Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers

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First pitch at Dodger Stadium is 7:10 PM PT, and the whole night hinges on whether Roki Sasaki (3-5, 5.40) can find the strike zone again. Colorado counters with Gabriel Hughes, a rookie righty the Rockies called up from Triple-A Albuquerque just over a week ago — he's still hunting his first big league decision.

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Rockies(38-55)

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3

+1.5+133+245o10.5+109

Dodgers(60-33)

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4

-1.5-130-251u10.5-108

Best BetDodgers -243

Pregame

The Dodgers are still the class of the league at 60-33, and even with Sasaki wobbling, the gap in talent between these two rosters is significant. Colorado's rotation is thin enough that betting against the Dodgers here feels like fading the wrong side of a mismatch, even after L.A. dropped the last one. Price them as heavy favorites and take it.

Sasaki's last two months have been rough by any measure, and the Padres just teed off on him for six runs in three innings his last time out. Dave Roberts has talked about doing a 'deep dive' on what's gone wrong, even floating pitch-tipping as a possibility. That's not the kind of talk you want from your rotation piece against a team that just walked into your building and won.

Gabriel Hughes

(0-1)·3.14 ERA

07/08 Lineup

Roki Sasaki

(3-5)·4.98 ERA

Jul 2 vs Padres

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3.0IP

6ER

3K

2BB

88P

07/08 Lineup

Colorado's lineup isn't scary on paper — a 38-55 club near the bottom of the league — but they've shown flashes, including a 15-3 demolition of the Giants last week. The Dodgers are still overwhelming favorites here, and rightfully so given the gap in overall talent, but this isn't a spot where L.A. gets to coast.

Colorado Rockies

(38-55)

Jul 8W@ Dodgers4-3

Jul 7L@ Dodgers7-8

Jul 5Wvs Giants7-6

Jul 5Lvs Giants4-6

Jul 4Wvs Giants15-3

Los Angeles Dodgers

(60-33)

Jul 8Lvs Rockies3-4

Jul 7Wvs Rockies8-7

Jul 5Lvs Padres2-5

Jul 5Wvs Padres3-0

Jul 4Wvs Padres4-3

Hughes has quietly been filthy since returning from a muscle injury in Triple-A, and the Rockies clearly like what they saw enough to bring him up. He won't overpower anyone, but if he can give Colorado five clean innings, this becomes a bullpen game — and neither pen is exactly loaded right now.

Colorado Rockies

(13)

• Day-To-DayHunter Goodman (C) — Goodman was scratched from the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers due to a wrist injury, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.07/07
• 10-Day-ILBrenton Doyle (CF) — The Rockies returned Doyle (oblique) from his rehab assignment Sunday, but he remains on the 10-day injured list.07/05
• 15-Day-ILSeth Halvorsen (RP) — The Rockies placed Halvorsen on the 15-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to July 1, due to right shoulder inflammation.07/04
• 15-Day-ILTomoyuki Sugano (SP) — Colorado placed Sugano (back) on the 15-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to July 1.07/04
• 15-Day-ILBlas Castano (RP) — Castano (pectoral) is expected to begin a throwing program next week, MLB.com reports.07/03
• 15-Day-ILJaden Hill (RP) — Hill (shoulder) resumed playing catch Wednesday, MLB.com reports.07/02
• 60-Day-ILJose Quintana (SP) — Quintana (elbow) is scheduled to play catch Monday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.07/05
• 60-Day-ILChase Dollander (SP) — Dollander underwent an internal brace procedure on his right elbow Monday, Kevin Henry of The Denver Gazette reports.06/23
• 60-Day-ILWelinton Herrera (RP) — Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer announced Monday that Herrera (elbow) has been diagnosed with a torn UCL and will miss the remainder of the season, Jack Janes of MLB.com reports.06/02
• 60-Day-ILMcCade Brown (SP) — Brown (shoulder) had been scheduled to throw a live bullpen session this weekend, MLB.com reports.06/01
• 60-Day-ILRJ Petit (RP) — The Rockies transferred Petit (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Thursday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILPierson Ohl (RP) — The Rockies placed Ohl (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILKris Bryant (DH) — Bryant said Tuesday that the ongoing pain in his back continues to prevent him from participating in baseball activities, though he's still consulting with doctors and trainers for potential rehab options, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.05/08

Los Angeles Dodgers

(12)

• 10-Day-ILEnrique Hernandez (1B) — Hernandez (oblique) took live batting practice against rehabbing teammate Edwin Diaz (elbow) on Sunday, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.07/05
• 10-Day-ILWill Smith (C) — Manager Dave Roberts said Friday that Smith (neck) began hitting in the cages Thursday and has also begun throwing, Jack Harris of the California Post reports.07/03
• 15-Day-ILBlake Treinen (RP) — The Dodgers announced Thursday that Treinen (elbow) has resumed playing catch, per MLB.com.07/05
• 60-Day-ILBlake Snell (SP) — Snell (elbow) is scheduled to face live hitters Saturday, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.07/07
• 60-Day-ILLandon Knack (SP) — Knack (intercostal) will make his third rehab start Sunday with Triple-A Oklahoma City.07/05
• 60-Day-ILEdwin Diaz (RP) — Diaz (elbow) said he felt "really good" while facing hitters in live batting practice Sunday, Jack Harris of the California Post reports.07/05
• 60-Day-ILTyler Glasnow (SP) — Glasnow (back) has been cleared to begin a throwing program, Jack Harris of the California Post reports.06/30
• 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

Both rosters are banged up in ways that matter. The Dodgers are still missing Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, Will Smith and a chunk of their bullpen, while the Rockies are without Brenton Doyle, Jose Quintana and most of a rotation that's basically been gutted by injuries all year. None of that changes the fact that the Dodgers are still the best team in the National League by record — but it's part of why Colorado has been able to sneak a couple of these head-to-head games.