MLB Matchup of

Match Up: Los Angeles Dodgers VS Atlanta Braves

LOS ANGELESDODGERS (19-27)

ATLANTABRAVES (28-18)

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TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
LA	19-27	-$1475	6-9	13-18	16-16	3-11	24-19-3
ATL	29-18	$887	11-5	18-13	19-9	10-9	27-19-1

Smart Chart

LA	TEAM	ATL
3.39	RUNS	4.43
4.24	RUNS AGAINST	3.48
-0.85	DIFF	0.96
-$1,475	MONEY	$787
3.88	TEAM ERA	3.35
8.35	OFF HITS	8.15
3.28	OFF WALKS	3.57
6.89	OFF Ks	9.02
8.33	DEF HIT	8.09
3.26	DEF WALKS	2.54
8.00	DEF Ks	6.89

INJURIES

LOS ANGELES DODGERS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Josh Beckett	P	15-Day Disabled List
Chad Billingsley	P	60-Day Disabled List
Luis Cruz	3B	Day-to-Day (elbow)
Scott Elbert	P	15-Day Disabled List
Stephen Fife	P	15-Day Disabled List
Jerry Hairston Jr.	3B	15-Day Disabled List
Hanley Ramirez	SS	15-Day Disabled List
Shawn Tolleson	P	15-Day Disabled List

ATLANTA BRAVES

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Luis Ayala	P	15-Day Disabled List
Brandon Beachy	P	15-Day Disabled List
Blake DeWitt	3B	15-Day Disabled List
Cristhian Martinez	P	15-Day Disabled List
Eric O'Flaherty	P	15-Day Disabled List
Jonny Venters	P	15-Day Disabled List
Jordan Walden	P	15-Day Disabled List

team weather and news

TEAM NEWS

LOS ANGELES	ATLANTA
L.A. Times	Atlanta Journal Constitution

BETTING TRENDS

LOS ANGELES DODGERS

No trends to report

ATLANTA BRAVES

No trends to report

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

CHAD BILLINGSLEY (R) ERA: 3.00 W/L: 1-0

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
04/15/2013	SD	L	3-6	O	6	-158
04/10/2013	SD	W	4-3	P	6	100
08/24/2012	MIA	W	11-4	O	3⅓	100

MIKE MINOR (L) ERA: 2.78 W/L: 5-2

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/19/2013	LA	W	5-2	U	6	100
05/13/2013	ARI	W	10-1	O	6⅔	100
05/08/2013	CIN	W	7-2	O	7	119

Los Angeles Dodgers's relievers have pitched 9⅓ innings in the last 3 games.
Atlanta Braves's relievers have pitched 7⅓ innings in the last 3 games.

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WINNER	HOMELINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
08/18/2012	Sat	LA	6	ATL	2	LA	-139	8½	U	A Harang	B Sheets
08/17/2012	Fri	LA	3	ATL	4	ATL	-112	7½	U	C Capuano	T Hanson
04/25/2012	Wed	ATL	4	LA	2	ATL	-105	6½	U	B Beachy	T Lilly
04/24/2012	Tue	ATL	4	LA	3	ATL	112	7½	U	M Minor	A Harang
04/23/2012	Mon	ATL	2	LA	7	LA	-134	7½	O	J Jurrjens	C Capuano
09/04/2011	Sun	LA	3	ATL	4	ATL	129	7	P	C Kershaw	R Delgado
09/03/2011	Sat	LA	2	ATL	1	LA	-151	8	U	N Eovaldi	M Minor
09/02/2011	Fri	LA	8	ATL	6	LA	-167	7½	O	C Billingsley	B Beachy
04/21/2011	Thu	ATL	3	LA	5	LA	-142	6½	O	J Jurrjens	C Kershaw
04/20/2011	Wed	ATL	1	LA	6	LA	120	7	P	D Lowe	J Garland

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3

DODGERS

Dodgers are second lowest scoring team in the league at 3.4 runs per game.

Dodgers have the third-most base on balls in the league at 3.3 per game.

Dodgers are third best in the league in times striking out with 6.9 per game.

