This is a 5* play on the LAD.

The Dodgers are still out front in the NL West, sitting 4.5 games up on the second place Padres. They host Miami in Game 1 of a three game set at Chavez Ravine tonight. With a clear pitching mismatch in their favor, the Dodgers appear to be well worth the steep price.

Zack Greinke will toe the slab for the Dodgers, and he's looking to move into a first place tie with Bartolo Colon who has six wins this season. Greinke (5-0, 1.56 ERA) allowed just one run (unearned) on two hits while fanning seven in seven innings in a win at Milwaukee his last time out. He's been almost automatic in LA, where he was 10-2 with a 2.55 ERA in 15 starts last season.

The Fish hand the ball to Tom Koehler, who hasn't been good on the road. Koehler (2-3, 5.13 ERA) allowed five runs on seven hits over six innings in a loss at Washington his last time out. He's been torched for 14 runs on 18 hits over 14 2/3 innings on the road so far this season.

Adrian Gonzalez remains red hot, as he's 9-for-20 during a five game hitting streak, and is batting .377 with nine homers this season.

Take LAD.

GL,

Jesse Schule