LOS ANGELES DODGERS (104-58) at Houston Astros (101-61) LHP Alex Wood (0-1, 5.79) Vs
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LOS ANGELES DODGERS (104-58) at Houston Astros (101-61) LHP Alex Wood (0-1, 5.79) vs. RHP Charlie Morton (1-1, 6.23) Saturday, October 28, 2017 | 7:20 p.m. CT | Minute Maid Park | Houston, TX World Series – Game 4 (L.A. trails 2-1) TV: FOX | Radio: AM 570 (Eng.); 1020 AM (Span.), ESPN Radio, AM 1540 (Kor.) #THISTEAM: Following last night’s 5-3 defeat to the Houston MATCHUP vs. ASTROS Astros in Game 3 of the World Series, the Dodgers now trail 2-1 in All-Time vs. HOU: LA leads series, 388-323 (217-144 at Dodger Stadium) All-Time Postseason: Series tied 4-4 (0-1 at Minute Maid Park) the best of seven series. Los Angeles lost its second straight game World Series Game 1: W, 3-1 W: Kershaw L: Keuchel S: Jansen for the first time this Postseason and haven’t dropped two World Series Game 2: L, 6-7 (11) W: Devenski L: McCarthy consecutive Postseason games since Games 4 and 5 of the 2016 World Series Game 3: L, 3-5 W: McCullers Jr. L: Darvish NLCS against the Cubs. Despite the loss the Dodgers are 8-3 this LIGHTING UP THE BIG STAGE: Dodger super utility man Kiké Postseason, including a 3-2 mark on the road. Los Angeles is in Hernández has been on a tear as of late, as he has reached base search of its seventh World Series title in franchise history. safely in his last six games. During that stretch he has gone 6-for-12 The Dodgers are playing in the World Series for the 19th (.500) with three home runs and eight RBI, along with three walks time in franchise history (1916, ’20, ’41, ’47, ’49, ’52, ’53, against one strikeouts. Hernández has driven in eight runs this ’55, ’56, ’59, ’63, ’65, ’66, ’74, ’77, ’78, ‘81 and ’88). Postseason, which is tied second most on the team behind Justin Turner and tied for the fifth most in the Majors this playoffs. His The Dodgers and Astros met once before in the Postseason, eight RBI is also tied for seventh all-time by a Dodger player in a with Los Angeles winning a five-game Division Series, single Postseason. necessitated by the 1981 strike. The Dodgers dropped the first two games at the Astrodome in Houston, before roaring Hernández was originally drafted by the Houston Astros in back to win three straight at Chavez Ravine, culminating the sixth round of the 2009 First-Year Player draft and made with a Game 5 victory in which Jerry Reuss fired a shutout his Major League debut with the club in 2014. In 24 games and L.A. broke a scoreless tie with three runs off Hall of with the Astros, he slashed .284/.348/.420 with four Famer Nolan Ryan in the sixth inning. doubles, two triples, one homer and eight RBI. This series marks the first time two clubs with 100+ wins WOOD WORK: The Dodgers will send left-hander Alex Wood to are facing each other in the Fall Classic since 1970. In that the mound tonight for his second career Postseason start and his sixth World Series, the Baltimore Orioles (108 wins) beat the overall playoff appearance. Wood made his first start in Game 4 of Cincinnati Reds (102 wins) in five games. the NLCS against the Cubs, allowing three runs on four hits in 4.2 TOO DARN GOOD: Despite the rough outing by Game 3 starter innings with seven strikeouts, as he recorded the loss in the Dodgers’ Yu Darvish (1.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER), the Dodger pitching staff this 3-2 defeat. In five career Postseason appearances (one start), Wood Postseason has been solid, posting a 2.73 ERA (30 ER/99.0 IP) and has allowed 11 runs (seven earned) in 12.0 innings (5.25 ERA), holding hitters to a .198 average. The bullpen has been a key factor while striking out 13 against two walks. In his third season with the in this year’s playoffs for L.A., as the ‘pen has allowed just nine runs Dodgers, the southpaw had a breakout season collecting a career- over 44.0 innings (1.84 ERA) while holding hitters to a .185 average high 16 wins and posting a career-low 2.72 ERA. The first time All- (29-for-157) in 11 games. Dodger relievers have struck out 40 batters Star went 16-3 with a 2.72 ERA (46 ER/152.1 IP) and held batters to against just seven walks, posting a 0.82 WHIP. a .217 average, while striking out 151 against just 38 walks in 27 games (25 starts). Among starters with 125.0 or more innings pitched Dodger starter turned reliever Kenta Maeda has been a big