Nothing against Framber Valdez, who has been pitching great. But I want the Dodgers going for me today after they suffered the largest defeat in Dodger Stadium history last night losing to the Astros, 18-1.
The Dodgers had won nine of their last 10 games before that stinging defeat. LA is 6-0 the past six times following a loss with its average winning margin in those games being four runs.
Shohei Ohtani will be making his fourth start since returning to pitching after undergoing UCL surgery. He's allowed one earned run in four innings this season. His pitch count is gradually going up.
Valdez is facing a Dodgers attack that is the best in baseball ranking first or second in runs, batting average, homers and OPS among the major categories.