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2016 Los Angeles Dodgers
DivisionWestern Division
BallparkDodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles, California
ManagersDave Roberts
TelevisionSportsNet LA
(Vin Scully, Joe Davis, Charley Steiner, Orel Hershiser, Nomar Garciaparra)
(Spanish audio feed)
(Pepe Yñiguez, Fernando Valenzuela, Manny Mota)
RadioKLAC
(Vin Scully, Charley Steiner, Rick Monday, Kevin Kennedy)
KTNQ
(Jaime Jarrín, Jorge Jarrin)
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The 2016 Los Angeles Dodgers season is the 127th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 59th season in Los Angeles, California. They will be looking for their fourth straight NL West championship.

Offseason

Managerial change

The Dodgers announced on October 22, 2015 that Manager Don Mattingly would not be returning to the team for the 2016 season. In five seasons as manager, Mattingly had a record of 446–363, a .551 winning percentage (2nd best in Los Angeles Dodgers history) and guided the team to three straight National League West titles for the first time in franchise history.[1] On November 23, the team announced that former Dodger player Dave Roberts would become the new manager.[2]

The Dodgers also announced a new coaching staff, with pitching coach Rick Honeycutt and catching instructor Steve Yeager as the only holdovers from Mattingly's staff. New hires included bench coach Bob Geren, hitting coach Turner Ward, assistant hitting coach Tim Hyers, third base coach Chris Woodward, first base coach George Lombard, bullpen coach Josh Bard and quality assurance coach Juan Castro.[3]

Broadcasting team

Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully announced that the 2016 season would be his final season in the Dodgers broadcast booth. The season will be his record 67th season with the Dodgers, the longest tenure with one team by any sports announcer in history.[4] The Dodgers also announced that they had added Joe Davis to the broadcast crew. Davis was scheduled to work 50 road games on television alongside returning analysts Orel Hershiser and Nomar Garciaparra. Charley Steiner would continue to call the remaining road games on TV with Hershiser and Garciaparra, and team with Rick Monday for most radio broadcasts; Kevin Kennedy would again work on radio with Monday when Steiner is on TV.[5]

Roster departures

On November 2, 2015, the day after the 2015 World Series, shortstop Jimmy Rollins, second baseman Howie Kendrick and starting pitcher Brett Anderson became free agents.[6] The next day, starting pitcher Zack Greinke exercised an opt out option on his contract, voiding the last three years of his contract and becoming a free agent.[7] Anderson accepted the Dodgers qualifying offer and remained with the team, though Greinke and Kendrick declined their offers.[8] Outfielders Justin Ruggiano[9] and Chris Heisey were outrighted to the minors and chose to become free agents in early November.[10] The team also declined the 2016 options on second baseman Chase Utley,[11] relief pitcher Joel Peralta,[12] and starting pitcher Bronson Arroyo, making them all free agents.[13] On December 2, the Dodgers chose not to tender 2016 contracts to pitchers Juan Nicasio and Lisalverto Bonilla, making them both free agents.[14] The Dodgers traded pitcher Joe Wieland to the Seattle Mariners on January 12, 2016.[15] The same day, they traded relief pitcher Tyler Olson and infielder Ronald Torreyes to the New York Yankees for a pair of minor leaguers.[16]

Roster additions

The Dodgers stated adding to their roster on December 7, when they claimed two players off waivers, pitcher Danny Reynolds from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim[17] and outfielder Daniel Fields from the Milwaukee Brewers.[18] Chase Utley re-signed with the Dodgers on December 9, for a one-year, $7 million, contract.[19] Reynolds was designated for assignment on December 18 to make room for pitcher Tyler Olson who was acquired from the Seattle Mariners for cash considerations.[20]

