The 2021 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 132nd season for the franchise in

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL) ...

(MLB), their 64th season in

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the wor ...

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...

, and their 59th season playing their home games at

Dodger Stadium Dodger Stadium is a baseball stadium in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is the home stadium of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers. Opened in 1962, it was constructed in less than three years at a cost of ...

. The Dodgers started the season 13-2, matching the best regular season start by a defending world champion. On September 14, the Dodgers clinched a spot in the postseason for the 9th consecutive season extending the longest streak in franchise history. The Dodgers failed to clinch the

NL West The National League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was formed for the 1969 season when the National League expanded to 12 teams by adding the San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos. For purpose of keeping a re ...

division for the first time since 2012, finishing one game behind the

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Y ...

. They had the most ever wins (106) of any MLB team that failed to win its division or league, surpassing the 104 wins of the 1909 Chicago Cubs and 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers. They beat the

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals h ...

in the Wild Card Game and the

in five games in the

Division Series The Division Series is the quarterfinal round of the Major League Baseball playoffs. Four series are played in this round, two each for both the American League and the National League. 1981 season The first use of the term "Division Series" date ...

before losing to the eventual

World Series The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 World Series, 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The ...

champion

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The Braves were founded in B ...

in the

National League Championship Series The National League Championship Series (NLCS) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason. It is contested by the winners of the two Nation ...

in six games. This was the third time in six years that the Dodgers had lost to the eventual World Series champions in a postseason series. The other two times were the

2016 NLCS The 2016 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff in which the Chicago Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers for the National League (NL) pennant and the right to play in the 2016 World Series against the Cleveland Indians. ...

against the Cubs, and in 2019 where they lost the 2019 NLDS against the Nationals. It was the fifth NLCS appearance for the Dodgers in the last six seasons.

Offseason

Broadcasting team

Alanna Rizzo Alanna Janel Rizzo (born August 8, 1975) is an American sports reporter, who was part of the Los Angeles Dodgers broadcast team on Spectrum SportsNet LA from 2013 through 2020. She rejoined MLB Network in 2021. Biography Rizzo is a native of C ...

, who had been part of the Dodgers studio broadcast crew for seven seasons, announced that she was going to leave her position with the team. Jorge Jarrín also resigned from his role on the Dodgers Spanish language broadcast team. The Dodgers hired Kirsten Watson to replace Rizzo on February 13.

Coaching staff

Dodgers first base coach George Lombard departed the team on November 7, as he was hired to be the new bench coach for the

Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...

. He was replaced by Clayton McCullough.

Roster departures

On October 28, 2020, after the conclusion of the World Series, seven Dodgers players became free agents: third baseman Justin Turner, outfielder

Joc Pederson Joc Russell Pederson ( ; born April 21, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, and Atlanta Br ...

, utility player Kiké Hernández, and pitchers Pedro Báez, Jake McGee, Blake Treinen, and Alex Wood. A couple of days later, the Dodgers declined the 2021 option on pitcher Jimmy Nelson's contract, making him a free agent. Outfielder and pinch runner

Terrance Gore Terrance Jamar Gore (born June 8, 1991) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He played college baseball at Gulf Coast Community College. He made his MLB debut in 2014 with the Kansas City Royals and has also played ...

was outrighted to the minors and removed from the Dodgers roster on October 31. Pitcher Josh Sborz was designated for assignment on February 11. On February 12, 2021, the Dodgers traded pitcher Dylan Floro to the

Miami Marlins The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The club's home ballpark is LoanDepot Park. The fra ...

in exchange for Alex Vesia and Kyle Hurt.

Roster additions

On December 2, the Dodgers acquired relief pitcher

Corey Knebel Corey Andrew Knebel (born November 26, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. ...

from the

Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. The Brewers are named for the city's association wi ...

in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. On December 29, the Dodgers acquired pitcher Garrett Cleavinger from the

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citize ...

as part of a three-team trade that sent José Alvarado to the Phillies and minor leaguer

Dillon Paulson Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Detroit Tigers system. Garrett Burhenn Garrett Burhenn (born September 12, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization. Burhenn grew up i ...

and a player to be named later to the

Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since its inception, the team's home v ...

. Also on the same day, they signed pitcher Tommy Kahnle to a two-year contract. On January 5, the Dodgers re-signed pitcher Blake Treinen to a two-year contract. On February 11, 2021, the Dodgers signed starting pitcher

Trevor Bauer Trevor Andrew Bauer (born January 17, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Indians, and Cincinnati Reds. Af ...

to a three-year contract. On February 12, the Dodgers traded pitcher Adam Kolarek and minor league outfielder Cody Thomas to the

Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The t ...

in exchange for infielder

Sheldon Neuse Sheldon Lynn Neuse ( ; born December 10, 1994) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oaklan ...

and minor leaguer Gus Varland. On February 19, the Dodgers re-signed third baseman Justin Turner to a new two-year contract.

Spring Training

Spring Training Spring training is the preseason in Major League Baseball (MLB), a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spring training allows new players to try out for roster and position spots, and gives estab ...

began for the 2021 Dodgers on February 17 when pitchers and catchers arrived at

Camelback Ranch Camelback Ranch–Glendale is a baseball complex located in Phoenix, Arizona and owned by the city of Glendale. It is operated by Camelback Spring Training LLC. It is the spring training home of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox. The ...

Glendale, Arizona Glendale () is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, located approximately northwest of Downtown Phoenix. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 248,325. History In the late 1800s the area that is now Glendale was all deser ...

. Pitcher Jimmy Nelson, in camp on a minor league contract, impressed enough in spring training that he was added to the 40-man roster on March 25.

Regular season

Season standings

National League West

National League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Pirates Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, v ...

