The set-up: The Dodgers look to complete a three-game sweep of the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon and extend their overall winning streak to four games. LA opened the ninth inning on Saturday with three straight HRs to erase a three-run deficit and then Adrian Gonzalez delivered a two-out RBI single for a 6-5 victory. The Dodgers had five HRs in all on Saturday and while Philadelphia pounded out 13 hits, it suffered its second straight loss following a string of six victories in a row.

The pitching matchup: Nick Pivetta (NR) goes for Philadelphia and the Dodgers will hand the ball to Hyun-Jin Ryu (0-4 & 4.64 ERA). Pivetta was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley when Aaron Nola went down with a back injury. He will finally be making his major-league debut as his originally scheduled turn during the week was delayed by a rainout. He has been outstanding for the minors this season, going 3-0 with one complete game and a 0.95 ERA in three starts. Pivetta was selected in the fourth round of the 2013 draft by Washington, which traded him to Philadelphia in July 2015 for Jonathan Papelbon. Ryu deserved a better fate Monday as he was saddled with the loss at San Francisco despite allowing just one run and five hits in six innings. It's been a rough beginning to 2017 for Ryu (see above) The 30-year-old South Korean has not recorded a victory since Aug. 31, 2014, as he has been limited to five starts since that season due to shoulder and elbow injuries. Ryu has a 2.77 ERA in two career starts against the Phillies (0-0 and the team is 1-1).

The pick: No knock on Pivetta but this marks his MLB debut and it's in Dodger Stadium. The Phillies were just 34-47 on the road last season (have opened 4-7 in 2017), while only the Cubs (57) won more home games than LA's 53 in 2016. Here in 2017, LA is 8-4 at home, outscoring opponents 5.25-to-3.00 RPG. Make LA a 6* play.