Los Angeles Dodgers at Athletics

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Eric Lauer (3-5, 4.87 ERA) draws Gage Jump (3-1, 2.04 ERA) tonight at 6:40 PM PT in West Sacramento — a matchup that looks tilted on paper but tells a more interesting story. Lauer's overall ERA is inflated by his time in Toronto; since arriving in Los Angeles via trade in May, he's been a reliable bulk option posting a 2.54 ERA across 28-plus Dodger innings. Jump is something else entirely: a 23-year-old LSU product who hasn't allowed a home run across 35 career innings, struck out 9 in 5 scoreless frames against the Giants in his last outing, and is touching 98 mph with a fastball hitters can't barrel. His 1.19 ERA and 0.79 WHIP over his last 5 starts are not flukes.

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Dodgers(54-30)

WWLWW

9

-1.5+138-113o10.5+102

Athletics(40-44)

LLWWL

4

+1.5-144+111u10.5-104

Best BetDodgers -120

Pregame

The Dodgers opened as moderate favorites before the line drifted to near pick'em, suggesting money came in on Sacramento. But fading a 54-30 team that went 4-1 in its last 5 games — and just got Teoscar Hernandez back — because the line moved 12 cents is chasing noise. The Dodgers have the deeper lineup, the better overall roster, and their road record backs the number. Back Los Angeles.

The Dodgers are getting healthier at the right time. Teoscar Hernandez is expected to be activated off the IL tonight after a hamstring injury kept him out since late May — he hit 3 home runs during his Triple-A rehab and was batting .276/.348/.436 with 7 homers and 31 RBI before going down. Manager Dave Roberts plans to ease him back in, but even a few days of Hernandez in this lineup makes it deeper. Catcher Will Smith (neck) is staying home for this road trip, which is the bad news, but this offense has enough firepower without him.

Eric Lauer

(4-5)·4.81 ERA

Jun 15 vs Rays

ND

6.0IP

3ER

4K

3BB

93P

06/29 Lineup

Gage Jump

(3-4)·3.51 ERA

Jun 24 @ Giants

ND

5.0IP

0ER

9K

1BB

97P

06/29 Lineup

Los Angeles Dodgers

(54-30)

Jun 28W@ Padres4-2

Jun 28W@ Padres15-3

Jun 27L@ Padres1-7

Jun 24W@ Twins4-3

Jun 23W@ Twins12-3

Athletics

(40-44)

Jun 28L@ Angels1-4

Jun 28L@ Angels2-5

Jun 27W@ Angels9-3

Jun 25W@ Giants9-6

Jun 25L@ Giants1-2

The Athletics are a different kind of banged up. Zack Gelof (right hand) is on the IL. Brent Rooker (knee) isn't doing baseball activities yet. Jacob Wilson (shoulder) and Tyler Soderstrom (hip) are both day-to-day and were out of the lineup Sunday against the Angels — a team Sacramento still lost 2 of 3 to. That's your projected 3B, DH, SS, and LF all unavailable or uncertain heading into a series opener against the best team in the NL. On paper, this is not a great look.

Los Angeles Dodgers

(16)

• Day-To-DayChris Campos (SP)
• 10-Day-ILTeoscar Hernandez (LF) — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Saturday that Hernandez (hamstring) will be activated off the injured list ahead of Monday's series opener versus the Athletics, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.06/27
• 10-Day-ILWill Smith (C) — Manager Dave Roberts said Sunday that Smith (neck) won't travel with the Dodgers for their upcoming road trip, which begins Monday and runs through July 1, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.06/21
• 10-Day-ILEnrique Hernandez (1B) — Hernandez (oblique) has started some baseball activities but remains in the early stages of his rehab, per MLB.com.06/19
• 15-Day-ILBlake Treinen (RP) — Treinen does not have any structural damage in his injured right elbow, per MLB.com.06/27
• OutKendall George (CF) — George (knee) has been rehabbing at the Dodgers' spring training facility in Arizona and is on track to return after the All-Star break, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.06/22
• 60-Day-ILBlake Snell (SP) — Snell (elbow) threw a 15-pitch bullpen session Friday, and manager Dave Roberts said it went well, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.06/27
• 60-Day-ILLandon Knack (SP) — Knack (chest) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday, yielding two runs on five hits and one walk over 1.1 innings.06/25
• 60-Day-ILEdwin Diaz (RP) — Diaz (elbow) is throwing in the bullpen Friday at Dodger Stadium, reports Jack Harris of the California Post.06/19
• 60-Day-ILTyler Glasnow (SP) — Glasnow (back) has yet to resume throwing, Jack Harris of the California Post reports.06/16
• 60-Day-ILEvan Phillips (RP) — Phillips (elbow) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday, yielding one hit and one walk over two-thirds of a scoreless frame.06/05
• 60-Day-ILBobby Miller (SP) — Miller (shoulder/back) will resume throwing off the mound this week, Cody Snavely of DodgersBeat.com reports.06/03
• 60-Day-ILGavin Stone (SP) — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed Tuesday that Stone has been unable to ramp up his throwing without feeling soreness in his surgically repaired right shoulder, Cody Snavely of DodgersBeat.com reports.06/03
• 60-Day-ILBrusdar Graterol (RP) — Graterol (shoulder) underwent surgery recently for a back injury he suffered while on a rehab assignment, Jack Harris of the California Post reports.06/01
• 60-Day-ILBen Casparius (RP) — Casparius (shoulder) was moved to the 60-day injured list Monday.05/19
• 60-Day-ILJake Cousins (RP) — The Dodgers transferred Cousins (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.05/08

Athletics

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• Day-To-DayJacob Wilson (SS) — Wilson (shoulder) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.06/28
• Day-To-DayTyler Soderstrom (LF) — Soderstrom (hip) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.06/28
• 10-Day-ILZack Gelof (3B) — The Athletics placed Gelof on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a right hand contusion.06/25
• 10-Day-ILBrent Rooker (DH) — Rooker (knee) is still not participating in any baseball activities as of Tuesday, MLB.com reports.06/24
• 15-Day-ILMark Leiter Jr. (RP) — Leiter (hip) began a throwing progression Monday, MLB.com reports.06/24
• OutWei-En Lin (P) — Lin is scheduled to undergo Tommy John surgery, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.06/27
• 60-Day-ILDenzel Clarke (CF) — Clarke (hamstring) has started to play catch and has also begun a swinging progression, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.06/23
• 60-Day-ILLuis Severino (SP) — The Athletics transferred Severino (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Sunday.06/21
• 60-Day-ILBrooks Kriske (RP) — Kriske (shoulder) began a throwing progression Thursday, MLB.com reports.06/16
• 60-Day-ILGunnar Hoglund (SP) — Hoglund (knee/back) will be sidelined for the rest of the 2026 season after undergoing surgery on his left hip Monday.05/20

Jump is the reason to tune in. His 2.2% barrel rate sits at the 98th percentile — hitters aren't squaring him up — and his 0.49 road ERA is better than his already impressive home number. Sutter Health Park is the smallest ballpark in MLB, and still nobody's taken him deep. The Dodgers will give him his most credentialed test: a lineup capable of a 15-run outburst that just added a healthy Hernandez. If Jump holds them to 2 runs through 6 innings, Sacramento has a real shot to steal a series opener. If LA finds a crack, this could get ugly fast. That tension is what makes the matchup worth watching.