Tonight at 7:07 p.m. the Los Angeles Dodgers (50-47) will kick off a three-game interleague set with the Toronto Blue Jays (45-52) at Rogers Centre in Toronto. The game can be live streamed here; Dodgers fans can hear the game on 570 Fox Sports LA while Blue Jays fans can turn their dials to SN590.
The Dodgers will send Hyun-jin Ryu (7-3, 3.09 ERA) to the mound tonight in the hopes he can continue the Dodgers torrid play-the boys in Dodger blue are winners of three straight games and eight our of their past 10 contests.
They also got star center fielder Matt Kemp back last night, who returned in grand fashion. Kemp was 3-for-4 in a win over the Washington Nationals, belting a double and a home run in his first game back. If Kemp can get hot, he, rookie Yasiel Puig, and shortstop Hanley Ramirez will form one of the league's scariest combinations.
Tempering his performance was a tough slide into home plate, though, in which he limped off the field with an apparent ankle injury. He may not be able to play today, but Kemp thinks he will avoid yet another trip to the disabled list.
"It's not bad. I hope it's not bad," Kemp said. "The biggest thing will be tomorrow when I wake up and see how it feels."
As for the Blue Jays, they also got one of their key players back yesterday in Melky Cabrera, who was 1-for-4 in his return to action. Toronto surged a few weeks ago but have returned to the American League East cellar. They are losers of their last four games and 17 out of their past 24.
Josh Johnson (1-5, 5.16 ERA) will try to reverse that trend, although he has been a microcosm of the high expectations of the Jays that have fallen short.
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