8:10 pm
August 17

Dodgers @ Brewers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Los Angeles Dodgers (80-34)

@ Milwaukee Brewers (61-53)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Gonsolin (LAD): 14-1; 2.24 ERA

Lauer (MIL) 8-4; 3.64 ERA

 

Current odds:

Los Angeles Dodgers: (-172)

Milwaukee Brewers: (+147)

 

• The starting line-up for the Dodgers is as follows:

• The starting line-up for the Brewers is as follows:

• The Los Angeles Dodgers will look to bounce back behind All-Star right-hander Tony Gonsolin when they face the host Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night in the third game of their four-game series. Gonsolin (14-1, 2.24 ERA), facing the Brewers for the first time in his career, will be opposed by left-hander Eric Lauer (8-4, 3.64).

• The Brewers evened the series Tuesday night, rallying for a 5-4 victory on Victor Caratini’s bases-loaded single off closer Craig Kimbrel in the 11th inning.

• After scoring their first three runs on solo homers, the Dodgers had gone ahead 4-3 in the top of the 11th on Justin Turner’s RBI single.

• The Dodgers, who lost for just the fifth time in 25 games since the All-Star break, have won 13 of their last 15. They have not lost two in a row since July 25-26 against Washington.

• The Brewers, who had dropped three of their last four while scoring just seven runs, improved to 51-18 when scoring four runs or more in a game. Milwaukee’s offense got a boost Tuesday night from Christian Yelich, who snapped an 0-for-26 skid with a 451-foot homer, his first home run since July 2.

• Lauer is 2-1 with a 2.90 ERA over his last seven starts. Lauer has given up a career-high 22 homers in 118 2/3 innings, including two in his last outing, a 3-1 loss at St. Louis. The home runs by Cardinals sluggers Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado were the first time Lauer had allowed more than one homer in a game since June 22. Lauer is 6-0 with a 2.56 ERA in nine career starts vs. the Dodgers, including one win in two starts against them last season.

• Gonsolin, tied for the NL lead in wins, has won three straight since his only loss of the season. Opponents are batting just .173 against him. In his last start, Gonsolin took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and allowed just one run on two hits in 6 2/3 innings in an 8-3 win over Kansas City.

• Freddie Freeman, who doubled in Tuesday night’s loss, is batting .370 with 11 doubles, a triple, 11 homers and 26 RBIs in his last 26 games against the Brewers.

5/10
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Los Angeles Dodgers
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