Los Angeles Angels (48-46) vs. LOS ANGELES DODGERS (51-42) RHP Felix Pena (1-0, 3.63) vs. RHP Walker Buehler (4-2, 3.44) Friday, July 13, 2018 7:10 p.m. PT Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, CA Game 94 Home Game 50 (26-23) Night Game 67 (36-30) TV: SNLA/SNLA Spanish Radio: AM 570 (English)/ KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish) FIRST THING IS FIRST: The Dodgers tonight return home after winning four of seven on the road trip and after last night s victory over the Padres, find themselves in sole possession of first place in the NL West for the first time this season. This evening, the club takes on the Angels in the first of three contests this weekend against their Southern California neighbors. Last week, the Angels took two of three from the Dodgers in Anaheim. Los Angeles is 8-3 in July, has been victorious in 35 of its last 51 contests since May 7 and has posted a 25-12 (.676) record since the beginning of June, which is the best winning percentage in the NL over that time. Following the Freeway Series driven by Lexus, the first half comes to a close and the Dodgers don t return to action until July 20 in Milwaukee. The Dodgers and Angels have played more games against each other than any other Interleague opponents: Most Games between Interleague Opponents, All-Time (Wins in parentheses) Angels (65) vs. Dodgers (52) 117 Yankees (68) Mets (47) 115 White Sox (59) Cubs (56) 115 Athletics (59) Giants (55) 114 Rays (56) Marlins (54) 110 The Angels are the only team with a winning record vs. the Dodgers since they moved to L.A. in 1958 (minimum 40 games). SOURCE: STATS, LLC The Dodgers dropped to 10 games under.500 on May 16 and since then they have gone 35-16, which is the best record in the National League over that time. Since 2000, the club currently has the second best pre-all-star game record for a team that fell that far below.500: Best Pre All-Star Break Record After Getting to 10+ Games Under.500 Since 2000 2018 Los Angeles Dodgers 51-42 (.548) 2016 Houston Astros 48-41 (.539) SOURCE: STATS, LLC STRIKING FIRST: Scoring the first run has been imperative for the Dodgers this season: Largest Winning Pct. Diff Based on Team Scoring First Run, MLB since 1920 Team Opp Diff 2018 Dodgers.763 (45-14).176 (6-28).587 1935 Pirates.835 (66-13).270 (20-54).565 1969 Cardinals.774 (72-21).217 (15-54).557 1995 Red Sox.831 (69-14).279 (17-44).552 1954 White Sox.814 (79-18).263 (15-42).551 SOURCE: STATS, LLC THE MAN: In a news conference this afternoon, Dodger infielder Chase Utley announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2018 season. Utley has currently played in 1,907 games over the last 16 seasons for the Phillies (2003-15) and Dodgers (2015-18). The Southern California native has 1,880 career hits, 259 home runs and 1,025 RBI to go along with a career OPS of.825. Utley won a World Series with the Phillies in 2008 and belted five home runs in the 2009 Fall Classic in a losing effort. In a primarily bench role this season, Utley is hitting.409 (9-for-22) as a pinch-hitter. FUNKY MUNCY IN DERBY: Dodger infielder Max Muncy will head to Washington, D.C. and participate in the T-Mobile Home Run Derby on Monday, July 16 at Nationals Park. Muncy gives the Dodgers a player in the Derby for the fifth consecutive year and will become the ninth player (10 appearances) in Dodgers history to take part in the event, joining Hall of Famer Mike Piazza (1993-94), Raul Mondesi (1995), Hee-Seop Choi (2005), Matt Kemp (2011-12), Yasiel Puig (2014), Joc Pederson (2015), Corey Seager (2016) and Cody Bellinger (2017). Entering play today, Muncy is tied for the National League (min. 200 PA) lead in OPS (1.019) and leads the NL in home runs per at bat (10.14, 1 st -MLB), while ranking among the league s best in OBP (.414, 2 nd ), SLG (.606, 2 nd ) and homers (21, T-4th). According to Fangraphs.com, his 3.3 WAR also ranks seventh best in the Senior Circuit among hitters with 200 or more plate appearances. In his last 32 starts since June 3, Muncy is slashing.306 (34-for- 111)/.469/.703 with 28 runs, 14 home runs, 20 RBI and a 1.172 OPS. During that span, he has reached base safely in 29 games and has drawn 34 walks against striking out 30 times. MATCHUP vs. ANGELS Dodgers: 1 st, NL West (0.5 GA) Angels: 4 th, AL West (13.0 GB) All-Time vs. LAA: LAD trails series, 52-65 (30-27 at Dodger Stadium) All-Time Interleague: 178-183 (103-75 at Dodger Stadium) 2018 Interleague: 4-3 (3-1 at Dodger Stadium) 2018 vs. LAA: LAD trail, 1-2 (1-2 at Angel Stadium) July 6 at LAA: L, 3-2 W: Parker L: Jansen July 7 at LAA: W, 3-1 W: Stripling L: Cole S: Jansen July 8 at LAA: L, 3-4 W; Heaney L: Chargois S: Anderson WALK ON: Dodger right-hander Walker Buehler is expected to be reinstated from the disabled list tonight (right ribcage soreness) and make his first start since June 8 vs. Atlanta. Buehler did make a big league relief appearance on June 28 vs. the Cubs, but was placed back on the DL and made one rehab start for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga on July 3 (3.0 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 5 K). On the season, Buehler has gone 4-2 with a 3.44 ERA (20 ER/52.1 IP) and has limited the opposition to a.222 average in 10 games (nine starts). Buehler has also struck out 54 batters against just 12 walks, while posting a 1.05 WHIP. Among NL starters who have logged at least 40.0 innings and not counting his relief appearance, he owns the best opponents OPS (.525, 1 st, MLB) in the league, while ranking sixth in WHIP and 12 th in opponents batting average. Buehler has been rock solid at Dodger Stadium this season, going 2-2 with a 2.87 ERA (10 ER/31.1 IP) and holding opposing hitters to a.195 average, while striking out 31 batters against just four walks in six games (five starts). His home OPS is among the lowest in the National League: NL, Lowest Opponent OPS at Home 2018 (minimum 5 GS) Jacob degrom, NYM.518 Aaron Nola, PHI.527 Miles Mikolas, STL.533 Walker Buehler, LAD.537 Max Scherzer, WAS.564 SOURCE: STATS, LLC Buehler has never faced the Angels in his career. In the month of July, Dodger starting pitchers are 7-1 with a 2.62 ERA (19 ER/65.1 IP) and a.220 opponents average in 11 starts. That ERA ranks second in the NL this month, trailing only the Rockies starters (2.43). The starters 63 strikeouts in July are tied for first in the NL with Arizona. OFF TO THE NATION S CAPITAL: Dodger closer Kenley Jansen, outfielder Matt Kemp and right-handed pitcher Ross Stripling will all represent the Dodgers in the nation s capital next week as they were selected to the National League All-Star team. Jansen, who was selected via player balloting, and Kemp, who was a fan-elected starter, will both be making their third All-Star appearance. Stripling, who was added to the squad on Wednesday, is a first-time All-Star. The 89th All-Star Game presented by Mastercard is Tuesday, July 17 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. at 5:00 p.m. PT and televised nationally on FOX. \ Jansen leads the NL with 26 saves and has posted a 2.23 ERA, a.182 opponents batting average and a 0.95 WHIP in 42 appearances this year. He has tossed scoreless relief in 26 of his last 30 games since May 3, while