You know this is a "care" game for the Dodgers after getting handled easily last night to fall into a first-place tie with their bitter rivals. Clayton Kershaw isn't going very deep into games at age 37 but is still pretty effective. The Giants are 33-17 vs. righty starters but 8-12 vs. lefties and hitting a scant .219 against them. San Francisco starter Landen Roupp has been generally solid but worse away (4.02 ERA) and hit around a bit last year in his lone career outing vs. L.A. Decent spot for -1 to bring the price way down and risk the push.

The Blue continues to scuffle, now losing 7 of 12 and out of sole possession of first place for the first time in over a month after the Giants pulled level with last night's 6-2 win. Clayton Kershaw, on the mound tonight for LA, isn't the Kershaw of old, with so-so numbers (4,35 ERA and 1.55 WHIP) and highly unlikely to last beyond five innings. As for the Giants, they're surging with wins in eight of nine to pull astride of the Dodgers in the West, and young starter Landen Roupp continues to impress with a 1.88 ERA ins even starts since the beginning of May. Play Giants on Money Line