Marlins at Dodgers, 7:10 PM PT, TV: SPNLA, FS-F
The Marlins have caught on too: they’re trotting out YALHP Justin Nicolino (0-0, 1.50 ERA). He was just promoted from AAA and gave up one run in six innings against the Braves last week. On April 27, 2016 he threw 7 1/3 shutout innings against the Dodgers in his first start of the year. He’ll face the Dodgers’ Alex Wood (4-0, 2.27 ERA), the reigning NL Player of the Week. Part of Wood’s success can be attributed to a 37.4-percent strikeout rate over the last 30 days, second only to Red Sox ace Chris Sale.
This day in Dodgers history:
- Nothing involving the Dodgers was very notable, but a future Dodger made his MLB debut on this date in:
- 1984 Joining the club in St. Louis, Eric Davis makes his major league debut, grounding out to short as a pinch-hitter in the fifth inning of the Reds’ 9-1 loss to the Redbirds. The 22 year-old rookie is forced to wear a numberless jersey when Cincinnati forgets to pack an extra road uniform. That seems emblematic of all the good he did the Dodgers when he played for them in 1992-1993
The Dodgers and JT dodged a serious bullet: his hamstring is merely strained. They’ve put him on the 10-day DL and brought up Eibner.
Lineup when available.
Tonight's Dodger lineup vs. Marlins:
Taylor 2B
Seager SS
Gutierrez LF
Hernández 3B
Barnes C
Puig RF
Bellinger 1B
Eibner CF
Wood P pic.twitter.com/iPU9ONYd6e— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 19, 2017