Los Angeles Dodgers (62-49) at St. Louis Cardinals (65-46) LHP Clayton Kershaw (10-6, 1.87) vs. RHP Joe Kelly (2-3, 3.10) Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013 – 5:15 p.m. PT | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO DAILY NOTES Gamme 112 | Road Game 56 (31-24)| Night Game 81 (43-37) TV: KCAL 9 RADIO: AM 570 KLAC (ENG), KTNQ 1020 AM (SPAN) SWEET SIXTEEN?: The Dodgers improved to 15-2 since the All- MATCHUP Star break last night, taking the first of four games in St. Louis with Dodgers: 1st, NL West (6.0 GA) Cardinals: 2nd, NL Central (2.0 GB) their 10th consecutive victory in a one-run game, a streak that dates All-Time: Dodgers lead series, 1,010-1,008-16 (8-18 at New Busch Stadium) 2013: Series tied 2-2 to June 25. Tonight, the club continues its eight-game road trip (5-0) 5/24@LA: L, 0-7 (Craig, Freese HRs) th looking to win its 16 consecutive road game and improve on the 5/25@LA: W, 5-3 (Gonzalez, 3-for-3, HR, 3 RBI) Major Leagues’ best road record (31-224, .564). Following this series, 5/26@LA: L, 3-5 (Kozma, 4-for-4, 3 RBI) the Dodgers return home for a six-game stand against the Tampa 8/5@STL: W, 3-2 (Greinke career win No. 100/game-winning RBI single) Bay Rays and New York Mets. 8/6@STL: 8/7@STL: 8/8@STL: Yesterday, the Dodgers continued to re-write the history books by winning their 15th consecutive road game. The UPCOMING PROBABLES (All Times PT)n streak began on July 7 and has featured victories in San Wednesday, Aug. 7 at STL – 5:15 p.m. RHP Ricky Nolasco (7-9, 3.78) vs. RHP Shelby Miller (111-7, 2.89) Francisco (1), Arizona (3), Washingtonn (3), Toronto (3), TV: PRIME TICKET/ESPN Chicago (4) and St. Louis (1). In that time, Los Angeles has RADIO: AM 570 (Eng.), KTNQ 1020 AM (Span.) outscored its opponents on the road, 89-38, while hitting Thursday,, Aug. 8 at STL – 5:15 pp.m. .296 and posting a 2.41 team ERA. LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (10-3, 3.15) vs. RHP Jaake Westbrook (7-6, 3.48) TV: PRIME TICKET The last NL team to win 15 consecutive road games in a RADIO: AM 570 (Eng.), KTNQ 1020 AM (Span.), Radio Korea 1540 AM (KOR) single season was the 1957 Cincinnati Reds, who won 15 April 22-May 27. ARMS RACE: Congrats to Dodger starter Zack Greinke for According to Elias, there have been just three single-season notching career victory No. 100 last night and limiting the high- road winning streaks in Major League history that have scoring Cardinals to two runs in 6.1 innings. Dodger starters rank been longer than the Dodgers’ current streak: second in the Majors with a 3.29 ERA, trailing only the Pittsburgh Pirates (3.18). Longest Road Winning Streaks, MLB History Team Date Win Streak Dodger pitchers are getting it done with the bat, posting a Detroit Tigers April 3-May 24, 1984 17 league-best .186 collective average. Dodger pitchers also New York Giants May 9-May 29, 1916 17 rank first in the NL in hits (36), walks (12), on-base Washington Senators May 30-June 15, 1912 16 percentage (.240) and doubles (7). Greinke leads the way, hitting .405 (15-for-37) and is on pace to set the mark for On June 21, the Dodgers were a season-worst 12 games best batting average by a DDodgers pitcher in a single season, under .500 and, since then, the club has the best record in besting Orel Hershiser’s .356 