The Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks meet on Thursday at 3:40 p.m. ET at Chase Field, attempting to break a 1-1 series tie. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-8, 2.58 ERA) will start for the Dodgers, who are 89-69 this season and first in the NL West. Jalen Beeks (5-2, 3.67 ERA) is the expected starter for the Diamondbacks, who are 80-78 and third in the NL West.
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Injury reportsDodgers
Will Smith: 10 Day IL (Hand), Kirby Yates: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Michael Kopech: 15 Day IL (Knee), Brock Stewart: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Gavin Stone: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), River Ryan: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brusdar Graterol: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Kyle Hurt: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Michael Grove: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Tony Gonsolin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Evan Phillips: 60 Day IL (Forearm)
Diamondbacks
Tyler Locklear: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Lourdes Gurriel Jr.: 10 Day IL (ACL), Blake Walston: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Corbin Burnes: 60 Day IL (Elbow), A.J. Puk: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Christian Montes De Oca: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cristian Mena: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Justin Martinez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kevin Ginkel: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Pavin Smith: 60 Day IL (Quadricep), Tommy Henry: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
Los Angeles’ Shohei Ohtani is slashing .281/.392/.617 this season with 53 home runs (3rd in MLB), 99 RBIs (13th in MLB) and an OPS of 1.009 (2nd in MLB). He has a 25.7% strikeout rate and a 15.1% walk rate in 713 plate appearances, and he has scored 143 total runs. Ohtani has recorded 19 steals on 25 attempts.
In 650 plate appearances, Mookie Betts has hit 20 long balls, tallied 80 RBIs and scored 95 runs (17th in MLB). He is batting .262/.329/.412 and has posted a 10.2% strikeout rate and a 9.2% walk rate. Betts has recorded eight steals on 10 attempts.
Geraldo Perdomo is hitting for a .290 BA, .390 OBP and .459 SLG with an 11.1% strikeout rate and a 13.2% walk rate. His OPS is .849, which ranks 16th in MLB, and he has scored 97 runs. In 702 plate appearances, he has hit 19 home runs and driven in 98 runs (14th in MLB). Perdomo has recorded 26 steals on 32 attempts.
In 633 plate appearances, Corbin Carroll has hit 31 long balls (17th in MLB), tallied 84 RBIs and scored 107 runs (8th in MLB). He is batting .262/.344/.548 and has posted a 23.7% strikeout rate and a 10.3% walk rate. Carroll has recorded 32 steals on 38 attempts.
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