On December 16, 2015, the Dodgers acquired infielder Micah Johnson, pitcher Frankie Montas and outfielder Trayce Thompson in a three team trade that sent Todd Frazier to the Chicago White Sox and José Peraza, Brandon Dixon and Scott Schebler to the Cincinnati Reds.[21] On December 30, they signed left handed starter Scott Kazmir to a 3-year free agent contract.[22] On January 6, they designated Olson for assignment and re-signed starting pitcher Brandon Beachy to a $1.5 million incentive laden one-year deal.[23] On January 7, they signed right-handed starter Kenta Maeda, formerly of the Japanese Hiroshima Toyo Carp, to an eight-year contract.[24] On January 19, they signed veteran right handed pitcher Joe Blanton to a one-year, $4 million, contract as a relief pitcher.[25] On February 4, they re-signed second baseman Howie Kendrick to a two-year, $20 million, contract.[26] On February 19, the day spring training started, they signed right handed relief pitcher Louis Coleman to a one-year, $725,000, free agent contract[27] and two days later they finalized their signing of Cuban pitcher Yaisel Sierra to a six-year, $30 million, contract.[28]

Spring training

Early in Spring Training, the Dodgers received word that starting pitcher Brett Anderson would require surgery to repair a bulging disc in his lower back, sidelining him for the first 3–4 months of the season[29] and that relief pitcher Josh Ravin broke his left arm in a traffic accident and was also out for a considerable amount of time.[30] First baseman Adrian Gonzalez took some time off from camp to play for Team Mexico in the World Baseball Classic qualifiers.[31] The injury bug continued to ravage the Dodgers rotation, with Mike Bolsinger suffering a strained oblique[32] and non roster pitcher Brandon Beachy came down with a case of elbow tendinitis that slowed his progress.[33] On March 22, it was revealed that outfielder Andre Ethier had a broken leg, as a result of fouling a ball off his shin, and he would be out 10–14 weeks.[34]

At the end of spring training, Ross Stripling, beat out Zach Lee and Carlos Frías for the fifth starter spot.[35] The Dodgers opening day roster included 10 players on the disabled list, the most in MLB since the stat started being tracked in 2002.[36]

Standings

National League West

NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 91 71 0.562 53–28 38–43
San Francisco Giants 87 75 0.537 4 45–36 42–39
Colorado Rockies 75 87 0.463 16 42–39 33–48
Arizona Diamondbacks 69 93 0.426 22 33–48 36–45
San Diego Padres 68 94 0.420 23 39–42 29–52


National League Wild Card

Wild Card standings
Division Leaders W L Pct.
Chicago Cubs 103 58 0.640
Washington Nationals 95 67 0.586
Los Angeles Dodgers 91 71 0.562
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
W L Pct. GB
New York Mets 87 75 0.537
San Francisco Giants 87 75 0.537
St. Louis Cardinals 86 76 0.531 1
Miami Marlins 79 82 0.491
Pittsburgh Pirates 78 83 0.484
Colorado Rockies 75 87 0.463 12
Milwaukee Brewers 73 89 0.451 14
Philadelphia Phillies 71 91 0.438 16
Arizona Diamondbacks 69 93 0.426 18
Atlanta Braves 68 93 0.422 18½
San Diego Padres 68 94 0.420 19
Cincinnati Reds 68 94 0.420 19

