LOS ANGELES DODGERS (78-32) at New York Mets (49-59) LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (3-6, 3.83) vs. LHP Steven Matz (2-4, 5.50) Sunday, August 6, 2017 | 8:07 p.m. ET | Citi Field | Queens, NY Game 111 | Road Game 51 (31-19) | Night Game 80 (55-24) TV: ESPN | Radio: ESPN/AM 570 (Eng.); 1020 AM (Span.) SUNDAY SWEEPDAY: The Dodgers tonight continue their 10- MATCHUP vs. METS st th day, nine-game road trip (4-1) with the finale of a three-game series Dodgers: 1 , NL West (14.5 GA) Mets: 4 , NL East (15.0 GB) All-Time: LA leads series, 336-268-1 (16-11 at Citi Field) against the New York Mets on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball. This 2017: LA leads series, 6-0 (2-0 at Citi Field) th evening, the Dodgers will aim for their Major League leading 15 June 19 @LA: W, 10-6 W: Kershaw L: Wheeler sweep of the season. With yesterday’s victory, Los Angeles won its June 20 @LA: W, 12-0 W: McCarthy L: Gsellman S: Stewart 14th consecutive series without dropping one (three ties) and have June 21 @LA: W, 8-2 W: Hill L: Pill now won 12 of their last 13 games. Tomorrow morning, the club will June 22 @LA: W, 6-3 W: Baez L: Sewald S: Jansen fly to Arizona and enjoy an off day, before finishing the trip with Aug. 4 @NYM: W, 6-0 W: Darvish L: deGrom Aug. 5 @NYM: W, 7-4 W: Morrow L: Sewald three games against the third-place Arizona Diamondbacks next FOREVER HYUN: The Dodgers will send Hyun-Jin Ryu to the week (Tuesday-Thursday). th mound tonight for his 16 start of the season and he looks to record The Dodgers are 23-3 since July 4, with all three of their his fourth win of the year. The southpaw last pitched a week ago on losses coming against the Braves. According to STATS, Sunday Night Baseball vs. the Giants and had his finest outing of the LLC, the last team to lose to just one squad over an entire season, firing 7.0 scoreless frames and striking out seven against just month was the 1912 New York Giants, who lost one time one walk. In his last five starts, Ryu has gone 1-0 with a 2.60 ERA to the Phillies from April 16-May 16. Los Angeles is now (8 ER/27.2 IP) and has struck out 30 batters against nine walks. 20-6 (.769) against the National League East this season. In four career starts against the Mets, Ryu is 2-0 with a 2.16 The Dodgers are 22-10 against the Mets since the start of ERA (6 ER/25.0 IP). In two career starts at Citi Field, the the 2013 season and have won eight consecutive games vs. southpaw is 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA (3 ER/13.0 IP). Those New York, including a four-game sweep at Dodger starts came in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Stadium in June. During that eight-game run, Los Angeles BEST SHAPE OF HIS LIFE: Dodger outfielder Yasiel Puig hit has outscored the Mets 62-18 while averaging 7.75 runs per his career-high 21st home run yesterday and over his last 40 games, game and hitting .286 (81-for-283). has hit .291 (37-for-127) with 11 homers and a .359 on-base The Dodgers are attempting a series and season sweep over percentage. The Dodgers are 34-6 in those games and Puig has raised the Mets today. Los Angeles has never won all of their his average 13 points. game with New York in one season, but did have an 11- EAST BEAST: Dodger All-Star third baseman Justin Turner game winning streak over New York in 1963 and ’64. th belted his 12 homer of the year yesterday and has been red hot SOURCE: STATS, LLC against the NL East since coming to L.A.: The Dodgers own the best record in baseball with a 78-32 MLB, Highest OPS vs. NL East – Since 2014 (.709) mark, 8.0 games better than the Houston Astros, and (minimum 300 PA & minimum 1 PA each year since 2014) also hold the best record in the National League through Bryce Harper, Was .947 110 games since the 1944 Cardinals, who went 82-28 (.743) Freddie Freeman, ATL .934 through 110. Los Angeles is a season-high 46 games over Brandon Belt, SF .932 .500 for the first time since Sept. 15, 1962 (47 over). Justin Turner, LAD .922 SOURCE: STATS, LLC The Dodgers have won 43 of 50 since June 7, which is the The former Met leads the National League in batting best 50-game stretch in franchise history and the best in the average (.347) and on-base percentage (.442), while Majors since the 1912 New York Giants, who went 43-7 ranking seventh in OPS (.976) and sixth in WAR (4.6). from May 6-July 