Series Recap: Miami Marlins 6/26 - 6/28

The Dodgers took two of three from the Miami Marlins over the weekend. Here's how it went!

Record | 43-34

Friday | Win: The Dodgers beat the Marlins 7-1. The Dodgers did very well in the first game of the series and the offense did great. Joc Pederson hit a double and Scott Van Slyke hit a homerun. Scott Van Slyke, Jimmy Rollins, Brett Anderson, Alex Guerrero, and Howie Kendrick all had RBI's; Brett Anderson, Alex Guerrero, and Howie Kendrick had two-out RBI's. Justin Turner grounded into a double play and the team left nine men on base.

Defensively, the team did well. Brett Anderson started the game and pitched seven innings; he also had a pick off. He allowed one run, five hits, one walk, and struck out ten batters. He was awarded the win.

Saturday | Loss: The Dodgers lost 3-2. The Dodgers tried to come back but fell short. The offense was quieter today. The only extra-base hit was a homerun by Justin Turner. Justin Turner and Adrian Gonzalez had RBI's; Justin Turner had a two-out RBI. Yasmani Grandal grounded into a double play and the team left three men on base.

Defensively, the team did okay. Andre Ethier had a throwing error while Joc Pederson had a fielding error; however the team did turn a 4-6-3 double play. Clayton Kershaw started the game and pitched seven innings. He gave up three runs, seven hits, and struck out nine batters. He was charged with the loss.

Sunday | Win: The Dodgers beat the Marlins 2-0. The offense did well enough to secure the win. Adrian Gonzalez had the only extra-base hit; a double. Howie Kendrick and Adrian Gonzalez had RBI's; Adrian Gonzalez had a two-out RBI. Zack Greinke hit a sacrifice bunt but Adrian Gonzalez grounded into a double play. The team left eleven men on base.

Defensively, the Dodgers did well. Zack Greinke started the game and pitched 7.2 innings. He gave up four hits and struck out six batters. He was awarded the win. Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth inning and recorded a save.

The Dodgers next series is against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Arizona.

Series Recap: San Francisco Giants 6/19 - 6/21

The Dodgers avoid a sweep, losing two of three in Los Angeles.

Record | 39-31

Friday | Loss: The Dodgers lost to the Giants 9-5. The offense did pretty well but the Dodgers just could not pull ahead against the Giants. Joc Pederson and Justin Turner both had doubles while Justin Turner also had a homerun. Yasmani Grandal, Justin Turner, Adrian Gonzalez, and Alberto Collaspo all had RBI's; Justin Turner and Alberto Collaspo had two-out RBI's. Howie Kendrick and Jimmy Rollins grounded into both double plays and the team left five men on base.

Defensively, the team did pretty well. The Dodgers turned two double plays; a 6-3 double play and a 3-6 double play! Mike Bolinger started the game and pitched 5.1 innings. He gave up five runs, eight hits, one homerun, three walks and struck out six batters. He was charged with the loss.

Saturday | Loss: The Dodgers lost 6-2. Offensively, the team didn't do too well; only scoring two runs. Yasiel Puig hit a double while Joc Pederson and Justin Turner both hit solo homeruns. Joc Pederson and Justin Turner had the only RBI's of the game. Justin Turner also grounded into a double play and the team left six men on base.

Defensively, the team did alright. They turned a 1-4-3 double play. Carlos Frias started the game and pitched 5.1 innings. He gave up six runs, five hits, two homeruns, one walk, and struck out two batters. He was charged with the loss.

Sunday | Win: The Dodgers beat the Giants 10-2. Offensively, the team did very well! Joc Pederson, Kike Hernandez and Jimmy Rollins all had doubles while Yasmani Grandal, Adrian Gonzalez and Justin Turner had homeruns; Yasmani Grandal hit two. Yasiel Puig, Joc Pederson, Justin Turner, Yasmani Grandal, and Adrian Gonzalez all had RBI's; Grandal had a two-out RBI. Brett Anderson also had a sacrifice bunt. The team left nine men on base.

Defensively, the Dodgers did very well.. Yasiel Puig had an outfield assist and the team turned two double plays. THose duble plays were a 3-6-3 double play and a 5-4-3 double play. Brett Anderson started the game and pitched six innings. He gave up one run, five hits, two walks, and struck out one batter. He was awarded the win.

The Dodgers next series is against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago.

