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<\/a>Cincinnati has alternated wins and losses over its last four contests, falling 3-1 to Los Angeles on Tuesday night.\u00a0 The Reds now find themselves tied atop the NL Central division with the pesky Pittsburgh Pirates.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019ll go back and start all over again,\u201d stated Reds manager Dusty Baker.\u00a0 The club has split its first six games of its current West Coast road trip, which will finish up against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park this weekend.\u00a0 Cincinnati is 8-4 as a road favorite of -125 to -150, with the \u201cunder\u201d going 6-5 in those affairs.<\/p>\n
Reds starting pitcher Mike Leake (3-5, 4.12 ERA) earned a 5-1 complete-game victory over the San Francisco Giants on the road last time out, allowing one run and nine hits, while striking out four and walking just a single batter.\u00a0 The right-hander is 2-2 with a 3.19 ERA in seven road outings, serving up just three home runs in 48 combined frames.\u00a0 In three career games (two starts) versus the Dodgers, Leake has tallied an even 1-1 record and 7.04 ERA.\u00a0 He may benefit from not having to face an injured Matt Kemp, who has six hits in 12 career at-bats against him.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles will attempt to win consecutive games for the first time since June 9-10, as the club sits a half-game back of the San Francisco Giants in the NL West division.\u00a0 The Dodgers are a banged up ball club that\u2019s looking to hold on before enjoying three off days next week due to the 2012 MLB All-Star Game in Kansas City.\u00a0 Los Angeles is 6-3 as a home underdog of +100 to +125, with the \u201cunder\u201d going 5-4 in that situation.<\/p>\n
Dodgers starting pitcher Aaron Harang (5-5, 3.68 ERA) has watched the club drop his last three outings, with the offense scoring just three runs over that span.\u00a0 The right-hander is 1-2 with a 3.08 ERA in six home outings, issuing 19 walks and collecting 29 strikeouts in 38 combined frames.\u00a0 Harang has faced his former team just once over the course of his career, picking up a win in 2002 as a member of the Oakland Athletics.<\/p>\n
Bettors will likely back the Dodgers due to their 12-4 record at home versus winning road teams, while the Reds are 2-5 in Leake\u2019s last seven efforts as a road favorite of -110 to -150.<\/p>\n
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