Angels at Dodgers, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA
I hadn’t realized this, but the Angels have the second-best record in the major leagues. Unfortunately for them, the team with the best record is also in the AL West, so the Angels are in a dogfight.
The Halos send Garrett Richards out to face the Dodgers’ Zack Greinke. Richards is in his third full year as a big leaguer and it’s his best by far: he’s 11-4 with a 2.74 ERA. His last two starts were stumbles, however: he lost to Detroit and Baltimore and gave up eight runs in 13 innings in the process.
Greinke’s last two starts, on the other hand, were excellent. He pitched 15 innings, gave up one run, lowered his ERA to 2.65 and raised his record to 12-6.
Lineup when available.
#Dodgers lineup vs. Angels:
Gordon 2B
Puig CF
Gonzalez 1B
Ramirez SS
Kemp RF
Crawford LF
Uribe 3B
Ellis C
Greinke P
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 4, 2014
Update: From Twitter:
The Dodgers placed RHP Chris Perez on 15-day DL (bone spurs, right ankle) and selected contract of RHP Carlos Frias from AAA Albuquerque. To create room on the 40-man roster for Carlos Frias, the Dodgers transferred LHP Paul Maholm (right ACL tear) to the 60-day disabled list.