(UPDATED) LOS ANGELES — Losers of three in a row, the injury-ravaged Mets will try to close out the West Coast segment of this 10-game trip on a high note here tonight when Livan Hernandez takes the mound at Dodger Stadium. Hernandez is coming off one of his worst outings of the season, giving up five runs on eight hits in five innings last Friday in San Francisco. Hernandez is 9-13 with a 4.42 ERA against the Dodgers in 28 career games.

Hernandez will face off against Dodgers right-hander Jeff Weaver, who was a late replacement for Eric Stults after Stults sprained his thumb Tuesday. Weaver, who is in his second go-round with LA, is 2-1 with a 6.10 ERA in five career starts against the Mets but hasn’t faced them since 2006.

Tonight’s game is also notable for Daniel Murphy‘s first major-league start at first base. So in the span of a week, the Mets have started two players (along with Jeremy Reed) at first who had never previously played a big-league inning at that position.

Here is the 21-18 Mets’ order for the 10:10 p.m. game:

Jose Reyes SS

Luis Castillo 2B

Carlos Beltran CF

David Wright 3B

Daniel Murphy 1B

Ryan Church RF

Ramon Castro C

Angel Pagan LF

Livan Hernandez RHP (3-1, 5.59)

Hernandez’s numbers against the Dodgers’ hitters

The 28-13 Dodgers, who have the best record in the majors, will counter with:

Juan Pierre LF

Rafael Furcal SS

Orlando Hudson 2B

Andre Ethier RF

Russell Martin C

James Loney 1B

Xavier Paul CF

Casey Blake 3B

Jeff Weaver RHP (2-1, 3.38)

Weaver’s numbers against the Mets’ hitters