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The Dodgers continued their September swoon with three straight losses in Philadelphia, but recovered to win three of their final four games of the week. In doing so, the Dodgers clinched their fifth consecutive National League West division title.
Batter of the week
Yasmani Grandal had three hits last week but made them count, with two home runs and a double. He was the sixth member to join the Dodgers’ 20-homer club, and he drove in all three runs in Sunday’s win over the Giants.
Pitcher of the week
Rich Hill struck out nine in six innings, allowing just one run in the division clincher on Friday against San Francisco.
Week 25 results
Record: 3-4
23 runs scored (3.29 per game)
26 runs allowed (3.71 per game)
.444 pythagorean record
Year to date
Record: 99-57
730 runs scored (4.68 per game)
560 runs allowed (3.59 per game)
.619 pythagorean record (97-59)
Miscellany
- On Monday in Philadelphia, Chris Taylor hit the Dodgers’ first inside-the-park home run since 2011.
- Phillies outfielder Aaron Altherr on Monday hit the first grand slam Clayton Kershaw has ever allowed in the major leagues.
- Yu Darvish reached the 200-strikeout mark on the season on Tuesday, his highest strikeout total since 2013.
- At 8-16 this month, the Dodgers are having the worst September for any MLB playoff team ever.
- The Dodgers and Padres will reportedly play a three-game series in May 2018 in Monterrey, Mexico.
- Walker Buehler picked up his first major league win.
- Cody Bellinger with his three-run shot to help clinch the division on Friday, broke the National League record for home runs by a rookie, with 39.
- Kyle Farmer made his first major league start. At first base.
- O`Koyea Dickson singled against Madison Bumgarner on Saturday for his first major league hit.
- The Dodgers through Sunday have 212 home runs, their highest total in franchise history. They have six players with at least 20 home runs for the first time in club history, too.
- Kershaw also reached 200 strikeouts on the season, the first Dodgers pitcher ever with seven seasons of doing so.
Transactions
Friday: Brandon McCarthy returned from the 60-day disabled list for a bullpen role down the stretch, and reliever Josh Ravin was placed on the 60-day DL with an abdomen strain.
Game results
Monday: Phillies 4, Dodgers 3
Tuesday: Phillies 6, Dodgers 2
Wednesday: Phillies 7, Dodgers 5
Thursday: Dodgers 5, Phillies 4
Friday: Dodgers 4, Giants 2
Saturday: Giants 2, Dodgers 1
Sunday: Dodgers 3, Giants 1
The week ahead
The Dodgers run the John Vander Wal gauntlet in the final week of the regular season, playing the Padres for three games at home, followed by a weekend against the Rockies at Coors Field.
Week 26 schedule
| Mon, Sep 25 | Tue, Sep 26 | Wed, Sep 27 | Thu, Sep 28 | Fri, Sep 29 | Sat, Sep 30 | Sun, Oct 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Sep 25 | Tue, Sep 26 | Wed, Sep 27 | Thu, Sep 28 | Fri, Sep 29 | Sat, Sep 30 | Sun, Oct 1 |
| vs. Padres | vs. Padres | vs. Padres | Off | at Rockies | at Rockies | at Rockies |
| 7:10 p.m. | 7:10 p.m. | 7:10 p.m. | 5:10 p.m. | 5:10 p.m. | 12:10 p.m. | |
| Darvish v. | Wood v. | Hill v. | Ryu/McCarthy v. | Kershaw v. | Darvish v. | |
| Wood (L) | Lamet | Richard (L) | Bettis | Marquez | Chatwood | |
| SNLA | SNLA/KTLA | SNLA/ESPN | 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 | Aug. 21-28 | Aug. 29-Sept. 3 | Sept. 4-10 | Sept. 11-17
Stats
Week 25 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 |
| Grandal | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.231 | 0.353 | 0.769 | 1.122 | 0.125 | Grandal |
| Granderson | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.238 | 0.304 | 0.571 | 0.876 | 0.214 | Granderson |
| Taylor | 26 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0.231 | 0.333 | 0.538 | 0.872 | 0.200 | Taylor |
| Turner | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.250 | 0.357 | 0.500 | 0.857 | 0.200 | Turner |
| Bellinger | 25 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0.280 | 0.333 | 0.480 | 0.813 | 0.353 | Bellinger |
| Forsythe | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.188 | 0.235 | 0.313 | 0.548 | 0.188 | Forsythe |
| Utley | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.188 | 0.188 | 0.313 | 0.500 | 0.250 | Utley |
| Puig | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0.176 | 0.167 | 0.176 | 0.343 | 0.214 | Puig |
| Seager | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.048 | 0.091 | 0.048 | 0.139 | 0.067 | Seager |
| Starters | 167 | 19 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 184 | 0.204 | 0.266 | 0.407 | 0.673 | 0.206 | Starters |
| Dickson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 | Dickson |
| Pederson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.500 | 0.750 | 0.500 | 1.250 | 0.500 | Pederson |
| Ethier | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.286 | 0.375 | 0.714 | 1.089 | 0.333 | Ethier |
| Hernandez | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.250 | 0.400 | 0.500 | 0.900 | 0.333 | Hernandez |
| Barnes | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.143 | 0.250 | 0.429 | 0.679 | 0.100 | Barnes |
| Culberson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 | 0.600 | 0.333 | Culberson |
| Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.000 | 0.500 | n/a | Gonzalez |
| Farmer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 0.250 | Farmer |
| Verdugo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Verdugo |
| Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | n/a | Thompson |
| Segedin | 0 | ----- | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | Segedin | ||||||||||||||
| Bench | 45 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0.222 | 0.340 | 0.444 | 0.784 | 0.258 | Bench |
| Pitchers | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.222 | 0.364 | 0.333 | 0.697 | 0.333 | Pitchers |
| Offense | 221 | 23 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 248 | 0.208 | 0.286 | 0.412 | 0.698 | 0.221 | Offense |
Week 25 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 |
| Darvish | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.938 | 1.14 | Darvish | |
| Hill | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1.50 | 1.000 | 1.20 | Hill | |
| Wood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | 0.500 | 1.20 | Wood | |
| Kershaw | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.21 | 1.000 | 3.77 | Kershaw | |
| Ryu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 1.286 | 2.34 | Ryu | |
| Maeda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.00 | 1.667 | 7.53 | Maeda | |
| Starters | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36.7 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 2.70 | 0.982 | 2.76 | Starters |
| Cingrani | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.667 | 2.53 | Cingrani | ||
| Morrow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.750 | -0.55 | Morrow | |
| Watson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.286 | 3.63 | Watson | ||
| Buehler | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.000 | 3.20 | Buehler | ||
| McCarthy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | 0.667 | 1.87 | McCarthy | ||
| Jansen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.86 | 0.857 | 5.34 | Jansen | |
| Avilan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.86 | 1.286 | 2.34 | Avilan | ||
| Fields | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.500 | 1.20 | Fields | ||
| Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.000 | 17.20 | Stewart | ||
| Baez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21.60 | 3.000 | 8.60 | Baez | ||
| Stripling | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 | 4.000 | 30.20 | Stripling | ||
| Ravin | ----- | ----- | ----- | Ravin | ||||||||||||||
| Paredes | ----- | ----- | ----- | Paredes | ||||||||||||||
| Font | ----- | ----- | ----- | Font | ||||||||||||||
| Bullpen | 25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23.3 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 4.63 | 1.371 | 4.66 | Bullpen |
| Totals | 32 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 60.0 | 50 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 65 | 2 | 3.45 | 1.133 | 3.50 | Totals |