The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies
will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they
meet at Citizens Bank Park in Game 2 of the NLCS.
The Dodgers will give the ball to starter Chad
Billingsley in this one. Righthander Billingsley is
17-10 this season with a 3.10 ERA.
Billingsley's opponent in this one will be Brett
Myers. The Phillies righthander has a 4.48 ERA to go
along with a 11-13 record this season.
Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back
later for the opening line and total.
Chase Utley and Pat Burrell hit home runs in the sixth
inning of the Phillies' 3-2 win over the Dodgers in
Game 1 of the NLCS on Thursday, as -145 favorites. The
five runs went UNDER the posted over\/under (7.5).
Utley finished 2-for-4 with a two-run dinger for the
Phillies. Cole Hamels tossed seven innings for the
win, allowing two runs off six hits.
Manny Ramirez had two hits and drove in one run for
the Dodgers, who were +130 underdogs in that game.
Derek Lowe gave up three runs off six hits over 5 1-3
innings in the loss.
Team records:
Los Angeles: 84-78 SU
Philadelphia: 92-70 SU
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After a loss are 8-2<\/p>\n
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing LA Dodgers are 5-5
After playing LA Dodgers are 5-5
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
LA Dodgers are 10-5 SU in their last 15 games on the
road
LA Dodgers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
LA Dodgers are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when
playing on the road against Philadelphia
LA Dodgers are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when
playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when
playing at home against LA Dodgers
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when
playing LA Dodgers
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Next up:
Philadelphia at LA Dodgers, Sunday, October 12<\/p>\n