Guardians @ Dodgers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Cleveland Guardians (32-27)

@ Los Angeles Dodgers (39-23)

Starting Pitchers:

Plesac (CLE): 2-4; 4.70 ERA

Kershaw (LAD) 4-1; 2.12 ERA

Current odds:

Cleveland Guardians: (+235)

Los Angeles Dodgers: (-286)

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

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

• After receiving a pair of elite pitching performances, the Los Angeles Dodgers will move into a three-game interleague series against the visiting Cleveland Guardians by sending one of the top pitchers in franchise history to the mound.

• The Dodgers just completed a brief two-game series sweep of the Los Angeles Angels. Left-hander Tyler Anderson took a no-hitter into the ninth inning Wednesday, a day after right-hander Tony Gonsolin gave up one hit over 6 1/3 innings.

• Anderson’s outing brought back reminders of Kershaw’s 2022 debut against another American League Central opponent, the Minnesota Twins, on April 13. The legendary left-hander crafted seven perfect innings on 80 pitches before he was removed from the game as a precaution.

• Kershaw was pitching in a regular-season game for the first time since bowing out late in 2021 with a forearm strain. A separate bout with SI joint inflammation has already cost the 34-year-old a month this season, but he returned Saturday at San Francisco and gave up two runs on three hits over four innings and 71 pitches.

• In 15 seasons, Kershaw has faced the Cleveland franchise just twice. He gave up four runs over five innings of a no-decision in 2008 and two runs over seven innings of a 2017 win.

• The Guardians will enter after a 4-2 road victory against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday that completed a three-game sweep. The series opened a nine-game, three-city trip for Cleveland.

• While Amed Rosario had a pair of RBIs in Thursday’s victory, it was six strong innings from right-hander Triston McKenzie that helped clinch the sweep. Cleveland heads to Los Angeles on a four-game winning streak while also taking seven of its past eight games.

• Cleveland right-hander Zach Plesac (2-4, 4.70) will take the mound coming off a no-decision Saturday against the Oakland Athletics, when he gave up four runs (three earned) over six innings in a 10-5 defeat. It is the Guardians’ only loss since June 7. Plesac’s eight hits allowed were the second most this season, and his two strikeouts tied a season low.

• Plesac will make his first career start against the Dodgers and his first road outing against a National League West opponent in four seasons.