, , W 5–3 , , Buehler (5–0) , , Brubaker (4–5) , , Jansen (13) , , 9,047 , , 35–25 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 61 , , June 9 , , @

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(3–0) , , Anderson (3–6) , , Jansen (14) , , 10,957 , , 36–25 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 62 , , June 10 , , @

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Keller Keller may refer to: People *Keller (surname) * Helen Keller * Keller Williams, jam-band musician * Keller E. Rockey Places India *Keller, Shopian United States *Keller, Georgia * Keller, Indiana *Keller, Texas *Keller, Virginia *Keller, Washing ...

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Bickford Bickford is a village in Staffordshire, England. For population details taken at the 2011 census see Penkridge See also *Listed buildings in Penkridge Penkridge is a civil parish in the district of South Staffordshire, Staffordshire, Englan ...

(1) , , 9,396 , , 37–25 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 63 , , June 11 , , Rangers , , W 12–1 , , Kershaw (8–5) , , Foltynewicz (1–7) , , — , , 20,220 , , 38–25 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 64 , , June 12 , , Rangers , , L 1–12 , ,

Allard Allard may refer to: * Allard (surname), people with the surname Allard * Allard Motor Company * Allard River, river in Quebec * Allard, Edmonton * Peter A. Allard School of Law, the law school of the University of British Columbia Given name * ...

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(6–5) , , — , , 17,500 , , 38–26 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 65 , , June 13 , , Rangers , , W 5–3 , , Buehler (6–0) , , Dunning (2–5) , , Jansen (15) , , 15,508 , , 39–26 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 66 , , June 14 , ,

Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Ci ...

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Howard Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also prob ...

(0–2) , , Jansen (16) , , 15,761 , , 40–26 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 67 , , June 15 , ,

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(2–0) , , Suárez (2–1) , , Treinen (3) , , 52,078 , , 41–26 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 68 , , June 16 , ,

, , L 0–2 , , Wheeler (5–3) , , Kershaw (8–6) , ,

Neris The river Neris () or Viliya ( be, Ві́лія, pl, Wilia ) rises in northern Belarus. It flows westward, passing through Vilnius (Lithuania's capital) and in the south-centre of that country it flows into the Nemunas (Neman), at Kaunas, ...

(10) , , 52,157 , , 41–27 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 69 , , June 18 , , @ Diamondbacks , , W 3–0 , ,

(7–5) , , Mantiply (0–2) , , Jansen (17) , , 25,356 , , 42–27 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 70 , , June 19 , , @ Diamondbacks , , W 9–3 , , Buehler (7–0) , ,

Peacock Peafowl is a common name for three bird species in the genera ''Pavo (genus), Pavo'' and ''Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae, the pheasants and their allies. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female pea ...

(2–5) , , — , , 29,904 , , 43–27 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 71 , , June 20 , , @ Diamondbacks , , W 9–8 , , Cleavinger (2–3) , , Young (2–5) , , Jansen (18) , , 31,661 , , 44–27 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 72 , , June 21 , , @

, , L 2–6 , , Darvish (7–2) , , Urías (9–3) , , — , , 42,220 , , 44–28 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 73 , , June 22 , , @

, , L 2–3 , , Snell (3–3) , , Kershaw (8–7) , , Melancon (22) , , 42,667 , , 44–29 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 74 , , June 23 , , @

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(4–3) , , Treinen (1–3) , , Melancon (23) , , 43,691 , , 44–30 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 75 , , June 24 , , Cubs , , L 0–4 , ,

Davies Davies is a patronymic surname of English or Welsh origin. There are two main theories concerning its beginnings, neither of which has been definitively proven. The first theory contends that it may be a corruption of "Dyfed", the name of a medie ...

(5–4) , , Buehler (7–1) , , — , , 52,175 , , 44–31 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 76 , , June 25 , , Cubs , , W 6–2 , , Treinen (2–3) , , Tepera (0–1) , , — , , 49,387 , , 45–31 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 77 , , June 26 , , Cubs , , W 3–2 , ,

(3–0) , , Thompson (3–2) , , — , , 45,420 , , 46–31 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 78 , , June 27 , , Cubs , , W 7–1 , , Kershaw (9–7) , , Alzolay (4–7) , , — , , 46,315 , , 47–31 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 79 , , June 28 , ,

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(8–5) , , DeSclafani (8–3) , , Jansen (19) , , 47,835 , , 48–31 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 80 , , June 29 , ,

, , W 3–1 , , Buehler (8–1) , , Gausman (8–2) , , Jansen (20) , , 52,342 , , 49–31 , - , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 81 , , July 1 , , @ Nationals , , W 6–2 , , Gonsolin (1–0) , , Corbin (5–7) , , — , , 21,285 , , 50–31 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 82 , , July 2 , , @ Nationals , , W 10–5 , , Urías (10–3) , ,

Clay Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4). Clays develop plasticity when wet, due to a molecular film of water surrounding the clay part ...

(0–1) , , — , , 27,689 , , 51–31 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 83 , , July 3 , , @ Nationals , , W 5–3 , , Graterol (1–0) , , Suero (0–2) , , Jansen (21) , , 42,064 , , 52–31 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 84 , , July 4 , , @ Nationals , , W 5–1 , ,

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Ross Ross or ROSS may refer to: People * Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan * Ross (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning * Earl of Ross, a peerage of Scotland Places * RoSS, the Republic of Sout ...

(5–8) , , — , , 37,187 , , 53–31 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 85 , , July 5 , , @ Marlins , , L 4–5 , ,

Hess Hess or Heß may refer to: * Hess (surname), also ''Heß'' in German, people with the surname Hess * Hess, Oklahoma, a community in the United States * Hess Educational Organization, the largest private provider of English instruction in the Rep ...

