The Dodgers are 12-0 as a favorite of -140 or more in the last game of a three-game series when they lost the first two and it is before the All-Star break. They also are 9-0 as a favorite off a home game when their opponent’s starter has an ERA of higher than 4.00 on the season. Meanwhile the Reds are 0-17 in the last game of a series as a dog of +170 or more after a game in which they scored in more innings than their opponent and it is before the All-Star break and 0-16 after a game as a road dog in which they scored first, trailed and then won. The Dodgers impose their will on the Reds.