The Dodgers have the best record in the Majors and they are red-hot riding a 5-game winning streak. They won last night’s game in the desert against the D-Backs, who are only 4-6 in their last 10 games. <\/p>\n
Venue\/ Stadium: Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona<\/strong> Matchup<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n L.A. Dodgers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n The Dodgers are only 1 game over .500 on the road, which you think would be good for the D-Backs, but Arizona is 7 game under .500 at home this season (7-13).<\/p>\n In last night’s game the Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks 6-1.<\/p>\n This season the Dodgers have an O\/U record of 19-19 and they have a run-line W\/L record of 26-16 and the D-Backs have an O\/U record of 21-20 and a run-line W\/L record of 23-20.<\/p>\n The Dodgers have won 5 of their last 7 games against the D-Backs in Arizona.<\/p>\n Aaron Harang (3-2, 3.83 ERA) gets the start for the Dodgers tonight and he is looking for his 3rd straight win and he was stellar in his last outing going 7 innings and not giving up any earned runs in a win over the Padres. Trevor Cahill (2-4, 4.01 ERA) goes for the D-Backs tonight and in his last outing he got a no decision facing the Rockies going 5 innings and giving up 4 earned runs. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n The Dodgers’ offense has not skipped a beat even with early season MVP candidate Matt Kemp out, as in their 5-game winning streak they have outscored opponents 32-12.<\/p>\n Harang is only 3-6 lifetime against the D-Backs, but he has a solid ERA of 2.02 in 12 career starts against Arizona.<\/p>\n Cahill only has one career start against the Dodgers and that was way back in 2009 when he was with the Oakland A’s.<\/p>\n The Dodgers’ offense is playing well and ranks 8th in the Majors in runs scored while the D-Backs only rank 18th.<\/p>\n Cahill has to worry about Andre Ethier, who leads the NL in RBI, and even with Kemp out the other L.A. hitters are taking up the slack.<\/p>\n In some betting trends for this NL West match up the Dodgers are 4-1 in their last 5 games as a road underdog, 1-4 in Harang’s last 5 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game, and they have an Under record of 4-1 in their last 5 road games.<\/p>\n The D-Backs are 3-13 in their last 16 home games, 0-5 in their last 5 games as a home favorite, and they have an Under record of 5-1 in their last 6 home games.<\/p>\n
\nTime\/Date: 9:40 PM EST Tuesday, May 22, 2012<\/strong>
\nMLB Odds From: Bovada<\/a><\/strong>
\nMoneyline: LA +125 \/ ARIZ -145 <\/strong>
\nOver\/Under:\u00a0 9 runs <\/strong><\/p>\n