The Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers will square off on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium. First pitch is at 1:10 p.m. PT.
Toronto (56-45 SU and 45-54 RL) is starting southpaw Yusei Kikuchi. The 32-year-old is 7-3 with a 3.92 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP in 20 outings this year.
Los Angeles (57-42 SU and 54-43 RL) is countering with righty Tony Gonsolin. The 29-year-old is 5-3 with a 3.94 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP in 15 starts.
The Dodgers are -150 moneyline favorites and the game total is 9.5.
*Article published before the conclusion of Tuesday's game.
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The Blue Jays took game one of the series on Monday 6-3, getting off on the right foot before a pivotal stretch of games versus the Dodgers, Angels, and Orioles.
Toronto scores 4.50 runs per game (15th) and hits .261 (6th) with a .746 OPS (10th). They've hit 114 home runs (16th) and stolen 72 bases (15th) in 2023. The Blue Jays pitching staff sports a 3.83 ERA (7th) and a 1.25 WHIP (9th) with 47 quality starts (3rd).
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Kikuchi will take the mound for the visitors in Wednesday's series finale. In his last outing, the veteran left-hander held Seattle scoreless with eight strikeouts in 5.1 innings. Kikuchi, who has not faced the Dodgers since 2021, sports a 108:31 K:BB ratio in 2023.