The Dodgers can't afford to lose tonight in Colorado versus the Rockies.
Tonight the Los Angeles Dodgers will be on the road as they take on the Colorado Rockies. We will side with the Dodgers!
The Dodgers enter this game in a very heated playoff race currently two games behind first place in the NL West while being tied for first in the NL Wildcard, and should be able to beat a team like the Rockies who are playing for absolutely nothing. A lot of times, winning games when they matter most, in this case a playoff race, comes down to experience in these situations. While all the players on the Dodgers don't have experience in this type of situation, one of the most important players on the Dodgers today does. We are referring to starting pitcher Greg Maddux.
He is exactly the type of pitcher you want starting in this type of situation. He is a veteran and has much experience in these types of situations. In addition, Maddux has already proven he can pitch well against the Rockies. His only start against the Rockies as a Dodger this season came on 8/8/2006. In that start, Maddux held the Rockies to only two runs. You can expect another solid performance by Maddux tonight.
While the Rockies are struggling to score runs, the Dodgers will easily be scoring runs. That's because the Rockies will send to the mound Jason Jennings. Jason Jennings looked bad in his last start against the Dodgers on 9/1/06, giving up five runs in only six innings pitched, and one can only expect the Dodgers beat him up again tonight.
It's also good to note that the Dodgers are 11-3 in their last 14 meetings against the Rockies. We will side with the better team in a playoff race, as they go up against a team that has called it quits on the season. Take the Los Angeles Dodgers!
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