NLDS Game 1 Recap

Well game 1 of the NLDS is complete! The Mets beat the Dodgers 3-1 in a pitcher's duel. Here is how it turned out (Mets are on the top, Dodgers are on the bottom):

1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  R    H    E

0  0  0  1  0  0  2  0  0  3     5    0

0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1     7    0

The game got off to a slow start. The Mets got on the board first with a solo homerun in the fourth. Then David Wright hit a two-out two-run RBI single in the seventh inning. The Dodgers were quiet all the way until the eighth inning when Adrian Gonzalez hit an RBI single knocking in Howie Kendrick. However, they could not rally further and only scored the one run. Clayton Kershaw pitched 6.2 innings, gave up three runs, four hits, one homerun, four walks, and struck out eleven batters. Zack Greinke will start for the Dodgers tomorrow.

Vin Scully in 2016

It is official!! The Dodgers announced today that Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully will be returning for the 2016 season, his 67th season with the organization! Earlier this week, he had announced that he was still undecided on returning; looking at his health, family, and the organization. However, it looks like everything lined up for a 2016 return.

OFFICIAL: It'll be a very pleasant 2016. Vin Scully to return for his 67th season. pic.twitter.com/i2WrutItRO

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 29, 2015

Here is what he had to say:

I talked it over with my wife, Sandi, and my family and we’ve decided to do it again in 2016, - Vin Scully #Dodgers

— DodgersBeat (@DodgersBeat) August 29, 2015

And many fans took to social media to celebrate the fantastic news!

😭😭😭😭😭😭 we have been so blessed to still have Vinny with us💙 my heart is happy right now

— Ceci (@loveLABASEBALL) August 29, 2015

Vin returning next year, made my whole week! #WinForVin

— ratedhd6 (@ratedhd6) August 29, 2015

This made my whole year!!!! #WinForVin #DodgersSocial

— Paul (@818Dodgersfan) August 29, 2015

Thank you Vin for sharing so much of your time with us, and thank you Sandy for standing by his side all of this time and sharing him with us. We are forever grateful. It's time to #WinForVin!

Series Recap: Philadelphia Phillies 8/4 - 8/6

The Dodgers took two of three from the Phillies in Philadelphia in this mid-week series.

Record | 62-46

Tuesday | Loss: The Dodgers lost to the Phillies 6-2. Offensively, the team did alright. Jimmy Rollins and Carl Crawford hit doubles and Andre Ethier and Carl Crawford had the RBI's of the night; Carl Crawford had a two out RBI. Alex Wood and Andre Ethier grounded into double plays and the team left thirteen men on base.

Defensively, the team didn't do the best. Jimmy Rollins had a fielding error at shortstop but the team turned a 5-4-3 double play. Alex Wood started the game and pitched 6.1 innings. He gave up four runs, eight hits, two walks and struck out eight batters. He was charged with the loss.

Wednesday | Win: The Dodgers beat the Phillies 4-3. Offensively, the team did okay. Yasiel Puig hit the only extra-base hit with a homerun. Yasiel Puig and Adrian Gonzalez had the RBI's of the evening; Puig had three of them, all two out RBI's. Brett Anderson grounded into a double play and the team left twelve men on base.

Defensively, the team did alright. Alberto Collaspo had a throwing error at third base while Adrian Gonzalez had a fielding error at first base. The Dodgers also turned a 6-4-3 double play. Brett Anderson started the game and pitched six innings. He gave up one run, four hits, two walks, and struck out five batters. He was awarded the win. Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth inning and recorded his twentieth save.

Thursday | Win: The Dodgers won against the Phillies 10-8. Offensively, the team did well. Andre Ethier, Yasmani Grandal, Jimmy Rollins, and Howie Kendrick all had doubles while Adrian Gonzalez and Zack Greinke both hit a homerun. Andre Ethier, Carl Crawford, Adrian Gonzalex, Zack Greinke, Howie Kendrick and Yasmani Grandal all hit RBI's; Andre Ethier, Carl Crawford, and Zack Greinke hit two-out RBI's. Yasmani Grandal hit a sacrifice fly, Carl Crawford grounded into a double play, and the team left six men on base.

Defensively, the Dodgers did okay. Zack Greinke had a throwing error and Adrian Gonzalez had an unassisted double play. Zack Greinke started the game and pitched six innings. He gave up six runs, seven hits, one homerun, two walks, and struck out eight batters. He was awarded the win. Kenley Jansen pitched the end of the ninth and recorded the save.

The Dodgers next series is against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh.

Series Recap: New York Mets 7/23 - 7/26

The Dodgers split their four game series with the Mets in New York.

