In the opener Clayton Kershaw held the Brewers to a run on three hits through seven innings, but he then allowed a homer and double to lead off the eighth. Puig hit his 10th homer, giving the Dodgers eight players in double digit homers on the season, one shy of the club record. However the bullpen faltered and the Giants walked-off with another 3–2 win, this time in 10 innings, to complete the series sweep. [9] It was later announced that former General Manager Ned Colletti would be joining the broadcast team as an occasional analyst. CNBC Make It. [40] The Dodgers added to their depth with two additional free agent signings the first weekend of camp. [140] However, Mets starter Steven Matz stymied the Dodgers offense the next day, combining with reliever Logan Verrett on a three-hit shutout. Offseason Spring training. 29. [103] The Dodgers and Rockies played a doubleheader on June 2, a result of the rain-out the previous time they met in Denver. Seager reached base safely for his sixteenth straight start to begin his career, setting a new L.A. Dodger record. Baseball 21 MLB Home Run Derby Season Pick 'Em MLB Pre-Pick (AUS) Prospect Rankings MLB Champions It was the first time in his MLB career that González was put on the DL. James Loney played 415 games at first base … [164], Clayton Kershaw allowed only two hits in eight scoreless innings against the Angels on August 1, as the Dodgers started the month with a 3–1 victory. [205] The Dodgers lost 5–4 the next day on a solo homer by Nolan Arenado in the 16th inning. [200] Albert Pujols hit a tie-breaking RBI single in the eighth inning and the Angels won the final game of the series, 3–2. [52], On March 30, 2021, González announced his return to baseball and officially signed with the Mariachis de Guadalajara of the Mexican League. As I said, the Dodgers don’t have another first baseman on the roster other than Bellinger but have a bunch of players who have the ability to play first base. They received a supplementary first round pick as a result of losing shortstop Hanley Ramírez to free agency and acquired a competitive balance pick from the Baltimore Orioles as part of the Ryan Webb trade. [114], In the opening game of the next series, against the Padres, Kershaw allowed only one run in 6+2⁄3 innings while striking out 11 and left with a one-run lead. [86] Kershaw struck out 10 batters while allowing three runs in 6+2⁄3 innings on May 15 to pick up his 100th career win in a 6–4 victory over the Rockies. [142] Former Dodger Chad Billingsley allowed only two runs and six hits against his former club for his first win since April 10, 2013. He also became the first Dodger pitcher to last at least six innings in his first 16 starts of the season since Mike Morgan in 1991. [113] The Dodgers wrapped up the homestand with a 7–6 win over the Diamondbacks. [173] Greinke got back on track in his next start with six scoreless innings while Puig hit a two-run home run and a three-RBI triple to drive in all the Dodgers runs in a 5–0 win. [168] In the series finale, Zack Greinke allowed a season high five runs in the first inning but had three hits, including a home run, as the Dodgers came from behind and won 10–8. He was the Dodgers' nominee for the Hank Aaron Award, after hitting 27 home runs in 159 games. Greinke pitched seven scoreless innings with nine strikeouts and with his 10th scoreless start of six innings or more matched Kershaw and Don Sutton for second most in team history behind Sandy Koufax (13). [39] They suffered their first significant injury of the season just before the start of camp when closer Kenley Jansen underwent surgery to remove a growth on his foot, sidelining him for all of camp and the start of the season. [149], The Dodgers resumed play after the break on July 17 at Nationals Park against the Washington Nationals. 4th: González walked. He played in 16 games for Texas in 2004 and in 43 games in 2005, with a combined batting average of .229 and 7 homers. [133] The team traveled to Chase Field to close out the month against the Diamondbacks. [192], September began with a good pitching matchup between Zach Greinke and Giants ace Madison Bumgarner. Clayton Kershaw struck out 11 batters in six innings while allowing only a solo homer by Daniel Murphy but he ran out of gas in the seventh, walking the bases loaded before Pedro Báez came into the game and allowed a couple of runs to score. [35] Jensen was designated for assignment to make room for Rollins. [16] He subsequently participated in that year's Home Run Derby where he hit two home runs in the first round. [14] The following day, they declined the 2015 option on starting pitcher Chad Billingsley, who had missed most of the previous two seasons with injury. He then played for the Mets, who released him during the 2018 season. )[29] On December 2, they added to the outfield depth by acquiring Chris Heisey from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for pitcher Matt Magill. The Cactus League schedule began on March 4. [119], Back at Dodger Stadium, rookie Joey Gallo hit a two-run homer and the Rangers jumped on Kershaw early and went on to win 5–3. Along with extending his scoreless streak to 35+2⁄3 innings, Greinke's ERA of 1.39 was the second lowest by a Dodgers pitcher before the All-Star break (trailing only Drysdale's 1.37 from 1968. The Dodgers brought in