LOS ANGELES DODGERS (61-29) at Miami Marlins (41-46) RHP Brandon McCarthy (6-3, 3.12) vs. RHP Dan Straily (7-4, 3.31) Friday, July 14, 2017 | 7:10 p.m. PT | Marlins Park | Miami, FL Game 91 | Road Game 41 (22-18) | Night Game 64 (42-21) TV: SportsNet LA, SNLA Spanish | Radio: AM 570 (Eng.); 1020 AM (Span) BACK TO OUR REGULAR PROGRAMMING: The Dodgers MATCHUP vs. MARLINS st rd will kick off the official “second-half” of the season tonight playing Dodgers: 1 , NL West (7.5 GA) Marlins: 3 , NL East (10.5 GB) All-Time: LA leads series, 100-86 (9-7 at Marlins Park) the first of three with the NL East’s Miami Marlins. Los Angeles 2017: LA leads series, 3-1 (3-1 at Dodger Stadium) comes in red hot, having won six consecutive games and 26 of 30 May 18 @LA: W, 7-2 W: Ryu L: Volquez S: Jansen since June 7, giving the Dodgers the best record in the Major May 19 @LA: W, 7-2 W: Wood L:Nicolino Leagues. According to Elias, the Dodgers became just the fourth May 20 @LA: L, 6-10 W: Straily L: Urías team in the last 40 years to win 60 games before the All-Star Break May 21 @LA: W, 6-3 W: McCarthy L: Worley and it is the second time in the last 40 seasons that they became the TURNER TIME: Dodger All-Star third baseman Justin Turner first team to reach 60-wins, joining the 2009 team. The club’s .678 heads into the second half leading the Major Leagues in batting winning percentage is their best at the All-Star break since the 1955 average (.377) and on-base percentage (.472) (min. 200 AB) while World Champion Dodgers were 58-26 (.690) at the break. The Boys also clubbing nine home runs and swatting 17 doubles. Turner in Blue are also a season-high 32 games over .500. Following Sunday popped out in his only All-Star Game at-bat Tuesday night, but has afternoon’s contest, the club will enjoy an off day in Chicago on historically been excellent at Marlins Park. In 17 games, Turner is Monday, before playing two Interleague games against the Chicago hitting .385 (15-for-39) at Marlins Park over his career and eight of White Sox Tuesday and Wednesday night. those 15 hits have gone for extra bases (five doubles, one triple and two home runs). According to STATS, LLC, his .718 career slugging The Dodgers took three of four games when the two teams percentage at Marlins Park is the highest of all-time: met from May 18-21 at Dodger Stadium this year. Los Angeles lost two of three on their last trip to Marlins Park Slugging Percentage at Marlins Park, All-Time (min. 45 PA) in Sept. 9-11, 2016. The Dodgers can clinch the season Justin Turner .718 series with one win this weekend after going 1-6 against the James Loney .674 Marlins in 2016. Gregory Polanco .674 The Dodgers’ +163 run differential is the best in the Major MR. MCCARTHY: Dodger right-hander Brandon McCarthy Leagues, one run better than the Houston Astros (+162). takes the mound tonight for his 15th start of the season and is looking With the win Sunday, the Dodgers clinched the best pre All- to beat the Marlins for a second time after shutting them down on Star Game run differential in National League history: May 21 (6.0 IP, 1 R, 3 H). McCarthy is 2-0 with a 0.60 ERA in two NL, Best Run Differential Pre All-Star – Since 1933 career starts versus the Marlins, including a 1-0 complete game shutout win on May 18, 2013 at Marlins Park. This season, 2017 Los Angeles Dodgers +163 McCarthy has allowed two or fewer runs in four of his five road 1944 St. Louis Cardinals^ +159 starts, but has posted a 3.54 ERA away from home. 1976 Cincinnati Reds^ +154 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers +151 BEST IN SHOW: The Dodgers lead the Majors with a 3.15 team 1975 Cincinnati Reds^ +151 ERA, a 1.12 WHIP, a .223 opponents’ batting average and nine shutouts (T-1st), while leading the NL in strikeouts (868). 