UPCOMING SCHEDULE Date/Time/Opponent Probable Pitchers TV/Radio Tues., April 17, 7:10 P.M
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LOS ANGELES DODGERS (5-9) at San Diego Padres (6-9) LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (1-0, 2.79) vs. LHP Robbie Erlin (0-1, 2.38) Monday, April 16, 2018 | 7:10 p.m. | Petco Park | San Diego, CA Game 15 | Road Game 6 (1-4) | Night Game 10 (3-6) TV: SNLA | Radio: AM 570 (English); KTNQ 1020 AM BACK IN THE W COLUMN: The Dodgers got back on track MATCHUP vs. Padres rd following a 7-3 victory over the Diamondbacks yesterday, as they Dodgers: 5th, NL West (5.5 GB) Padres: 3 , NL West (5.0 GB) All-Time: LA leads series, 450-388 (210-206 at Petco Park) snapped their three-game losing streak and avoided being swept for 2017: LA won series, 13-6 (5-4 at Petco Park) the second time this season. Tonight, the club looks to stay in the win column, as they begin a three-game series against the Padres at Petco NO FREEBIES: The Dodgers’ 3.95 ERA ranks 11th in the NL, but Park. Following an off day on Thursday, the Boys in Blue will return they are making the opposition earn it as their 34 walks are the fewest home on Friday to face the Nationals in the beginning of a three- in the senior circuit and are tied for the second fewest in the Majors game series and six-game homestand that also features three games with the A’s. The only team in the big leagues that has issued fewer against the NL East’s Miami Marlins from April 23-25. walks than the Dodgers and the A’s are the Indians, allowing just 32 free passes this season. The Dodgers walked the fewest batters in the The Dodgers went 13-6 against the Padres last season, as National League last season (442) and ranked second in the Majors they won the season series for the seventh consecutive to the Indians (406). campaign. At Petco Park last year, Los Angeles went 5-4, despite dropping four of its last five games in San Diego. Los Angeles currently holds the highest strikeout-to-walk ratio in the Major Leagues with a 4.18 (142 K/34 BB) mark. Since the 2015 season, the Dodgers have gone 38-19 The Dodgers posted the highest strikeout-to-walk ratio in against the Friars, which is among the most one-sided the NL last season (3.50), while ranking second to the divisional matchups in the National League: Indians (3.98) for the big league lead. NL, Best Record vs. Single Divisional Opponent — Since 2015 CLUTH CITY: The Dodger bench has proven to be very Team Div. Opponent Record Win Pct. resourceful for Dodger manager Dave Roberts as the club currently Cubs Reds 40-18 .690 leads the Majors with 10 hits by a pinch-hitter and ranks among the Mets Phillies 40-19 .678 league leaders in pinch-hit average (.357, 3rd), RBI (5, 2nd) and OBP Dodgers Padres 38-19 .667 (.419, 7th). Nationals Braves 42-21 .667 Nationals Phillies 37-20 .649 Dodger second baseman Chase Utley and infielder/catcher Source: STATS LLC. Kyle Farmer are currently tied with Chicago-NL’s Tommy La Stella for the most pinch-hits in the Majors with four. RYU, RYU GOT WHAT I NEED: The Dodgers will send Utley has gone 4-for-5 (.800), while Farmer has gone 4-for- southpaw Hyun-Jin Ryu to the mound tonight for his third start of 6 (.667) in pinch-hit situations. Not to go unnoticed, Dodger the season, following a stellar outing in his previous start on April catcher Austin Barnes is currently tied for fifth in the big 10 against the Athletics, when he allowed just one hit over 6.0 leagues with two pinch-hits (2-for-5). shutout frames and struck out eight against just one walk to collect his first win of the season and his first since Aug. 24, 2017. On the REMEMBER ME?: Since being traded to Los Angeles from San year, the South Korea native has gone 1-0 with a 2.79 ERA (3 ER/9.2 Diego prior to the 2015 season, Dodger catcher Yasmani Grandal IP) and has held hitters to a .176 average. has slashed .244/.340/.559 with 19 runs, four doubles, 12 home runs Ryu has been dominant against the Padres throughout his and 26 RBI in 39 games against his former team. According to career, going 4-1 with a 2.57 ERA (12 ER/42.0 IP) and STATS LLC., Grandal’s 12 home runs against the Padres are the striking out 41 batters against just nine walks in seven starts. most among all Dodger players during that period and ranks among He has held San Diego hitters to a .234 average, while also the most by any opposing hitters, trailing the Rockies’ Nolan posting a 1.07 WHIP. Arenado (17) and Charlie Blackmon (15). Ryu has been unhittable in three career starts in San Diego, Dodger outfielder Matt