1 NLDS: YES, IT S KERSHAW DAY:

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1 Atlanta Braves (90-72, 0-1) at LOS ANGELES DODGERS (92-71, 1-0) RHP Anibal Sanchez (7-6, 2.83) vs. LHP Clayton Kershaw (9-5, 2.73) Friday, October 5, :37 p.m. PT Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, CA National League Division Series- Game 2 TV: FS1 Radio: AM 570 (Eng.); 1020 AM (Span.), ESPN Radio, AM 1540 (Kor.) GETTING THE JUMP: The Dodgers tonight look to take a 2-0 stranglehold in this best-of-five National League Division Series against the NL East champion Atlanta Braves. Last night s 6-0 shutout victory to open the Postseason was the club s 14 th playoff shutout since moving to Los Angeles and the 18 th in franchise history. The defending National League champions have now won eight of their last nine Postseason games against National League opponents and have won five consecutive NL playoff games at Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles went 5-2 against Atlanta in the regular season, including taking two of three from the Braves at Dodger Stadium from June The Dodgers also took three of four from Atlanta at SunTrust Park from July and are now 5-2 all-time at the Bravos new ballpark. The Braves won the National League East by 8.0 games over the Washington Nationals. The Dodgers have now won six consecutive NLDS contests dating to Oct. 11, 2016 at WAS (Game 5). This series marks the third Postseason meeting between the Dodgers and Braves, with the two squads each registering a victorious series. The Braves swept the Dodgers, 3-0, in the 1996 NLDS on their way to the NL Pennant and the Dodgers beat Atlanta, 3-1 in the 2013 NLDS, before bowing out in the next round to the Cardinals. Los Angeles was (.594) against the NL East this season. Game 3 is Sunday night, with first pitch at SunTrust Park in Cobb County, GA scheduled for 5:07 p.m. PT. If necessary, Game 4 is on Monday at 1:30 p.m. PT. SUPER SIX: The Dodgers went to win the NL West for the sixth straight year, marking their 17 th overall division title, as the club has now reached the postseason in six consecutive seasons for the first time in franchise history. Los Angeles is playing October Baseball for the ninth time in 13 years, the eighth time in 11 years and for the 32 nd time in franchise history. MLB All-Time Most Consecutive Playoff Berths Braves, Yankees, Dodgers, (active streak) The last MLB team to win six straight division titles was the New York Yankees, who won the AL East nine consecutive seasons from The Dodgers won 90+ games for the sixth consecutive season, a feat that had only previously been accomplished once in franchise history, (6). Los Angeles was 9.0 games back in the divisional race on May 8, and was a season-worst 10 games under.500 at on May 16. RACE TO THE FINISH: Starting on Aug. 24, the Dodgers finished the season on a run to claim the divisional title. It was the second-best run in that span, behind only the Brewers 25-9 mark. THE MOUND MEN: The Dodgers 3.38 ERA led the NL and ranked second in the Majors, behind only Houston s 3.11 mark. The Dodgers also topped the NL in strikeouts (1,565) and WHIP (1.15), while ranking second with a.230 opponents batting average. L.A pitchers issued the fewest walks in the NL (422) and held opponents to a NL-best.290 OBP. The club s 1,565 strikeouts established a franchise record for the third consecutive season. Dodger starters topped the NL in ERA (3.19), while the club s relievers posted a 3.67 ERA (5 th, NL). Kenley Jansen ranked second in the NL with 38 saves in 42 opportunities (90.5%). Among pitchers with or more innings, Walker Buehler ranked fourth in the NL with a 2.62 ERA in 24 games (23 starts) and Clayton Kershaw finished fifth (2.73). Buehler also ranked among the NL s best (min IP) in opponents batting average (.193, 2 nd ) and WHIP (0.96, 3 rd ), while Kershaw s 1.04 WHIP ranked fifth. MATCHUP vs. BRAVES All-Time VS. ATL: LA leads series, 1,190-1, ( at Dodger Stadium) All-Time Postseason vs. ATL: 4-4 (3-2 at Dodger Stadium) Lost 1996 Division Series, 0-3; Won 2013 Division Series, : LA won series, 5-2 (2-1 at Dodger Stadium) Game 1 NLDS: W, 6-0 W: Ryu L: Foltynewicz YES, IT S KERSHAW DAY: Three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw takes the mound this evening for the first start of the 2018 Postseason and the 20 th start of his Postseason career (25 th game). On the year, Kershaw went 9-5 with a 2.73 ERA (49 ER/161.1 IP), to go along with 155 strikeouts against just 29 walks, a.227 opponents batting average and 20 quality starts in 26 outings. Among hurlers with at least 25 starts this season, he ranked among the National League leaders in ERA (4 th ), opponents batting average (11 th ), strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.34, 3 rd ), WHIP (1.04, 4 th ), opponents OBP (.264, 4 th ) and opponents OPS (.630, 7 th ). In his last 16 starts since July 3, Kershaw went 8-1 with a 2.67 ERA (31 ER/104.1 IP) while holding hitters to a.219 average. He struck out 92 batters against 17 walks during that time, while also posting a 0.99 WHIP. The Dodgers have won the last eight times Kershaw has started. Kershaw beat the Braves on July 27 in Atlanta, allowing just one run in 7.2 innings. In his career, the Texas native is 4-0 with a 1.43 ERA (11 ER/69.0 IP) and a 0.94 WHIP in 10 starts vs. the Braves. The southpaw allowed just one run in 13.0 innings (0.69 ERA) vs. Atlanta in the 2013 NLDS (Game 1 and Game 4). Kershaw holds Dodger Postseason records in wins (7), starts (19), innings pitched (122.0), strikeouts (139) and losses (7). The 30-year old holds Dodger NLDS records in wins (4), innings (64.2) and strikeouts (86). Overall, Kershaw is 7-7 with a 4.35 ERA (59 ER/122.0 IP) in 24 Postseason games. The Dodgers are in those contests. POWERBALLERS: The Dodgers blasted a franchise record and National League-best 235 home runs (2 nd MLB, NYY 267). The club s home run total ranked seventh on the NL s all-time list for the most home runs hit in a single-season. Los Angeles had seven players Cody Bellinger (25), Yasmani Grandal (24), Kiké Hernández (21), Matt Kemp (21), Max Muncy (35), Joc Pederson (25) and Yasiel Puig (23) finish the season with 20 or more home runs, the most in franchise history and the most ever by an NL club. The feat has been accomplished six times in the American League. Of Pederson s 25 home runs, eight were leadoff shots (11 career), giving him the franchise record for leadoff homers in a single season. The previous mark of seven was held by Davey Lopes (1979). Pederson s eight leadoff home runs were tied with Atlanta s Ronald Acuña Jr. and St. Louis s Matt Carpenter for second in the Majors this year, trailing only Cleveland s Francisco Lindor. The Dodgers also led the NL and set Los Angeles records with 564 extra-base hits and a.442 slugging percentage. Los Angeles led the NL for the second consecutive season with a +194 run differential, its best mark since 1974 (+237). MR. LONGEVITY: Legendary Dodger shortstop Bill Russell, who has played more games than anyone in L.A. Dodger history (2,181), will throw the ceremonial first pitch this evening to Dodger legend and 1981 World Series MVP Ron Cey. GET WELL SOON: The Dodgers and the L.A. media would like to wish a speedy recover to Maria Hartmark, who needs our well wishes after suffering an accident Wednesday night. Maria has been a longtime press dining room fixture and always does whatever she can to put a smile on everyone s face. Get well soon Maria! UPCOMING SCHEDULE Date/Time/Opponent (PT Time) Probable Pitchers TV/Radio Game 3 NLDS Sun. Oct. 7, 5:07 p.m. at ATL RHP Walker Buehler (8-5, 2.62) vs. TBD TV: FS1 Radio: ESPN, AM 570, KTNQ1020, AM 1540

