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Preview: Justin Turner Returns To Dodgers Lineup For 4th Of July Matchup With Padres

Austin Green
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Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

After earning a fifth consecutive walk-off win to sweep the Arizona Diamondbacks in a two-game series, the Los Angeles Dodgers continue their tour through the National League West with a matchup against the San Diego Padres.

The four games at Dodger Stadium are the last before the All-Star break. L.A. is an MLB-best 36-9 at home and has won eight in a row against NL West opponents.

Hyun-Jin Ryu takes the mound for the Fourth of July matchup in what’s his final outing before starting in the All-Star Game. He’s 9-2 with a 1.83 ERA, 229 ERA+ and 0.90 WHIP in 16 starts.

Ryu has not faced the Padres so far this season, but has pitched to a 2.16 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in 10 career starts.

The Padres counter with Dinelson Lamet, who makes his return after undergoing Tommy John surgery 15 months ago. He went 1-2 with a 6.00 ERA over six rehab starts.

Lamet faces a Dodgers lineup that sees the return of Justin Turner. He was unavailable Tuesday because of lingering soreness from being hit by a pitch in the series finale against the Colorado Rockies.

Turner pinch-hit Wednesday, which was his bobblehead night at Dodger Stadium. On the season Turner is batting .300/.385/.451 with 14 doubles, nine home runs and 33 RBI.

Dodgers lineup:

1B: Joc Pederson
CF: Alex Verdugo
3B: Justin Turner
RF: Cody Bellinger
2B: Max Muncy
LF: Matt Beaty
SS: Chris Taylor
C: Russell Martin
P: Hyun-Jin Ryu

Padres lineup:

SS: Fernando Tatis Jr.
1B: Eric Hosmer
3B: Manny Machado
RF: Franmil Reyes
LF: Hunter Renfroe
CF: Wil Myers
2B: Ian Kinsler
C: Austin Hedges
P: Dinelson Lamet

Austin Green is a journalism student at Biola University. He grew up in a family of diehard Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Lakers fans, and has been blogging about sports since 2014. He has been at Medium Large since 2018, contributing mainly to DodgerBlue.com. Austin has also worked as a digital production intern at NBC Los Angeles and as sports editor and managing editor of The Chimes, Biola's award-winning student newspaper. When not doing homework or watching and writing about sports, Austin enjoys volunteering at local church and missions organizations, going to the beach or coffee shops, and working on his horribly broken jump shot.