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Coming off of a very nice win last night, the Dodgers (69-31) will try for a series victory tonight against the Twins (48-47). Kenta Maeda (4.23 ERA, 4.06 FIP, 4.48 DRA) is on the mound making his 16th start of the season, and second start post-All Star break.
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Twins
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Dodgers
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7:10 PM PT
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Los Angeles
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2B
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Dozier |
LF
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Taylor | |
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CF
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Granite |
SS
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Seager | |
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1B
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Mauer |
3B
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Turner | |
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3B
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Sanó |
1B
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Bellinger | |
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LF
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Rosario |
C
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Grandal | |
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SS
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Escobar |
CF
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Pederson | |
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RF
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Kepler | 2B | Utley | |
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C
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Castro |
RF
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Puig | |
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P
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Berríos (R) |
P
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Maeda (R) |
Maeda began July with his worst start of the season, in which he allowed 5 runs in 3.2 IP. He’s somewhat rebounded since then, posting two consecutive starts of five innings and one earned run. Maeda has gone deeper than five innings just three times this year.
José Berríos (3.50 ERA, 3.94 FIP, 3.74 DRA) goes up against the Dodgers for the first time in his career. Berríos, a 23-year-old righty, was a Twins first-round draft pick in 2012. He made his debut last season, and bounced back and forth between MLB and Triple-A, posting an 8.02 ERA across 14 starts for Minnesota. He’s been much better this year, as his strikeouts are up, his walks are down, and he’s inducing groundballs at a heightened clip.
Berríos has a four-pitch mix headlined by a fastball that averages 94 MPH. His secondary pitch is a curveball, and he’s thrown his sinker as fast as 97 MPH this year. He also has a changeup that induces a 14% whiff rate, per Brooks Baseball.
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With both Clayton Kershaw and Brandon McCarthy on the disabled list, a rotation spot has opened up, and Brock Stewart gets a shot at filling it:
Brock Stewart starts tomorrow and will have a chance to remain in the 5-man rotation.
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) July 25, 2017
On Brock Stewart's start tomorrow, Dave Roberts said he's expecting Stewart to throw no more than 50 or 60 pitches.
— JT (@ThatDamnJosh_) July 26, 2017
Alex Wood, originally in line to start tomorrow, has been pushed back to Friday.
On the subject of Kershaw, the Dodgers still won’t provide a timetable for him, but he’s begun treatment:
Dave Roberts says Kershaw has no official timetable. Kershaw is on medication, won't throw until asymptomatic.
— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) July 25, 2017
Finally, Adrían González is expected to make a rehab start as soon as next week:
Roberts says Adrian Gonzalez should start rehab when Dodgers go on road next week
— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) July 25, 2017