2 MAD MAX: Dodger infielder Max Muncy, who was a non-roster invitee to Spring Training and wasn t added to the 40-man roster until his call up on April 17, led the Dodgers and finished tied for fifth in the National League with 35 home runs. Among players with at least 200 plate appearances vs. right-handed pitching, Muncy, 28, ranked second in the NL with a.601 slugging percentage and a OPS. Muncy s marks barely trailed only the likely NL MVP, Christian Yelich, in both categories (.602, 1.007). The Texas native spent the entire 2017 season with Triple-A Oklahoma City. Last night, Muncy hit a three-run homer and walked three times in his first Postseason game, becoming just the 11 th player to reach base in every PA in their first playoff game (min. four PA); the last to do it before Muncy was Evan Longoria in 2008 (SOURCE: STATS, LLC). STARS WERE BORN: The Dodgers were represented by three players Matt Kemp (3 rd All-Star Game), Kenley Jansen (3 rd ASG) and Ross Stripling (1 st ASG) on the National League All-Star team, which was managed by Dave Roberts. Kemp started the game in left field, and was the Dodgers first fan-elected started since Yasiel Puig in Dodger infielder Max Muncy, who was a Final Vote candidate, competed in the Home Run Derby and advanced to the second round of the competition, where he lost to eventual champion Bryce Harper. TAKING HOME THE HARDWARE: Dodger players consistently racked up awards throughout the season: NL Player of the Week: Matt Kemp (June 3), Yasiel Puig (Sept. 16). NL Player of the Month: Justin Turner (August). NL Reliever of the Month: Kenley Jansen (June). Chase Utley was recognized as the Dodgers Roy Campanella Award winner. Max Muncy was the Dodger nominee for the Hank Aaron Award as the National League s top hitter. I SAY NO, NO, NO, NO: Four Dodger pitchers combined to no-hit the Padres on May 4 in Monterrey, Mexico in a 4-0 win. It was the first combined no-hitter in franchise history and the 23 rd no-no in club history (13 th in LA), which are the most of any team. Walker Buehler pitched 6.0 innings, before Tony Cingrani, Yimi Garcia and Adam Liberatore closed out the game with a hitless frame each. HEAVY LUMBER: The Dodgers set a single-game Dodger Stadium record with 21 runs scored on Aug. 2 in a 21-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. FINISH WITH A FLURRY: The Dodgers record by month: March/April (12-16), May (14-14), June (17-9), July (16-10), August (14-13), September/October (19-9). BEST FANS IN BASEBALL: The Dodgers led the Majors for a sixth consecutive season and set a single-season franchise record with a total attendance of 3,857,500 for their 82 home dates (47,042 average). It marked the sixth-highest single-season attendance in National League history. The Dodgers previous high mark was set in 2007 (3,857,036). ROAD WARRIORS: The Dodgers went (.580) on the road this season, which tied them with the Braves for the best record in the National League away from home. YOU HAVE NOW ARRIVED: The Dodgers are carrying five players on their NLDS roster who are set to make or made their Postseason debut last night: right-hander Walker Buehler, lefthander Caleb Ferguson, right-handed reliever Dylan Floro, lefthanded reliever Scott Alexander and infielder Max Muncy. The Dodgers return with 13 players who were on last season s World Series roster: pitchers Rich Hill, Kenley Jansen, Clayton Kershaw, Kenta Maeda and Alex Wood and position players Austin Barnes, Cody Bellinger, Yasmani Grandal, Kiké Hernández, Joc Pederson, Yasiel Puig, Chris Taylor and Justin Turner. MILESTONES: Matt Kemp picked up the 1,000 th RBI of his career on Sept. 23, his 34 th birthday. Kemp finished the season with 1,005 RBI, including 733 in his 10 seasons with Los Angeles. His 733 Dodger RBI rank as the 5 th most in Los Angeles history. Manny Machado, who was acquired from Baltimore July 18, picked up the 1,000 th hit of his career on Aug. 9 vs. Col. Yasiel Puig (Aug. 11) and Yasmani Grandal (June 9) both picked up their 100 th career home run this year. Clayton Kershaw reached 2,000 career innings on July 9 vs. San Diego, and since 1920, no pitcher with 2,000 or more career innings has a better ERA (2.39) or WHIP (1.00). THE HEART AND SOUL: After starting the year on the disabled list (fractured left wrist), Justin Turner returned to the Dodger lineup on May 15 and led the club to a (.618) record the rest of the way. Among National Leaguers with at least 350 at-bats, Turner ranked among the league s best in batting average (.312, 2 nd ), OBP (.406, 2 nd ), slugging percentage (.518, 13 th ) and OPS (.924, 4 th ). In 55 games after the All-Star break, he led the NL with 24 doubles, while slashing.356 (2 nd NL)/.447 (2 nd )/.619 (3 rd ). Turner won the August National League Player of the Month award after hitting.402 (39-for-97) with a OPS in 25 games. For the second consecutive season, Turner was recognized as the Dodgers nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award. Last night, Turner s double gave him nine-career Postseason two-baggers, which tied Carl Furillo for the most in franchise history. Turner s.325 (37-for-114) career Postseason batting average is second in Dodger history (min. 75 PA), trailing just Steve Garvey (.346). Turner went 1-for-2 with a double, two walks and a stolen base last night and is now batting.451 (23-for-51) in 16- career NLDS contests, which is the highest average in history: Highest Batting Average, Division Series History All-Time (min. 50 Plate Appearances) 1. Justin Turner, LAD Hanley Ramirez, LAD/BOS Fernando Vina, STL Mike Stanley, NYY/BOS Mark DeRosa, ATL/CHC/STL Darin Erstad, LAA STARTS AT THE TOP: President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman and General Manager Farhan Zaidi assembled their fourth division-winning club in as many seasons after joining the Dodgers in the Fall of As in past years, Friedman and Zaidi were active at the trade deadline, acquiring acquiring Dylan Floro (July 4 from CIN), Manny Machado (July 18 from BAL), John Axford (July 31 from TOR), Brian Dozier (July 31 from MIN), Ryan Madson (Aug. 31 from WSH) and David Freese (Aug. 31 from PIT). Machado, a 2018 All-Star, batted.273 with in 66 games with the Dodgers and ranked among the NL leaders in home runs, runs (13, T-13 th ) and RBI (42, T-8 th ) following the All-Star break. Freese slashed.385/.489/.641 in 19 games with the Dodgers, going 15-for-39 with two doubles, a triple, two homers and nine RBI. He went 13-for-28 (.464) vs. lefties with Los Angeles. Floro went 3-1 with a 1.63 ERA (5 ER/27.2 IP) in 29 relief appearances with the Dodgers, posting 1.05 WHIP and striking out 31 against 11 walks. He allowed just one of 12 inherited runners to score with the Dodgers, and finished the season by tossing scoreless relief in 22 of his last 24 games after July 24. JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED: Dave Roberts became the first manager in Los Angeles history to lead the Dodgers to the Postseason in his first three years with the club. Roberts 286 wins through his first three full seasons as a Major League manager rank sixth all-time Source: Stats, LLC: Most Wins in First 3 Full Seasons as MLB Manager - All-Time (only counts seasons manager led team entire season) 1. Frank Chance, CHC Earl Weaver, BAL Ralph Houk, NYY Billy Southworth, STL Davey Johnson, NYM 6. Dave Roberts, LAD MAJORING IN THE MINORS: Dodger affiliates posted a.547 ( ) combined winning percentage the fourth best among MLB clubs, with the club s top six affiliates advancing to the postseason. Double-A Tulsa (Texas League), Single-A Rancho Cucamonga (California League) and the Arizona League Dodgers all won their league championships.

