The Dodgers and Angels face off on Saturday afternoon at Dodger Stadium in a regionally televised game on Fox. Hiroki Kuroda gets the start of the Dodgers, looking for his first win in seven starts, while rookie Tyler Chatwood gets the call on the mound for the Angels. Here are today's starting lineups:
Angels (38-39)
Aybar SS
Kendrick 2B
Abreu RF
Wells LF
Callaspo 3B
Trumbo 1B
Conger C
Bourjos CF
Chatwood P
Dodgers (34-43)
Gordon SS
Carroll 2B
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Loney 1B
Miles 3B
Oeltjen LF
Ellis C
Kuroda P
Left fielder Marcus Thames strained his left calf in Friday night's game in the second inning after hitting a double, and was immediately removed from the game. He is listed as day-to-day, but is expected to miss at last three to four games. Trent Oeltjen gets the start today in left field for the Dodgers.
Today's 1:10 p.m. PDT game will be televised by Fox. For more news and information on the Angels, the Dodgers, or the Freeway Series, be sure to read the SB Nation blogs True Blue LA and Halos Heaven.