The Los Angeles Dodgers find themselves in a familiar situation, on the brink of being swept in a series. Los Angeles lost both games of a doubleheader yesterday to Chicago and will wrap up their 3-game set with the Cubs tonight before heading back to So Cal for a 3-game series with the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim. The Dodgers are in a funk and all teams go through them during the season but there is one thing for sure, it won’t last. LA can score, that’s a given, averaging 4.9 runs per game, and should be able to get going tonight against Chicago’s expected starter, Albert Azoulay, who is 1-2 with a 4.71 ERA and a 0.90 WHIP. The Dodgers will send their ace, Walker Buehler, to the hill and good things happen when he gets the nod. Buehler is 1-0 with a 3.16 ERA, a WHIP of 0.96, and the Dodgers are 5-0 in his last 5 starts in Game 3 of a series, 5-0 in his last 5 road games against teams with a losing record, and 5-0 when he has 7 or more days rest.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES DODGERS