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: 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!