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Absent an injury or an unexpected rest day, sometimes it is challenging to provide a compelling way to present the Dodgers lineup with some sort of unique story behind it. So for Saturday night’s lineup against the Marlins, let’s take a look at how each player has done during the Dodgers’ incredible 27-4 run.
During the last 31 games, the Dodgers have outscored their opponents 183-99, averaging just under six runs per game. They went from tied for second place, two games back of the Rockies in the National League West, to up 8½ games on Arizona and 10½ games in front of Colorado.
Starting lineups
| Pos | Dodgers | Pos | Marlins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Dodgers | Pos | Marlins |
| LF | Taylor | 2B | Gordon (L) |
| SS | Seager (L) | RF | Stanton |
| 3B | Turner | CF | Yelich (L) |
| 1B | Bellinger (L) | LF | Ozuna |
| 2B | Forsythe | 1B | Bour |
| CF | Pederson (L) | 3B | Prado |
| C | Grandal (S) | C | Realmuto |
| RF | Puig | SS | Riddle (L) |
| P | Wood | P | Urena |
Here is how the individual Dodgers have done:
Chris Taylor: .259/.325/.420, 9 2B, 3 HR, 7 SB, 17 R, 14 RBI in 29 games
Corey Seager: .348/.423/.663, 7 HR, 8 2B, 22 RBI, 18 R in 24 games
Justin Turner: .370/.491/.707, 9 HR, 20 RBI, 22 R in 27 games
Cody Bellinger: .274/.366/.690, 13 HR, 8 2B, 27 RBI, 23 R in 31 games
Logan Forsythe: .284/.395/.400, 5 2B, 20 R, 10 RBI in 28 games
Joc Pederson: .315/.438/.699, 7 HR, 7 2B, 19 R, 15 RBI in 25 games
Yasmani Grandal: .277/.318/.518, 5 HR, 5 2B, 10 RBI, 10 R in 22 games
Yasiel Puig: .287/.352/.606, 9 HR, 16 RBI, 17 R in 29 games
Austin Barnes: .308/.438/.615, 3 HR, 2 SB, 11 RBI, 7 R in 17 games
Chase Utley: .203/.300/.391, 7 2B, 2 HR, 10 R, 8 RBI in 24 games
Kiké Hernandez: .182/.316/.409, 4 HR, 3 2B, 8 R, 7 RBI in 29 games
Five regulars slugging over .600 for over a month will get it done, not to mention both catchers combining for near that, and eight home runs. Even the two relative stragglers — Utley and Hernandez — have still been productive.
As a team, the Dodgers are hitting .269/.362/.521 over their last 31 games.
That is the recipe, at least on offense, for a 27-4 stretch.