San Francisco Giants (2-1) at LOS ANGELES DODGERS (1-2) RHP Chris Stratton (4-4, 3.68 in ‘17) at LHP Rich Hill (12-8, 3.32 in ‘17) Sunday, April 1, 2018 | 5:37 p.m. | Dodger Stadium | Los Angeles, CA Game 4 | Home Game 4 | Night Game 3 TV: ESPN | Radio: ESPN Radio/AM 570 (English); KTNQ 1020 AM BACK IN BUSINESS: The Dodgers won their first game of the 2018 MATCHUP vs. Giants rd st campaign last night, blanking the Giants in the third contest of a four- Dodgers: T-3 , NL West (1.0 GB) Giants: T-1 , NL West (1.0 GA) All-Time: LA trails series, 1,211-1,242-17 (268-219 at Dodger Stadium) game set, 5-0. Tonight, Los Angeles and San Francisco will be the ESPN 2017: LA won series, 11-8 (6-3 at Dodger Stadium) National broadcast for the second time in four days as the Dodgers look 2018: LA trails, 1-2 (1-2 at Dodger Stadium) to even their record and the series with the Giants. Following tonight’s 3/29 at LA: L, 0-1 W: Blach L: Kershaw S: Strickland game, the Dodgers will fly to Phoenix (we’ve missed you Phoenix!) and 3/30 at LA: L, 0-1 W: Watson L: Jansen S: Strickland begin a three-game series against the Diamondbacks tomorrow night at 3/31 at LA: W, 5-0 W: Maeda L: Holland 6:40 p.m. After an off day in San Francisco on Thursday, Los Angeles A LOOK BACK: The Dodgers posted a 104-58 record in 2017, will play three games at AT&T Park next weekend against the Giants, becoming the first team in NL West history to win the division in five before returning home for a two-game Interleague series with the consecutive seasons. The team earned a World Series berth after Oakland Athletics April 10 and 11. defeating the Chicago Cubs in the NLCS, 4 games to 1, and finished the season with their first National League Pennant since 1988. TRADEWINDS: The Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals swung a trade earlier today with the Dodgers welcoming infielder Breyvic Valera to The Dodgers posted the seventh 100-win season in franchise the 40-man roster in exchange for minor league outfielder Johan Mieses. history (third in Los Angeles history) and first since 1974 (102- Valera, 26, has posted a .303 career batting average with 130 doubles, 60). The Dodgers won 90+ games for the fifth consecutive 36 triples, 14 home runs, 304 RBI and 236 stolen bases along with a .359 season, a feat that had only previously been accomplished once on-base percentage in 800 minor league games over eight seasons with in franchise history, 1951-56 (6). the Cardinals organization (2010-17). The utility player has played the Los Angeles finished with the best record in the Majors for the majority of his career at second base (444 games), but has also seen time first time since 1974 and the National League’s best record for at shortstop (121 games), third base (64 games), left field (103 games), the first time since 2009. The Dodgers set a Los Angeles record right field (37 games) and center field (10 games). Valera was originally for victories with 104 (104-58), tying for the second most in signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Cardinals on May 16, 2010. franchise history (also: 1942, 104-50). KING OF THE HILL: Dodger left-hander Rich Hill takes the mound THE ROSTER: Of the 25 active players who appear on the Dodgers’ for his first start of the season tonight as he enters his 14th big league Opening Day active roster, 22 contributed to the club’s 2017 National campaign and his third year with the Dodgers. In 2017, Hill posted a 12- League pennant-winning squad. 8 record with a 3.32 ERA (50 ER/135.2 IP) and struck out 166 batters against just 49 walks, averaging 11.01 strikeout per nine innings and On Thursday, the Dodgers placed three players on the 10-day posting a 3.39 strikeout-to-walk ratio. In 119 career Major League starts, DL, retroactive to March 26 (Yimi Garcia, Tom Koehler and he has gone 46-34 with a 3.90 ERA and has limited batters to a .223 Justin Turner), who join Julio Urías (60-day DL) in comprising the club’s four-man DL. average. The southpaw held opposing right-handed batters to a .190 mark last year, which ranked sixth lowest in the Majors in 2017. Of the 25 players on the Dodger active roster, eight countries are represented (Cuba, Curacao, the Dominican Republic, Hill has stymied the Giants throughout his career, going 5-2 Japan, Korea, Puerto