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It’s hard to have a no-hitter yet still experience a season-altering, soul-crushing week. Yet the Dodgers managed to do just that. Corey Seager is out for the year with Tommy John surgery, and Clayton Kershaw has left biceps tendonitis that will keep him out for an undetermined amount of time.
That, and Hyun-jin Ryu, the starting pitcher who performed the best so far in 2018, will miss months with a groin muscle that tore off his bone.
The Dodgers even managed to sneak in a three-game losing streak in the middle of their losing week, when they dropped four of seven games to the Diamondbacks and Rockies. The Dodgers have played 11 series this season, and have won two of them. They ended the week four games under .500 and eight games back in the National League West, which is more of a pipe dream at this point.
Batter of the week
Matt Kemp is the best Dodgers hitter at the moment, and he was fantastic last week, going 10-for-25 (.400) with two doubles and a home run. He was especially effective against one of his old teams, going 7-for-12 (.583) against the Padres.
Pitcher of the week
Walker Buehler was brilliant on Friday night in Mexico, pitching six scoreless and hitless innings in just his third major league start, striking out eight. Tony Cingrani, Yimi Garcia and Adam Liberatore followed with scoreless innings to complete the first combined no-hitter in Dodgers franchise history.
Week 6 results
3-4 record
23 runs scored (3.29 per game)
25 runs allowed (3.57 per game)
.462 pythagorean record
Season to date
15-19 record
151 runs scored (4.44 per game)
141 runs allowed (4.15 per game)
.531 pythagorean record (18-16)
Transactions
Monday: Corey Seager was placed on the disabled list after it was learned Tommy John surgery would end his season, and Breyvic Valera was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Tuesday: Edward Paredes was recalled from Triple-A, and Brock Stewart was optioned to Oklahoma City.
Thursday: Hyun-jin Ryu was placed on the disabled list with a torn groin muscle, and Yimi Garcia was recalled from Triple-A. a Tim Locastro was also recalled, and Valera was optioned.
Friday: Walker Buehler was recalled from Class-A Rancho Cucamonga, and Paredes was optioned to Triple-A. Valera was added as the 26th man for the weekend series in Mexico.
Sunday: Clayton Kershaw hit the DL with right biceps tendonitis, and Stewart was recalled from Triple-A.
Game results
Monday: Diamondbacks 8, Dodgers 5
Tuesday: Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 3
Wednesday: Dodgers 2, Diamondbacks 1
Thursday: Dodgers 5, Diamondbacks 2
Friday: Dodgers 4, Padres 0
Saturday: Padres 7, Dodgers 4
Sunday: Padres 3, Dodgers 0
The week ahead
The Dodgers run the Kelly Stinnett gauntlet this week, first taking Monday off before a brief, two-game series at home against the Diamondbacks followed by hosting the Reds for a four-game weekend set.
Week 7 schedule
| Mon, May 7 | Tue, May 8 | Wed, May 9 | Thu, May 10 | Fri, May 11 | Sat, May 12 | Sun, May 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, May 7 | Tue, May 8 | Wed, May 9 | Thu, May 10 | Fri, May 11 | Sat, May 12 | Sun, May 13 |
| Off | vs. D-backs | vs. D-backs | vs. Reds | vs. Reds | vs. Reds | vs. Reds |
| 7:10 p.m. | 7:10 p.m. | 7:10 p.m. | 7:10 p.m. | 6:10 p.m. | 1:10 p.m. | |
| Hill | Wood | Buehler | Maeda | Stripling | Hill | |
| v. Godley | v. Corbin (L) | v. Mahle | v. Finnegan (L) | v. Bailey | v. Castillo | |
| SNLA | SNLA/MLBN | SNLA | SNLA | SNLA/MLBN | SNLA |
Previous weeks in review: Mar. 29-Apr. 1 | Apr. 2-8 | Apr. 9-15 | Apr. 16-22 | Apr. 23-29
Stats
Week 6 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 |
| Kemp | 25 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0.400 | 0.423 | 0.600 | 1.023 | 0.450 | Kemp |
| Muncy | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.231 | 0.375 | 0.462 | 0.837 | 0.222 | Muncy |
| Pederson | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0.250 | 0.381 | 0.438 | 0.818 | 0.364 | Pederson |
| Taylor | 27 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0.259 | 0.355 | 0.444 | 0.799 | 0.300 | Taylor |
| Bellinger | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0.250 | 0.296 | 0.417 | 0.713 | 0.294 | Bellinger |
| Verdugo | 25 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0.240 | 0.269 | 0.400 | 0.669 | 0.286 | Verdugo |
| Grandal | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0.176 | 0.348 | 0.294 | 0.642 | 0.300 | Grandal |
| Utley | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.118 | 0.211 | 0.235 | 0.446 | 0.167 | Utley |
| Hernandez | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.105 | 0.150 | 0.263 | 0.413 | 0.091 | Hernandez |
| Starters | 183 | 20 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 210 | 0.235 | 0.316 | 0.404 | 0.720 | 0.290 | Starters |
| Barnes | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.222 | 0.500 | 0.556 | 1.056 | 0.143 | Barnes |
| Locastro | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.286 | 0.444 | 0.429 | 0.873 | 0.667 | Locastro |
| Farmer | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.154 | 0.214 | 0.154 | 0.368 | 0.182 | Farmer |
| Valera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 0.000 | Valera |
| Bench | 32 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0.188 | 0.366 | 0.313 | 0.678 | 0.217 | Bench |
| Pitchers | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.154 | 0.154 | 0.154 | 0.308 | 0.250 | Pitchers |
| Offense | 228 | 23 | 51 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 264 | 0.224 | 0.316 | 0.377 | 0.693 | 0.278 | Offense |
Week 6 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 |
| Buehler | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.500 | 2.03 | Buehler | |
| Ryu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.500 | 2.45 | Ryu | |
| Wood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.80 | 1.200 | 1.20 | Wood | |
| Kershaw | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.167 | 6.03 | Kershaw | |
| Stripling | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.875 | 5.45 | Stripling | |
| Maeda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5.40 | 1.000 | 3.60 | Maeda | |
| Starters | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31.3 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 2.87 | 1.213 | 3.81 | Starters |
| Garcia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.286 | 1.49 | Garcia | ||
| Chargois | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.500 | 1.20 | Chargois | ||
| Stripling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 1.20 | Stripling | ||
| Paredes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 7.70 | Paredes | ||
| Baez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.45 | 1.636 | 1.56 | Baez | ||
| Jansen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.333 | 4.53 | Jansen | |
| Stewart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.38 | 1.875 | 6.95 | Stewart | ||
| Cingrani | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.40 | 2.100 | 7.70 | Cingrani | ||
| Hudson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.79 | 1.500 | 3.41 | Hudson | ||
| Fields | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.667 | 12.53 | Fields | ||
| Liberatore | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.50 | 4.500 | 4.70 | Liberatore | ||
| Bullpen | 27 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 27.7 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 4.23 | 1.590 | 4.90 | Bullpen |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 59.0 | 55 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 66 | 2 | 3.51 | 1.390 | 4.32 | Totals |