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Dodgers Week 24: Riding the roller coaster

By Eric Stephen
MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies
Justin Turner and Cody Bellinger had stellar weeks for the Dodgers offense.
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

The Dodgers rode the rollercoaster last week, dropping a series at home to the lowly Mets, but then rebounded on the road to win a series against the division-leading Rockies. LA started the week in first place by a half-game and ended the week down a half-game in the division.

Batter of the week

Justin Turner used a stellar Sunday to pull out this award in a fairly contested battle. Turner homered, doubled twice and reached base five times in the series finale in Colorado, and had five extra-base hits during the week. Cody Bellinger was a tick behind, slugging .750 with a .474 on-base percentage in 19 plate appearances, and Chris Taylor shook off a recent slump with a 5-for-10 week with two doubles and a home run.

Pitcher of the week

Clayton Kershaw struck out seven in the series opener at Coors Field, allowing a pair of runs in six innings. He beat out Alex Wood, who had a solid start on Monday to match up with Jacob deGrom, allowing a run in five innings against the Mets.

Week 24 results

3-3 record
31 runs scored (5.17 per game)
27 runs allowed (4.50 per game)
.563 pythagorean record

Season to date

78-65 record
675 runs scored (4.72 per game)
543 runs allowed (3.80 per game)
.598 pythagorean record (86-57)

Miscellany

The 200 club: Turner’s home run was one of two hit by the Dodgers on Sunday, giving them 200 home runs on the season for the seventh time in franchise history. At 143 games, this is the earliest time the Dodgers have ever hit 200 home runs, beating out the 1953 team by three games. The Dodgers are on pace for 227 home runs, one year after setting a franchise mark with 221.

Transactions

Friday: Ross Stripling was activated from the disabled list after missing over three weeks with a lower back inflammation. The Dodgers have 35 players on the active roster.

Game results

The week ahead

The Dodgers run the Ted Power gauntlet, finishing off a long road trip with three games in Cincinnati and four in St. Louis with the wild card-hopeful Cardinals. A bullpen game beckons for the series finale in Ohio.

Upcoming schedule

Mon, Sep 10 Tue, Sep 11 Wed, Sep 12 Thu, Sep 13 Fri, Sep 14 Sat, Sep 15 Sun, Sep 16
Mon, Sep 10 Tue, Sep 11 Wed, Sep 12 Thu, Sep 13 Fri, Sep 14 Sat, Sep 15 Sun, Sep 16
at Reds at Reds at Reds at Cardinals at Cardinals at Cardinals at Cardinals
3:40 p.m. 3:40 p.m. 9:35 a.m. 4:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 10:05 a.m. 5:05 p.m.
Wood Ryu Stripling? Kershaw Buehler Hill Wood
v. Reed (L) v. Castillo v. DeSclafani v. Flaherty v. Gant v. Wainwright v. Mikolas
SNLA SNLA SNLA SNLA/MLBN SNLA Fox ESPN

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

Stats

Week 24 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
Taylor 10 3 5 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 12 0.500 0.583 1.000 1.583 0.800 Taylor
Bellinger 16 3 6 1 1 1 2 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 19 0.375 0.474 0.750 1.224 0.556 Bellinger
Puig 7 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 9 0.286 0.444 0.714 1.159 0.167 Puig
Turner 24 5 8 3 0 2 3 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 27 0.333 0.407 0.708 1.116 0.375 Turner
Hernandez 16 5 5 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 20 0.313 0.450 0.625 1.075 0.286 Hernandez
Machado 21 3 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 23 0.333 0.391 0.476 0.867 0.368 Machado
Muncy 13 2 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 15 0.154 0.267 0.462 0.728 0.125 Muncy
Kemp 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 13 0.250 0.308 0.250 0.558 0.300 Kemp
Grandal 9 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 11 0.111 0.182 0.111 0.293 0.143 Grandal
Pederson 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 14 0.000 0.143 0.000 0.143 0.000 Pederson
Dozier 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 15 0.000 0.133 0.000 0.133 0.000 Dozier
Starters 153 24 39 10 2 7 21 1 2 23 38 1 0 1 178 0.255 0.354 0.484 0.838 0.294 Starters
Farmer 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.500 0.500 1.500 2.000 1.000 Farmer
Freese 11 3 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 13 0.455 0.538 0.818 1.357 0.667 Freese
Verdugo 13 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 13 0.231 0.231 0.308 0.538 0.300 Verdugo
Utley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0.000 0.500 0.000 0.500 0.000 Utley
Barnes 11 2 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 11 0.091 0.091 0.364 0.455 0.000 Barnes
Toles 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 #DIV/0! Toles
Locastro 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ----- ------ ------ ------ ------ Locastro
Bench 41 7 10 2 1 2 7 4 0 2 14 2 0 0 45 0.244 0.311 0.488 0.799 0.320 Bench
Pitchers 11 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 12 0.182 0.250 0.273 0.523 0.286 Pitchers
Offense 205 31 51 13 3 9 28 5 2 26 56 3 0 1 235 0.249 0.340 0.473 0.814 0.298 Offense

Week 24 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
Ryu 1 1 0 1 6.0 10 5 1 0 0 0 8 0 1.50 1.667 0.53 Ryu
Wood 1 1 0 0 5.0 5 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 1.80 1.400 3.20 Wood
Kershaw 1 1 1 0 6.0 6 2 2 1 1 0 7 0 3.00 1.167 3.53 Kershaw
Buehler 1 1 0 1 6.0 6 4 4 2 1 0 7 0 6.00 1.167 5.70 Buehler
Hill 2 2 2 0 11.0 11 8 8 3 1 0 15 0 6.55 1.091 4.29 Hill
Starters 6 6 3 2 0 34.0 38 20 16 6 5 0 40 0 4.24 1.265 3.58 Starters
Alexander 3 0 0 1 3.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.00 1.333 2.87 Alexander
Venditte 3 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00 0.000 3.53 Venditte
Rosscup 3 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 1.000 -0.80 Rosscup
Jansen 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.000 -0.80 Jansen
Floro 2 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.00 1.500 4.70 Floro
Fields 2 0 0 0.3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 9.000 12.20 Fields
Stripling 1 0 0 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.000 3.20 Stripling
Baez 3 0 0 2.3 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3.86 1.286 7.06 Baez
Ferguson 2 0 0 1.7 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5.40 2.400 9.80 Ferguson
Maeda 3 0 1 1 3.0 3 3 3 1 1 0 2 1 9.00 1.333 8.20 Maeda
Madson 2 0 0 1.7 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 10.80 2.400 0.80 Madson
Bullpen 25 0 0 1 2 19.0 22 7 7 3 4 0 17 2 3.32 1.368 4.41 Bullpen
Totals 31 6 3 3 2 53.0 60 27 23 9 9 0 57 2 3.91 1.302 3.88 Totals

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