Record vs. opponents

NL Records

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2016
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona 5–2 2–5 3–3 10–9 7–12 2–4 3–4 5–1 4–3 1–5 10–9 6–13 4–3 2–5 5–15
Atlanta 2–5 3–3 3–4 1–6 1–5 11–7 2–5 10–9 11–8 3–4 4–2 3–4 2–4 4–15 8–12
Chicago 5–2 3–3 15–4 2–4 4–3 4–3 11–8 2–5 5–1 14–4 4–2 4–3 10–9 5–2 15–5
Cincinnati 3–3 4–3 4–15 5–2 2–5 3–4 11–8 0–6 4–2 9–10 3–4 3–3 9–10 3–4 5–15
Colorado 9–10 6–1 4–2 2–5 7–12 2–5 1–5 6–1 2–5 2–5 10–9 9–10 2–4 4–2 9–11
Los Angeles 12–7 5–1 3–4 5–2 12–7 1–6 5–2 4–3 4–2 2–5 11–8 8–11 4–2 5–1 10–10
Miami 4–2 7–11 3–4 4–3 5–2 6–1 4–2 7–12 9–10 6–1 3–3 2–4 4–3 9–10 6–14
Milwaukee 4–3 5–2 8–11 8–11 5–1 2–5 2–4 2–5 3–4 9–10 3–4 1–5 6–13 4–2 11–9
New York 1–5 9–10 5–2 6–0 1–6 3–4 12–7 5–2 12–7 3–3 4–3 4–3 3–3 7–12 12–8
Philadelphia 3–4 8–11 1–5 2–4 5–2 2–4 10–9 4–3 7–12 3–4 5–2 3–3 2–5 5–14 11–9
Pittsburgh 5–1 4–3 4–14 10–9 5–2 5–2 1–6 10–9 3–3 4–3 3–3 4–3 9–10 2–4 9–11
San Diego 9–10 2–4 2–4 4–3 9–10 8–11 3–3 4–3 3–4 2–5 3–3 8–11 1–6 4–3 6–14
San Francisco 13–6 4–3 3–4 3–3 10–9 11–8 4–2 5–1 3–4 3–3 3–4 11–8 3–4 3–4 8–12
St. Louis 3–4 4–2 9–10 10–9 4–2 2–4 3–4 13–6 3–3 5–2 10–9 6–1 4–3 2–5 8–12
Washington 5–2 15–4 2–5 4–3 2–4 1–5 10–9 2–4 12–7 14–5 4–2 3–4 4–3 5–2 12–8

Regular season

Opening Day Starters
Name Position
Chase Utley Second baseman
Corey Seager Shortstop
Justin Turner Third baseman
Adrian Gonzalez First baseman
Yasiel Puig Right fielder
Carl Crawford Left fielder
Joc Pederson Center fielder
A. J. Ellis Catcher
Clayton Kershaw Starting pitcher

April

The Dodgers began the 2016 season at Petco Park against the San Diego Padres on April 4. Clayton Kershaw made his sixth straight opening day start for the Dodgers and allowed only one hit in seven innings with nine strikeouts. The offense erupted as well, as the Dodgers started the season with a 15–0 rout. It was the best ever margin of victory in franchise history and also the first time they had won six straight opening day games. The 15 runs was one short of the franchise opening day record of 16 set against the Houston Astros in 1983.[37] Scott Kazmir made his Dodgers debut the following night, pitching six scoreless innings while also allowing only one hit, as the Dodgers, with a 3–0 victory, got back-to-back-shutouts to open a season for the first time since 1974.[38] The Dodgers finished the series out with a 7–0 win the next day, joining the 1963 Cardinals as the only MLB teams to open the season with three straight shutouts. Kenta Maeda made his major league debut with six scoreless innings and also hit a home run in his second at bat, the first Dodger pitcher to homer in his debut since Dan Bankhead in 1947. The Dodgers also set a new team record with 27 scoreless innings to start the season, surpassing the 23 innings mark set by the 1974 team.[39][40] The Dodgers traveled to AT&T Park for the next series against the San Francisco Giants. Behind Alex Wood they fell one inning short of the Cardinals season opening shutout streak of 32 when the Giants scored three in the fifth. The Dodger bullpen then allowed a bunch of runs, including a grand slam by Hunter Pence to pull away and the Giants won 12–6.[41] Ross Stripling made his major league debut in the second game of the series. He pitched a no-hitter for 7 13 innings but was taken out of the game with a two run lead after walking a batter and reaching his 100th pitch. The relief pitcher, Chris Hatcher, gave up a two-run homer to the very next batter, Trevor Brown, to tie the game. Brandon Crawford hit a walk-off homer in the 10th as the Giants won 3–2.[42] Kershaw pitched eight innings for the Dodgers in the following game, but allowed two solo homer and got a no-decision. The Dodgers came back to win the game on an RBI double by Charlie Culberson in the 10th inning, 3–2.[43] In the final game of the road trip, the Dodgers scored five runs in the top of the first but saw the lead quickly disappear as Scott Kazmir allowed three homers and six total runs in only four innings. He was the first Dodgers pitcher to allow three homers to the Giants at San Francisco since Ismael Valdez in 1997. A two-run double by Joe Panik off reliever J. P. Howell in the sixth put the Giants up and they won 9–6.[44]

