Jacob Wilson not starting Wednesday vs. Rays

Rodríguez’ home run was his 19th of the year. He hit a solo shot off Will Warren in the first inning. Rodríguez now has three home runs in his last seven games. His ISO is .171 this year after posting ISOs of at least .207 in three of the first four years of his career. He’s hitting .257 with a .752 OPS and 52 RBI.

Grisham now has 15 home runs on the season. He hit a solo shot off Bryce Miller in the sixth inning and a two-run shot off Mariners reliever Nick Davila in the eighth inning. Grisham’s power is noticeably down from his career-high 34 home run season last year. He’s hitting .222 with a .732 OPS and 50 RBI.

A 2-1 deficit turned into a 3-2 lead for the Dodgers when Ohtani took Daniel Lynch deep. That’s the 27th homer of the season for the reigning MVP, and he’s now up to 74 RBI on the season. He also singled, and Ohtani’s slash is now .293/.393/.526. Amazingly, that .939 OPS is easily his worst mark since joining the Dodgers in 2024.

Miller gave up eight hits, walked one and struck out five. He hasn’t won a start since July 2 against the Angels and has allowed at least four earned runs in four of his last six starts since then. Miller has a solid 3.39 ERA and 3.62 xFIP in 85 innings this year. He’s lined up to face the Brewers on the road next week.

Knack was handed just a two-run lead when he entered the game, so this wasn’t just a case of getting a lengthy save in a blowout. The 29-year-old’s reward for his work might be a trip to Los Angeles, as they’ll likely be looking for a fresh arm. Knack will likely need to change organizations to ever get a chance to be more than a depth piece, and it remains to be seen if he’s good enough to be more than that, anyway.

All three runs came off long balls allowed by Lynch; a solo shot by Mookie Betts and a two-run blast by SHohei Ohtani. The southpaw gave up just one other hit and struck out three, but it’s another unimpressive start for the 29-year-old. It’d be a mistake to trust him as a streamer for a scheduled start against the A’s next week.

Lauer allowed just four hits, and he struck out a solid six against two walks. It’s a vast improvement — albeit against a vastly worse team — than his six runs on 11 hits against the Cubs, and more inline with how Lauer has pitched since being acquired by the Dodgers from Toronto. The southpaw seems likely to give up his rotation spot at some point, but for now, he’s scheduled to face the Rockies in Colorado next week.

Warren gave up six hits, walked four and struck out three. The trouble started right away for Warren as five batters into the game it was 3-0 and the Mariners already had two home runs. He allowed another home run in the third inning. Warren walked Randy Arozarena to being the fifth inning and was promptly removed, but Arozarena still came around to score with the run being charged to Warren. It was a bad start for Warren, who would’ve been on the hook for the loss if the Yankees didn’t come from behind to win after he was already out of the game. He’s lined up to face the Orioles on the road next week.

Perez missed three games at the beginning of July with soreness in his throwing elbow. It’s probably a similar issue this time. Perez had an RBI single in one of his two at-bats before exiting.