The Los Angeles Dodgers at worst have won four consecutive series but they take the field Sunday in position to complete a weekend sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks are mired in a franchise-worst 16-game losing streak.
Mookie Betts gets a day of rest in the series finale and he’s supplanted in the leadoff spot of the Dodgers lineup by Chris Taylor. Saturday marked the five-year anniversary of the Dodgers completing their trade for Taylor, sending Zach Lee to the Seattle Mariners.
“I think he’s an All-Star player, like I said a few weeks ago.