relief pitcher Jimmy Nelson to attempt to get the save in the top of the ninth inning, but the Padres wouldn't go down easily. The Giants defeated the Dodgers 4-0. [66] The victory was a costly one, however, as starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy suffered a torn Ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow, a season-ending injury. [46], The Dodgers drew 147,066 fans to their 15 spring training games at Camelback Ranch, setting a new franchise spring training record. [11], González played winter ball in the Mexican Pacific League with the Venados de Mazatlán. Let’s be brutally honest here – at 35 years old and in the final year of his current four-year / $64 million contract, Southern California native and huge fan-favorite Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner ‘s days in Dodger Blue are probably numbered. [195] They then hit five homers on September 4 to beat the Padres 8–4. First base isn’t the sexiest position in baseball. This was the first home series loss by the Dodgers since August 2014, the longest such span in the Majors during that time. He was the first player in Petco Park history to have more than one multiple home run game. González's six hits are the most by any Padre in a nine-inning game. The Dodgers lost the game 7–6 when the bullpen coughed up the lead in the ninth as four relievers were only able to record one out. Adrián González, who had earlier hit a two-run homer, provided the walk-off hit. Of those, six of them have played Major League Baseball as of the 2019 season. This reflects the attendance on July 17. [134] Six Dodgers relievers allowed at least two runners to reach base, tying a Dodgers franchise record last set in 1950 and they also tied a franchise record with four relievers allowing at least two runs each. 32. [30] In 36 games with the Dodgers, he hit .297 with 3 homers and 22 RBI. [172], The Washington Nationals scored five runs in the sixth inning off Brett Anderson and pulled away for an 8–3 rout of the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on August 10. [186] The Dodgers hit three home runs in the fourth inning the next night to beat the Reds 7–4[187] and they completed the sweep with a 1–0 afternoon win the following day. Here are 3 “highly lucrative” ideas to consider. 28. )[26] On November 20, they acquired relief pitchers Joel Peralta and Adam Liberatore from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Jose Dominguez and minor leaguer Greg Harris. [64] Greinke struck out seven while allowing just four hits in seven scoreless innings as the Dodgers won the first game of the weekend series against the Padres at Petco Park, 3–0. [19] The Dodgers designated several players for assignment during the off-season including backup catcher Drew Butera[20] and relief pitcher Jarret Martin. Matthew Pouliot. [78] Yasmani Grandal hit two 3-run home runs and recorded a career high of eight RBIs in the Dodgers 14–4 rout of the Brewers to split the series. Jimmy Rollins in his first regular season appearance with the Dodgers hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning as the Dodgers came from behind to claim a 6–3 win to start the season. [74] A walk-off homer by Yasmani Grandal in the 13th inning gave the Dodgers a 1–0 win on May 3 and the sweep of the Diamondbacks. [135] On the more positive side, Pederson's homer was the Dodgers' 100th of the season and a later solo shot by Andre Ethier gave the Dodgers six players with double digit homers before the All-Star break for only the third time in franchise history (1977 and 1979). The Dodgers won 5–0. [181] Jesse Chavez allowed just two hits to the Dodgers (including a two-run homer by Jimmy Rollins and the A's finished off the two game series with a 5–2 win. [92], Back at Dodger Stadium, the scoreless streak reached 35 innings (tying a Los Angeles Dodgers record set in 1962) before they finally scored a run in the fifth inning on an RBI double by Andre Ethier. Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez (23) celebrates with manager Dave Roberts after hitting a three-run home run for his third homer of the game against the Reds on Aug. 22, 2016. [131] The brief winning streak came to an end the next day as a pair of costly errors by Ethier and Pederson allowed two unearned runs to score in the first inning. [7], On September 30, 2014, the Dodgers announced that they had reached a multi-year agreement with radio broadcaster KLAC for the rights to the Dodgers broadcasts. Yasiel Puig was 4-for-4 with a homer and a walk as the Dodgers won on a walk-off RBI single by Kendrick. With the Single-A Kane County Cougars in his second professional season, González hit .312 with 17 home runs and 103 RBIs in 127 games. [21] In July, González was elected to participate in his third consecutive All-Star game. Kiké Hernández was a homer shy of the cycle and Brett Anderson pitched seven strong innings in the win. More From This Game. He became the 10th pitcher in MLB history to accomplish that feat and only the second Dodger (after Sandy Koufax). [125], The Dodgers went back of the road on June 22 for a series at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs, who hit five home runs off Dodgers starters, including two by rookie Kris Bryant. [34] He recorded his 1,000th career RBI when he hit a two-run home run off Julio Teherán of the