successfully converting 22 of 23 save opportunities during that span. Kemp is a fan-elected starter for the first time since 2011 and the veteran outfielder becomes the first Dodger fan-elected starter since Yasiel Puig in 2014. Entering play today, Kemp ranks among the NL s best in batting average (.316, 4 th ), slugging percentage (.537, 7 th ), OPS (.894, 7 th ) and RBI (60, T-6 th ) in 89 games, while leading the Majors with a.441 batting average with runners in scoring position (30-for-68). THINKCURE!: The Dodgers, along with City of Hope are celebrating the 10 th annual ThinkCure! Weekend, Saturday and Sunday at Dodger Stadium. The campaign raises funds to support innovative cancer research and breakthrough therapies. Since its inception, ThinkCure! Weekend at Dodger Stadium has raised more than $2 million in research grants for City of Hope, a world-renowned cancer and treatment center. Speaking of City of Hope, Dodger Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda has been selected as the recipient of the Celebration of Life award in conjunction with the Fred Claire Celebrity Golf Classic that benefits City of Hope. The second annual tourney will be held on Monday, Aug. 20, at Oakmont Country Club in Glendale with all proceeds benefiting City of Hope s head and neck and thyroid cancer programs. UPCOMING SCHEDULE Date/Time/Opponent (PT Time) Probable Pitchers TV/Radio July 14, 4:15 p.m. vs. LAA LHP Andrew Heaney (5-6, 3.84) vs. LHP Clayton Kershaw (3-4, 2.61) TV: FOX Radio: AM 570/KTNQ 1020 AM July 15, 1:10 p.m. vs. LAA TBD vs. LHP Rich Hill (2-4, 4.64) TV: SNLA/SNLA Spanish Radio: AM 570/KTNQ 1020 AM
TONIGHT S STARTER vs LOS ANGELES-AL: RHP WALKER BUEHLER (4-2, 3.44 ERA) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 AZL Dodgers 1-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Great Lakes 0-0 0.00 2 1 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2017 Rancho Cucamonga 0-0 1.10 5 5 0 0 16.1 8 3 2 0 5 27 Tulsa 2-2 3.49 11 11 0 0 49.0 40 19 19 5 15 64 Oklahoma City 1-1 4.63 12 3 0 0 23.1 19 12 12 1 11 34 LOS ANGELES 1-0 7.71 8 0 0 0 9.1 11 8 8 2 8 12 2018 Oklahoma City 1-0 2.08 3 3 0 0 13.0 10 4 3 0 4 16 LOS ANGELES 4-2 3.44 10 9 0 0 52.1 43 21 20 3 12 54 Major League Totals (2 years) 5-2 4.09 18 9 0 0 61.2 54 29 28 5 20 66 Minor League Totals (3 years) 5-3 3.04 34 23 0 0 106.2 77 38 36 6 38 147 NOTES: Will make his first start since being placed on the 10-Day Disabled List with right ribcage soreness on June 29 Last pitched on June 28 against the Cubs at Dodger Stadium, where he allowed five runs on five hits in 1.0 inning of relief In nine starts this season, he has gone 4-1 with a 2.63 ERA (15 ER/51.1 IP), while holding batters to a.203 average and posting a 0.95 WHIP In five starts at home, he has gone 2-1 with a 1.48 ERA, holding batters to a.160/.182/.236 slash line, while posting a 0.66 WHIP and a 10.33 strikeout to walk ratio 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 2017 REVIEW: Saw his first big league action in just his second professional season and made eight relief appearances going 1-0 with a 7.71 ERA (8 ER/9.1 IP) In the Majors, he struck out 12 against eight walks in 9.1 innings held left-handed hitters to a.188 average and limited the opposition to a.182 mark with runners in scoring position Had his contract selected from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sept. 6 and made his big league debut the next day (Sept. 7), tossing 2.0 scoreless innings of relief with two strikeouts against the Rockies Recorded his first Major League win on Sept. 21, 2017 at Philadelphia, tossing a scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts in the Dodgers 5-4 victory Selected as the Dodgers Branch Rickey Minor League Pitcher of the Year after going 3-3 with one save and posting a 3.35 ERA (33 ER/88.2 IP) in 28 combined games (19 starts) with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga, Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City rated by MLB.com as the Dodgers No. 1 prospect and was rated by Baseball America as the 17th best overall prospect in baseball In the minors, held hitters to a combined.208 average, while striking out 125 batters against just 31 walks in 88.2 innings Named Texas League Pitcher of the Week in the week ending July 2 and was selected as MiLB.com Organizational All-Star CAREER NOTES: The 23-year-old highly touted right-hander enters his third professional season after starting the 2017 campaign with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga and ascending to the Majors to make his big league debut Enters the 2018 rated by MLB.com and Baseball America as the Dodgers No. 1 prospect also rated as 13th best overall prospect in baseball by Baseball America in 2018. Recorded his first Major League win on Sept. 21, 2017 at Philadelphia, tossing a scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts Selected by the Dodgers in the first round (24th overall) of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft out of Vanderbilt University vs. LOS ANGELES-AL BUEHLER S 2018 STARTS Date Opp Score Dec IP H R/ER BB SO TP Score @ Removal 4/23 vs. MIA W, 2-1 ND 5.0 4 0/0 3 5 89 1-0 4/28 at SF W, 15-6 W 5.0 6 2/2 1 6 94 9-2 5/4 at SD W, 4-0 W 6.0 0 0/0 3 8 93 4-0 5/10 vs. CIN L, 4-1 L 6.0 5 2/2 0 8 93 2-1 5/16 at MIA L, 6-5 ND 5.0 7 5/4 2 7 97 5-1 5/21 vs. COL L, 2-1 ND 7.0 2 1/1 0 6 90 1-1 5/27 vs. SD W, 6-1 W 7.0 4 1/1 0 8 93 2-1 6/2 at COL W, 12-4 ND 5.0 8 4/4 2 2 84 4-3 6/8 vs. ATL W, 7-3 W 5.1 2 1/1 0 4 71 5-1 BUEHLER vs. LOS ANGELES-AL Totals: --- --- Dodger Stadium: --- --- Angels Stadium: --- --- CG: --- --- SHO: --- --- BUEHLER AT THE PLATE AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH 2018.150 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 CAREER.150 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 Last HR: None Has never faced the Angels TOMORROW S STARTER vs. LOS ANGELES-AL: LHP CLAYTON KERSHAW (1-4, 4.48 ERA) Last pitched Monday against the Padres at PETCO Park, where he tossed 6.0 scoreless innings, while allowing only two hits and striking out five against one walk, earning the win in the Dodgers 8-2 victory In 12 starts this season, he has gone 3-4 with a 2.61 ERA (20 ER/69.0 IP), striking out 70 batters against 13 walks, for a 5.38 strikeout to walk ratio, while posting a 1.04 WHIP vs. LOS ANGELES-AL Last faced the Angels on June 29 at Angels Stadium, where he allowed one unearned run on three hits in 7.0 innings, receiving the win in the Dodgers 6-2 victory struck out 12 against two walks on 93 pitches In 10 career starts against the Halos, he has a 6-2 record with a 2.42 ERA (19 ER/70.2 IP), while holding Angels batters to a.194 average and averaging 10.19 strikeouts per nine innings
