Two very good teams with a history meet up today for the deciding game of the series. The 7-3 Dodgers are on the road, where they are a cool 25-13 this season. They dominate right-handed pitching. After a very good run, the Braves are just 6-4 in their last ten, but are hitting up a storm, tops in the league over the last two weeks at .261/.835 OPS.

Young Braves right-hander Strider (3.40 ERA) starts for just the sixth time. 3 of the first 4 were very good, but he came back to earth in his last outing, giving up 6 runs in just 3.2 innings. He faces some stiff opposition in right-handed Dodgers starter, Tony Gonsolin (9-0, 1.58). Gonsolin is off his “worst” start of the year, when he allowed 2 runs over five innings. Opposing hitters are just .115 against him in June.

The Dodgers have the top offense in the league for the season, but have slipped to 6th lately, still a very impressive .267/.788 OPS. They also have the edge in relief pitching with a very low ERA of 2.43 lately. The Dodgers are just a small favorite today, but Strider is very much still a work in progress; Gonsolin has the proven goods. Take the Dodgers to steal a win on the road.