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 each side sits in its own division, with both clubs marked. These two are in different ones, so the tables are separate and the records are not directly comparable.
Milwaukee Brewers91-56.619W3
Chicago Cubs81-66.551L4
Pittsburgh Pirates73-73.500W3
St. Louis Cardinals72-75.490L3
Cincinnati Reds69-77.473L3
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 fieldCincinnati Reds
Carlos Jorge#38LHBCenter field
Matt McLain#9RHBShortstop
Jose Trevino#35RHBPitcher
Tyler Stephenson#37RHBFirst base
Héctor Rodríguez#43LHB.255hotRight field