Record | 56-44

Thursday | Win: The Dodgers beat the Mets 3-0. Offensively, the team did pretty well. Jimmy Rollins had the only extra-base hit which was a homerun. Jimmy Rollins, Alberto Collaspo and Yasiel Puig had the RBI's of the evening. Yasiel Puig hit a sacrifice fly while Joc Pederson, Andre Ethier, and Yasiel Puig all grounded into double plays. The team left four men on base.

Defensively, the team did very well. Clayton Kershaw picked off a runner at first base. Clayton Kershaw started the game and pitched a complete game shutout. He gave up only three its and struck out eleven batters. He was awarded the win.

Friday | Win: The Dodgers win 7-2 against the Mets. Offensively, the team did very well. Justin Turner, Joc Pederson and Austin Barnes all had doubles while Justin Turner, Yasiel Puig, and Jimmy Rollins had homeruns. Yasiel Puig, Joc Pederson, Justin Turner, and Jimmy Rollins had the RBI's of the game; Joc Pederson had a two-out RBI. Ian Thomas grounded into a double play and the team left five men on base.

Defensively, the team did well. The Dodgers turned two double plays; a 3-6-3 double play and a 5-4-3 double play. Ian Thomas started the game and pitched five innings. He gave up one run, three hits and struck out five batters. He was awarded the win.

Saturday | Loss: The Dodgers lost to the Mets 15-2. Offensively, the team was pretty cold. Joc Pederson had the only extra-base hit with a double. Jimmy Rollins and Joc Pederson had the RBI's of the evening; Jimmy Rollins had a two-out RBI. The team left five men on base.

Defensively, the Dodgers didn't do too well. However Joc Pederson had an outfield assist and the team did turn a 4-3 double play. Zack Lee started the game and pitched only 4.2 innings. He gave up seven runs, eleven hits, one homerun, one walk and struck out three. He was charged with the loss.

Sunday | Loss: The Dodgers lost 3-2 to the Mets. Offensively, the team didn't do that well. Adrian Gonzalez both had doubles, the only extra base hits of the day. Justin Turner and Yasmani Grandal had the RBI's of the game and Scott Van Slyke hit a sacrifice bunt. Jimmy Rollins had a stolen base and the team left six men on base.

Defensively, the Dodgers did alright. Joc Pederson had a fielding error but Andre Ethier had an outfield assist. The team also turned two double plays; a 7-4-3 double play and a 6-3 double play. Zack Greinke started the game and pitched seven innings.He gave up two runs (breaking his scoreless streak), four hits, three walks, and struck out two batters. Juan Nicasio pitched the tenth inning and gave up the winning run; he was charged with the loss.

The Dodgers next series is against the Oakland Athletics in Los Angeles.

Series Recap: Washington Nationals 7/17 - 7/19

The Dodgers win their first series after the All-Star break!

Record | 53-40

Friday | Loss: The Dodgers lost to the Nationals 5-3. The game was suspended until Saturday morning due to stadium lighting issues. Offensively, the team didn't do too well. The only extra-base hits were homeruns from Adrian Gonzalez. He also had all three of the RBI's. The team left seven men on base.

Defensively, the team didn't do the best either. Mike Bolsinger had a throwing error. Mike Bolsinger started the game and pitched only four innings. He gave up one run, two hits, two walks, and struck out two batter. Pedro Baez pitched the final inning, gave up the winning runs and was charged with the loss.

Saturday | Win: The Dodgers won 4-2 against the Nationals. Offensively, the team did much better. Adrian Gonzalez had the only extra-base hit again with a double while Yasiel Puig, Justin Turner, and Andre Ethier had the RBI's of the afternoon; Yasiel Puig had a two-out RBI. Andre Ethier had a sacrifice fly while AJ Ellis grounded into a double play. Joc Pederson was caught stealing and the team left twelve men on base.

Defensively, the team did well. Justin Turner had a throwing error at third base. Clayton Kershaw started the game and pitched eight scoreless innings against the Nationals. He gave up only three hits and struck out fourteen batters. He was awarded the win.

Sunday | Win: The Dodgers beat the Nationals 5-0. Offensively, the team did well. Andre Ethier had the only extra-base hit with a double while Andre Ethier, AJ Ellis and Yasiel Puig had the RBI's of the night. Yasmani Grandal and Howie Kendrick hit sacrifice bunts and the team left thirteen men on base.

Defensively, the Dodgers did well. Jimmy Rollins had a throwing error but Zack Greinke did have a pickoff. Also, the team turned a 1-4-3 double play. Zack Greinke started the game and pitched eight innings. He gave up three hits,one walk and struck out eleven batters. He was awarded the win.

The Dodgers next series is against the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta.

