The way things have been going offensively for the Dodgers in the last couple of days, they’ll welcome the increased velocity from Tylor Megill’s 95 MPH heaters. After opening up the weekend set against the Yankees with back-to-back wins, Dodger bats struggled in losses against the soft-tossing Ryan Yarbrough from the Yankees and Paul Blackburn from the Mets. Not only that, but despite not getting the win in the first game against the Mets, the Dodgers became the first team this season to force a blown save from the flame-throwing closer Edwin Díaz
Anticipation will certainly build towards the potential return of Mookie Betts, who has missed the last four games with a toe fracture, something he suffered in a regular home accident, getting out of bed.
Advertisement
Betts isn’t off to the greatest of starts with the bat in 2025, not by any means, but his absence creates a ripple effect in my lineup, ultimately demanding a bit more out of every other hitter. It should also be noted that the glove work from Betts has evolved so much that they miss him out at shortstop these days.
At least one change is certain from the lineup that started this series with Will Smith starting at catcher instead of the youngster Dalton Rushing who has featured in the lineup in every Dustin May start since his call-up.
On the pitching side, Clayton Kershaw will get a second crack at facing the New York Mets after his previous start against them was cut short due to a rain delay in Citi Field. Kershaw is not the pitcher he once was; he is not even necessarily the still incredibly productive arm he was a couple of years back, but after a rough first start, the future first Hall of Famer has shown promise. Given the current state of this staff, the Dodgers will take all the help they can get, and a veteran coming off one run in five innings of work certainly fits the bill.
Across his historic career, one of the teams Kershaw has dominated the most is the New York Mets, and he’ll put on the line this Tuesday an undefeated 11-0 regular season record against them. Kershaw has a 2.00 ERA in over 100 innings against this NL East opponent, and those 11 wins are the most he has against any opponent in the regular season without a loss.
Tuesday game info
-
Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)
Advertisement
More from truebluela.com:
Source link
