POST GAME NOTES for Saturday, May 07, 2016 LOS ANGELES DODGERS (15-15) vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (16-16)

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1 POST GAME NOTES for Saturday, May 07, 2016 LOS ANGELES DODGERS (15-15) vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (16-16) R H E LOB LOS ANGELES TORONTO WP: Kershaw (4-1) LP: Dickey (1-4) SV: NA The Game at a Glance First Pitch... 1:09pm Last Pitch... 3:37pm Game Time:... 2:28 Weather C/68 F Wind... closed BLUE JAYS NOTES: Had their season-high four game winning streak snapped in this afternoon s loss Was just their second loss over their last seven games TOR starters have now thrown at least 6.0 innings in 12 consecutive games The rotation has held the opposition to three earned runs or less in 10 consecutive outings Today was their 22 nd quality start which leads the AL The loss is just their third over their last 11 Interleague games at home...recorded their 6 th sellout of the season this afternoon Today is the first time over their last 10 games to allow more than four runs. R.A. DICKEY has now allowed 91 home runs since joining the Blue Jays in 2013, the most given up in baseball over that span Tossed 7.0 innings this afternoon, his most since Sept. 25, 2015 vs. TB Has now recorded quality starts in three of his last four outings Suffered his 4 th consecutive defeat TOR has failed to score more than two runs in his last three outings and have scored more than three runs in only two of his seven starts this season Has given up just three earned runs over his last 13.1 innings pitched. Attendance:... 47,156 Rogers Centre Average:... 35,488 Rogers Centre Total: ,782 Home Record Homestand vs. LAD (Season) vs. LAD (Series) Vs. RHS/LHS /5-5 1-run Extra Innings Come From Behind Wins... 7 Dome Open Dome Closed Dome Open/Closed KEVIN PILLAR doubled in the 5 th inning extending his on-base streak at Rogers Centre to 12 games Has collected six RBI over his last three games 10 of his last 26 hits have gone for extra bases. DARWIN BARNEY has recorded multi-hit games in three consecutive contests Over those games has gone 6-for-10 Has collected multiple hits in six of his 14 games with an at-bat. DODGERS NOTES: Won for just the third time over their last 11 games Improve to 10-7 all-time vs. TOR This afternoon s victory was just their fourth win over the last 12 Interleague contests Today marked just the second time over their last eight games in which the pitching staff has held the opposition to two earned runs or fewer Have scored 5+ runs in 12 of their 30 games this season, posting a 8-4 record in those contests. CLAYTON KERSHAW allowed a hit with two out and RISP for the first time this afternoon after surrendering an RBI single to Barney in the 2 nd inning Entering today opposition was 0-for-8 in those situations Has not walked a batter in three consecutive outings, a span of 23.0 innings pitched Struck out 10 batters, his 4 th consecutive game with double digit strikeouts Over his last four starts has 44 strikeouts while walking only one batter Has now held the opposition to two earned runs or less in eight consecutive starts on the road, dating back to August 18, 2015 Improves to in starts following a Dodgers loss. JOC PEDERSON crushed his 5 th home run of the season (1R, 2-1) in the 2 nd inning Four of his five home runs this season have come on the road Has now reached base safely in 15 of his 17 games away from Dodger Stadium. CHASE UTLEY has now hit safely in nine consecutive road games (with an AB) after singling in the 3 rd inning In 13 career games at Rogers Centre has reached safely in 12. JUSTIN TURNER hit his 1 st HR of the season (1R, 0-0) in the 8 th inning Was his first home run on the road since August 25, 2015 at CIN Has reached safely in 13 of his 15 games on the road this year. HOME RUNS # Type Field Count Off Inning Score before LAD Pederson 5 1R CF 2-1 Dickey 2 nd 0-0 LAD Turner 1 1R LF 0-0 Girodo 8 th 2-4 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) Sunday, May 8 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, 1:07 pm RHP Ross Stripling (0-2, 4.33) vs. RHP Marco Estrada (1-2, 2.64) SNET Monday, May 9 at San Francisco Giants, 10:15 pm RHP Aaron Sanchez (2-1, 2.82) vs. RHP Jake Peavy (1-3, 9.00) SNET-1 Tuesday, May 10 at San Francisco Giants, 10:15 pm LHP J.A. Happ (4-0, 2.50) vs. RHP Matt Cain (0-4, 7.84) SNET-1 Wednesday, May 11 at San Francisco Giants, 3:45 pm RHP Marcus Stroman (4-0, 3.60) vs. LHP Madison Bumgarner (4-2, 3.14) SNET Thursday, May 12 OFF-DAY

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