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Dodgers Week 19 In Review: Call In The Wolf

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This was an up and down week for the Dodgers, starting with the high of winning the first two games handily in San Francisco, followed by the emotional low of losing three straight games, including one in gut punch fashion Saturday night in Arizona.  

Baseball took a back seat briefly on Saturday, as Hiroki Kuroda was hit in the head by a line drive, and had to be taken to the hospital.  The good news was that there was no bleeding or fractures, and his CT scan was negative, so he will be okay soon.  When he pitches again is up in the air, but the most important fact is that he is healthy.

In the end, the Dodgers finished 3-3 on the week, and although they lost a half game in their division lead, they gained a game in their cushion for a playoff spot, leading the Giants by 6½ games.  As the sands of the seasonal hourglass drift away, time is on the Dodgers side.

Star-divide

Dodger Batter of the WeekAndre Ethier was the man this week, hitting .440/.500/.680 with seven RBI.  Honorable mention goes to Manny Ramirez and Matt Kemp, as all three outfielders were the top producers (in OPS).  If the Dodger offense is U2, the outfield is Bono and The Edge, while everyone else is Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr.

Dodger Pitcher of the WeekRandy Wolf came through with two very good, and very long starts, pitching into the eighth inning on both occasions, to win this award.  Honorable mention goes to Hiroki Kuroda, who pitched two excellent games as well, and was on his way to pitching deep into his second win of the week before getting hit in the head by a line drive on Saturday night.

Week 19 Record:  3-3
28 runs scored (4.67 per game)
18 runs allowed (3.00 per game)
.708 pythagorean winning percentage

Overall Seasonal Record:  70-48 (.593)
580 runs scored (4.92 per game)
463 runs allowed (3.92 per game)
.611 pythagorean winning percentage (72-46)

Pitching & HItting:  Not only did Randy Wolf retire 20 straight batters at one point, taking a one-hit shutout into the eighth inning Sunday against the Diamondbacks, but he also became just the sixth LA Dodger pitcher to collect three hits and a home run in the same game.

None Shall Pass:  Hiroki Kuroda didn't walk a batter on Saturday night, which was the 28th start of Kuroda's 46-start Dodger career in which he walked zero or one batter.  No LA Dodger pitcher in history has more such games in their first 50 games as a Dodger than Kuroda:

First 50 Games as LA Dodger
Most Starts With < 2 Walks
Pitcher 0-1 BB Gms
Hiroki Kuroda     28
Don Sutton 27
Tim Belcher 21
Pedro Astacio 19
Alan Foster 18

Vroom Vroom Party StarterRafael Furcal has reached base via hit or walk in 25 straight games, hitting .297/.352/.414 with 18 runs scored during that stretch.

Emptying The Bases:  Matt Kemp had a pair of three-RBI hits to start the week, a three-run double on Monday and a three-run home run on Tuesday in San Francisco.  Kemp leads the Dodgers with seven 3+ RBI hits this season.  The Dodgers as a team have had 22 different 3+ RBI hits this season.

Transactions:  Only one move this week:

  • Tuesday: Eric Stults was optioned to AAA Albuquerque after his one start, to make room for ...
  • Tuesday:  Charlie Haeger and his fluttering knuckleball had his contract purchased from AAA Albuquerque, adding him to both the 40-man and 25-man rosters.  Haeger was called up earlier in the week just in case a long man was needed Wednesday in San Francisco.  He didn't pitch on that day, but is scheduled to start Monday against the Cardinals

Upcoming Week:  The Dodgers come back home this week for a full slate of games.  The Cardinals come to town for their comeuppance for three games, followed by four games against the Cubs.

Week 19 Stats

Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB/CS BA/OBP/SLG OPS
Ethier 25 3 11 3 0 1 7 1 0/0 .440/.500/.680 1.180
Manny 23 3 8 2 0 1 3 3 0/0 .348/.423/.565 .988
Kemp 24 6 6 3 0 2 7 3 2/1 .250/.333/.625 .958
Hudson 16 3 4 1 0 1 2 2 0/0 .250/.333/.500 .833
Furcal 20 3 5 1 0 0 1 3 0/1 .250/.348/.300 .648
Loney 16 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 0/0 .188/.278/.188 .465
Blake 21 3 2 0 1 0 0 5 0/0 .095/.269/.190 .460
Martin 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .091/.091/.091 .182
Pierre 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0/0 .600/.600/1.000 1.600
Ausmus 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0/0 .400/.400/.400 .800
Loretta 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0/0 .200/.250/.200 .450
Castro 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .200/.200/.200 .400
Pitchers 14 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 0/0 .286/.286/.571 .857
Totals 211 28 54 11 2 6 27 20 2/2 .256/.325/.412 .737

 

Pitcher G W-L Sv IP H R ER BB K ERA WHIP
Weaver 1 0-0 -- 3.0 2 0 0 2 3 0.00 1.333
Kuroda 2 1-0 -- 11.1 9 2 2 1 3 1.59 0.882
Wolf 2 2-0 -- 15.2 8 4 4 1 13 2.30 0.574
Kershaw 1 0-1 -- 4.1 6 4 4 4 9 8.31 2.308
Sherrill 3 0-0 -- 4.0 3 0 0 1 1 0.00 1.000
Belisario 3 0-0 -- 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0.00 0.857
Kuo 3 0-0 -- 2.0 1 0 0 2 4 0.00 1.500
Troncoso 3 0-1 -- 3.0 2 1 1 3 1 3.00 1.667
McDonald 3 0-0 -- 3.1 5 2 2 1 5 5.40 1.800
Mota 3 0-1 -- 2.2 1 2 2 1 1 6.75 0.750
Broxton 2 0-0 1 2.0 4 3 3 0 2 13.50 2.000
Totals 6
3-3 1 53.2 42 18 18 17 43 3.02 1.099

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3 Stooges award

goes to Loney/Blake/Martin.

