Tonight at 6:40 p.m. from PETCO Park, the Los Angeles Dodgers (2-1) will take the field again after taking their first loss of the year Sunday night against the San Diego Padres (1-0). Live stream the game by clicking this link; Dodgers fans can hear the action on 570 Fox Sports LA, while Padres fans can get the radio broadcast on XPRS 1090.
Tonight's matchup features a pitching matchup of Zack Greinke (0-0, 0.00 ERA) for Los Angeles and Ian Kennedy (0-0, 0.00 ERA) for the Padres in a rematch of a duel last season that resulted in a massive brawl and broken collarbone for the Dodgers star.
Greinke had hit Padres slugger Carlos Quentin, who charged the mound and broke Greinke's collarbone as he lowered his shoulder to protect himself. Luckily for Greinke, Quentin is on the disabled list for this series and he should be safe from attack. Also, it's a safe bet MLB will have its eyes on this game as Kennedy is a known instigator himself.
Greinke's focused on today's game, not the past though. He battled some calf issues this spring but apparently felt good in his most recent exhibition game. "Zack felt good about his last outing," manager Don Mattingly told the league's official website. "He's a perfectionist, and he's never quite happy. I look for him to pitch well (Tuesday)."
After a dominant 2011, Ian Kennedy's performance has tailed off significantly. Last year he as 4-2 in 10 starts with San Diego, with a 4.91 ERA for the entire season. This year, manager Bud Black thinks he can build himself back up though.
"Where he's at in his career, we're hoping that a good offseason working with (pitching coach) Darren (Balsley) last year, a couple of minor tweaks in the delivery will help him," Black said.
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