Since May 17, the pen has allowed 68 earned runs over 193.0 innings (3.17 ERA) and has held hitters to a.227 average in 51 games has also struck out 199 batters against 66 walks, while posting a 1.19 WHIP during that span Since pitching coach Rick Honeycutt joined the Dodgers in 2006, the Dodger pitchers rank first in the Major Leagues in ERA (3.63), WHIP (1.25), strikeouts (16, 548), strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.71) and all opponents slashline numbers (.244/.309/.378/.687) 75 LHP SCOTT ALEXANDER: 1-0, 3.48 ERA (16 ER/41.1 IP) 41 G (1 GS) Last Game: 7/12 at SD, 1.0 IP, H, 2 K Series vs. SD: 0 R/1.1 IP 2 G Road Trip: 0 R/3.0 IP 4 G Last Win: 4/17/18 at SD Last Loss: 9/13/17 vs. CWS Last Save: 9/12/17 vs. CWS Since being recalled on May 9, has allowed eight runs in 30.0 innings (2.40 ERA) and has held hitters to a.210 average in 30 games, while striking out 27 against 10 walks Made his first career big league start in his 100th career appearance June 1 at Colorado Fired a season-high tying 2.0 innings on May 19 against the Nationals in Game 2 of the doubleheader struck out a season-high and career-high tying four batters in that game Earned his first victory as a Dodger April 17 at San Diego, following a scoreless 11 th inning made his Dodger and 2018 season debut March 31 vs. the Giants Since making his Major League debut in 2015, he ranks second in the big leagues in ground ball percentage (73.8%) behind only Zach Britton s 77.2% 47 RHP J.T. CHARGOIS: 2-2, 4.66 ERA (10 ER/19.1 IP) 23 G Last Game: 7/10 at SD, 1.0 IP, K Series at SD: 0 R/1.0 IP - 1 G Road Trip: 1 R/1.1 IP 2 G Last Win: 5/22/18 vs. COL Last Loss: 7/8/18 at LAA Last Save: --- Recalled on July 1 from Triple-A Oklahoma City.in 11 relief appearances with the OKC Dodgers, he has gone 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA (3 ER/15.0 IP) and has held hitters to a.241 average, while striking out nine Has gone 2-2 with a 4.66 ERA (10 ER/19.1 IP) and has struck out 27 batters against 12 walks in 19.1 innings in 23 games in his first season with the Dodgers Recorded his first win as a Dodger and his first win since Sept. 10, 2016 vs. CLE on May 3 at ARI, tossing a perfect inning of relief against the Diamondbacks Is in his first season with the Dodgers after being claimed by the club off of waivers from the Minnesota Twins on Feb. 23, 2018 64 LHP CALEB FERGUSON: 1-1, SV, 4.57 ERA (11 ER/21.2 IP) 7 G (3 GS) Last Game: 7/9 at SD, 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2R, (1 ER), 3 K, HR Series at SD: 1 ER/2.0 IP 1 G Road Trip: 1 ER/2.0 IP 1 G Last Win: 6/23/18 at NYM Last Loss: 6/17 vs. SF Last Save: 7/2/2018 vs. PIT Recorded the save July 2 vs. PIT in the Dodgers 17-1 victory tied the MLB record for largest margin of a victory when a save was recorded In seven career games (three starts), he has gone 1-1 with a 4.57 ERA (11 ER/21.2 IP) and has held hitters to a.238 average has punched out 25 batters in 21.2 innings, posting a 10.38 strikeout per nine innings mark In four relief appearances, he has gone 1-0 with one save and has allowed just two earned runs run in 11.0 innings, while striking out 13 against just one walk and limiting the opposition to a.250 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. the Mets at Citi Field 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) held hitters to a.213 combined average, while striking out 52 batters against 17 walks 51 RHP DYLAN FLORO: 3-2, 2.48 ERA (11 ER/40.0 IP) 28 G w/ CIN & LA Last Game: 7/12 at SD, 1.0 IP, 2 K Series at SD: 0 R/2.0 IP 2 G Road Trip: 0 R/3.2 IP 3 G Last Win: 7/2/18 vs. CWS Last Loss: 6/25/18 at ATL Last Save: --- Since making his Dodger debut on Sunday at Anaheim, he has faced 10 batters and have gotten 11 outs as he has tossed 3.2 perfect innings of relief with four strikeouts in three games Was activated prior to Saturday night s contest after being acquired from the Reds in a four-player trade on July 4 made 25 relief appearances with the Reds this season, going 3-2 with a 2.72 ERA (11 ER/36.1 IP) and has struck out 27 batters against 12 walks Has allowed just two runs over his last 18.0 IP (1.00 ERA) in 13 games since June 5, while also limiting hitters to a.182 average and striking out 11 batters 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 Returns 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 62 RHP ERIK GOEDDEL: 3-0, 2.86 ERA (9 ER/28.1 IP) 25 G w/ SEA & LA Last Game: 7/9 at SD, 1.0 IP, 2 K Series at SD: 0 R/1.0 IP-1 G Road Trip: 0 R/1.2 IP-2 G Last Win: 5/19/18 at WAS (G2) Last Loss: 8/21/17 vs. ARI Last Save: --- Since joining the Dodgers, he has gone 1-0 and has tossed scoreless relief in 17 of 20 games, posting a 3.43 ERA (8 ER/21.0 IP) and holding hitters to a.225 average, while striking out 26 batters against 11 walks Has tossed scoreless relief in 21 of 25 games this season, posting a 2.86 ERA (9 ER/28.1 IP) and holding hitters to a.212 average, while punching out 35 Recalled prior to the second game of the doubleheader on May 19 and made his Dodger debut with a scoreless eighth inning, after being claimed off waivers from Seattle on May 18 earned his first victory as a Dodger and ran his record to 3-0 on the season Appeared in five games with Seattle this season, going 2-0 with a 1.23 ERA (1 ER/7.1 IP) and a.167 opp. average struck out nine against five walks in 7.1 innings of relief 41 RHP DANIEL HUDSON: 3-2, 4.00 ERA (16 ER/35.1 IP) 30 G (1 GS) Last Game: 7/12 at SD, 0.0 IP, H, 2 R, BB Series at SD: 3 ER/1.0 IP 2 G Road Trip: 3 ER/2.2 IP 4 G Last Win: 6/24/2018 at NYM Last Loss: 6/6/18 at PIT Last Save: 9/30/16 vs. SD Has allowed just four earned runs in his last 17 outings (19.0 IP, 1.89 ERA) since June 2, while also limiting hitters to a.194 average and striking out 22 batters against eight walks during that span Ejected for the first time in his career on Wednesday in the top of the sixth inning Made his first start since 2015 on June 7 at PIT and delivered a scoreless frame Recorded his first win as a Dodger and his first victory since July 17, 2017 vs. MIL on May 2 against the Diamondbacks, following a scoreless 2.0 innings of relief with three strikeouts Made his Dodger debut on April 24 and tossed a perfect seventh inning vs. Miami had his contract selected by the Dodgers on April 24 from Triple-A Oklahoma City, where he had tossed 4.2 scoreless inning in five games after being signed to a minor league deal on March 30 74 RHP KENLEY JANSEN: 0-2, 26 SV, 2.23 ERA (11 ER/44.1 IP) 42 G Last Game: 7/12 at SD, 1.0 IP, SV, BB, K Series at SD: 0 ER/2.0 IP 2 G Road Trip: 1 ER/2.2 IP 3 G Last Win: 7/26/17 vs. MIN Last Loss: 7/6/18 at LAA Last Save: 7/12/18 at SD Collected his National League leading 26th save of the season last night at San Diego after working a scoreless inning of relief with one strikeout has worked more than 1.0 inning on five occasions In last 35 relief appearances since April 21, has allowed five earned runs over 37.2 IP (1.19 ERA) while collecting 24 saves and striking out 39 against nine walks has held hitters to a.161 average Has a 24-15 career record with 256 saves and a 2.09 ERA in 516 games...leads active qualified relievers with a 0.88 career WHIP and a.234 opponents OBP, while ranking among the leaders in ERA (2 nd ), saves (3 rd ), opponents batting average (.172, 4 th ) and strikeouts (787, 4 th )...averaging 13.59 strikeouts per 9.0 innings (5 th ), while posting a 5.70 strikeout-to-walk ratio (1 st ) Is the Dodgers all-time leader in saves (256) and strikeouts by a reliever (787) tied former Dodger closer Todd Worrell (256) for the 34 th on the all-time saves list he is just nine saves away from tying Bob Wickman (267) for the 33 rd on the all-time saves list 43 SHP