Dodgers Aim for Sweep vs. Rockies, Kershaw Eyes Milestone

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00:00of the L.A. Dodgers, the first team in the National League to get to 50 wins. Dodgers,

00:05Tigers, 50 and 31, tied for the best records in Major League Baseball. And the Dodgers this week

00:10playing out at Coors Field against Colorado, looking for the sweep. Minus 290, the price on

00:17L.A. today in the series finale against Colorado. And Clayton Kershaw, year number 18 on the bump.

00:24Just quickly, DRS, before we break down the game, our producer extraordinaire, Joe Frizzo,

00:28highlighting this in our commercial break. 2,992 strikeouts for Kersh right now. He will be,

00:37Joe, correct me if I'm wrong, the 21st pitcher ever in Major League Baseball when he gets eight.

00:42He will be the 20th ever in Major League Baseball when he gets eight more Ks to get to 3,000 career

00:49strikeouts. Might that come today at Coors against the Rocks? Yeah, I don't know if he's going to get,

00:54what, eight strikeouts today? Probably a little bit higher here, maybe five, ten years ago. Yeah,

00:58you'd be like, you know, pencil him in for that. He's probably going to mow down this lineup. But

01:01always tougher pitching conditions to pitch in Colorado than, let's just say, in Chavez Ravine.

01:05Good hitting conditions out there today. 85 degrees, it's an afternoon game. Wind really

01:09blowing from right foul pole to left foul pole, so it won't have an impact, which is a good sign.

01:12Now, Austin Gomber, this will be his third start of the season. His first one against Atlanta,

01:17how about five innings pitch and no earned runs given up in four strikeouts? His next start,

01:21which is at home against Arizona. Four and two thirds innings pitch, 12 hits, nine earned runs,

01:26three bombs, and not a single strikeout. The Dodgers should tee off today. Maybe look at a guy like

01:33Tommy Evans or Shohei Ohtani. Home run.