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What you need to know: The Dodgers open the season Thursday with a four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium, where they recorded 57 of their 111 wins last season.
Left-hander Julio UrÃas will take mound for the Dodgers against right-hander Zac Gallen. UrÃas, L.A.’s most durable and consistent pitcher, went 17-7 last season and had a 2.16 earned-run average. Gallen went 12-4 and finished with a 2.54 ERA.
The Dodgers start the season with right-hander Walker Buehler on the 60-day injured list, but the rotation welcomes back Dustin May, who started just six games last season after returning from Tommy John surgery.
A pitch clock, pickoff limit, the changing of shifts on defense and bigger bases could make for a different game in the upcoming season.
The Diamondbacks, who won just 34 games on the road last year, are expected to be a tougher National League West opponent behind the pitching of Gallen and Merrill Kelly and a lineup led by top prospect Corbin Carroll, a young outfielder who was given the richest contract extension in team history.
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How to watch the Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks
When: 7:10 p.m.
Radio: AM 570 (KLAC), 1020 (KTNQ) Spanish
Odds: Dodgers -178, Diamondbacks +152; O/U is 7 runs
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Complete Dodgers 2023 schedule
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