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Dodgers, Diamondbacks battle for NL West, the Los Angeles Dodgers have been about as listless as a team can be over the past couple of weeks but the Arizona Diamondbacks haven't exactly been much better. After the first month of the season, those who follow baseball betting thought that the Diamondbacks were a shoe-in to represent the National League in the World Series. Currently the oddsmakers at BetOnline.com have the Los Angeles Dodgers listed with -116 odds against the +106 Arizona Diamondbacks heading into this MLB matchup.

Now the two competitors meet up in Arizona on Friday night in a game that might go a long way in deciding the division.

Friday's pitching matchup won't exactly be between two aces. The Dodgers will throw Hiroki Kuroda while the Diamondbacks will send Doug Davis.to the hill. Kuroda is 7-9 with a 3.87 ERA while Davis is 5-8 with a 4.63 ERA.

Kuroda has been up and down this year and the sharps who bet on baseball can attest to that. He nearly pitched a perfect game on July 7th, allowing just one hit in nine innings. But he's also had seven run, 3.2 inning outings.

August has been his best month of the season as he's pitched 34.1 innings and allowed just eight earned runs (2.10 ERA). He's started three games against the Diamondbacks pitching 15 innings while allowing 21 hits and 11 runs in that span.

Davis has had nearly as much success in the month of August as he's on pace for his worth month of the season.

Davis has allowed 20 earned runs in 24 innings pitched (7.50 ERA) and he's 1-3 this month. He's given up 35 hits and 10 walks to put his WHIP at 1.86 for the month. The Diamondbacks have lost four of his last five starts.

Davis has started three times against the Dodgers and has been pounded for 12 runs in 10.2 innings pitched. The Dodgers are batting .370 against him.

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