The Los Angeles Dodgers will host the San Diego Padres to begin the NLDS at 8:38 p.m. ET on Saturday.

The Dodgers will give the nod to Yoshinobu Yamamoto (7-2, 3.00 ERA) versus the Padres and Dylan Cease (14-11, 3.47 ERA).

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Dodgers vs. Padres Pitcher Matchup Info

• Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024
• Time: 8:38 p.m. ET
• TV: Fox Sports 1
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Venue: Dodger Stadium
• Live Stream: Fubo
• Probable Pitchers: Yamamoto – LAD (7-2, 3.00 ERA) vs Cease – SD (14-11, 3.47 ERA)

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Dodgers Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Yoshinobu Yamamoto

• Yamamoto (7-2) will take the mound for the Dodgers, his 19th start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed four hits in five innings against the Colorado Rockies.
• The 26-year-old has pitched to a 3.00 ERA this season with 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.2 walks per nine across 18 games.
• He has seven quality starts in 18 chances this season.
• Yamamoto has 13 starts of five or more innings this season in 18 chances. He averages 5 innings per outing.
• In 18 appearances this season, he has finished eight without allowing an earned run.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs. Padres

• The Padres have scored 760 runs this season, which ranks eighth in MLB. They have 1456 hits, first in baseball, with 190 home runs (10th in the league).
• The right-hander has faced the Padres two times this season, allowing them to go 8-for-24 with a double, a triple, two home runs and eight RBI in six innings.

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Padres Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Dylan Cease

• Cease gets the start for the Padres, his 34th of the season. He is 14-11 with a 3.47 ERA and 224 strikeouts in 189 1/3 innings pitched.
• The righty last appeared on Thursday, Sept. 26 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he went five innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up five hits.
• During 33 games this season, the 28-year-old has a 3.47 ERA and 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .200 to opposing hitters.
• Cease has registered 16 quality starts this season.
• Cease will aim to last five or more innings for his sixth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.7 innings per outing.
• He has had nine appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
• The 28-year-old’s 3.47 ERA ranks 20th, 1.067 WHIP ranks eighth, and 10.6 K/9 ranks sixth among qualifying pitchers this season.

Dylan Cease vs. Dodgers

• He will face off against a Dodgers team that is batting .258 as a unit (fourth in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .446 (first in the league) with 233 total home runs (third in MLB action).
• Head-to-head against the Dodgers this season, Cease has thrown 10 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on eight hits while striking out 10.

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