LOS ANGELES DODGERS (28-19) vs. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (32-16) 1. RHP Carlos Frias (3-2, 5.34) vs. RHP Michael Wacha (7-0, 1.87) May 30, 2015 | 6:15 p.m. CT | Busch Stadium | St. Louis, MO Game 48 | Road Game 20 (7-12) | Night Game 36 (21-14) TV: FOX | Radio: AM 570/KTNQ 1020 AM 2. END THE DROUGHT: The Dodgers and Cardinals meet for the MATCHUP vs. CARDINALS second game of their three-game series tonight, following St. Louis’ Dodgers: 2nd, NL West (0.5 GB) Cardinals: 1st, NL Central (6.5 GA) 3-0 win in the series opener last night. The clubs will meet seven All-Time: LA leads series, 1,016-1,013-16 (11-22 at Busch Stadium) times in a 10-day span (0-1), with the Cardinals traveling to Los 2015: LA trails series, 0-1 (0-1 at Busch Stadium) Angeles for a four-game series starting Thursday at Dodger Stadium. May 29 @ STL: L, 0-3 W: Lackey L: Bolsinger S: Rosenthal Following the weekend in St. Louis, the Dodgers will fly to Denver for a four-game series against the Rockies, which includes a AIN’T IT GRAND-AL: Earlier today, the Dodgers reinstated catcher doubleheader on Tuesday. Yasmani Grandal from the seven-day concussion disabled list and optioned outfielder Chris Heisey to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Grandal With last night’s loss, coupled with a San Francisco win, has posted a .400/.492/.660 slashline in 16 games this month, going the Dodgers dropped out of first place for the first time 20-for-50 with four doubles, three homers and 15 RBI in 16 games, since April 16, a span of 44 days. and, overall, he ranks among National League catchers in batting average (.294, 4th), on-base percentage (.402, 1st MLB catchers) and The Dodgers have been shut out in their last four road slugging percentage (.471, 2nd). games, scoring four runs in the eighth inning on May 10 at Colorado (9-5 win) before being blanked in three SEEING STARS: The early returns from National League All-Star consecutive games in San Francisco and again last night. balloting were announced on Wednesday, with Adrian Gonzalez The four consecutive road shutouts mark the first such leading the charge at first base. Gonzalez’s 929,016 votes almost occurrence in franchise history (Source: Elias Sports doubled up his nearest competitor, Chicago’s Anthony Rizzo (489,255), while second baseman Howie Kendrick (3rd) and Bureau). th th outfielders Joc Pederson (6 ) and Yasiel Puig (13 ) were also in the According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the 37 consecutive mix at their respective positions. road innings without a run represents the second-longest Gonzalez, who is seeking his fifth career All-Star selection streak of consecutive scoreless innings in road games and first fan-elected start, would join Steve Garvey (1974- since the Dodgers joined the National League in 1890. 80) as the only Dodger first basemen to win the fan vote. He The only longer streak was a 41-inning drought in 1908 in continues to rank among the NL leaders in runs (32, 7th), hits Pittsburgh and Chicago, which came in the midst of a 22- (57, T-4th), doubles (17, T-1st), home runs (10, T-8th), RBI game road trip through six National League cities. (35, 6th), batting average (.339, 2nd), on-base percentage (.414, 5th) and slugging percentage (.619, 3rd). Despite the scoring drought, the Dodgers continue to lead the Majors in on-base percentage (.339) and slugging Though he doesn’t appear on the All-Star ballot, Andre percentage (.447), while leading the National League in Ethier is on the NL leaderboard (min. 120 AB) in on-base walks (173) and home runs (62). The club remains on percentage (.396, 8th) and slugging percentage (.532, 11th). pace for the highest slugging percentage in Los Angeles With his next RBI, Ethier will pass Matt Kemp (648) and history and the fourth-best mark in franchise history, move into sole possession of fifth place on the Los Angeles behind only the 1953 (.474 SLG), 1930 (.454 SLG) and Dodger RBI list, behind only Steve Garvey (992), Eric 1955 (.448) Brooklyn teams. Karros (976), Willie Davis (849) and Ron Cey (842). RED VS. BLUE: The Dodger team that will take the field today is HEY ROOK: Joc Pederson (12 HR) and Alex Guerrero (9 HR) vastly different than the one that lost to St. Louis in last year’s rank first and second, respectively, among MLB rookies in home NLDS: runs. If their rankings hold, they