Dodgers information: Mookie Betts, Teoscar Hernánde lead highly effective offense

The Dodgers took care of enterprise final week towards a pair of divisional foes, profitable 5 of six video games towards the Rockies and Giants to keep up respiration room atop the Nationwide League West.

The offense got here by in a giant approach, which coupled with a stingy beginning rotation are constructing tentpoles as back-end bullpen pitchers Tanner Scott, Kirby Yates, and Michael Kopech proceed to battle.

Mookie Betts continued his late-season resurgence on the plate by having his greatest week but, reaching base over half the time and slugging over .800. He drove in 9 runs throughout the Rockies collection, and scored 5 runs on 5 hits within the closing two video games towards San Francisco. Honorable point out goes to Teoscar Hernández, who had an incredible week of his personal with a team-best three residence runs, a pair of doubles, and was secod on the workforce in hits, runs scored, and RBI.

Dodgers beginning pitchers are working on such a excessive stage recently that it is a tough state of affairs in most weeks. This week was a straightforward selection, nonetheless, attributable to Tyler Glasnow getting two begins. He didn’t permit a success however did permit a run in seven innings on Monday, the latter two numbers matching begins by Emmet Sheehan and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. However then Glasnow had one other robust begin on Sunday in San Francisco, permitting one run in 6 2/3 innings.

Honorable point out goes to Blake Snell, who struck out 11 in six scoreless innings on Wednesday to complete off the Rockies.

5-1 file
43 runs scored (7.17 per recreation)
17 runs allowed (2.83 per recreation)
.845 pythagorean win proportion

84-65 file
762 runs scored (5.11 per recreation)
641 runs allowed (4.30 per recreation)
.578 pythagorean win proportion (86-63)

Standing: 1st place in NL West, 2 1/2 video games up on San Diego

Milestone man: Shohei Ohtani on Sunday scored his one hundred and thirty fifth run of the season, beating his personal Los Angeles Dodgers file for a season. Two days earlier, he walked for the a hundredth time of the season, making Ohtani the primary Dodger in 25 years to stroll 100 occasions in a season. Ohtani is at 103 walks with two weeks left to play, and Jim Wynn’s LA Dodgers file of 110 walks nonetheless in sight.

Win No. 1: Rookie right-hander Edgardo Henriquez struck out all three batters he confronted in a scoreless inning of reduction on Saturday, incomes the win over the Giants. He’s the fourth Dodgers pitcher to notch their first main league win this season, together with Jack Dreyer (April 2), Matt Sauer (April 29), and Roki Sasaki (Could 3).

Monday: Third baseman Max Muncy was activated off the injured record, and catcher Chuckie Robinson was optioned.

Tuesday: Left-hander Alex Vesia was activated off the IL, and Ben Casparius was optioned.

Wednesday: Outfielder and center infielder Tommy Edman returned after lacking over 5 weeks on the IL, and designated defensive substitute Justin Dean was optioned.

Wednesday: 4-inning save haver Matt Sauer, who was designated for project on September 6, cleared waivers and was launched.

Saturday: After Will Smith performed simply as soon as and his proper hand didn’t present enchancment, he was positioned on the injured record, and Robinson made his approach again to the majors.

The Dodgers return for his or her closing homestand of the common season, working the Gary Matthews gauntlet by internet hosting the Phillies for 3 video games and the Giants for 4. Tuesday’s recreation towards the NL East-leading Phillies can be televised by TBS nationally, although that telecast can be blacked out in each native markets. Friday’s recreation towards the Giants is completely on Apple TV+. Weekend pitching matchups are a guess.