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(3–1) , , Bender (1) , , 15,290 , , 53–32 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 86 , , July 6 , , @ Marlins , , L 1–2 , ,

(2–0) , , Treinen (2–4) , , — , , 7,993 , , 53–33 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 87 , , July 7 , , @ Marlins , , L 6–9 , , Bender (1–0) , , Uceta (0–3) , , — , , 9,523 , , 53–34 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 88 , , July 8 , , @ Marlins , , W 6–1 , , Urías (11–3) , ,

(5–8) , , — , , 12,031 , , 54–34 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 89 , , July 9 , , Diamondbacks , , L 2–5 , , de Geus (1–0) , , Nuñez (0–1) , ,

Soria Soria () is a municipality and a Spanish city, located on the Douro river in the east of the autonomous community of Castile and León and capital of the province of Soria. Its population is 38,881 ( INE, 2017), 43.7% of the provincial popula ...

(3) , , 49,215 , , 54–35 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 90 , , July 10 , , Diamondbacks , , W 22–1 , , Buehler (9–1) , ,

(2–6) , , — , , 44,654 , , 55–35 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 91 , , July 11 , , Diamondbacks , , W 7–4 , , Jansen (1–2) , , Bukauskas (1–2) , , — , , 40,464 , , 56–35 , - bgcolor="bbbbbb" , – , , July 13 , , 91st All-Star Game , , colspan=6 ,

American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league ...

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National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team ...

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Coors Field Coors Field is a baseball stadium in downtown Denver, Colorado. It is the home field of Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies. Opened in 1995, the park is located in Denver's Lower Downtown neighborhood, two blocks from Union Station. The sta ...

Denver, Colorado Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the United ...

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(3–6) , , — , , 44,251 , , 57–35 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 93 , , July 17 , , @

, , W 9–2 , , Buehler (10–1) , , Freeland (1–4) , , — , , 48,245 , , 58–35 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 94 , , July 18 , , @

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(0–1) , , — , , 35,513 , , 58–36 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 95 , , July 19 , ,

, , L 2–7 , , García (2–2) , , Gonsolin (1–1) , , — , , 50,970 , , 58–37 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 96 , , July 20 , ,

, , W 8–6 , , Sherfy (2–0) , ,

(1–1) , , — , , 42,344 , , 59–37 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 97 , , July 21 , ,

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Álvarez Álvarez or Álvares may refer to: People * Álvarez (surname), Spanish surname Places * Alvares (river), a river in northern Spain * Alvares (ski resort), in Iran * Alvares, Iran * Alvares, Portugal * Álvarez, Santa Fe, a town in the province o ...

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(11) , , 52,076 , , 59–38 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 98 , , July 22 , ,

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(4–1) , , Jansen (1–4) , , McGee (20) , , 47,312 , , 59–39 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 99 , , July 23 , ,

, , L 6–9 , , Bard (5–5) , , Sherfy (2–1) , ,

Gilbreath Gilbreath is a Scottish surname. It is a variation of the surname Galbraith. Notable people with the surname include: *Alexandra Gilbreath (born 1969), English actress * Erasmus Corwin Gilbreath (1840–1898), United States Army officer * Frederic ...

(1) , , 43,730 , , 59–40 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 100 , , July 24 , ,

, , W 1–0 , , Gonsolin (2–1) , , Freeland (1–5) , , Jansen (22) , , 42,245 , , 60–40 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 101 , , July 25 , ,

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Estévez Estévez, or Estevez in English, is a Galician (Spanish) family name. It is a patronymic, meaning ''son of Stephen'', in Galician Estevo. In Portuguese the equivalent is Esteves, the Italian equivalent is Di Stefano and Stefani and the Spani ...

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(1) , , 42,621 , , 61–40 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 102 , , July 27 , , @

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(2–1) , , Treinen (2–5) , , McGee (21) , , 32,878 , , 61–41 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 103 , , July 28 , , @

, , W 8–0 , , Buehler (11–1) , , DeSclafani (10–5) , , — , , 33,728 , , 62–41 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 104 , , July 29 , , @

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(4–1) , , — , , 35,136 , , 62–42 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 105 , , July 30 , , @ Diamondbacks , , L 5–6 , ,

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(1–2) , , — , , 20,780 , , 62–43 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 106 , , July 31 , , @ Diamondbacks , , W 8–3 , , Vesia (1–1) , ,

(7–8) , , — , , 23,814 , , 63–43 , - , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 107 , , August 1 , , @ Diamondbacks , , W 13–0 , , Urías (13–3) , ,

(3–8) , , — , , 17,195 , , 64–43 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 108 , , August 3 , ,

, , L 0–3 , , McCullers Jr. (9–2) , , Buehler (11–2) , , Stanek (2) , , 52,692 , , 64–44 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 109 , , August 4 , ,

, , W 7–5 , , Scherzer (9–4) , , Odorizzi (4–6) , , — , , 52,724 , , 65–44 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 110 , , August 6 , ,

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Warren A warren is a network of wild rodent or lagomorph, typically rabbit burrows. Domestic warrens are artificial, enclosed establishment of animal husbandry dedicated to the raising of rabbits for meat and fur. The term evolved from the medieval Angl ...

(1–0) , , Cleavinger (2–4) , , Iglesias (24) , , 50,822 , , 65–45 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 111 , , August 7 , ,

, , W 5–3 , , Graterol (2–0) , , Guerra (2–2) , , Jansen (23) , , 50,808 , , 66–45 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 112 , , August 8 , ,

, , W 8–2 , , Buehler (12–2) , , Detmers (0–2) , , — , , 46,982 , , 67–45 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 113 , , August 10 , , @

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Hammer A hammer is a tool, most often a hand tool, consisting of a weighted "head" fixed to a long handle that is swung to deliver an impact to a small area of an object. This can be, for example, to drive nails into wood, to shape metal (as ...

