Mets at Dodgers, 6:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA
Zack Greinke starts, two days later than he would ordinarily have done. He and the Dodgers hope the elbow irritation he has been fighting will have dissipated enough for him to return to his usual impeccable self. He’s 12-8 on the year with a 2.75 ERA. Also, and this might be significant, he’s thrown more innings (157 1/3) than any other Dodgers pitcher.
His opponent will be Rookie-of-the-Year candidate Jacob deGrom, a righthander who is 6-5 on the year with a 2.87 ERA in 100 1/3 innings. This is his first time out after coming off the 15-day DL for right shoulder tendinitis.
Hanley Ramirez is still scheduled to come off the DL tomorrow and start at shortstop. For the Mets, Bartolo Colon is back from the bereavement list and will start tomorrow against the Dodgers.
Lineup when available.
#Dodgers lineup vs. #Mets:
Gordon 2B
Crawford LF
Gonzalez 1B
Kemp RF
Ethier CF
Arruebarrena SS
Butera C
Rojas 3B
Greinke P
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 23, 2014