LOS ANGELES DODGERS (92-52) at San Francisco Giants (57-89) LHP Clayton Kershaw (16-3, 2.15) Vs
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LOS ANGELES DODGERS (92-52) at San Francisco Giants (57-89) LHP Clayton Kershaw (16-3, 2.15) vs. RHP Johnny Cueto (7-7, 4.43) Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | 7:15 p.m. PT | AT&T Park | San Francisco, CA Game 145 | Road Game 70 (40-29) | Night Game 104 (66-37) TV: KTLA/SNLA/SNLA Spanish | Radio: AM 570 (Eng.); 1020 AM (Span.) THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL: Following last night’s marathon MATCHUP vs. GIANTS st th night at the ballpark, the Dodgers this evening continue a 10-game Dodgers: 1 , NL West (9.0 GA) Giants: 5 , NL West (36.0 GB) All-Time: LA trails series, 1,206-1,239-17 (76-87 at AT&T Park) road trip (0-1) with the second of three games against their rivals to 2017: Series tied, 7-7 (3-5 at AT&T Park) the north, the San Francisco Giants. Los Angeles has lost 11 4/24 at SF: L, 1-2 W: Cain L: Ryu S: Melancon consecutive games, which is the longest losing streak in L.A. Dodger 4/25 at SF: W, 1-2 W: Kershaw L: Blach S: Jansen history. The Dodgers have lost 16 of 17 games and five consecutive 4/26 at SF: L, 3-4 (10) W: Law L: Stripling series. Following their stay in San Francisco, the Dodgers will fly 4/27 at SF: W, 5-1 (10) W: Jansen L: Gearrin across the country to finish their road trip in Washington, D.C. (3 5/1 vs. SF: L, 3-4 W: Cueto L: Kershaw S: Law 5/2 vs. SF: W, 13-5 W: Wood L: Moore games) and Philadelphia (4 games). 5/3 vs. SF: L, 1-4 (11) W: Okert L: Dayton S: Melancon The Dodgers magic number to clinch the National League 5/15 at SF: L, 4-8 W: Cain L: McCarthy 5/16 at SF: L, 1-2 W: Blach L: Avilan S: Law West is down to 10 after last night’s Arizona loss. 5/17 at SF: W, 6-1 W: Kershaw L: Cueto The Dodgers and Giants have split 14 games this season 7/28 vs. SF: W, 6-4 W:Wood L: Kontos S: Jansen 7/29 vs. SF: W, 2-1 W: Hill L: Blach S: Jansen and L.A. is 3-5 at AT&T Park. Los Angeles is just 7-21 7/30 vs. SF: W, 3-2 (11) : Baez L: Suarez (.250) in San Francisco since the start of the 2015 9/11 at SF: L, 6-8 W: Law L: Baez S:Dyson campaign. The club has not won a series at AT&T Park since Sept. 12-14, 2014. SEAGER SMOOTH: Dodger shortstop Corey Seager has a hit in 19 consecutive starts and is batting .342 (38-for-111) since Aug. 3, The Dodgers’ 40-29 (.580) road record is the second best in which is second in the NL over that time. Seager is hitting .346 (18- the NL, trailing only the Nationals (45-27, .625). for-52) against the Giants this season, with most of the damage coming in the last five games: The Dodgers own the best record in baseball with a 92-52 mark (.639), 3.5 games better than the Nationals. Seager vs. GIANTS, 2017 Hits BA HR RBI OPS Los Angeles’ +166 run differential is the best in the NL, First 9 Games 7 .219 2 2 .762 nine runs better than the Washington Nationals. Last 5 Games 11 .550 2 5 1.625 #KERSHAWDAY: Clayton Kershaw takes the mound tonight for SOURCE: STATS, LLC th his 24 start of the season and third start since coming off the Justin Turner currently ranks second in the NL with .327 disabled list on