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After taking the first two games of this series matching National League division leaders, the Dodgers shoot for the sweep of the Phillies Sunday afternoon at Dodgers Stadium. Which way are we going here for <a href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/free-mlb-picks&quot; title="Today's Baseball Picks">today's baseball picks</a>?
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MLB Betting Odds<br />
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Sunday's MLB betting odds opened LA at around -185 over Philly, with an over/under of 8.5 runs. Early betting action then dropped that line down to -170.
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Phillies vs. Dodgers Set-Up<br />
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Los Angeles took the opener of this series Friday night 6-3, then won Saturday 4-3 on a walk-off home run by rookie Will Smith in the bottom of the ninth. The Dodgers won as -150 favorites Friday and as -190 favorites Saturday.
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With Saturday's loss, Philly now owns a three-game losing streak. But at 33-25 overall the Phillies still lead the NL East by two games over second-place Atlanta.
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With Saturday's victory, Los Angeles owns a four-game winning streak, part of a 14-3 run over its last 17 games. At 40-19 overall the Dodgers lead the NL West now by nine games over second-place Colorado.
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This series is the first meeting between these teams this season. Last year Philly took the season series from LA four games to three.
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Sunday's Starting Arms<br />
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Lefty Hill is 4/6 on quality starts this season, working on a run of three in a row. Tuesday he held the Mets to two runs and six hits through six innings, although the Dodgers lost that game 7-3. And over his last three starts, he's allowed just three runs and 13 hits through 18 innings, with 23 strikeouts against only three walks.
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Los Angeles is 3-3 with Hill this season, and while it's 1-3 over his last four starts, that's nowhere near all his fault.
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This will be Hill's first start against Philadelphia since 2009 when he was with Baltimore, and that seems like a hundred years ago.
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Pivetta is 0/5 on quality starts this season, 0/1 since returning from a stint down in Triple-A. Tuesday he gave up three runs and two home runs through five innings of a 4-3 Philly victory over St. Louis. But through his first four starts this season he gave up 17 earned runs and 31 hits through just 18 1/3 innings.
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Thanks mainly to some outstanding run support Philadelphia is 4-1 with Pivetta this season.
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This will be Pivetta's first start against Los Angeles since 2017 when in two outings he gave up four runs through 11 innings. The Phillies split those two games.
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Sunday's Batting Splits<br />
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Philly is batting .263/.333/.451 against left-handed pitching this season. But this lineup has scored exactly three runs each of its last three games.
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Los Angeles is batting .271/.352/.488 against RH pitching this season.
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The Bullpens<br />
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The Phillies bullpen owns a 4.00 ERA this season, along with a 1.35 WHIP.
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The Dodgers pen owns a 4.64 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP.
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Totals Report<br />
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Unders are 31-25 in Phillies games this season.
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Overs are 31-25 in Dodgers games this season.
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Overs are 15-13 in games played at Dodger Stadium this season.
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Overs are a combined 8-3 in games started by Hill and Pivetta this season.
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