The Los Angeles Dodgers look to snap their three-game losing streak Monday night as they host the Chicago Cubs in the first contest of a three-game series at Dodger Stadium. Clayton Kershaw gets the start for the Dodgers, while James Russell pitches for the Cubs, in a battle of southpaws. The Dodgers have stacked their lineup with seven right-handed batters to face Russell, who is 0-3 in his three starts this season, allowing 13 runs in 9 2/3 innings.
Here are tonight's starting lineups:
Cubs (12-15)
Castro SS
Barney 2B
Byrd CF
Ramirez 3B
Soto C
Soriano LF
Pena 1B
Johnson RF
Russell P
Dodgers (14-15)
Carroll SS
Sands 1B
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Uribe 3B
Thames LF
Barajas C
De Jesus 2B
Kershaw P
Tonight's 7:10 p.m. PDT game will be televised by Prime Ticket. For more news and information on the Dodgers, or on tonight's game, be sure to read the SB Nation blog True Blue LA.