In the Dodgers home opener on April 12 against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Maeda pitched six more scoreless innings. He joined Karl Spooner (1954) and Kazuhisa Ishii (2002) as the only Dodgers to begin their career with two consecutive scoreless starts. The bullpen continued to struggle however, and the team lost the game, 4–2.[45] The Dodgers got seven innings from Wood in the next game and Kenley Jansen picked up a five out save as they won 3–1.[46] The Dodgers scored five runs in the seventh inning the next day to win 5–2.[47] Enrique Hernandez hit two home runs and the Dodgers, behind Kershaw, beat the Giants 7–3 on Jackie Robinson Day at Dodger Stadium.[48] However, in the next game, Johnny Cueto allowed only one run in 7 13 innings and the Giants bullpen withstood a late Dodger rally to win 4–3.[49] Kenta Maeda finally allowed a run in his next start, but only one as the Dodgers won the series with a 3–1 victory in the final game of the homestand. He became just the eighth Dodgers pitcher since 1913 to open his career with three straight quality starts.[50]

The Dodgers went back on the road on April 19 to play a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. Multi-hit games by Tyler Flowers and Jeff Francoeur led the Braves to a 8–1 rout in the opener.[51] Justin Turner's RBI double in the 10th inning gave the Dodgers the 5–3 win the following day.[52] Yasmani Grandal took his turn with a 10th inning RBI in the series finale as the team won 2–1. Kershaw struck out 10 in eight innings in the game.[53] The team next traveled to Coors Field for a weekend series against the Colorado Rockies. A two-run triple by Brandon Barnes in the eighth inning gave the Rockies a 7–5 win on April 22.[54] Kenta Maeda allowed only three hits and struck out eight in 6 13 innings the following game as the Dodgers won 4–1. He was the first pitcher in modern baseball history to allow only one run over his first four starts.[55] In the series finale, the Dodgers jumped out to a quick 7–1 lead only for the Rockies to come back and take the lead in the late innings. Chase Utley's two-out double off Rockies closer Jake McGee in the ninth capped was part of five runs they scored that inning to win 12–10.[56]

On April 25, the Dodgers returned home for a four-game series against former manager Don Mattingly and the Miami Marlins. Giancarlo Stanton hit a homer in the opener as the Marlins won 3–2.[57] He hit a three-run homer in the next game, capping a five-run sixth inning off Kershaw in a 6–3 comeback win for the Marlins.[58] Justin Nicolino pitched seven and one third shutout innings as the Marlins also won game three, 2–0.[59] The Dodgers were swept by the Marlins in a four-game series for the first time ever as Stanton homered again and they won 5–3.[60] A three-run homer by Matt Kemp in the eighth inning gave the Dodgers another loss, this time to the Padres, 5–1.[61] The Dodgers ended the month of April on a six-game losing streak, thanks to another 5–2 loss to the Padres on April 30.[62]

May

Clayton Kershaw pitched a complete game, three-hit, 14 strikeout, shutout on May 1 to bring the losing streak to an end. He also drove in the only run in the 1–0 victory over the Padres with a third inning single.[63]

The Dodgers began an interleague road trip on May 3 with a short two games series against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Trayce Thompson had four RBI, including a two-run homer as the Dodgers won the opener 10–5.[64] The Rays took the second game, 8–5, thanks to a three-run homer by Steve Pearce.[65] Kevin Pillar hit his own three-run homer as the Dodgers next dropped the opener of a weekend series with the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, 5–2.[66] Kershaw struck out 10 batters without any walks in seven innings as the Dodgers won the next one, 6–2.[67] They wrapped up the road trip with a 4–2 win on May 8.[68]

