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Dodgers Week 27: Extra day, similar result

MLB: Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports

The last week for the Dodgers was more than just a week, with a tiebreaker game needed on Monday to decide the division. But the result was the same in the end, with the Dodgers winning the NL West for a sixth year in a row.

The week was a roller coaster ride, with Los Angeles starting the week with a 1½-game lead in the division, then lost two of three to the freefall Diamondbacks. The Dodgers trailed the Rockies in the division by a game starting Saturday, so the sweep in San Francisco was necessary to get to Monday, when the Dodgers held serve at home to win the division.

Batter of the week

This was a close battle, with Kiké Hernandez taking the honors by going 12-for-23 (.522) with three extra-base hits and eight runs scored. He narrowly beat Max Muncy, who finished off his elite hitting season with two more home runs, a team-leading seven RBI and an 1.189 OPS. David Freese continued to mash lefties and was 6-for-11 with a home run and a double.

On the season, Yasmani Grandal won the most batter of the week honors with five. Matt Kemp had four, while Hernandez and Justin Turner had three.

Pitcher of the week

Walker Buehler had the signature game with Monday’s division-clinching gem and made two starts in the final “week” but this award goes to Rich Hill for his seven scoreless innings in Game 162, helping to force the divisional tiebreaker (the 15 runs helped too, but Hill was dominant).

Buehler dominated this award in 2018 with eight selections. Hill and Ross Stripling won four times, while Clayton Kershaw and Hyun-jin Ryu won three each.

Week 27 results

5-2 record
45 runs scored (6.43 per game)
24 runs allowed (3.43 per game)
.760 pythagorean record

Season to date

92-71 record
804 runs scored (4.93 per game)
610 runs allowed (3.74 per game)
.624 pythagorean record (102-61)

Transactions

Monday: Relief pitcher JT Chargois was activated from the disabled list, giving the Dodgers a full 40-man roster.

Game results

The week ahead

The regular season is over, and the Dodgers are off until Thursday, when they will begin the National League Division Series against the Braves. Rotations aren’t yet official, and game times are still TBD.

The week ahead

Mon, Oct 1 Tue, Oct 2 Wed, Oct 3 Thu, Oct 4 Fri, Oct 5 Sat, Oct 6 Sun, Oct 7
Mon, Oct 1 Tue, Oct 2 Wed, Oct 3 Thu, Oct 4 Fri, Oct 5 Sat, Oct 6 Sun, Oct 7
Off Off Off Off NLDS Game 1 NLDS Game 2 Off
at Braves at Braves
TBD TBD
Kershaw Ryu
v. Foltynewicz v. Sanchez
FS1 or MLBN FS1 or MLBN

Previous weeks in review: Mar. 29-Apr. 1 | Apr. 2-8 | Apr. 9-15 | Apr. 16-22 | Apr. 23-29 | Apr. 30-May 6 | May 7-13 | May 14-20 | May 21-27 | May 28-Jun 3 | Jun 4-10 | June 11-17 | June 18-24 | June 25-July 1 | July 2-8 | July 9-15 | July 16-22 | July 23-29 | July 30-Aug. 5 | Aug. 6-12 | Aug. 13-19 | Aug. 20-26 | Aug. 27-Sep. 2 | Sept. 3-9 | Sep. 10-16 | Sept. 17-23

Stats

Week 27 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
Freese 11 3 6 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 13 0.545 0.615 0.909 1.524 0.556 Freese
Hernandez 23 8 12 2 1 0 4 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 26 0.522 0.577 0.696 1.273 0.600 Hernandez
Muncy 22 5 8 1 1 2 7 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 24 0.364 0.417 0.773 1.189 0.429 Muncy
Grandal 24 3 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 27 0.375 0.444 0.583 1.028 0.500 Grandal
Kemp 12 2 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 12 0.417 0.417 0.583 1.000 0.625 Kemp
Dozier 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 9 0.167 0.333 0.667 1.000 0.000 Dozier
Bellinger 22 2 7 0 0 2 5 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 24 0.318 0.375 0.591 0.966 0.278 Bellinger
Machado 28 2 9 2 1 0 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 30 0.321 0.367 0.464 0.831 0.346 Machado
Taylor 17 5 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 19 0.294 0.368 0.412 0.780 0.500 Taylor
Turner 28 5 7 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 31 0.250 0.323 0.429 0.751 0.273 Turner
Pederson 16 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 19 0.125 0.263 0.375 0.638 0.125 Pederson
Puig 23 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 24 0.174 0.208 0.348 0.556 0.167 Puig
Starters 232 41 75 17 4 9 37 4 0 24 49 1 0 1 258 0.323 0.388 0.547 0.935 0.377 Starters
Barnes 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.500 0.500 2.000 2.500 #DIV/0! Barnes
Toles 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.500 0.500 0.500 1.000 0.500 Toles
Utley 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 0.000 0.500 0.000 0.500 0.000 Utley
Verdugo 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Verdugo
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
Gale 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 #DIV/0! Gale
Locastro 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ----- ------ ------ ------ ------ Locastro
Bench 13 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 6 0 0 0 15 0.154 0.267 0.385 0.651 0.167 Bench
Pitchers 13 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 16 0.231 0.375 0.231 0.606 0.300 Pitchers
Offense 258 45 80 17 4 10 42 5 0 29 58 1 0 1 289 0.310 0.381 0.523 0.904 0.366 Offense

Week 27 pitchng

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
Hill 1 1 1 0 7.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.00 0.286 1.20 Hill
Buehler 2 2 1 0 12.7 5 2 2 0 5 0 8 1 1.42 0.789 3.36 Buehler
Ryu 1 1 1 0 6.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.50 1.000 5.37 Ryu
Kershaw 2 2 1 0 11.0 14 8 8 1 1 0 10 0 6.55 1.364 2.84 Kershaw
Stripling 1 1 0 1 1.7 5 3 3 1 2 0 2 0 16.20 4.200 12.20 Stripling
Starters 7 7 4 1 0 38.3 30 14 14 3 10 0 30 1 3.29 1.043 3.51 Starters
Baez 4 0 0 3.7 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.00 0.818 3.20 Baez
Wood 3 1 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.000 0.63 Wood
Madson 2 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.500 0.20 Madson
Urias 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.000 -0.80 Urias
Fields 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.000 3.20 Fields
Venditte 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 1.000 6.20 Venditte
Chargois 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.000 -0.80 Chargois
Garcia 1 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.000 -2.80 Garcia
Maeda 5 0 1 3.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 3.00 0.667 7.20 Maeda
Ferguson 2 0 0 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4.50 0.500 8.70 Ferguson
Jansen 4 0 0 1 3.7 4 3 3 3 0 0 5 1 7.36 1.091 11.93 Jansen
Alexander 5 0 0 1.3 4 3 3 1 1 0 3 0 20.25 3.750 10.70 Alexander
Rosscup 2 0 0 0.3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 27.00 6.001 15.20 Rosscup
Floro 1 0 0 0.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 ----- ----- ----- Floro
Bullpen 33 0 1 1 1 22.7 16 10 10 6 7 1 26 2 3.97 1.015 5.41 Bullpen
Totals 40 7 5 2 1 61.0 46 24 24 9 17 1 56 3 3.54 1.033 4.22 Totals