True Blue LA - July 1: Dodgers 8, Padres 0Where The Dodger Dogs Are Always Grilledhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49563/truebluela_fav.png2017-07-01T22:09:45-07:00http://www.truebluela.com/rss/stream/156726972017-07-01T22:09:45-07:002017-07-01T22:09:45-07:00Hill in complete command of Padres
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<p>Dodgers power overflows into July with 3 more HR</p> <p id="5eYlWW"><span>Rich Hill</span> continued his redemption quest, controlling the <a href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">Padres</a> both on the mound and at the plate in the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a>’ 8-0 win at Petco Park on Saturday night in San Diego.</p>
<p id="0VBjhO">Hill unleashed his revised delivery on San Diego, and the improved command he talked about on Monday was in full effect on Saturday. Hill struck out 11 in his seven scoreless innings, allowing only four hits and a walk.</p>
<p id="QSksx1">The 11 strikeouts matched a career high for Hill, a number he hadn’t reached since June 7, 2007 with the <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a>.</p>
<p id="jViTE5">After failing to reach the sixth inning in any of his first nine starts, Hill has lasted seven innings in back-to-back starts.</p>
<p id="7vAhON">But that wasn’t all! Hill grounded a two-out single through the infield in the fourth inning, bringing home the Dodgers’ second run. The single snapped an 0-for-30 skid for Hill — including 0-for-14 in 2017 — that dated back to June 19, 2009.</p>
<p id="0lVl8V">For good measure, Hill singled again in the sixth inning, giving him the first two-hit game of his career.</p>
<p id="yJNiXG">Hill wasn’t alone on the comeback trail in sunny San Diego. </p>
<p id="blNBcW"><span>Logan Forsythe</span> beat out an infield single in the first inning to drive in the Dodgers’ first run, then he doubled and scored in the fourth inning. He added another double in the fifth inning, then singled in the seventh.</p>
<p id="Z3aRs1">Forsythe, who was 4-for-4 with a walk on Friday, is the <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?t=b&id=ethiean01&year=2012#968-969-sum">first Dodger with back-to-back four-hit games since Andre Ethier on Aug. 24-25, 2012</a>. He struck out in the eighth inning to end an impressive streak.</p>
<p id="tjwcWV">Forsythe had hits in eight consecutive at-bats, two shy of the club record shared by Ethier. Forsythe also reached base in nine consecutive plate appearances, five shy of Pedro Guerrero’s franchise record set from July 23-26, 1985.</p>
<p id="R99nut">The veteran infielder came into the series on Friday night hitting .208/.333/.282 on the season. He is now hitting .247/.363/.329.</p>
<p id="0wCB01">It took a little while for the Dodgers to get to <span>Dillon Overton</span>, put the third time through the order proved to be the charm. That’s when <span>Corey Seager</span> and <span>Justin Turner</span> hit back-to-back home runs against Overton, who allowed 14 home runs in 225 plate appearances between the majors and minors this season before Saturday.</p>
<h3 id="CiC7cx">Slam dancing</h3>
<p id="9tOpX5">But the Dodgers weren’t done after Overton departed. <span>Chris Taylor</span> hit a grand slam against <span>Craig Stammen</span> in the seventh inning, doubling the Dodgers’ lead.</p>
<p id="FI0O5l">It was the third grand slam of the season for Taylor, tying a Dodgers franchise record. Taylor, who was 2-for-4 with a walk on the night, joined Kal Daniels (1990), <span>Mike Piazza</span> (1998), <span>Adrian Beltre</span> (2004), and <span>Matt Kemp</span> (2009) in the three-slam club.</p>
<p id="5OfiMg">Taylor has 11 career home runs — 10 this season — and four are grand slams.</p>
<h3 id="bhZ2dg">Power surge</h3>
