Earliest Cash - Rickenbach Thursday MLB 8* OVER the total in Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers @ 1:05 ET - The Phillies have won 8 of 11 games and this young team is playing with a ton of confidence as a result. In their last 12 games, Philadelphia has averaged 5.8 runs per game. Though Kenta Maeda gets plenty of respect - well deserved I might add - Philadelphia hasn't cared who they are facing of late. They've been pounding out big hits including the first ever grand slam Clayton Kershaw had allowed in his career. Note that Maeda has allowed 2 homers in a game twice in his last 3 starts overall and also twice in his last 3 starts versus the Phillies. As for the Phils Mark Leiter, he knows all about trouble stemming from the long ball. He has allowed 2 homers in a game in each of his last 3 starts! Overall, Leiter has a 9.39 ERA this month and I expect him to struggle again here as the Dodgers look to avoid the sweep. At the same time, Maeda will find this Phillies lineup to be operating at peak performance once again this afternoon as their power surge continues. The over is 11-5 this season when the Dodgers enter a game on a losing streak of 3 games or more. Also, the over is 13-4 in Thursday games for Los Angeles this season. 8* OVER the total in Philadelphia