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The Dodgers have won two games in a row. If they win one more in a row, that’ll be a winning streak. Fortunately, the Mariners are throwing a right-hander, even if the Dodgers knocked around the M’s lefty last night.
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Seattle
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Pederson |
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3B
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Turner |
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Bellinger |
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Dozier |
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C
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Puig
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CF
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Herrmann
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Hill (L)
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Ramirez (R)
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Rich Hill takes the mound after a solid 6-inning outing last time out in Colorado. Since giving up four runs in seven innings against the Padres on July 10, Hill has been pitching more like the pitcher we’ve all come to love in his Dodger tenure. He has a 1.72 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, .189 batting average against and a 16 percent K-BB%. He has been walking a few more hitters than normal, but he’s missing bats and keeping the ball in the yard.
He’s making his first start in Safeco Field since 2016. In four career games (23 innings), he has a 0.39 ERA and a 28.7 strikeout percentage, if you’re into that kind of thing.
Yasiel Puig returns to the lineup after getting the night off on Friday. It might have made sense for him to start serving his 2-game suspension, but he is appealing it and is back in there tonight. Yasmani Grandal, Matt Kemp, Manny Machado and Max Muncy are all in the lineup tonight after homering last night (Machado twice!). With a righty on the mound, Joc Pederson draws leadoff duties, as he has for the last almost three months.
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Dave Roberts on #Dodgers hitting 5 HRs (or more) in a game for 6th time this season Friday: "I hate to say we live by the longball and we die by it but it’s kind of played out that way. When we do slug, we win and score and when we don’t it kind of goes the opposite way."
— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) August 19, 2018
It’s OK, Dave Roberts. Dongs are good!
Initially thought to be out for the season after injuring his thumb on a play at the plate June 16, Matt Beaty recovered quicker than expected and returned to OKC today. He’ll be activated tomorrow. #Dodgers
— Alex Freedman (@azfreedman) August 18, 2018
After winning the Texas League MVP last season, prospect Matt Beaty has had a rough go of it. He began the season in extended spring training before finally getting to OKC. He hit well when he got there (.300/.386/.450), but a torn ligament in his thumb landed him on the DL. He had been rehabbing with the AZL Dodgers and is close to returning to OKC. That’s great news.
