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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Monday, August 25
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
L.A. Dodgers (65-65) at Philadelphia (71-59)
The Phillies will try to make it a four-game sweep when they wrap up their series against the Dodgers with Brett Myers (6-10, 4.71 ERA) set to pitch opposite Los Angeles' Chad Billingsley (12-9, 3.10) at Citizens Bank Park.
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The Phillies won the first two games of this series by a combined 17-3 Friday and Saturday but had to rally for a run in the ninth and three in the 11th Sunday to beat Los Angeles, 5-2.
Philadelphia is on a 7-2 roll since getting swept in a four-game series at L.A. earlier this month. Charlie Manuel's club is also on hot streaks of 6-1 at home, 5-1 versus right-handed starters, 4-0 against the N.L. West, 20-6 when Myers faces N.L. West competition and 19-8 when hosting the Dodgers at Citizens Bank.
Since taking four straight from Philadelphia, the Dodgers have dropped six of their last eight. They've also lost eight of their last 10 road games, including the last five in a row. With Billingsley on the mound, L.A. is on a 10-4 run against N.L. East foes, but is 2-6 in his last eight on the highway.
Billingsley is just 4-5 in 12 starts on the road despite a 2.91 ERA. He's gone eight straight starts without giving up more than three runs, including yielding just two runs on five hits in six innings on Wednesday, getting a no-decision in his team's 4-3 home loss. The right-hander has faced the Phillies twice, both in 2007, and Los Angeles won both outings by scores of 5-2 in Philly and 5-4 at home.
Myers has pitched well lately, going 2-1 with a 1.52 ERA in his last three outings. He's 5-3 with a 3.04 ERA in front of the home fans, and he's coming off a complete-game shutout on Wednesday, blanking the Nationals 4-0. The Phillies have won seven of his last eight starts against the Dodgers, but the one loss came earlier this month in Los Angeles, as Myers allowed three runs on five hits in seven innings, falling 3-1.
The under is 6-2 in Billingsley's last eight road starts, but the Dodgers have soared over the total in 23 of their last 32 Monday outings. The under is 4-0 in Myers' last four at home and 9-1-1 in the Phillies' last 11 home games overall. Finally, the under is 8-2 in the last 10 head-to-head meetings in Philadelphia.
ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER
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