Saturday, July 19, 2014, 4:05 PM on FS1, SNLA, FSMW

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Los Angeles Dodgers - Greinke, Z (11-5) vs. St Louis Cardinals - Kelly, J (1-1)

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Saturday afternoon, Zack Greinke and the Los Angeles Dodgers will take on Joe Kelly and the St. Louis Cardinals. Greinke makes his 20^th start as Kelly makes his 5^th.

Zack Greinke lost his last outing and that lowered his record to 11 - 5 with a 2.73 ERA. In the loss, Greinke allowed 3 runs and 7 hits in 7 innings. He didn't issue any walks but he struck out 8. It was a decent start but the lack of run support might have doomed Greinke. He is well on pace to post better numbers than he did in 2013 when he went 15 - 4 with a 2.63 ERA in 28 starts.

Last season, Greinke won his only start against the Cardinals after allowing 2 runs on 8 hits in 6.1 innings. This season, Greinke beat St. Louis after holding them to a run on 4 hits in 7 innings.

Joe Kelly didn't get the decision in his last start and that held his record at 1 - 1 with a 3.44 ERA. The last time out, Kelly surrendered 6 runs on 7 hits in just 3 innings. He walked 2 and struck out 3. Kelly had some issues with his hamstring and that could have caused the less than stellar results. In 2013, Kelly was 10 - 5 with a 2.69 ERA in 15 starts and 22 relief appearances.

Last season, Kelly was 1 - 0 with a 3.24 ERA in a start and a relief appearance against the Dodgers. He will have to watch out for Adrian Gonzalez because Gonzalez is 4 of 7 with a home run and 3 RBIs when facing Kelly.

Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Trends

Los Angeles Dodgers are 46-47-4 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for Los Angeles Dodgers is 0.5

St Louis Cardinals Betting Trends

St Louis Cardinals are 40-50-6 against the Over/Under

Run differential for St Louis Cardinals is 0.1

Injuries to Watch

Los Angeles Dodgers

07/11/14 SS Hanley Ramirez Shoulder out indefinitely
07/08/14 P Josh Beckett Hip 15-day DL (7/7)
07/06/14 3B Erisbel Arruebarrena Hip 15-day DL (7/5)
06/18/14 P Chad Billingsley Elbow 60-day DL (3/19), out for season
06/15/14 3B Chone Figgins Quad 15-day DL (6/14)
06/07/14 P Chris Withrow Elbow 60-day DL (5/21)
03/27/14 P Onelki Garcia Elbow 60-day DL (3/14)
03/27/14 P Scott Elbert Elbow 60-day DL (2/8)

St Louis Cardinals

07/10/14 C Yadier Molina Thumb 15-day DL (7/9)
07/06/14 P Jaime Garcia Shoulder 60-day DL (6/24), out for season
06/23/14 P Michael Wacha Shoulder 15-day DL (6/21)
05/24/14 P Kevin Siegrist Forearm 15-day DL (5/24)
05/13/14 P Tyler Lyons Shoulder 15-day DL (5/12)

Guy's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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