After getting off to a hot start (8-2) the Dodgers have hit a slump as of late, fresh off a clean sweep by the St. Louis Cardinals in their 4 game series. One of the downsides of the losing streak is we can no longer blame Joe Kelly for the losses. On the bright side, reports have it that Dodgers Ace (and Future HOF’r) Clayton Kershaw is set to debut Monday night for the Dodger blue. Since our last check in the boys in Blue have gone 3-4, and things won’t get any easier with the NL Central leading Milwaukee Brewers next up for a 3 game series. Stay Tuned!!!
Let’s take a look at how week number 2 played out for the LA Dodgers:
Dodgers Record
| Week | Win-Loss |
|---|---|
| Last Week (Apr 5-11) | 3-4 |
| 2019 Season | 8-6 |
| 2018 Season (Thru 11 games) | 5-9 |
NL West Standings
| WEST | RECORD | GB | STK |
|---|---|---|---|
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9-5 | – | W2 |
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8-6 | 1 | L4 |
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6-7 | 2½ | L2 |
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5-9 | 4 | W1 |
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3-10 | 5½ | L6 |
*As of 4/12/19
Full MLB Standings
Who’s Hot, Who’s Not
🌟 OF THE WEEK
Cody Bellinger, OF
LAST WEEK
| H/AB | HR | RBI |
| 9/24 | 2 | 6 |
’19 SEASON
| H/AB | HR | RBI |
| 23/56 | 7 | 19 |
There is no player that is swinging the bat better than Cody Bellinger at the moment. Cody leads all of baseball with 7 homers, 19 runs batted in so far, and 49 total bases through the first 14 games he’s played. He is playing like the MVP-candidate that the Dodgers need him to be, even in the middle of a four-game losing streak.
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Chris Taylor, UT
LAST WEEK
| H/AB | AVG | SO |
| 0/6 | .000 | 1 |
’19 SEASON
| H/AB | AVG | SO |
| 3/31 | .097 | .10 |
Dodgers utility star Chris Taylor has struggled to start the 2019 season. Last season, Taylor led the league in strike outs with 178, and he is off to a roaring start in that category. With the ever-fragile Corey Seager going down with another injury, it’s even more important that Taylor gets going.
Dodgers Game Results
Box Scores
Game 8: LA Dodgers @ Colorado
Fri, April 5, 2019 | Coors Field | 1:05 PM PT
|
10 |
6 |
| 6-2 | 3-5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| Rockies | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
WP: K. Maeda (2-0), LP: T. Anderson (2-2)
BATTING
2B: Turner (1)
3B: Muncy (1)
HR: Muncy (2); Bellinger (6); Martin (1)
RBI: Bellinger 3 (16); Muncy 3 (7); Martin 2 (2), Turner (7), Seager (4)
PITCHING
Pitches-Strikes: Maeda 91-55; Floro 14-9; Stewart 25-14; Alexander 8-4; Baez 14-8; Kelly 4-2; Garcia 18-10
Strikeouts: Maeda 4; Stewart 1; Baez 1; Garcia 1
Game 9: LA Dodgers @ Colorado
Sat, April 6, 2019 | Coors Field | 5:10 PM PT
|
7 |
2 |
| 7-2 | 3-6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| Rockies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
WP: W. Buehler (1-0), LP: J. Gray (0-2), SV: K. Jensen (4)
BATTING
2B: Bellinger (1)
3B: Bellinger (1)
HR: Verdugo (2)
RBI: Verdugo 2 (6); Pollack 2 (8); Barnes (4); Bellinger (17); Muncy (8)
PITCHING
Pitches-Strikes: Buehler 79-50; Baez 18-13; Garcia 19-14; Ferguson 4-0; Floro 10-7; Jansen 19-12
Strikeouts: Buehler 4; Jansen 2
Game 10: LA Dodgers @ Colorado
Sun, April 7, 2019 | Coors Field | 5:37 PM PT
|
12 |
6 |
| 8-2 | 3-7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|
0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Rockies | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
WP: J. Kelly (1-1), LP: C. Bettis (0-2)
BATTING
2B: Bellinger (2); Seager 2 (2); Freese (2); Hernandez (2)
HR: Muncy (3); Bellinger (7)
RBI: Hernandez 2 (8); Muncy 2 (10); Urias (1); Barnes (5); Freese (3); Bellinger (18); Pederson (6)
PITCHING
Pitches-Strikes: Urias 74-44; Kelly 27-19; Ferguson 13-8; Santana 28-16
Strikeouts: Urias 2; Kelly 3; Ferguson 1; Santana 2
Game 11: LA Dodgers @ St. Louis