(1–1) , , — , , 28,333 , , 68–45 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 114 , , August 11 , , @

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Gibson Gibson may refer to: People * Gibson (surname) Businesses * Gibson Brands, Inc., an American manufacturer of guitars, other musical instruments, and audio equipment * Gibson Technology, and English automotive and motorsport company based * Gibso ...

(8–4) , , — , , 32,186 , , 69–45 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 115 , , August 12 , , @

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Bradley Bradley is an English surname derived from a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" in Old English. Like many English surnames Bradley can also be used as a given name and as such has become popular. It is also an Anglicisation of t ...

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White White is the lightness, lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully diffuse reflection, reflect and scattering, scatter all the ...

(0–1) , , Kennedy (19) , , 26,122 , , 69–46 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 116 , , August 13 , , @

Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, ...

, , W 6–5 , , Jansen (2–4) , , Familia (6–3) , , — , , 38,395 , , 70–46 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 117 , , August 14 , , @

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(2–1) , , Díaz (0–2) , , Knebel (3) , , 38,669 , , 71–46 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 118 , , August 15 , , @

, , W 14–4 , , Scherzer (10–4) , , Carrasco (0–1) , , — , , 31,205 , , 72–46 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 119 , , August 16 , ,

, , W 2–1 , , Treinen (3–5) , , Shreve (1–1) , , Jansen (24) , , 48,005 , , 73–46 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 120 , , August 17 , ,

, , W 4–3 , , Knebel (2–0) , , Ponce (0–3) , , Jansen (25) , , 53,114 , , 74–46 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 121 , , August 18 , ,

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(1–1) , , Brubaker (4–13) , , — , , 52,140 , , 75–46 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 122 , , August 19 , ,

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Phillips Phillips may refer to: Businesses Energy * Chevron Phillips Chemical, American petrochemical firm jointly owned by Chevron Corporation and Phillips 66. * ConocoPhillips, American energy company * Phillips 66, American energy company * Phil ...

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Walker Walker or The Walker may refer to: People *Walker (given name) *Walker (surname) *Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer Places In the United States *Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County *Walker, Mono County, California * ...

(7–8) , , Treinen (4) , , 42,133 , , 76–46 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 123 , , August 20 , ,

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(6–5) , , Jansen (27) , , 44,783 , , 78–46 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 125 , , August 22 , ,

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(4–2) , , — , , 52,749 , , 78–47 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 126 , , August 24 , , @

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(3–3) , , Jansen (28) , , 41,676 , , 79–47 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 127 , , August 25 , , @

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Camarena Camarena is a municipality located in the Toledo (province), province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain), INE), the municipality has a population of 2838 inhabitants. Ref ...

(0–1) , , Greene (1) , , 41,765 , , 80–47 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 128 , , August 26 , , @

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Jackson Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Qu ...

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(3) , , 40,100 , , 81–48 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 130 , , August 28 , ,

, , W 5–2 , , Treinen (4–5) , , Bard (7–7) , , Jansen (29) , , 42,479 , , 82–48 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 131 , , August 29 , ,

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(1–2) , , — , , 37,569 , , 82–49 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 132 , , August 30 , ,

, , W 5–3 , , Urías (15–3) , , Smyly (9–4) , , Treinen (5) , , 49,410 , , 83–49 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 133 , , August 31 , ,

, , W 3–2 , , Treinen (5–5) , , Matzek (0–4) , , Jansen (30) , , 44,952 , , 84–49 , - , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 134 , , September 1 , ,

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(2) , , 47,473 , , 85–49 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 135 , , September 3 , , @

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(1–1) , , — , , 39,338 , , 85–50 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 136 , , September 4 , , @

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(2–1) , , — , , 41,146 , , 86–50 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 137 , , September 5 , , @

, , L 4–6 , , Littell (2–0) , , Buehler (13–3) , , — , , 41,155 , , 86–51 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 138 , , September 6 , , @ Cardinals , , W 5–1 , , Scherzer (13–4) , ,

Mikolas Mikolas is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Mikoláš Aleš (1852–1913), Czech painter *Mikolas Josef (born 1995), Czech singer *Doug Mikolas (born 1961), American football player *Josef Mikoláš ...

(0–2) , , — , , 43,575 , , 87–51 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 139 , , September 7 , , @ Cardinals , , W 7–2 , , Vesia (3–1) , ,

Happ Happ is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Dieter Happ (born 1970), Austrian snowboarder *Ethan Happ (born 1996), American basketball player * Ian Happ (born 1994), American baseball player * J. A. Happ (born 1982), American base ...

(8–8) , , — , , 34,500 , , 88–51 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 140 , , September 8 , , @ Cardinals , , L 4–5 , , Wainwright (15–7) , ,

(1–3) , , Gallegos (5) , , 35,566 , , 88–52 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 141 , , September 9 , , @ Cardinals , , L 1–2 , , Reyes (6–8) , ,

(3–2) , , Gallegos (6) , , 31,173 , , 88–53 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 142 , , September 10 , ,

, , W 3–0 , , Urías (17–3) , , Musgrove (10–9) , , Jansen (31) , , 48,403 , , 89–53 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 143 , , September 11 , ,

, , W 5–4 , , Buehler (14–3) , , Paddack (7–7) , , Jansen (32) , , 46,969 , , 90–53 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 144 , , September 12 , ,

, , W 8–0 , , Scherzer (14–4) , , Lamet (3–3) , , — , , 42,637 , , 91–53 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 145 , , September 13 , , Diamondbacks , , W 5–1 , ,

(4–2) , , Gallen (2–10) , , — , , 43,273 , , 92–53 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 146 , , September 14 , , Diamondbacks , , W 8–4 , , Gonsolin (3–1) , ,

Weaver Weaver or Weavers may refer to: Activities * A person who engages in weaving fabric Animals * Various birds of the family Ploceidae * Crevice weaver spider family * Orb-weaver spider family * Weever (or weever-fish) Arts and entertainment ...