PAT VENDITTE: 0-0, 8.31 ERA (4 ER/4.1 IP) 5 G Last Game: 6/8 vs. ATL, 0.2 IP, 3 H, R, BB Series vs. LAA: --- Roadtrip: --- Last Win: 10/3/15 at SEA Last Loss: 8/22/15 vs. TB Last Save: --- Recalled prior to Saturday s game from Triple-A Oklahoma City for his fifth stint with LA this year Made his Dodger debut on May 12 with 1.1 scoreless innings vs. CIN was his first appearance in a Major League game since Oct. 2, 2016 this year is 3-2 with two saves and a 1.93 ERA (8 ER/37.1 IP) in 32 relief appearances for Triple-A Oklahoma City holding hitters to a.182 average with OKC IP 2.0 (3x, last: 6/23 at NYM) 3.0 (2x, last: 5/15/16 vs. ATL) ER 3 (4/3 at ARI) 3 (3x, last: 4/3/18 at ARI) SO 4 (5/19 at WAS-G2) 4 (3x, last: 5/19/18 at WAS) BB 2 (2x, last: 4/3 at ARI) 3 (7/8/17 at LAD) IR/IRSc 17/5 78/23 IP 1.1 (2x, last: 4/28 at SF) 2.2 (8/11/16 vs. HOU) ER 3 (5/12 vs. CIN) 5 (6/11/16 vs. BOS) SO 3 (2x, last: 5/22 vs. COL) 3 (3x, last: 5/22/18 vs. COL) BB 2 (2x, last: 5/9 vs. ARI) 2 (3x, last: 5/8/18 vs. ARI) IR/IRSc 12/6 29/14 IP 4.0 (6/23 at NYM) 4.0 (6/23/18 at NYM) ER 1 (2x, last: 7/9 at SD) 1 (2x, last: 7/9/18 at SD) SO 6 (6/23 at NYM) 6 (6/23/18 at NYM) BB 1 (6/23 at NYM) 1 (6/23/18 at NYM) IR/IRSc --- --- 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 (5/1 vs. MIL) 5 (5/9/17 at COL) BB 2 (5/14 at SF) 2 (2x, last: 5/14/18 at SF) IR/IRSc 9/5 20/11 IP 2.0 (2x, last: 5/15 vs. TEX) 2.0 (13x, last: 5/15/18 vs. TEX) ER 4 (6/28 vs. CHC) 4 (2x, last: 6/28/18 vs. CHC) SO 3 (3x, last: 7/3 vs. PIT) 4 (8/24/17 vs. ARI) BB 3 (5/15 vs. TEX) 3 (5/15/18 vs. TEX) IR/IRSc 5/4 71/18 IP 2.0 (7x, last: 6/30 vs. COL) 2.1 (9/8/09 vs. OAK) ER 4 (4/28 at SF) 5 (4/30/17 at MIA) SO 3 (2x, last: 6/30 vs. COL) 4 (2x, last: 8/25/17 at CIN) BB 3 (6/17 vs. SF) 3 (4x, last: 6/17/18 vs. SF) IR/IRSc 15/4 81/21 IP 2.0 (5/8 vs. ARI) 2.0 (13x, last: 5/8/18 vs. ARI) ER 3 (4/3 at ARI) 5 (4/19/11 vs. ATL) SO 3 (4x, last: 7/4 vs. PIT) 4 (11x, last: 6/2/17 at MIL) BB 2 (4/3 at ARI) 2 (22x, last: 4/2/18 at ARI) IR/IRSc 3/0 114/26 IP 1.1 (5/12 vs. CIN) 4.1 (9/3/16 vs. LAA) ER 2 (5/13 vs. CIN) 4 (2x, last: 9/3/16 vs. LAA) SO 2 (5/30 vs. PHI) 5 (8/29/16 at TEX) BB 1 (6/8 vs. ATL) 3 (9/16/15 at CWS) IR/IRSc 1/0 33/10 Has made 46 career big league relief appearances with Oakland (2015), Toronto (2016), Seattle (2016) and the Dodgers (2018), going 2-2 with a 5.24 ERA and holding hitters to a.254 career average
The Dodgers are currently in the Top 5 in the NL in several offensive categories, including: doubles (168, 3rd), triples (19, 5th), walks (353, 4th) and extra-base hits (312, 1st) The Dodger bench currently leads the Majors with 41 hits by a pinch-hitter and ranks among the NL leaders in pinch-hit average (.247, 3rd), RBI (27, 1st), OBP (.339, 1st) and OPS (.718, 2nd) 15 AUSTIN BARNES.210, 4 2B, HR, 5 RBI, SB in 67 G Last Game: 0-for-2, BB, K (7/11 at SD) Current Streak: 0 G (0-for-4) Series vs. SD: 1-for-5, BB, K 2 G Roadtrip: 1-for-8, BB, 3 K 3 G Vs. LHP/Vs. RHP:.257 (1 HR)/.156 RISP: 4-for-31 (.129) Last HR (G Since): 5/3 vs. ARI (37 G) As PH: 4-for-22 (.182), RBI, 2 BB Has split the season defensively at catcher (31 starts) and second base (17 games, six starts), while appearing in one game at third has spent majority of his big league career at catcher (106 games), but has also appeared at second base (46 games) and third base (three games) Slugged his first home run of the season on May 3 off of the Diamondbacks Patrick Corbin, with a solo shot in the second inning seven of his nine career home runs have come off of left handed pitchers 35 CODY BELLINGER (L).241, 21 2B, 4 3B, 17 HR, 43 RBI, 5 SB in 92 G Last Game: 0-for-4, K (7/12 at SD) Current Streak: 0 G (0-for-4) Series vs. SD: 6-for-16, R, 4 2B, K 4 G Roadtrip: 7-for-27, 2 R, 5 2B, BB, 4 K 7 G Vs. LHP/Vs. RHP:.222 (5 HR)/.250 (12 HR) RISP: 15-for-85 (.176), 2 HR Last HR (G Since): 7/2 vs. PIT (9 G) As PH: 0-for-1 (.000) Recroded his fourth three-hit game Monday night his five three plus hit games are tied for third on the club Has fared well in interleague matchups at home in his career, going.310 (13-for-42) with two home runs and seven RBI in 14 games Blasted his team-high tying 17 th home run July 3 his 17 home runs are tied for seventh in the Majors amongst first basemen Had his season-high tying six game hitting streak snapped June 28 during that time he went.400 (10-for-25) with seven runs, one double, one triple, four homers and eight RBI Hit his second career grand slam June 22 in the sixth inning against the Mets (last: May 6, 2017 vs. Padres) Hit a home run on June 8, recording a home run in four consecutive games for the first time in his career Has started at center field 21 times this season, becoming the first qualified hitter since 2010 to start multiple games at center field and first base in consecutive seasons in the last 20 seasons, only five players have completed that feat: Ben Zobrist, Nick Swisher, Brad Wilkerson, Jim Edmonds and Darin Erstad Recorded his first homer of the season on April 1 vs. Giants, breaking a 0-for-11 hitless streak to start the year the homer 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) 11 LOGAN FORSYTHE.201, 10 2B, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 2 SB in 59 G Last Game: 0-for-1, R, K, PR, def. sub. (7/12 at SD) Current Streak: 0 G (0-for-1) Series vs. SD: 1-for-6, R, RBI, BB, 5 K 3 G Roadtrip: 1-for-8, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 6 K 5 G Vs. LHP/Vs. RHP:.188 (1 HR)/.210 (1 HR) RISP: 7-for-33 (.212), 4 BB Last HR (G Since): 6/10 vs. ATL (22 G) As PH: 0-for-5 (.000) Broke out of his 0-for-24 slump July 2 after recording a single in the sixth inning Recorded a season-high three hits in game two of the double header on June 19, including two doubles Stroked his second home run of the season June 10 with a solo shot in the third and tied a season high in hits, and set a new season high with two RBI Launched his first home run of the season on April 2 with a go-ahead solo shot in the sixth inning Has primarily played second base during the course of his career (575 G, 520 GS,.981 fielding pct.), but has also appeared at first base (29 G, 16 GS,.985 fielding pct.), third base (109 G, 76 GS,.962 fielding pct.), shortstop (21 G, 13 GS,.970 fielding pct.), left field (17 G, 9 GS, 1.000 fielding pct.) and right field (3 G, 2 GS, 1.000 fielding pct.) 9 YASMANI GRANDAL (S).239, 14 2B, 3B, 12 HR, 45 RBI, SB in 77 G Last Game: 0-for-4, K (7/12 at SD) Current Streak: 0 G (0-for-7) Series vs. SD: 2-for-10, R, 2B, RBI, K 3 G Roadtrip: 2-for-16, R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, 4 K 5 G Vs. LHP/Vs. RHP:.210/.249 (12 HR) RISP: 19-for-69 (.275), 3 HR Last HR (G Since): 7/3 vs. PIT (6 G) As PH: 2-for-8 (.250) Collected his 12 th home run of the season July 2 with a solo shot in the sixth and also recorded his first triple of the season and his fourth of his career (last: Aug. 4, 2016 at Colorado) Blasted his 10 th and 11 th home run of the season June 8 for his first multi-homer game of the season with a solo shot in the second and fourth innings has hit all 12 home runs this season from the left side of the plate Currently ranks among big league catchers in in runs (40, 2 nd ), hits (59, T-7 th ), doubles (14, T-5 th ), home runs (12, T-4 th ), RBI (44, 2 nd ), extra-base hits (27, 3 rd ), walks (34, 2 nd ), batting average (.247, 9 th ), OBP (.345, 5 th ), SLG (.464, 4 th ) and OPS (.810, 5 th ) Made his first start of the season at first base (second game overall) on May 19 has played majority of the season at catcher, appearing in 71 games (61 starts) as the backstop Posted a career-high 11-game hitting streak from April 7-22, going 15-for-43 (.349) with six runs, five doubles, two homers and 13 RBI during that span Hit his third career grand slam on April 16 against the Padres in the ninth inning off of Kazuhisa Makita 14 KIKÉ HERNÁNDEZ.227, 7 2B, 3B, 15 HR, 32 RBI, SB in 85 G Last Game: 0-for-3, HBP, K (7/12 at SD) Current Streak: 0 G (0-for-4) Series vs. SD: 2-for-12, R, 2B, HBP, K 3 G Roadtrip: 3-for-18, 2 R, 2B, 2 BB, HBP, 3 K 6 G Vs. LHP/Vs. RHP:.230 (7 HR)/.224 (8 HR) RISP: 14-for-55 (.255), 2 HR Last HR (G Since): 7/3 vs. PIT (7 G) As PH: 4-for-16 (.250), HR, 2 RBI Hit his 15 th home run of the season on July 2, which is tied for third most on the club in 16 home games since June 10, he has gone.286 with six home runs and 12 RBI Stroked his 11 th and 12 th home runs of the season June 24 with solo shots in the first and sixth inning, tying his career high in hits and home runs H 2 (3x, last: 6/28 vs. CHC) 3 (9/27/17 vs. SD) HR 1 (5/3 at ARI) 2 (6/30/17 at SD) RBI 1 (5x, last: 6/26 vs. CHC) 7 (6/30/17 at SD) BB 2 (3x, last: 5/3 at ARI) 3 (2x, last: 7/28/17 vs. SF ) SB 1 (2x, last: 6/28 vs. CHC) 2 (6/22/17 vs. NYM ) Hit Streak 4 (5/29-6/6) 7 (8/15/17-8/27/17) H 4 (4/2 vs. ARI) 4 (2x, last 4/2 vs. ARI) HR 2 (6/24 at NYM) 2 (7x, last: 6/24 at NYM) RBI 4 (6/22 at NYM) 5 (5/6/17 at SD) BB 2 (7x, last: 6/13 vs. TEX) 3 (2x, last: 9/12/17 at SF ) SB 2 (6/8 vs. ATL) 2 (2x, last: 6/8/18 vs. ATL) Hit Streak 6 (2x, last: 6/22-6/27) 9 (6/15/17-6/23/17) H 3 (6/19 at CHC) 4 (3x, last: 7/1/17 at SD) HR 1 (2x, last: 6/10 vs. ATL) 1 (63x, last: 6/10/18 vs. ATL) RBI 2 (6/10 vs. ATL) 4 (2x, last: 9/25/17 vs. SD) BB 2 (4/7 at SF) 3 (4x, last: 8/22/17 at PIT) SB 1 (2x, last: 6/13 vs. TEX) 2 (5x, last: 6/22/15 vs. TOR) Hit Streak 5 (4/7-4/13) 9 (6/25/16-7/3/16) H 3 (3x, last: 4/30 vs. ARI) 5 (7/8/16 vs. SD) HR 2 (6/8 vs. ATL) 3 (7/8/16 vs. SD) RBI 5 (4/16 at SD) 8 (5/7/15 at MIL) BB 2 (5x, 6/23 at NYM) 3 (7x, last: 9/11/17 at SF) SB 1 (5/28 vs. PHI) 1 (5x, last: 5/28/18 vs. PHI) Hit Streak 11 (4/7-4/22) 11 (4/7/18-4/22/18) H 3 (2x, last: 6/24 at NYM) 3 (9x, last: 6/24/18 at NYM) HR 2 (6/24 at NYM) 2 (3x, last: 6/24/18 at NYM) RBI 2 (6x, last: 6/28 vs. CHC) 4 (2x, last: 4/15/16 vs. SF) BB 2 (2x, last: 5/20 at WSH) 3 (6/27/16 at PIT) SB 1 (6/26 vs. CHC) 1 (6x, last: 6/26/18 vs. CHC) Hit Streak 6 (6/10-6/17) 6 (3x, last: 6/10/18-6/17/18) Has seen time at every position except pitcher and catcher this season, appearing in 33 games in center field, 19 games at second base, 17 games at shortstop, 13 games in left field, six games at third base, three games at first base, and seven games in right field has posted a.975 overall fielding percentage this season (4 E/530.0 INN) Stroked his 30 th career home run and his first career pinch-hit homer on April 21 against the Nationals with a solo shot in the seventh inning Has an.866 career OPS against left-handed pitchers, batting.264 with a.357 OBP and a.509 SLG, while stroking 26 of his 41 longballs off of southpaws 27 MATT KEMP.316, 18 2B, 15 HR, 60 RBI in 89 G Last Game: 1-for-1, RBI, PH (7/12 at SD) Current Streak: 2 G (3-for-6, 7/11-current) Series vs. SD: 3-for-12, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, 4 K 4 G Roadtrip: 6-for-21, 3 R, 3 BB, 5 RBI, BB, 5 K 7 G H 5 (7/2 vs. PIT) 5 (2x, last: 7/2/18 vs. PIT) Vs. LHP/Vs. RHP:.313 (7 HR)/.317 (8 HR) RISP: 30-for-68 (.441), 6 HR HR 1 (15x, last: 7/2 vs. PIT) 3 (4/29/17 at MIL) Last HR (G Since): 7/2 vs. PIT (8 G) As PH: 6-for-13 (.462), 4 RBI RBI 5 (6/6 at PIT) 6 (2x, last: 4/9/16 at COL) Was voted to make his third All-Star appearance (last: 2012) Monday and is a fan-elected starter for the first time since 2011 and is the first Dodger fan-elected starter since Yasiel Puig in 2014 His.441 average with runners in scoring position ranks first in the Majors and his 30 hits are tied for fifth BB SB Hit Streak 1 (17x, last: 7/7 at LAA) --- 7 (6/1-6/8) 4 (8/30 vs. SD) 3 (4/9 at SD) 19 (7/9/08-8/1/08) Went a perfect 5-for-5 on July 2, tying a career high in hits, and is tied for first on the club with 22 multi-hit games and first with nine three-plus hit games Recorded his seventh career grand slam June 23 night as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning is one grand slam away from tying Mike Piazza for the most grand slams in Dodger history Has has hit home runs in back-to-back contests four times this season (April 16 & 17 at San Diego, June 1 & 2 at Colorado, June 15 & 16 vs. San Francisco, and July 2 & 3 vs. Pittsburgh) His.419 average with runners in scoring position ranks first in the Majors, while his.389 average with runners on base ranks second Has now recorded 197 home runs as a Dodger, which is ranked fourth behind Steve Garvey (211), Ron Cey (228) and Eric Karros (270) for most home runs as a Los Angeles Dodger Ranks among the Top-10 in L.A. Dodger history in runs (692, 8th), hits (1,278, 8th), doubles (233, 6th), RBI (708, 5th), stolen bases (170, 6th), batting average (.294, 6th), OBP (.350, 10th), SLG (.499, 5th) and OPS (.849, 4th)
13 MAX MUNCY (L).272, 8 2B, 21 HR, 39 RBI, SB in 71 G Last Game: 0-for-3, BB, K (7/12 at SD) Current Streak: 0 G (0-for-5) Series vs. SD: 4-for-13, 3 R, HR, RBI, 5 BB, 2 K 4 G Roadtrip: 5-for-25, 3 R, HR, RBI, 6 BB, 8 K 7 G Vs. LHP/Vs. RHP:.340 (6 HR)/.250 (15 HR) RISP: 11-for-42 (.262), 2 HR Last HR (G Since): 7/10 at SD (2 G) As PH: 1-for-6 (.167) Scored the lone Dodger run Tuesday night with his 21 st home run of the season is batting.400 (12-for-30) with 13 runs, five homers and six RBI in his last nine games at Dodger Stadium Hit two home runs on July 3 for the second time in his career, and recorded a career-high three hits in his last 19 games, he is hitting.308 (20-for-65) with 18 runs, eight home runs, and nine RBI Has reached base safely in 39 of his last 41 games since May 23 Hit 10 of his 17 home runs in the month of June, where he slashed.289 (22-for-76)/.465/.711 Is averaging a home run every 10.14 at-bats, the best mark in Majors this season among players with at least 150 plate appearances Hit home runs in four consecutive games for the first time in his career from June 8-12 despite being promoted on April 17, he is first on team in homers and tied for fourth in RBI Has set career-highs in all categories this season has stroked 15 of his 21 homers this year against right-handed pitchers 31 JOC PEDERSON (L).251, 16 2B, 3 3B, 13 HR, 36 RBI in 85 G Last Game: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB (7/12 at SD) Current Streak: 2 G (2-for-3, 7/12-current) Series vs. SD: 2-for-8, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, K 3 G Roadtrip: 2-for-16, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, 5 K 6 G Vs. LHP/Vs. RHP:.121/.274 (13 HR) RISP: 14-for-50 (.280), HR Last HR (G Since): 7/3 vs. PIT (6 G) As PH: 3-for-12 (.250), 3 BB Recorded his 14 th