The Dodgers (67-37) left Anaheim with two more games in the loss column. Now they return to the East Coast for a three-game series in Washington D.C. to take on the Nationals (55-47). Then they’ll wrap up the month of July at Coors Field. The Dodgers set out to get back to their winning ways on this road trip all with the trade deadline looming. Things should get interesting.
Hyun-Jin Ryu (11-2, 1.76 ERA, 2.85 FIP) makes his 20th start of the season on two extra days of rest. The All-Star southpaw pitched eight shutout innings of one-hit ball with nine strikeouts and one walk on 116 pitches when he faced the Nationals at Dodger Stadium on May 12.