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The Dodgers (62-29) picked up right where the left off last night with an exciting and improbable last-breath comeback against the Marlins (41-47). Tonight, Alex Wood (1.67 ERA, 2.03 FIP, 2.47 DRA) looks to pick up where he left off — that is, pitching like an All-Star.
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Marlins
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4:10 PM PST
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Miami
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LF
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Taylor |
2B
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Gordon | |
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SS
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Seager |
RF
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Stanton | |
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3B
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Turner |
CF
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Yelich | |
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1B
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Bellinger |
LF
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Ozuna | |
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2B
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Forsythe |
3B
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Prado | |
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CF
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Pederson |
1B
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Bour | |
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C
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Grandal | C | Realmuto | |
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RF
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Puig |
SS
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Riddle | |
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P
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Wood (L) |
P
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Ureña (R) |
Wood’s excellent first-half performance was rewarded with a replacement spot in the All-Star Game, and an appearance in the fifth inning. Wood allowed a run on a pair of two-out hits, but was spared from receiving the decision when Yadier Molina homered in the sixth. (I know none of us care about pitcher wins, but it would’ve been kind of funny if Wood’s first loss of the season — he’s 10-0 right now — came in the All-Star Game.)
José Ureña (3.54 ERA, 4.96 FIP, 5.35 DRA) is on the mound for Miami. The 25-year-old righty is in his third season for the Fish, and so far, it’s his best season, although his peripherals (low BABIP, low strikeout rate, high walk rate) suggest he’s due for some regression. Ureña, thus far, has spent his career bouncing between the bullpen and the starting rotation. He didn’t make his first start this season until May 7. He’s since made 13 starts, in which he has a 3.80 ERA and a 5.09 FIP in 71 IP.
Ureña has faced the Dodgers three times in his career: once in 2015, and twice last season (one of those times as a reliever). In September of 2016, Ureña pitched eight and two-thirds scoreless innings against the Dodgers in Los Angeles before AJ Ramos came in to get the final out.
The Dodger lineup is exactly the same as yesterday. The Marlins’ lineup is practically identical, except that Martín Prado and Justin Bour have swapped spots.
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Old friend Edinson Vólquez was scheduled to start tomorrow, but that’s no longer the case:
#Marlins Edinson Volquez (left knee tendinitis) said he won't make his scheduled start tomorrow. Unsure when he'll start throwing off mound.
— Patrick Pinak (@pinakk12) July 15, 2017
The Dodgers are likely to see Tom Koehler instead, although the official announcement remains to be made.
A quick update on Adrían González:
.@Adrian_ElTitan took about 40 swings off tee yesterday. Throwing now on field. More baseball activities but no return set.
— AlaNNa Rizzo (@alannarizzo) July 15, 2017