(3–5) , , — , , 44,630 , , 93–53 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 147 , , September 15 , , Diamondbacks , , W 5–3 , , Urías (18–3) , ,

(7–10) , , Jansen (33) , , 46,520 , , 94–53 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 17 , , @ Reds , , L 1–3 , , Castillo (8–15) , , Buehler (14–4) , , Lorenzen (4) , , 28,926 , , 94–54 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 149 , , September 18 , , @ Reds , , W 5–1 , , Scherzer (15–4) , ,

(7–8) , , Jansen (34) , , 29,861 , , 95–54 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 150 , , September 19 , , @ Reds , , W 8–5 , , Kershaw (10–7) , , Miley (12–7) , , — , , 26,621 , , 96–54 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 151 , , September 21 , , @

, , W 5–4 , , Jansen (3–4) , , Chacín (3–2) , , Vesia (1) , , 23,869 , , 97–54 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 22 , , @

, , L 5–10 , , Stephenson (2–1) , , Bruihl (0–1) , , — , , 27,013 , , 97–55 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 153 , , September 23 , , @

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(2–2) , , Treinen (6) , , 22,356 , , 98–55 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 154 , , September 24 , , @ Diamondbacks , , W 4–2 , , Gonsolin (4–1) , , Castellanos (2–2) , , Jansen (35) , , 19,001 , , 99–55 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 155 , , September 25 , , @ Diamondbacks , , L 2–7 , , Gallen (3–10) , , Kershaw (10–8) , , — , , 28,026 , , 99–56 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 156 , , September 26 , , @ Diamondbacks , , W 3–0 , , Urías (19–3) , , Mejía (0–3) , , Jansen (36) , , 16,648 , , 100–56 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 157 , , September 28 , ,

, , W 2–1 , , Buehler (15–4) , , Darvish (8–11) , , Treinen (7) , , 52,128 , , 101–56 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 158 , , September 29 , ,

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(5–2) , , Pagán (4–3) , , Jansen (37) , , 45,366 , , 102–56 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 159 , , September 30 , ,

, , W 8–3 , , Knebel (4–0) , , Velasquez (3–9) , , — , , 52,550 , , 103–56 , - , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 160 , , October 1 , , Brewers , , W 8–6 , , Treinen (6–5) , , Gustave (1–2) , , Jansen (38) , , 51,388 , , 104–56 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 161 , , October 2 , , Brewers , , W 8–3 , , Urías (20–3) , , Burnes (11–5) , , — , , 49,705 , , 105–56 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 162 , , October 3 , , Brewers , , W 10–3 , , Buehler (16–4) , ,

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Opening day

Season summary

April

The Dodgers began their 2021 season with a four-game series against the

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made his team-best ninth

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start on April 1.

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had three hits in three at-bats, including a triple as the Rockies won the opener, 8–5. The Dodgers got back in the game by winning the following day, 11–6. New Dodger pitcher

kept the Rockies hitless through six innings before running into problems in the seventh and turning it over to the bullpen. The next game the Dodgers won, 6–5, with the key play an inside the park homer by

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. Julio Urías allowed one run on three hits in a career best seven innings to round out the series with a 4–2 win. The Dodgers traveled west for a three-game interleague series against the

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. Dustin May pitched six scoreless innings while

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and McKinstry each had three RBIs as the Dodgers won 10–3 in the series opener. In the second game, Kershaw pitched seven quality innings, allowing one run and striking out eight batters while Edwin Ríos, Max Muncy, and

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each hit a home run in the Dodgers 5–1 win. Bauer allowed only two runs on two hits while striking out 10 in 6 innings in the next game, but the Athletics tied the game in the ninth off

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and then won in 10 innings on a walk-off RBI single by Mitch Moreland, 4–3. The Dodgers faced the

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in the home opener at

on April 9.

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struck out four in six scoreless innings and Justin Turner hit a solo home run that accounted for all the scoring in the Dodgers 1–0 win. The Dodgers scored five runs in the second inning to pull ahead in the next game and held on to win 9–5. In the series finale, Kershaw pitched six scoreless innings while McKinstry drove in all three turns in the Dodgers 3–0 victory to sweep the Nationals in the weekend three-game series. The Dodgers next hosted the Rockies for a three-game home series. In the series opener, Bauer pitched seven scoreless innings with nine strikeouts and only one hit allowed while Seager, Betts, Muncy and Chris Taylor each hit a home run in the 7–0 win. In the second game of the series, Turner homered and drove in two runs while McKinstry also hit a home run as the Dodgers won 4–2 to become the first team in the Majors to win 10 games. In the series finale, Turner and Muncy each hit three run home runs to sweep the Rockies 7–5. On April 16, the Dodgers traveled to play the

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for a three-game series at

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. In the series opener, both teams battled to extra innings until the Dodgers scored five runs (including a two-run homer by Seager) to break the tie in the 12th inning to edge the Padres 11–6. Luke Raley hit his first career home run in the fifth inning. Kershaw, engaged in a pitchers' duel with

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in the following game, pitched six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts and drew a bases-loaded walk in the fifth inning. That was the only run scored off Darvish, who allowed only one hit while striking out nine in seven innings. Turner added a solo home run in the ninth and the Dodgers shut out the Padres 2–0. In the finale of the series, Bauer allowed only one run over six innings while striking out seven, becoming just the third Dodgers pitcher to record seven or more strikeouts in his first four games with the club. A two-run homer by Chris Taylor put the Dodgers up in the second inning but the bullpen faltered and gave up three runs in the eighth to hand the Padres a 5–2 win and end the Dodgers eight game winning streak. The Dodgers next played the

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in a two-game interleague series at

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, dropping the opener 4–3 from runs driven in by

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and

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. Urías struck out a career high 11 while allowing only one hit in seven innings as the Dodgers shut out the Mariners, 1–0, thanks to an RBI single by Seager to split the series. The two teams combined for three hits in game two, tying the record for the fewest in an interleague game set by the

