{"id":715712,"date":"2026-06-02T22:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T22:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/715712\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T22:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T22:06:13","slug":"dodgers-put-ward-rushing-back-in-vs-diamondbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/715712\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Put Ward, Rushing Back in vs. Diamondbacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> set their lineup for the second game of a four-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers lost the opening game of the series in disappointing fashion on Monday, scoring just one run as the Diamondbacks hit three home runs to take a 4-1 win and an early advantage in the series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Who is Starting for the Dodgers?<\/p>\n

The Dodgers look towards Eric Lauer<\/a> on Tuesday, who will make his second start of the season for the Dodgers. He had a solid showing in his first outing against the Colorado Rockies<\/a> last week, posting six innings of one-run baseball while striking out four batters on his way to a win.<\/p>\n

The left-hander has a 5.95 ERA on the season, and has struck out 30 batters over the course of 42 innings pitched.<\/p>\n

\"AprApr 15, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Dalton Rushing<\/a> is showered with sunflower seeds after hitting a grand slam home run in the eighth inning against the New York Mets<\/a> at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn ImagesWho is in the Dodgers\u2019 Lineup?<\/p>\n

Shohei Ohtani<\/a> is the Dodgers\u2019 leadoff man for Tuesday\u2019s game, and center fielder Andy Pages<\/a> will bat second once again. First baseman Freddie Freeman<\/a> and Mookie Betts<\/a> will follow those two to round out the Top 4.<\/p>\n

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Right fielder Kyle Tucker<\/a> is batting fifth for LA, followed by third baseman Max Muncy<\/a>. The Dodgers made three changes at the bottom of the lineup, as Ryan Ward steps back into left field to bat seventh, Dalton Rushing takes over for Will Smith<\/a> at catcher to bat eighth and Alex Freeland<\/a> rounds out the lineup while manning second base.<\/p>\n

Dodgers Lineup vs. Diamondbacks<\/p>\n

1. Shohei Ohtani, DH
2. Andy Pages, CF
3. Freddie Freeman, 1B
4. Mookie Betts, SS
5. Kyle Tucker, RF
6. Max Muncy, 3B
7. Ryan Ward, LF
8. Dalton Rushing, C
9. Alex Freeland, 2B
P. Eric Lauer, LHP<\/p>\n

Who is Starting for the Diamondbacks?<\/p>\n

The Dodgers, after struggling to generate offense in the series opener against Eduardo Rodriguez<\/a>, are faced with another tough customer in Michael Soroka<\/a>. Soroka has arguably been better than Rodriguez this season, posting. 3.25 ERA with a 7-2 record\/ He has allowed just four homers through 61 innings, and has 60 strikeouts as well.<\/p>\n

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LA didn\u2019t see Soroka in the first series of the season, and will hope they can jump on him early to establish a lead and level the series.<\/p>\n

How do you feel heading into tonight\u2019s game?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Dodgers set their lineup for the second game of a four-game set against the Arizona…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":715713,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[22432,1384,22,5,52,10900,756,1497,815,29,57,1532,1353,4,1526,61,39948,468,1535],"class_list":["post-715712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-alex-freeland","tag-andy-pages","tag-arizona-diamondbacks","tag-baseball","tag-colorado-rockies","tag-dalton-rushing","tag-eduardo-rodriguez","tag-eric-lauer","tag-freddie-freeman","tag-kyle-tucker","tag-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-max-muncy","tag-michael-soroka","tag-mlb","tag-mookie-betts","tag-new-york-mets","tag-ryan-ward","tag-shohei-ohtani","tag-will-smith"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116682790272754200","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=715712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715712\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/715713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=715712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=715712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=715712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}