Mon, April 8, 2019 | Busch Stadium III | 4:45 PM PT
|
3 |
4 |
| 8-3 | 5-5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | x | 4 | 5 | 0 |
WP: M. Mikolas (1-1), LP: J. Kelly (1-2), SV: J. Hicks (2)
BATTING
2B: Pollack (3), Hernandez (3)
RBI: Pollack (9); Bellinger (19); Seager (5)
PITCHING
Pitches-Strikes: Ryu 33-18; Floro 27-21; Alexander 14-11; Kelly 17-8; Baez 20-12
Strikeouts: Ryu 1; Floro 2; Alexander 1
Game 12: LA Dodgers @ St. Louis
Tue, April 9, 2019 | Busch Stadium III | 4:45 PM PT
|
0 |
4 |
| 8-4 | 6-5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 4 | 6 | 1 |
WP: J. Brebbia (1-0), LP: R. Stripling (0-1)
BATTING
2B: Bellinger (3), Hernandez (4)
PITCHING
Pitches-Strikes: Stripling 94-62; Ferguson 18-12; Chargois 11-6; Garcia 22-17
Strikeouts: Stripling 7; Ferguson 2; Chargois 1; Garcia 2
Game 13: LA Dodgers @ St. Louis
Wed, April 10, 2019 | Busch Stadium III | 4:45 PM PT
|
2 |
7 |
| 8-5 | 7-5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | x | 7 | 10 | 0 |
WP: J. Flaherty (1-0), LP: K. Maeda (2-1)
BATTING
HR: Pederson (4), Muncy (4)
RBI: Muncy (11); Pederson (7)
PITCHING
Pitches-Strikes: Maeda 82-58; Alexander 7-6; Santana 17-11; Chargois 12-9
Strikeouts: Maeda 5; Alexander 1
Game 14: LA Dodgers @ St. Louis
Thu, April 11, 2019 | Busch Stadium III | 10:15 AM PT
|
7 |
11 |
| 8-6 | 8-5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|
1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | x | 11 | 10 | 0 |
WP: G. Gallegos (1-0), LP: P. Baez (0-1)
BATTING
2B: Seager (3)
3B: Pederson (1)
HR: Freese (1), Buehler (1), Hernandez (4), Pollack (2)
RBI: Freese 2 (5); Hernandez 2 (10); Buehler (1); Turner (8); Pollack (10)
PITCHING
Pitches-Strikes: Buehler 85-51; Baez 23-23; Garcia 14-6; Schultz 21-13; Floro 10-7
Strikeouts: Ryu 1; Floro 2; Alexander 1
Leaders
Cody Bellinger | OF
.411 AVG | 7 HR | 19 RBI
Ross Stripling | SP
0-1 | 3.78 ERA | 15 SO
Hitting
Batting Average
| Rk | Player | Avg |
| 1 | C. Bellinger, RF | .411 |
| 2 | E. Hernandez, 2B | .349 |
| 3 | A. Barnes, C | .320 |
| 4 | J. Turner, 3B | .294 |
| 5 | M. Muncy, 1B | .262 |
*Min 31 At-Bats
Home Runs
| Rk | Player | HR |
| 1 | C. Bellinger, RF | 7 |
| T2 | E. Hernandez, 2B | 4 |
| T2 | M. Muncy, 1B | 4 |
| T2 | J. Pederson, LF | 4 |
| T5 | A. Barnes, C | 2 |
Runs Batted In
| Rk | Player | RBI |
| 1 | C. Bellinger, RF | 19 |
| 2 | M. Muncy, 1B | 11 |
| T3 | E. Hernandez, 2B | 10 |
| T3 | A. Pollack, CF | 10 |
| 5 | J. Turner, 3B | 8 |
On Base + Slugging %
| Rk | Player | OPS |
| 1 | C. Bellinger, RF | 1.343 |
| 2 | E. Hernandez, 2B | 1.163 |
| 3 | A. Barnes, C | 1.071 |
| 4 | J. Pederson, LF | .973 |
| 5 | M. Muncy, 1B | .948 |
Pitching
Earned Run Average
| Rk | Player | ERA |
| T1 | K. Jensen, CP | 0.00 |
| T1 | C. Ferguson, RP | 0.00 |
| T1 | D. Floro, RP | 0.00 |
| 4 | S. Alexander, RP | 2.25 |
| 5 | H. Ryu, SP* | 3.07 |
*Min 5.0 Innings Pitched
Strike Outs
| Rk | Player | SO |
| T1 | R. Stripling, SP | 15 |
| T1 | K. Maeda, SP | 15 |
| 3 | H. Ryu, SP* | 14 |
| T4 | J. Urias, SP | 9 |
| T4 | W. Buehler, SP | 9 |
Innings Pitched
| Rk | Player | IP |
| 1 | K. Maeda, SP | 17 |
| 2 | R. Stripling, SP | 16⅔ |
| 3 | H. Ryu, SP* | 14⅔ |
| 4 | W. Buehler, SP | 12 |
| 5 | P. Baez, RP | 9 |
Walks + Hits per IP
| Rk | Player | WHIP |
| 1 | K. Jensen, CP | 0.56 |
| 2 | S. Alexander, RP | 0.75 |
| 3 | D. Floro, RP | 0.84 |
| 4 | H. Ryu, SP* | 0.89 |
| 5 | C. Ferguson, RP | 0.95 |
* On 10-day DL
Full stats available on Baseball Reference
Dodgers Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Opp | Proj Starter | |
| Fri, 4/12 | vs |  |
J. Urias (0-0, 3.12) |
| Sat, 4/13 | vs |
|
TBD |
| Sun, 4/14 | vs |
|
R. Stripling (0-1, 3.78) |
| Mon, 4/15 | vs |
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C. Kershaw (0-0, 0.00) |
| Wed, 4/16 | @ |
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K. Maeda (2-1, 4.76) |
| Thu 4/17 | @ |
|
W. Buehler (1-0, 8.25) |
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