Dodgers Weekly Recap: Opening Week

After the news that Dodgers Ace Clayton Kershaw was unable to start the season, fans were a little worried, especially after how last season started in Chavez Ravine. How did the Dodgers respond…? By winning five out of their first seven games, and the main component of those wins was the long ball. The Boys in Blue have really picked up for their injured star … smacking 18 home runs as a team (first among all MLB teams) and providing some timely hitting to take the first home-stand of the season. Lets take a look at the Dodgers opening week:

NL West Standings

WEST	RECORD	GB	STK
LAD	5-2	–	W2
SD	4-3	1	W1
ARI	3-4	2	L1
COL	3-4	2	W1
SF	2-5	3	L2

Who’s Hot & Who’s Not

🌟 of the Week

Cody Bellinger, RF

LAST WEEK

AVG	HR	RBI
.438	5	13

’19 SEASON

AVG	HR	RBI
.438	5	13

CODY BELLINGER IS RED HOT at the moment. After having a sophomore slump, Bellinger, now in his 3rd big-league season, is ready to go right out of the gate. He leads the Dodgers in at bats, plate appearances, hits, home runs, runs batted in, AND in stolen bases (1). Cody is having the start we all hoped for.

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Joe Kelly, RP

LAST WEEK

ERA	W-L	WHIP
18.00	0-1	2.67

’19 SEASON

ERA	W-L	WHIP
18.00	0-1	2.67

When Joe Kelly came to the Dodgers from Boston, he was supposed to be the bridge between the 7th and 9th innings. In two games so far, Kelly has faced 17 batters, given up 7 hits, 6 runs, and 2 home runs. If Kelly did the job he did in Boston, the Dodgers would have two less losses.

Game Results

Record

Last Week	5-2
2019 Season	5-2
2018 Season	2-5

Box Scores

Game 1: LA Dodgers 12, Arizona 5

Dodger Stadium | March 28, 2019 | 1:10 PM

Team	R	H	E
	5	9	0
	12	12	0

WP: H. Ryu (1-0), LP: Z. Greinke (0-1)

BATTING
HR: A. Barnes (1), C. Bellinger (1), K. Hernandez 2 (2), C. Seager (1), M. Muncy (1), J. Pederson 2 (2)
RBI: A. Barnes (1), C. Bellinger (1), K. Hernandez 3 (3), M. Muncy 2 (2), J. Pederson 4 (4), C. Seager (1)

PITCHING
Pitches-Strikes: Ryu 82-59; Garcia 12-7; Stewart 31-22

Game 2: Arizona 5 @ LA Dodgers 4 (F/13)

Dodger Stadium | Friday, March 29, 2019 | 7:10 PM

Team	R	H	E
	5	10	0
	4	11	0

WP: M. Andriese (1-0), LP: Garcia (0-1), SV: G. Holland (1)

BATTING
2B: A. Pollack (1)
RBI: A. Pollack 3 (3), C. Seager (2)

PITCHING
Pitches-Strikes: Stripling 76-51; Alexander 8-5; Baez 22-11; Kelly 27-17; Jansen 16-11; Ferguson 14-9; Floro 32-51; Garcia 30-14

Game 3: LA Dodgers 18, Arizona 5

Dodger Stadium | Saturday, March 30, 2019 | 6:10 PM

Team	R	H	E
	5	7	1
	18	19	0

WP: K. Maeda (1-0), LP: Z. Godley (0-1)

BATTING
HR: Bellinger 2 (3); Barnes (2); Pederson (3)
RBI: Barnes 2 (3); Bellinger 6 (7); Muncy (3); Pederson (5); Pollock (4); Seager (3); Turner 5 (5); Verdugo (1)

PITCHING
Pitches-Strikes: Maeda 106-68; Stewart 30-18; R. Martin 10-8

Game 4: LA Dodgers 8, Arizona 7

Dodgers Stadium | Sunday, March 31, 2019 | 1:10 PM

Team	R	H	E
	7	13	3
	8	8	0

WP: Floro (1-0), LP: Hirano (0-1)

BATTING
HR: Bellinger (4)
RBI: Bellinger (8); Hernández (4); Muncy (4); Pollack 2 (6); Verdugo 2 (3)

PITCHING
Pitches-Strikes: Buehler 66-45; Báez 20-14; Alexander 1-1; García 16-10; Ferguson 17-12; Floro 18-12; Jansen 15-11

