Dodgers June In Review: The Worst Offensive Month

The Dodgers ended their June on the lowest of notes, with seven straight losses and five shutouts in their last six games. The Dodgers in June had arguably the worst offensive month for the franchise since moving to Los Angeles.

The Dodgers won just 11 games in the month, which is hard to do with a 10-6 start to the month. They scored under three runs per game and hit .212/.286/.285 as a team for a whole month. In 27 games.

The Dodgers had an adjusted OPS+ (where 100 is average, and under 100 is below average) of just 59 in June, which is the lowest ever by an L.A. Dodger team:

The Dodgers also hit all of six home runs in June, including just one in their final 16 games of the month. That is the fewest home runs ever hit by an L.A. Dodger team in one full month.

In June, there were 32 individual players in MLB with at least six home runs. Come back soon, Matt Kemp.

Dodger Batter of June: Nobody.

Honorable mention goes to Juan Rivera led the team with a .672 OPS. A.J. Ellis had a .380 on-base percentage, but he also slugged .270.

Dodger Pitcher of June: He may have garnered only one win in June, but Clayton Kershaw had a fine month, with 39 strikeouts and eight walks to go with his 3.44 ERA in five starts.

June Record: 11-17
83 runs scored (2.96 per game)
110 runs allowed (3.93 per game)
.374 pythagorean winning percentage (10-18)

Record Through June 30: 43-36
304 runs scored (3.85 per game)
291 runs allowed (3.68 per game)
.520 pythagorean winning percentage (41-38)

Game of the Month: On June 5 in Philadelphia, Cliff Lee entered the eighth inning with a 1-0 lead and had struck out 12 batters to that point. His personal scoreless streak against the Dodgers was up to 30 innings, but Elian Herrera ended that with a two-run double off Lee, driving in the winning run for the second straight night as the Dodgers won 2-1 on their way to sweeping the Phillies in a four-game series in Philadelphia for the first time since 1946.

Welcome Aboard: Relief pitcher Shawn Tolleson, a little more than a year removed from pitching for Class A Great Lakes, made his major league debut on June 7.

Pinch Hitting: For the month, Dodger pinch hitters had six singles in 29 at-bats, hitting a robust .207/.303/.207.

Runners in Scoring Position: In June, the Dodgers hit .225/.311/.326 with runners in scoring position in 258 plate appearances.

They had a runner on third base with less than two outs 46 times in June (21 fewer opportunities than in May), and got the runner home 24 times, or 52.2% (the entire NL scored 402 of 862 times, 46.6%).

They had a runner on second base with nobody out 33 times in June (23 fewer times than in May), and the runner advanced 18 times, or 54.5% (the entire NL advanced the runner 334 of 617 times, 54.1%).

June Weeks in Review: June 3 | June 11 | June 17 | June 24

Previous Months In Review: April | May

Month Ahead: The Dodgers might be looking forward to the All-Star break more than any other team given how badly they have played over the last two weeks. The Dodgers play 14 of their 26 games in July on the road, including a 10-game road trip that will take them to New York, St. Louis, and San Francisco. With Kemp likely playing more than zero games in July, it looks to be a better month than June.

June Stats