<p id="yn74nu">After setting a franchise record with 53 home runs in June, the Dodgers hit three more home runs on Saturday, the first day of July. The Dodgers have hit three or more home runs 17 times this season, 11 of which have come in their last 20 games.</p>
<p id="wrA8hV">The Dodgers are 16-1 when hitting three or more home runs in 2017.</p>
<h3 id="Am0SDV">Up next</h3>
<p id="ByE1Qo">The Dodgers go for a series sweep on Sunday afternoon, sending <span>Kenta Maeda</span> to the mound for the 1:40 p.m. PT finale. The Padres will counter with opening day starter <span>Jhoulys Chacin</span>.</p>
<h3 id="gRte3h">Saturday particulars</h3>
<p id="ed7v8M"><strong>Home runs</strong>: Corey Seager (13), Justin Turner (7), Chris Taylor (10)</p>
<p id="LxeNDP"><strong>WP - Rich Hill (5-4)</strong>: 7 IP, 4 hits, 1 walk, 11 strikeouts</p>
<p id="QfXboJ"><strong>LP - Dillon Overton (0-1)</strong>: 4⅔ IP, 9 hits, 4 runs, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts</p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2017/7/1/15909994/rich-hill-dominates-strikeouts-dodgers-chris-taylor-grand-slam-machine-padres-recapEric Stephen2017-07-01T17:57:52-07:002017-07-01T17:57:52-07:00Fields returns to Dodgers pen, Freeman to Triple-A
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<p id="56S2Q1">LOS ANGELES — The <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> made a roster move of their own before Saturday’s game against the <a href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">Padres</a>, recalling relief pitcher <span>Josh Fields</span> from Triple-A Oklahoma City and sending utility man <span>Mike Freeman</span> down to Triple-A.</p>
<p id="QmcCRS">Fields is one of eight Dodgers relievers to pitch in at least 20 games this season, though he <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2017/6/19/15834102/sergio-romo-activated-dl-dodgers-josh-fields-triple-a">was optioned to Oklahoma City on June 19</a> after a stretch of giving up home runs in four of five appearances.</p>
<p id="y1xSjU">On the season, Fields has a 3.00 ERA and 4.55 FIP in 27 games, with 32 strikeouts and eight walks in 27 innings. After getting sent down, Fields pitched three scoreless innings in three appearances, allowing just one hit with three strikeouts. He last pitched on Thursday, throwing 15 pitches in one inning.</p>
<p id="s7A63t">Freeman was <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2017/5/26/15702528/chris-heston-mike-freeman-waivers-dodgers-mariners">claimed off waivers from the Mariners on May 26</a>. In four games with the Dodgers, he was 0-for-5 with two strikeouts. The lefty-batting Freeman appeared three times as a pinch hitter, and played the final four innings at third base in Friday’s game.</p>
<p id="p4TD5F">With this transaction, the Dodgers are back to 13 pitchers and 12 position players on the 25-man roster.</p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2017/7/1/15909578/josh-fields-recalled-dodgers-mike-freeman-optionedEric Stephen2017-07-01T16:33:50-07:002017-07-01T16:33:50-07:00Roberts suspended 1 game for altercation with Green
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<p>Roberts, Green, and Alex Wood also fined</p> <p id="1gA9tE">LOS ANGELES — <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> manager <span>Dave Roberts</span> was suspended one game for his actions during an argument with <a href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">Padres</a> skipper <span>Andy Green</span> during Friday night’s series opener at Petco Park.</p>
<p id="mJlQA1">Roberts, who was also fined an undisclosed amount, will serve the suspension tonight.</p>
<p id="0LuDcl">Things got heated when <span>Alex Wood</span> was unhappy with San Diego’s a <span>Jose Pirela</span> relaying location to batters from second base in the first inning. According to a pool report after the game, home plate umpire Greg Gibson said second base umpire D.J. Reyburn told him he heard Wood tell Pirela, “I’m going to f—king drill you.”</p>
