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San Diego Padres (1-2) at LOS ANGELES DODGERS (2-1) RHP Jered Weaver (12-12, 5.06 in ‘16) at RHP Brandon McCarthy (2-3, 4.95 in ‘16) Thursday, April 6, 2017 | 12:10 p.m. | Dodger Stadium | Los Angeles, CA Game 4 | Home Game 4 | Day Game 2 (1-0) TV: SportsNet LA | Radio: AM 570 (English); KTNQ 1020 AM PUT ONE IN THE BOOKS: The Dodgers this afternoon wrap up MATCHUP vs. PADRES their Opening Week, four-game set with the Padres and have a Dodgers: T-1st, NL West (1.0 GA) Padres: T-4th, NL West (1.0 GB) chance to win their first series of the season after taking two of the All-Time: LA leads series, 439-383-1 (234-181 at Dodger Stadium) first three contests. Following the game today, the Dodgers will fly 2017: LA leads series, 2-1 (2-1 at Dodger Stadium) April 3 @LA: W, 14-3 W: Kershaw L: Chacin to Denver and begin a three-game series with the Rockies tomorrow April 4 @LA: L, 0-4 W: Richard L: Maeda afternoon in the Coors Field lid-lifter. On Monday, the Dodgers April 5 @LA: W, 3-1 W: Hill L: Cahill S: Jansen continue their six-game road trip in Chicago, with the first of three MEN IN THE ‘PEN: Last night the Dodger bullpen fired 4.0 games against the defending World Champions, including the scoreless innings while allowing just one hit and one walk. Kenley Wrigley Field home opener. Jansen (1.0), Alex Wood (2.0) and Sergio Romo (1.0) all made their The Dodgers went 11-8 against the Padres last season and 2017 debuts in stellar fashion, contributing to the 3-1 victory. In three have not lost the season series to San Diego since going 8- games this season, the bullpen has posted a 1.80 ERA (2 ER/10.0 IP) 10 in 2010. Since the start of the 2011 campaign, Los while striking out eight against just one walk. Angeles is 74-41 (.643) against the Padres, including a 39- In 2016, the Dodger bullpen combined to set a franchise 20 (.661) mark at Dodger Stadium. record with 590.2 innings pitched and 607 total The Dodgers won their first day game on Monday and this appearances, both of which led the Majors. Despite the afternoon will look to stay perfect when the sun’s out. Last high-inning count, the bullpen excelled and was one of the year, Los Angeles was 28-16 (.636) in day games, best units in baseball, ranking among the MLB leaders in compiling the best winning percentage in the Majors. ERA (3.35, 2nd), opponents’ batting average (.221, 2nd), strikeouts (633, 1st) and WHIP (1.16, 2nd). GET WELL SOON: The Dodgers would like to wish best wishes and a speedy recovery to former All-Star Pedro Guerrero, who is A LOOK BACK: The Dodgers posted a 91-71 record in 2016, en recovering from a stroke in a New York City hospital. Guerrero, 60, route to their fourth consecutive division title and a trip to the NLCS, was a five-time All-Star during his career, which went from 1978 to their fourth appearance in the LCS in the last nine years since 2008. 1992 and he played in Los Angeles from 1978-88. Guerrero was the It marked the first time in franchise history that the Dodgers reached 1981 World Series Tri-MVP, along with fellow Dodger greats Ron postseason play in four straight seasons, and they became the first club in NL West history to win the division four years in a row. Cey and Steve Yeager. BMAC IS BACK: Veteran right-hander Brandon McCarthy will Los Angeles won 90+ games for the fourth consecutive make his first start of the season this afternoon against the Padres, season, a feat that had only previously been accomplished after going 2-3 with a 4.95 ERA in 10 games (nine starts) for the once in team history, 1951-56 (6). Dodgers in 2016. McCarthy, who began the 2016 season on the THE ROSTER: Two Dodgers are due congratulations for making disabled list following April 20, 2015 Tommy John surgery, returned their first active Opening Day rosters, as Grant Dayton and Andrew on July 3 and went 2-0 with a 1.61 ERA (4 ER/22.1 IP) in four starts, Toles took part in their very first Opening Day on Monday. before being placed back on the DL on Aug. 14-Sept. 25 with right hip stiffness. Of the 25 active players who appear on the Dodgers’ Opening Day roster, 17 were also members of the club’s McCarthy went 1-2 with a 5.63 ERA (10 ER/16.0 IP) and 2016 NLCS roster against the Cubs. 11 strikeouts in five Spring Training starts. He last pitched on