multi-hit game of the year last night after finishing the game going 2-for-3 Stroked his sixth career lead-off home run and his third of the season on July 2, which is tied for fifth most in the Major League All of his homers this season have come off of right-handed pitchers H 3 (7/3 vs. PIT) 3 (7/3/18 vs. PIT) HR 2 (2x, last: 7/3/18 vs. PIT) 2 (2x, last: 7/3/18 vs. PIT) RBI 4 (6/3 at COL) 4 (6/3/18 at COL) BB 3 (6/9 vs. ATL) 3 (6/9/18 vs. ATL) SB 1 (6/7 at PIT) 1 (6/7/18 at PIT) Hit Streak 8 (6/3-6/12) 8 (6/3/18-6/12/18) H 4 (2x, last: 6/2 at COL) 4 (2x, last: 6/2/18 at COL) HR 2 (2x, last 6/7 at PIT) 2 (6x, last: 6/7/18 at PIT) RBI 4 (4/28 at SF) 5 (4/3/17 vs. SD) BB 2 (3x, last 5/1 at ARI) 3 (9x, last: 6/21/17 vs. NYM) SB 1 (4/29 at SF) 1 (14x, last: 9/24/17 vs. SF) Hit Streak 5 (6/5-6/12) 7 (2x, last: 6/14/17-6/20/17) Hit two home runs June 7 against the Pirates, including his first leadoff homer of the season (fourth of his career, last: 5/23/15 vs. Padres) and a two run shot in the eighth inning Has seen time at all three outfield positions this season, appearing in 50 games in left field, 26 games in center field and one game in right field has a career.991 fielding percentage (7 E/3517.1 INN) in the outfield has collected 12 career outfield assists 3 CHRIS TAYLOR.256, 21 2B, 7 3B, 9 HR, 39 RBI, 4 SB in 91 G Last Game: 1-for-3, R, 2B, BB, K (7/12 at SD) Current Streak: 2 G (2-for-8, 7/11-current) Series vs. SD: 4-for-17, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB, 4 K, SB 4 G H 3 (3x, last: 7/2 vs. PIT) 4 (3x, last: 8/18/17 at DET) Roadtrip: 5-for-29, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB, 13 K, SB 7 G HR 1 (8x, last: 6/1 at COL) 1 (27x, last: 5/4/18 at SD) Vs. LHP/Vs. RHP:.223 (3 HR)/.270 (7 HR) RISP: 19-for-73 (.260), 2 HR RBI 4 (6/1 at COL) 6 (7/15/16 at ARI) Last HR (G Since): 7/3 vs. PIT (8 G) As PH: 2-for-7 (.286), HR, 2 RBI BB 2 (5x, last: 6/10 vs. ATL) 4 (5/2/17 vs. SF) Collected his second consecutive three-hit game (fourth of the year) and was a single shy of the cycle on July 2 Hit a pinch-hit solo home run for his ninth home run of the season June 25, his first of the season and second of his career (last: April 21, 2017 at Arizona) SB Hit Streak 1 (4x, last: 7/9 at SD) 7 (4/17-4/24) 2 (4x, last: 6/25/17 vs. COL) 7 (4x, last: 4/17/18-4/24/18) Drove in a season-high four runs on Friday night against the Rockies, the most since recording four RBI on July 1, 2017 at San Diego Recorded his seventh homer of the season May 26 for his third leadoff home run of the season his six leadoff homers as a Dodger is currently tied for the fourth most in Los Angeles Dodger history with Todd Hollandsworth Collected a season-high three hits on Saturday for the second time this season (previous: April 28 at SF) Has spent majority of the season as shortstop (57 games), but has also seen time at center field (28 games), third base (eight games), and second base (two games) as an infielder he has posted a.970 fielding percentage this year, compared to a.987 fielding percentage as an outfielder 60 ANDREW TOLES (L).300 (3-for-10), 2B, 3 RBI in 4 G Last Game: 1-for-4, R, RBI, K (7/12 at SD) Current Streak: 1 G (1-for-4, 7/12-current) Series vs. SD: 3-for-10, 3 R, 2B, 3 RBI, BB, K 4 G Roadtrip: 3-for-10, 3 R, 2B, 3 RBI, BB, K 4 G H 2 (7/9 at SD) 3 (3x, last: 5/3/17 vs. SF) Vs. LHP/Vs. RHP:.000/.375 RISP: 2-for-3 (.667) HR --- 1 (8x, last: 4/30/17 vs. PHI) Last HR (G Since): 4/30/17 vs. PHI (11 G) As PH: 0-for-1 (.000) RBI 2 (7/9 at SD) 5 (8/31/16 at COL) Recorded a two-run RBI double in his first game back from injury Tuesday night in his second at bat Recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City on June 10, where he has gone.326 with four home runs and 22 RBI in 34 games this season BB SB Hit Streak 1 (7/9 at SD) --- 1 (2x, last: 7/12) 1 (14x, last: 7/9/18 at SD) 1 (7/16/16 at ARI) 8 (4/27/17-5/5/17) Had his 2017 season ended with a torn ACL, suffered on May 9, 2017 prior to his injury, he slashed.271/.314/.458 along with 17 runs, three doubles, five home runs and 15 RBI 10 JUSTIN TURNER.258, 7 2B, 5 HR, 19 RBI, SB in 48 G Last Game: 0-for-1, PH (7/12 at SD) Current Streak: 0 G (0-for-8) Series vs. SD: 3-for-13, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K 4 G Roadtrip: 5-for-24, R, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 5 K 7 G H 3 (2x, last: 7/9 at SD) 4 (6x, last: 6/19/17 vs. NYM) Vs. LHP/Vs. RHP:.295 (1 HR)/.244 (4 HR) RISP: 7-for-31 (.226) HR 1 (5x, last: 6/29 vs. COL) 2 (7x, last: 8/13/17 vs. SD) Last HR (G Since): 6/29 vs. COL (11 G) As PH: 0-for-0, BB RBI 5 (5/17 at MIA) 5 (3x, last: 5/17/18 at MIA) Tied a season-high three hits in Tuesday night s contest in his last 18 home games, he has gone.317 (20-for-63) Blasted his fifth home run of the season Jue 29 in the ninth inning, which tied the franchise record for the most home runs hit in any month BB SB Hit Streak 3 (6/6 at PIT) 1 (6/26 vs. CHC) 6 (6/12-6/19) 3 (5x, last: 6/6/18 at PIT) 2 (8/6/17 vs. NYM) 16 (4/13/17-4/30/17) Recorded three hits on May 17 against the Marlins and drove in a career-high with five runs for the third time in his career (last: 7/21/16 at WSH) Recorded his first hit of the season on May 15 after being taken off the disabled list prior to the game with a left wrist fracture, which he sustained in Spring Training made two rehab starts with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga, where he went 0-for-6 with one walk Since joining the Dodgers in 2014, ranks among National League leaders in batting average (.300, 8 th ), on-base percentage (.377, 7 th ) and slugging percentage (.496, 11 th ) 26 CHASE UTLEY (L).231, 8 2B, 3B, HR, 14 RBI in 57 G Last Game: 0-for-1, HBP, BB, K (7/12 at SD) Current Streak: 0 G (0-for-1) Series vs. SD: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2B, HBP, BB, K 3 G Roadtrip: 3-for-6, 2 R, 2B, HBP, BB, K 4 G H 4 (4/28 at SF) 6 (7/6/16 vs. BAL) Vs. LHP/Vs. RHP:.100/.242 (1 HR) RISP: 8-for-24 (.333), 8 BB HR 1 (4/7 at SF) 2 (23x, last: 8/16/16 at PHI) Last HR (G Since): 4/7 at SF (48 G) As PH: 9-for-22 (.409), 5 RBI RBI 2 (4x, last: 4/9 vs. ARI) 6 (2x, last: 9/2/10 at COL) Was hit by a pitch for the 201 st time last night, which is the most among active players and ranks eighth all time His nine pinch-hits rank third while his.409 batting average (9-for-22) as a pinch-hitter ranks second in the Majors BB SB Hit Streak 2 (3x, last: 4/17 at SD) 1 (2x, last: 4/8 at SF) 6 (4/13-4/20) 3 (11x, last: 6/11/17 vs. CIN) 2 (6x, last: 4/9/13 vs. NYM) 35 (6/23/06-8/3/06) Recorded a career-high tying three doubles on April 28 against the Giants for the second time in his career (previous: Sept. 1, 2010 vs. LAD) Blasted his first home run of the season on April 7 against the Giants in San Francisco with a solo shot in the seventh inning his 259 th career homer ties him with Justin Upton for 207 th on the all-time list, one behind Eric Chavez, Derek Jeter, Javy Lopez and Tim Wallach Among second basemen, he ranks among the active leaders (primary career position) in games played (3 rd ), hits (3rd), doubles (2nd), triples (1st), home runs (2nd) and RBI (2nd) is one of the top power-hitting second basemen (primary position) of all-time, ranking seventh in home runs (259) and sixth in slugging percentage (.468)
