Brewers at Dodgers, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, FSWI
The Brewers open up a four-game series with the Dodgers tonight, sending righthander Junior Guerra (3-1, 3.31 ERA) out to face the Dodgers’ Scott Kazmir (5-3, 4.52 ERA). Kazmir walked five in his last start against the Giants and left after just five innings, but he’s won his last three decisions. Fun fact: when he throws his first pitch tonight Kazmir will become one of the small number of pitchers who have faced all thirty MLB teams over their careers. In other milestone news, Jansen’s save last night was his 161st as a Dodger. That ties Eric Gagne for most ever by a Dodger reliever.
The Brewers’ Braun (OF) and Lucroy (C) have both been mentioned in trade rumors. I can’t see the Dodgers wanting Braun, but they might want a catcher who’s less vulnerable to injury than Grandal has shown himself to be over his 160 games in a Dodgers uniform.
Lineup:
Tonight’s Dodger lineup vs. Brewers:
Utley 2B
Seager SS
Thompson LF
Gonzalez 1B
Kendrick 3B
Pederson CF
Grandal C
Venable RF
Kazmir P— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 16, 2016