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San Diego picked up an exciting 5-4 win over the Florida Marlins on Sunday in the series finale at Petco Park.\u00a0 The Padres lead the division by 1.5 games over the second-place San Francisco Giants and their pitching staff leads the majors with a 3.25 ERA.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019re a confident group,\u201d said infielder Jerry Hairston Jr.\u00a0 \u201cThe last couple of days have been a little crazy.\u201d\u00a0 The club has the best road record in the National League at 28-20 (+1,440), joining the Giants and Reds as the only teams playing over .500 away from their home ball parks.\u00a0 San Diego is an even 4-4 on the road when the total is 7 or less (+200) and the total is 2-5 O\/U in those games.\u00a0 The team has posted a 4-3 record over the last seven games due to limiting opponents to 3.1 runs per game and a .181 combined average.<\/p>\n
Padres starting pitcher Clayton Richard is 8-5 with a 3.48 ERA in 21 starts this season and is looking to capture back-to-back wins for the first time since June 25-30.\u00a0 The left-hander is 3-2 with a 3.79 ERA in nine road starts, giving up four home runs in 57 innings of work.\u00a0 He has tallied a winning 7-3 mark and 3.17 ERA in 14 nighttime starts compared to a 1-2 record and 4.09 ERA in the day.\u00a0 In three career starts versus the Dodgers, Richard is a perfect 2-0 with a 2.60 ERA, while not surrendering a home run against the division rivals.\u00a0 He made five starts last month, posting a 2-1 record and 6.00 ERA, as his earned run average was three runs higher than any previous month this season.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles has dropped 12 of 17 games since the All-Star break, managing to score just 2.1 runs per game and hitting a combined .199.\u00a0 \u201cI know we\u2019re better and I know it\u2019s going to turn around,\u201d manager Joe Torre said.\u00a0 \u201cThe only question is when is it going to happen?\u201d\u00a0 The Dodgers still carry an impressive 25-13 record against divisional opponents into this contest (+1,220) and the total is 16-22 O\/U in those games.\u00a0 Los Angeles has 34 of its remaining 57 games against the NL West.\u00a0 The starting rotation has given the club every opportunity to win over the last 15 games, posting a combined 1.75 ERA.\u00a0 Over their last nine starts, Dodgers starters have allowed just 10 earned runs in 63.2 innings.\u00a0 In 33 games against left-handed starters, the team has a disappointing 14-19 record (-1,040), with the team averaging 3.8 runs and hitting for a combined .242 average.<\/p>\n
Dodgers starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda is 8-9 with a 3.53 ERA in 20 starts this season, with the team alternating wins and losses in his last three outings.\u00a0 He picked up a 6-1 loss against the Padres last time out, giving up three runs and four hits over six innings at Petco Park.\u00a0 The right-hander is 4-3 with a 3.29 ERA in 10 home starts, managing to strike out 41 batters and walk 17 in 65.2 innings.\u00a0 In five July starts, Kuroda tallied a 1-4 record and 4.40 ERA, but gave up just a single home run over that span.\u00a0 He will be making his ninth career starts against the Padres, going 4-3 with a 4.85 ERA.<\/p>\n
Bettors will need to watch the line, as the Padres are 26-25 as a road underdog of +100 to +125 the last three years (+450), but that profit drops if the line moves to +125 to +150 (-600).\u00a0 The Dodgers are 6-5 after being shutout this year and 16-16 in this situation the last three seasons (-320).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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