Colorado at Los Angeles

You can't trust Colorado on the road, a road weary bunch playing its ninth straight road contest in a lost season. They are off a 4-1 defeat, and their last three losses have been by scores of 4-1, 7-2 and 11-4. That 11-4 defeat was started by Chris Rusin, who goes tonight. He was blasted for eight hits and six runs in three innings at San Diego, and for the season opponents are hitting .311 off him. And it's not just Coors Field: Rusin is 1-6 on the road with a 5.57 ERA. His last four starts he has surrendered 23 runs and 31 hits over 20 innings. The Rockies are 10-47 on the road against a team with a winning record and 7-21 against the LA Dodgers. They face a Dodgers team that is in first place with an offense ranked second in baseball in on-base percentage. The Rockies are 20-42 against a left-handed starter and face a fine southpaw in Brett Anderson (3.36 ERA). The team is 4-1 his last five starts winning by an average score of 8-3. The Dodgers are on a 16-5 run and the Rockies are 0-9 in Rusin's last nine road starts, so look for a one-sided win by the home team. Play the LA Dodgers on the runline.