Series Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers (8/30-9/2)
Series Preview (cont’d)
Series Schedule:
- Thur, August 30th: ARI at LAD, 10:10 P.M ET
- Fri, August 31st: ARI at LAD, 10:10 P.M ET
- Sat, September 1st: ARI at LAD, 9:10 P.M ET
- Sun, September 2nd: ARI at LAD, 4:10 P.M ET
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Projected Starters:
- Thur, August 30th: Ray (3-2) vs. Hill (6-4)
- Fri, August 31st: Greinke (13-8) vs. Ryu (4-1)
- Sat, September 1st: Corbin (10-5) vs. Kershaw (6-5)
- Sun, September 2nd: Buchholz (7-2) vs. Buehler (6-4)
Key Injuries:
- Arizona: OF, Jarrod Dyson (OUT); 3B, Jake Lamb (OUT)
- Los Angeles: RP, Daniel Hudson (OUT); RP, JT Chargois (OUT); SS, Corey Seager (OUT)
Stat Nerds:
- Steven Souza Jr. hit leadoff for the first time in Arizona’s 3-1 win over San Francisco. He hit a home run and finished with two hits in five at-bats.
- As of August 30th, Ketel Marte is the only MLB player with at least 10 singles, doubles, triples, and home runs this season.
- A.J. Pollock has gone just 3-for-28 (.107 BA) in his last eight games.
- With two hits in his last start (8/25), John Ryan Murphy had more hits in that one day than the previous 49 days (1-for-37).