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The Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Dodger Stadium. Jair Jurrjens will be the starting pitcher for the Braves on this day. Righthander Jurrjens is 9-8 this season with a 2.85 ERA. Starting this game for the Dodgers will be ace Chad Billingsley. The righthander has a 3.82 ERA to go along with a 11-6 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Andre Ethier belted a walk-off three-run homer to give the Dodgers a 5-4 series-opening victory over the Braves on Thursday, as -145 favorites. That game's nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5). Manny Ramirez and Juan Pierre drove in the other runs for the Dodgers. Scott Ebert recorded the final out and was credited for the win. Chipper Jones homered in a losing effort for the Braves, who were +125 underdogs. Rafael Soriano surrendered the home run and was tagged with the loss. Team records: Atlanta: 55-54 SU Los Angeles: 67-42 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing LA Dodgers are 8-2 After playing LA Dodgers are 6-4 After a loss are 8-2 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Atlanta are 5-5 After playing Atlanta are 3-7 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Atlanta is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Atlanta LA Dodgers are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games at home Next up: LA Dodgers home to Atlanta, Saturday, August 8