LOS ANGELES -- The underappreciated Brett Anderson starts tonight for the Dodgers. Today, Don Mattingly made an impassioned plea about how good the 27-year-old left-hander has been, under the radar, this season.
His last start against Washington was his worst of the year, Anderson forced to stay on the mound in the sixth despite a total lack of stuff. He allowed seven runs; his ERA rose from 3.06 to 3.43.
He gets to go again tonight, at 6:10 p.m., at Dodger Stadium, opposing the Reds and rookie left-hander David Holmberg.
Here are the lineups for this game, with Carl Crawford in the lineup in place of a sick Scott Van Slyke as Andre Ethier and Yasmani Grandal both take the day off:
REDS
Brandon Phillips 2B
Eugenio Suarez SS
Joey Votto 1B
Todd Frazier 3B
Marlon Byrd RF
Ivan De Jesus Jr.