Teams that now could be buyers at the trade deadline meet at Dodger Stadium on Friday. The World Champs have to be somewhat concerned about Shohei Ohtani’s nagging injury that has stopped him from pitching. There is also Will Smith, the catcher, who is on the 60-day DL. The Dodgers could make a move for a catcher and possibly a starting pitcher.
The Red Sox are in the thick of the wild-card race, thanks mainly to their 15-game winning streak that ended about 10 days ago. Could this be a World Series preview? Stranger things can be said. MLB lines at BetUS will be intriguing with the pitching matchup of Yoshinobu Yamamoto against Ranger Suarez. The latter returned to the mound July 26 after a stint on the injured list.