Dodgers Preview: After Lengthy Road Trip, Dodgers Return Home and Welcome the A’s for Three

LOS ANGELES— After a season-long ten-game road trip, the Los Angeles Dodgers return to Chavez Ravine, kicking off a three-game series with the Athletics.

Despite playing ten games in ten days, all on the road, the Dodgers went 6-4 on that trip, collecting series wins in Atlanta and Miami and a series split with their National League West division rivals, the Arizona Diamondbacks.

While the offense has been hot collectively, the standout is All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman, who won National League Player of the Week honors after going 14-for-28 in seven games. His offensive outburst included three home runs, twelve RBI, and a 1.500 OPS.

However, the former Oakland A’s have been no slouch this season either. Entering today, they’re in second place in the American League West despite being just one game over .500 at 21-20.

The A’s, led by a new young core of Lawrence Butler, Mason Miller, Shea Langeliers, and Tyler Soderstrom, who has 1.4 bWAR this season.

Coming into this series, the A’s have five wins over their last ten games but are coming off their own weekend series split against their American League West rival, the Seattle Mariners.

Pitching match-ups 

Game One: Landon Knack (2-0, 4.61 ERA) vs Jeffery Springs (LHP) (4-3, 4.81 ERA)

Game Two: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-3, 1.80 ERA) vs Gunnar Hoglund (1-0, 2.38 ERA)

Game Three: Roki Sasaki (1-1, 4.72 ERA) vs Osvaldo Bido (2-3, 4.75 ERA)

Game Times

Game One: 7:10 PM PT, SportsNet LA, NBCSCA

Game Two: 7:10 PM PT, SportsNet LA, NBCSCA, MLB Network (out-of-market-only)

Game Three: 7:10 PM PT, SportsNet LA, NBCSCA

Who’s in & who’s out?

Not much has changed on the Dodgers’ injury front. They’re still waiting for the return of multiple players on their lengthy injured list.

Right-handed starter Tyler Glasnow and left-handed starter Blake Snell were each supposed to resume their throwing programs this past Friday, but Snell’s was canceled due to shoulder discomfort. Glasnow did not travel with the team but did begin his; however, both starters are set to meet with team doctors about next steps.

Clayton Kershaw is set to be activated off the 60-day injured list next week after making his final rehab appearance with the Triple-A OKC Comets.

Dodgers utilityman Tommy Edman is also set to return this week after missing the last two weeks with a reaggravated ankle injury in the series against the Miami Marlins at Dodger Stadium.

Teoscar Hernández, 32, is also inching closer to a return after suffering a Grade One groin strain and even took live batting practice with the team in Arizona. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts initially stated it would be a lengthy injury, but now the Dodgers are looking at a two-week timetable for the 2024 National League All-Star.

60-day Injured List (10): Clayton Kershaw, Brusdar Graterol, Michael Grove, Gavin Stone, River Ryan, Kyle Hurt, Emmet Sheehan, Edgardo Henriquez, Blake Treinen, Michael Kopech

15-day Injured List (3): Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, Evan Phillips

10-day Injured List (2): Tommy Edman, Teoscar Hernández

Not much is an issue for the A’s on their injured list, with the most significant everyday injury being to young infielder Zack Gelof, who started the 2025 season on the injured list after having Hamate surgery.

10-day Injured List (1): Zack Gelof

15-day Injured List (2): Michel Otañez, J.T. Ginn

60-day Injured List (4): Ken Waldichuk, Luis Medina, Brady Basso, José Leclerc

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