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The Dodgers have spent the better part of three months winning at an improbable rate, so a week like this was bound to happen at some point.
In a week that saw them pitch a near perfect game and still somehow lose, the Dodgers had their first week with more than two losses since May 29-June 4.
That included a series loss to the Brewers over the weekend, the club’s first series loss in nearly 12 weeks. The result was a 4-3 week, which as a reminder to how ridiculous this 2017 season has been, is a 93-win pace over the course of a full season.
For some perspective, the Dodgers are 6-4 in their last 10 games, their worst 10-game stretch since June 4-15 (also 6-4).
Batter of the week
Yasiel Puig had a productive week, going 10-for-24 (.417) with four walks and three doubles. He also homered twice, including the game-winner in the 12th inning on Monday in Pittsburgh.
Pitcher of the week
In the easiest call of the year, the Dodgers pitcher of the week last week was one who lost. Rich Hill pitched the game of his life on Wednesday night in Pittsburgh, taking a perfect game into the ninth and no-hitter into the 10th, only to lose on a walk-off home run. Despite the ending, that game will be remembered fondly for years to come.
Week 21 results
Record: 4-3
24 runs scored (3.43 per game)
20 runs allowed (2.86 per game)
.583 pythagorean record
Year to date
Record: 91-38
645 runs scored (5.00 per game)
426 runs allowed (3.30 per game)
.681 pythagorean record (88-41)
Transactions
Tuesday: Brock Stewart was recalled from Oklahoma City to make a spot start, with Alex Wood placed on the 10-day disabled list with SC joint inflammation for the second time this season.
Tuesday: Cody Bellinger was placed on the 10-day DL retroactive to Sunday with a mild right ankle sprain, and relief pitcher Josh Ravin was recalled from OKC.
Wednesday: Stewart was optioned back to Triple-A, with catcher Kyle Farmer recalled form Oklahoma City.
Sunday: Yu Darvish was activated from the DL, and relief pitcher Josh Fields was placed on the 10-day DL with a lower back strain, retroactive to Friday.
Game results
Monday: Dodgers 6, Pirates 5 (12)
Tuesday: Dodgers 8, Pirates 5
Wednesday: Pirates 1, Dodgers 0 (10)
Thursday: Dodgers 5, Pirates 2
Friday: Dodgers 3, Brewers 1
Saturday: Brewers 3, Dodgers 0
Sunday: Brewers 3, Dodgers 2
The week ahead
The Dodgers run the Scott Hairston gauntlet, with road games against divisional foes. After Monday’s off day, they play the Diamondbacks for three games in Phoenix, followed by four games in three days against the Padres, including a Saturday doubleheader in San Diego.
The weekend rotation is TBD (this is a best guess), with the returns of both Clayton Kershaw (Friday) and Alex Wood looming.
Week 22 schedule
| Mon, Aug 28 | Tue, Aug 29 | Wed, Aug 30 | Thu, Aug 31 | Fri, Sep 1 | Sat, Sep 2 | Sun, Sep 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Aug 28 | Tue, Aug 29 | Wed, Aug 30 | Thu, Aug 31 | Fri, Sep 1 | Sat, Sep 2 | Sun, Sep 3 |
| Off | at D-backs | at D-backs | at D-backs | at Padres | at Padres (DH) | at Padres |
| 6:40 p.m. | 6:40 p.m. | 12:40 p.m. | 7:10 p.m. | 12:40/7:10 | 1:40 p.m. | |
| Hill v. | Ryu v. | Maeda v. | Kershaw v. | Darvish/Wood | Hill v. | |
| Godley | Ray (L) | Greinke | Lamet | Richard/Chacin | Perdomo | |
| SNLA/KTLA | SNLA | SNLA | SNLA | SNLA | SNLA |
Previous weeks in review: Apr. 3-9 | Apr. 10-16 | Apr. 17-23 | Apr. 24-30 | May 1-7 | May 8-14| May 15-21 | May 22-28 | May 29-Jun 4 | June 5-11 | June 12-18 | June 19-25 | June 26-July 2 | July 3-9 | July 10-16 | July 17-23 | July 24-30 | July 31-Aug. 6 | Aug. 7-13 | Aug. 14-20
Stats
Week 21 batting
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | PA | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | BABIP | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | PA | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | BABIP | Player |
| Puig | 24 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0.417 | 0.517 | 0.792 | 1.309 | 0.500 | Puig |
| Forsythe | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.200 | 0.455 | 0.467 | 0.921 | 0.250 | Forsythe |
| Granderson | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0.143 | 0.400 | 0.429 | 0.829 | 0.077 | Granderson |
| Seager | 28 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0.357 | 0.357 | 0.357 | 0.714 | 0.417 | Seager |
| Grandal | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0.154 | 0.214 | 0.423 | 0.637 | 0.143 | Grandal |
| Gonzalez | 26 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0.192 | 0.250 | 0.346 | 0.596 | 0.190 | Gonzalez |
| Taylor | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0.226 | 0.294 | 0.290 | 0.584 | 0.292 | Taylor |
| Turner | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0.167 | 0.286 | 0.208 | 0.494 | 0.182 | Turner |
| Starters | 195 | 21 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 0.236 | 0.344 | 0.405 | 0.749 | 0.268 | Starters |
| Barnes | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.444 | 0.545 | 0.444 | 0.990 | 0.500 | Barnes |
| Utley | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.294 | 0.333 | 0.353 | 0.686 | 0.333 | Utley |
| Hernandez | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.154 | 0.214 | 0.154 | 0.368 | 0.286 | Hernandez |
| Farmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Farmer |
| Bench | 41 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0.268 | 0.333 | 0.293 | 0.626 | 0.355 | Bench |
| Pitchers | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.143 | 0.143 | 0.143 | 0.286 | 0.222 | Pitchers |
| Offense | 250 | 24 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 288 | 0.236 | 0.332 | 0.372 | 0.704 | 0.280 | Offense |
Week 21 pitching
| Pitcher | G | GS | W | L | Sv | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | ERA | WHIP | FIP | Pitcher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | G | GS | W | L | Sv | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | ERA | WHIP | FIP | Pitcher |
| Stripling | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.667 | 0.87 | Stripling | |
| Hill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1.00 | 0.111 | 2.42 | Hill | |
| Ryu | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.50 | 1.000 | 3.53 | Ryu | |
| Maeda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.50 | 0.500 | 4.03 | Maeda | |
| Wood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4.50 | 0.833 | 8.03 | Wood | |
| Darvish | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5.40 | 1.800 | 4.80 | Darvish | |
| Stewart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22.50 | 4.000 | 13.70 | Stewart | |
| Starters | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37.0 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3.41 | 0.919 | 4.58 | Starters |
| Jansen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.500 | -0.55 | Jansen | |
| Cingrani | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 1.95 | Cingrani | ||
| Morrow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.300 | 2.00 | Morrow | |
| Stripling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.000 | 3.20 | Stripling | |
| Paredes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | -0.80 | Paredes | ||
| Watson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.45 | 0.818 | 2.65 | Watson | ||
| Avilan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.333 | 2.20 | Avilan | ||
| Baez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.38 | 1.875 | 6.58 | Baez | ||
| Fields | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 | 0.857 | 2.77 | Fields | ||
| Ravin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | 2.45 | Ravin | ||
| Bullpen | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 29.0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 1.86 | 0.966 | 2.23 | Bullpen |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 66.0 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 75 | 2 | 2.73 | 0.939 | 3.55 | Totals |