Sept. 1. Kershaw had his 16-start unbeaten streak batting average while ranking fourth in OBP (.417) and is snapped last week, but is 8-1 with a 1.45 ERA (11 ER/68.1 IP) and hitting .326 (15-for-46) against San Francisco this year. a .198 opponent’s batting average in 10 road outings. Seager and Turner have both had success against Giants’ Kershaw leads the Majors in ERA (2.15) and opponents’ starter Johnny Cueto in their careers, hitting .400 (10-for- OBP (.235) while ranking among baseball’s best in wins 25, HR) and .379 (11-for-29, HR), respectively. (16, T-2nd), WHIP (0.90, 3rd), strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.74, WINNING TIME: Congratulations to the Ogden Raptors, who last 3rd), opponents’ batting average (.198, 4th), opponents’ OPS night advanced to the Pioneer League championship series with a 7- (.575, 3rd) and strikeout per nine innings (10.85, 6th). 3 victory at Orem. The Dodgers’ rookie-level affiliate jumped on The Dodgers are 20-3 (.870) when Kershaw takes the Orem with six runs in the first two innings, sweeping their best-of- mound this year and according to Stats LLC., that’s one of three series, 2-0. The Raptors, who are in the Pioneer League finals the highest team winning percentages in a pitcher’s starts in for the first time since 2012, will take on Great Falls (White Sox) in a season during the live-ball era (since 1920): the championship round. ML, Best Team Record in Pitcher’s Starts – Since 1920 Double-A Tulsa tonight plays Game 1 of the Texas League (minimum 20 starts) championship vs. Midland. The contest begins at 4:30 PT. 1931 Lefty Grove, Phi 27-3 .900 1995 Randy Johnson, Sea 27-3 .900 DIAMOND DAVE: On this date in 2000, Dave Hansen hit his 1961 Whitey Ford, NYY 34-5 .872 Major League-record seventh pinch-hit home run of the season off 2017 Clayton Kershaw, LAD 20-3 .870 Arizona’s Curt Schilling, breaking Johnny Frederick’s 1932 mark of six. Hansen’s record still stands, but was later tied in 2001 by In 39 career games (38 starts) against the Giants, Kershaw Pittsburgh’s Craig Wilson. Justin Turner leads the 2017 Dodgers has gone 20-9 with a 1.62 ERA (51 ER/283.1 IP) and has with two pinch-hit homers. held hitters to a .186/.222/.260 slashline, while striking out 295 batters against just 43 walks. According to Stats LLC., On Sept. 12, 1947, Jackie Robinson was named Rookie or Kershaw’s ERA against San Francisco is the second lowest the Year by the Sporting News. among National League pitchers in the live-ball era (since RUNNING FOR A CAUSE: Less than three weeks are left to 1920) versus any opponent (min. 20 starts), behind Sandy register for the New Balance Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Koufax, who posted a career 1.44 ERA against the Mets. (LADF) 5K & 10K Run and Kids Fun Run, presented by Gazillion Kershaw is 12-4 with a minuscule 1.29 ERA (21 ER/146.0 Bubbles, that will take place on Sunday, October 1 at Dodger IP) in 20-career games (19 starts) at AT&T Park. That 1.29 Stadium. More than 7,000 Dodger fans and runners are expected to mark is the best of all-time in the 18-season history of the take part in 4th annual event and all proceeds will benefit the LADF. park (min. 90 IP). Runners receive a Dodgers shirt and finisher medal depicting Dodger Stadium. To register, go to www.dodgers.com/run and use the promo SHUT IT DOWN: The Dodgers lead the NL with a 3.43 ERA, a st st cod DODGERS to receive $5.00 off your registration. 