Los Angeles at Philadelphia

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a boatload of talent from their line-up, through their rotation, and in the pen. But, they have not had the sum of the pieces equal their results. The Dodgers are just 3 games over .500, but stand 2 games under .500 in their last 18 games. The Phillies have been shutout in three of their last eight games. LA will go with Dan Haren for this one and he is off to a strong start, but he has surrendered 3 HRs in his last two starts after four consecutive outings without yielding any. He has had trouble vs. the Phillies where he owns a career record of just 1-4 with a 4.67 ERA in nine starts against them. David Buchanan will be summoned from AAA Lehigh Valley for this one, where he made seven brilliant starts out of nine, and has earned a shot here. Veteran lineups often struggle vs. a pitcher they see for the first time. The Dodgers have also been poor off a win where they are 2-7 in their last nine, and have also lost six straight after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game. That situation sees the Phillies at 5-1 in their last six. The Phillies are also 5-1-1 to the UNDER when following a loss, and a perfect 5-0 to the UNDER in their last five as a home dog. The last four in this series in Philly have all stayed UNDER the total. Play Philadelphia and take the UNDER in this one.