Dodgers Weekly Report: So Close To Going Undefeated
by Eric Stephen on Sep 4, 2011 4:40 PM PDT
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PrintWith a six-game winning streak in hand, a 3-0 Sunday lead and Clayton Kershaw on the mound, an undefeated week seemed likely for the Dodgers. However, sometimes baseball throws a curveball, and the Dodgers' winning streak was snapped. For the second consecutive week, the Dodgers won all their games, including an extra-inning win on Saturday, until a one-run loss on Sunday.
The Dodgers have outscored their opponents for six weeks in a row, and are closing in on a .500 record, which seemed unheard of a month ago.
Dodger Batter of the Week: It's no coincidence that during the Dodgers' nearly perfect week they had many candidates for this award. However, opposing pitchers decided this award, as Matt Kemp was walked 12 times this week, including six intentional passes. Kemp hit .316/.594/.474 with one home run during the week. If only Don Mattingly would recognize this too, and stop trying to take the bat out of his best hitter's hands.
Other worthy candidates included Dee Gordon (9-for-16 in four games since returning from the DL), Andre Ethier (.400/.478/.600, including a grand slam), James Loney (1.012 OPS, four doubles and a homer), and A.J. Ellis (4-for-9 with a home run and three walks in three games).
Dodger Pitcher of the Week: Again, Clayton Kershaw wins this award, thanks to two stellar starts. Kershaw had a complete-game win against the Padres on Monday, then struck out 10 with no walks in a no-decision on Sunday. That we were shocked that Kerhsaw didn't win on Sunday tells the story.
Dana Eveland was another candidate by welcoming himself to the team with eight strong innings Thursday in Pittsburgh, while honorable mention goes to Kenley Jansen, who struck out eight of the 15 batters he faced during the week.
Week 23 Record: 6-1
35 runs scored (5.00 per game)
23 runs allowed (3.29 per game)
.683 pythagorean winning percentage
Season Record: 68-71
543 runs scored (3.91 per game)
535 runs allowed (3.85 per game)
.507 pythagorean winning percentage (70-69)
Power/Speed Watch I: Matt Kemp had one home run and stole three bases this week, and through 139 team games, Kemp has 32 home runs and 37 stolen bases. He is on pace for 37 home runs and 43 stolen bases this season.
Power/Speed Watch II: Ted Lilly gave up no home runs and two stolen bases in his one start this week, putting his season totals at 28 home runs and 31 stolen bases allowed. With likely five more starts remaining, Lilly is on pace to allow 33 homers and 37 steals. No Dodger pitcher has ever allowed a 30/30 season, and the last one in the majors was by Gavin Floyd in 2008.
0-for Watch: Eugenio Velez was 0-for-2 during the week, and is 0-for-30 on the season, the worst-ever start to a Dodger career by a position player. Dating back to last season, Velez is on an 0-for-39 streak, six at-bats shy of the all-time futility record for a position player.
Transactions:
- Wednesday: Matt Guerrier was placed on paternity leave, and Josh Lindblom was recalled from Double A Chattanooga to take his place in the bullpen. Guerrier's wife Dejie gave birth to a baby boy, Jack Ira Guerrier, on Thursday.
- Thursday: On the first day active rosters expanded, the Dodgers activated shortstop Dee Gordon from the disabled list, recalled Russ Mitchell from Triple A Albuquerque, and purchased the contract of starting pitcher Dana Eveland from Triple A.
- Sunday: The Dodgers recalled Ramon Troncoso from Triple A Albuquerque.
