The Dodgers just kind of plodded along in August, continuing their ordinary season with an ordinary 14-15 month. They were 8-7 at home for the month, and 6-8 on the road.

Oh yeah, they also got rid of Manny Ramirez, and the McCourt divorce trial began. August sucked.

Dodger Batter of August:  Rod Barajas did his best to claim this award with his six games as a Dodger -- he tied for the sixth most extra-base hits on the club during the month -- but since he wasn't here too long, this award goes to Andre Ethier, who rebounded with a nice month, hitting .305/.368/.505. Casey Blake gets an honorable mention for his .812 OPS.

Matt Kemp gets dishonorable mention for his third straight sub-.300 OBP month, and James Loney, even with a home run on the final day of the month, hit a paltry .217/.291/.321 for the month.

Dodger Pitcher of August:   Hiroki Kuroda may not have had the wins to show for it, but he led the starters in ERA, WHIP, and FIP in August, so he gets the award. The starters were very good in August, and honorable mention goes to Ted Lilly, Chad Billingsley, and Clayton Kershaw.

August Record:  14-15
119 runs scored (4.10 per game)
118 runs allowed (4.07 per game)
.504 pythagorean winning percentage (15-14)

Season Record:  68-65
578 runs scored (4.35 per game)
570 runs allowed (4.29 per game)
.506 pythagorean winning percentage (67-66)

Games of the Month:  This is a tie, featuring a pair of near no-hitters. On August 4 against the Padres, Vicente Padilla gave up his first hit after 6 1/3 innings, and completed a two-hit shutout in a 9-0 victory. Then on August 30, Hiroki Kuroda took a no-hitter for 7 1/3 innings, and the Dodgers beat Roy Halladay and the Phillies, 3-0.

Pinch Hitting:  For the month, Dodger pinch hitters had 13 hits in 41 at-bats, with a double and four walks, hitting .317/.378/.341.

Runners in Scoring Position:  In August, the Dodgers hit .257/.361/.359 with runners in scoring position in 293 plate appearances. 

They had a runner on third base with less than two outs 61 times, and got the runner home 22 times, or 36.1% (the entire NL scored 487 of 935, 52.1%).

They had a runner on second base with nobody out 63 times, and the runner advanced 23 times, or 36.5% (the entire NL advanced the runner 422 of 1,004 times, 42.0%).

Upcoming Month:  The Dodgers play out the string, mostly within the division. Aside from the finale with the Phillies on the first day of the month and a four-game series in Houston, the Dodgers play all their remaining games -- 24 of 29 -- against the NL West.

Previous Months in Review:  April | May | June | July

August Stats