The Dodgers travel to Petco Park for the regular-season finale against the Padres with major October implications as Los Angeles sits one game behind San Diego in the NL West. Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start for the Dodgers, carrying a 2.90 ERA across 133.2 innings with 151 strikeouts, 46 walks and a 143 ERA+. Dalton Rushing starts at catcher with Buddy Kennedy at third base while Will Smith is out. The Dodgers' lineup includes Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. The Padres will counter with righty Nick Pivetta, who has a 2.81 ERA in 147.1 innings and leads the National League with 6.17 hits per nine. First pitch is 1:10 p.m. PT on SNLA.
With major October implications, the Dodgers are now one game behind the Friars in the NL West, and with right-handed ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound, the Dodgers will look to take a game in this three-game set and get back to the top spot in the division. Yamamoto is working with a 2.90 ERA this season across 133.2 innings of work. He has dealt 151 strikeouts to 46 walks on the year with an ERA+ of 143, over 40 percent better than league average.
This lineup will be up against Padres right-hander Nick Pivetta. The 32-year-old from Canada is coming off of a 10-strikeout game against the San Francisco Giants in his last start and looking for his third consecutive win. Pivetta is having a career year with his 2.81 ERA across 147.1 innings of work. He leads the National League with just 6.17 hits per nine innings, as the series finale is set to be another test for the defending champions.
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