would become just the seventh set of teammates to finish the season ranked 1-2 in home runs by a 2014 NLDS G1 Starter 2015 Leader by Games Played rookie, a feat rarely seen since 1900 (must be top two alone, not Catcher A.J. Ellis Yasmani Grandal tied with players from other teams): First Base Adrian Gonzalez Adrian Gonzalez Second Base Dee Gordon Howie Kendrick Teams w/ Top 2 MLB Rookies in Home Runs Outright – Since 1900 Third Base Juan Uribe Justin Turner Year Team 1st Player (HR) 2nd Player (HR) Shortstop Hanley Ramirez Jimmy Rollins 1907 CIN John Kane (3) Mike Mitchell (3) Left Field Carl Crawford Scott Van Slyke 1916 STL Rogers Hornsby (6) Jack Smith (6) Center Field Yasiel Puig Joc Pederson 1920 NYY Bob Meusel (11) Aaron Ward (11) Right Field Matt Kemp Andre Ethier 1923 CHC George Grantham (8) Gabby Hartnett (8) On the mound, today’s starter, Carlos Frias, is the only 1939 BOS Ted Williams (31) Jim Tabor (14) Dodger starting pitcher scheduled for this series to be on 1975 BOS Jim Rice (22) Fred Lynn (21) 2015 LAD Joc Pederson (12) Alex Guerrero (9) the 2014 NLDS roster, however, he did not appear in a game in the postseason series. Source: Stats, LLC According to Stats, LLC, Pederson’s 12 home runs are Though the Dodgers haven’t fared well against the tied for third-most ever by a National League rookie Cardinals in the postseason the last two years, they won through May, trailing only Albert Pujols (16 in 2001) and the season series over St. Louis, 4-3, in both 2013 and Orlando Cepeda (13 in 1958). Overall, he ranks among 2014. Since the start of the 2013 season, the Dodgers have the NL’s best in home runs (T-4th), on-base percentage had the upper hand statistically during the regular season: th th (.389, 12 ) and slugging percentage (.542, 9 ). Dodgers Cardinals Guerrero ranks second in the Majors (min. 75 AB), Wins 8 7 averaging a home run every 10.00 at-bats, behind only Runs/Game 3.7 (55) 2.9 (44) Bryce Harper (8.94). Batting AVG .266 (131/493) .231 (113/489) AVG w/ RISP .298 (39/131) .189 (21/111) With Guerrero’s next home run, he and Pederson will OPS .699 .650 become the first set of Dodger rookie teammates with ERA 2.54 (37/131.0) 3.57 (52/131.0) double-digit home runs since Andre Ethier (11) and Russell Martin (10) in 2006. Source: Stats, LLC UPCOMING SCHEDULE Date/Time/Opponent Probable Pitchers TV/Radio Sun. May 31, 11:15 a.m. at STL LHP Brett Anderson (2-2, 3.47) vs. RHP Carlos Martinez (4-2, 3.54) SNLA/AM 570/KTNQ 1020 AM Tonight’s starter at St. Louis: RHP Carlos Frias (3-2, 5.34 ERA) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2007 DSL Dodgers 6-2 1.81 13 11 0 0 49.2 30 17 10 0 25 39 2008 GCL Dodgers 1-2 3.82 11 3 0 0 30.2 25 14 13 0 13 19 2009 AZL Dodgers 5-5 4.28 14 9 0 0 61.0 64 37 29 1 24 67 Ogden 0-1 3.52 2 0 0 0 7.2 10 6 3 0 4 6 2010 Ogden 2-6 7.78 13 8 0 0 39.1 45 38 34 7 21 43 2011 Rancho Cucamonga 1-1 6.19 12 0 0 0 16.0 17 13 11 3 17 11 2012 Rancho Cucamonga 0-1 12.71 3 1 0 0 5.2 9 8 8 0 8 5 Ogden 7-4 4.15 15 15 0 0 78.0 83 49 36 5 21 67 2013 Rancho Cucamonga 2-3 4.11 8 8 0 0 46.0 52 22 21 4 11 48 Great Lakes 5-3 2.63 12 12 0 0 68.1 66 26 20 3 23 49 Chattanooga 1-1 3.94 8 2 0 0 16.0 15 7 7 2 7 8 2014 Chattanooga 2-1 3.38 5 5 0 0 32.0 34 16 12 2 9 14 Albuquerque 8-4 5.01 16 15 2 0 91.2 114 57 51 4 21 65 LOS ANGELES 1-1 6.12 15 2 0 0 32.1 33 22 22 4 7 29 2015 Oklahoma City 2-0 2.84 3 2 0 0 12.2 18 6 4 2 0 15 LOS ANGELES 3-2 5.34 7 5 0 0 28.2 37 17 17 3 8 19 Totals Minors (9 Years) 42-34 4.20 135 91 2 0 554.2 582 316 259 33 204 456 MLB (2 Years) 4-3 4.58 22 7 0 0 61.0 70 39 39 7 15 48 NOTES: Last pitched on Sunday against San Diego, FRIAS’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME allowing career-high 10 runs on 12 hits over 4.0 Date Opp Score Dec IP H R/ER BB SO TP Score @ innings, picking up a loss on a Dodgers’ 11-3 Removal defeat…did not record a strikeout and walked two 4/10 RR W, 6-5 W 5.1 8 3/3 0 5 77 5-3 on 69 pitches 4/17 @Iowa W, 3-2 ND 2.0 3 1/0 0 3 41 3-1 His 10 runs are the most given up by a Dodgers 4/21 @Nash W, 6-2 W 5.1 7 2/1 0 7 91 5-2 4/26 @SD L, 1-3 ND 1.0 1 0/0 0 2 16 0-5 starter since May 7, 2008 by Brad Penny against 4/27 SF W, 8-3 W 1.1 1 0/0 1 0 24 5- 3 the New York Mets… he is the sixth LA Dodger 5/1 ARI W, 8-0 W 5.1 4 0/0 1 3 70 5-0 starter in history to give up 10 runs in a game, tying 5/7 @MIL W, 14-4 W 5.0 6 3/3 1 6 84 3-3 Tom Candiotti (1995, vs.