Dodgers vs Brewers: Mookie Betts Sits, How to Watch, Prediction and More
![Aug 14, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts (50) waits to take battling practice before their game against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports Aug 14, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts (50) waits to take battling practice before their game against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_4260,h_2396,x_0,y_157/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/inside_the_dodgers/01j5bj3avn9n2zbqrevq.jpg)
The Dodgers' lead in the National League West is down to 2.5 games, the smallest it's been since April. The Milwaukee Brewers are looking to split the four-game series with a rare Thursday morning game on the West Coast.
The Dodgers will look to take three of four without Mookie Betts, who's getting a routine day off.
Today’s #Dodgers lineup at Brewers: pic.twitter.com/9i1YaecyJo
— SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) August 15, 2024
Jason Heyward is starting in right field. Here's what else you need to know ahead of the 11:10 game:
How to Watch
- Time: 11:10 a.m. PT
- Location: American Family Field, Milwaukee
- TV: SportsNet LA
- Radio: 570 in Los Angeles
Odds
• Moneyline: Brewers +114 / Dodgers -135
• Over/under: 8
Prediction
The Dodgers will start Jack Flaherty, who holds a 9-5 record with a 2.97 ERA and 150 strikeouts this season. Despite giving up four earned runs in his last start, Flaherty remains a top-of-the-rotation stopper. The Brewers will counter with Tobias Myers, sporting a 6-5 record with a 2.79 ERA. Myers has been impressive lately, allowing just two earned runs in his last 16.1 innings. Expect a low-scoring game with bats slow to recover from playing twice in less than 24 hours.
More
• Flaherty has a 3.09 ERA with 17 strikeouts across 11.2 innings since joining the Dodgers.
• Freddie Freeman is two games away from reaching 2,000 career games played, and Mookie Betts is one RBI away from 800.
• Shohei Ohtani stole his 35th base of the season last night and joined Alex Rodriguez as the second fastest men to reach to the 35-35 mark, at 118 games played. Only Eric Davis has reached the 35-35 mark faster; he accomplished the feat in 115 games.
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