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and

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in 1997. The Dodgers returned home on April 22 for a four-game series with the Padres. Buehler allowed two runs in seven innings with nine strikeouts but

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held the Dodgers scoreless in his 5 innings while allowing only one hit. The Dodgers tied the game in the bottom of the seventh with back-to-back homers by A. J. Pollock and

but the Padres got a late run to take the opener, 3–2. In the next game, Kershaw allowed three runs while striking out seven in seven innings, including two home runs by Fernando Tatís Jr. The Dodgers offense struggled again, as they only recorded four hits, and the 23 they had over the last six games was their lowest total over a six game span since the 1909 season as the Padres won the game 6–1. Tatís Jr. hit two more home runs in the next game, this time off Bauer, but the Dodgers rallied for three runs in the sixth inning and won the game 5–4. In the last game of the series, Dustin May allowed only one run while striking out 10 in six innings and the Dodgers jumped out to a 7–1 lead only to see the bullpen self destruct and the Padres won in 11 innings, 8–7. The

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were the Dodgers next opponent for a three-game series and the Dodgers dropped another extra inning game, falling 5–3 in 10 innings when Jesse Winker hit a two-run home run off Jansen. The Reds beat the Dodgers again the next day, 6–5. making their first three game losing streak since August 29–30, 2019. Kershaw struck out eight in seven scoreless innings and the Dodgers offense scored six runs in the eighth inning to roll to an 8–0 win in the series finale. The Dodgers went back on the road for a four-game series against the

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. Bauer pitched a complete game, allowing only two runs on a fourth inning home run by

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. However, the Dodgers only scored one run and lost 2–1. Edwin Uceta made his MLB debut as the starting pitcher on April 30, allowing two runs (on a home run by Jackie Bradley Jr.) and four hits in two innings. The Dodgers offense continued to struggle, getting only two hits (one of them a home run by A.J. Pollock) and they lost 3–1.

May

The Dodgers continued their struggles as the month of May began, starting pitcher Dustin May exited the game in the second inning with an army injury and the Brewers beat the Dodgers 6–5 in 11 innings. Julio Urías allowed only one run on four hits with 10 strikeouts in the conclusion of the series, and the Dodgers avoided being swept with a 16–4 win. A. J. Pollock hit a grand slam in the first inning and Matt Beaty hit one in the second. They were the first pair to hit grand slams in the first two innings since

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and

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of the 1984 Boston Red Sox. Pollock later added a second home run and finished with eight RBI and Beaty had seven. It was the first time one team had two players with seven or more RBI in a single game since the 1944 New York Giants. The Dodgers next started a three game series against the

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. The opener on May 3 was rained out so they had to play a doubleheader of seven inning games on May 4. In the early game,

struggled and had the shortest start of his career, only one inning, in a game the Dodgers lost, 7–1. Despite home runs by Justin Turner and Max Muncy, the Dodgers also lost the second game of the doubleheader, 4–3, in nine innings. The Cubs completed the sweep of the Dodgers with a 6–5 win in 11 innings, the first time the Dodgers had been swept in a series of three or more games since April 2019 against the Cardinals. The next stop for the struggling team was

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for a three-game series against the

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, where they got blown out in the first game, 9–2, extending the losing streak to four games. The Dodgers offense finally woke up in the next game, scoring eight runs in the fourth inning and five runs in the fifth to build a 13–0 lead, which turned out to be enough to overcome a massive bullpen collapse and the Dodgers snapped the losing streak with a 14–11 win. Kershaw pitched five scoreless innings, the 84th scoreless start of his career, sixth most in MLB history. However, they went back into hibernation in the series finale, losing 2–1 to the Angels to drop the series. The Dodgers returned home on May 11 to start a short two-game series against the

allowed four runs in seven innings (including two home runs by

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) and struck out eight. The Dodgers came from behind with two runs in the seventh and four in the eighth (including a go-ahead three-run homer by Gavin Lux) to win 6–4. They finished off the sweep with a 7–1 victory in the next game. Urías only allowed two hits in seven innings while striking out six. After an off day, the Dodgers faced the

for a three-game weekend series, starting with a 9–6 win, highlighted by an eight run second inning.

struck out 10 batters while allowing only two hits in seven scoreless innings in the next game as the Dodgers won 7–0. The game was marred however by the news that

broke his right hand when he was hit by a pitch in the fifth inning. A three-run home run by Adam Duvall in the fifth inning was all the Marlins needed in a 3–2 victory in the series finale. The Dodgers would finish the homestand with a four-game series with the

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. Buehler struck out seven while only allowing one hit in seven scoreless innings and the Dodgers won the opener 3–1.

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homered and newly signed

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drove in a run in his second at-bat with the team. Urías struck out eight in 6 innings and Gavin Lux hit a grand slam as the Dodgers routed the Diamondbacks, 9–1, in the second game. The following day, Kershaw struck out eight in six innings and the Dodgers rode a three-run seventh inning to a 4–2 victory. In the final day of the series, Pujols hit his first home run in a Dodger uniform and

hit a go-ahead homer in the bottom of the seventh as the Dodgers went on to win 3–2 and sweep the series. The Dodgers traveled up for a three-game weekend series at

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against the

. Bauer struck out 11 while allowing only two hits and one unearned run in innings and Chris Taylor hit a two run homer as the Dodgers won 2–1. The Dodgers took the next game, 6–3, thanks to home runs by Max Muncy and Austin Barnes and seven strong innings by Buehler. The Dodgers finished off the sweep with an 11–5 win which included Lux's second grand slam of the week. The Dodgers made a quick two-game trip to

