The written preview lands about a day and a half before the game, once the lineups, the injuries and the market have settled. Until then the boards below carry the matchup: recent form, how the two sides compare, and where each of them sits.
The full preview, matchup keys, probable starters and the storylines to watch, posts closer to game time, once lineups are set.
Where both sides sit in the division they share, with each marked.
Los Angeles Dodgers89-57.610W7
San Diego Padres78-68.534W4
Arizona Diamondbacks78-69.531L1
San Francisco Giants62-85.422W3
Colorado Rockies55-90.379L3Taken from each club's most recent lineup. The official cards post 2 to 3 hours before first pitch, so a name here can still be scratched, and the batting order is the likelier thing to move than the nine men in it.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Miguel Rojas#72RHB.273coldFirst base
Eliezer Alfonzo#64SHBDesignated hitter
Mookie Betts#50RHBShortstop
Max Muncy#13LHBThird base
Alex Call#12RHBLeft fieldArizona Diamondbacks
Gabriel Moreno#14RHB.299coldPinch hitter
Ketel Marte#4SHBDesignated hitter
Geraldo Perdomo#2SHBShortstop
Nolan Arenado#28RHBThird base
Tim Tawa#13RHBFirst base