this season, he ranked among the best in the Majors in wins (15, T- part of the bullpen this Postseason and turned in a huge 12th), ERA (2.82, 6th), WHIP (1.09, 8th), opponents’ OPS (.639, outing last night in Game 3, as he allowed just one hit over 9th), opponents’ OBP (.281, 9th), home runs allowed per nine (0.92, 2.2 scoreless frames and struck out two against one walk. 12th) and opponents’ batting average (.224, 17th). Maeda has gone 2-0 and has yet to allow a run in 9.0 innings (7 G), while also holding hitters to a .069 average (2-for- Wood has made one start against the Astros in his career on 29). During that stretch, he has struck out nine batters June 25, 2014 as a member of the Braves. He allowed just against just one walk and is posting a 0.33 WHIP three hits over 7.0 scoreless innings at Minute Maid Park Not to go unnoticed, Dodger reliever Brandon Morrow and struck out four against just one walk in the Braves’4-0 victory. has also been lights out this Postseason, having allowed just two runs in 11.0 innings (1.64 ERA). Morrow has appeared DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS: The Dodgers rated as one in 10 of 11 Postseason games for the Dodgers and during of the Majors best defensive teams in 2017, leading the Majors in that stretch he has limited batters to a .158 average, while Baseball-Reference’s Defensive Efficiency (.709), which measures striking out 10 against just two walks. the percentage of balls in play converted into outs. Also, according The Dodger bullpen had tossed an MLB Postseason record to FanGraphs, the Dodgers’ defense resulted in 48 defensive runs 28.0 consecutive scoreless innings, going back to the saved, the best mark in the NL and the second-best mark in Majors behind the Rays (51). seventh inning of NLDS Game 2 before giving up a run in the eighth inning on Wednesday night in Game 2 of the Yasiel Puig tied for the lead among NL right fielders and World Series. for eighth in the Majors overall with 18 defensive runs saved, according to FanGraphs. MR. JT: Dodger All-Star third baseman and NLCS co-MVP Justin Turner continued to swing the hot bat as he went 1-for-4 with a On Friday, Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., double and a run scored in last night’s contest. Turner has reached announced their finalists for the 2017 Rawlings Gold Glove base safely in 10 of 11 Postseason games this year, slashing Award. Yasiel Puig and Dodger shortstop Corey Seager .318/.412/.614 with six runs, one double, four home runs and 14 RBI. were named finalists at their respected positions. His 14 RBI this Postseason are the most-ever by a Dodger in a single ALL THAT POWER: The Dodgers established franchise records postseason and his 26-career Postseason RBI are tied with Duke with 553 extra-base hits (previous high: 541 in 1953), 312 doubles Snider for the most in franchise history. Turner is batting .636 (7- (previous high: 307 in 2006) and 221 home runs (4th, NL), which for-11) with runners in scoring position this Postseason. topped the club’s previous high of 211 set in 2000. The club also set Turner has also reached base safely in 25 of his last 27 a Los Angeles record with a .437 slugging percentage, outpacing the Postseason games since Oct. 9, 2015, hitting .347 (34-for- previous high of .432 set in 2006. 98) with seven doubles, one triple, six homers and 26 RBI Los Angeles had six players – Cody Bellinger, Yasmani during that span. His 1.055 career Postseason OPS is the Grandal, Yasiel Puig, Corey Seager, Chris Taylor and highest in the Majors among active players (min. 75 PA), Justin Turner – finish the season with 20 or more home while his career .340 batting average ranks fourth among runs, the most in franchise history and tying for the most active players. ever by a NL club. UPCOMING SCHEDULE Date/Time/Opponent (PT Time) Probable Pitchers TV/Radio Game 5, Sun., Oct. 29, 5:20 p.m. at HOU LHP Clayton Kershaw (3-0, 2.96) vs. LHP Dallas Keuchel (2-2, 3.00) TV: FOX | Radio: ESPN, AM 570, KTNQ1020, AM 1540 MR. UNANIMOUS: Cody Bellinger established a National League SIX PACK: The Dodgers were represented by six All-Stars – Cody rookie home run record (third all-time) with 39 home runs, while also Bellinger, Kenley Jansen, Clayton Kershaw, Corey Seager, ranking among all-time Dodger rookies in RBI (97, 3rd) in 132 Justin Turner and Alex Wood - at the Midsummer Classic, the most games.