Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers (45-29) will visit Ezequiel Tovar and the Colorado Rockies (25-47) at Coors Field on Tuesday, June 18, with a start time of 8:40 PM ET.
Ahead of Los Angeles matching up against Colorado, you can find out how to watch the matchup in the article below.
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Where to Watch Dodgers vs. Rockies
- Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024
- Time: 8:40 PM ET
- TV Channel: SportsNet LA
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- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Venue: Coors Field
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Pitching Matchup
Dodgers: Walker Buehler
- Walker Buehler (1-4 with a 4.64 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 33 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Dodgers, his eighth of the season.
- His last time out came on Thursday against the Texas Rangers, when the righty tossed five innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up seven hits.
- The 29-year-old has put up a 4.64 ERA and 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings across seven games this season, while allowing a batting average of .296 to his opponents.
- Buehler is looking to collect his third quality start of the season.
- Buehler has pitched five or more innings in a game four times this season heading into this outing.
- He has had one outing this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
Rockies: Austin Gomber
- Austin Gomber (1-4) gets the starting nod for the Rockies in his 14th start of the season. He's put together a 4.26 ERA in 69 2/3 innings pitched, with 49 strikeouts.
- The left-hander last pitched on Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins, when he threw three innings, allowing eight earned runs while giving up 11 hits.
- In 13 games this season, the 30-year-old has an ERA of 4.26, with 6.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .260 against him.
- Gomber is trying to secure his sixth quality start of the season in this matchup.
- Gomber will try to record his 10th matchup of five or more innings pitched this season. He's averaging 5.3 innings per appearance.
- In two of his 13 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
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Team Comparison
Dodgers | Rockies | |
---|---|---|
5 | Runs Scored (PG) | 4.2 |
3.5 | Runs Allowed (PG) | 5.8 |
.256 | Batting AVG | .248 |
.216 | Batting AVG Against | .288 |
98 | Home Runs | 63 |
77 | Home Runs Allowed | 82 |
Dodgers Offensive Leaders
- Ohtani is batting .314 this season, with a .388 on-base percentage and a .601 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 19.9%, and his walk rate is 10.2%. He has 19 home runs and 47 RBI, plus 55 runs scored and 16 steals on 17 attempts.
- So far this season, Freddie Freeman is batting .302, with a .412 on-base percentage and a .504 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 16%, and his walk rate is 14.2%. He has 10 home runs and 43 RBI, plus 47 runs scored.
- Will Smith is hitting .282, with 10 home runs and 44 RBI, plus 36 runs scored. He has a .346 on-base percentage and a .487 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 15.8%, and his walk rate is 8.6%.
- Also for the Dodgers, Teoscar Hernandez's batting average is .256, with a .328 on-base percentage and a .498 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 28.8%, and his walk rate is 8.7%. He has 17 homers and 51 RBI, plus 40 runs scored and four stolen bases on six attempts.
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Rockies Offensive Leaders
- Tovar has put up a batting average of .286 with an OPS of .799 (.314 OBP; .485 SLG) this season, while cracking 11 HRs with 38 runs and 34 RBI. He's drawing free passes at a 3.5% clip and striking out 27.3% of the time. On the bases, he's swiped four bags on six attempts.
- In 301 plate appearances this year, the Rockies' Ryan McMahon owns a .265/.344/.458 triple slash line, and he's blasted 12 dingers with 37 runs and 37 RBI. He's walking and striking out 10.6% and 27.9% of the time, respectively.
- This season, Charlie Blackmon is batting .266/.335/.410 this season with a walk rate of 8.2% and a K rate of 13.1%. In addition, he's slammed three dingers while knocking in 26 runs and scoring 33 times. Plus, he's swiped five bases on six attempts.
- At the plate, Brenton Doyle is batting .263/.333/.387 this season with a walk rate of 9.2% and a K rate of 26.4%. In addition, he's blasted five home runs while knocking in 19 runs and scoring 41 times. Plus, he's stolen 18 bases on 20 attempts.
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