Riding momentum from series wins in New York and Philly, the Los Angeles Dodgers look to bury the struggling New York Mets to cap off a nine-game road trip.
After picking up series victories against the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies, the Los Angeles Dodgers now turn their attention to the New York Mets.
LA lost back-to-back games on July 19-20, but managed to take two of three games against both the Yankees and Phillies.
Now, the 65-38 Dodgers must head back to New York for the second time in a week. Citi Field hasn't been too kind to the Mets this season, and it's worth noting they're just 21-28 at home while the Dodgers are 34-19 on the road.
Friday, July 24
Roki Sasaki (3-5, 4.98 ERA) vs. Sean Manaea (2-5, 4.74 ERA)
The Dodgers' 24-year-old righty hasn't recorded a decision in each of his last three starts. That said, Roki Sasaki made the Yankees look silly in a solid 5.2-inning start where the lone run he allowed was unearned. In his last two starts, he's struck out 10 batters and walked just two.
Sean Manaea is coming off a 2-4 season where he had a -0.4 WAR. Here in 2026, he sports a similar record and a nearly identical -0.3 WAR. This'll be the 34-year-old's 22nd appearance but only his eighth start. For what it's worth, he's 1-3 in his last four starts and 1-4 in his last seven.
Saturday, July 25
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6, 2.78 ERA) vs. Nolan McLean (7-6, 3.34 ERA)
Game two of this series could deliver one of the best pitching matchups of the season. Fresh off the first regular-season complete game of his career, Yoshinobu Yamamoto dropped his ERA to 2.78 (14th in the league) and remains second with his 0.88 WHIP.
On the other side, he'll go toe-to-toe with the Mets' 24-year-old righty. Nolan McLean's 3.34 ERA is good for 23rd in all of baseball; he's 15th with his 1.09 WHIP, and is ninth with his 135 strikeouts.
Sunday, July 26
Emmet Sheehan (4-7, 5.13 ERA) vs. Freddy Peralta (5-9, 5.01 ERA)
Emmet Sheehan is one strikeout shy of reaching triple digits for the first time in his career. The 26-year-old seems to be safe at the trade deadline, but he's coming off a brutal six-run outing where he allowed eight hits in 5.1 innings.
As for Freddy Peralta, the former Milwaukee Brewers ace was just exposed by his former team. The Mets are nowhere near ready to compete, so Peralta is expendable at the deadline; it's just a matter of who wants to take a shot on someone who's given up 25 earned runs in his last 26 innings.
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