Series Recap: Texas Rangers 6/15 - 6/18

The Dodgers lost three of four against the Rangers in a split-location series.

Record | 38-29

Monday (@ Rangers) | Loss: The Dodgers lost 4-1. Offensively, the team didn't do too well. Justin Turner had a homerun and Yasmani Grandal had a solo homerun; he also had the only RBI. Andre Ethier and Adrian Gonzalez grounded into double plays and Jimmy Rollins was caught stealing. The team left six men on base.

Defensively, the team did okay. Yasmani Grandal had a past ball but the team turned a 4-6-3 double play. Carlos Frias started the game and pitched 5.1 innings. He gave up four runs, five hits, three walks and struck out four batters. He was charged with the loss.

Tuesday (@ Rangers) | Loss: The Dodgers lost 3-2 to close the first half of this series. Offensively, the team was quite again with only Justin Turner scoring the two runs from a two-run homerun. The team left seven men on base.

Defensively, the team did well. The team turned two double plays; a 6-5-3 and a 5-4-3 double play. Brett Anderson started the game and pitched eight innings. He gave up two runs, eight hits, three walks, and struck out four. Josh Ravin pitched the ninth and gave up the winning run; he was charged with the loss.

Wednesday (@Dodgers) | Loss: The Dodgers lost to the Rangers 5-3. The offense was a bit louder but not enough to get the job done. Yasiel Puig, Scott Van Slyke, AJ Ellis, and Kike Hernandez all had doubles while Scott Van Slyke had a homerun. Scott Van Slyke and Alex Guerrero had RBI's and Clayton Kershaw had a sacrifice bunt. Andre Ethier grounded into a double play and the team left

Defensively, the Dodgers alright. AJ Ellis had a past ball, however Chris Heisey had an outfield assist. The team turned a 6-4-3 double play and Clayton Kershaw had a pickoff. Clayton Kershaw started the game and pitched six innings. He gave up four runs, five hits, one homerun, one walk and struck out ten batters. He was charged with the loss.

Thursday (@Dodgers) | Won: The Dodgers beat the Rangers 1-0 to avoid a sweep. Offensively, the team was very quiet with Yasiel Puig getting the only extra-base hit; a triple. Zack Greinke hit a sacrifice bunt but Alberto Collaspo grounded into a double play. The team left seven men on base.

Defensively, the Dodgers did pretty well. Andre Ethier had an outfield assist. Zack Greinke started the game and pitched seven innings. He gave up four hits and struck out eight batters. Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth and was awarded the win.

The Dodgers next series is against the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles.

Series Recap: San Diego Padres 6/12 - 6/14

The Dodgers take two from the Padres this weekend! Here's how it went!

Record | 37-26

Friday | Win: The Dodgers beat the Padres 4-3. Offensively, the team did pretty well. Howie Kendrick had a double, the only extra-base hit of the game. Adrian Gonzalez, AJ Ellis, Justin Turner, and Alex Guerrero all had RBIs; all but Justin Turner had two-out RBI's. Clayton Kershaw had a sacrifice bunt and Adrian Gonzalez grounded into a double play. Joc Pederson was caught stealing and Justin Turner was picked off. The team left eight men on base.

Defensively, the team did okay. Justin Turner had a fielding error at third base. Clayton Kershaw started the game and pitched 6.2 innings. He gave up one run, four hits, one homerun, three walks. and struck out eleven batters. Yimi Garcia pitched the last out of the seventh inning and was awarded the win. Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth inning and recorded the save.

Saturday | Loss: The Dodgers lost 2-1. The offense was pretty quiet, with the only extra bases hit being a homerun from Yasmani Grandal. Yasmani Grandal also had the only RBI. Adrian Gonzalez grounded into two double plays and the team left three men on base.

Defensively, the team didn't do the best. Zack Greinke had a throwing error but the team turned a 6-4-3 double play. Zack Greinke started the game and pitched all eight innings. He gave up two runs, eight hits, one homerun, one walk and struck out seven batters. He was charged with the loss.

Sunday | Win (F/12): The Dodgers beat the Padres 4-2 in twelve innings. Offensively, the team did okay; there were many great hits but not many were capitalized on. Alberto Collaspo and Adrian Gonzalez had doubles while Andre Ethier hit a triple; Alberto Collaspo had two doubles. Andre Ethier also hit a homerun. Adrian Gonzalez and Andre Ethier had the RBI's of the game; Adrian Gonzalez's was a two-out RBI. Mike Bolsinger hit a sacrifice bunt and Adrian Gonzalez, Howie Kendrick and Yasmani Grandal all grounded into double plays. The team left nine men on base.