I knew they were useless last week but I didn’t know to what extent.

by meercatjohn on Aug 17, 2009 8:04 AM PDT reply actions  

Agreed. And I still liked his hard out to RF Friday too.

by Eric Stephen on Aug 17, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

obviously we need a little more visibility on kuroda

but wolf’s performance obviously nudges him back into view as a potential #4 in the postseason.

by stillnotah8er on Aug 17, 2009 8:40 AM PDT reply actions  

Wolf, at the very worst, is the #4 starter for the Dodgers. If anything, he has nudged to a potential #2 or maybe even #1, depending on Billingsley’s health

by Eric Stephen on Aug 17, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

In other words, there has never been a scenario all season in which Wolf would have had to work his way back to becoming a “potential #4.”

by Eric Stephen on Aug 17, 2009 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

my point was more the 3 vs 4 option in the postseason

If torre would give wolf the game ball in a nlds game 4. Of course, that could vary based on if it was a clincher game, whether or not chad won (or gave up 2 or less) in game 1, etc. I honestly have no idea if most managers typically choose to change from a 3 to 4 going from a DS to CS, or what Torre did in the 90s with the Stankees.

by stillnotah8er on Aug 17, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

Pierre's slugging 1.600?

How is this guy not in the lineup? : )

"Andre Dawson has a bruised knee and is listed as day-to-day.... Aren't we all?"

by Mr. LA Sports Fan on Aug 17, 2009 9:27 AM PDT reply actions  

OPSing

my bad

"Andre Dawson has a bruised knee and is listed as day-to-day.... Aren't we all?"

by Mr. LA Sports Fan on Aug 17, 2009 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

Hmmm...

Why would they rush him?

2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Aug 17, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

Not true. Carpenter started Wednesday. Cards were off Thursday. 3 games rest. 4 days rest.

by Eric Stephen on Aug 17, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

This comment by Peter Gammons is pretty funny.
It’s worth remembering that Bryce Harper, the expected No. 1 pick in 2010, is also a Boras client. And a veteran free-agent pitcher such as Jarrod Washburn, at three years and $36 million this offseason, may outperform Strasburg, at, say, three years and $22 million, but not in terms of selling the franchise product and value next summer. (Put Strasburg on the market next July and see what the Yankees, Red Sox and other big markets would pay in terms of young talent.)

by Tripon on Aug 17, 2009 10:01 AM PDT reply actions  

Great weekly recap as usual…

FYI Juan Castro hit .200 this week, not .400

by Manning4Prez on Aug 17, 2009 10:30 AM PDT reply actions  

Thanks, and thanks for the Castro note…it is now corrected.

by Eric Stephen on Aug 17, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

Russ Ortiz is now a free agent after opting out

and rosenthal says “Instead, Ortiz, wants to pitch in the majors for a contender. As Rosenthal points out, the Dodgers are looking for pitching, especially after seeing Hiroki Kuroda take a line drive to the head.”

is russ ortiz the answer?

by matthewmafa on Aug 17, 2009 11:44 AM PDT reply actions  

If Russ Ortiz

is the answer then I’ll quit writing about the Dodgers.

by meercatjohn on Aug 17, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

If Russ Ortiz is the answer, you’re asking the wrong question.

I feel like this could be a running joke all day, where everyone can come up with a snarky response to Russ Ortiz :)

by Eric Stephen on Aug 17, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Who has never been in my kitchen?

by KellyStephen on Aug 17, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

“So I figured, when was the next time I’m going to be in Haiti?”

by Eric Stephen on Aug 17, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

“Who is between Roberto Ortiz and Daniel Ortmeier in the Baseball Almanac list of players?”

by KellyStephen on Aug 17, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

If Russ Ortiz is the answer

I’d rather trade him to Joe Dumars for Chauncey Babababillups!

by Eric Stephen on Aug 17, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Russ Ortiz is definitely the answer

…to the question “Who should the Dodgers avoid at all costs”

"Andre Dawson has a bruised knee and is listed as day-to-day.... Aren't we all?"

by Mr. LA Sports Fan on Aug 17, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dodger Ticket Truck is at “The Infield” in Sherman Oaks today, from 12-2pm:

by Eric Stephen on Aug 17, 2009 12:40 PM PDT reply actions  

Adrian Gonzalez has 19 hits over his last 6 games: .633/.645/1.000.

Per the Padres, the last MLB player with at least 19 hits over a 6-game span was Johnny Damon in 2004.

When Rafael Furcal had his three straight 4-hit games in 2007, he had a 6-game stretch with 17 hits.

by Eric Stephen on Aug 17, 2009 3:41 PM PDT reply actions  

DodgertownUSA#Dodgers Lineup: Furcal SS Hudson 2B Ethier RF Ramirez LF Blake 3B Kemp CF Loney 1B Ausmus C Haeger P Follow @ http://tinyurl.com/nw8htc13 minutes ago from web

by Tripon on Aug 17, 2009 3:52 PM PDT reply actions  

Yeah, I am actually enjoying that the Raiders have embraced completely falling off the deep end :)

by Eric Stephen on Aug 17, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

I mean, if they are going to suck, just be comical at least.

by Eric Stephen on Aug 17, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Bold prediction

Nathan Eovaldi has a better MLB career than Strasburg. And he only cost 250k to sign.

by silverwidow on Aug 17, 2009 4:03 PM PDT reply actions  

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Pierre $3,050,000 deferred
Furcal $3,000,000 deferred
Kuroda $2,000,000 deferred
Garland $1,500,000 option buyout
Blake $1,250,000 option buyout

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