[Pin Fish]

Steve Merril

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Colorado Rockies
Play: Los Angeles Dodgers +1.5

The Rockies were in a solid situation yesterday as a home favorite, but they were still destroyed by the Dodgers 16-6. This is a negative indicator tonight and the Dodgers present value as a +1.5 dog on the run line as they have the much stronger offense and bullpen. Going for Los Angeles is Eric Milton who is making his second start this season. His first time out he gave up two runs and two hits in four innings against the Marlins in Florida. Milton is 2-1 against the Rockies with an ERA of 4.66. The Rockies might also be without starting 1B Todd Helton who left yesterday?s game due to a migraine. Going for Colorado is Aaron Cook who is 3-1 with a 4.68 ERA and five Overs in nine starts. Cook is 2-0 with a 3.60 ERA and two Overs in four starts at home. Already this season his team has lost 9-5 and 6-5 to the Dodgers with him on the hill. Overall, Cook is 5-6 with a 4.03 ERA and a WHIP of 1.521 against Los Angeles. The Dodgers hit .303 against Cook with Orlando Hudson (15-38), Mark Loretta (12-26), Juan Pierre (8-22), Andre Ethier (9-19), James Loney (4-12), and Blake DeWitt (4-11) all doing the best against him. Los Angeles continues to perform well offensively without OF Manny Ramirez in the lineup and they expect to have both OF Andre Ethier and SS Rafael Furcal in the lineup tonight as both players have been upgraded to probable.