Series Recap: Milwaukee Brewers 7/10 - 7/12

The Dodgers ended the first half of the season on a high note against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Record | 51-39

Friday | Win: The Dodgers beat the Brewers 3-2. Offensively, the team did pretty well. Joc Pederson had the only extra-base hit with a double. Andre Ethier and Joc Pederson were the only two with RBI's; both with two-out RBI's. Yasiel Puig stole second base and Jimmy Rollins stole second base. Alex Guerrero grounded into a double play, and the team left six men on base.

Defensively, the team did alright. Mike Bolsinger started the game and pitched six innings. He gave up two runs, four hits, one walk and struck out six batters. Chin-hui Tsao pitched the seventh inning and was awarded the win. Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth and recorded a save.

Saturday | Loss: The Dodgers lost 7-1 to the Brewers. Offensively, the team was very quiet. Yasmani Grandal had a double while Kike Herandez had the only RBI of the game. Kike Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly, while Justin Turner and Jimmy Rollins grounded into double plays. The team left one men on base.

Defensively, the team did well. Yasiel Puig had an outfueld assist and the team turned a 4-6-3 double play. Brandon Beachy started the game and pitched four innings. He gave up three runs, five hits, three walks, and struck out two batters. He was charged with the loss.

Sunday | Win: The Dodgers won 4-3. The offense did pretty well. Jimmy Rollins, Justin Turner and Joc Pederson all had doubles while AJ Ellis and Adrian Gonzalez had homeruns. Justin Turner, AJ Ellis, and Adrian Gonzalez had the RBI's of the night; Justin Turner had a two-out RBI. The team left six men on base.

Defensively, the Dodgers did well. The team turned a 5-4-3 double play. Brett Anderson started the game and pitched seven innings. He gave up three runs, eight hits, two homeruns, and struck out three batters. Pedro Baez pitched the eighth inning and was awarded the win. Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth and recorded a save.

The Dodgers next series is against the Washington Nationals in Washington DC after the All-Star break.

Series Recap: Philadelphia Phillies 7/6 - 7/9

The Dodgers take three of four from the Phillies in Los Angeles. Here's how the series went!

Record | 48-38

Monday | Win: The Dodgers beat the Phillies 10-7. Offensively, the team did very well. Yasiel Puig, Andre Ethier, Justin Turner, Howie Kendrick, and Joc Pederson all had doubles while Howie Kendrick had a triple. Adrian Gonzalez and Yasmani Grandal each had a homerun. Justin Turner, Adrian Gonzalez, Andre Ethier, Yasmani Grandal, Howie Kendrick, Jimmy Rollins, and Joc Pederson all had RBI's; Adrian Gonzalez, Howie Kendrick, Jimmy Rollins, and Joc Pederson had two-out RBI's. Eric Surkamp had a sacrifice bunt while Justin Turner hit a sacrifice fly. Yasmani Grandal was caught stealing and the team left eight men on base.

Defensively, the team did alright. Yasmani Grandal had a past ball but Adrian Gonzalez had an unassisted double play. Yimi Garcia started the game and pitched only two innings. He gave up two runs, four hits, one homerun and struck out two batters. JP Howell pitched the end of the seventh, struck out one batter and was awarded the win. Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth and recorded a save.

Tuesday | Loss: The Dodgers lost 7-2 to the Phillies. Offensively, the team didn't do as well. The only extra-base hit was a two run homerun by Yasmani Grandal. He scored the only two RBI's, which were two out RBI's. Howie Kendrick grounded into a double play and the team left six men on base.

Defensively, the team didn't do as well. Justin Turner had a throwing error at third base. Brett Anderson started the game and pitched five innings. He gave up four runs, six hits, two walks, and struck out five. He was charged with the loss.

Wednesday | Win: The Dodgers beat the Phillies 5-0. Offensively, the team did pretty well. Jimmy Rollins had a double while AJ Ellis and Jimmy Rollins both had homeruns. AJ Ellis and Jimmy Rollins also had the RBI's of the night; Rollins' were two-out RBI's. Clayton Kershaw hit a sacrifice bunt and the team left eight men on base.

Defensively, the Dodgers did very well. Clayton Kershaw started the game and pitched a complete game, and shutout. He gave up eight hits and struck out thirteen batters. He was awarded the win.

Thursday | Win: The Dodgers won 6-0 against the Phillies. The team did well against offensively. Yasiel Puig and Jimmy Rollins both hit doubles and Adrian Gonzalez and Yasiel Puig both hit homeruns. Yasiel Puig and Adrian Gonzalez had the RBI's of the night. Yasiel Puig hit two-out RBI's but the team left six men on base.

Defensively, the Dodgers did well. Zack Greinke started the game and pitched eight innings. He gave up one hit and struck out eight batters. He was awarded the win.

The Dodgers next series is against the Milwaukee Brewers in Los Angeles; the last series before the All-Star Break!