Carpenter comes off an unusual experience a blown start. He went 4 innings gave up 8 ER at Arizona. He'll look to bounce back vs. the Dodgers and he's backed by his offense that is just scorching hot scoring 9.4 runs per game over their last 7 games with a .376 average. The Dodgers offense is really in shambles facing Carpenter won't help. Carp is 6-0 with a 1.77 ERA in 8 career starts vs. the Dodgers. LA vs. RHP this year have a .240 average and are averaging 2.58 runs per 9. Cards have dominated this match up winning 40 of the last 58 and it doesn't seem like it will stop on Sunday when they face Chad Billingsley. Billingsley is 1-3 in 6 starts vs. the Cardinals with a 6.16 ERA. Pujols has now gotten hot after a slow start 10-23 in his last 5 games with 3 homers. Why is this line today look so good because Billingsley had a 0.94 ERA during his 6 day starts last year, but he did not pitch as well during his home starts with a 4.29 ERA.