Kemp, who also played for the posting a 0.90 ERA, which is one of the best marks by an Padres from 2015 until July 30, 2016, has seen success opposing pitcher since Petco Park opened in 2004 (min. against his former team, hitting .290 with 24 doubles, one three starts): triple, 17 homers and 68 RBI along with a .349 OBP in 129 Lowest ERA by Opp. Starting Pitcher at Petco Park – All-Time career games. Kemp currently holds the most hits (130) (min. 3 starts) among active players against the Padres, while also ranking among the best in runs (63, T-7th), RBI (7th), stolen bases John Smoltz 0.33 (16, 8th), doubles (T-9th) and home runs (T-14th). Johan Santana 0.86 Hyun-Jin Ryu 0.90 (2/20.0) Dodger first baseman Cody Bellinger saw success against Erik Bedard 1.37 the Padres in his first big league season last year, slashing J.A. Happ 1.40 .333/.403/.722 with 12 runs, one double, one triple, six Source: STATS LLC. home runs and 17 RBI in 14 games. At Petco Park, ROSTER MOVES: Prior to yesterday’s contest, the Dodgers Bellinger has hit safely in seven of eight games, including placed infielder Logan Forsythe on the 10-day disabled list with stroking five of his six career home runs against the Padres in San Diego. right shoulder inflammation and recalled infielder/outfielder Breyvic Valera (#33) from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Valera, who MAKING A COMEBACK: On Wednesday, April 11, Baseball made his Dodger debut in yesterday’s game with a pinch-hit walk in Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. announced at a press the seventh inning, appeared in seven games with the OKC Dodgers conference at Dodger Stadium that Major League Baseball has this season, going 6-for-19 (.316) with six runs, two doubles and six awarded the 2020 All-Star Game Presented by Mastercard and RBI along with a .417 on-base percentage. The native of Venezuela accompanying All-Star Week festivities to the Los Angeles Dodgers. was acquired by Los Angeles on April 1 in a trade with the St. Louis The 2020 Midsummer Classic, which will be the 91st edition in the Cardinals. event’s history, will make its return to Los Angeles for the first time SPECIAL PACKAGES: The Dodgers' special event calendar kicks since 1980. This will mark the fourth time in franchise history that off this weekend with Hello Kitty Night on Friday and USC Night the Dodgers will hold the Midsummer Classic, including the third next Monday, April 23. The team will have special pregame time in Los Angeles and the second at Dodger Stadium. Prior to the programming for both occasions, and fans that purchase the ticket 1980 All-Star Game, the Dodgers played host to the Midsummer packs at Dodgers.com/events will receive exclusive Hello Kitty/USC Classic in 1959 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and in 1949 at Ebbets Field. Dodger shirts. UPCOMING SCHEDULE Date/Time/Opponent Probable Pitchers TV/Radio Tues., April 17, 7:10 p.m. at SD LHP Alex Wood (0-2, 5.09) vs. RHP Bryan Mitchell (0-2, 5.27) TV: SNLA Radio: AM 570, KTNQ 1020 AM Wed., April 18, 7:10 p.m. at SD RHP Kenta Maeda (1-1, 2.08) vs. RHP Tyson Ross (2-1, 3.50) TV: SNLA Radio: AM 570, KTNQ 1020 AM TONIGHT’S STARTER vs. SAN DIEGO: LHP HYUN-JIN RYU (1-0, 2.79 ERA) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2006 Hanwha 18-6 2.23 30 28 6 1 201.2 159 57 50 11 52 204 2007 Hanwha 17-7 2.94 30 30 6 1 211.0 195 74 69 15 68 178 2008 Hanwha 14-7 3.31 26 26 2 1 165.2 144 66 61 12 67 143 2009 Hanwha 13-12 3.57 28 27 4 2 189.1 180 80 75 19 67 188 2010 Hanwha 16-4 1.82 25 25 5 3 192.2 149 42 39 11 45 187 2011 Hanwha 11-7 3.36 24 17 3 0 126.0 101 54 47 12 38 128 2012 Hanwha 9-9 2.66 27 27 1 0 182.2 153 58 54 12 46 210 2013 LOS ANGELES 14-8 3.00 30 30 2 1 192.0 182 67 64 15 49 154 2014 LOS ANGELES 14-7 3.38 26 26 0 0 152.0 152 60 57 8 29 139 2015 LOS ANGELES DNP-injured 2016 Rancho Cucamonga 1-1 2.00 5 5 0 0 18.0 15 7 4 2 1 14 Oklahoma City 0-1 8.38 3 3 0 0 9.2 17 9 9 2 0 9 LOS ANGELES 0-1 11.57 1 1 0 0 4.2 8 6 6 1 2 4 2017 LOS ANGELES 5-9 3.77 25 24 0 0 126.2 128 58 53 22 45 116 2018 LOS ANGELES 1-0 2.79 2 2 0 0 9.2 6 3 3 0 6 10 MLB Totals (5 Years) 34-25 3.40 84 83 2 1 485.0 476 194 183 46 131 423 Korean Totals (7 Years) 98-52 2.80 190 180 27 8 1269.0 1081 431 395 92 383 1238 NOTES: Last pitched on April 10 against Oakland at RYU’S 2018 STARTS Dodger Stadium, where he gave up one hit Date Opp Score Dec IP H R/ER BB SO TP Score @ in 6.0 scoreless innings, earning the win in Removal the Dodgers’ 4/2 at ARI L, 8-7 ND 3.2 5 3/3 5 2 75 3-3 4-0 victory… struck out eight against one 4.10 vs.