True Blue LA - July 2: Padres 5, Dodgers 3Where The Dodger Dogs Are Always Grilledhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49563/truebluela_fav.png2017-07-02T17:48:04-07:00http://www.truebluela.com/rss/stream/156742532017-07-02T17:48:04-07:002017-07-02T17:48:04-07:00Dodgers comeback falls short at Petco
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<p id="sawVgi">The <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> got a rare stinker of a start and couldn’t recover, dropping their finale against the <a href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">Padres</a>, 5-3 in San Diego on Sunday afternoon.</p>
<p id="6VDGde"><span>Kenta Maeda</span> got hit around pretty much from the start, allowing three doubles and a home run, including one of each by <span>Manuel Margot</span>.</p>
<p id="6T5Bit">San Diego scored one in the first inning, then added three in the second. Maeda couldn’t finish four innings, allowing five runs on eight hits in the loss, just the fourth defeat by the Dodgers in the last 24 games.</p>
<p id="nJOZXK">Sunday was the first loss by the Dodgers against a National League team since June 6, snapping a 16-game winning streak.</p>
<p id="RuOQFZ">The Dodgers being the Dodgers, they started a comeback in the middle innings. <span>Corey Seager</span>, named <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/all-star-game/2017/7/2/15908678/all-star-game-rosters-2017-dodgers-clayton-kershaw-corey-seager-cody-bellinger-kenley-jansen">an All-Star for a second time on Sunday</a>, was 3-for-5 with two doubles in the series finale, and his two-run double got the Dodgers on the board in the sixth inning, which wasn’t so coincidentally after starter <span>Jhoulys Chacin</span> left the game.</p>
<p id="vxCvXk">The Dodgers threatened all day against Chacin but couldn’t bring a run home in the first five innings. Chacin lowered his home ERA this season to 1.68 in nine starts.</p>
<p id="nW54SI">The Dodgers left 12 on base in the game.</p>
<p id="uy9tB8"><span>Yasmani Grandal</span> homered in the seventh to pull the Dodgers within two runs. In the ninth, the tying run was at the plate but <span>Brandon Maurer</span> closed the door to give the Padres their first home win over the Dodgers in five tries in 2017.</p>
<h3 id="DjRf93">Up next</h3>
<p id="mEHUKV">After 20 games in 20 days — the Dodgers went 16-4 — Monday is an off day for the Dodgers. They start a six-game homestand with the division-rival <a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/">Diamondbacks</a> on Tuesday night, with <span>Clayton Kershaw</span> facing <span>Patrick Corbin</span> in a battle of southpaws in the series opener.</p>
<h3 id="ItOplK">Sunday particulars</h3>
<p id="M6hnlH"><strong>Home runs</strong>: Yasmani Grandal (11); Manuel Margot (5)</p>
<p id="FUl5T1"><strong>WP - Jhoulys Chacin (7-7)</strong>: 5 IP, 4 hits, 3 walks, 6 strikeouts</p>
<p id="MMhlER"><strong>LP - Kenta Maeda (6-4)</strong>: 3⅔ IP, 8 hits, 5 runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout</p>
<p id="AmIXvd"><strong>Sv - Brandon Maurer (16)</strong>: 1 IP, 1 hit</p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2017/7/2/15911632/kenta-maeda-bad-dodgers-offense-strandy-stranderson-padres-recapEric Stephen2017-07-02T09:00:02-07:002017-07-02T09:00:02-07:00Dodgers try for another sweep
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<p>LA has outscored Padres 63-18 in eight games in 2017</p> <p id="S0eg4Q">The <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> are going for their seventh series sweep of the season on Sunday afternoon with their series finale against the <a href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">Padres</a> at Petco Park in San Diego.</p>
<p id="bpCo1r">Four of those sweeps came in the last three weeks, which has helped fuel the Dodgers winning 20 of their last 23 games, something only two other LA Dodgers teams (1977, 2013) have done.</p>
<p id="p1cC63">Since the start of 2013, only three MLB teams have had stretches of 20-3 — the 2013 Dodgers, the 2013 <a href="https://www.draysbay.com/">Rays</a>, and these 2017 Dodgers.</p>
<p id="2QKoSz">The Dodgers have had nine opportunities to complete a series sweep of three or more games this season, and they have completed seven of them. They are 6-for-6 in such opportunities at home, and 1-for-3 on the road.</p>
<p id="4wGaia">These sweep numbers don’t even count the Dodgers’ first trip to Petco Park, May 5-6, when the Sunday finale was washed away by rain. The Dodgers won both of those games, and are 4-0 in San Diego this season, outscoring the Padres 36-8.</p>
<p id="cau8xj"><span>Kenta Maeda</span> gets the start on Sunday, looking to build on his strong June that saw him allow four runs in 21 innings, including seven scoreless innings to beat the <a href="https://www.halosheaven.com/">Angels</a> on Tuesday.</p>
<p id="9NFgia"><span>Jhoulys Chacin</span> has allowed exactly two runs in each of his last four starts, and had five quality starts in five June starts. If there is anyone who has enjoyed Petco Park this season, it’s Chacin. </p>
<p id="SzrfDN">He has a 1.83 ERA in eight home starts, holding opposing batters to just .176/.234/.294. On the road, Chacin has a 9.08 ERA in eight starts — including starts allowing nine (to the Dodgers), seven, and seven runs — with batters teeing off to the tune of .358/.425/.579.</p>
<h3 id="sadW90">Game info</h3>
<p id="3NBfQO">Time: 1:40 p.m. PT</p>
<p id="p6gDfU">TV: SportsNet LA</p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2017/7/2/15910170/dodgers-sweep-opportunity-kenta-maeda-jhoulys-chacin-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