I really did not like today's card so I'm going with a play with a steep price, but I feel it's still a good price considering the facts. Clayton Kershaw is easily the best pitcher in baseball right now and the Dodgers are easily one of the hottest hitting teams. Kershaw has absolutely dominated the Giants over his career. Posting a 1.33 ERA in 19 starts and 20 appearances. This includes a 0.73 ERA in San Francisco where he will be pitching today against a Giants team that is struggling scoring just 2.35 runs per 9 over their last 10. Crawford and Pence are in a combined 2-60 slump right now and they have contend with the very talented south paw in Kershaw.
On the flip side Chad Gaudin comes off the DL to make a start and he just does not have the arm strength to go deep. The Giants bullpen has been excellent, but they are getting a lot of work before yesterday's quality start by Bumgarner the Giants starters had averaged just over 3.1 IP per start over their previous 4. The Dodgers have hit Gaudin hard in the past with Ethier and Crawford a combined 9-21. Collectively the Dodgers are scoring 6.91 runs per 9 over their last 10 vs. RHP.
