The middle game of Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks comes on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, with the home team turning to Yoshinobu Yamamoto, its best starting pitcher to date this season
Yamamoto has a 2.12 ERA in his nine starts, with 59 strikeouts and 16 walks in his 51 innings. He’s in the top eight among National League pitchers in ERA, xERA (2.80), FIP (3.05), strikeouts, strikeout rate (29.6 percent) and strikeout-minus-walk rate (21.6 percent).
His worst start of the season came against these Diamondbacks, allowing five runs in five innings on May 8.
Ryne Nelson has pitched mostly in bulk relief this season, with 26â…“ total innings in his 10 games, including a 4â…“-inning start on May 5 when Corbin Burnes skipped a turn in the rotation. Nelson pitched two scoreless innings against the Dodgers on May 10 at Chase Field, earning the save.
Tuesday game info
- Teams: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks
- Stadium: Dodger Stadium
- Start time: 7:10 p.m.
- TV: SportsNet LA, MLB Network (out of market)
- Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)
