Dodgers vs Blue Jays: Starting Lineup - Series Finale Preview

Tuesday night's 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, marks the Toronto Blue Jays sixth loss in a row.

Their longest losing streak since they were basement dwellers in 2024.

Blue Jays right-hander Dylan Cease is on the bump versus Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani.

First pitch is at 3:07 PM ET on Sportsnet and FS1.

Disc golfer extraordinaire Dylan Cease gets the ball for Toronto to close out the series.

In his last outing Cease did not factor into the decision in a 5-4 extra-inning loss to the White Sox, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits and three walks with six strikeouts over 4.1 innings.

Cease allowed a run via his own error in the first inning and two more in the third.

He threw just 51 of 93 pitches for strikes despite generating a whopping 16 whiffs, exiting after a one-out walk in the fifth.

While the 30-year-old is no stranger to inconsistency, it was an obvious step back from his 12-strikeout debut with the Blue Jays on Saturday. He's in for a tough matchup against the Dodgers this afternoon.

Sho-time get the ball for the Dodgers today. In his last outing Ohtani completed six scoreless innings in a win against Cleveland, allowing one hit and issuing three walks while striking out six batters. He also went 1-for-3 with a pair of walks as a batter.

The Dodgers opted to have Ohtani be the last of the team's five pitchers in the season-opening rotation to make a start, but he looked every bit an ace against the Guardians.

The two-way star retired the first seven batters he faced and yielded just one hit (a Rhys Hoskins double) overall.

Ohtani did put some additional runners on base with three walks and a hit-by-pitch, but he threw 54 of 87 pitches for strikes, so his control wasn't particularly shaky.

In addition to the strong outing on the mound, he reached base three times, extending his regular-season on-base streak to 36 games dating back to last year.

Blue Jays: Max Scherzer: day-to-day (undisclosed), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Addison Barger: day-to-day (ankle), Alejandro Kirk: 10-Day IL (hand), Shane Bieber: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Trey Yesavage: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Dodgers: Mookie Betts: 10-Day IL (back), Gavin Stone: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Landon Knack: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Bobby Miller: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brusdar Graterol: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Brock Stewart: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Tommy Edman: 10-Day IL (ankle), Blake Snell: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kike Hernandez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Evan Phillips: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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