Defensively, the Dodgers did so-so. Kike Hernandez had a fielding error. Mike Bolsinger started the game and pitched 4.2 innings. He gave up two runs, six hits, three walks, and struck out seven batters. Josh Ravin pitched the tenth and eleventh innings and did very well; he was awarded the win. Kenley Jansen pitched the twelfth inning and recorded the save.

The Dodgers next series is a split series against the Texas Rangers with the first two games in Texas and the last two in Los Angeles.

Series Recap: Arizona Diamondbacks 6/8 - 6/10

The Dodgers swept the Diamondbacks in their three game series! Here's how it went!

Record | 35-25

Monday | Win: The Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks 9-3. Offensively, the team did very well. Yasmani Grandal hit a double while Jimmy Rollins and Andre Ethier hit homeruns. Howie Kendrick, Alex Guerrero, Jimmy Rollins and Andre Ethier all had RBI's' Andre Ethier had a two-out RBI. The Dodgers left two men on base.

Defensively, the team did pretty well. The Dodgers turned a 6-4-3 double play. Mike Bolsinger started the game and pitched seven innings. He gave up two runs, three hits, two walks and struck out eight batters. He was awarded the win.

Tuesday | Win: The Dodgers won 3-1 against the Diamondbacks. Offensively, the Dodgers more muted this game. Yasiel Puig hit a double and Howie Kendrick hit a homerun. Howie Kendrick also had the only RBI's; and they were two out RBI's. Howie Kendrick also grounded into a double play. The team left nine men on base.

Defensively, the team did pretty well. Carlos Frias started the game and pitched 6.2 innings. He gave up one run, three hits, one walks and struck out three batters. Adam Liberatore pitched the last out of the seventh inning and was awarded the win. Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth inning and recorded a save.

Wednesday | Win: The Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks 7-6 in a down-to-the-last-inning game. The offense did pretty well. Yasiel Puig and Alberto Callaspo both had doubles while Yasiel Puig and Yasmani Grandal had homeruns. Brett Anderson, Yasiel Puig, Yasmani Grandal, Kike Hernandez, and Howie Kendrick all had RBI's; Puig had a two-out RBI. Brett Anderson and Jimmy Rollins had sacrifice bunts and Kike Hernandez had a sacrifice fly. The team left eight men on base.

Defensively, the Dodgers did okay. Howie Kendrick had a fielding error and Andre Ethier had a throwing error. Yasmani Grandal also had a past ball. However the team did turn a 6-3 double play. Brett Anderson started the game and pitched five innings. He gave up four runs, eight hits, two homeruns, one walk and struck out three batters. Jansen pitched the ninth inning, recorded a blown save but also was awarded the win.

The Dodgers next series is against the San Diego Padres in San Diego.

Series Recap: St. Louis Cardinals 6/4 - 6/7

The Dodgers could not tie the series with the Cardinals and won only one game out of four. Here is how the series went.

Record | 32-25

Thursday | Loss: The Dodgers lost to the Cardinals 7-1. Offensively, the team was quite and only held to one run. Joc Pederson and Adrian Gonzalez had doubles while Alex Guerrero had the lone RBI. Carlos Frias had a sacrifice bunt and Alex Guerrero had a sacrifice fly. The team left eight men on base.

Defensively, the team didn't do too well. Justin Turner had a fielding error; but Andre Ethier had an outfield assist and Carlos Frias picked someone off. Carlos Frias started the game and pitched 6.2 innings. He gave up five runs, ten hits, three walks, and struck out three batters.

Friday | Loss: The Dodgers lost 2-1. Offensively, the team was quite again; there were no extra-base hits. Joc Pederson had the only RBI. Jimmy Rollins grounded into a double play and the team left six men on base.

Defensively, the team did better; holding the Cardinals to only two runs. The Dodgers turned a 3-6 double play. Brett Anderson started the game and pitched 7.2 innings. He gave up two runs, four hits, three walks, and struck out five batters. He was charged with the loss.

Saturday | Win: The Dodgers beat the Cardinal 2-0. Although the Dodgers won, the offense wasn't the best. Chris Heisey and Yasiel Puig both had doubles. Yasiel Puig and Justin Turner had the two RBI's for the team. AJ Ellis had a sacrifice bunt, and Jimmy Rollins, Chris Heisey, and Kike Hernandez all grounded into double plays. The team left two men on base.

