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It was a rough week for the Dodgers, who put their bats on ice in scoring only seven runs. The club tied a Los Angeles franchise record with a 35-inning scoreless streak, including no runs in a three-game sweep to the rival Giants up north. The pitching staff was mostly up to the task until a disaster start by Carlos Frias on Sunday, leading to four losses in six games during the week.
But years from now, looking back, I wonder if this week might be remembered for something else.
Back in 2012, the last time the Dodgers went through a franchise-worst offensive drought, with 17 runs in their final 13 games of June, including five shutouts in a six-game stretch, and the other scoreless San Francisco sweep, the Dodgers made official their contract with Cuban defector Yasiel Puig.
This week, in the midst of the 35-inning scoreless streak, including no runs in three games at AT&T Park, the Dodgers finalized their contract with a pair of Cubans - infielder Hector Olivera to a $62.5 million major league deal, and pitcher Pablo Fernandez to a minor league deal, including an $8 million bonus.
Or maybe we'll remember this as the week Zack Greinke chose 'Careless Whisper' as his at-bat music.
Dodger Batter of the Week: The runs were hard to come by last week, so the two home runs by Joc Pederson stand out. Pederson's eighth-inning home run provided the winning margin on Friday, and his first-inning home run on Saturday provided the only run needed by...
Dodger Pitcher of the Week: Mike Bolsinger allowed a leadoff single in the first inning on Saturday, but erased him on a double play and retired his final 23 batters faced in his eight-inning masterpiece.
Week 7 Record: 2-4
7 runs scored (1.17 per game)
22 runs allowed (3.67 per game)
.110 pythagorean winning percentage
Season Record: 26-17
193 runs scored (4.49 per game)
150 runs allowed (3.49 per game)
.613 pythagorean winning percentage (26-17)
Miscellany
Welcome aboard: Austin Barnes made his major league debut on Sunday behind the plate, becoming the 70th Los Angeles Dodger to start at catcher. Barnes was 1-for-3, collecting his first major league hit, a single to center in the eighth inning against Dale Thayer.
Transactions
Tuesday: Signed Olivera to a six-year, $62.5 million contract; designated Eury De La Rosa for assignment.
Tuesday: Signed Fernandez to a minor league deal, with an $8 million bonus.
Thursday: Suspended shortstop Erisbel Arruebarrena for the remainder of the 2015 season.
Saturday: Placed catcher Yasmani Grandal on the seven-day concussion disabled list; recalled Barnes from Triple-A.
Saturday: De La Rosa was claimed off waivers by the Padres.
Game Results
- Tuesday: Giants 2, Dodgers 0
- Wednesday: Giants 4, Dodgers 0
- Thursday: Giants 4, Dodgers 0
- Friday: Dodgers 2, Padres 1
- Saturday: Dodgers 2, Padres 0
- Sunday: Padres 11, Dodgers 3
Upcoming Week
The Dodgers run the Terry "Don't Call Me Jeff" Pendleton gauntlet, hosting the Braves then taking a day off before traveling to their own personal hell of St. Louis.
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
25 vs Atl 5:10pm |
26 vs Atl 7:10pm |
27 vs Atl 7:10pm |
28 Off |
29 at StL 5:15pm |
30 at StL 4:15pm |
31 at StL 11:15am |
Anderson v. (R) Perez |
Kershaw v. (R) Teheran |
Greinke v. (L) Wood |
Bolsinger v. (R) Lackey |
Frias v. (R) Wacha |
Anderson v. (R) Martinez |
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Previous weeks in review
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6
Week 7 Stats
Player | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SB/CS | BA/OBP/SLG | OPS |
Pederson | 26 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0/0 | .261/.346/.609 | .955 |
Guerrero | 17 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | .235/.235/.412 | .647 |
Gonzalez | 20 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0/0 | .235/.350/.235 | .585 |
Turner | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | .250/.250/.333 | .583 |
Ethier | 18 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | .235/.278/.294 | .572 |
Rollins | 22 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | .238/.273/.238 | .511 |
Grandal | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .200/.200/.300 | .500 |
Kendrick | 24 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .208/.208/.250 | .458 |
Van Slyke | 16 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | .200/.250/.200 | .450 |
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Uribe | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .400/.400/.400 | .800 |
Barnes | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .333/.333/.333 | .667 |
Hernandez | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .125/.125/.250 | .375 |
Ellis | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | .125/.222/.125 | .347 |
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Pitchers | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | .000/.154/.000 | .154 |
Totals | 203 | 191 | 7 | 41 |
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0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2/1 | .215/.261/.298 | .560 |
Pitcher | G | W-L | Sv | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | FIP* |
Bolsinger | 1 | 1-0 | -- | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 | 0.125 | 1.15 |
Greinke | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 7⅔ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1.17 | 0.913 | 2.24 |
Anderson | 1 | 0-1 | -- | 6⅓ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4.26 | 1.579 | 2.36 |
Kershaw | 1 | 0-1 | -- | 7⅓ | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4.91 | 1.227 | 4.24 |
Frias | 2 | 0-2 | -- | 10 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 9.90 | 2.300 | 6.35 |
Starters | 6 | 1-4 | -- | 39⅓ | 40 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 30 | 4.35 | 1.271 | 3.46 |
Jansen | 2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.15 |
Santos | 2 | 0-0 | -- | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 | 1.500 | 0.65 |
Rodriguez | 2 | 0-0 | -- | 1⅔ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.600 | 3.15 |
Hatcher | 3 | 1-0 | -- | 1⅓ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.500 | 3.15 |
Howell | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 3.15 |
Liberatore | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 6.15 |
Garcia | 2 | 0-0 | -- | 1⅔ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5.40 | 1.800 | 8.55 |
Nicasio | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 3.000 | 1.15 |
Relievers | 6 | 1-0 | 2 | 11⅔ | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1.54 | 1.200 | 3.06 |
Totals | 6 | 2-4 | 2 | 51 | 52 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 40 | 3.71 | 1.255 | 3.37 |