This is a match-up between the two best records in the National League. The Dodgers are fresh off of their first two home losses of the season at the hand of the Atlanta Braves, but that isn’t to say they didn’t play well. Matt Kemp hit another home run, pushing his league-leading total to 10.
The Dodgers have gotten off on a torrid pace in the early part of this season. Led by Matt Kemp, they sit atop the NL with a 13-4 mark. The Braves on the other hand, have been a team of runs so far.
Two teams that generally hang around the top of the standings, and have gotten off to awful starts this season.
If you opened up the newspaper today you may have noticed that the Boston Red Sox were in last place in the AL East. Tthe same position they were in at this time last season.
The Oakland A’s entered Tuesday’s game two coming off a 6-0 shutout to start their four-game series in Anaheim, while the Angles got a much-needed win after going 3-6 in their first nine games of the 2012 campaign.
The Red Sox got things back on track by winning three straight against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays, but a 1-0 loss in Monday’s Patriot’s Day matinee will set up a must win series against the red-hot Texas Rangers who will roll into Fenway on Tuesday night for a short two-game set.
The San Diego Padres will make the quick trip up Interstate 5 to Los Angeles looking for a little luck on Friday the 13th as they open a three-game set against NL West rivals the Dodgers.
The Arizona Diamondbacks entered this series on Tuesday night coming off three straight wins to start the season, while the Padres did just the exact opposite, dropping three of four to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The much-anticipated regular season debut of Japanese pitching ace Yu Darvish will take place on Monday night at Arlington Ballpark when the Texas Rangers host the Seattle Mariners in game one of a four-game series.
Two of the biggest powerhouses in the American League East will do battle in game one of a three game set when the New York Yankees open the 2012 season in Florida against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Chicago Cubs will begin a new era under innovative general manager Theo Epstein when they open play at venerable Wrigley Field on Thursday night against the Washington Nationals.