3. According to Elias, just four teams have BELLY BOMBS FOR ALL: Dodger rookie sensation Cody ripped off 43 of 50 or better in baseball history: the 2017 Bellinger launched his 31st home run of the season yesterday, a two- Dodgers, the 1912 Giants, the 1906 Cubs and the 1884 St. run blast that tied the game at 3-3 in the sixth inning. He is one of Louis Maroons. the youngest players ever to lead the NL in at-bats per home run: Since June 7, the Dodgers have been dominant: Youngest Players to Lead NL in AB/HR – All-Time Dodgers’ Numbers and Ranks – Since June 7 (among batting title qualifiers; age as of July 1) Home Runs 96 – 1st in MLB Season Player, Team AB/HR Yr-Day Team ERA 2.97 – 1st in MLB 1929 Mel Ott, NYG 12.98 20-121 Opponent BA .220 – 1st in MLB 1901 Sam Crawford, Cin 32.69 21-74 R/G 5.50 – 1st in NL (2nd in MLB: HOU – 6.33) 1953 Eddie Mathews, Mil 12.32 21-261 OPS .864 – 1st in NL (2nd in MLB: HOU - .901) 2017 Cody Bellinger, LAD 10.77 21-355 SOURCE: STATS, LLC 1931 Mel Ott, NYG 17.14 22-121 The Dodgers have won nine of their last 10 games on the SOURCE: STATS, LLC road and hold the second best winning percentage (.620, 31- Bellinger is just the third NL rookie to reach 30 in the last 19) away from home in the NL. 10 years, joining Ryan Braun (2007) and Chris Young (2007). His 31 homers are already tied for 20rth all-time The Dodgers’ +196 run differential is the best in the Major among rookies in a single season and his next blast will Leagues, 27 runs better than the Astros. th move him into a tie for 17 with Matt Nokes (1987), Tony HE KEEPS ON DOING IT: Chris Taylor belted his 15th homer of Oliva (1964) and Young (2007). the season yesterday and now ranks ninth in the NL with a with a GOOD NIGHT: The Dodgers lead the Major Leagues with a 3.09 .314 average. Taylor’s 33 hits since the All-Star break lead the ERA, a 1.12 WHIP and a .224 opponents’ batting average, while National League and he is hitting .402 (33-for-82) since the break, leading the NL in strikeouts (1,036). Los Angeles, which has allowed which ranks third on the Senior Circuit. the fewest walks in the big leagues this season with just 290 free According to the Elias Sports Bureau, yesterday was the passes, would be just the fourth team to lead the league in ERA, first time in Dodger history that the club collected homers opponents’ average and allow the fewest walks since 1913, joining from the top four spots in the lineup in the same game. the 1925 Reds, the 1975 Dodgers and the 1988 Mets. UPCOMING SCHEDULE Date/Time/Opponent (PT Time) Probable Pitchers TV/Radio Tues., Aug. 8, 6:40 p.m. at ARI RHP Kenta Maeda (10-4, 3.79) vs. RHP Zack Godley (5-4, 2.86) TV: SNLA, SNLA Spanish | Radio: AM 570, KTNQ 1020 Wed., Aug. 9, 6:40 p.m. at ARI LHP Alex Wood (13-1, 2.33) vs. RHP Zack Greinke (13-4, 3.10) TV: SNLA, SNLA Spanish | Radio: AM 570, KTNQ 1020 Thurs., Aug. 10, 6:40 p.m. at ARI RHP Yu Darvish (7-9, 3.81) vs. TBD TV: SNLA, SNLA Spanish | Radio: AM 570, KTNQ 1020 TONIGHT’S STARTER at NEW YORK (NL): LHP HYUN-JIN RYU (3-6, 3.83 ERA) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2006 Hanwha 18-6 2.23 30 28 6 1 201.2 159 57 50 11 52 204 2007 Hanwha 17-7 2.94 30 30 6 1 211.0 195 74 69 15 68 178 2008 Hanwha 14-7 3.31 26 26 2 1 165.2 144 66 61 12 67 143 2009 Hanwha 13-12 3.57 28 27 4 2 189.1 180 80 75 19 67 188 2010 Hanwha 16-4 1.82 25 25 5 3 192.2 149 42 39 11 45 187 2011 Hanwha 11-7 3.36 24 17 3 0 126.0 101 54 47 12 38 128 2012 Hanwha 9-9 2.66 27 27 1 0 182.2 153 58 54 12 46 210 2013 LOS ANGELES 14-8 3.00 30 30 2 1 192.0 182 67 64 15 49 154 2014 LOS ANGELES 14-7 3.38 26 26 0 0 152.0 152 60 57 8 29 139 2015 LOS ANGELES DNP-injured 2016 Rancho Cucamonga 1-1 2.00 5 5 0 0 18.0 15 7 4 2 1 14 Oklahoma City 0-1 8.38 3 3 0 0 9.2 17 9 9 2 0 9 LOS ANGELES 0-1 11.57 1 1 0 0 4.2 8 6 6 1 2 4 2017 LOS ANGELES 3-6 3.83 16 15 0 0 84.2 90 41 36 15 26 81 MLB Totals (4 Years) 31-22 3.39 73 72 2 1 433.1 432 174 163 39 106 378 Korean Totals (7 Years) 98-52 2.80 190 180 27 8 1269.0 1081 431 395 92 383 1238 NOTES: RYU’S 2017 STATS Last pitched on Sunday against the Date Opp Score Dec IP H R/ER BB SO TP Score @ Giants, allowing just five hits across 7.0 Removal scoreless innings, as he did not factor in 4/7 at COL L, 1-2 L 4.2 6 2/2 1 5 77 1-2 the decision in the Dodgers’ 3-2 victory 4/13 at CHC L, 0-4 L 4.2 6 4/4 2 5 77 0-4 at Chavez Ravine…struck out seven and 4/18 vs.