The Dodgers get a big one at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, with the Brewers back in town and the NL’s top seed still very much up for grabs.
Los Angeles pulled itself within a game of Milwaukee after Friday’s 3-1 win, a night that ended with Edwin Díaz nearly giving the game away again before the Dodgers held on. Díaz had already been at the center of Thursday’s opener, when Milwaukee stormed back for a 5-4 win after his blown save - his fourth of the year.
“It was a tough one,” Díaz said after the game. “But at the end of the day, I made my pitches, got the three outs, got the W. So that’s the most important thing.”
Now the Dodgers can jump into first place with a win in Saturday’s matchup, and they’ll turn to Justin Wrobleski to try to make it happen. The lefty is looking to steady himself after a rough second half. He was an All-Star after opening the year 10-2 with a 2.69 ERA across his first 16 starts, but he’s gone 1-2 with a 7.20 ERA in his last four outings.
Milwaukee already saw Wrobleski once this season, back in May, and that trip did not go well for Los Angeles. In that game, he gave up five runs on eight hits over five innings in a 6-2 Brewers victory.
The Brewers counter with Jacob Misiorowski, who has been the ace-level force behind their season and enters as the NL Cy Young favorite. The 24-year-old is 11-5 with a 1.76 ERA and 204 strikeouts in 133 innings, and he leads MLB in ERA, strikeouts, ERA+ (237), FIP (2.16) and WHIP (0.74), among other categories.
Los Angeles is also making a few lineup tweaks. Kyle Tucker is out, Alex Call is starting in right field, and Freeman moves back into the No. 2 spot with the right-hander on the mound.
First pitch is set for 4:15 p.m. PT/7:15 p.m.
ET on Saturday, Aug. 15.
The game will air on radio via AM570 in English and KTNQ 1020 AM in Spanish.
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