The Dodgers play the Rockies in the final home game of a three-game series at Dodger Stadium, with first pitch scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET on ESPN. Los Angeles won the first two games and enters as a heavy favorite. Shohei Ohtani is confirmed to start on the mound after being hit by a pitch on his hand in Tuesday’s game, while his batting status is uncertain. Ohtani has a 0.73 ERA through eight starts and has allowed one earned run or fewer in all 11 regular-season home starts since joining the Dodgers. Colorado ranks last in wRC+ over the last 20 days, strikes out frequently versus left-handed pitching, and chases pitches out of the zone at the highest rate in baseball. Tomoyuki Sugano starts for Colorado with a 7.43 expected ERA.
"The Los Angeles Dodgers close out their three-game home series against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium with first pitch at 10:10 p.m. ET on ESPN. Shohei Ohtani takes the mound for Los Angeles in one of the more anticipated pitching appearances on the schedule this week. The Dodgers won Monday's series opener 5-3 and Tuesday's game as well, and enter Wednesday as heavy favorites in the rubber match."
"Note: Ohtani was hit by a pitch on his hand in Tuesday's game and is listed as unlikely to be in the batting lineup Wednesday. He is confirmed to start on the mound. His status as a hitter is worth monitoring before first pitch."
"Ohtani enters Wednesday's start with one of the most dominant pitching lines in baseball this season. He carries a 0.73 ERA through eight starts and has allowed one earned run or fewer in all 11 regular season home starts since joining the Dodgers. He went five shutout innings last Wednesday against the Padres, drilled a leadoff home run, and now faces arguably the most favorable opponent on the schedule."
"Colorado ranks dead last in wRC+ over the last 20 days at 67, the worst offensive mark in baseball during that stretch. The Rockies strike out 29 percent of the time against left-handed pitching this season, the highest rate in the league, and chase pitches out of the zone at a 39 percent rate against lefties, also the highest mark in baseball. Ohtani's seven-pitch arsenal, featuring a four-seamer, splitter, sweeper, curveball, sinker, slider, and cutter, is built to exploit exactly that kind of undisciplined approach. His breaking balls have been essentially unhittable this season, with hitters going 1-for-15 combined against his curve, sweeper, and slider."
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