Curtis Granderson homered off the first pitch by Scott Kazmir on May 9, as the New York Mets went on to beat the Dodgers 4–2 at Dodger Stadium.[69] A pitchers duel between Alex Wood and Jacob deGrom the following day went the Dodgers way, 3–2, thanks to a walk-off home run by Trayce Thompson.[70] The Mets took the third game, 4–3, thanks to starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard. He pitched eight strong innings and also hit two home runs, driving in all the teams runs. Dodger starter Kenta Maeda became just the second Dodgers pitcher in history to allow multiple home runs in a game to pitchers, joining Doug McWeeny, who allowed homers to Erv Brame and Fred Fussell of the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 7, 1929 at Ebbets Field.[71] The Dodgers won the next game, 5–0, behind another dominate Clayton Kershaw start. He struck out 13 while pitching a two-hit complete game shutout. He set a MLB record with five consecutive starts with at least 10 strikeouts and no more than one walk and a club record with five consecutive starts with at least 10 strikeouts.[72] Yasiel Puig was 3-for-five with a homer and 2 RBI and Ross Stripling picked up his first major league win as the Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 8–4 on May 13.[73] Scott Kazmir pitched 8 23 innings and struck out seven as the Dodgers won 5–3 the following day.[74] A pinch-hit RBI double by Yadier Molina helped the Cardinals beat up on the Dodgers bullpen and prevent the sweep, 5–2.[75] Albert Pujols and Mike Trout combined for five RBI as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim beat the Dodgers 7–6 in the opener of the Freeway Series on May 16.[76] Kershaw struck out 11 in eight innings the next game in a 5–1 win.[77]

The series moved to Angel Stadium for the next game and Trout led the Angels in a five-run fifth inning that spoiled the spot start by Mike Bolsinger and gave them the victory in an 8–1 rout.[78] Three more RBI and a homer by Trout the next day made it a 7–4 Angels victory in the final game of the series.[79] Melvin Upton, Jr. hit a two-run walk-off homer off Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen as the San Diego Padres won 7–6 at Petco Park on May 20.[80] The following day, Chin-hui Tsao walked in the winning run in the bottom of the 11th as the Dodgers lost again, 3–2.[81] In the final game of the road trip, Yasiel Puig's two-run, bases loaded, single in the 17th inning led the Dodgers to a 9–5 win, snapping the losing streak. It was the longest game for the Dodgers since April 29, 2007, also against the Padres.[82]

The Dodgers returned home for a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds. Clayton Kershaw continued his strong start to the season, pitching a complete game two-hit shutout as the Dodgers won 1–0.[83] Kershaw was the first Dodger pitcher with three shutouts in a month since Tim Belcher in 1989 and the first to last seven or more innings in his first 10 starts of the year since Fernando Valenzuela in 1981.[84] The Dodgers, behind Bolsinger, handed the Reds their ninth straight loss, 8–2 on May 24.[85] The Dodgers finished off the sweep of the Reds with a 3–1 win in the finale. Scott Kazmir struck out 12 in six innings, and combined with Reds starter Dan Straily, who struck out 11, they were the first regular season due to each strike out 11 or more batters at Dodger Stadium since Grant Jackson and Bill Singer on June 12, 1969.[86]

The Dodgers promoted top prospect Julio Urías to make his major league debut as the starting pitcher against the New York Mets at Citi Field on May 27. At 19 years of age, he was the youngest starting pitcher to debut in the Majors since Félix Hernández in the 2005 season and the youngest Dodgers starting pitcher to debut since 18 year old Rex Barney in the 1943 season.[87] He struggled in his debut, lasting only 2 23 innings while allowing three runs and walking four. The Dodgers rallies to tie the game in the top of the ninth on a three run double by Chase Utley only to see the Mets win, 6-5, on a walk-off homer by Curtis Granderson.[88] Utley homered twice in the next game, including a grand slam, as the Dodgers routed the Mets 9–1.[89] In the final game of the series, Kershaw was again on his game, striking out 10 in 7 23 innings though he received a no-decision after the Mets tied the game with an RBI triple by Granderson off relief pitcher Adam Liberatore in the eighth. The Dodgers won the game, 4–2, thanks to a bases loaded single by Adrian Gonzalez off Mets closer Jeurys Familia.[90] The team traveled to Wrigley Field on Memorial Day to play the Chicago Cubs, the team with the best record in the league. In the opener of the four game series, the Dodgers could only manage one hit and lost 2–0.[91] In the next game, it was the Cubs who only managed one-hit. The Dodgers, thanks to a three-run homer by Corey Seager won 5–0. Kazmir struck out seven batters in six innings.[92]