Rico, the United States and Venezuela). with a 2.43 ERA (18 ER/66.2 IP) in 11 career starts (six with Los Angeles). Last season, Hill was masterful in three starts FEARLESS LEADER: Dodger skipper Dave Roberts is entering his against San Francisco, going 2-0 with a 1.62 ERA (3 ER/16.2 third season as the Dodger manager, following a 2016 campaign in which IP) while striking out 18 against just three walks. Both of those he was named National League Manager of the Year and a 2017 season wins last year came at Dodger Stadium, where he limited the in which he piloted the Dodgers to their first NL pennant in 29 years. Giants to a .175 average (7-for-40) in 11.2 innings. Roberts joined Hall of Famers Tommy Lasorda (1977-78) MATTY BOOM BATTY: Dodger left fielder Matt Kemp officially and Joe Torre (2008-09) as the only L.A. managers to lead the returned to the club on Thursday for a second stint after starring in L.A. club to the Postseason in their first two years with the team. from 2006-14 and went 1-for-3 with a walk on Opening Day. Kemp’s Managers, Most Wins in First 2 Seasons with a Team – All-Time th hit gave him 1,189 as an L.A. Dodger, which ranks 10 all-time, 15 Ralph Houk, 1961-62 NYY 205-119 (.633) th behind Davey Lopes for ninth. Last night was Kemp’s 1,118 game as Joe McCarthy, 1931-32 NYY 202-106 (.656) th a Dodger, moving him past Dusty Baker and into sole possession of 15 Joe Maddon, 2015-16 CHC 200-123 (.619) on the all-time Los Angeles Dodger list. His three at-bats last night give Dave Roberts, 2016-17 LAD 195-129 (.602) th him 4,075 and also move him ahead of Baker for 13 on the all-time list. Casey Stengel, 1949-50 NYY 195-113 (.633) Kemp also ranks among the all-time L.A. Dodgers in home runs (182, SOURCE: STATS, LLC 4th), runs scored (650, 8th), doubles (215, 7th), RBI (648, 6th), batting *Houk holds the record for most wins by a manager in his first three average (.292, 6th), on-base percentage (.349, 10th) and slugging seasons with a team (309 with the Yankees between 1961 and 1963). percentage (.495, 5th). Roberts’ 15 Postseason victories are the second most by a big ALL THE YOUNG DUDES: Dodger first baseman Cody Bellinger league manager in baseball history after his first two seasons, and two-time Silver Slugger Award winner Corey Seager have both one shy of Mike Matheny (2012-13). attained home run benchmarks very few have at their respective ages: The coaching staff has several new faces in 2018 as bullpen MLB, Most HR by Player in Age-21 or Younger Season – All-Time coach Mark Prior, assistant hitting coaches Brant Brown and (based on season age, July 1 of season) Luis Ortiz and game planning and communications coach 1953 Eddie Mathews, Mil (21) 47 Danny Lehmann join the club in new roles. The remaining 1929 Mel Ott, NYG (20) 42 staff consists of pitching coach Rick Honeycutt (13th season); 2017 Cody Bellinger, LAD (21) 39 bench coach Bob Geren (3rd season); hitting coach Turner 1956 Frank Robinson, Cin (20) 38 rd rd Ward (3 season); first base coach George Lombard (3 Dodgers, Most Home Runs Before Turning 24 – All-Time season) and third base coach Chris Woodward (3rd season). Adrian Beltre 76 Duke Snider 55 DUDE, SICK 1080s IN PYEONGCHANG: During pregame Tommy Davis 53 ceremonies tonight, 2018 Winter Olympics Gold medalist Chloe Kim, Corey Seager 52 17, will throw the ceremonial first pitch. Kim, who was born in Long Willie Davis 44 Beach and raised in Torrance, took Gold in the Women's Halfpipe last Cody Bellinger 39 month in Pyeongchang, South Korea, becoming the youngest woman to ever land two 1080-degree spins in a row at the Olympics as well as Seager turns 24 on April 27 and Bellinger turns 23 on July 13 the youngest woman to ever win gold at the Olympics in the Halfpipe. this season. SOURCE: STATS, LLC UPCOMING SCHEDULE Date/Time/Opponent Probable Pitchers TV/Radio Mon., April 2, 6:40 p.m. at ARI LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu vs. RHP Taijuan Walker TV: SNLA Radio: AM 570, KTNQ 1020 AM Tues., April 3, 6:40 p.m. at ARI LHP Clayton Kershaw (0-1, 1.50) vs. RHP Zack Godley TV: SNLA Radio: AM 570, KTNQ 1020 AM Wed., April 4, 12:40 p.m. at ARI LHP Alex Wood (0-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Patrick Corbin (1-0, 3.18) TV: SNLA Radio: AM 570, KTNQ 1020 AM TONIGHT’S STARTER vs.