LOS ANGELES DODGERS (93-52) at San Francisco Giants (57-90) RHP Yu Darvish (8-12, 4.25) Vs
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LOS ANGELES DODGERS (93-52) at San Francisco Giants (57-90) RHP Yu Darvish (8-12, 4.25) vs. LHP Matt Moore (5-13, 5.31) Wednesday, September 13, 2017 | 7:15 p.m. PT | AT&T Park | San Francisco, CA Game 146 | Road Game 71 (41-29) | Night Game 105 (67-37) TV: ESPN/SNLA/SNLA Spanish | Radio: AM 570 (Eng.); 1020 AM (Span.) SLAP HANDS, FINALLY!: Last night the Dodgers snapped their MATCHUP vs. GIANTS st th 11-game losing streak, the club’s longest since moving west in 1958, Dodgers: 1 , NL West (10.0 GA) Giants: 5 , NL West (37.0 GB) All-Time: LA trails series, 1,207-1,239-17 (77-87 at AT&T Park) with a 5-3 victory over San Francisco. This evening, the Boys in Blue 2017: L.A. leads series, 8-7 (4-5 at AT&T Park) wrap up their three-game series with the Giants as they continue the 4/24 at SF: L, 1-2 W: Cain L: Ryu S: Melancon 10-game road trip (1-1) needing a victory tonight to win their first 4/25 at SF: W, 1-2 W: Kershaw L: Blach S: Jansen series since taking three of four from Pittsburgh Aug. 21-24. 4/26 at SF: L, 3-4 (10) W: Law L: Stripling Tomorrow morning, the Dodgers fly across the country to finish their 4/27 at SF: W, 5-1 (10) W: Jansen L: Gearrin road trip in Washington, D.C. (3 games) and Philadelphia (4 games). 5/1 vs. SF: L, 3-4 W: Cueto L: Kershaw S: Law 5/2 vs. SF: W, 13-5 W: Wood L: Moore The Dodgers magic number to clinch the National League 5/3 vs. SF: L, 1-4 (11) W: Okert L: Dayton S: Melancon West stands at eight, while last night the club clinched a 5/15 at SF: L, 4-8 W: Cain L: McCarthy 5/16 at SF: L, 1-2 W: Blach L: Avilan S: Law postseason berth for the eighth time in the last 12 seasons. 5/17 at SF: W, 6-1 W: Kershaw L: Cueto The Dodgers hold an 8-7 lead on the Giants in the 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 series with four games left to play this year. L.A. is 4-5 at 7/30 vs. SF: W, 3-2 (11) : Baez L: Suarez AT&T Park this season and just 8-21 (.276) in San 9/11 at SF: L, 6-8 W: Law L: Baez S:Dyson Francisco since the start of the 2015 campaign. The club 9/12 at SF: W, 5-3 W: Kershaw L: Cueto S: Jansen tonight will try to win its first series at AT&T Park since BIG MAN LEADS BAND: Dodger closer Kenley Jansen nailed doing so from Sept. 12-14, 2014. down his 37th save last night and his 10th rescue this year in which he The Dodgers’ 41-29 (.586) road record is the second best in worked more than 1.0 inning. Jansen ranks third in the Majors in the NL, trailing only the Nationals (45-27, .625). saves and leads NL relievers in WHIP (0.75), while ranking second with 101 strikeouts. Last night, Jansen reached the 100-strikeout The Dodgers own the best record in baseball with a 93-52 plateau for the four time in his career (also 2013-14, ’16), something mark (.641), 4.0 games better than the Indians. only seven other relievers have accomplished and just two (Hall of Los Angeles’ +168 run differential is the best in the NL, 19 famers Rollie Fingers and Goose Gossage) have struck out 100 five runs better than the Washington Nationals. times. Jansen’s 1.29 ERA (9 ER/62.2 IP) this season ranks second in the Majors, trailing only Arizona’s Archie Bradley (1.23). YU GOT THIS: All-Star right-hander Yu Darvish will look to turn things around tonight as he is set to make his 29th start of the season. Dodger left-hander Luis Avilan is 1-1 with a 1.31 ERA (3 Since being acquired by the Dodgers at the July 31 trade deadline, ER/20.2 IP) and a .197 opponents average in 21 games he has gone 2-3 with a 5.34 ERA (18 ER/30.1 IP) and 40 strikeouts since the All-Star break. The Dodger bullpen’s 3.30 ERA is against 10 walks. On the season, the native of Japan is 8-12 with a tops in the National League. 4.25 ERA and is tied with teammate Clayton Kershaw for 14th in SEAGER SMOOTH: Dodger shortstop Corey Seager went 0-for- the Major Leagues with 188 strikeouts. Darvish will be facing the 3 with a walk and an RBI last night and is batting .333 (38-for-114) Giants and pitching in San Francisco for the first time in his career. since Aug. 3, which is tied for fourth in the NL over that time. Seager In his last outing, Darvish struck out six batters, giving him is hitting .327 (18-for-55) against the Giants this season, with most of the damage coming in the last five games: an even 1,000 career punch outs. Darvish became the fastest pitcher in Major League history to reach 1,000 in terms of Seager vs. GIANTS, 2017 games (128) and became the fastest starting pitcher to reach Hits BA HR RBI OPS the mark in innings (812.2). First 9 Games 7 .219 2 2 .762 Last 6 Games 11 .478 2 6 1.421 Darvish has held opposing hitters with runners in scoring SOURCE: STATS, LLC position to a .230 average, which is the 10th-lowest in the Majors (150 BFP). Justin Turner currently ranks second in the NL with .326 batting average while ranking third in OBP (.417) and is WHAT A MAN: Yesterday, it was announced by the Major League hitting .320 (16-for-50) against San Francisco this year. Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) that Dodger All-Star DRILLING FOR A TITLE: The Double-A Tulsa Drillers took Clayton Kershaw was named the team’s nominee for the Marvin Game 1 of the Texas League championship last night vs. Midland Miller Man of the Year Award. Kershaw was nominated for the with a 5-3 victory. The Drillers scored four runs in the second inning award by his teammates and won the overall honor in 2014. Online and were paced at the plate by second baseman Drew Jackson, who balloting at www.MLBPlayers.com opened yesterday so fans can went 2-for-4 with a triple and three RBI. On the mound, Mitchell select the six division finalists for the 2017 Marvin Miller Man of White worked 5.0 innings for the victory and a trio of relievers led the Year award, which goes to the player whose on-field by closer Daniel Corcino (1.1 IP, 3 K) kept Midland off the board performance and contributions to his community most inspire others for the remaining four frames. Game 2 is this evening at 4:30 PT. to higher levels of achievement. The online voting will continue through midnight, September 17. The finalists will appear on the Congratulations to the Ogden Raptors, who Monday night ballot Tuesday, September 19, when all Major Leaguers vote to advanced to the Pioneer League championship series with select the Players Choice Awards in balloting conducted in a 7-3 victory at Orem. The Raptors, who are in the Pioneer clubhouses across Major League Baseball. In 2016 balloting, Dodger League finals for the first time since 2012, will take on outfielder Curtis Granderson was recognized by his fellow players Great Falls (White Sox) in the championship round as the Marvin Miller Man of the Year. beginning tomorrow night in Ogden. SHUT IT DOWN: The Dodgers lead the NL with a 3.42 ERA, a RUNNING FOR A CAUSE: Less than three weeks are left to 1.16 WHIP (1st, MLB) and a .229 opponents’ batting average (1st, register for the 4th annual New Balance Los Angeles Dodgers MLB), while leading the NL in strikeouts (1,392). Foundation (LADF) 5K & 10K Run and Kids Fun Run, presented by Gazillion Bubbles, that will take place on Sunday, October 1 at The club’s 1,392 strikeouts rank third in franchise history, Dodger Stadium. All proceeds will benefit the LADF and runners four behind the 1,396 they amassed in 2015. The club receive a Dodgers shirt and finisher medal depicting Dodger single-season record was established last when they fanned Stadium. To register, go to www.dodgers.com/run and use the promo 1,510 hitters. cod DODGERS to receive $5.00 off your registration. UPCOMING SCHEDULE Date/Time/Opponent (PT Time) Probable Pitchers TV/Radio Fri., Sept. 15, 4:05 p.m. at WAS LHP Alex Wood (14-3, 2.81) vs. RHP Edwin Jackson (5-5, 4.14) TV: MLBN, SNLA, SNLA Spanish | Radio: AM 570, KTNQ1020 Sat., Sept. 16, 10:05 a.m. at WAS LHP Rich Hill (9-8, 3.67) vs. RHP A.J. Cole (2-4, 4.30) TV: FOX | Radio: AM 570, KTNQ1020 Sun., Sept. 17, 5:08 p.m. at WAS LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (5-7, 3.59) vs. RHP Stephen Strasburg (13-4, 2.64) TV: ESPN, SNLA Spanish | Radio: AM 570, KTNQ1020 TONIGHT’S STARTER at SAN FRANCISCO: RHP YU DARVISH (8-12, 4.25 ERA w/ TEX & LAD) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2005 Nippon 5-5 3.53 14 14 2 1 94.1 97 37 37 7 48 52 2006 Nippon 12-5 2.89 25 24 3 2 149.2 128 55 48 12 64 115 2007 Nippon 15-5 1.82 26 26 12 3 207.2 123 48 42 9 49 210 2008 Nippon 16-4 1.88 25 24 10 2 200.2 136 44 42 11 44 208 2009 Nippon 15-5 1.73 23 23 8 2 182.0 118 36 35 9 45 167 2010 Nippon 12-8 1.78 26 25 10 2 202.0 158 48 40 5 47 222 2011 Nippon 18-6 1.44 28 28 10 6 232.0 156 42 37 5 36 276 2012 TEXAS 16-9 3.90 29 29 0 0 191.1 156 89 83 14 89 221 2013 TEXAS 13-9 2.83 32 32 0 0 209.2 145 68 66 26 80 277 2014 TEXAS 10-7 3.06 22 22 2 1 144.1 133 54 49 13 49 182 2015 TEXAS DNP- injured 2016 TEXAS 7-5 3.41 17 17 0 0 100.1 81 43 38 12 31 132 2017 TEXAS 6-9 4.01 22 22 0 0 137.0 115 63 61 20 45 148 LOS ANGELES 2-3 5.34 6 6 0 0 30.1 35 18 18 7 12 40 MLB Totals (5 Years) 54-42 3.49 128 128 2 1 813.0 665 335 315 92 306 1000 Japan Totals (7 Years) 93-38 1.99 167 167 55 18 1268.1 916 310 281 58 333 1250 NOTES: Last pitched on Friday against the Rockies, DARVISH’S 2017 STARTS allowing five runs on five hits in 4.1 Date Opp Score Dec IP H R/ER BB SO TP Score @ innings, recording the loss in the Dodgers Removal 5-4 defeat…struck out six and issued two 4/3 vs.