June

Jon Lester beat the Dodgers by pitching a complete game in the Cubs to a 2–1 victory to start the month of June.[93] Julio Urías's second start of the season was a bit better than his first but he allowed three home runs, including back-to-back ones by Jason Heyward and Kris Bryant as the Cubs finished the series with a 7–2 win.[94]

The Dodgers returned home to play the Atlanta Braves. Of the teams five hits in the game, four were home runs, including three from rookie Corey Seager as they won 4–2.[95] Clayton Kershaw pitched six shutout innings the next game as the Dodgers won 4–0. He improved his personal record to 8–1 but the six innings was his shortest outing of the season.[96] Seager hit two more home runs as the Dodgers doubled up the Braves, 12–6, to sweep the series.[97] Trevor Story hit a three-run home run and the Colorado Rockies pounded Mike Bolsinger and the Dodgers 6–1 in the start of the next three game series.[98] Trayce Thompson hit a walk-off homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth as the Dodgers evened the series with a 4–3 win.[99] The Rockies took the following game, 1–0, thanks to an RBI single by Daniel Descalso off Kenta Maeda in the seventh inning.[100]

They next traveled to AT&T Park for a series against the first place San Francisco Giants. In the opener, Kershaw had another strong game, allowing two runs and five hits in eight innings with 13 strikeouts. A solo homer by Justin Turner in the top of the ninth gave the Dodgers a 3–2 win.[101] Buster Posey hit a walk-off RBI single off of Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen the next day as the Giants won 5–4 in 10 innings.[102] Urías struck out seven in the next game, and only allowed two runs, but those were on a two-run homer by Brandon Belt in the 6th and that was all the Giants needed for a 2–1 victory.[103] The Dodgers traveled to Chase Field for a road series against the Arizona Diamondbacks beginning on June 13. Former Dodger Zack Greinke struck out six over seven innings to beat his old team, 3–2.[104] The Dodgers had two homers from Joc Pederson and solo shots by Justin Turner and Chase Utley as they evened the series with a 7–4 win the next game.[105] A three-run homer by Scott Van Slyke accounted for all the Dodgers runs as the finished off the series with a 3–2 win. Kershaw struck out 11 in 713 innings to pick up his 10th win of the season.[106]

Jonathan Villar hit a two-run homer off Pedro Báez in the ninth inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 8–6 win over the Dodgers on June 16 at Dodger Stadium.[107] Urías struck out eight in five innings in his next start the following day, and Justin Turner hit two home runs, including a walk-off shot in the 10th inning as the Dodgers won 3–2.[108] Mike Bolsinger had a poor start in the next game, allowing five runs and nine hits in only 2 23 innings but Turner hit a three-run home run as the Dodgers scored six in the third and won the game 10–6.[109] In the final game of the series, Kenta Maeda and Matt Garza engaged in a pitchers duel for six innings and the Dodgers won the game, 2–1, on a bases loaded walk by Tyler Thornburg in the bottom of the ninth.[110] Kershaw held the Washington Nationals to one run in seven innings, while striking out eight, and Kenley Jansen picked up his 162nd career save, breaking the franchise record previously held by Éric Gagné, in the 4–1 win on June 20.[111] Yasmani Grandal hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning as the Dodgers came from behind for a 3–2 win the next day.[112] The Dodgers proceeded to sweep the Nations in the three game series as Yasiel Puig singled and scored on a three base error by outfielder Michael Taylor in the bottom of the ninth for a walk-off, come from behind, 4–3 win.[113]

The Dodgers traveled to Pittsburgh on June 24 to open a four-game series against the Pirates at PNC Park. Nick Tepesch was promoted from AAA to make a spot start and he allowed five runs on seven hits in only four innings to put the team in a hole they never recovered from. Corey Seager had four hits in the game but the Dodgers lost 8–6.[114] Kershaw allowed four runs in a game for the first time all season as his 10 start unbeaten streak came to an end with a 4–3 loss to the Pirates on June 26.[115] In the final game of the series, the Pirates jumped out to a four run lead in the first inning but the Dodgers came from behind to win 5–4 to avoid the sweep.[116] Urías picked up his first major league win on June 28 with a 6–5 victory over the Brewers at Miller Park.[117] Junior Guerra shut down the Dodgers bats the next say as rookie Brock Stewart had a rough debut, allowing five runs in the second inning as the Dodgers lost 7–0.[118] The Dodgers received some bad news as the month ended, with Kershaw heading to the disabled list due to a herniated disc in his back. Meanwhile, the team won the final game of the month, 8–1. Maeda allowed only one run on three hits in six innings and the Dodgers hit three home runs.[119]

