Jeff Scott Sports:
2 UNIT PLAY
LA Dodgers/ HOUSTON under 8.5: The Under is 8-1 in Astros last 9 during game 1 of a series and 5-1 in Oswalts last 6 starts overall, while the Under is 7-0 in Dodgers last 7 games with the total set at 7.0-8.5 and 12-3 in Dodgers last 15 vs. National League Central. The LA Dodgers are having really problems at the plate right now as they come in hitting just .198 and scoring just 2.5 rpg in their last 8 games. Those 8 games averaged just 4.8 total rpg. For the year the Dodgers score just 4.1 rpg overall and 3.8 rpg vs righties. Today they take on Roy Oswalt who seems to be getting his act together a bit. Roy comes in with a solid 3.34 ERA in his last 5 starts, including a 3.20 ERA in his last 3 home starts, plus he has a 3.86 ERA in 6 career starts vs LA, including a 1.46 ERA in his last 2 home starts vs them. Erik Stultz has made only 2 starts for the Dodgers this year and they have been pretty good one as he has an 0.60 ERA in those starts, allowing just 10 hits and 2 walks in 15 innings of work. In his last start, vs the White Sox, he pitched a complete game shutout, allowing just 4 hits and 1 walk in the 9 innings. Like LA, The Astros have been struggling to score lately, as they come in scoring just 4 rpg in their last 11 games, plus on the year they average just 4.4 rpg overall and 4.4 rpg at night. With neither team hitting the ball much right now and with a solid pitching matchup on the mound, I'll look for this game to put about 5 or 6 runs on the board, giving me a nice solid play on the Under.