Phillies @ Dodgers June 2, 2019: Pivetta vs. Hill; LA goes for sweep

After a walk-off win courtesy of Will Smith‘s first professional home run, the Dodgers are going for a sweep this afternoon of the first-place Phillies.

	Phillies			Dodgers
	1:10 p.m.			Los Angeles
LF	McCutchen		LF	Pederson
SS	Segura		3B	Muncy
RF	Harper		SS	Seager
1B	Hoskins		RF	Bellinger
C	Realmuto		CF	Verdugo
CF	Kingery		1B	Beaty
2B	Hernandez		2B	Taylor
3B	Franco		C	Martin
P	Pivetta (R)		P	Hill (L)

Missing from today’s lineup is Justin Turner, who is out for a fourth consecutive game. Before you say anything about the injured list, well, Turner is going to start tomorrow against Arizona. The rest is pretty status quo. The Phillies are running out the same lineup as last night.

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On to some news:

Hearing the Jay Bruce deal is complete. Not out of question he is in Dodger Stadium for series finale today. Phillies need win to avoid sweep.

— Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyNBCS) June 2, 2019

It seems the Phillies are trading for Jay Bruce, but he won’t be available for today’s game against the Dodgers. Maybe when they travel to Philadelphia later this season.

Austin Barnes will likely be activated in SF. When he is, #Dodgers unlikely to carry 3 catchers. Will Smith will be optioned to @okc_dodgers.

— AlaNNa Rizzo (@alannarizzo) June 2, 2019

This is a bit disappointing. Austin Barnes is the Dodgers’ primary catcher, but I thought there was a chance the Dodgers could go with three catchers, considering all three can play multiple positions. Alas, Smith will be optioned and back up at some point this season — hopefully before September. Dave Roberts must really like Matt Beaty (and what’s not to like?).

LHP Tony Cingrani, will have arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder, in the coming days. Likely ends his season that never started.

— AlaNNa Rizzo (@alannarizzo) June 2, 2019

This sucks because Tony Cingrani was really, really good for the Dodgers when he was healthy. With Scott Alexander and Caleb Ferguson struggling, it wouldn’t be out of the question to see the Dodgers grab a couple left-handed relievers before the trade deadline.