RHP Felix Peña 0-0, 2.16 ERA (2 ER/8.1 IP) in 3 G (1 GS) vs. LAD Player AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO Cody Bellinger.333 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Logan Forsythe - 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Yasmani Grandal.000 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Kike Hernandez.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Matt Kemp.500 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Max Muncy.000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Joc Pederson.000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Chris Taylor.000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Justin Turner.000 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Chase Utley.500 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2018 vs. LAA Career vs. LAA Career at Dodger Stadium 18 Multi-Hit Games Player G AVG AB H HR RBI G AVG AB H HR RBI G AVG AB H HR RBI 2+ H 3+ H 4+ H Barnes 1.000 3 0 0 0 3.000 7 0 0 0 102.263 194 51 6 26 3 0 0 Bellinger 3.091 11 1 0 0 7.125 24 3 0 1 116.246 403 99 27 70 23 5 1 Forsythe 3.000 2 0 0 0 24.218 78 17 3 7 107.214 323 69 5 32 7 1 0 Grandal 2.000 6 0 0 0 11.250 40 10 2 4 247.275 770 212 50 137 16 3 0 Hernández 2.167 6 1 0 0 14.242 33 8 0 0 210.244 501 122 25 67 8 2 0 Kemp 3.333 9 3 0 2 45.248 161 40 5 17 629.287 2230 639 113 340 23 9 1 Muncy 3.091 11 1 0 0 20.196 51 10 2 5 38.273 110 30 13 21 15 1 0 Pederson 3.000 8 0 0 0 15.213 47 10 4 11 245.208 674 140 40 100 14 5 2 Taylor 3.083 12 1 0 0 18.180 61 11 0 3 134.246 435 107 14 47 22 4 0 Toles - - - - - - - - - - - - 40.308 104 32 4 13 1 0 0 Turner 3.182 11 2 0 2 19.197 66 13 0 4 287.300 914 274 38 142 11 2 0 Utley 1.333 3 1 0 0 18.290 69 20 1 5 212.245 641 157 18 70 4 1 1 2018 HR Breakdown By Location By Direction Runners On Situational Multi-HR G Player HR Vs. LHP Vs. RHP Home Road LF LCF CF RCF RF 0 1 2 3 Last Slam Lead Off PH Walk-Off 2+ HR 3+ HR Barnes 1 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - - 6/30/17 - - - - - Bellinger 17 5 12 9 8 2 2 6-7 10 6-1 6/22/18 1 - - 1 - Forsythe 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - 2 - - - - 1 - - - - Grandal 11-11 6 5-1 3 3 4 7 3-1 4/16/18 1 - - 1 - Hernández 15 7 8 11 4 6 5 3 1-12 3 - - 9/26/14 2 1-1 - Kemp 15 6 9 8 7 3 5 6-1 5 4 4 1 6/23/18 1 1 - - - Muncy 21 6 15 13 8 4 1 6 4 6 19 2 1 - - 2 - - 2 - Pederson 13-13 7 6 1-3 3 6 8 5 - - 4/3/17 3 - - 2 - Puig 11 2 9 5 6 3 4 4 - - 7 3 1-6/6/13 - - - - - Taylor 10 2 8 7 3 3 3 3 1-7 2 1-7/1/17 4 1 - - - Turner 5 1 4 4 1 4 1 - - - 4 1 - - - - - - - - Utley 1-1 - 1 - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - Valera 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Totals 125 34 91 69 56 25 22 34 13 27 82 28 7 3 6/23/18 15 3-7 - Opponents 98 46 52 52 46 35 20 18 12 11 54 30 11 1 6/26/18 8-1 5 1 Dodgers Back-to-Back HR (7): Taylor/Seager, April 10 vs. OAK; Taylor/Hernandez, May 4 at SD (Monterrey, MX); Taylor/Puig, May 22 vs. COL; Pederson/Muncy, June 8 vs. ATL; Hernandez/Muncy, June 24 vs. NYM; Pederson/Muncy, July 2 vs. PIT; Pederson/Muncy, July 3 vs. PIT Opponents Back-to-Back HR (1): Longoria/Crawford April 27 at SF
2018 vs. LAA Career vs. LAA Career at Dodger Stadium Player W-L-S ERA G/GS ER IP HR W-L-S ERA G/GS ER IP HR W-L-S ERA G/GS ER IP HR Alexander 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 0 1.2 0 0-0-0 1.80 4/0 1 5.0 0 0-1-0 4.43 21/0 10 20.1 2 Chargois 0-1-0 27.00 1/0 1 0.1 1 0-1-0 27.00 1/0 1 0.1 1 1-1-0 9.39 10/0 8 7.2 2 Ferguson - - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1-1 3.86 4/2 6 14.0 2 Floro 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 0 1.2 0 0-0-0 3.00 2/0 1 3.0 0 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 0 1.0 0 Goeddel 1-0-0 2.70 3/0 1 3.1 0 1-0-0 2.70 3/0 1 3.1 0 0-0-0 3.18 11/0 4 11.1 1 Hill - - - - - - 0-1-0 5.17 7/2 9 15.2 1 11-9-0 2.84 24/24 42 133.1 16 Hudson 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 0 1.2 0 0-0-0 0.00 3/0 0 3.0 0 1-5-0 4.64 25/1 17 33.0 4 Jansen 0-1-1 5.40 2/0 1 1.2 0 1-3-9 2.41 18/0 5 18.2 2 17-8-132 1.92 278/0 60 281.2 21 Kershaw - - - - - - 6-2-0 2.42 10/10 19 70.2 4 82-34-0 2.07 158/158 246 1069.0 67 Maeda 0-0-0 1.59 1/1 1 5.2 0 1-1-0 2.70 3/3 5 16.2 0 18-10-1 3.00 38/35 67 201.0 21 Stripling 1-0-0 1.50 1/1 1 6.0 1 1-1-0 5.06 2/2 6 10.2 2 10-5-1 3.07 45/16 49 143.2 15 Venditte - - - - - - 0-0-0 9.00 4/0 6 6.0 2 0-0-0 10.80 4/0 4 3.1 1 Wood 0-0-0 4.50 1/1 3 6.0 1 0-0-0 4.50 1/1 3 6.0 1 17-6-0 2.77 37/32 63 205.0 21 Dodger Starters (only GS) Player Starts QS W-L LAD record in his starts Avg. IP per start K S/9 IP Run Support Avg. (RS) Kershaw 12 7 3-4 5-7 6.0 9.13 4.57 (35).225 1.04 Wood 18 9 5-5 10-8 5.2 7.95 5.33 (59).254 1.15 Maeda 1-0 16 5 6-5 8-8 5.1 11.07 4.43 (42).225 1.22 Hill 11 3 2-4 4-7 5.0 9.61 3.64 (32) (22).264 1.36 Ryu* 6.16 3 3-0 4-2 5.0 10.92 6.07 (20).154 1.29 Buehler* 9 4 4-1 6-3 5.2 9.47 6.14 (35).203 0.95 Stripling 9.87 14 8 8-2 9-5 5.2 10.24 4.73 (42).248 1.06 Stewart 2 0 0-0 2-0 4.0 6.75 2.25 (2).303 1.63 Alexander 3.95 1 0 0-0 1-0 1.1 6.75 13.50 (2).333 1.50 Ferguson (68) 3 0 0-1 1-2 3.2 10.13 10.13 (12).225 1.41 Hudson 1 0 0-0 1-0 1.0 9.00 9.00 (1).000 0.00 Total.227 93 39 31-22 51-42 5.1 9.58 4.99 (272).235 1.13 1.16 490.1 IP 522 Ks *Disabled List Opp. Avg. WHIP Recent Bullpen Usage IP (PC) Player 7/12 @ SD 7/11 @ SD 7/10 @ SD 7/9 @ SD 7/8 @ LAA Alexander 1.0 (13) 0.1 (1) - - - Chargois - - 1.0 (15) - 0.1 (12) Ferguson - - - 2.0 (35) - Floro 1.0 (16) 1.0 (13) - - 1.2 (12) Goeddel - - - 1.0 (12) - Hudson 0.0 (7) 1.0 (14) - - - Jansen 1.0 (29) 1.0 (14) - - - Venditte - - - - -
GENERAL Longest Winning Streak... 5 June 10 June 16 Longest Winning Streak, Home... 5 June 10 June 16 Longest Winning Streak, Road... 8 May 17 - June 5 Longest Losing Streak... 6 May 10 - May 16 Longest Losing Streak, Home... 5 May 10 - May 21 Longest Losing Streak, Road... 4 3x, last: May 5 - May 16 Longest Game, Innings... 15 April 2 at ARI Longest Game, Time... 5:46 April 2 at ARI Longest Nine-Inning Game, Time... 3:53 April 28 at SF Shortest Game, Time... 2:23 March 30 vs. SF Largest Crowd, Home... 53,904 June 26 vs. CHC Largest Crowd, Road... 47,703 June 1 at COL Smallest Crowd, Home... 39,004 April 25 vs. MIA Smallest Crowd, Road... 5,721 May 16 at MIA Largest Winning Margin... 16 July 2 vs. PIT Largest Losing Margin... 10 April 11 vs. OAK Largest Deficit Overcome to Win... 4 2x, last: June 3 at COL Largest Lead Lost... 3 2x, last: July 8 at LAA Most Errors... 4 March 30 vs. SF Most Consecutive Games, No Error... 7 April 20 April 27 Most Double Plays... 3 2x, last: June 2 at COL Most Players Used... 24 April 7 at SF TEAM PITCHING Most Runs Allowed, Game... 16 Most Runs Allowed, Inning... 7 Fewest Hits Allowed, Game... 0 Most Hits Allowed, Game... 21 Most Home Runs Allowed, Game... 4 Most Home Runs Allowed, Inning... 2 Most Strikeouts, Game... 20 Most Walks Issued, Game... 10 April 11 vs. OAK June 28 vs. CHC May 4 at SD (Monterrey) April 11 vs. OAK 4x, last: May 26 vs. SD Last: June 10 vs. ATL April 17 at SD 2x, last: June 6 at PIT INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most Innings Pitched, Starter... 8.0 2 tied: Wood, Maeda Most Innings Pitched, Reliever... 