Game Results:
- Monday: Dodgers 4, Padres 1
- Tuesday: Dodgers 8, Padres 5
- Wednesday: Dodgers 4, Padres 2
- Thursday: Dodgers 6, Pirates 4
- Friday: Dodgers 8, Braves 6
- Saturday: Dodgers 2, Braves 1 (10)
- Sunday: Braves 4, Dodgers 3
Upcoming Week: The Dodgers finish up their 11-game road trip with the Livan Hernandez Gauntlet, heading to Washington for four games with the Nationals, followed by a weekend tilt with the soon-to-be third-place Giants. The two games that jump out are facing Stephen Strasburg for the first time on Tuesday, and Clayton Kershaw facing Tim Lincecum in San Francisco Friday night.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| 5 at Was 10:05am |
6 at Was 4:05pm |
7 at Was 4:05pm |
8 at Was 10:05am |
9 at SF 7:15pm |
10 at SF 6:05pm |
11 at SF 1:05pm |
| Kuroda v. (L) Lannan |
Lilly v. (R) Strasburg |
Eveland v. (R) Wang |
Billingsley v. (L) Detwiler |
Kershaw v. (R) Lincecum |
Kuroda v. (R) Vogelsong |
Lilly v. (L) Bumgarner |
Previous Weeks In Review: Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20 | Week 21 | Week 22
Week 23 Stats
| Player | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SB/CS | BA/OBP/SLG | OPS |
| Ethier | 23 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0/0 | .400/.478/.600 | 1.078 |
| Kemp | 32 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 3/2 | .316/.594/.474 | 1.067 |
| Loney | 33 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0/0 | .333/.419/.593 | 1.012 |
| Barajas | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0/0 | .167/.214/.500 | .714 |
| Miles | 22 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0/1 | .158/.273/.158 | .431 |
| Sellers | 25 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 | .150/.280/.150 | .430 |
| Carroll | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | .133/.235/.133 | .369 |
| Rivera | 25 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1/1 | .100/.240/.100 | .340 |
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| Ellis | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 | .444/.583/.778 | 1.361 |
| Gordon | 16 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3/0 | .563/.563/.750 | 1.313 |
| Mitchell | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .500/.500/.500 | 1.000 |
| Blake | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .250/.250/.500 | .750 |
| Gwynn | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | .214/.200/.214 | .414 |
| Oeltjen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .000/.000/.000 | .000 |
| Velez | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .000/.000/.000 | .000 |
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| Pitchers | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 | .235/.316/.235 | .551 |
| Totals | 267 | 221 | 35 | 58 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 36 | 7/6 | .262/.367/.376 | .743 |
| Pitcher | G | W-L | Sv | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | FIP* |
| Eveland |
1 | 1-0 | -- | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.13 | 0.750 | 2.30 |
| Eovaldi | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.50 | 1.333 | 6.05 |
| Kershaw | 2 | 1-0 | -- | 16.0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 1.69 | 1.000 | 1.55 |
| Lilly | 1 | 1-0 | -- | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3.18 | 1.588 | 4.11 |
| Kuroda | 1 | 1-0 | -- | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6.00 | 1.500 | 7.38 |
| Billingsley | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 4.0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6.75 | 3.000 | 3.80 |
| Starters | 7 |
4-0 | -- | 45.2 | 44 |
17 | 14 | 16 | 32 | 2.76 | 1.314 | 3.55 |
| Kuo | 2 | 1-0 | -- | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.750 | 0.80 |
| Elbert | 4 | 0-0 | -- | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.286 | 2.62 |
| MacDougal | 3 | 1-0 | -- | 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.714 | 2.19 |
| Lindblom | 2 | 0-0 | -- | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.000 | 4.05 |
| Guerra | 4 | 0-0 | 4 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.25 | 1.000 | 5.80 |
| Jansen | 3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2.45 | 1.091 | 0.32 |
| Guerrier | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.000 | 4.05 |
| Hawksworth | 2 | 0-1 | -- | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27.00 | 5.000 | 14.05 |
| Relievers | 7 |
2-1 |
5 | 18.0 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
3.00 |
1.444 | 3.33 |
| Totals | 7 |
6-1 | 5 | 65.2 | 62 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 53 | 2.83 | 1.351 | 3.49 |
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great week
not quite perfect, but still fun as hell. :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
From last thread
On Thursday, Nats’ GM Mike Rizzo said Strasburg will be on a limit of 80 pitches or five innings on Tuesday versus the Dodgers.
