When the Dodgers weren't busy getting steamrolled by playoff contenders in San Francisco and at home against Colorado, they made some significant news themselves. On Friday, it was announced that Joe Torre would step down as manager, with Don Mattingly taking over starting next season, with a three-year contract.
This was the Dodgers' worst week of the season in terms of run differential, as they were outscored by 19 runs in six games. The offense disappeared again, at least until Sunday, and they went 2-4 on the week. Since the All-Star break the Dodgers are 24-38, the fourth-worst record in baseball.
Dodger Batter of the Week: A.J. Ellis, who has been working with Mattingly and Jeff Pentland to shorten his swing, has seen the results of late. This week he started twice, and had three hits in each game, then had a walk-off pinch hit single on Sunday. He ended the week with seven hits, including two doubles, and a walk in nine plate appearances. Ellis led the team in hits despite being tied for 10th in PA.
Casey Blake just might have had the worst week of any Dodger this season. He had one hit in 21 plate appearances, and struck out 12 times, hitting .048/.048/.048.
Dodger Pitcher of the Week: Chad Billingsley lost to the Giants on Wednesday, but gave up one run in seven innings, so he claims the prize. Clayton Kershaw pitched a shutout, the first of his career, one night earlier, but his stinker on Sunday against Colorado nullified him from the award.
It was a rough week for a pair of relievers, as Jeff Weaver allowed eight runs in 2 1/3 innings, and Jonathan Broxton allowed nine of the 11 batters he faced to reach base.
Week 24 Record: 2-4
18 runs scored (3.00 per game)
37 runs allowed (6.17 per game)
.211 pythagorean winning percentage
Season Record: 73-77
624 runs scored (4.16 per game)
647 runs allowed (4.31 per game)
.483 pythagorean winning percentage (73-77)
Transactions:
- Saturday: The Dodgers, about an hour before their game with the Rockies, traded reliever Octavio Dotel to Colorado for a player to be named later. The Dodgers and Rockies will split the remainder of Dotel's 2010 salary ($284,153) as well as the $250,000 buyout of his 2011 $4.5 million option. Because the Rockies acquired Dotel after August 31, he is ineligible for the postseason.
Game Results:
- Tuesday: Dodgers 1, Giants 0
- Wednesday: Giants 2, Dodgers 1
- Thursday: Giants 10, Dodgers 2
- Friday: Rockies 7, Dodgers 5
- Saturday: Rockies 12, Dodgers 2
- Sunday: Dodgers 7, Rockies 6 (11)
Upcoming Week: The Dodgers take Monday off, then end their homestand with a series against San Diego. The Dodgers begin their final road trip of the season Friday in Arizona.
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
20 Off |
21 vs SD 7:10pm |
22 vs SD 7:10pm |
23 vs SD 7:10pm |
24 at Ari 6:40pm |
25 at Ari 5:10pm |
26 at Ari 1:10pm |
Previous Weeks in Review: Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Wk 20 | Wk 21 | Wk 22 | Wk 23
Week 24 Stats
Player | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SB/CS | BA/OBP/SLG | OPS |
Ethier | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0/1 | .267/.500/.667 | 1.167 |
Kemp | 26 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1/1 | .240/.269/.480 | .749 |
Gibbons | 21 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | .238/.238/.286 | .524 |
Furcal | 23 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 | .143/.217/.286 | .503 |
Theriot | 23 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | .200/.273/.200 | .476 |
Loney | 21 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .143/.143/.143 | .286 |
Barajas | 14 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | .143/.143/.143 | .286 |
Blake | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | .048/.048/.048 | .095 |
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Ellis | 9 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0/0 | .875/.889/1.125 | 2.014 |
Hu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1.000/1.000/1.000 | 2.000 |
Mitchell | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0/0 | .222/.222/.889 | 1.111 |
Oeltjen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .500/.500/.500 | 1.000 |
Carroll | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | .375/.375/.375 | 0.750 |
Johnson | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .100/.182/.100 | .282 |
Lindsey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .000/.000/.000 | .000 |
Ausmus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ----/----/---- | ---- |
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Pitchers | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .222/.222/.222 | .444 |
Totals | 225 | 209 | 18 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 1/2 | .220/.269/.335 | .604 |
Pitcher | G | W-L | Sv | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | FIP* |
Billingsley | 1 | 0-1 | -- | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.29 | 1.143 | 2.06 |
Kershaw | 2 | 1-0 | -- | 13.0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2.77 | 0.923 | 2.97 |
Kuroda | 1 | 0-1 | -- | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4.50 | 1.333 | 3.03 |
Ely | 1 | 0-1 | -- | 4.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12.46 | 2.308 | 11.28 |
Lilly | 1 | 0-1 | -- | 3.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16.20 | 2.100 | 11.00 |
Starters |
6 |
1-4 | -- | 33.2 | 33 |
24 | 20 | 12 | 26 | 5.35 | 1.337 | 4.66 |
Belisario | 3 | 0-0 | -- | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.300 | 1.40 |
Jansen | 2 | 0-0 | -- | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.667 | 2.20 |
Troncoso | 3 | 0-0 | -- | 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.571 | 4.91 |
Monasterios | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 1.20 |
Kuo | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.500 | 0.20 |
Dotel | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 1.20 |
Link | 2 | 0-0 | -- | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1.500 | 2.20 |
Sherrill | 4 | 1-0 | -- | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.00 | 1.20 |
Broxton | 2 | 0-0 | -- | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13.50 | 6.750 | 14.45 |
Weaver | 2 | 0-0 | -- | 2.1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 30.86 | 3.857 | 14.77 |
Relievers |
6 |
1-0 | 0 | 20.1 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 |
5.75 | 1.770 | 4.23 |
Totals |
6 |
2-4 | 0 | 54.0 | 58 | 37 | 33 | 23 | 42 | 5.50 | 1.500 | 4.50 |