The Los Angeles Dodgers, tied for the best record in baseball, are set to start a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox, owners of the second-worst record in MLB, at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night.
In a surprising move, shortstop Mookie Betts is out of the lineup coming off a team off-day on Monday. Hyeseong Kim is getting the start at shortstop.
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Mookie Betts is not in the Dodgers lineup today.
— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) July 1, 2025
L.A. is facing rookie right-hander Shane Smith and his 3.38 ERA on the year. He has thrown 68 strikeouts to 32 walks across 74.2 innings of work this season, and is coming off back-to-back starts where he allowed five earned runs.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be on the mound to open up the series for the Dodgers, sporting a 2.61 ERA this season and an ERA+ of 152, ranking him over 50 percent better than the average qualified pitcher. He has hurled 101 strikeouts to just 31 walks across his 16 starts and is coming off a five-inning gem that featured six punchouts and just one hit allowed before it was impacted by a rain delay.
Dodgers Starting Lineup
Shohei Ohtani, DH
Freddie Freeman, 1B
Will Smith, C
Max Muncy, 3B
Teoscar Hernandez, RF
Andy Pages, CF
Michael Conforto, LF
Tommy Edman, 2B
Hyeseong Kim, SS
How to Watch Dodgers vs White Sox on Tuesday
First pitch for Dodgers vs. White Sox on Tuesday, July 1 is 7:10 p.m. PT. The game will be broadcast on MLB Network and SNLA.
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