4.1 Font, April 2 vs. ARI Fewest Hits, Complete Game... Most Strikeouts, Starter, Game... 12 2 tied: Kershaw, Maeda Most Strikeouts, Reliever, Game... 6 Ferguson, June 23 vs. NYM Most Home Runs Allowed, Game... 3 2 tied: Wood (2x), Hill Most Consec. Scoreless IP, Starter... 15.2 Maeda, May 17 May 29 Most Consec. Scoreless IP, Reliever... 19.1 Goeddel, May 9 June 19 Longest Winning Streak... 6 Stripling: May 19 June 15 Longest Losing Streak... 4 Wood, April 4-May 15 TEAM BATTING Most Runs, Game... 17 July 2 vs. PIT Most Runs, Game, Both Teams... 22 April 11 vs. OAK Most Runs, Inning... 8 June 2 at COL Most Hits, Game... 21 July 2 vs. PIT Most Hits, Game, Both Teams... 33 2x, last: April 11 vs. OAK Fewest Hits, Game... 1 2x, last: April 4 at ARI Most Hits, Inning... 7 2x, last: July 2 vs. PIT Most Doubles, Game... 6 2x, last June 12 vs. TEX Most Triples, Game... 2 3x, last: July 3 vs. PIT Most Home Runs, Game... 7 June 24 vs. NYM Most Home Runs, Game, Both Teams... 9 June 24 vs. NYM Most Home Runs, Inning... 2 9x, last: July 3 vs. PIT Most Consecutive Games, Home Run... 13 June 1 June 16 Most Consecutive Games, No Homer... 3 March 29 - March 31 Most Total Bases, Game... 38 July 2 vs. PIT Most Extra-Base Hits, Game... 9 4x, last: July 3 vs. PIT Most Walks, Game... 9 2x, last: June 13 7 vs. TEX Most Strikeouts, Game... 15 2x, last: May 19 at WSH Most Stolen Bases, Game... 3 June 26 vs, CHC Most Left on Base, Game... 19 April 2 at ARI Most Double Plays Hit Into, Game... 3 May 2 at ARI INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most At-Bats, Game... 8 2 tied: Puig, Forsythe Most Hits, Game... 5 Kemp, July 2 vs. PIT Most Doubles, Game... 3 Utley, April 28 at SF (G1) Most Triples, Game... 1 7 tied Most Home Runs, Game... 2 5 tied Most Total Bases, Game... 11 Pederson, June 2 at COL Most Extra-Base Hits, Game... 3 4 tied Most Runs Scored, Game... 4 4 tied Most RBI, Game... 5 3 tied: Grandal, Turner, Kemp Most Walks, Game... 3 3 tied: Turner, Puig, Muncy (2x) Most Stolen Bases, Game... 2 Bellinger, June 8 vs. ATL Most Consecutive Games, Hit... 11 Grandal, April 7-April 22 Most Consecutive Games, Home Run... 4 2 tied: Bellinger, Muncy Most Consecutive Games, Run... 7 Kemp, June 1 June 8 Most Consecutive Games, RBI... 4 3 tied: Grandal, Bellinger, Muncy DODGERS BY DAY, MONTH, INNING Monday (6-3), Tuesday (7-9), Wednesday (9-6), Thursday (4-4), Friday (6-7), Saturday (9-8), Sunday (10-5) March (1-2), April (11-14), May (14-14), June (17-9), July (8-3), Aug. ( - ), Sept. ( - ) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X Total DODGERS 53 35 57 59 38 66 34 60 30 9 441 OPPONENT 33 45 42 29 40 47 51 33 32 9 361 DODGERS DEFENSIVELY CATCHER CS SBA CS% PB PickOffs Grandal 7 33 17.5% 4 0 Barnes 4 10 28.6% 1 0 Farmer 0 0-0 0 CATCHER ERA: Grandal 3.45, Barnes 3.51, Farmer 13.50 OUTFIELD ASSISTS: Puig (6), Pederson (3), Kemp (2), Hernandez (1) PITCHER PICKOFFS: Jansen (1), Liberatore (1), Chargois (1), Cingrani (1), Fields (1) DODGERS RECORD WHEN Dodgers Score First... 45-14 Opponent Scores First... 6-28 Lead After 6 Innings... 41-5 Trail After 6 Innings... 4-30 Lead After 7 Innings... 44-3 Trail After 7 Innings... 4-35 Lead After 8 Innings... 45-2 Trail After 8 Innings... 2-36 Tied After 7 Innings... 3-4 Tied After 8 Innings... 4-4 Scoring 3 or Less... 10-28 Scoring 4 or More... 41-14 Allowing 3 or Less... 38-11 Allowing 4 or More... 13-31 More Hits than Opponent... 33-6 Less Hits Than Opponent... 11-35 Equal Hits as Opponent... 7-1 Getting 10 or more hits... 23-6 One-Run Games... 13-12 Two-Run Games... 7-6 Extra Innings... 4-4 Shutouts... 8-4 vs. American League... 4-3 With Designated Hitter... 1-2 Comeback Wins... 18-18 Wins in Last At Bats... 10-7 Crowds over 50,000... 5-6 Doubleheaders... 3-2 First-Half Record... 51-42 Second-Half Record... First Game of Series... 17-13 Last Game of the Series... 18-12 Series (W-L-T)... 13-10-7 Series Sweeps (LA-Opp)... 6-2 Dodgers Homer... 39-24 Dodgers hit 2+ homers... 27-10 Playing Errorless... 30-22 Pitcher Makes Quality Start... 27-12 After an off day... 8-7 Times batted around in inning... 3-0 STARTING LINEUPS BY POSITION (Dodgers record when he starts) C: Grandal (34-28), Barnes (17-14) 1B: Bellinger (36-28), Hernández (2-1), Muncy (12-13), Grandal (1-0) 2B: Hernández (5-5), Utley (10-20), Forsythe (20-14), Barnes (4-2), Taylor (1-0), Valera (2-1), Muncy (9-0) 3B: Forsythe (2-8), Hernández (1-1), Muncy (13-12), Turner (26-14), Farmer (8-6), Valera (1-0) SS: Seager (11-14), Hernández (10-5), Taylor (30-23) LF: Kemp (32-21), Pederson (15-14), Verdugo (3-4), Hernández (1-3) CF: Taylor (11-14), Pederson (14-9), Hernández (13-6), Bellinger (9-12), Locastro (2-1), Toles (2-0) RF: Puig (40-28), Kemp (10-11), Verdugo (0-2), Hernández (1-1) P: Kershaw (5-7), Wood (10-8), Maeda (8-7), Hill (4-7), Ryu (4-2), Buehler (6-3), Stripling (9-5), Stewart (2-0), Alexander (1-0), Ferguson (1-2), Hudson (1-0) DH: Kemp (0-2), Turner (1-0) BY BATTING ORDER (Dodgers record when in that spot) 1: Taylor (30-30), Pederson (18-6), Utley (0-4), Muncy (2-1), Hernandez (1-1) 2: Seager (9-13), Hernández (9-8), Pederson (0-7), Barnes (2-1), Utley (1-1), Verdugo (1-2), Bellinger (2-0), Muncy (21-8), Turner (6-2) 3: Puig (4-6), Seager (1-1), Kemp (12-7), Grandal (11-11), Hernández (1-3), Turner (21-13), Bellinger (1-1) 4: Hernández (6-2), Bellinger (21-22), Kemp (15-10), Grandal (9-4), Muncy (0-4) 5: Bellinger (12-8), Grandal (4-8), Kemp (13-12), Forsythe (0-3), Puig (7-3), Pederson (4-2), Utley (0-1), Barnes (2-2), Taylor (2-2), Hernandez (3-0), Muncy (4-1) 6: Kemp (2-5), Forsythe (5-1), Hernández (1-1), Pederson (2-6), Bellinger (7-9), Grandal (11-3), Puig (9-6), Barnes (3-1), Utley (2-3), Verdugo (0-1), Taylor (5-3), Muncy (1-2), Farmer (2-1), Toles (1-0) 7: Grandal (0-2), Utley (5-5), Barnes (3-2), Pederson (4-1), Forsythe (9-12), Puig (11-6), Verdugo (2-3), Hernández (7-4), Muncy (0-4), Taylor (6-2), Valera (2-1), Bellinger (2-0) 8: Forsythe (8-6), Barnes (11-9), Utley (2-5), Hernandez (4-3), Muncy (6-5), Puig (9-7), Locastro (2-1), Farmer (6-5), Pederson (1-1), Valera (1-0), Toles (1-0) 9: Kershaw (5-7), Wood (10-7), Maeda (8-7), Hill (4-7), Ryu (4-2), Buehler (5-3), Stripling (8-5), Stewart (2-0), Alexander (1-0), Ferguson (1-2), Hudson (1-0), Utley (0-1), Hernandez (0-1), Barnes (0-1) NUMBER OF LINEUPS USED: 92 DODGERS BIG INNINGS (FIVE OR MORE) Date Opponent Inning Runs Final 4/16/18 SD 3 rd 5 Score 10-3 4/18/18 SD 3 rd 5 13-4 6/2/18 COL 7 th 8 12-4 6/12/18 TEX 4 th 7 12-5 6/23/18 NYM 8 th 5 8-3 7/2/18 PIT 4 th 6 17-1 7/9/18 SD 4 th 5 8-2 OPPONENTS BIG INNINGS (FIVE OR MORE) Date Opponent Inning Runs Final 4/11/18 OAK 4 th 5 Score 16-6 6/26/18 CHC 6 th 6 4-9 6/28/18 CHC 7 th 7 11-5 DODGER EJECTIONS Date Umpire Player/Coach Reason 5/11/18 Alan Porter Matt Kemp Arguing strikes 6/13/18 Sean Barber Matt Kemp Fighting 6/19/18 Tripp Gibsoon Matt Kemp Arguing strikes (G1) 6/19/18 (G1) Tripp Gibson Dave Roberts Arguing Kemp ejection 6/19/18 Tripp Gibson Yasmani Arguing strikes (G1) Grandal 7/4/18 Jeff Nelson Daniel Hudson Arguing with umpire WALK-OFF VICTORIES Date Opp. Score Play 6/13/18 TEX 3-2 Barnes reaches on foce attempt, Hernandez scores on throwing error by Matt Bush REPLAY CHALLENGE RECORD: 9 (Overturned) 14 (Stands/Confirmed)