Saturday in the Freeway Series, allowing three runs in Sunday, the Dodgers placed five players on the 10-day DL, 3.0 innings and striking out four. retroactive to March 30 (Pedro Báez, Andre Ethier, Scott Kazmir, Josh Ravin and Brock Stewart), who join Yimi BOBBING AND WEAVING: The Dodgers look to close out the Garcia (60-day DL) in comprising the club’s six-man DL. series by facing a familiar foe today as Padres’ starter Jered Weaver has logged 11 career starts against Los Angeles (6-3, 2.66 ERA), Of the 25 players on the Dodger roster, nine countries are including six at Dodger Stadium (1.98 ERA). Logan Forsythe, Joc represented (Cuba, Curacao, the Dominican Republic, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Puerto Rico, USA and Venezuela). Pederson and Corey Seager have all homered off Weaver, while Forsythe (.313--5-for-16), Adrián González (.308—4-for-13) and THE DOC IS IN: Dodger skipper Dave Roberts is at the beginning Chase Utley (4-for-10) have enjoyed some modest success against of his second season as the Dodger manager, following a 2016 the Southern California native. campaign in which he was named National League Manager of the THE CLOSER: Last year, Dodger closer Kenley Jansen became Year for his work in guiding Los Angeles to its’ fourth-consecutive just the third NL pitcher all-time (since saves became an official NL West Division title, despite having 28 different players spend statistic in 1969) to record at least 45 saves and 100 strikeouts in the time on the disabled list. That was the most for any team in the last same season: 30 years since at least 1987. NL, Pitchers: 45+ Saves & 100+ Strikeouts in Season – All-Time Roberts became just the second rookie manger ever to lead Season Pitcher, Team Saves Strikeouts Los Angeles to a Division title, joining Tommy Lasorda 2002 Eric Gagné, LAD 52 114 (1977). He also joins Lasorda (1983, ’88) as the only Dodger 2003 Eric Gagné, LAD^ 55 137 skippers to ever win the Manager of the Year Award since 2004 Eric Gagné, LAD 45 114 its inception in 1983. The rest of the Dodger coaching staff 2011 Craig Kimbrel, Atl 46 127 remains intact from last season: pitching coach Rick th nd 2016 Kenley Jansen, LAD^^ 47 104 Honeycutt (12 season); bench coach Bob Geren (2 season); hitting coach Turner Ward (2nd season); first base ^ Won NL Cy Young Award coach George Lombard (2nd season); third base coach ^^ Won Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year Award Chris Woodward (2nd season); bullpen coach Josh Bard nd nd SOURCE: STATS, LLC (2 season); assistant hitting coach Tim Hyers (2 season); quality assurance coach Juan Castro (2nd season); and catching instructor Steve Yeager (6th season). UPCOMING SCHEDULE Date/Time/Opponent Probable Pitchers TV/Radio Fri., April 7, 1:10 p.m. at COL LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu vs. LHP Kyle Freeland TV: SNLA/MLBN Radio: AM 570, KTNQ 1020 AM Sat., April 8, 5:10 p.m. at COL LHP Clayton Kershaw (1-0, 1.29) vs. RHP Jon Gray (0-0¸11.25) TV: SNLA Radio: AM 570, KTNQ 1020 AM Sun., April 9, 12:10 p.m. at COL RHP Kenta Maeda (0-1, 5.40) vs. LHP Tyler Anderson (1-0, 7.94) TV: SNLA/KTLA Radio: AM 570, KTNQ 1020 AM TODAY’S STARTER VS. SAN DIEGO: RHP BRANDON MCCARTHY (2-3, 4.95 ERA in 2016) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2005 CHICAGO (AL) 3-2 4.03 12 10 0 0 67.0 62 30 30 13 17 48 2006 CHICAGO (AL) 4-7 4.68 53 2 0 0 84.2 77 44 44 17 33 69 2007 TEXAS 5-10 4.87 23 22 0 0 101.2 111 62 55 9 48 59 2008 TEXAS 1-1 4.09 5 5 0 0 22.0 20 11 10 3 8 10 2009 TEXAS 7-4 4.62 17 17 1 1 97.1 96 55 50 13 36 65 2011 OAKLAND 9-9 3.32 25 25 5 1 170.2 168 73 63 11 25 123 2012 OAKLAND 8-6 3.24 18 18 0 0 111.0 115 44 40 10 24 73 2013 ARIZONA 5-11 4.53 22 22 2 1 135.0 161 71 68 13 21 76 2014 ARIZONA 3-10 5.01 18 18 0 0 109.2 131 65 61 15 20 93 NEW YORK (AL) 7-5 2.89 14 14 1 1 90.1 91 35 29 10 13 82 2015 LOS ANGELES 3-0 5.87 4 4 0 0 23.0 24 15 15 9 4 29 2016 LOS ANGELES 2-3 4.95 10 9 0 0 40.0 29 24 22 2 26 44 Totals (11 Years) 57-68 4.17 221 166 9 4 1052.0 1085 529 487 125 275 771 NOTES: Last start: Made his final Cactus MCCARTHY’S 2017 SPRING TRAINING STARTS League start on April 1 against the Date Opp Score Dec IP H R/ER BB SO TP Score @ Removal Angels at Dodger Stadium, allowing 3/3 @ARI L, 3-15 L 2.0 2 2/2 0 0 - - three runs on four hits in 3.0 innings, 3/10 vs.