The Dodgers began the week continuing their road woes by getting swept in New York, but rebounded to take three of four at home against the Pirates. On the season, the Dodgers have won all three series at home, and lost all five series on the road. If there is such a thing as a promising 3-4 week, this was it, as the Dodgers bunched all three wins together at the end, closing out the week on a high note with their first three-game winning streak of the season.
Dodger Batter of the Week: Andre Ethier continued to feast at home, hitting all four of his home runs this week in the final three games against the Pirates. Ethier hit .385/.448/.962 and drove in ten runs for the week. Honorable mention goes to Xavier Paul, who had three extra-base hits in 15 plate appearances, and was second to Ethier with five runs scored.
Dodger Pitcher of the Week: Hiroki Kuroda not only had the most starts on the week, but he also had the best start, allowing one run over eight innings on Sunday. Kuroda had a pair of quality starts, and allowed a total of three runs in 14 innings during the week.
Week 4 Record: 3-4
28 runs scored (4.00 per game)
29 runs allowed (4.14 per game)
.484 pythagorean winning percentage
Season Record: 11-14
131 runs scored (5.24 per game)
133 runs allowed (5.32 per game)
.493 pythagorean winning percentage (12-13)
Home, Sweet Home: Andre Ethier closed out his week with home runs in three straight home games, including his second multi-homer game of the season. In his last 162 home games, Ethier is hitting .312/.391/.596 with 106 runs scored, 41 doubles, 39 home runs, and 121 runs batted in.
Home, Sweet Home, Part II: James Loney, who came into this season hitting .269/.333/.376 in his career at Dodger Stadium, had four extra-base hits in four home games this week. On the season, Loney is hitting .500/.525/.711 at home with six extra-base hits. Last season, Loney's sixth extra-base hit at home didn't come until June 16.
A Pair of Firsts: On Wednesday, John Ely made his major league debut, starting in place of the injured Vicente Padilla, and lost to the Mets. Ely became the 159th Los Angeles Dodger pitcher to start a game. The 160th was Carlos Monasterios, who allowed one run over four innings in his first career start on Saturday against the Pirates.
Transactions:
- Tuesday: After the game on Tuesday, Jon Link was optioned to Triple A, to make room for...
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Wednesday: John Ely had his contract purchased from Triple A Albuquerque in time to make his major league debut, a start against the Mets. Brad Ausmus was moved to the 60-day disabled list to make room for Ely on the 40-man roster.
Game Results:
- Tuesday: Mets 4, Dodgers 0 (Game 1); Mets 10, Dodgers 5 (Game 2)
- Wednesday: Mets 7, Dodgers 3
- Thursday: Pirates 2, Dodgers 0
- Friday: Dodgers 6, Pirates 2
- Saturday: Dodgers 5, Pirates 1
- Sunday: Dodgers 9, Pirates 3
Upcoming Week: The Dodgers aren't going anywhere this week, remaining home to complete a 10-game homestand. Monday is an off day -- their fourth straight Monday off, thanks to last week's rainout in New York -- followed by three-game sets with Milwaukee and Colorado.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| 3 Off |
4 vs Mil 7:10 |
5 vs Mil 7:10 |
6 vs Mil 7:10 |
7 vs Col 7:10 |
8 vs Col 7:10 |
9 vs Col 1:10 |
Previous Weeks in Review: Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3
Week 4 Stats
| Player | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SB/CS | BA/OBP/SLG | OPS |
| Ethier | 29 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0/0 | .385/.448/.962 | 1.410 |
| Loney | 27 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1/1 | .360/.407/.600 | 1.007 |
| DeWitt | 19 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0/0 | .389/.421/.556 | .977 |
| Kemp | 30 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/1 | .214/.267/.286 | .552 |
| Furcal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .250/.250/.250 | .500 |
| Martin | 26 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0/0 | .125/.192/.250 | .442 |
| Blake | 22 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 | .053/.136/.053 | .189 |
| Johnson | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | .333/.375/.600 | .975 |
| Paul | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | .333/.333/.600 | .933 |
| Carroll | 26 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0/0 | .316/.500/.316 | .816 |
| Ellis | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | .250/.250/.250 | .500 |
| Belliard | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0/0 | .000/.200/.000 | .200 |
| Anderson | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .000/.000/.000 | .000 |
| Pitchers | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | .083/.214/.083 | .298 |
| Totals | 257 | 227 | 28 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 3/2 | .242/.315/.405 | .720 |
| Pitcher | G | W-L | Sv | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | FIP* |
| Kuroda | 2 | 1-1 | -- | 14.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.93 | 1.000 | 3.56 |
| Monasterios | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.25 | 1.250 | 8.45 |
| Kershaw | 1 | 0-1 | -- | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2.84 | 1.105 | 2.41 |
| Billingsley | 1 | 1-0 | -- | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3.00 | 1.500 | 2.87 |
| Ely | 1 | 0-1 | -- | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7.50 | 1.500 | 3.37 |
| Haeger | 1 | 0-1 | -- | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11.25 | 2.250 | 5.70 |
| Starters |
7 |
3-4 | -- | 40.1 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 4.02 | 1.314 | 3.94 |
| Broxton | 2 | 0-0 | -- | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.600 | (0.40) |
| Monasterios | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.500 | 1.20 |
| Ra.Ortiz | 2 | 1-0 | -- | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.500 | 0.70 |
| Kuo | 2 | 0-0 | -- | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 2.20 |
| Troncoso | 4 | 0-0 | -- | 3.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.70 | 1.800 | 1.40 |
| Belisario | 3 | 0-0 | -- | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 | 1.000 | 2.20 |
| Sherrill | 4 | 0-0 | -- | 2.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.71 | 3.000 | 4.91 |
| Link | 2 | 0-0 | -- | 0.1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 54.00 | 18.000 | 15.20 |
| Relievers |
7 |
0-1 | 0 | 19.2 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 3.75 | 1.333 | 3.30 |
| Totals |
7 |
3-4 | 0 | 60.0 | 55 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 43 | 4.17 | 1.463 | 4.61 |
*FIP is estimated