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The fans at Citizens Bank Park will be treated to a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies when they take their seats on Thursday. Ace Chad Billingsley will be the starting pitcher for the Dodgers on this day. Righthander Billingsley is 5-1 this season with a 2.45 ERA. It'll be ace Cole Hamels toeing the rubber for the Phillies in this contest. Lefthander Hamels is 1-2 with a 6.17 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Dodgers scored five runs in the fourth inning en route to an easy 9-2 win over the Phillies on Wednesday, as +100 underdogs. The game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10). James Loney belted a three-run homer with four RBIs, while Casey Blake went deep and drove in three runs for the Dodgers. Randy Wolf tossed a three-hitter through six innings to earn the victory. Jimmy Rollins and Raul Ibanez hit solo home runs in the loss for the Phillies, who were favored at -120. Jamie Moyer was tagged for seven runs over 4 1-3 innings. Team records: Los Angeles: 23-12 SU Philadelphia: 16-15 SU Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Florida are 4-6 After playing Philadelphia are 3-7 After a win are 6-4 Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Washington are 8-2 After playing LA Dodgers are 8-2 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: LA Dodgers are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games LA Dodgers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games on the road LA Dodgers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games LA Dodgers are 2-9 SU in their last 11 games when playing Philadelphia Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers Philadelphia is 9-2 SU in their last 11 games when playing LA Dodgers Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games Next up: LA Dodgers at Florida, Friday, May 15 Philadelphia at Washington, Friday, May 15