Colorado at Los Angeles

This is the third straight road game for Colorado and they already miss Coors Field, losing 7-4 and 5-2 the first two games of this series in Dodger stadium. That's part of a late season swoon of losing 9 of 15 -- with all the losses by more than one run. And some of those losses have been ugly (14-1, 10-5, 11-6, 11-4) because the pitching has fallen to #27 in team ERA (4.91). The Rockies go with Chad Bettis (4.79 ERA), who has a 4.84 ERA on the road, allowing 103 hits and 37 walks in 100 innings. He is winless with a 4.91 ERA in seven career appearances against the Dodgers. Colorado is on a 5-15 run on the road, plus 28-59 against a left-handed starter. The Dodgers have won 14 of 20 to increase their lead to seven games over the San Francisco Giants and reduce their magic number to two for the NL West title. L.A. has ace southpaw Clayton Kershaw (11-3, 1.73 ERA) is going, and hasn't allowed an earned run his last two starts. He has 17 strikeouts with one walk in three starts since missing nearly 2+ months. Kershaw is 7-1 with a 1.19 ERA and .154 batting average against in nine home starts this season. He has also fared well against the Rockies at 17-5 with a 3.20 ERA (including a no-hitter) in 31 career starts. Los Angeles is fourth in team ERA (3.65) and the offense has scored 21 runs the last three games, winning all three by three or more runs. With the Dodgers on a 42-16 run at home, look for another blowout by the home team. Take the Dodgers on the runline.