The Dodgers continue their National League West weekend against the Diamondbacks on Friday night at Chase Field in Phoenix, with Roki Sasaki making his first major league start within the division.
Roki Sasaki, like Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the series opener in Arizona, will be making his first start of the year on five days rest, after five consecutive Thursday off days facilitated a regular Friday-Saturday duo for the pair.
Left-hander Eduardo Rodríguez, who exercised his no-trade clause to decline a deal to the Dodgers at the trade deadline in 2023, gets the call for the D-backs. He’s the first left-handed starting pitcher faced by the Dodgers in 11 games.
After early struggles against southpaws, the Dodgers entered this series at Chase Field hitting .249/.318/.483 against left-handed pitchers with a 123 wRC+ that ranks fifth in the majors.
Friday game info
- Teams: Dodgers at Diamondbacks
- Stadium: Chase Field, Phoenix
- Start time: 6:40 p.m. PT
- TV: SportsNet LA
- Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)