Dodgers are the third worst in base on balls allowed, allowing 3.3 per game.

BRAVES

Braves are second in the league in free passes at 3.6 per game.

Braves strike out more than any team in the league with 9.0 per game.

Braves have allowed the third fewest runs in the league at 3.5 runs per game.

Braves are the third best in base on balls allowed, allowing 2.5 per game.

Braves are third last in the league in striking out opponents with 6.9 per game.

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES

LOS ANGELES DODGERS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
08/18/2012	Sat	6	at ATL	2	W	-139	8½	A Harang	6⅔	B Sheets
08/17/2012	Fri	3	at ATL	4	L	-112	7½	C Capuano	7⅓	T Hanson
08/16/2012	Thu	6	at PIT	10	L	-132	7½	J Blanton	4⅓	A Burnett
08/15/2012	Wed	9	at PIT	3	W	129	7	C Kershaw	8	Wandy Rodriguez
08/14/2012	Tue	11	at PIT	0	W	105	8	C Billingsley	8	K Correia

ATLANTA BRAVES

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
08/18/2012	Sat	2	LA	6	L	-139	8½	B Sheets	6	A Harang
08/17/2012	Fri	4	LA	3	W	-112	7½	T Hanson	6⅔	C Capuano
08/16/2012	Thu	6	SD	0	W	-190	8	K Medlen	9	J Marquis
08/15/2012	Wed	6	SD	1	W	-180	8	P Maholm	7	E Volquez
08/14/2012	Tue	6	SD	0	W	-170	8	T Hudson	6⅓	C Richard

STATS

Stats Breakdown		RANK		RANK
LA Dodgers's Overall Scoring vs Atlanta's Overall Defense	3.4	14	3.5	3
LA Dodgers's Away Scoring vs Atlanta's Home Defense	3.7	10	2.8	1
LA Dodgers's Road ERA vs Atlanta's Home ERA Allowed	4.3	10	4.9	2
Atlanta's Overall Scoring vs LA Dodgers's Overall Defense	4.4	5	4.2	10
Atlanta's Home Scoring vs LA Dodgers's Road Defense	4.9	4	4.3	9
Atlanta's Home ERA vs LA Dodgers's Road ERA Allowed	2.5	2	3.4	10

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

LOS ANGELES DODGERS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	19-27	11-14	8-13	16-16	3-11	24-19-3	6-9	13-18
vs Div	5-16	2-10	3-6	4-13	1-3	12-7-2	2-6	3-10
Last 10	4-6	2-2	2-4	3-1	1-5	3-7	1-2	3-4
vs AL	1-2	0-0	1-2	0-0	1-2	2-1	0-1	1-1
vs NL	18-25	11-14	7-11	16-16	2-9	22-18-3	6-8	12-17

ATLANTA BRAVES

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	29-18	15-5	14-13	19-9	10-9	27-19-1	11-5	18-13
vs Div	12-4	5-4	7-0	7-4	5-0	9-7	6-1	6-3
Last 10	8-2	6-0	2-2	8-0	0-2	5-4-1	3-1	5-1
vs AL	4-4	4-1	0-3	4-1	0-3	6-2	0-0	4-4
vs NL	25-14	11-4	14-10	15-8	10-6	21-17-1	11-5	14-9

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

CHAD BILLINGSLEY VS. ATLANTA BRAVES

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
08/19/2012	5-0	LA	7	3	0	0	2	4	W
09/02/2011	8-6	LA	4	9	5	3	3	3	ND
08/16/2010	4-3	ATL	7	5	1	1	1	8	ND
06/05/2010	9-3	ATL	6	7	3	3	2	5	L
08/07/2009	9-5	ATL	6	4	2	1	3	3	ND

MIKE MINOR VS. LOS ANGELES DODGERS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
05/19/2013	5-2	ATL	6	3	2	2	2	9	ND
08/19/2012	5-0	LA	7	5	1	1	0	2	L
04/24/2012	4-3	ATL	6	8	3	3	0	2	ND
09/03/2011	2-1	LA	6	6	1	1	2	7	ND