MLB Betting: Dodgers, Cardinals open four-game series - July 15th, 2010

Two top National League teams open a four-game set Thursday when the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals meet at Busch Stadium (8:15 pm ET, FOX).

The Dodgers are 49-39 SU this season, two games back of the San Diego Padres in the NL West. The Cardinals are 47-41 SU, one game back of the division-leading Cincinnati Reds in the NL Central.

St. Louis is a -125 moneyline favorite and the over/under total is 7 in MLB Betting at online sportsbooks.

The Dodgers will start southpaw Clayton Kershaw, who is 9-4 this season and boasts a 2.96 ERA. Starting for the Cardinals will be ace righthander Chris Carpenter, who has similar numbers to Kershaw, with 9-3 record and a 3.29 ERA.

In their last game before the All-Star break, the Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 7-0 as a -145 favorite on Sunday. The score went under the over/under total of 7.5.

Vicente Padilla pitched eight shutout innings for the Dodgers and James Loney was 2-3 with a home run and four RBI.

And the Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 4-2 as a +110 underdog on Sunday. The six runs scored fell under the over/under total of 8.5.

Matt Holliday hit a three-run home run for St. Louis and Blake Hawksworth picked up the win for St. Louis after allowing two runs on seven hits in 5 1-3 innings.

The Dodgers are 5-0 SU in the past five meetings with St. Louis, and the total has gone under in five of the last six meetings in St. Louis.

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