Game 5: San Francisco 4, LA Dodgers 2

Dodger Stadium | Monday, April 1, 2019 | 7:10 PM PT

Team	R	H	E
	4	9	0
	2	7	1

WP: T. Gott (1-0), LP: J. Kelly (0-1), SV: W. Smith (2)

BATTING
HR: Taylor (1); Verdugo (1)
RBI: Taylor (1); Verdugo (4)

PITCHING
Pitches-Strikes: Urias 77-51; Kelly 37-28; Alexander 4-2; Floro 5-2; Baez 22-14

Game 6: LA Dodgers 6, San Francisco 5

Dodger Stadium | Tuesday, April 2, 2019 | 7:10 PM PT

Team	R	H	E
	5	9	2
	6	7	1

WP: H. Ryu (2-0), LP: M. Bumgarner (0-2), SV: K. Jensen (2)

BATTING
HR: Bellinger (5)
RBI: Bellinger 4 (12); Hernandez (5); Turner (6)

PITCHING
Pitches-Strikes: Ryu 87-58; Ferguson 20-14; Garcia 9-2; Jansen 15-9

Game 7: LA Dodgers 5, San Francisco 3

Dodger Stadium | Wednesday, April 3, 2019 | 7:10 PM PT

Team	R	H	E
	3	6	0
	5	7	0

WP: S. Alexander (1-0), LP: R. Moronta (0-1), SV: K. Jensen (3)

BATTING
HR: Hernandez (3)
RBI: Bellinger (13); Freese 2 (2), Hernandez (6), Taylor (2)

PITCHING
Pitches-Strikes: Stripling 87-61; Alexander 8-6; Ferguson 8-6; Jansen 14-10

Leaders

Cody Bellinger | RF

.438 AVG | 5 HR | 13 RBI

Hyun-Jin Ryu | SP

2-0 | 2.08 ERA | 13 SO

Hitting

Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	C. Bellinger, RF	.438
2	E. Hernandez, 2B	.435
3	J. Pederson, LF	.412
4	A. Barnes, C	.400
5	R. Martin, C	.333

*Min 8 At Bats

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	C. Bellinger, RF	5
T2	E. Hernandez, 2B	3
T2	J. Pederson, LF	3
4	A. Barnes, C	2
T5	A. Pollack, CF	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	C. Bellinger, RF	13
T2	E. Hernandez, 2B	6
T2	A. Pollack, CF	6
T2	J. Turner, 3B	6
5	J. Peterson, LF	5

On Base + Slugging %

Rk	Player	OPS
1	J. Pederson, LF	1.565
2	E. Hernandez, 2B	1.370
3	C. Bellinger, RF	1.361
4	A. Barnes, C	1.337
5	R. Martin, C	.983

Pitching

Earned Run Average

Rk	Player	ERA
T1	D. Floro, RP	0.00
T1	S. Alexander, RP	0.00
T1	C. Ferguson, RP	0.00
T1	K. Jensen, CP	0.00
T1	J. Urias, SP	0.00

*Min 2.0 Innings Pitched

Wins

Rk	Player	W-L
1	H. Ryu, SP	2-0
T2	K. Maeda, SP	1-0
T2	D. Floro, RP	1-0
T2	S. Alexander, RP	1-0

Strike Outs

Rk	Player	SO
1	H. Ryu, SP	13
2	R. Stripling, SP	8
3	J. Urias, SP	7
T4	K. Maeda, SP	6
5	C. Ferguson, RP	5

Walks + Hits per IP

Rk	Player	WHIP
1	S. Alexander, RP	.429
2	K. Jensen, CP	.500
3	J. Urias, SP	.600
4	C. Ferguson, RP	.750
5	H. Ryu, SP	.769

Full stats available on Baseball Reference

Look Ahead to Next Week

Date		Opp	Proj Starter
4/5	@		K. Maeda (1-0, 4.05, 6 SO)
4/6	@		W. Buehler (0-0, 15.00, 0 SO)
4/7	@		J. Urias (0-0, 0.00, 7 SO)
4/8	@		H. Ryu (2-0, 2.08, 13 SO)
4/9	@		R. Stripling (0-0, 2.31, 8 SO)
4/10	@		K. Maeda (1-0, 4.05, 6 SO)
4/11	@		W. Buehler (0-0, 15.00, 0 SO)

Full schedule available on MLB.com

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