Rockies at Dodgers, 1:15 PM PDT, TV: ATT SportsNet RM, SPNLA
RHP Antonio Senzatela (6-5, 5.09 ERA) is a third-year pitcher who’s having a pretty good June: he’s 3-1 with a 3.57 ERA for the month. He’ll face the Dodgers’ RHP Kenta Maeda (7-4, 3.87 ERA). Maeda won four games in May but has lost two in June, and the Dodgers seem to think he can’t face a lineup three times. His longest outing of the year is 6 2/3 innings, and he’s not gone past five this month.
Verdugo had a four-hit game on Saturday night; the walk-off HR wasn’t his only production. Here’s the recap:
Personnel move: Freese to the IL with a hamstring strain, Will Smith up from AAA to replace him.
On this date in Dodgers’ history:
- 1930 The Dodgers get twelve consecutive hits in a 19-6 win over the Pirates at Forbes Field. Two of the dozen hits in the eight-run sixth inning include a pair of homers hit by Brooklyn outfielder Babe Herman.
- 1986 The Braves strand 18 runners on base, establishing a National League record. Enough Atlanta players do score to give the team a 6-5 victory over L.A. at Dodger Stadium.
Other notable events in baseball on this date include Ernie Shore’s near-perfect game in 1917, when he relieved Babe Ruth (ejected for arguing balls and strikes and possibly punching the umpire) and retired 26 consecutive batters.
Lineup when available.
Today’s Dodger lineup vs. Rockies:
Pederson 1B
Verdugo CF
Turner 3B
Bellinger RF
Muncy 2B
Beaty LF
Hernández SS
Barnes C
Maeda P#Dodgers | @Biofreeze pic.twitter.com/YuEqT8H1Tp— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 23, 2019