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The Dodgers treaded some more water in the second week of the season, splitting six games against the Cubs and Diamondbacks. They had trouble finding the offense in the NLCS rematch at Wrigley Field, but the pitching was phenomenal in a series that saw 11 total runs for both teams in three games combined.
Back home, the Dodgers found their offensive groove again, until Sunday in a game that was also marred by Rich Hill having more blister problems.
Despite the sluggish 7-6 start, the Dodgers find themselves within striking distance of first place, 1½ games behind Colorado.
Batter of the week
Yasiel Puig continued his solid early work, hitting .368 (7-for-19) with a home run, six RBI and four walks last week. Honorable mention goes to Yasmani Grandal, who reached base in 11 of his 21 plate appearances.
Pitcher of the week
In his duel with old friend Zack Greinke on Friday, Clayton Kershaw took a shutout into the ninth inning in a win over Arizona. Honorable mention goes to Brandon McCarthy, who improved to 2-0 with six scoreless innings on Wednesday in Chicago.
Week 2 results
Record: 3-3
20 runs scored (3.33 per game)
15 runs allowed (2.50 per game)
.629 pythagorean record
Year to date
Record: 7-6
60 runs scored (4.62 per game)
37 runs allowed (2.85 per game)
.708 pythagorean record (9-4)
Miscellany
Austin Barnes hit his first major league home run on Saturday against the Diamondbacks.
Clayton Kershaw in his last 10 regular season starts at Dodger Stadium has allowed six total runs. He’s 9-0 with a 0.47 ERA, with 76 strikeouts and five walks in 76⅓ innings.
Saturday saw the first permanent statue at Dodger Stadium, depicting Jackie Robinson sliding into home.
Transactions
Wednesday: Two days after straining his left hamstring, Franklin Gutierrez was placed on the 10-day disabled list, and outfielder Trayce Thompson was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Friday: Relief pitcher Pedro Baez was activated from the disabled list, and pitcher Josh Fields was optioned to Triple-A.
Sunday: Rich Hill was activated from the disabled list to start on Sunday, and outfielder Trayce Thompson was optioned to Triple-A, giving the Dodgers 13 pitchers on the active roster for the first time this season.
Game results
Monday: Cubs 3, Dodgers 2
Wednesday: Dodgers 2, Cubs 0
Thursday: Cubs 4, Dodgers 0
Friday: Dodgers 7, Diamondbacks 1
Saturday: Dodgers 8, Diamondbacks 4
Sunday: Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 1
Upcoming week
The Dodgers run the Quinton McCracken gauntlet this week, finishing up their weird wraparound series at home with Arizona, then welcome the Rockies to town for two games. After an off day, the club starts a road trip with a weekend series against the Diamondbacks in Phoenix.
With Hill still dealing with blister issues, Alex Wood is the most likely to start Saturday in Arizona.
Week 2 schedule
| Mon, Apr 17 | Tue, Apr 18 | Wed, Apr 19 | Thu, Apr 20 | Fri, Apr 21 | Sat, Apr 22 | Sun, Apr 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Apr 17 | Tue, Apr 18 | Wed, Apr 19 | Thu, Apr 20 | Fri, Apr 21 | Sat, Apr 22 | Sun, Apr 23 |
| vs. D-backs | vs. Rockies | vs. Rockies | Off | at D-backs | at D-backs | at D-backs |
| 7:10 p.m. | 7:10 p.m. | 7:10 p.m. | 6:40 p.m. | 5:10 p.m. | 1:10 p.m. | |
| McCarthy v. | Ryu v. | Kershaw v. | Maeda v. | Wood (?) v. | McCarthy v. | |
| Ray (L) | Freeland (L) | Anderson (L) | Walker | Ray (L) | Miller | |
| SNLA | SNLA/KTLA | SNLA/KTLA | SNLA | SNLA | SNLA/KTLA |
Previous weeks in review: Week 1
Stats
Week 2 batting
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | PA | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | BABIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | PA | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | BABIP |
| Puig | 19 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0.368 | 0.440 | 0.579 | 1.019 | 0.353 |
| Grandal | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.375 | 0.524 | 0.438 | 0.961 | 0.600 |
| Turner | 18 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.333 | 0.478 | 0.444 | 0.923 | 0.353 |
| Forsythe | 18 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.389 | 0.450 | 0.444 | 0.894 | 0.538 |
| Seager | 23 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0.304 | 0.370 | 0.435 | 0.805 | 0.389 |
| Toles | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 0.556 | 0.778 | 0.182 |
| Pederson | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.188 | 0.278 | 0.250 | 0.528 | 0.273 |
| Gonzalez | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.136 | 0.174 | 0.136 | 0.310 | 0.167 |
| Starters | 150 | 16 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 175 | 0.287 | 0.371 | 0.407 | 0.778 | 0.348 |
| Gutierrez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ----- | 1.000 | ------ | 1.000 | ------ |
| Barnes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.800 | 1.000 | 0.000 |
| Hernandez | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.286 | 0.286 | 0.571 | 0.857 | 0.286 |
| Van Slyke | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.125 | 0.000 | 0.125 | 0.000 |
| Utley | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 0.111 | 0.000 | 0.111 | 0.000 |
| Thompson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bench | 35 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0.086 | 0.158 | 0.229 | 0.386 | 0.083 |
| Pitchers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0.000 | 0.167 | 0.000 | 0.167 | 0.000 |
| Offense | 195 | 20 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 226 | 0.236 | 0.324 | 0.354 | 0.678 | 0.290 |
Week 2 pitching
| Pitcher | G | GS | W | L | Sv | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | ERA | WHIP | FIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | G | GS | W | L | Sv | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | ERA | WHIP | FIP |
| McCarthy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.167 | 3.37 | |
| Kershaw | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.08 | 0.600 | 1.64 | |
| Wood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.45 | 2.182 | 4.29 | |
| Hill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 | 2.333 | 8.20 | |
| Ryu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7.71 | 1.714 | 8.56 | |
| Maeda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.250 | 4.70 | |
| Starters | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29.7 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3.64 | 1.348 | 4.48 |
| Stripling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.750 | 0.76 | ||
| Wood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 1.40 | ||
| Jansen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.750 | 0.20 | |
| Dayton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.286 | 2.77 | ||
| Baez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.500 | 1.70 | ||
| Hatcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 1.70 | ||
| Fields | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.600 | 0.80 | ||
| Avilan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.20 | ||
| Romo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.71 | 2.143 | 4.91 | ||
| Bullpen | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23.0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0.78 | 0.783 | 1.55 |
| Totals | 27 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 52.7 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 2.39 | 1.101 | 3.20 |