Chicago Cubs (9-6) at Los Angeles Dodgers (10-4)
Game 1:
Date: Friday, April 11th
Time: 7:10 PM PDT
Broadcast: Marquee Sports Network/SportsNet LA
Game 2:
Date: Saturday, April 12th
Time: 6:10 PM
Broadcast: Marquee Sports Network/SportsNet LA
Game 3:
Date: Sunday, April 13th
Time: 4:10 PM
Broadcast: ESPN
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Probable Starting Pitchers
Game 1: Matthew Boyd (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-1, 1.69 ERA)
Boyd will go in game one for the Cubs. Last time out, he got the win against the Padres. He pitched six innings, allowed five hits, no runs, one walk, and struck out five. Yamamoto lost to the Phillies last game. He pitched six innings, allowed three hits, one run, three walks, and struck out five.
Game 2: Ben Brown (1-0, 2.45 ERA) vs. Roki Sasaki (0-0, 4.15 ERA)
Brown will start game two for the Cubs. Last time out, he pitched four innings, allowed seven hits, five runs, four walks, and struck out five. Sasaki will pitch game two for the Dodgers. Last game, he pitched four innings, allowing three hits, one run, two walks, and striking out four against the Phillies.
Game 3: TBD (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Tyler Glasnow (1-0, 6.43 ERA)
The Cubs have yet to announce a starter for the third game of the series. Colin Rea could be the easy option for the Cubs. Glasnow will finish the series in prime time for the Dodgers. In his last start, he pitched two innings, allowed two hits, five runs, five walks, and two strikeouts.
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Player To Watch:
Chicago Cubs
Nico Hoerner has a .326 batting average with a .745 OPS. He has seven runs, 14 hits, one double, six steals, and eight RBI. He had a .348 average with eight hits, an RBI, and three runs scored in six games.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Shohei Ohtani holds a .315 batting average and a 1.023 OPS to start his year. He has 15 runs, 17 hits, one double, one triple, four home runs, three steals, and five RBI. In six games last year, he had a .400 batting average with 10 hits, two home runs, six RBI, and six runs scored.
Next Up:
Chicago: April 14th-April 16th at San Diego Padres
Los Angeles: April 15th-April 16th vs Colorado Rockies
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