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers +148 The Los Angeles bullpen leads the NL with a 2.99 ERA (98 The Cardinals and Reds’ teams won the World Series, while st the 1974 Dodgers took home the NL pennant. The 1942 ER/294.2 IP), a 1.12 WHIP (1 MLB) and 340 strikeouts. Dodger All-Star closer Kenley Jansen, who has recorded club won 104 games and finished second to the Cardinals. rd 21 saves this season (3 , NL), tossed a scoreless ninth SOURCE: STATS, LLC inning during Tuesday’s All-Star Game. The big righty The Dodgers don’t have very much company when it comes struck out the side around a leadoff single and also became to their winning ways thus far this year: the first Dodger to balk in All-Star Game history. Jansen, Dodgers, 2017 – 1st-Half Numbers who is currently tied with Blue Jays’ closer Roberto Osuna (with NL historical comparison) for the longest active save streak this season (21), has thrown scoreless relief in 18 of his last 19 appearances, Best by NL Team in 1st Half Since. going 2-0 with 13 saves and posting a 0.44 ERA (1 ER/20.2 Wins 61 2003 (ATL 61) IP) with 25 strikeouts during that span. Win Pct .678 1986 (NYM .702) Run Diff +163 (ever) A LOOK BACK: On this date in 1995, right-hander Ramon Pitcher K’s 868 (ever) Martinez pitched a no-hitter against the Florida Marlins in a 7-0 Ks per 9 IP 9.69 (ever) victory at Dodger Stadium. Martinez joined Hall of Famer Sandy SOURCE: STATS, LLC Koufax as the only Dodger pitchers in history to have both a no- hitter and an 18-strikeout game in their respective careers. Due to the KID CODY: Dodger rookie sensation Cody Bellinger, who nd All-Star break, the Dodgers haven’t played on July 14 since 2013. celebrated his 22 birthday yesterday, bats clean up tonight fresh off his first All-Star Home Run Derby, where he acquitted himself well FANTASY LAND: It was announced yesterday, that The Los before losing in the semifinals to the Yankees’ Aaron Judge. Since Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox will team up for the getting called up on April 25 from Triple-A Oklahoma City, third annual Dodgers-White Sox Baseball Fantasy Camp at Bellinger leads the Major Leagues with 25 home runs, one more than Camelback Ranch - Glendale, the teams’ spring training facility in Judge’s 24 blasts over that time. No other player in either league has Glendale, Arizona. This authentic baseball experience for adults ages more than 20 homers over that stretch. Since Bellinger’s promotion, 21 years and older will be held January 14-20, 2018. Dodger legends Los Angeles is 52-18 (.740). According to STATS, LLC, when Eric Karros, Steve Sax, Steve Yeager, Kevin Gross, Ken Bellinger and MVP candidate Justin Turner are in the lineup Landreaux, Jerry Hairston, Jr. and others will be the Dodgers’ together, L.A. is tough to beat: instructors. White Sox instructors will be led by Ron Kittle, Mark Salas and Art Kusyner as well as camp commissioner and host Tom Dodgers, 2017 – With Bellinger & Turner Both Starting Paciorek, also a former Dodger player. For more information or to W-L 33-9 (.786) reserve your roster spot, please call (623) 302-5078, e-mail Runs/Gm 5.98 (251/42) [email protected] or visit Batting Avg .279 www.dodgers.com/fantasycamp. HR/Game 1.62 (68/42) UPCOMING SCHEDULE Date/Time/Opponent (PT Time) Probable Pitchers TV/Radio Sat., July 15, 4:10 p.m. at MIA LHP Alex Wood (10-0, 1.67) vs. RHP Jose Urena (7-3, 3.54) TV: SNLA, SNLA Spanish | Radio: AM 570, KTNQ 1020 Sun., July 16, 10:10 a.m. at MIA LHP Rich Hill (5-4, 3.69) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (4-8, 4.19) TV: SNLA, SNLA Spanish | Radio: AM 570, KTNQ 1020 TONIGHT’S STARTER at MIAMI: RHP BRANDON MCCARTHY (6-3, 3.12 ERA) 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 2017 LOS ANGELES 6-3 3.12 14 14 0 0 72.0 60 29 27 4 22 58 Totals (12 Years) 63-71 4.09 235 180 9 4 1130.1 1151 558 514 129 297 829 NOTES: MCCARTHY’S 2017 STARTS Made his last start on July 8 against the Date Opp Score Dec IP H R/ER BB SO TP Score @ Royals, where he allowed two runs (one Removal earned) on six hits in 6.0 innings, as he 4/6 vs.