The bottom-dwelling 34-65 Washington Nationals will go for a 3-game series sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers today in a matinée at Dodger Stadium, but not so fast. LA has been in a bit of a funk but they are still the best in the NL, at 64-32, and are 34-15 at Chavez Ravine. The Dodgers are expected to send lefty Andrew Heaney to the hill. Heaney has been on the IL but before the shoulder issue was lights out, going 1-0 with a 0.59 ERA and a 0.85 WHIP. Patrick Corbin is expected to get the nod for the Nats. Corbin’s season has been a disaster. The once dominant southpaw is 4-13 with a 6.02 ERA, a 1.70 WHIP, and Washington is 1-10 in his last 11 starts against a team with a winning record. The Dodgers are 7-1 in their last 8, after allowing 5 runs or more in the previous game, and 40-16 in their last 56 against left-handed starters.
TODAY’S PICK: LOS ANGELES DODGERS