The Dodgers and Yankees continue their weekend series on Saturday with a battle of second-year starting pitchers at Dodger Stadium.
Landon Knack starts for Los Angeles, continuing his extended turn in the rotation that has lasted nearly all of May after Roki Sasaki landed on the injured list. Home runs have been an issue for the right-hander, with six long balls allowed in 29⅓ innings, one home run given up per 21.5 plate appearances.
Knack has a 5.22 ERA and 5.33 ERA on the season, though in May he has a 4.35 ERA in his four appearances, and is coming off a quality start last Sunday night against the Mets in New York, with only one earned run allowed in his six innings.
Will Warren has seized a rotation opportunity in his second year with the Yankees, posting a 4.09 ERA and 3.45 xERA in his 11 starts, with 67 strikeouts and 20 walks in his 50⅔ innings. His 30.7-percent strikeout rate ranks seventh among major league pitchers with at least 50 innings.
The all-national-TV weekend continues with Saturday's game on Fox, with Joe Davis and John Smoltz on the call along with reporter Ken Rosenthal.
Saturday game info
- Teams: Dodgers vs. Yankees
- Stadium: Dodger Stadium
- Start time: 4:15 p.m.
- TV: Fox
- Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)