3 Game 1 Starts - LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu: 7-3, 1.97 ERA in 15 GS 2018 Regular Season: Finished the regular season ranking among NL leaders with at least 15 starts in ERA (1.97, 2 nd ), strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.93, 2 nd ), WHIP (1.01, 5 th ), walks per nine innings (1.64, 4 th ) and opponents on-base percentage (.260, 5 th ) After returning from the disabled list on August 15 (left groin strain), he went 4-3 with a 1.88 ERA (11 ER/52.2 IP), striking out 53 batters against only five walks and posting a 1.08 WHIP, while limiting right-handed batters to a.237/.247/.372 slash line Finished the season strong, going 3-2 with a 1.50 ERA (5 ER/30.0 IP) in five September starts, striking out 30 against only three walks and posting a 1.10 WHIP In nine starts at Dodger Stadium this season, he has gone 5-2 with a 1.15 ERA (7 ER/54.2 IP), striking out 60 batters against six walks and holding the opposition to a.212/.234/.296 slash line led NL starters (min. 9 starts) in home ERA and walks per nine innings (0.99) and ranked among pitching leaders in strikeout-to-walk ratio (10.00, 2 nd ) and opponents on-base percentage (.234, 7 th ) Went 2-1 with a 3.58 ERA (11 ER/27.2 IP) in six road starts this season, striking out 29 batters against nine walks and posting a 1.23 WHIP Career vs. Atlanta: Last started against the Braves on August 13, 2014 at Turner Field, where he allowed three runs on six hits over 5.2 innings, taking the loss in the Dodger s 3-2 defeat In three career starts against Atlanta, he has gone 0-1 with a 2.95 ERA (6 ER/18.1 IP) and has limited Braves hitter to a.239 average, while posting a 1.36 WHIP Started game three of the 2013 NLDS against the Braves at Dodger Stadium, allowing four runs on six hits in 3.0 innings, not factoring into the decision in the Dodger s 13-6 victory struck out one batter against one walk on 68 pitches Career Postseason: Made his first Postseason start since October 6, 2014 (G3 NLDS at STL) last night in Game 1 of the NLDS, allowing just four hits and striking out eight over 7.0 shutout innings became the first Dodger to toss 7.0 shutout innings in a Postseason start since teammate Clayton Kershaw, who did so in Game 2 of the 2016 NLCS at Chicago it was also the second Postseason start in which he tossed 7.0 scoreless innings (also: October 14, 2013, NLCS G3 vs. STL) according to Stats LLC., he became just the fourth Dodger pitcher with 8+ strikeouts and 0 runs allowed in a playoff game, joining Don Drysdale, Sandy Koufax (twice) and Orel Hershiser he is the only Dodger to post 8+ strikeouts, 0 runs and 0 walks in a playoff game In four career postseason starts he has gone 2-0 with a 1.96 ERA (5 ER/23.0 IP), striking out 17 batters against three walks, while posting a 0.91 WHIP and limiting batters to a.212 average Game 2 Starter - LHP Clayton Kershaw: 9-5, 2.73 ERA in 26 GS 2018 Regular Season: Finished the regular season ranking among NL pitchers with least 25 starts this season in ERA (2.73, 4 th ), strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.34, 3 rd ), WHIP (1.04, 4 th ), opponents on-base percentage (.264, 4 th ), opponents OPS (.630, 8 th ) and opponents batting average (.227, 11 th ) In 13 second half starts, he went 6-1 with a 2.73 ERA (26 ER/85.2 IP), striking out 77 batters against 12 walks, while posting a 1.00 WHIP and holding batters to a.227/.255/.365 slash line since the All-Star break IP 7.0 (3x, last: 9/17 vs. COL) 9.0 (5/28/2013 vs. LAA) ER 3 (3x, last: 9/11 at CIN) 7 (7/8/2014 at DET) SO 9 (4/16 at SD) 12 (4/30/2013 vs. COL) BB 5 (4/2 at ARI) 6 (5/11/2017 at COL) Career vs. Atlanta Totals , 2.95 ERA (6 ER/18.1 IP)- 3 GS At LA , 1.17 ERA (1 ER/7.2 IP)- 1 GS At ATL , 4.22 ERA (5 ER/10.2 IP)-2 GS SHO/CG IP 8.0 (2x, last: 8/25 vs. SD) 9.0 (25x, last: 7/9/17 vs. KC) ER 5 (9/29 at SF) 9 (4/26/09 at COL) SO 12 (4/15 vs. ARI) 15 (2x, last: 9/2/15 at SF) BB 6 (4/25 vs. MIA) 6 (3x, last: 4/25 vs. MIA) Career vs. Atlanta Totals 1-0, 1.17 ERA (1 ER/7.2 IP)- 1 GS 4-0, 1.43 ERA (11 ER/69.0 IP)- 10 GS At LA , 1.36 ERA (7 ER/46.1 IP)- 7 GS At ATL 1-0, 1.17 ERA (1 ER/7.2 IP)- 1 GS 1-0, 1.59 ERA (4 ER/22.2 IP)- 3 GS SHO/CG --- CG: 1, July 31, 2014 he ranked among NL pitchers (min IP) in fewest walks per nine innings (1.26, 2 nd ), strikeout to walk ratio (6.42, 5 th ), opponents OBP (.255, 6 th ), innings pitched (85.2, 7 th ), WHIP (1.00, 8 th ), opponents OPS (.620, 9 th ) and ERA (2.73, 10 th ) Held hitters to a.227 average, including a.223 mark against right-handed hitters limited hitters to a.220 average with runners in scoring position In 13 starts at Dodger Stadium this season, he went 3-3 with a 2.58 ERA (24 ER/83.2 IP) and struck out 82 batters against 20 walks, while holding hitters to a.211 average ranked among NL starters (min IP) in home ERA (9 th ), opponents batting average (8 th ), opponents OBP (.261, 5 th ), opponents OPS (.609, 9 th ), WHIP (1.02, 5 th ), strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.10, 10 th ) Went 6-2 in 13 road starts, posting a 2.90 ERA (13 ER/77.2 IP) and holding hitters to a.243 average, while striking out 73 against just nine walks ranked among NL starters (min IP) in road ERA (9 th ), WHIP (1.07, 7 th ), fewest walks per nine innings (1.04, 1 st ), strikeout-to-walk ratio (8.11, 1 st ), opponents OBP (.266, 5 th ) and opponents OPS (.651, 14 th ) Reached 2,000 career innings against the San Diego Padres on July 9, becoming the just the 13 th Dodger in franchise history to reach that mark and the 11 th active pitcher in the league to toss or more innings Career vs. Atlanta: Made his last start against the Braves on July 27 at Sun Trust Park, where he allowed one run on six hits over 7.2 innings, picking up the win in the Dodgers 4-1 victory struck out eight batters, while allowing no walks on 101 pitches In 10 career starts against Atlanta, he has gone 4-0 with a 1.43 ERA (11 ER/69.0 IP), striking out 78 batters against 13 walks, while holding the opposition to a.211 average and posting a 0.94 WHIP In seven career starts (six quality starts) against the Braves at Dodger Stadium, he has gone 3-0 with a 1.36 ERA (7 ER/46.1 IP) and has held the opposition to a.176 average has struck out 50 batters against just 12 walks, while posting a 0.86 WHIP Made two starts in the 2013 NLDS against the Braves (Game 1 and 4), going 1-0 with a 0.69 ERA (1 ER/13.0 IP) and striking out 18 against just four walks held Atlanta hitters to a.130 average (6-for-46), while posting a 0.77 WHIP Career Postseason: In 24 career