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After an amazing comeback win yesterday, the Dodgers are going for a sweep of the first-place Brewers behind Kenta Maeda and his band of merry men.
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Brewers
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11:10 a.m.
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Milwaukee
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3B
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Forsythe |
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Sogard | |
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Seager |
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Thames | |
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CF
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Literal MVP |
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Aguilar | |
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1B
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González |
3B
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Shaw | |
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Bellinger |
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Santana | |
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C
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Grandal |
C
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Pina | |
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2B
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RF
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Hernandez |
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Arcia | |
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P
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Maeda (R)
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Davies (R) |
Maeda is coming of a “meh” outing against the Cardinals that saw him last just four innings. With Rich Hill doing that yesterday, it’d be nice for Maeda to go at least five innings, but hopefully more like six or seven. And it’d also be nice if the Dodgers scored a lot of runs because Kenley Jansen is truly unavailable today, which means it’s anyone’s guess who would get the call to close if it comes to it.
Also, the Brewers have struck out 40 times in this series so far (21 innings). That’s insane. Maeda has six strikeouts in his last two outings (nine innings), so he could be in line for some whiffs today.
Yasmani Grandal gets bumped down to the sixth spot after he has cooled off a bit (save the game-tying home run on Friday). Yasiel Puig is also getting the day off. The most interesting development with today’s lineup is Austin Barnes getting the start at second base. That’s fun because he’s a good player and it’s always nice to see good players get playing time.
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Turner rehab assignment probably will start later in the week.
— Ken Gurnick (@kengurnick) June 4, 2017
Yessss. The Dodgers, despite playing well in May and scoring runs, have missed Justin Turner. Hopefully his rehab assignment goes well and he comes back strong (and hits some dingers).
Brandon McCarthy said he felt fine after his bullpen session. He said he can make his start on Tuesday.
— Andy McCullough (@ByMcCullough) June 4, 2017
Brandon McCarthy had a blister on his finger after his last start. Seems like he’s OK. That’s good because before his start against the Cardinals, he was rolling.
And if you want to look ahead…
Dodgers-Nationals pitching probables:
MON: Ryu vs. LHP Gonzalez
TUE: McCarthy vs. Scherzer
WED: Kershaw vs. Strasburg— Eric Stephen (@ericstephen) June 4, 2017
Appointment viewing after today.