mark. baseball at 32-7 (.821) in its last 39 games. This is their best NEVER SEEN A DODGER LOSS: Congratulations are in order 39-game stretch since going 32-7 July 25-Sept. 1, 1953. for two sets of parents close to the Dodger family! Dodger pitcher During this 39-game stretch, the Dodgers are second in the Josh Beckett and his wife, Holly, welcomed a baby girl on Friday Major Leagues with a 2.64 ERA, third with a 2.46 bullpen named Sage Sutton. Daddy’s little girl weighed in at 7 lbs., 6 oz. and ERA and second with a .278 team batting average. is the Beckett’s second child. In addition, Los Angeles Times’ The Dodgers are unbeaten in their last 13 series (9-0-4) and Dodger beat writer Dylan Hernandez and his wife, Lauyin, also have not lost a series since dropping two of three to welcomed their second child, a baby boy, born Sunday named Pittsburgh at PNC Park June 14-16. Landon. The Dodgers are a season-high 13 games over .5000 and GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE BASES AWAY: Dodger closer have reached that mark for the first time since a loss in Kenley Jansen tossed another perfect inning Sunday, recording his th Anaheim dropped the club to 43-30 on June 24, 2012. 17 save inn 20 chances. Jansen has recorded 10 consecuttiive saves in as many chances and since July 3, he owns a 1.10 ERA (2 ER/16.1 CLEARING MANTLE SPACE: Dodger starter Clayton IP) and has limited opposing hitters to a .109 batting average (6-for- Kershaw, the reigning National League Pitcher of the Month, will 55) with 23 strikeouts. Jansen leads all Major League relievers with 82 make his 24th start of the season this evening, searching for his 11th strikeouts. victory. Kershaw leads the Major Leagues in ERA (1.87), opponents average against (.185), opponents on-base percentage (.230), Jansen has retired 25 consecutive hitters since finishing the opponents’ slugging percentage (.272), hits per nine innings (5.88), game July 24 in Toronto. During that stretch, he has struck baserunners per nine innings (7.81), quality starts (19) and WHIP out 13 of those 25 and is the first Dodger reliever to retire (0.86). Kershaw is making his second start of the season against the 25 in a row since Chin-hui Tsao Appril 21-May 2, 2007. Redbirds after losing on May 26 at Dodger Stadium (7.0 IP, 4 ER). Thhe native of Curacao ranks seconnd in the big leagues The lefthander has only allowed more than three earned runs twice among all relievers with a 9.11 strikeout-to-walk ratio, this season (May 26 vs. STL (4) and June 21 at SD (4)). trailing only St. Louis’ Edward Mujicaa. DODGER MANIA: The Dodgers are the talk of baseball right now and will be featured on several programs today. This morning, Thhe Dodger bullpen tossed another 2.2 scoreless innings Dodger skipper Don Mattingly called into the Dan Patrick show on last night and Paco Rodriguez became the first Dodger to AM 570, Fox Sports LA and this afternoon, Mattingly will join Tony record a perfect 2.0-inning save since Eric Gagné in 2004. Kornnheiser and Michael Wilbon on ESSPN’s Pardon the Interruption. Since the All-Star break, the bullpen is 6-1 with nine saves At 1:45 p.m. PT Dodger infielder/outfielder Skip Schumaker is set in nine chances while posting the Majors’ best opponents’ to join the guys on MLB Network’s Intentional