postseason games (19 starts), he has gone 7-7 with one save and has posted a 4.35 ERA (59 ER/122.0 IP) has limited the opposition to a.216 average, while striking out 139 batters against 37 walks His seven career postseason victories are the most by a Dodger pitcher in franchise history His 139 career Postseason strikeouts are currently the seventh most all-time in Postseason history (next 143, Tom Glavine) according to Stats LLC., he has five career Postseason games with at least ten strikeouts, something only four others in the live-ball era have accomplished: Justin Verlander, Bob Gibson, Randy Johnson, and Cliff Lee. Collected his first career save in Game 5 of the 2016 NLDS, after retiring the last two batters in the ninth inning, becoming the first pitcher since 1969 to record a save in a winner-take-all game after starting the previous game of the series also became the third pitcher to register a save in a winner-take-all postseason game with no previous career saves in either the regular season or postseason, joining David Price (2008 ALCS G7 w/ Rays) and Madison Bumgarner (2014 WS G7 w/ Giants)

4 Game 3 Starter - RHP Walker Buehler: 8-5, 2.62 ERA in 24 G (23 GS) 2018 Regular Season: Finished his rookie season going 8-5 with a 2.62 ERA (40 ER/137.1 IP) in 24 games (23 starts), while striking out 151 batters against just 37 walks and limiting the opposition to a.193 average As a starter, he ranked among the best in the big leagues (min. 125 IP) in ERA (2.31, 5 th ), opponents batting average (.185, 3 rd ), opponents OBP (.249, 5 th ), opponents SLG (.282, 2 nd ), opponents OPS (.531, 2 nd ), WHIP (0.92, 5 th ), hits per nine innings (5.94, 3 rd ) and home runs per nine innings (0.73, 9 th ) ranked among NL starters in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.08, 8 th ) and strikeouts per nine innings (9.90, 12 th ) Finished the season with the lowest WHIP (0.92) among rookie pitchers with 20 or more starts since 1913, and the second lowest opponents OBP (.249), behind just Dick Hughes.248 mark in 1967 with the Cardinals his.185 opponents batting average also ranked the fourth lowest, while his.531 opponents OPS was the fifth lowest Was dominant in the second half of the season, going 4-3 with a 2.03 ERA (18 ER/80.0 IP) and holding opposing hitters to a.165/.242/.266 slashline, while striking out 92 batters against just 24 walks in 13 starts among starters with 10 or more starts since the All-Star break, he finished with the second best opponent s batting average in the big leagues, while ranking among the top in opponents OBP (4 th ), opponents SLG (4 th ), opponents OPS (.508, 4 th ), WHIP (0.88, 4 th ), ERA (5 th ) and strikeouts (T-10 th ) Allowed just two earned runs over his last four starts, finishing the season with a 0.68 ERA (2 ER/26.2 IP) during that time, while striking out 29 batters against eight walks and posting a 0.67 WHIP Pitched in Game 163 against the Rockies and recorded the win to help the Dodgers secure their sixth straight NL West Title, after allowing just one hit over 6.2 innings with three strikeouts Made his first career big league start on April 23 against Miami at Dodger Stadium after being recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City According to Stats LLC., at 23 years and 269 days, Buehler became just the fourth Dodger pitcher since 2013 (Julio Urías, Zach Lee and Matt Magill) to start a game before his 24 th birthday On May 4 against San Diego, he joined Tony Cingrani, Yimi Garcia and Adam Liberatore to throw the first combined no-hitter in Dodger history and the 12 th in the history of Major League Baseball. The no-hitter was the 23 rd in Dodger franchise history and the 13 th since moving to Los Angeles Career vs. Atlanta: Made his lone career start against the Braves on June 8 at Dodger Stadium, allowing only one run on two hits over 5.1 innings, recording the win in the Dodgers 7-3 victory struck out four, while not issuing a walk on 71 pitches Career Postseason: Will make his first career Postseason appearance with the start in Game 3 of the NLDS LHP Rich Hill: 11-5, 3.66 ERA in 25 G (24 GS) 2018 Regular Season: Finished the season going 11-5 with a 3.69 ERA (54 ER/132.2 IP) in 24 starts, holding batters to a.220 average and posting a 1.12 WHIP led the team with 11 wins Struck out seven or more batters in eight straight starts to end the regular season, which according to Stats LLC., is the longest such streak of his career Finished the season winning his last five starts and posting a 3.90 ERA IP 8.0 (9/14 at STL) 8.0 (9/14 at STL) ER 5 (2x, last: 7/25 at PHI) 5 (2x, last: 7/25 at PHI) SO 12 (9/19 vs. COL) 12 (9/19 vs. COL) BB 3 (5x, last: 10/1 vs. COL) 3 (5x, last: 10/1 vs. COL) Career vs. Atlanta Totals 1-0, 1.69 ERA (1 ER/5.1 IP)- 1 GS 1-0, 1.69 ERA (1 ER/5.1 IP)- 1 GS At LA 1-0, 1.69 ERA (1 ER/5.1 IP)- 1 GS 1-0, 1.69 ERA (1 ER/5.1 IP)- 1 GS At ATL SHO/CG IP 7.0 (4x, last: 9/30 at SF) 9.0, (3x, last: 8/23/17 at PIT) ER 7 (4/14 vs. ARI) 7 (6x, last: 4/14 vs. ARI) SO 10 (6/29 vs. COL) 11 (3x, last: 7/1/17 at SD) BB 5 (8/18 at STL) 7 (5/24/17 vs. STL) Career vs. Atlanta Totals 1-0, 0.00 ERA (7.0 IP)- 1 GS 5-0, 1.74 ERA (9 ER/46.2 IP)- 9 G (7 GS) At LA , 2.84 ERA (2 ER/6.1 IP)- 1 GS At ATL 1-0, 0.00 ERA (7.0 IP)- 1 GS 4-0, 0.61 ERA (2 ER/29.1 IP)- 6 G (4 GS) SHO/CG (13 ER/30.0 IP), while striking out 37 batters against just five walks held hitters to a.174 average, while posting a 0.80 WHIP After returning from the DL on June 19, he went 10-3 with a 3.08 ERA (37 ER/108.0 IP) in 19 games (18 starts), while holding batters to a.198 average and posting a 0.98 WHIP struck out 125 batters against 28 walks In 11 starts at Dodger Stadium, he went 5-4 with a 3.69 ERA (26 ER/63.1 IP), turning in five quality starts, while striking out 70 batters against 17 walks Went 6-1 with a 3.63 ERA in 13 starts on the road this season, holding opponents to a.193 average struck out 80 batters against 24 walks in 69.1 innings pitched In the second half, he ranked among NL leaders in opponents batting average (.187, 14 th ), and WHIP (0.94, 10 th ) Has been effective against hitters from both sides of the plate, limiting lefties to a.206/.306/.389 slash line and holding righthanders to a.223/.283/.403 mark Career vs. Atlanta: Last faced the Braves on July 26 at Sun Trust Park, where he earned the win after tossing 7.0 shutout innings and allowed just three hits, while striking out eight batters against one walk In six games (four starts) against Atlanta, he has gone 4-0 with a 0.61 ERA (2 ER/29.1 IP), holding Braves batters to a.160 average, while posting a 0.82 WHIP Career Postseason: In eight career postseason starts, he has gone 1-2 with a 3.48 ERA (13 ER/33.2 IP), striking out 46 batters against 16 walks Made the start for the Dodgers in the second game of the 2016 NLDS against the Nationals and at 36 years old, he was the oldest pitcher to make a start for the Dodgers in the postseason since Greg Maddux (40 years, 176 days) started Game 3 of the 2006 NLDS against the New York Mets

