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The Dodgers head into tonight’s game looking to take the series from the Diamondbacks. It’s also Yu Darvish‘s second start with the Dodgers, which, yay!
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Darvish was stellar in his first outing (7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 10 K, 99 pitches), and that’s exactly why the Dodgers got him. He’s getting his first shot at the D’backs as a member of the Dodgers. The Diamondbacks have the 6th-highest strikeout rate in baseball, so Darvish could be in for a big night, especially if his slider is working.
Something for Yu Darvish to shoot for tonight: only pitcher with 10+ K in first 2 starts with Dodgers was rookie Karl Spooner (27 K) in 1954
— Eric Stephen (@ericstephen) August 10, 2017
Seventeen strikeouts to tie, Yu. No pressure!
The lineup looks a tad different than it has against LHP of late. The top five are the same, but Enrique Hernandez is giving Yasiel Puig a night off in right field. Puig is dealing with hamstring/knee soreness, which seemed apparent from the first two games of the series, but he played through it and made an amazing catch on Tuesday night and drove in the eventual game-winning run last night with a single off Zack Greinke. Joc Pederson is drawing a rare start against lefties, which is good. Hopefully he can build on last night’s results. Austin Barnes is back in there after hurting his hands on Sunday night against the Mets. I thought Kyle Farmer might get a look, but it’d be a tough assignment for him to catch Darvish, especially since it’d be Farmer’s first MLB start and just Darvish’s second start with the team.
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Looking ahead:
Dodgers-Padres probables this weekend in LA:
FRI: Hill/Richard
SAT: Ryu/Chacin
SUN: Maeda/Perdomo— Eric Stephen (@ericstephen) August 10, 2017
Maybe Farmer gets a start tomorrow night? Maybe he never starts. 50/50 chance.
For fun, here’s some video of Dodgers’ 1st-round pick Jeren Kendall.
#Dodgers Class A CF Jeren Kendall swing mechanics on 1st inning standup triple. @greatlakesloons @2080ball #VandyBoys pic.twitter.com/7RUkh1KVFl
— Emily Waldon (@EmilyCWaldon) August 10, 2017
He also has three hits, including that triple. Woo.
