It might not be recent, but Shane Bieber has seen plenty of success against Dodgers hitters.

The 2020 Cy Young Award winner is coming off Tommy John surgery and hasn’t faced the Dodgers since 2022, when he was pitching for the Cleveland Guardians. But the Dodgers starting lineup is just 11-for-58, or .190 lifetime, against the righty with a .362 slugging percentage.

Bieber has kept the Dodgers big three at bay in the past, holding Shohei Ohtani to two hits in 13 at-bats, Mookie Betts to 1-for-9 and Freddie Freeman to 1-for-4. Left fielder Kiké Hernández has had some success in a short sample size, going 3-for-6, while Will Smith is 2-for-3.

A lot will be expected of Bieber, who the Jays acquired at the deadline for just this moment, after the Jays emptied their bullpen Monday night. He

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