The Dodgers are in search of their sixth straight win Saturday night, facing the Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix. Hiroki Kuroda gets the start for the Dodgers, his first start in 10 days thanks to some rotation reshuffling and the All-Star break. Ian Kennedy gets the call for Arizona. Here are tonight's starting lineups:
Dodgers (42-51)
Gwynn LF
Furcal SS
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Rivera 1B
Miles 2B
Uribe 3B
Navarro C
Kuroda P
Diamondbacks (49-44)
Johnson 2B
Drew SS
Upton RF
Young CF
Montero C
Blum 3B
Allen 1B
Parra LF
Kennedy P
Arizona has loaded their lineup with six left-handed batters against the right-handed Kuroda. Lefties are hitting .245/.295/.433 against Kuroda this season, compared to .255/.304/.390 by right-handers against him. The Dodgers have won 10 of their last 14 games at Chase Field.
Tonight's 5:10 p.m. PDT game will be televised by KCAL. For more news and information on the Dodgers, or on tonight's game, be sure to read the SB Nation blog True Blue LA.