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<p id="woqHz3">This prompted warnings for both benches between innings, and <a href="http://m.mlb.com/video/v1559050683/">after both managers went to home plate for further explanation</a>, Roberts was unhappy with what Green was saying. As umpires were separating the two managers, <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/2017/6/30/15907228/dave-roberts-andy-green-manager-fight-dodgers-padres">Roberts broke free and charged at Green, bumping him</a>.</p>
<p id="GqFZz1">Two different times after the benches-clearing incident was dying down, Roberts was seen yelling across to Green in the Padres dugout, pointing at him and shouting, “You and me.”</p>
<p id="701XnA">That extracurricular effort got Roberts suspended for a game. Green was fined an undisclosed amount, as was Wood.</p>
<p id="9yTsUw">Dodgers bench coach Bob Geren will manage the Dodgers on Saturday night.</p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2017/7/1/15909486/dave-roberts-suspended-manager-fight-andy-green-dodgers-padresEric Stephen2017-07-01T15:53:07-07:002017-07-01T15:53:07-07:00Seager back in lineup vs. Padres
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<p id="P4mRv1"><span>Corey Seager</span> is back in the lineup on Saturday night after a planned off day Friday, coming back from a right hamstring strain that caused him to miss six of the last seven games. Seager strengthens a <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> lineup that has had their way with the <a href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">Padres</a> in 2017.</p>
<p id="OL60nm">Seager, who made his major league debut at Petco Park in 2015, is 7-for-25 (.280) with two doubles and a home run against the Padres this year, but there have been several other Dodgers who have feasted off San Diego pitching.</p>
<p id="nxAAmo"><span>Justin Turner</span>, who homered and went 3-for-3 on Friday night, is 12-for-23 (.522) with three doubles, a home run, three walks, and a hit by pitch this season against San Diego.</p>
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<p id="TmFrJG"><span>Cody Bellinger</span> has only played three games against the Padres — all in San Diego — and is 6-for-13 (.462) with three home runs and nine RBI against them. </p>
<p id="LL6EdJ"><span>Yasiel Puig</span> also has three home runs against San Diego, and it 9-for-25 (.360) with five walks against them.</p>
<p id="iFPVMY"><span>Austin Barnes</span> went off on Friday with two home runs and seven RBI, and is 4-for-13 (.308) with two walks against the Padres this season.</p>
<p id="OT5Hji"><span>Chris Taylor</span> is 4-for-9 (.444) with four walks (.615 on-base percentage) against San Diego. Logan Forsythe is 7-for-18 (.389) with five walks (.522 OBP).</p>
<p id="mY351o">All except for Puig are in the lineup on Saturday night for the Dodgers, and he’s been dealing with hamstring and knee soreness of late. <span>Kiké Hernandez</span> gets the call in right field on Saturday.</p>
<h3 id="8Ww0ZN">Padres roster move</h3>
<p id="FZjI26">San Diego recalled <span>Dillon Overton</span> from Triple-A El Paso to start Saturday night. Right-handed reliever <span>Jose Valdez</span> was optioned to Triple-A, one night after pitching 1⅔ innings in relief, and allowing Barnes’ three-run home run in the sixth inning.</p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2017/7/1/15909212/corey-seager-dodgers-lineup-padresEric Stephen2017-07-01T13:00:02-07:002017-07-01T13:00:02-07:00Dodgers try to keep the fireworks going in July
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<p id="wUEA74">After setting franchise records in June, the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> look for that to carry over into July as they battle the <a href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">Padres</a> on Saturday night at Petco Park in San Diego.</p>