5 75 LHP SCOTT ALEXANDER: 2-1, 3 SV, 3.68 ERA (27 ER/66.0 IP) 73 G (1 GS) Last Win: 7/23/18 at MIL Last Loss: 8/13/18 vs. SF Last Save: 9/9/18 at COL Career Postseason: --- Regular Season Career vs. ATL: 0-0, 3.18 ERA (2 ER/5.2 IP) 3 G In his first season with the Dodgers, went 2-1 with three saves and posted a 3.68 ERA (27 ER/66.0 IP), while limiting hitters to a.239 average in 73 games (one start) struck out 56 batters against 27 walks led the team in relief appearances and tied for 11 th in the National League Induced 15 double plays this season over 64.2 innings of relief, which was the second most in the Majors among relievers, while ranking the best in big leagues among qualifying relievers with a 2.09 opponents grounding into double plays per nine innings Posted the third best ground ball percentage (71.2%) in the big leagues this season, trailing just Zach Britton (72.1%) and Brad Ziegler (71.6%) since making his ML debut in 2015, he ranks second among big league relievers in ground ball percentage (72.2%) behind only Zach Britton s 77.1% Limited left-handed hitters to a.172 average, compared to a.288 mark against righties Made his first career big league start in his 100th career appearance June 1 at Colorado 52 RHP PEDRO BÁEZ: 4-3, 2.88 ERA (18 ER/56.1 IP) 55 G Last Win: 8/15/18 vs. SF Last Loss: 5/21/18 vs. COL Last Save: --- Career Postseason: 0-0, 6.52 ERA (7 ER/9.2 IP) 11 G Regular Season Career vs. ATL: 0-1, 2.16 ERA (2 ER/8.1 IP) 7 G In 55 relief appearances this season, went 4-3 with 2.88 ERA (18 ER/56.1 IP) and struck out 62 batters against 23 walks missed more than a month with biceps tendonitis (June 12-July 25) Held the opposition to a.220 average this season, including limiting lefties to a.164 mark (11-for-67) among NL relievers, his opponents batting average against left-handed hitters ranked fourth best (min. 75 BFP) Has been lights out at Dodger Stadium this season, going 2-2 with a 1.52 ERA (5 ER/29.2 IP) and limiting the opposition to a.194 average has struck out 35 against just 10 walks, while posting a 1.04 WHIP has tossed scoreless relief in his last 13 outings (14.1 IP) at home since Aug. 2 Finished the season strong as he allowed just one run over his last 19 outings (19.1 IP), posting a 0.47 ERA and holding hitters to a.108 average (7- for-65) struck out 19 against five walks, while posting a 0.62 WHIP during that time Tossed a career-high tying 2.2 innings on May 2 at ARI (last: July 8, 2016 vs. SD) and threw a career-high 42 pitches 64 LHP CALEB FERGUSON: 7-2, 2 SV, 3.49 ERA (19 ER/49.0 IP) 29 G (3 GS) Last Win: 9/19/18 vs. COL Last Loss: 8/18/18 at SEA Last Save: 7/22/18 at MIL Career Postseason: 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/1.0 IP) 1 G Appeared in his first Postseason game last night in Game 1 of the NLDS against the Braves, tossing a scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts Regular Season Career vs. ATL: 0-0, 4.50 ERA (1 ER/2.0 IP) 1 G In his first big league season, he finished the year going 7-2 with two saves and posted a 3.49 ERA (19 ER/49.0 IP) in 29 games (three starts)...held hitters to a.230 average, while posting a 1.12 WHIP In 26 relief appearances, he has gone 7-1 with two saves and has allowed 10 earned runs in 38.1 innings (2.35 ERA), while striking out 47 against just six walks has limited the opposition to a.231 average (34-for-147), while posting a 1.04 WHIP his seven victories out of the bullpen are tied for the fifth most in Dodger history and the most by a Dodger rookie reliever since Matt Herges recorded 11 in 2000 Made three starts prior to moving to the bullpen, going 0-1 and allowing nine earned runs over 10.2 innings struck out 12 and held hitters to a.225 average Collected his first career big league win after tossing 4.0 scoreless innings of relief and striking out six against just one walk on June 23 vs. NYM at Citi Field recorded his first career save on July 2 vs. PIT after tossing 3.0 scoreless innings with one strikeout in the Dodgers 17-1 victory tied the MLB record for largest margin of a victory when a save was recorded Had his contract selected on June 6 and made his big league debut that day with a start against the Pirates is in his fourth professional season after being selected in the 38th round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft out of West Jefferson High School (OH) had missed the entire 2014 season after recovering from Tommy John surgery, which he underwent following his senior season of high school Made 10 combined starts with Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A OKC this season, going 3-0 with a 1.53 ERA (8 ER/47.0 IP) prior to his promotion to the big leagues, was rated as the Dodgers No. 15 prospect by MLB.com 51 RHP DYLAN FLORO: 6-3, 2.25 ERA (16 ER/64.0 IP) 54 G w/ CIN & LAD Last Win: 9/18/18 vs. COL Last Loss: 8/12/18 at COL Last Save: --- Career Postseason: 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/0.1 IP) 1 G Made his first career Postseason appearance last night in Game 1 of the NLDS against the Braves, facing one batter to record the final out of the game Regular Season Career vs. ATL: 0-1, 9.00 ERA (2 ER/2.0 IP) 3 G In 54 combined games with the Reds and Dodgers, he went 6-3 with a 2.25 ERA (16 ER/64.0 IP) and limiting the opposition to a.237 average struck out 58 batters against 23 walks, while posting a 1.25 WHIP Finished the season with the seventh best ERA among National League relievers and tied for seventh in wins Acquired from the Reds in a four-player trade on July 4 in 25 games with the Reds, went 3-2 with a 2.72 ERA (11 ER/36.1 IP) started the season with Triple-A Louisville, allowing just four hits over 3.0 scoreless inning in two games before having his contract selected by Cincinnati on April 13 Made his Dodger debut on July 8 and finished the season going 3-1 with a 1.63 ERA (5 ER/27.2 IP), while holding hitters to a.182 average in 29 games with Los Angeles struck out 31 batters against just 11 walks during that span Finished the season tossing scoreless relief in 14 of his last 15 relief appearances (13.0 IP) since August 14, while going 2-0 with a 0.69 ERA and striking out 14 against six walks Returned to the Dodger organization after spending the last couple months with Triple-A Oklahoma City last season, going 0-1 with one save and posted a 5.56 ERA (7 ER/11.1 IP), while striking out 12 against just three walks in eight games 74 RHP KENLEY JANSEN: 1-5, 38 SV, 3.01 ERA (24 ER/71.2 IP) 69 G Last Win: 9/2/18 vs. ARI Last Loss: 8/22/18 vs. STL Last Save: 9/28/18 at SF Career Postseason: 1-1, 13 SV, 2.19 (9 ER/37.0 IP) 30 G Since saves became an official stat in 1969, he currently sits fourth all-time on the career postseason saves list with 13 career postseason saves (next Dennis Eckersley, 15) also is tied with Rollie Fingers and Wade Davis for sixth all-time on the most career five-plus out postseason saves list with four (next Tug McGraw & Dennis Eckersley, 5) His 55 career strikeouts in the Postseason currently ranks the third most among all-time relievers in the Majors Regular Season Career vs. ATL: 0-2, 11 SV, 5.55 ERA (15 ER/24.1 IP) 24 G (as reliever) IP 2.0 (3x, last: 6/22 at NYM) 3.0 (2x, last: 5/15/16 vs. ATL) ER 3 (3x, last: 9/26 at ARI) 3 (5x, last: 9/26/18 at ARI) SO 4 (5/19 at WAS-G2) 4 (3x, last: 5/19/18 at WAS) BB 3 (8/1 vs. MIL) 3 (2x, last: 8/2/18 vs. MIL) IR/IRSc 27/7 88/25 (as reliever) IP 2.2 (5/2 at ARI) 2.2 (2x, last: 5/2/18 at ARI) ER 4 (8/9 at COL) 4 (3x, last: 8/9/18 at COL) SO 4 (2x, last: 5/2 at ARI) 5 (6/2/17 at MIL) BB 3 (4/20 vs. WAS) 3 (2x, last: 4/20/18 vs. WAS) IR/IRSc 26/6 119/36 (as reliever) IP 4.0 (6/23 at NYM) 4.0 (6/23/18 at NYM) ER 3 (8/15 vs. SF) 3 (8/15/18 vs. SF) SO 6 (6/23 at NYM) 6 (6/23/18 at NYM) BB 2 (9/2 vs. ARI) 2 (9/2/18 vs. ARI ) IR/IRSc 1/0 1/0 (as reliever) IP 3.0 (2x last: 6/7 vs. COL) 4.1 (5/9/17 at COL) ER 3 (6/2 at SD) 5 (5/21/17 vs. MIL) SO 4 (3x, last: 8/26 vs. SD) 5 (5/9/17 at COL) BB 3 (8/12 at COL) 3 (8/12/18 at COL) IR/IRSc 20/6 31/12 (as reliever) IP 2.0 (5/8 vs. ARI) 2.0 (13x, last: 5/8/18 vs. ARI) ER 3 (4/2 at ARI) 5 (4/19/11 vs. ATL) SO 3 (5x, last: 7/24 at PHI) 4 (11x, last: 6/2/17 at MIL) BB 2 (2x, last: 9/13 at STL) 2 (23x, last: 9/13/18 at STL) IR/IRSc 12/3 123/29 In his ninth season with the Dodgers, the All-Star closer went 1-5 with a 3.01 ERA (24 ER/71.2 IP) and struck out 82 batters against just 17 walks in 69 relief appearances held the opposition to a.201 average, while posting a 0.99 WHIP...named to the National League All-Star team for the third consecutive season ( ) Finished the season with the second most saves in the National League, trailing just the Colorado Rockies Wade Davis (43) has collected five fourplus out saves this season, while working more than 1.0 inning on seven occasions also ranked among NL relievers in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.82, 8 th ), strikeouts (9 th ) and WHIP (12 th )

6 Went 1-4 with 19 saves and posted a 2.35 ERA (10 ER/38.1 IP) in 37 relief appearances at home held hitters to a.193 average, while posting a 0.83 WHIP and striking out 44 against just four walks Missed 10 games due to an irregular heartbeat (August 10-20) Has a career record with 268 saves and a 2.20 ERA in 543 games...holds the best WHIP (0.89) and opponents OBP (.237) among active qualified relievers, while also ranking among the leaders in ERA (2 nd ), saves (3 rd ), opponents batting average (.175, 5 th ) and strikeouts (823, 4 th )...averaging strikeouts per 9.0 innings (4 th ), while posting a 5.76 strikeout-to-walk ratio (1 st ) Dodgers all-time leader in saves (268) and strikeouts by a reliever (823) is tied with Bob Wickman for 33 rd on the all-time saves list (next Rod Beck, 286 SV) 50 RHP RYAN MADSON 2-5, 4 SV, 5.47 ERA (32 ER/52.2 IP) 58 G w/ WSH & LAD Last Win: 6/24/18 vs. PHI Last Loss: 8/12/18 at CHC Last Save: 7/12/18 at NYM Career Postseason: 4-1, 2 SV, 2.85 ERA (15 ER/47.1 IP) 46 G Will make his seventh Postseason appearance ( , 15, 17-18) His 46 career Postseason relief appearances are the most among active relievers, while tying for fourth among all-time relievers his 62 career Postseason strikeouts are tied for the second most all-time among relievers with Brad Lidge and Jeff Nelson, while trailing only Mariano Rivera (110) his four wins are also tied for fifth most all-time among big league relievers Regular Season Career vs. ATL: 7-4, 5 SV, 3.42 ERA (26 ER/68.1 IP) 67 G Went 2-5 with four saves and posted a 5.47 ERA (32 ER/52.2 IP) in 58 combined games with the Nationals and Dodgers struck out 54 against just 16 walks over 52.2 innings, posting a 3.38 strikeout-to-walk ratio Spent majority of the season with Washington, appearing in 49 games with the Nationals and posting a 5.28 ERA (26 ER/44.1 IP) and striking out 41 against 15 walks traded to the Dodgers on August 31 in exchange for minor league pitcher Andrew Istler Made his Dodger debut Sept. 2 vs. ARI, going 0.2 scoreless innings in nine games with Los Angeles, he allowed six runs in 8.1 innings and struck out 13 against just one walk Placed on the disabled list twice this season: the first on May with a pectoral muscle strain and the second on Aug with a lumbar nerve root irritation The Long Beach native has been a member of two World Series championship clubs (2008 & 2015) in 13 Major League seasons with the Phillies ( ), Royals (2015), A s ( ) and Nationals ( ), posting a record with 91 saves and a 3.48 ERA in 740 games (18 starts) has allowed only 62 of 214 inherited runners to score during his career (29.0%) Since making his big league debut in 2003, his 53 wins as a reliever are tied for the most during that span (David Robertson) also ranks among active ML relievers since 2003 (min. 500 IP) in ERA (3.09, 15 th ), strikeouts (714, 9 th ) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.57, 10 th ) 18 RHP KENTA MAEDA 8-10, 2 SV, 3.81 ERA (53 ER/125.1 IP) 39 G (20 GS) Last Win: 9/1/18 vs. ARI Last Loss: 9/25/18 at ARI Last Save: 9/7/18 at COL Career Postseason: 2-1, 3.80 ERA (9 ER/21.1 IP) 12 G (3 GS) In nine Postseason relief appearances, has gone 2-0 and allowed just one run over 10.2 innings (0.84 ERA) has held hitters to a.135 average (5-for-37), while striking out 10 against just two walks and posting a 0.66 WHIP Regular Season Career vs. ATL: 2-0, 0.68 ERA (1 ER/13.1 IP) 2 GS In 39 games (20 starts) this year in his third big league season, went 8-10 with two saves and posted a 3.81 ERA (53 ER/125.1 IP), while striking out 153 batters against 43 walks held hitters to a.240 average, while posting a 1.26 WHIP In 20 starts this season, went 6-7 with a 3.85 ERA (46 