Today, the Braves will get Stone’d when the Dodgers rookie takes on the mound for the 4:20 LA start time in Atlanta. Ok… sorry about that. Rookie right-hander Gavin Stone makes his second career start for the Dodgers today and will face a tough test with the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves. In order to get Stone on the active roster, the team had to make a roster move. They made a couple.
Clayton Kershaw was officially placed on the bereavement leave list where he’ll be for a few days. He’ll be back before his next start in Tampa Bay on Saturday.