From the Nos. 6-9 spots, the Dodgers rank in the bottom third of the majors in batting average (.216) and OPS (.625). They regularly use platoons at as many as three positions, but have still struggled to find much bottom-half consistency. It hasn’t stopped the club from building ...
per Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer. One of the game’s most dynamic talents and still just 22 years old, the 6’5″ De La Cruz wowed with 25 homers, 67 steals and a .259/.339/.471 batting line while playing 160 games and...
Dodgers: Taylor walked on five pitches. With left-handers coming up, the Diamondbacks turn to a left-handed pitcher, Joe Mantiply. Lux walked on five pitches. Albert Pujols, batting for Beaty, hit a little pop fly behind first, Smith ran out and it ticked off the end of ...
Ranked third again among National League shortstops in thelatest All-Star balloting update, De La Cruz finished Monday a triple shy of hitting for the second cycle of his career. With the leading vote-getter at the position, the Dodgers' Mookie Betts, out with a fractured left hand, De L...
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I’m guessing Yes and No. Yes, in that Turner tied 26-year-old Dodgers shortstopCorey Seagerfor the highest batting average during the 60-game 2020 regular season at .307, but No, in that signing a 36-year-old to a lengthy free-agent contract isveryrisky. ...
Back to the Future for one of Dodgers GOAT pitchers, as he is pitching as well as ever. Five wins in six decisions; 1.50 ERA; 0.79 WHIP; averaging 10.25 strikeouts for every nine innings pitched; batting average against (BAA) .157. A fourth Cy Young award in 2020?
The Red Sox have openly admitted that they must get below the Competitive Balance (Luxury) Tax threshold and Mookie is looking forward to free agency after the 2020 season. Considering the Dodgers need to balance the lineup with a run-producing, right-handed bat, their current payroll flexibili...
Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers.Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Not everything has worked. The league batting average remains 25 points lower than it was a generation ago; guys strike out far more than they once did. But many of Manfred’s rule changes have succeeded. Games are shorter than they have ...
Dodgers: Souza struck out looking. Betts flied to right center. Lux grounded to first and it clanked off of Cronenworth’s glove for an error. Turner singled to right, Lux to third. Smith grounded to second. Padres: Caratini flied to center. Eric Hosmer, batting for Darvish, doubl...