<p id="fFPNS3">Sure, the game will be enticing enough, with <span>Rich Hill</span> on the mound against <span>Dillon Overton</span> for the Padres. But the fun might start before the game even starts, like when lineup cards are exchanged at home plate.</p>
<p id="20vK0m">Though, <span>Dave Roberts</span> and <span>Andy Green</span> have probably cooled off considerably <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/2017/6/30/15907228/dave-roberts-andy-green-manager-fight-dodgers-padres">after Friday night’s kerfuffle</a>.</p>
<p id="Ivf3nb">The offense got all the headlines in June, but the Dodgers did a great job of preventing runs as well. The Dodgers allowed 97 runs in June — 3.46 per game — the only team to allow fewer than 101 runs in the month. On the season, the Dodgers have allowed only 3.43 runs per game, half a run fewer than any other team in baseball.</p>
<p id="wftmHI">Hill seems ready to rejoin the run prevention parade, especially after finding his command thanks to a revised delivery unleashed in his last start. Hill allowed three runs and lost on Monday night, but lasted seven innings and was pounding the strike zone all night, striking out seven.</p>
<p id="SNHhJT">“[I] felt more like myself than any game I have pitched all year,” Hill said Monday night. “The ball came out of my hand the way I want to.”</p>
<p id="wGBQUP">The Dodgers have seen success on all sides against the Padres this year. San Diego has scored just 2.71 runs per game against the Dodgers this season, and never more than four runs in any of their seven meetings, six won by Los Angeles.</p>
<p id="rSusWQ">On offense, the Dodgers have scored 7.86 runs per game against the Padres in 2017, including four games double-digit runs and another eight-run contest.</p>
<p id="nZwtAP">That offense gets to face the 25-year-old left-hander Overton, who will be called up from Triple-A El Paso to start Saturday night for the Padres. Claimed off waivers from the <a href="https://www.lookoutlanding.com/">Mariners</a> on June 19 by San Diego, Overton has been lit up like a Christmas tree in 2017. In 17 games between Triple-A and the majors this year, opposing batters are hitting .290/.333/.560 against Overton, with 14 home runs in 225 plate appearances.</p>
<p id="gxtaYT">Including Friday night’s win, the Dodgers are 15-9 when facing left-handed starting pitchers this season, including five straight wins and 12 wins in their last 14 such games.</p>
<p id="N0xB3F">The Dodgers were dead last in the majors across the board against lefties in 2016, hitting .213/.290/.332 with a 72 wRC+.</p>
<p id="8qQpz0">This season, the club is hitting .258/.346/.454 against southpaws, third in OPS (.800) and third in wRC+ (113).</p>
<h3 id="qvaI2d">Game info</h3>
<p id="OvuvST">Time: 7:10 p.m. PT</p>
<p id="oatBWD">TV: SportsNet LA</p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2017/7/1/15908520/dodgers-offense-but-pitching-too-rich-hill-dillon-overton-padres-previewEric Stephen2017-06-30T09:56:37-07:002017-06-30T09:56:37-07:00Dodgers-Padres probable pitchers
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<p id="bvZTr9">The <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> make their second visit to San Diego this season, ready for a three-game weekend series against the <a href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">Padres</a> at Petco Park. Here is a look at the schedule and the pitching matchups for the three-game set.</p>
<h3 id="oPkh7d">Friday, 7:10 p.m. PT (SportsNet LA, MLB Network)</h3>
<p id="8RgbcH"><span>Alex Wood</span> tries to become the first Dodgers pitcher to start a season 9-0 since Rick Rhoden in 1976. <span>Clayton Richard</span> allowed five runs in five innings and walked six Dodgers in a loss at Petco Park on May 1. In eight starts since then he has walked 10 total batters, with a 4.12 ERA.</p>
<h3 id="S8mO0f">Saturday, 7:10 p.m. (SportsNet LA)</h3>
