The Dodgers (68-53) came from an encouraging series of victory against the Toronto Blue Jays (71-51) last weekend, before they all fell apart in another sweeping to the hands of the angels (59-62). They handed over the leadership of the NL West to the San Diego Padres (69-52) after a nine competition in the early July. Today they arrive at a loss of four games, while the division leading Padres is on a five game -winning series. The Dodgers will have their work cut for them to get out of this malaise, because San Diego is one of the most popular teams in the competition. The team is still in a play-off position with 4.5 games about the Cincinnati Reds (64-58), but that is not exactly a comfortable position to be in. These two teams meet six times in their next ten games, with another series next weekend in San Diego. The division will probably be a tight race all the way, and these coming six games will have a significant impact on how it all plays. Clayton Kershaw Will try to do his part and start the Dodgers well, while the left -handed Wanda Peralta will stand on the hill in front of the Padres instead of the injured Michael King.
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| RF | Tatis Jr. | Dh | Ohtani (l) |
| 1b | Armenz (L) | SS | Ghetts |
| 3b | Machado | C | Blacksmith |
| SS | Bogaerts | 1b | Freeman (L) |
| CF | Merrill (L) | RF | T. Hernández |
| LF | Laurean | CF | Pages |
| Dh | Iglesias | LF | Comfort (L) |
| 2b | Cronenworth (L) | 3b | Freeland (s) |
| C | Ferermijn | 2b | Root |
| P | Peralta (L) | P | Kershaw (L) |
The Dodgers attack has scored 33 points on their last six games, which is more like the team that we are used to, but they are still unable to break things open when the chance occurs. During their four-game losing series, there were three a run games where the attack had enough opportunities to set up more runs. They are without Max Muncy Now, and the rest of the boys will really have to pick up the play and pick it out now. The aforementioned Muncy will be out for at least two or three weeks with a sloping trunk, which hurts especially as he returned from the IL, he had an OPS of 1,401 in eight games.
All Manny Machado” Fernando Tate Jr.” Xander Bogaerts” Luis Arcezerz” Jake Cronenworth” Jose IglesiasAnd Jackson Merrill have been above average above average since the All-Star break. In addition, two of their deadline acquisitions are in Ramon Laureano (1,000 Ops) and Freddy Fermin (.878 Ops) have been excellent since he came to San Diego. Only for the Dodgers (excluding muncy) Shohei Ohtani” Freddie Freeman” Will SmithAnd Teoscar hernández are above average since the All-Star break.
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Kershaw all allowed one point on seven hits and one walk with four strikeouts over six innings his last time -out against the Blue Jays. It was a great outing despite some hard contact, and although he rarely touches 90 km / h, he has now thrown an ERA of 3.14 and a 1.26 Whip over 71.2 innings. Every week I am surprised with his ability to perform with the reality where his things are in his career at this point. This will be his first time opposite the Padres this season, which is quite the question, seen how they have played lately.
King was planned to start today, but was placed on the 15-day il because of knee inflammation, while the right-handed Randy Vásquez was recalled from Triple-A in the corresponding movement. Vasquez had thrown an ERA of 3.93 more than 107.2 innings this season, despite a stunning 55 strikeouts up to 48 walks in more than 100 innings. Wanda Peralta Will open for San Diego, but this year has not thrown more than two innings in a single outing, so he will just be in it to get as much as he can before the Padres probably go to Vasquez.
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In other news,
Just a brutal loss for a crime that trusts him. The Dodgers claimed Infielder Buddy Kennedy Because they probably need help with everything in the Binnenveld Tommy Edman” HYEENONG KIMAnd Kiké Hernández injured. Miguel Rojas Is not a daily player in this phase of his career, and Alex Freeland Is not yet fully adapted to Major League -Pitching.
Tanner Scott” Kirby Yates” Brock StewartAnd Michael Kopech Will all very likely help to alleviate the current problems with the bullpen of the Dodgers. It is good to see that they all claim in a certain capacity.
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