Defensively, the Dodgers did pretty well. The team turned a 4-6-3 double play. Clayton Kershaw started the game and pitched eight innings. He gave up one hit, two walks and struck out eleven. He was awarded the win. Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth inning and recorded a save.

Sunday | Loss: The Dodgers lost 4-2 to the Cardinals. The offense struck early but was mainly quiet; gathering only seven hits total. Justin Turner hit a double and had the two RBI's for the game; both were two out RBI's. Andre Ethier had a stolen base, but the team left six men on base.

Defensively, the Dodgers did okay. Yasiel Puig had an error in right field but the team turned a 1-6 double play. Zack Greinke started the game and pitched 6.2 innings. He gave up one run, six hits, one homerun, one walk and struck out eight batters. Juan Nicasio pitched the beginning of the eighth after Adam Liberatore gave up a walk at the top of the inning. Juan Nicasio gave up two runs and three hits; he was charged with the loss.

The Dodgers next series is against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles.

Series Recap: Colorado Rockies 6/1 - 6/3

The Dodgers split the four games against the Rockies. Here's how it went!

Record | 31-22

Monday | Win: The Dodgers beat the Rockies 11-4. Offensively, the team did well; especially in the sixth inning. Everyone in the starting lineup had one hit, at least. Adrian Gonzalez and Clayton Kershaw both had doubles and Andre Ethier had a triple. Andre Ethier, Jimmy Rollins, Joc Pederson and Howie Kendrick all had homeruns in this game. Andre Ethier, Jimmy Rollins, Kike Hernandez, Clayton Kershaw, Joc Pederson and Howie Kendrick had RBI's. Kike Hernandez was picked off and the team left eleven men on base.

Defensively, the team did pretty well. Joc Pederson had an outfield assist. Clayton Kershaw started the game and pitched seven innings. He gave up two runs, five hits, one homerun, one walk and struck out seven. He was awarded the win.

Tuesday (Game 1) | Loss: The Dodgers lost 6-3 in the first game of their double header. The offense wasn't as loud but it did okay. Alex Guerrero had a double while Joc Pederson hit another homerun. Joc Pederson and Adrian Gonzalez had RBI's; Adrian Gonzalez had a two-out RBI. The team left five men on base.

Defensively, the Dodgers did okay. Ian Thomas had an error. Juan Nicasio started the game and only pitched two innings. He gave up one run, three hits and struck out one. Ian Thomas pitched the next three innings and gave up four of the six runs; he was charged with the loss.

Tuesday (Game 2) | Win: The Dodgers won 9-8. The offense pushed hard to take the lead and win in this back and forth game. Joc Pederson hit a double while Kike Hernandez, Joc Pederson and Adrian Gonzalez hit homeruns. Alex Guerrero hit a two-out grand slam to take the lead in the ninth inning. Kike Hernandez, Joc Pederson, Adrian Gonzalez and Alex Guerrero all had RBI's; Joc Pederson and Alex Guerrero had two-out RBI's. Jimmy Rollins also had a stolen base. Andre Ethier grounded into a double play and the team left six men on base.

Defensively, the Dodgers fared well. The Dodgers turned two double plays; a 4-3 and a 1-6-3 double play. Zack Greinke started the game and pitched six innings. He gave up five runs, ten hits, one walk and struck out two. Josh Ravin pitched the last out of the eighth inning and was awarded the win. Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth inning and recorded the save; his fifth of the season.

Wednesday | Loss: The Dodgers lost to the Rockies 7-6. Offensively, the Dodgers did fairly well. Justin Turner, Alex Guerrero, and Adrian Gonzalez had doubles while Joc Pederson had a homerun; his fifth homerun in five games! Justin Turner, Adrian Gonzalez, Andre Ethier and Joc Pederson had RBI's; Joc had a two-out RBI. Joc Pederson was also hit by a pitch. Jimmy Rollins and Alex Guerrero grounded into double plays and the team left nine men on base.

Defensively, the Dodgers did well. Yasmani Grandal had a past ball. Mike Bolinger started the game and pitched five innings. He gave up four runs, six hits, one homerun, three walks, and struck out three. He also balked. Yimi Garcia pitched the ninth inning, didn't record an out, and was charged with the loss.

The Dodgers next series is against the Cardinals in Los Angeles.