The current champions exhibit a record of 21 wins and 10 failures to lead the west division of the National League, while the hosts, with 14-16, occupy the third place in the east of the same circuit.
However, those led by Dave Roberts have not been well away from home in this campaign by losing seven of the 13 games they have played, although they arrive with the mitigating of having swept those of Atlanta at the Dodgers Stadium at the beginning of last month.
For this day, the Blues announced to climb the Japanese Yoshinobo Yamamoto to the mound, which has a balance of 3-2 and has only 1.06 clean races allowed every nine entries, leader throughout the MLB. The right -handed serpentinero also accumulates 43 strikeouts in 34 entries.
In the Lomita de los Bravos there will also be the right Grant Holmes, who with a 2-1 record has tolerated 14 annotations in 28 work chapters.
The other longest active triumphs has Seattle sailors (4), a team that leads with 18-12 in the west of the American League.
On this day he will face Texas Rangers as a visitor, after having defeated them three times last month.
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