Atlanta Braves on May 26. Ellis singled in the game, extending his post-season hitting streak to 11 games, tying Carl Crawford for the franchise record. [54] They have two daughters. [10] Charter Communications became the first additional cable outlet to carry the channel on June 9, increasing the carriage by around 300,000 households. Dodgers: Max Muncy Ranked in the Top 5 First Baseman in MLB Muncy stands alongside some pretty big names at first base. Former Dodger Matt Kemp had two hits, including a double, against his former team to drive in all three runs for the Padres as they jumped to the lead. González was named AL Player of the Month for June 2011 with a .404 average (40 for 99) – the best in the Majors for that month. In the 2009 Caribbean Series, he led his team past the Dominican Republic's Tigres del Licey with a record-setting 3 home runs on February 4.[13]. 33. He was named the Padres team MVP for 2009, his third time honored.[11]. As a result, he was selected by the Midwest League as the Most Valuable Player & Top Prospect in the league. [183] The Astros hit two home runs off Greinke to end his string of 11 unbeaten starts the next day, 3–1. Today we are going to talk about the first baseman for the Dodgers … He won his first Gold Glove Award in 2008 at first base. [81] The last game was played and Justin Turner's two-run homer broke a tie at the top of the eight inning and led the Dodgers to a 9–5 win. [42] González recorded his 2,000th career hit with a double off Johnny Barbato of the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 22. Alex Wood allowed two runs on five hits in seven innings in the first game of the series as the Dodgers won 6–2. [141] The last-place Philadelphia Phillies came to town next. [211] The Dodgers lost their fourth straight when the Diamondbacks shut them out 8–0 the following day. [47], Clayton Kershaw made his fifth straight opening day start for the Dodgers on April 6 against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium, the first Dodgers pitcher to do so since Don Sutton started seven in a row from 1972 through 1978. [59] González matched Eric Karros (1995) for the most hits (23) by a Dodger through 11 games of the season and the Dodgers scored five or more runs in six straight games for the first time since May 17–22, 2012. The Dodgers took a 3-2 lead when Jimmy Rollins was safe at first after a successful challenge by the Dodgers. [51], The Dodgers started their first road trip of the season by losing to the Arizona Diamondbacks 4–3 in ten innings on April 10 at Chase Field. During the 2010 season, González had 176 hits in 591 at-bats, good for a .298 batting average, his highest since hitting .304 in his first season with San Diego (2006). [20], On December 10, the Dodgers traded second baseman Dee Gordon, starting pitcher Dan Haren, utility infielder Miguel Rojas and a player to be named later or cash to the Miami Marlins in exchange for starting pitcher Andrew Heaney, reliever Chris Hatcher, utility player Enrique Hernández and minor league catcher/infielder Austin Barnes. The deal also included an ownership stake for the Dodgers in the radio station. Tatis hit another single two at-bats later. [45] Reliever Brandon League also experienced shoulder pain that shut him down in March and jeopardized his season. The Dodgers came from behind with four runs in the seventh to win the game 5–2 and even the series up. Clayton Kershaw allowed only two earned runs in seven innings, while also recording three hits and an RBI. Carlos Frías pitched five scoreless innings to start the game, but fell apart in the sixth when the Rangers scored four runs to win the game 4–1. Caratini singled in the first at-bat of the inning. [36], On December 16, starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy was signed to a four-year, $48 million, contract. [157] He was the first Dodgers starter with two shutouts in the same month since Carlos Pérez in 1998 and the first pitcher dating back to 1900 to have three straight starts with double-digit strikeouts, no walks and no runs allowed. "[58], This article is about the baseball player. [9] González played with the Rangers' Class-AA team, the Frisco RoughRiders, until he made his major-league debut against the Seattle Mariners on April 18, 2004. Pederson homered again, becoming the first Dodgers rookie since Bill Sudakis in the 1969 season to homer in four straight ballgames. [87] In the following game, Greinke's win streak came to an end as the Dodgers were only able to get three hits off of Jorge de la Rosa and the Rockies bullpen. [79] The team traveled to Coors Field to play the Colorado Rockies on May 8, and won 2–1 in a game that was halted after one out in the top of the sixth due to rain. [216] A three-run homer by Nolan Arenado keyed the Rockies to a 12–5 win and a series sweep of the Dodgers for the first time since the 2007 season. [76] Zack Greinke held the Brewers to an unearned run and two hits in 7+2⁄3 innings to pick up his 10th straight win (dating back to the previous August). Twins. 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On August 1, González finished 6-for-6 with three RBI as the Padres topped the Milwaukee Brewers 13–6. 