Series Recap: San Francisco Giants 4/27 - 4/29

After coming off a series win with the Padres, the Dodgers headed home to face the San Francisco Giants for the second time this season! Last series didn't fare too well ,the Dodgers were swept but this series fared much better for them.

Monday | Win: Monday, the Dodgers took their first win against the Giants. The Dodgers won 8-3! This meas that they have extended their home game win streak to 8 wins! Offensively, the Dodgers did pretty well. Joc Pederson hit a double, Carl Crawford hit a triple, Joc Pderson and Justin Turner each had a homerun. Howie Kendrick, Juan Uribe, Joc Pederson, and Justin Turner all had RBI's. Howie Kendrick also had a stolen base. The Dodgers left seven men on base.

Defensively, the Dodgers did well.; there were no errors. The Dodgers turned an 8-6-3 double play. Joc Pederson also had an assist in center field. Brett Anderson pitched 4.2 innings, gave up the three runs, five hits, two walks, and struck out three. Frias was awarded the win after relieving Anderson.

Tuesday | Loss: Tuesday, the Dodgers took another loss from the Giants; snapping their 8 game home winning streak.Offensively, the Dodgers were very quiet. The only big hit came from Enrique Hernandez and it was a double. AJ Ellis also got a walk; the only one of the game. The Dodgers left five men on base.

Defensively, there wasn't anything too special. The Dodgers did turn a 6-4-3 double play. Kershaw pitched seven innings, gave u two runs, seven hits, one homerun but also struck out eight batters! Kershaw was charged with the loss.

Wednesday | Win: Wednesday, the Dodgers took the series from the Giants, winning 7-3. Offensively, the Dodgers faired very well. Howie Kendrick, Juan Uribe, and Scott Van Slyke all had doubles; while Joc Pederson, Adrian Gonzalez, Andre Ethier, and Jimmy Rollins all had homeruns. Joc Pederson, Adrian Gonzalez, Andre Ethier, Jimmy Rollins, Scott Van Slyke, and Zack Greinke all hit RBI's. The Dodgers only left two runners in scoring position this game.

Defensively, the Dodgers only made one error. Adrian Gonzalez made a catching error at first base. Greinke pitched 6 innings, gave up the three runs, seven hits, one homerun, two walks, and struck out six. Greinke was awarded the win making his record a perfect 4-0!

The Dodgers' next series is against the Arizona Diamondback at Dodgers Stadium starting Friday 5/1.

Series Recap: San Diego Padres 4/24 - 4/26

First of all, I want to apologize for my long absence. I'm wrapping up my second semester of sophomore year and this blog fell through the cracks.

This weekend the Dodgers were out in San Diego to face the Padres.

Friday | Win: Friday, the Dodgers won 3-0 after coming off of a sweep from the Giants. Greinke started and got the win while Yimi Garcia got his first recorded save! Offensively, the Dodgers did okay. Grandal had a double, Crawford hit a homerun and Uribe and Joc scored RBI's. However, they were really the only ones who did anything of major value for the offense. The Dodgers left 6 men on base and that is always something the Dodgers struggle with.

Defensively, Greinke pitched seven innings, gave up zero runs, four hits, three walks and struck out seven. Also, Gonzalez, Rollins, and Greinke performed a 3-6-1 double play in the seventh inning.

Also, Juan Uribe came out on the field in the wrong Dodgers jersey!

Saturday | Win: Saturday, the Dodgers won 11-8 and this game was definitely the most exciting of the series! Offensively, the team was on fire; just about every position player got at least one hit. Gonzalez, Crawford, Ethier and Grandal all had a double while Gonzalez, Ethier, Kendrick, and Uribe had homeruns. Although the team left 7 men on base, we were still able to pull of the win.

Defensively, McCarthy started for the Dodgers and pitched five innings before calling a trainer over to take him out. He gave up six runs in his five inning but also struck out four, walked one and gave up three homeruns.

Also, former Dodger Matt Kemp was ejected in the 8th inning for arguing balls and strikes.

Sunday | Loss: Sunday, the Dodgers lost 3-1 after Saturday's offense fest.This game was another quiet game for the Dodgers offense. The only big hit was from Alex Guerrero in the fifth inning. Today, only three men were left on base but not many got on to begin with.

Defensively, Guerrero made a stellar diving stop at third base in the bottom of the second inning. Baker started the game and took the loss. He pitched seven innings and gave up the three runs. He also had six strikeouts, two walks and gave up two homeruns.

The Dodgers next series is against the Giants at home! Let's go Dodgers!