Dodgers @ Phillies July 15, 2019: Kershaw vs. Eflin to open the series

The Dodgers ended up taking two-of-three from the World Champion Red Sox in Boston over the weekend, even if the rubber match took almost 6 hours. Now, they travel down the coast to take on the Phillies.

	Dodgers			Phillies
	4:05 p.m.			Philadelphia
LF	Pederson		CF	Kingery
CF	Verdugo		SS	Segura
3B	Turner		RF	Harper
RF	Bellinger		1B	Hoskins
1B	Muncy		C	Realmuto
SS	Seager		LF	Bruce
2B	Hernandez		3B	Franco
C	Barnes		2B	Hernandez
P	Kershaw (L)		P	Eflin (R)

The Dodgers roll out a bit of a different lineup today. One of the weekend heroes in A.J. Pollock is getting the night off after starting three straight in Beantown. Chris Taylor is also absent not just because of the right-handed pitcher (all-time Dodger great Zach Eflin) on the mound, but because he got hit with a pitch on the wrist last night. He’s going to have an addition X-ray to see if an injured list stint is necessary. Despite that, the lineup is still long. I mean, when Corey Seager is hitting sixth, you know you have some big-league hitters in the lineup.

The #Dodgers today recalled right-handed pitcher Casey Sadler from Triple-A Oklahoma City and designated left-handed pitcher Zac Rosscup for assignment. Sadler will wear number 65.

— AlaNNa Rizzo (@alannarizzo) July 15, 2019

That’s right. The Dodgers DFA’d Zac Rosscup for a guy in Casey Sadler you’ve never heard of. He had a 6.00 ERA in 6 innings for the OKC Dodgers. He also struck out 9 in those six innings, but he’s not a big-time strikeout guy. I’m just wondering why a guy like Josh Sborz or Jaime Schultz weren’t called up first. Oh well.