25 SS. [111] Andre Ethier and Jimmy Rollins each hit three-run home runs to back strong pitching by Mike Bolsinger as the Dodgers routed the Diamondbacks 9–3 in the next game. [210] Brett Anderson was chased early and the Dodgers were beaten by the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8–4, on September 21. [4] Edgar debuted in the major leagues as a utility man with the San Diego Padres in 2008, joining his brother as a teammate. On July 3, 2011, González was selected to represent the Red Sox at the 2011 All-Star Game in Arizona along with teammates Josh Beckett, Jacoby Ellsbury, David Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis, and Jon Lester. [93] On May 23, Mike Bolsinger allowed a lead off single to open the game and then retired the next 23 batters he faced, shutting down the Padres offense over eight innings. WS MVP: Salvador Perez. The Dodgers selected 42 players in this draft. Kershaw struck out 12 in six innings to pick up his first win of the season. [43], Position players arrived on February 25, with the first full squad workout the next day. Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Cody Bellinger on how he gets into a good headspace before a game. [159] The Dodgers 2010 first round draft pick Zach Lee made his major league debut to start the July 25 game against the Mets, but performed poorly. Key fact: Only player whose uniform number is retired game-wide. Miguel Sano. Three light failures occurred at sold-out. [49] In the second game, the Padres pounced on Dodgers reliever Chris Hatcher to score four-runs in the ninth inning and pull away for a 7–3 victory to even the series. The best in franchise history. [229], In Game four, pitching on three days rest, Kershaw allowed only three hits over seven innings and Kenley Jansen picked up a four out save as the Dodgers evened up the series with a 3–1 win. by Brook Smith 01/21/2021, 9:00 AM [106] He homered again in the next game, the first rookie in history to homer in five straight games and tying the Dodgers franchise record (shared with Adrián González, Matt Kemp, Shawn Green, and Roy Campanella). Dodgers. His second homer on this day was estimated at 480 feet, the longest in the Majors at that point. [147] A two-run home run by Adrián González in the eighth gave the Dodgers a 4–3 win over the Brewers in the final game before the break. Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez (23) warms up prior to the MLB baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park in San Francisco CA. [82], The Dodgers returned home on May 12 and Greinke pitched well, allowing only one run in seven innings, but the Miami Marlins came back with a two-run homer by Christian Yelich off Yimi García in the top of ninth to put them ahead. [146] Brandon Beachy made his first start since 2013 on July 11, returning to the majors after two Tommy John operations. The first game was suspended twice because of electrical problems at the park and was eventually halted in the sixth inning and resumed the following day. [219] The following day, Mike Leake pitched a two-hit complete game shutout as the Giants beat the Dodgers 5–0 to end the month of September. ALCS MVP: Alcides Escobar. On August 25, 2012, González was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers (along with Josh Beckett, Nick Punto and Carl Crawford) and $11 million in cash for James Loney, Iván DeJesús Jr., Allen Webster and two players to be named later (Jerry Sands and Rubby De La Rosa). Long and Martin were then traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for minor league catcher Shawn Zarraga. [38], The Dodgers began spring training at Camelback Ranch on February 19, 2015, when pitchers and catchers reported. [110] Zack Greinke pitched 6+2⁄3 innings and only allowed one run while striking out eight in the series finale, however the bullpen again coughed up the lead in the eighth inning and the Dodgers lost 4–2. Pepe Yñiguez and Fernando Valenzuela, who had worked with Jorge Jarrin on the radio for several years made a change to call the games on the Spanish language feed of SportsNet LA, joined by former Dodger coach Manny Mota. Damon Tarver/Cal Sport Media/Alamy Live News - EPT3JC from Alamy's library of millions of high … Dodger reliever Jim Johnson was the first Dodgers pitcher to allow eight runs in one or fewer innings since Fred Heimach in 1933. [69] The Dodgers scored at least five runs in each of those eight wins, the longest such streak in franchise history. [2], González is a Christian and engraved on his bats is "PS 27:1" for verse 1 from Psalm 27. [36] He finished the 2015 season by hitting .275 in 156 games with 28 home runs and 90 RBI, the lowest RBI total he had since 2006. Originally seen as an eventual replacement for Ryan Klesko at first base, González was given the job when Klesko underwent shoulder surgery. Stats in bold are the team leaders. [129] Carlos Frías and the bullpen shut down the Cubs as the Dodgers won 4–0 to earn a split of the four game series. González hit five singles and a double. [28] On November 21, the AL MVP ballots came out, with González in seventh place and his teammate Ellsbury in 2nd, both losing to Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander. Bolsinger pitched four scoreless innings but had to leave the game because he was ill with food poisoning. , California to David and Alba González were named George and Barbara Bush Little League parents of week. 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