Bud Norris (5-9, 4.56 ERA) and Chris Archer (5-13, 4.60 ERA) take the hill in the first of a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers (56-44) and the Tampa Bay Rays (38-60) at Dodger Stadium. Action begins at 10:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jul. 26 and can be seen on SNLA and SUN.
Norris pitched 1.1 innings in his last outing, surrendering one run and walking one in a 4-3 defeat to the Cardinals. Corey Seager (.306, 65 Rs, 17 HRs, 45 RBIs, 1 SB) had another good game Sunday, going 2 for 5 with one run. Archer went 6.0 innings, surrendering two runs, striking out 11 and walking two in an 11-3 win over the Rockies in his most recent start. Evan Longoria (.287, 51 Rs, 22 HRs, 55 RBIs) went 1 for 3 Sunday.
Notes
Tampa Bay has won 39% (14-22) of its games when leading after seven innings. However, Los Angeles has won 54% (19-16) of its games when taking a late lead.
The Rays are coming into this game after allowing two walks during their last outing. The Dodgers have an 18-17 record when opponents give up two walks or less.
When they are outhit, the Rays are 7-45. The Dodgers have a 10-30 record when opponents outhit them.
Ranking 18th in home runs, Los Angeles has hit 111 this season. Tampa Bay ranks eighth with 127 home runs.
Ranking 21st, Tampa Bay is near the bottom of the league in walks, notching 282 this season. Los Angeles ranks in the top 10 at seventh with 339.
The Dodgers are 41-23 in games where they hit one or more home runs. The Rays are 31-37 when they hit at least one homer.
