The Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Dodger Stadium. The Reds will give the ball to ace starter Bronson Arroyo in this one. Righthander Arroyo is 13-7 this season with a 3.87 ERA. Starting this game for the Dodgers will be Clayton Kershaw. The lefthander has a 3.03 ERA to go along with a 11-7 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Andre Ethier went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and the Dodgers defeated the Reds 8-5 on Saturday, as a -110 pick'em. That game's 13 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (7) set by sportsbooks. Chad Billingsley pitched 5 2-3 innings for the win, allowing seven hits and three runs. Jonathan Broxton tossed a scoreless ninth for his 22nd save. Johnny Cueto was tagged with the Reds loss, giving up five hits and five runs over three innings. Team records: Cincinnati: 71-52 SU Los Angeles: 63-61 SU Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Sunday are 7-3 Before playing San Francisco are 4-6 After playing LA Dodgers are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4
Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Milwaukee are 5-5 After playing Cincinnati are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Cincinnati is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road Cincinnati is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games Cincinnati is 5-15 SU in their last 20 games when playing LA Dodgers Cincinnati is 1-13 SU in their last 14 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers LA Dodgers are 13-1 SU in their last 14 games when playing at home against Cincinnati LA Dodgers are 15-5 SU in their last 20 games when playing Cincinnati LA Dodgers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games at home Next up: Cincinnati at San Francisco, Monday, August 23 LA Dodgers at Milwaukee, Tuesday, August 24 |