TTalk. Additionally, average (.171) and ranking second in the NL with a 1.58 ERA (9 ER/51.1 IP). ESPN has already picked up four Dodger games this month (last night, tomorrow night, Aug. 11 and Aug. 25). SIX-STREAKER: Thhe Dodgers tonight will look to tie their MISSOURI MOVES: Dodger first baseman Adrian Gonzallez is a season-long winning streak for the third time this year. The Dodgers career .373 hitter (25-for-67) at Busch Stadium, his second-highest also won six consecutive games June 22-27 and July 19-24. average at any MLB park (Nationals Park, .385) (min. 30 AB). LOS ANGELES DODGERS PUBLIC RElaTIONS PHONE: 323-224-1301 • FAX: 323-224-1459 • DoDGERS.COM 1000 ELYSIAN PARK Avenue • LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 FACEBOOK.COM/DODGERS @DODGERS STARTER Today’s starter at St. Louis: LHP Clayton Kershaw (10-6, 1.87) YEAAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2008 LOS ANGELES 5-5 4.26 22 21 0 0 107.2 109 51 51 11 52 100 2009 LOS ANGELES 8-8 2.79 31 30 0 0 171.0 119 55 53 7 91 185 2010 LOS ANGELES 13-10 2.91 32 32 1 1 204.1 160 73 66 13 81 212 2011 LOS ANGELES 21-5 2.28 33 33 5 2 233.1 174 66 59 15 54 248 2012 LOS ANGELES 14-9 2.53 33 33 2 2 227.2 170 70 64 16 63 229 2013 LOS ANGELES 10-6 1.87 23 23 3 2 168.1 110 39 35 9 35 161 Totalls (6 Years) 71-43 2.65 174 172 11 7 1112.1 842 354 328 71 376 1135 SEASON NOTES: Selected as the NL’s July Pitcher of the Month, leading KERSHAW’S 2013 STARTS the league with a 1.34 ERA and ranking among the Date Opp Score Dec IP H R/ER BB SO TPP Score @ Senior Circuit’s best in wins (4-1, T-1st), strikeouts (43, Removal T-3rd), opponents’ batting average (.161, 3rd) and innings 4/1SSF W, 4-0 W 9.0 4 0/0 0 794 - pitched (47.0, 1st) in six starts…tossed a four-hit shutout 4/6PIT W, 1-0 W 7.0 2 0/0 1 997 1-0 against the Rockies on July 2 at Colorado…issued juust 4/12 @ARI L, 0-3 L 7.1 6 3/3 0 71110-1 4/17 SD L, 22-7 L 5.1 7 5/3 4 51091-5 two walks in 47.0 innings…was his second monthly 4/23 @NYM W, 7-2 ND 5.0 3 2/2 4 51112-2 honor (also: July 2011) 4/28 MIL W, 2-0 W 8.0 4 0/0 0 12 1172-0 Allowed just five hits and struck out five in 8.0 scoreless 5/3@@SF L, 1-2 ND 7.0 3 1/1 3 51041-1 innings on Wednesday against the Yankees, but did not 5/8ARIL, 22-3 ND 7.0 5 2/1 1 41042-2 factor in the decision in the Dodgers’ 3-0 loss…threw 5/14 WAAS W, 2-0 W 8.2 5 0/0 1 11 1322-0 97 pitches 5/20 @MIL W, 3-1 W 9.0 3 1/1 1 5107- 5/26 STTL L, 3-5 L 7.0 7 4/4 3 51043-4 Selected via player balloting to his third consecutive NL All- 5/31 @COL W, 7-5 ND 7.0 8 3/3 2 51005-3 Star team and tossed a scoreless third inning in the Alll-Star 6/5SD L, 22-6 L 6.0 7 3/2 3 91201-3 Game (14 pitches, nine strikes) 6/10 ARIL, 4-5 ND 7.0 6 1/1 2 599 3-1 Leads the Majors in ERA (1.87), opponents’ batting 6/15 @PIT L, 3-5 ND 7.0 3 1/1 3 81143-1 average (.185) and WHIP (0.86) and ranks among the 6/21 @SDL, 22-5 L 6.0 7 4/4 1 71021-4 6/26 SF W, 4-2 W 8.0 4 2/2 1 71044-2 NL’s best in innings pitched (168.1, 2nd), strikeouts 7/2@COL W, 8-0 W 9.0 4 0/0 0 81088-0 (161, 2nd) and shutouts (2, T-1st) 7/7@@SF W, 4-1 W 8.0 3 1/1 1 31004-1 Opened the campaign with two wins and 16.0 scoreless 7/12 COLL, 0-3 L 7.0 6 3/3 1 10 1040-3 innings in two starts from April 1-7, which earned him 7/21 @WAS W, 9-2 W 7.0 2 2/2 0 997 9-2 National League Player of the Week honors.