Phillies at Dodgers, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, TCN
The Phillies start RHP Jerad Eickhoff (0-1, 2.55 ERA). This will be his second appearance against the Dodgers; he gave up four runs in a six-inning start last season. The Dodgers will counter with Kenta Maeda (1-2, 8.05 ERA), who had some extra days of rest and spent it working on his mechanics. Maeda leads the major leagues this season in an unenviable category: among the 17 runs he’s allowed in his 19 innings of work are seven home runs.
Surprising news (to me, anyway): Ethier won’t be back any time soon:
Ethier has still not been cleared to resume baseball activities, and manager Dave Roberts indicated there is no timetable for that process to begin. Given Ethier’s extended downtime, Roberts admitted on Thursday that Ethier will not be ready to rejoin the Dodgers until June — “at the earliest,” he said.
And arriving even that soon is predicated on Ethier making significant progress in the next week or so.
Puig, on the other hand, has shown plate discipline and a willingness to take walks that he hasn’t shown since 2014. He’s letting that low outside pitch go by so far this year, after a year or more of lunging after it.
Lineup when available.
Tonight's Dodger lineup vs. Phillies:
Toles CF
Seager SS
Turner 3B
González 1B
Grandal C
Utley 2B
Bellinger LF
Hernández RF
Maeda P pic.twitter.com/heNaRXJR7E— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 28, 2017