The Dodgers look to snap their two-game losing streak Tuesday night against the Diamondbacks, and to do so they must face a man looking to become the first 20-game winner in the National League this season. Ian Kennedy has faced the Dodgers three times this season, and he has three wins. In those three starts:
- Kennedy allowed one run in six innings on May 15
- Kennedy allowed two runs in seven innings on July 16
- Kennedy allowed three runs in seven innings on August 7
Years of scientific research has told us that, without a shadow of a doubt, Ian Kennedy will allow four runs tonight.
Now, the question is: can Chad Billingsley and the bullpen allow three or less?
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Wednesday's national anthem singer at Dodger Stadium, Joe Price, has had a busy baseball season. Per the press release from the Dodgers:
During this past baseball season, Joe Price traveled across the United States singing the National Anthem at more than 100 minor league ballparks in 40 different states. During his six-month trek which began in Viera, Florida, Joe performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at three different Dodger minor league affiliates: Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (Single-A), Albuquerque Isotopes (Triple-A) and Great Lakes Loons (Single-A).
That's a lot of anthems, and a lot of baseball.
Lineups
| Diamondbacks | Dodgers | |||
| LF | Parra | SS | Gordon | |
| 2B | Hill | 2B | Sellers |
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| RF | Upton | CF | Kemp | |
| C | Montero | RF | Rivera | |
| 1B | Goldschmidt | 1B | Loney | |
| CF | Young | 3B | Miles | |
| 3B | Roberts | LF | Sands | |
| SS | McDonald | C | Ellis | |
| P | Kennedy | P | Billingsley | |
Game Time: 7:10 p.m.
TV: KCAL