Also, Brad Peacock will follow Strasburg on the mound.
I could totally see us going 6-0 into Sunday...
And then “Day Lilly” will happen.
BCG
Just hit a 3 run homer for the Lookouts, who are now leading 7-3. Ethan Martin started the game and pitched 5 innings, giving up 2 ER with 3 K.
nice
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 4, 2011 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Huh, are they giving Martin a second chance?
Or is he filling in for someone?
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 4, 2011 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
But – they had Will Savage come in to relieve Martin, and he’s been a starter most (if not all) of the season.
hm
maybe they are giving martin a 2nd chance. Or he is better then savage and they want to win their playoff game, but still want martin to relieve long term, or something.
not totally surprised
there has been buzz he could miss a number of games to start the season for a good month now
I’m not surprised either, but they did just pull him off the “list” about a week ago and it was looking like he could be ready week 1.
The issue isn’t Loney bunting as much as it is taking the bat out of the hands of his best hitter (Kemp) in two of the three instances (Kemp likely would have been walked with Gordon on 2B anyway
by Eric Stephen on Sep 4, 2011 5:42 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I was hoping to see the quest for .500 tomorrow
We’ll just have to settle for a Kuroda masterpiece. Pictures will be posted.
I have an extra seat for Kershaw's 9/14 game
Loge 101 seat with SW name on it, I will even leave at Will Call for you. You can see the game with Phil, Mike and me.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 4, 2011 6:30 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Someone got married at an MLB stadium
by Eric Stephen on Sep 4, 2011 6:31 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Judging her physical
Condition based on that photo is like judging a pitcher’s form based on some sort of form of the letter “W”
Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!
Ha, but I do like Rivera. He wasn’t too shabby of a pickup.
"Things change when something is taken away from you" -BG32
what about a female blernsball player with control problems?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I am curious with the consensus here at Dodger Blue:
When Broxton comes back, who do we want closing the remainder of the games for us, or even next season. Do we stick with Javy Guerra since he’s been pretty consistant, should we go with Kenley Jansen, or continue on with Broxton?
I personally would prefer Jansen as he has a heck of an arm and he’s striking out batters at a phenomenal rate. Opinions?
"Things change when something is taken away from you" -BG32
Broxton is done for the year and is a free agent. His Dodger days are over.
Re: Javy vs. Jansen. I don’t have strong opinions on this. Jansen is better, Javy has been solid. Donnie will lean on those two hard.
by Michael White on Sep 4, 2011 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
That's good.
I’m not as up to date with the length of the Dodgers contracts, but I haven’t been too happy with Broxton’s productions. It’s too bad, we let go of a really good pitcher as well in Saito. Really wish we could’ve resigned the man.
At the same time, kinda feels like Kuroda’s production is somehow overlooked as well.
"Things change when something is taken away from you" -BG32
Saito
Was coming off an injury and he decided to try a new non-surgical treatment. Saito has not been the same pitcher since.
Many if not most here appreciate Kuroda’s work and hope hi is re-signed.
I think we all loved Saito and I know the Dodgers did
but it was hard to justify signing him to a new contract after the old one was up given both his age and his injury status at the time. He was certainly unlikely to be a “closer” from there on out.
They seem to properly appreciate in-house young options going forward so would assume Broxton will not be brought back at all.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Or what BH said
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
They're showing the RC Quakes vs San Jose Giants game on a local cable station (the Cal League channel, whatever that is)
and I tuned in (replay of last night’s game) just in time to watch Blake Smith drop a fly ball. Heh. (A line drive but still an easy catch.)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Whew.... Thank God we don't play you guys again until next year...
Good series, tho. Braves/Dodgers series are always very intriguing.
Lol, only the Braves could lose the first two and then somehow beat Kershaw. ……only the Bravos.
Props for taking 2/3.
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 5, 2011 6:14 AM PDT reply actions
Techincally, you beat Hawksworth, not Kershaw, who got a ND.
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