July

The Dodgers acquired Bud Norris from the Atlanta Braves and he was the starting pitcher on July 1 against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium. He struck out eight in six scoreless innings of the Dodgers 5–0 victory.[120] Scott Kazmir started the next game, striking out 10 in six innings as the Dodgers won 6–1.[121] The Dodgers finished off the sweep of the Rockies with a 4–1 victory. Brandon McCarthy returned to the mound for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery in April 2015 and allowed only two hits in five scoreless innings with eight strikeouts.[122] A seventh inning triple by Corey Seager led the Dodgers come from behind 7–5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Independence Day.[123] A three-run homer by Manny Machado keyed the Orioles 4–1 win the next day.[124] The two teams combined for a Dodger stadium record 36 strikeouts on July 6 and Chase Utley had a career high six hits in the game (the first Dodger to do so since Shawn Green in 2002). A two-run double by Jonathan Schoop in the 14th inning gave the Orioles a 6–4 win.[125] Hyun-jin Ryu made his first start since 2014 on July 7 against the San Diego Padres and allowed six runs in 4 23 innings.[126] Yasmani Grandal hit three home runs on July 8 as the Dodgers won 10–6 over the Padres. He was the third catcher in history with five hits in a three-homer game (Victor Martinez in 2004 and Walker Cooper in 1949) and the third Dodger catcher to ever have three homers in a game (Mike Piazza in 1996 and Roy Campanella in 1950).[127] McCarthy picked up his second win and the Dodgers bullpen pitched four scoreless innings in a 4–3 win the next game. Adam Liberatore set the Dodgers franchise record with his 24th consecutive scoreless appearance.[128] Kenta Maeda struck out a season high 13 batters in seven innings while Adrian Gonzalez homered and the Dodgers ended the first half of the season with a 3–1 win over the Padres on July 10.[129]

Game log

2016 Game Log (51–40)[130]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Dodgers team member

Current roster

Active roster Inactive roster Coaches/Other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

Closer(s)


Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Designated hitters

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list

Restricted list

Player stats

Batting

Updated as of July 10, 2016

List does not include pitchers. Stats in bold are the team leaders. Players in bold are on the active roster.

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; SB = Stolen Bases; Avg. = Batting Average; OBP = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging; OPS = On Base + Slugging

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Corey Seager 90 353 60 105 22 3 17 42 33 78 1 .297 .357 .521 .879
Adrian Gonzalez 87 313 33 91 17 0 7 44 40 65 0 .291 .370 .412 .783
Justin Turner 86 301 38 77 16 1 13 44 29 55 1 .256 .331 .445 .777
Chase Utley 77 289 43 76 14 2 5 27 29 61 1 .263 .346 .377 .723
Howie Kendrick 78 256 34 65 13 1 4 20 21 47 7 .254 .311 .359 .670
Yasiel Puig 72 246 32 63 7 2 7 28 17 53 4 .256 .319 .386 .705
Trayce Thompson 80 236 31 53 11 0 13 32 26 66 5 .225 .302 .436 .738
Joc Pederson 75 229 34 54 16 0 13 33 31 66 4 .236 .328 .476 .804
Yasmani Grandal 65 198 20 42 8 0 12 37 33 54 0 .212 .323 .434 .758
Enrique Hernández 65 127 16 24 5 0 5 12 16 32 1 .189 .280 .346 .626
A. J. Ellis 43 113 8 22 4 0 1 11 16 15 0 .195 .298 .257 .554
Carl Crawford 30 81 8 15 2 1 0 6 4 11 0 .185 .230 .235 .464
Scott Van Slyke 35 59 7 12 4 0 1 6 2 15 0 .203 .262 .322 .584
Charlie Culberson 15 27 3 7 2 0 0 4 1 4 1 .259 .286 .333 .619
Austin Barnes 10 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 .105 .227 .105 .333
Will Venable 12 18 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 .056 .105 .111 .216
Chris Taylor 10 16 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 .188 .235 .313 .548
Andrew Toles 2 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Micah Johnson 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000

Pitching

Updated as of July 10, 2016.