1.16 WHIP (1 , MLB) and a .228 opponents’ batting average (1 , MLB), while leading the NL in strikeouts (1,381). REST IN PEACE: Yesterday, the Dodgers lost a member of their baseball family when longtime scout Mel Didier passed away at the Dodger closer Kenley Jansen is tied for third in the big age of 90. Didier scouted for Los Angeles in 1976 and again in the leagues with 36 saves and leads NL relievers in WHIP late 1980s, famously authoring the scouting report that helped Kirk (0.72), while ranking second with 98 strikeouts. Not to go Gibson hit a 3-2 backdoor slider off Dennis Eckersley into the Right unnoticed, left-hander Luis Avilan is 1-1 with a 1.31 ERA Field Pavilion in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series. Our thoughts and (3 ER/20.2 IP) and a .197 opponents average in 21 games prayers are with the Louisiana native’s family and his wife, Elena. since the All-Star break. UPCOMING SCHEDULE Date/Time/Opponent (PT Time) Probable Pitchers TV/Radio Wed., Sept. 13, 7:15 p.m. at SF RHP Yu Darvish (8-12, 4.25) vs. LHP Matt Moore (5-13, 5.31) TV: ESPN, SNLA, SNLA Spanish | Radio: AM 570, KTNQ1020 TONIGHT’S STARTER at SAN FRANCISCO: LHP CLAYTON KERSHAW (16-3, 2.15 ERA) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2008 LOS ANGELES 5-5 4.26 22 21 0 0 107.2 109 51 51 11 52 100 2009 LOS ANGELES 8-8 2.79 31 30 0 0 171.0 119 55 53 7 91 185 2010 LOS ANGELES 13-10 2.91 32 32 1 1 204.1 160 73 66 13 81 212 2011 LOS ANGELES 21-5 2.28 33 33 5 2 233.1 174 66 59 15 54 248 2012 LOS ANGELES 14-9 2.53 33 33 2 2 227.2 170 70 64 16 63 229 2013 LOS ANGELES 16-9 1.83 33 33 3 2 236.0 164 55 48 11 52 232 2014 LOS ANGELES 21-3 1.77 27 27 6 2 198.1 139 42 39 9 31 239 2015 LOS ANGELES 16-7 2.13 33 33 4 3 232.2 163 62 55 15 42 301 2016 LOS ANGELES 12-4 1.65 21 21 3 3 149.0 97 31 28 8 11 172 2017 LOS ANGELES 16-3 2.15 23 23 1 0 151.0 109 39 36 19 27 182 Totals (10 Years) 142-63 2.35 288 286 25 15 1911.0 1404 544 499 124 504 2100 NOTES: Last pitched on Thursday against the KERSHAW’S 2017 STARTS Rockies, allowing four runs on six hits in Date Opp Score Dec IP H R/ER BB SO TP Score @ 3.2 innings, recording the loss in the Removal Dodgers’ 9-1 defeat…struck out seven 4/3 SD W, 14-3 W 7.0 2 2/1 0 8 84 12-2 against three walks on 86 pitches 4/8 at COL L, 2-4 L 6.0 8 4/4 0 6 100 1-4 According to Elias, he is the fifth pitcher 4/14 ARI W, 7-2 W 8.1 4 1/1 1 8 100 7-1 in Dodgers history to win at least 16 of 4/19 COL W, 4-2 W 7.0 5 2/2 1 10 97 4-2 his first 18 decisions in one season, 4/25 at SD W, 2-1 W 7.0 6 1/1 1 7 90 2-1 joining Joe McGinnity (15-2, 1900), 5/1 SF L, 3-4 L 6.0 8 4/3 0 5 104 2-4 Freddie Fitzimmons (15-2, 1940), 5/6 at SD W, 10-2 W 7.1 5 1/1 4 9 118 5-1 Preacher Roe (15-2, 1951), and Don 5/12 at COL W, 6-2 W 7.0 7 2/2 1 4 85 5-2 Newcombe (16-1, 1955)...has won his 5/17 at SF W, 6-1 W 7.0 3 0/0 0 5 89 6-0 last nine starts, matching the longest 5/23 vs.