The Los Angeles Dodgers will rest catcher Dalton Rushing and return Mookie Betts to the lineup for Wednesday's series finale against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium.
Betts will start at shortstop and bat cleanup after receiving a day off on Tuesday. Shohei Ohtani remains in the leadoff role following his 300th career home run.
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Eliezer Alfonzo will make his first career major league start at catcher. Alex Call starts in center field, giving Andy Pages a scheduled day off.
Rushing gets a break despite going 3-for-8 with an RBI and two runs in the first two games of the series.
He has a . 264 batting average with 10 home runs in 174 at-bats this season.
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Right-hander Roki Sasaki starts for Los Angeles, entering with a 5.40 ERA and 75 strikeouts over 75 innings.
He allowed six earned runs in three innings in his last outing.
Colorado will start right-hander Gabriel Hughes for the rubber match.
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Hughes is making his first major league start after throwing three scoreless innings in his debut against the San Francisco Giants last week.
Dodgers Lineup vs. Rockies
- Shohei Ohtani DH
- Tommy Edman 2B
- Freddie Freeman 1B
- Mookie Betts SS
- Max Muncy 3B
- Teoscar Hernandez LF
- Kyle Tucker RF
- Alex Call CF
- Eliezer Alfonzo C