ER/107.2 IP) and struck out 127 against just 40 walks In 19 relief appearance this season, he has gone 2-3 with two saves while posting a 3.57 ERA (7 ER/17.02 IP) out of the bullpen has struck out 26 batters against three walks out of the pen, while posting a 1.19 WHIP Since making his big league debut in 2016, he is tied for the eighth most wins in the National League with 37 victories Out of the pen, he has posted a 3-3 record with three saves and a 3.16 ERA (9 ER/25.2 IP) in 23 career appearances has struck out 36 against just four walks recorded his first career save on June 9, 2017 vs. CIN 57 LHP ALEX WOOD: 9-7, 3.68 ERA (62 ER/151.2 IP) 33 G (27 GS) Last Win: 9/29/18 at SF Last Loss: 9/10/18 at CIN Last Save: --- Career Postseason: 0-1, 3.54 ERA (8 ER/20.1 IP) 8 G (2 GS) In six career Postseason relief appearances, has allowed four earned runs over 10.0 innings (3.60 ERA) and has struck out 10 against two walks Regular Season Career vs. ATL: 2-3, 4.68 ERA (13 ER/25.0 IP) 5 GS (as reliever) IP 1.1 (3x, last: 9/21 vs. SD) 7.0 (5/23/06 at NYM) ER 6 (4/18 at NYM) 6 (3x, last: 4/18/18 at NYM) SO 3 (2x, last: 9/10 at CIN) 6 (5/23/06 at NYM) BB 2 (2x, last: 7/8 vs. MIA) 4 (5/23/06 at NYM) IR/IRSc 14/4 214/62 (as reliever) IP 2.0 (8/20 vs. STL) 4.0 (6/9/17 vs. CIN) ER 3 (9/3 vs. NYM) 3 (9/3/18 vs. NYM) SO 4 (8/20 vs. STL) 6 (6/9/17 vs. CIN) BB 2 (8/29 at TEX) 2 (8/29/18 at TEX) IR/IRSc 4/0 4/0 (as reliever) IP 1.1 (9/29 at SF) 3.2 (7/12/13 vs. CIN) ER 2 (9/17 vs. COL) 3 (5/14/14 at SF) SO 2 (9.29 at SF) 4 (5/14/14 at SF) BB 1 (9/17 vs. COL) 3 (6/14/13 vs. SF) IR/IRSc 5/0 21/4 In 33 games (27 starts) with the Dodgers this season, went 9-7 with a 3.68 ERA (62 ER/151.2 IP) and has struck out 135 batters against just 40 walks has held hitters to a.247 average, while posting a 1.21 WHIP Made a team-leading 27 starts this season going 8-7 with a 3.65 ERA (60 ER/148.0 IP) and limiting the opposition to a.249 average, while punching out 131 against 39 walks was placed in the bullpen full-time following his last start on September 10 Made his first relief appearance of the season and his first since April 15, 2017 on September 17 against the Rockies made just six relief appearances this year, going 1-0 with a 4.91 ERA (2 ER/3.2 IP) and holding batters to a.154 average (2-for-13) In his career, is 5-2 with a 2.70 ERA (15 ER/50.0 IP) in 43 relief appearances has 54 strikeouts against 14 walks while limiting opposing hitters to a.218 average out of the pen

7 15 AUSTIN BARNES.205, 5 2B, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 4 SB in 100 G Series vs. ATL: --- Vs. LHP/Vs. RHP:.246 (4 HR)/.151 RISP: 6-for-54 (.111), HR H 2 (4x, last: 9/13 at STL) 3 (9/27/17 vs. SD) Last HR (Reg. Season): 9/30 at SF As PH: 4-for-24 (.167), RBI, 4 BB HR 1 (4x, last: 9/30 at SF) 2 (6/30/17 at SD) RBI 3 (9/4 vs. NYM) 7 (6/30/17 at SD) Career Postseason:.213 (10-for-47), 9 R, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI in 17 G BB 2 (7x, last: 8/19 at SEA) 3 (2x, last: 7/28/17 vs. SF ) Reached base safely in his first four plate appearances to begin the 2017 postseason according SB 1 (4x, last: 9/4 vs. NYM) 2 (6/22/17 vs. NYM ) to Stats LLC., he became the first Dodger to reach in four straight plate appearances to begin a Hit Streak 4 (5/29-6/6) 7 (8/15/17-8/27/17) postseason since Sandy Amoros in the 1955 World Series (five straight) Went 4-for-8 (.500) with four runs, one double, one home run and three RBI in the 2017 NLDS against the Diamondbacks stroked his first postseason homer in Game 3 of the NLDS In his fourth big league season (second full season), he hit.205 (41-for-200) with 32 runs, five doubles, four home runs, 14 RBI and four stolen bases in 100 games in 59 starts this season, he hit.214 with four doubles, three homers and 12 RBI along with a.333 OBP Appeared in 61 games (53 starts) at catcher, while also playing 19 games (six starts) at second base and one game at third this season posted a.998 fielding percentage behind the plate, recording just one error in innings among big league backstops with more than innings, he ranked fourth in catcher ERA (3.35) and ninth in fielding percentage Belted all four of his homers this season off of left-handed pitchers also hit.246 with two doubles and 11 RBI off of southpaws this year, including posting a.353 OBP 35 CODY BELLINGER (L).260, 28 2B, 7 3B, 25 HR, 76 RBI, 14 SB in 162 G Series vs. ATL: 0-for-3, BB (10/4 G1) Vs. LHP/Vs. RHP:.226 (6 HR)/.278 (19 HR) RISP: 35-for-143 (.245), 5 HR Last HR (Reg. Season): 10/1 vs. COL As PH: 0-for-13 Career Postseason:.209 (14-for-67), 10 R, 4 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 9 RBI in 16 G Last year, became the all-time Dodger rookie Postseason record holder in hits (14), extra-base hits (8), home runs (3), RBI (9), runs (10) and total bases (29)...his five go-ahead RBI are the most in Dodger franchise history and his three game-winning RBI tied for the most in franchise history H 4 (4/2 vs. ARI) 4 (2x, last 4/2/18 vs. ARI) HR 2 (6/24 at NYM) 2 (7x, last: 6/24/18 at NYM) RBI 6 (9/15 at STL) 6 (9/15/18 at STL) BB 2 (12x, last: 8/15 vs. SF) 3 (2x, last: 9/12/17 at SF) SB 2 (6/8 vs. ATL) 2 (2x, last: 6/8/18 vs. ATL) Hit Streak 12 (8/5-8/19) 12 (8/5/18-8/19/18) Stroked a three-run home run in Game 5 of the 2017 World Series, becoming the youngest Dodger to homer in a World Series game at 22 years, 108 days old, eclipsing Pete Reiser (22 years, 202 days) in Game 4 of the 1941 Fall Classic also became the youngest player overall to homer in a Fall Classic game since Florida s Miguel Cabrera (20 years, 187 days) in Game 4 of the 2003 World Series became 16 th player in World Series history to log a triple and homer in a single Fall Classic game and also became the first rookie and the youngest overall to do so, surpassing Pedro Guerrero of the Dodgers (25 years, 121 days) in Game 6 of the 1981 World Series Blasted his first career postseason home run in Game 3 of the 2017 NLDS against the Diamondbacks became the youngest Dodger to hit a home run in postseason history at 22 years, 88 days old, surpassing teammate Corey Seager (22 years, 163 days old), who was a previous record holder according to Elias Sports Bureau, Bellinger became the fifth-youngest player to homer in a postseason series-clinching win in big league history, trailing only Andruw Jones (1996 NLCS 19 years, 177 days old), Miguel Cabrera (2003 NLCS 20 years, 180 days old), Mickey Mantle (1952 WS 20 years, 353 days old) and Wayne Garrett (1969 NLCS 21 years, 307 days old) Appeared in 162 games this season