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to play the

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. The Dodgers took the first game, 9–2, thanks to innings from Kershaw, Justin Turner's eighth home run of the season and five two out RBIs. The winning streak came to an end on May 26 when the Astros won, 5–2. Bauer allowed two home runs in six innings of work. The Dodgers returned home to face the Giants in a four-game series. In the series opener, they hit three home runs, including a go-ahead shot by Muncy in the sixth inning to win, 4–3. The Dodgers came from behind in the next game, with Austin Barnes hitting a three-run home run in the ninth inning to tie the game, only to lose in 10 innings, 8–5. The Giants took the following game as well, 11–6, as Urías struggled, allowing a career high seven runs on 11 hits in five innings. The Giants won the final game of the series, 5–4, as Kevin Gausman held the Dodgers to only two hits in six innings while striking out seven. The Dodgers ended the month with a

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contest against the

. Gavin Lux hit two home runs and Chris Taylor added one of his own as well as a three-run double (to conclude a 14-pitch at-bat) as they won, 9–4.

June

To begin June, the Cardinals beat the Dodgers, 3–2, on

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's go-ahead single in the ninth inning. Matt Beaty's two run homer accounted for all the Dodgers scoring. On June 2, the Dodgers scored 11 runs in the first inning en route to a 14–3 win.

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hit a grand slam and tied a club record with six first inning RBI's. Next, the Dodgers traveled to play the

in a three-game series at

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. The series started with a 9–5 win for the Dodgers, with eight of the runs scoring in the fifth inning. However, the Braves scored five runs in the third inning of the following game to beat the Dodgers, 6–4. The Braves also won the series finale, 4–2. Next up for the Dodgers was a three-game series at

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against the

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allowed only two hits in seven scoreless innings and Chris Taylor homered as the Dodgers won the opener, 5–3. In the next game, Justin Turner's two solo home runs accounted for all the offense in the Dodgers 2–1 victory. The Dodgers finished off a sweep of the Pirates with a 6–3 win in a game that was shortened to eight innings because of weather. On June 11, the Dodgers returned home for a weekend interleague series with the Texas Rangers. They began the series with a 12–1 blow out victory, of which six runs were scored in the first inning (including homeruns by Max Muncy, Gavin Lux and Turner.)

struck out nine batters in six innings while allowing only three hits and one unearned run. In the next game, the Rangers turned the tables and produced a 12–1 rout of the Dodgers to even the series.

had three hits and two RBI and

homered as the Dodgers took the series finale, 5–3. The next series for the Dodgers was a three game series against the

. The Dodgers took the series opener, 3–1 thanks to a 2–run home run by

and a solo home run by Taylor. A go-ahead homer by Betts in the seventh inning carried the Dodgers to a 5–3 victory over the Phillies in the following game. It was the first game of the season with a full capacity crowd at

, after the lifting of

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restrictions in Los Angeles.

struck out nine in six innings in the finale of the series, but the two runs he allowed (one on a first inning homer by

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) were the only runs of the game as the Phillies won 2–0. This was the first game the Dodgers had been shut out since September 14,

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. On the next road trip, the Dodgers played the

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struck out eight batters in seven scoreless innings and Steven Souza Jr. homered as the Dodgers won 3–0. Buehler took a

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into the eighth inning and struck out 11 while Will Smith and Chris Taylor homered in the Dodgers 9–3 victory on

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. With the game, Buehler tied

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for the most consecutive regular season starts by a Dodgers pitcher without a loss (23). In the final game of the series, the Dodgers scored five runs in the third inning, which included a three-run homer by

, and built a 9–1 lead. The bullpen collapsed in the eighth inning and let the Diamondbacks get back into the game but

shut down the side in the ninth to preserve a 9–8 win. Up next for the Dodgers was a three-game series at

against the

. Julio Urías struggled in the game as the Padres scored four runs on him before he recorded an out in the first inning, and he allowed six runs overall while

only allowed one run while striking out 11 in the Padres 6–2 win. The Padres pitching, led by five shutout innings from

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, held the Dodgers down again in the following game which the Padres won 3–2. The Padres won again in the conclusion of the series, 5–3, being swept at Petco Park for the first time since the 2010 season. On June 24, the Dodgers returned home for a four game series against the

. In the opener, four Cubs pitchers ( Zach Davies, Ryan Tepera, Andrew Chafin, and

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) combined to no-hit the Dodgers and Buehler lost his first game of the season, as the Cubs won 4–0. A. J. Pollock and Max Muncy each hit two run home runs in the eighth inning of the next game, as the Dodgers beat the Cubs, 6–2, to snap the losing streak. A walk-off home run by Cody Bellinger gave the Dodgers a 3–2 win the following day. Kershaw struck out 13 batters while allowing only one run on four hits in eight innings in the series finale, while the offense scored six runs in the second inning on a Zach McKinstry grand slam and a two-run homer by Bellinger. The Dodgers won the game 7–1. The Dodgers closed out the month with a short two-game series against the division leading

. They won the first game, 3–2, thanks to a strong performance by Bauer and three solo home runs (by Betts, Muncy and Smith). They won again the next day, 3–1, to finish the month on a five game winning streak. Buehler struck out seven in innings while allowing only one unearned run and Muncy homered in the game.