Stats in bold are the team leaders. Players in bold are on the active roster.

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K
Clayton Kershaw 11 2 1.79 16 16 0 121.0 79 25 24 9 145
Kenta Maeda 8 6 2.95 18 18 0 103.2 82 36 34 31 107
Scott Kazmir 7 3 4.52 18 18 0 97.2 90 51 49 39 106
Alex Wood 1 4 3.99 10 10 0 56.1 55 30 25 19 62
Joe Blanton 4 2 2.09 43 0 0 47.1 22 12 11 13 48
Ross Stripling 2 3 4.53 9 8 0 45.2 44 24 23 18 34
Pedro Baez 2 2 3.19 40 0 0 42.1 26 16 15 12 50
Kenley Jansen 3 2 1.16 40 0 27 38.2 19 5 5 6 51
Chris Hatcher 5 4 5.02 34 0 0 37.2 35 22 21 19 41
Julio Urías 1 2 4.95 8 8 0 36.1 39 21 20 17 44
Louis Coleman 1 1 4.01 40 0 0 33.2 31 17 15 14 29
Adam Liberatore 1 0 0.61 38 0 0 29.1 15 2 2 10 33
J. P. Howell 1 1 3.81 34 0 0 28.1 26 12 12 12 20
Mike Bolsinger 1 4 6.83 6 6 0 27.2 33 21 21 9 25
Casey Fien 0 0 2.49 19 0 0 21.2 16 6 6 3 19
Bud Norris 1 0 2.45 2 2 0 11.0 8 3 3 3 13
Brandon McCarthy 2 0 2.70 2 2 0 10.0 5 3 3 4 14
Yimi García 0 0 3.24 9 0 0 8.1 9 3 3 1 4
Brock Stewart 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 5.0 8 5 5 2 7
Hyun-jin Ryu 0 1 11.57 1 1 0 4.2 8 6 6 2 4
Carlos Frías 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 4.0 2 0 0 1 3
Nick Tepesch 0 1 11.25 1 1 0 4.0 7 5 5 0 3
Luis Avilan 0 0 9.00 6 0 0 3.0 3 3 3 3 4
Chin-hui Tsao 0 1 5.40 2 0 0 1.2 1 1 1 3 0

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Clayton Kershaw National League Pitcher of the Month (May) June 2, 2016 [131]
Corey Seager National League Rookie of the Month (June) July 2, 2016 [132]
Kenley Jansen All-Star July 5, 2016 [133]
Clayton Kershaw All-Star July 5, 2016 [133]
Corey Seager All-Star July 5, 2016 [133]

Transactions

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Farm system

Updated as of July 10, 2016

Level
Team League Manager W L Position
AAA Oklahoma City Dodgers Pacific Coast League Bill Haselman 52 37 1st place
PCL American North
AA Tulsa Drillers Texas League Ryan Garko 10 7 1st place
TL South
(second half)
High A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes California League Drew Saylor 10 8 2nd place
Cal South
1.0 GB
(second half)
A Great Lakes Loons Midwest League Gil Velazquez 8 9 5th place
MID West
4.5 GB
(second half)
Rookie Ogden Raptors Pioneer League Shaun Larkin 4 12 Last place
PIO South
7.5 GB
Rookie Arizona League Dodgers Arizona League John Shoemaker 9 3 1st place
AZL Central
Rookie DSL Dodgers 1 Dominican Summer League Sergio Mendez 17 13 3rd place
DSL South
3.0 GB
Rookie DSL Dodgers 2 Dominican Summer League Keyter Collado 16 15 4th place
DSL Northwest
9.0 GB

Minor League statistical leaders