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The Dodgers will face either one or two left-handed starting pitchers in the remainder of their season. How they fare against the first one will go a long way in determining whether the second even gets to pitch again.
Ryan Yarbrough is on the mound to start things for the Rays in Game 4 of the World Series, giving the Dodgers another chance at a left-handed pitcher, which they have handled with aplomb as the season wore on.
After a slow start, the Dodgers ended with a 113 wRC+ against lefties, their best mark during the run of eight straight division titles. During the postseason, the Dodgers have hit .289/.393/.550 against southpaws, and that includes getting mostly shut down by Blake Snell for almost five innings in Game 2.
Dodgers vs. LHP
Year | wRC+ |
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Year | wRC+ |
2013 | 98 |
2014 | 107 |
2015 | 111 |
2016 | 71 |
2017 | 109 |
2018 | 101 |
2019 | 103 |
2020 | 113 |
The main producers for the Dodgers against lefties this postseason:
- Chris Taylor: 5-for-12, two doubles, homer, 1.295 OPS
- Corey Seager: 9-for-28, four homers, 1.105 OPS
- Justin Turner: 8-for-23, three doubles, homer, 1,093 OPS
- Kiké Hernández 3-for-9, two homers, walk, 1.000 OPS
- Max Muncy: 7-for-25, three doubles, homer, nine walks, .991 OPS
- Will Smith: 7-for-22, double, homer, .923 OPS
- Mookie Betts: 5-for-20, two doubles, homer, .900 OPS
Seager’s four home runs and eight RBI against southpaws lead MLB during these playoffs.
Yarbrough pitched in relief in Game 1, allowing two singles — to Taylor and Hernández — in his four batters faced. But he’s otherwise been stretched out, lasting five innings in each of his previous playoff starts this season.
During his three-year career, Yarbrough hasn’t had discernible splits, with right-handers hitting .247/.296/.400 against him and lefties hitting .223/.297/.381.
World Series Game 4 info
- Time: 5:08 p.m. PT
- Location: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas
- TV: Fox (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verudcci)
- Streaming: Fox Sports, fuboTV