The Los Angeles Dodgers will be trying to extend a winning streak on Thursday when they take on the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium.
The Giants will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Barry Zito in this game. Zito has a 0-1 record and a 9.00 ERA this season.
Meanwhile, it'll be Eric Stults who starts for the Dodgers. Lefthander Stults is 1-0 with a 1.69 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Dodgers edged out the Giants 5-4 for a two-game lead in the best-of-three series on Wednesday, as -165 favorites. The nine runs made it OVER the posted over\/under (9.5).
Matt Kemp went 2-for-4 and drove in a run for the Dodgers. Jonathan Broxton tossed a scoreless ninth inning to earn the victory.
Aaron Rowand smacked a three-run homer in a losing effort for the Giants, who were +145 underdogs. Bob Howry gave up two runs in relief to suffer the loss.
Current streak:
San Francisco has lost 5 straight games.
Los Angeles has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
San Francisco: 2-6 SU
Los Angeles: 6-3 SU
San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing Arizona are 5-5
After playing LA Dodgers are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6<\/p>\n
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Colorado are 6-4
After playing San Francisco are 6-4
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
San Francisco is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
LA Dodgers are 14-5 SU in their last 19 games at home
LA Dodgers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Next up:
San Francisco home to Arizona, Friday, April 17
LA Dodgers home to Colorado, Friday, April 17<\/p>\n