Dodgers face one last-place team and one first-place team at Dodger Stadium this week, giving them nine straight games against American League teams.
It’s another week against only American League teams for the Dodgers, hosting the White Sox and Astros, two teams on opposite ends of the competitive spectrum, this week at Dodger Stadium.
Chicago comes to town for a series beginning Tuesday night, coming off a series win at home over the Giants. Old friend Miguel Vargas is doing alright for the White Sox, hitting .229/.311/.411 with a 103 wRC+, though he’s in a 4-for-37 slump at the moment.
Perennial trade rumor maven Luis Robert Jr., having his worst season, was placed on the injured list on Sunday with a hamstring strain, and won’t be available for Chicago during this series.
Clayton Kershaw starts the middle game of the series against the White Sox, jus three strikeouts shy of 3,000 in his career.
The first-place Astros haven’t lost a series since May 19-21, and they open this week with 14 wins in their last 18 games. Their series in Los Angeles starts Friday night, with the Saturday game exclusively on Fox.
This is the second week this season the Dodgers will play only American League teams. The first time didn’t go so great, going 2-4 against the A’s and Angels at home from May 13-18, including getting swept by the Halos.
Coupled with the just-finished series in Kansas City, this will make nine straight interleague games for the Dodgers. So far, they are 13-8 against AL teams, including 7-5 at home.
The Dodgers do have one more AL-only week this season, and it comes later in July. The first full week after the All-Star break, the Dodgers play the Twins at home from July 21-23 before taking on the Red Sox at Fenway Park from July 25-27.
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