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Dodgers vs Brewers: Dodgers Demote Pitcher, How to Watch, Odds, Prediction, and More

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Apr 30, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Landon Knack reacts against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 30, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Landon Knack reacts against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports | Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

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The Dodgers optioned Landon Knack to Triple-A Oklahoma City for the fourth time this season ahead of Game 3 of the Dodgers' four-game set against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.

Tuesday, Knack notched his first career save, firing four innings of one-run baseball with two strikeouts. That helped preserve the Dodgers' bullpen in advance of Walker Buehler's return from the injured list. The 30-year-old right-hander starts for the first time since June 18.

Here's what else you need to know about today's game:

How to Watch

  • Time: 5:10 p.m. PT
  • Location: American Family Field, Milwaukee
  • TV: SportsNet LA
  • Radio: 570 in Los Angeles

Odds

• Moneyline: Brewers -105 / Dodgers -115

• Over/under: 8.5

• All odds via DraftKings

Prediction

Milwaukee's Frankie Montas has struggled lately, giving up 10 earned runs in his last 13.1 innings. With the Dodgers' offense firing on all cylinders, including a five-run inning on Tuesday, expect L.A. to take advantage early. Buehler will be the key variable, and it'll be interesting to see how he performs after his time off.

More

• Dodgers third baseman Kiké Hernandez went 1-for-3 and scored a run last night and has now hit safely in eight of 11 games in the month of August. He is slashing .325/.378/.525 with five doubles, one homer and eight RBIs.

• The month of August has been Mookie Betts’ most prolific month on the calendar. For his career, Betts is hitting .330 with 60 homers and 166 RBI — all monthly highs.

• Buehler is facing the Brewers for the third time in his career, and the first time at American Family Field.

• Shohei Ohtani needs 27 total bases to become the 52nd player in Dodger history to reach the 300+ total base mark in a single season.

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J.P. Hoornstra
J.P. HOORNSTRA

J.P. Hoornstra is an On SI Contributor. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los Angeles Angels (occasionally of Anaheim) from 2012-23 for the Southern California News Group. His first book, The 50 Greatest Dodgers Games of All-Time, published in 2015. In 2016, he won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for breaking news coverage. He once recorded a keyboard solo on the same album as two of the original Doors.

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