The Braves, who have struggled on the road all season, had to play 17 innings on Sunday and then travel two time zones to Los Angeles. Play the Dodgers when they host Atlanta.
The price is right here to back a suddenly hot Dodgers squad against a bad Braves road team that is in a horrendous situational spot.
Atlanta has to travel three time zones to the West Coast after playing a 17-inning home game against Houston on Sunday. The game took 5:35 to complete and that's not including nearly a two-hour rain delay. The Braves managed to win, but lost their best backup infielder, Omar Infante. They also lost two more relief pitchers to injuries during the weekend, Manny Acosta and Jeff Bennett.
This leaves the Braves' bullpen extremely thin as Rafael Soriano remains out and closer Mike Gonzalez probably won't be available after throwing two innings and 40 pitches on Sunday. This puts a lot of pressure on Atlanta starter Jorge Campillo, who probably is going to be asked to pitch deep into the game regardless of how good his stuff is. Campillo has allowed 11 earned runs, 20 hits and five walks during his last three starts spanning 18.1 innings.
The Braves have been a terrible road team all season, dropping 29 of 41 away contests.
The Dodgers have renewed confidence after winning for the fifth time in their last six games on Sunday. The LA offense has more punch with the return of veterans Andruw Jones and Nomar Garciaparra. Hiroki Kuroda gets the start for Los Angeles. He has thrown shutouts in two of his past three starts. The Dodgers also hold a huge bullpen edge.
Free Pick: Dodgers -127