{"id":731243,"date":"2026-06-20T22:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T22:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/731243\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T22:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T22:30:17","slug":"dodgers-vs-orioles-lineup-ohtani-back-from-paternity-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/731243\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers vs. Orioles Lineup: Ohtani Back From Paternity Leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Los Angeles Dodgers had an amazing comeback in the bottom of the ninth inning on Friday, June 19th, against the Baltimore Orioles, thanks to a walk-off hit from Dalton Rushing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday\u2019s series opener was Mookie Betts\u2019 iconic Game 7 bobblehead giveaway, and on Saturday, attending fans are getting treated to a special Shaquille O\u2019Neal bobblehead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before Friday\u2019s game, the Dodgers were dealt a major loss as Shohei Ohtani went on paternity leave for the birth of his second child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday morning, Ohtani and his wife <a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/shohei-ohtani-shares-special-family-news-after-dodgers-absence\/2026\/06\/20\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"306530\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announced the successful delivery of their second child.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dalton-rushing-walk-off.jpg\" alt=\"Jun 19, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing (68) celebrates after hitting a walk-off single against the Baltimore Orioles at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images\" class=\"wp-image-306544\"  \/>Jun 19, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing (68) celebrates after hitting a walk-off single against the Baltimore Orioles at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani\u2019s return was expected sometime this weekend, and indeed, the superstar is back to the top of the order.<\/p>\n<p>Dodgers lineup vs. Orioles on Saturday<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Shohei Ohtani, DH<br \/>2. Andy Pages, CF<br \/>3. Freddie Freeman, 1B<br \/>4. Mookie Betts, SS<br \/>5. Miguel Rojas, 2B<br \/>6. Tommy Edman, 3B<br \/>7. Kyle Tucker, RF<br \/>8. Alex Call, LF<br \/>9. Dalton Rushing, C<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the Dodgers facing a lefty, Alex Call is getting the start over Ryan Ward, while Miguel Rojas steps in at second base for the matchup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Max Muncy gets a day off with Tommy Edman coming in, while Kyle Tucker is hitting seventh, the lowest spot he has batted since 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, all eyes will be on Andy Pages and Mookie Betts to hit the ball well and deliver against a favorable matchup.<\/p>\n<p>Who is pitching for the Dodgers?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dodgers will have their best starting pitcher on the mound, Yoshinobu Yamamoto. After a period where Yamamoto was having command issues, he has absolutely gotten his sharpness up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At his best, he paints the ball all around the strike zone and keeps hitters guessing about what he is throwing as well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/yamamoto-white-sox.jpg\" alt=\"Jun 13, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) throws the ball against the Chicago White Sox during the fifth inning at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images\" class=\"wp-image-306231\"  \/>Jun 13, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) throws the ball against the Chicago White Sox during the fifth inning at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His pitch arsenal is bigger than most pitchers around the league, and when he can throw them all accurately, hitters are at his mercy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is coming off<a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/mookie-betts-cost-yoshinobu-yamamoto-a-perfect-game-with-brutal-error-vs-white-sox\/2026\/06\/13\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"306228\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> a near no-hitter and a near-perfect game<\/a> against the Chicago White Sox, and against the Orioles, he should be able to keep his success going.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sab-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/path\/to\/app-icon.png\" alt=\"App icon\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"\/><\/p>\n<p>LA Baseball Report<\/p>\n<p>Get the app for faster news<\/p>\n<p> <a id=\"sab-cta\" class=\"sab-cta\" href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GET<\/a> \u00d7  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Dodgers had an amazing comeback in the bottom of the ninth inning on Friday, June&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":731244,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2406],"tags":[5,10900,39,1165,4332,4333,1994,774,57,3224,4331,4,468],"class_list":["post-731243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-baseball","tag-dalton-rushing","tag-dodgers","tag-la","tag-la-dodgers","tag-ladodgers","tag-lineup","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-losangeles","tag-losangelesdodgers","tag-mlb","tag-shohei-ohtani"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116784806430052798","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731243","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=731243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/731244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=731243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=731243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=731243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}