
5-2
 Away
4-3
7-3
 As Fav
5-2
0-0
 As Dog
1-1
5-5
 ATS
6-4
1-2
 ATS Home
2-1
4-3
 ATS Away
4-3
4-6
 O/U
4-5-1
1-2
 O/U Home
2-1
3-4
 O/U Away
2-4-1
3-2
 vs. LHP
2-0
4-1
 vs. RHP
4-4

Gametime Weather

Weather
7:00pm Thunderstorm
26ºC / 78ºF
82% Humidity
77% Precipitation
93% Cloud Cover
Wind Impact Stadium Type Open
Field Image
Arrow Image 12
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Trends

  • The total has gone UNDER in 9 of LA Dodgers' last 13 games.
  • LA Dodgers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games.
  • LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
  • LA Dodgers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers' last 6 games against an opponent in the National League.
  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers' last 6 games against an opponent in the National League East Division division.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Philadelphia's last 18 games.
  • Philadelphia are 12-6 SU in their last 18 games.
  • Philadelphia are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games at home.
  • Philadelphia are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 15 games against an opponent in the National League.
  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games against an opponent in the National League West Division division.

Injuries

NamePositionInj Desc
Daniel HudsonRPIs out indefinitely, Knee
Tony GonsolinSPIs out indefinitely, Ankle
Gavin Lux2BIs out for season, ACL
NamePositionInj Desc
Bryce HarperRFIs out indefinitely, Elbow
Rhys HoskinsLFIs out for season, ACL

Last 10 Games

DateOppScoreSULineTotalStarterIPOPP. Starter
Jul 22, 2018MIL11-2W-1238.50Alex Wood6Brent Suter
Jul 21, 2018MIL2-4L-1698Clayton Kershaw6Chase Anderson
Jul 20, 2018MIL6-4W-1339Rich Hill6Wade Miley
Jul 15, 2018LAA5-3W-2538.50Clayton Kershaw6.20Deck McGuire
Jul 14, 2018LAA4-5L-1298Alex Wood6Andrew Heaney
Jul 13, 2018LAA3-2W-1548Walker Buehler5Felix Pena
Jul 12, 2018SD3-2W-2027.50Ross Stripling6Tyson Ross
Jul 11, 2018SD4-2W-1457Kenta Maeda5.20Joey Lucchesi
Jul 10, 2018SD1-4L-1578Rich Hill7Eric Lauer
Jul 9, 2018SD8-2W-2438Clayton Kershaw6Luis Perdomo
View Game Logs
DateOppScoreSULineTotalStarterIPOPP. Starter
Jul 22, 2018SD5-0W-1959Vince Velasquez7Luis Perdomo
Jul 22, 2018SD2-10L-1629Nick Pivetta5.10Tyson Ross
Jul 20, 2018SD11-5W-1718Jake Arrieta3.10Clayton Richard
Jul 15, 2018MIA5-10L-1058.50Enyel De Los Santos4.10Jose Urena
Jul 14, 2018MIA0-2L-1617Aaron Nola6Trevor Richards
Jul 13, 2018MIA2-0W-1227.50Jake Arrieta7Wei-Yin Chen
Jul 12, 2018BAL5-4W-1049Nick Pivetta6.20Kevin Gausman
Jul 11, 2018NYM0-3L+1327Vince Velasquez6Jacob deGrom
Jul 10, 2018NYM7-3W-1129Enyel De Los Santos6.10Drew Gagnon
Jul 9, 2018NYM3-1W-1798Aaron Nola7Corey Oswalt
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