The LA Dodgers and the San Diego Padres wrap up their South Korea series early Thursday morning. The Dodgers took the opener 5-2 yesterday. The Padres will send Joe Musgrove to the mound and the Dodgers will counter with Yoshinobu Yamamoto, making his major league debut. The Padres couldn’t get much done at the plate scoring two runs on four hits but were still winning until a fluke play cost them a big inning. The Padres used eight pitchers in the game. Musgrove went 10-3 last year in just 17 starts as he was limited due to injury. He posted a 3.05 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP. He struck out 97 batters 97 innings. This spring, he has thrown six innings with an ERA of 13.50 and a 1.83 WHIP. He has not fared well against LA, posting an 0-7 record and a 3.92 ERA. The Dodgers got lucky yesterday with a fluke play in the eighth on a routine double play ball that they turned into a four run inning and a win and a cover on the run-line. The Dodgers offense didn't really do a lot despite getting seven hits and nine walks. Yamamoto will make his first-ever MLB start after coming over from Japan. This spring, he has an ERA of 8.38 and a WHIP of 1.96 while striking out 14 batters in 9.2 innings pitched. Musgrove is 0-7 in his career against the Dodgers. The Padres’ offense looked a lot like last years offense will have to try and get their offense going against an unknown pitcher. The Dodgers also struggled to score but not for a lack of trying as they produced seven hits and nine walks. If yesterday was any indication, I don’t see Musgrove going long as the Padres used eight pitchers yesterday and I expect the same format today.

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