in his sophomore year, slashing.260/.343/.470 with 84 runs, 28 doubles, seven home runs, 25 home runs, 76 RBI and 14 stolen bases led the team in games played, hits (145) and multi-hit games (41) this season became the first Dodger since teammate Matt Kemp in 2010 to play in 162 or more games in a season and is tied for the fourth most games played in a season in Dodger history only nine Dodgers have played in 162 or more games in a season, with Maury Wills playing in the most (165 G, 1962) Tied for the most games played this season in the Majors with six other players, including teammate Manny Machado also ranked among the Top 25 in the National League in runs (21 st ), triples (7, T-9 th ), home runs (T-19 th ), walks (69, T-24 th ), extra-base hits (60, T-14 th ), stolen base (14, T-19 th ), go-ahead RBI (20, T-17 th ), game-winning RBI (11, T-14 th ) and pitches per plate appearance (4.18, 10 th ) Drove in a career-high six runs on September 15 against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium recorded a career-high 12-game hitting streak from August 5-19, hitting.468 (22-for-47) with seven runs, two doubles, two homers, 10 RBI and four stolen bases along with a OPS during that span His 64 home runs in his first two big league seasons are the most in Dodger history (previous: Johnny Frederick, 41 HR) and are tied for the ninth most in Major League history with Mark Teixeira ( ) Source: Stats LLC. Over his two seasons in the big leagues, he has compiled 171 runs, 173 RBI and 129 extra-base hits, which according to Stats LLC, makes him one of the few players to reach the milestone in his sophomore season (last: Evan Longoria, , 167 R, 198 RBI, 137 XBH) Homered in four consecutive games from June 5-8 for the first time in his career His first homer of the season came on April 1 vs. Giants, which was the 40th of his career, a milestone he reached in just 136 games, which, according to STATS, LLC., is the third fewest number of contests needed to hit 40 all-time, trailing just Rudy York (129) and March McGwire (110) 6 BRIAN DOZIER.215, 30 2B, 2 3B, 21 HR, 72 RBI, 12 SB in 151 G w/ MIN & LAD Series vs. ATL: --- Vs. LHP/Vs. RHP:.209 (2 HR)/.218 (19 HR) RISP: 32-for-134 (.239), 6 HR H 4 (5/10 at LAA) 4 (3x, last 5/10/18 at LAA) Last HR (Reg. Season): 9/30 at SF As PH: 0-for-4 HR 2 (4/1 at BAL) 3 (9/5/16 vs. KC) RBI 5 (7/15 vs. TB) 5 (2x, last: 7/15/18 vs. TB) Career Postseason:.500 (2-for-4), R, HR, RBI in 1 G BB 4 (4/10 vs. HOU) 4 (4/10/18 vs. HOU) Appeared in his first postseason game last year with the Minnesota Twins in the American League SB 2 (8/12 at COL) 2 (11x, last: 8/12/18 at COL) Wild Card game against the New York Yankees led the game off with a home run, the first Hit Streak 17 (3/29-4/23) 24 (2x, last: 9/22/17-4/23/18) postseason leadoff home run in Twins franchise history and the first leadoff home run ever in a Wild Card game also first time in baseball history to have an entire MLB postseason's slate of games started with a home run Appeared in 104 games with the Twins this season, batting.227 with 65 runs, 21 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs, 52 RBI and eight stolen bases acquired by the Dodgers on July 31 in a four-player deal and played in 47 games, hitting.182 (26-for-143) with 16 runs, nine doubles, fiver homers, 20 RBI and four stolen bases Ranked among big league second baseman in games played (148, 5 th ), runs (81, 6 th ), hits (119, T-10 th ), doubles (30, T-5 th ), home runs (21, 3 rd ), RBI (72, T-3 rd ), walks (70, T-2 nd ), stolen bases (12, T-9 th ) and extra-base hits (53, 4 th ) since his first big league season in 2012, he has hit 172 home run, which is the most among second basemen during that span Stroked a home run in each of his first two games since joining the Dodgers (August 1-2) according to STATS, LLC, he joins Cotton Tierney (1923 Phillies) as the only second basemen to homer in each of their first two games after a midseason trade Started the 2018 season with a 17-game hitting streak (March 29-April 23), going 23-for-75 (.307) with 15 runs, four doubles, four homers and 10 RBI along with a.893 OPS prior to the hitting streak, had a seven-game streak to end the 2017 season (September 22-October 1) his 24-game hitting streak tied for the longest of his career (also: August 27-September 22, 2016) 25 DAVID FREESE.296, 12 2B, 2 3B, 11 HR, 51 RBI in 113 G w/ PIT & LAD Series vs. ATL: 0-for-0, SF, RBI (10/4 G1) 2018 Career Vs. LHP/Vs. RHP:.321 (5 HR)/.273 (6 HR) RISP: 26-for-82 (.317), HR H 3 (5x, last: 9/24 at ARI) 4 (3x, last: 5/30/16 at MIA) HR 1 (11x, last: 9/24 at ARI) 2 (6/7/12 at HOU) Last HR (Reg. Season): 9/24 at ARI As PH: 7-for-31 (.226) RBI 5 (7/27 vs. NYM) 6 (2x, last: 6/7/12 at HOU) Career Postseason:.282 (49-for-174), 21 R, 15 2B, 3B, 8 HR, 31 RBI in 52 G BB 2 (5x, last: 7/27 vs. NYM) 4 (6/8/14 vs. CWS) His 52 postseason games played are the 14 th most among active players, while also ranking among the active leaders (min. 75 PA) in hits (49, 9 th ), doubles (T-4 th ), home runs (T-8 th ), RBI (T- 6 th ), extra-base hits (24, T-3 rd ), batting average (15 th ), SLG (.517, 11 th ), OPS (.873, 13 th ) and gamewinning RBI (5, T-6 th ) Making his fifth postseason appearance of his career ( , 18) SB Hit Streak (3x, last: 8/7-8/11) 1 (8x, last: 4/30/15 at OAK) 20 (5/17/13-6/11/13) In 2011, was named both the National League Championship Series and World Series MVP for the world-champion St. Louis Cardinals, becoming just the sixth player ever and the second Cardinal (also: Darrell Porter in 1982) to be tabbed as both the NLCS and WS MVP became the ninth third baseman to be named the WS MVP hit.397 (25-for-63) with five homers and 21 RBI in 18 postseason games during St. Louis World Series run his 21 RBI and 50 total bases are an all-time single-postseason high his 25 hits is tied for the second most in a single postseason with Marquis Grissom (1995, ATL) and Darin Erstad (2002, ANA), and behind Pablo Sandoval (26 H, 2014, SF) tied Game Six of the World Series with a two-out, two-rbi triple before connecting for a walkoff home run in the bottom of the 11 th inning (was the 15th walkoff homer in World Series history) Appeared in a combined 113 games with the Pittsburgh Pirates, slashing.296/.359/.471 with 38 runs, 12 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 51 RBI acquired by the Dodgers on August 31 from the Pirates and in 19 games with Los Angeles, he went 15-for-39 (.385) with nine runs, two doubles, one triple, two homers and nine RBI along with a.489 OBP and a.641 SLG