Jack Flaherty

Flaherty gave up an RBI double in the second, but essentially breezed through the rest of the start. He's pitched well in both outings this year, and the quality of opponents (Dodgers and Chicago) varied wildly. He'll take a 2.38 ERA into a scheduled start Wednesday against the Yankees.

With the Dodgers trailing 2-0 and unable to solve former teammate Jack Flaherty, Freeman tied the game with a two-run shot off Flaherty, his first of the season. The former MVP homered 22 times in 2024, and is a good bet to best that total in 2025 as long as he's able to stay on the field.

He struck out five and walked two. Flaherty was brilliant over the first five innings, allowing just the one hit over those frames. Unfortunately, he got only two runs of support, and he saw that lead go away when he gave up a two-run homer to Freddie Freeman in the sixth before exiting. Still, a solid start for Flaherty against his former team and one of the best lineups in baseball. The 29-year-old likely faces the lowly White Sox next weekend.

The 30-year-old backstop has started each of the team's first three games, so it's not hugely surprising to see him get a night off. He should be back in there for Saturday's series finale. Austin Barnes will start in his place on Friday night and will bat ninth against former battery-mate Jack Flaherty.

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