When they started this road trip, the Dodgers already had one of the better road records in all of baseball, but in one fell swoop, they’ve taken that into unserious territory. Winners of seven of their last eight games away from home, the Dodgers now have a 30-16 record on the road, with the latest of these 30 wins representing the number 1.000 of Dave Roberts’ career.
To claim that the offense has been outstanding in this road trip might not do it justice; it has averaged seven runs per game throughout
these eight duels, scoring nine in each of the first two games against the Athletics in West Sacramento. Between these two matchups, a total of five different hitters have left the yard: Shohei Ohtani, Andy Pages, Max Muncy, Tommy Edman, and Miguel Rojas. Definitely looking to join in on the fun for this series finale will be Mookie Betts, the leader in home runs on this road trip with three. A’s starter J.T. Ginn has been the team’s ace this season, but having handled Gage Jump with relative ease, the Dodgers offense will likely be unfazed by the best the A’s have to offer.
On their pitching side of things, the Dodgers will most likely go with a bullpen game, having pushed Shohei Ohtani back a couple of days. Roki Sasaki will take the ball on Thursday night against the Padres when the Dodgers return home, while Ohtani pitches on Friday.
Wednesday’s game info
- Teams: Dodgers at Athletics
- Ballpark: Sutter Health Park, West Sacramento
- Start time: 6:40 p.m. PT
- TV: SportsNet LA
- Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)
