The and San Diego Padres of Los Angeles are headed for Sunday’s regular season finale as Los Angeles appears to play the final game of the series at Petco Park
Due to major impacts in October, the are now one game behind the NL West monks, with right-handed ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound, so the will shoot the game with this set of three games and return to the top spot in the division.
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Yamamoto has been working with a 2.90 ERA in 133.2 innings this season. He handles 151 strikeouts per year on 46 walks, with ERA+ 143, over 40% above league average.
As for the defense behind him, rookie catcher Dalton Rushing nods behind the plate along with fellow rookie Alex Freeland starting at the hot corner. Will Smith will be competing in Sunday’s series finale in San Diego.
starting lineup
- Shohei Ohtani, DH
- Mookie Betts, ss
- Freddie Freeman, 1b
- Teoscar Hernandez, RF
- Alex Freeland, 3b
- Andy Page, cf
- Michael Comfort, LF
- Miguel Rojas, 2b
- Dalton Rushing, c
The lineup will face Padres right-handed Nick Pivetta. The 32-year-old from Canada is off the 10-strikeout game against the San Francisco Giants in his final start, looking for a third straight victory.
Pibetta has spent his career years at 2.81 ERA in 147.1 innings. The series finale is set to another Test for the defending champion, so he leads the National League with just 6.17 hits per nine innings.
How to watch the and Padres on Sunday
The first pitch between the and the Padres on Sunday, August 24th is 1:10pm. The game will be broadcast on SNLA.
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