The two NL West favorites will face off for the first time in 2023 as the red-hot Dodgers visit the Padres to headline a full 15-game Friday slate in Major League Baseball.
The schedule also features a playoff rematch as Houston visits Seattle to open their season series against one another. Neither offense has been hitting this year, and it won’t be easier on Friday given the strong pitching matchup of Cristian Javier and Luis Castillo. Boston visits Philadelphia, not just in the NBA playoffs on Friday, but in baseball, too, as Chris Sale takes the mound against Zack Wheeler.
The Yankees and Rays also will face one another for the first time all year, and the evening of baseball concludes at 10:15 p.m. with Corbin Burnes and the Brewers visiting Sean Manaea and the Giants.
Here are my thoughts on some of the 15 game slate.