The first three games of this 4-game series against the Pirates haven’t exactly gone as planned. The Dodgers have dropped three in a row, including a Clayton Kershaw start last night.
| Dodgers | Pirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 9:35 a.m. PT | Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LF | Hernandez | SS | Mercer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3B | Turner | 1B | Freese | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CF | Thompson | CF | McCutchen | ||||||||||||||||||||
RF| Puig | 3B | Kang | 2B | Kendrick | LF | Marte | 1B | Van Slyke | 2B | Harrison | C | Ellis | RF | Rodriguez | SS | Taylor | C | Kratz | P | Kazmir (L) | P | Liriano (L) | This morning, Dave Roberts is employing a Jim Tracy “Sunday Special” lineup in hopes of avoiding a sweep on a Monday morning/afternoon. |