<p id="j1cyM2"><span>Rich Hill</span> will test out <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2017/6/26/15878836/rich-hill-improvement-dodgers-silver-lining-new-delivery">his new delivery that gave him much more command</a> and allowed him to pitch seven innings on Monday against the <a href="https://www.halosheaven.com/">Angels</a>. The Padres haven’t yet announced their starting pitcher for the middle game of the series.</p>
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<p id="SgbJpP"><span>Dillon Overton</span> is a left-hander with a 6.38 ERA in nine major league games this season, all with the <a href="https://www.lookoutlanding.com/">Mariners</a>, totaling 18 innings. Selected off waivers by the Padres on June 19, Overton also has an 8.16 ERA in eight Triple-A games this season, including seven starts.</p>
<aside id="qZxrYD"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Dodgers-Padres series snapshot","url":"https://www.truebluela.com/2017/6/30/15904312/dodgers-padres-series-statistics-schedule"}]}'></div></aside><h3 id="HnFzKg">Sunday, 1:40 p.m. (SportsNet LA)</h3>
<p id="hK9xm7"><span>Kenta Maeda</span> is coming off his best start of the season with seven scoreless innings against the Angels on Tuesday. In six career starts against the Padres he is 2-2 with a 3.38 ERA, with 39 strikeouts and seven walks in 32 innings.</p>
<p id="KLg5fu"><span>Jhoulys Chacin</span> got blasted by the Dodgers for nine runs on opening day, and after that has slowly but surely been putting his season back together. The right-hander had a 3.00 ERA in five June starts, with 27 strikeouts and 10 walks in 33 innings.</p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2017/6/30/15864310/dodgers-padres-starting-pitchers-game-times-tvEric Stephen2017-06-30T09:56:29-07:002017-06-30T09:56:29-07:00Dodgers-Padres series snapshot
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<p id="YzDeIw">The <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> are back at Petco Park for a weekend series against the <a href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">Padres</a>, their second trip to San Diego in 2017. Here is a look at the two teams, playing each other for the first time in eight weeks.</p>
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<p id="hWdnR0">Teams: Dodgers (53-28) vs. Padres (33-46)</p>
<p id="UnqoJM">Split records: Dodgers 20-17 on road, Padres 21-20 at home</p>
<p id="rdEjzE">Run differential: Dodgers +141 (1st in NL), Padres -108 (15th in NL)</p>
<p id="sJapKI">Runs scored: Dodgers 5.16 per game (3rd), Padres 3.63 (15th)</p>
<p id="ps7oUh">OPS+: Dodgers 106 (2nd), Padres 80 (15th)</p>
<p id="TiHBXi">wRC+: Dodgers 108 (2nd), Padres 81 (13rd)</p>
<p id="af8OfR">Runs allowed: Dodgers 3.42 (1st), Padres 5.00 (10th)</p>
<p id="BKqXf1">ERA+: Dodgers 131 (2nd), Padres 93 (11th)</p>
<p id="emNSnK">Last 10 games: Dodgers 8-2, Padres 5-5</p>
<p id="RTHrnk">2017 head-to-head record: 5-1 Dodgers (2-0 in SD)</p>
<p id="xXqiza">2016 head-to-head: 11-8 Dodgers (5-4 LA in SD)</p>
<p id="OIlmm5">Padres SB Nation site: <a href="http://www.gaslampball.com/">Gaslamp Ball</a></p>
<h3 id="wqUHBJ">Series schedule</h3>
<p id="MzrcSb">Friday, 7:10 p.m. PT (SportsNet LA, MLB Network)<br>Saturday, 7:10 p.m. (SportsNet LA)<br>Sunday, 1:40 p.m. (SportsNet LA)</p>
<h3 id="DHQifQ">Pitching matchups</h3>
<p id="sZJzlf"><a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2017/6/30/15864310/dodgers-padres-starting-pitchers-game-times-tv"><em>More details</em></a></p>
<p id="J1hRx5">Friday: <span>Alex Wood</span> vs. <span>Clayton Richard</span> (L)<br>Saturday: <span>Rich Hill</span> vs. TBD, maybe <span>Dillon Overton</span> (L)<br>Sunday: <span>Kenta Maeda</span> vs. <span>Jhoulys Chacin</span></p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2017/6/30/15904312/dodgers-padres-series-statistics-scheduleEric Stephen