Rangers at Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers have plenty of big names on the roster, but it's a relative unknown that is sparking the club of late. Max Muncy will try to stay hot and power the Dodgers to another win when they host the Texas Rangers in the opener of a two-game interleague series on Tuesday.
Muncy, who totaled 12 home runs with Triple-A Oklahoma City last season, homered in his third straight game on Sunday to bring his 2018 total in the majors to 12. "It's just a good stretch for me," Muncy told reporters. "It's just one of those -- it's kind of how baseball goes. It's one of those stretches where it seems like there's a lot of pitches over the plate for me. I'm sure it won't be long before there's a stretch where it seems like everything is around the corner. That's just kind of how it goes. When you get in a stretch like this, you have to take advantage of it." The Rangers will be enduring a second straight series against a 2017 World Series participant after being swept in a four-game series at home by the Houston Astros over the weekend. Texas will try to take advantage of the injury-depleted Los Angeles rotation while sending veteran Bartolo Colon to the mound on Tuesday.
TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, SportsNet Los Angeles, FS Southwest (Texas)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Rangers RH Bartolo Colon (3-3, 4.16 ERA) vs. TBD
Colon picked up a win over Oakland on Wednesday while allowing two runs and six hits in five innings to snap a three-start winless streak. The ageless veteran served up one home run in that outing and has surrendered 16 blasts in 71 1/3 total innings. Colon has made 10 starts against Los Angeles during his 21-year career, going 2-6 with a 5.28 ERA.
The Dodgers are shorthanded in the rotation due to injury and are still weighing their options for a starter on Tuesday. Los Angeles could dip into the minors and grab left-hander Manny Banuelos, who would be on regular rest Tuesday, or use a series of relievers as the team did against the Pittsburgh Pirates last week. Clayton Kershaw (back), Kenta Maeda (hip), Hyun-Jin Ryu (groin), Tom Koehler (shoulder) and Rich Hill (finger) are all on the disabled list.
WALK-OFFS
1. The Rangers placed RHP Doug Fister (strained right knee) on the 10-day DL Sunday.
2. Dodgers 3B Justin Turner (wrist) sat out the last four games and is day-to-day.
3. Texas OF Delino DeShields went 3-for-5 on Sunday, matching his hit total from this previous 11 games.