The Dodgers open a three-game weekend series with the Diamondbacks on Friday night at Dodger Stadium. Ted Lilly gets the start for the Dodgers, facing rookie Josh Collmenter for Arizona. Here are tonight's starting lineups:
Diamondbacks (57-48)
Bloomquist SS
Johnson 2B
Upton RF
Young CF
Nady 1B
Roberts 3B
Cowgill LF
Blanco C
Collmenter P
Before tonight's game, the Diamondbacks acquired Ryan Langerhans from the Seattle Mariners for cash considerations. SB Nation Arizona has more details on the move. Langerhans will report to Triple A Reno.
Dodgers (47-57)
Furcal SS
Miles 3B
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Rivera LF
Loney 1B
Navarro C
Velez 2B
Lilly P
Interesting to note that Jamey Carroll is not in tonight's starting lineup, and that Eugenio Velez, who rarely plays, is at second base. Carroll has been the subject of trade rumors of late.
Tonight's 7:10 p.m. PDT game will be televised by Prime Ticket. For more news and information on the Dodgers, or tonight's game, be sure to read the SB Nation blog True Blue LA.