July

The Dodgers began the month of July with a four-game road trip against the

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. The first game of the series was called after five innings because of rain but the Dodgers won 6–2 thanks to a grand slam by Max Muncy in the top of the fifth. The Dodgers scored nine runs in the seventh inning the following day as part of a 10–5 win. The Dodgers extended the winning streak to eight with a 5–3 win in game three of the series, despite an almost two hour rain delay in the middle innings. The Dodgers finished off the sweep with a 5–1 win on the

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. Matt Beaty homered and Muncy doubled twice and drove in three runs. They then began a four-game series at

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against the

. The Marlins ended the Dodgers winning streak with a 5–4 win in the opener, on a

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homer in the eighth inning. The Marlins won again the next day, 2–1, in 10 innings with the winning run scoring on a wild pitch by Blake Treinen and a throwing error on

. A walk-off home run by Jesús Aguilar gave the Marlins their third straight win in the series, 9–6. The Dodges avoided being swept with a 6–1 win over the Marlins to end the road trip. Julio Urías struck out nine in seven innings while allowing only one run on five hits. Dodgers vs Diamondbacks

The Dodgers ended the first half of the season with a three-game homestand against the

. They dropped the opener 5–2 as the offense struggled and the defense committed two costly errors. On July 10, the Dodgers tied an LA franchise record and set a new

record by scoring 22 runs in a 22–1 blowout victory. Justin Turner and

each hit grand slams making the Dodgers the first team in MLB history to record a pair of two-slam games in a season, while A. J. Pollock and

each hit two homers in the game.

struck out seven in six scoreless innings. The Dodgers headed into the break with a 7–4 walk-off victory over the Diamondbacks as Muncy hit a three-run homer to end the game. Betts had three hits, including a homer in the game. Five Dodgers players (Betts, Muncy, Buehler, Turner and Chris Taylor) were selected to represent the

at the

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on July 13. The Dodgers followed the break with a three-game road series against the

. They put up five runs in the first inning of the first game, with the big blow being a three-run homer by Taylor and went on to a 10–4 victory. Betts had four hits in four at-bats in the next game, with a home run and three doubles as the Dodgers won going away, 9–2. In the finale of the series, Turner and Smith both homered but the Dodgers lost in 10 innings, 6–5, after blowing saves in both the ninth and tenth. The Dodgers returned home on July 19 to begin a four-game series against the division leading

. Each team hit two home runs in the first inning (

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and

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for the Giants and Muncy and Turner for the Dodgers) but the Giants went on to win the game, 7–2, to extend their lead in the division. The Dodgers won the next game, 8–6, on a walk-off three-run home run by Will Smith. He was the first Dodgers player to hit a walk-off homer against the Giants, with the Dodgers trailing, since

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on May 27, 1953. It was the other way around in the next game, with

hitting a go-ahead two-run homer off

in the top of the ninth inning as the Giants scored three runs off Jansen to win 4–2. In the final game of the series, Buehler struck out nine and only allowed one run in innings but the Giants again came back against Jansen in the ninth to score four runs and win 5–3. The Dodgers lost another late inning lead the following day, and dropped the first game of a three-game series against the Rockies, 9–6, in 10 innings. The Dodgers snapped their losing streak with a 1–0 win over the Rockies on July 24. Tony Gonsolin allowed only two hits in innings while striking out seven while Austin Barnes solo homer was the only run scored in the game. After blowing three saves in a row, Jansen pitched a scoreless ninth inning in this one. The Dodgers took the series finale, 3–2, thanks to two homers by Chris Taylor and one by Will Smith. The Dodgers went back on the road on July 27 for a three-game series against the Giants at

. They dropped the opener, 2–1, with the deciding run scoring on a throwing error by

in the eighth inning. The Dodgers rebounded with an 8–0 shutout victory over the Giants thanks to Walker Buehler, who struck out eight in seven shutout innings. Bellinger hit the only homerun of the game. The Giants shut out the Dodgers, 5–0, to take the series. Next up was a three-game series against the Diamondbacks at

. Chris Taylor had a homer and a triple in the opener but the Dodgers lost 6–5 in 10 innings. The Dodgers took the next game, 8–3, with Justin Turner hitting a tie-breaking two-run homer as part of a four-run seventh inning.

August

The Dodgers ended the road trip with a 13–0 rout of the Diamondbacks on August 1.

and Justin Turner homered in the game while Julio Urías struck out seven in five scoreless innings. The Dodgers returned home for a two-game homestand against the

and were shut out in the first game, 3–0. In the next game,

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made his Dodgers debut after having been acquired in a trade with the

the previous week. He struck out 10 in seven innings while allowing two runs on five hits and a walk. The Dodgers hit four home runs in the game, including two by Betts, and won 7–5. They began a three-game weekend series against the

with a 4–3 loss in 10 innings, their 11th consecutive extra inning loss on the season. In the next game, the Dodgers came from behind to win 5–3 thanks to a game-tying home run by

in the seventh and a go-ahead two-run double by Chris Taylor in the eighth. The Dodgers finished off the series with an 8–2 win.

struck out eight in six innings and

and Bellinger homered in the win. The Dodgers went on a road trip to play the

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. In the opening game of that series, they weathered a one hour, 44-minute rain delay, to win a 5–0 shutout.

and Max Muncy homered in the game. Bellinger hit two home runs in the next game, as the Dodgers beat the Phillies 8–2. The Phillies won the final game of the series, 2–1, with one of the runs scored on a solo homer by

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in the first. Next up was three games against the

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. The Dodgers jumped out to a 4–0 lead only to see the bullpen falter and send the game into extra innings. However, they won the game 6–5 thanks to a two-run home run by

in the 10th inning, snapping the extra inning losing streak. In the next game, Buehler allowed only one run while striking out 10 in seven innings while Smith homered again. The Dodgers won in 10 innings for a second straight night, 2–1, on a run scoring double by Bellinger. The Dodgers finished off the road trip with a 14–4 rout and a sweep of the Mets. They hit five homers in the game, including two by Max Muncy.

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had three hits in four at-bats and scored four runs.

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pitched four scoreless innings with five strikeouts in his major league debut and the Dodgers got solo homers from Muncy and Billy McKinney to beat the

2–1 at

on August 16. Matt Beaty drove in the go-ahead runs with a two run double in the fifth leading the Dodgers to a 4–3 win over the Pirates in the second game of the series. In the following game, Mitch White pitched scoreless innings with six strikeouts and allowed only two hits while the Dodgers hit four home runs (including two by Muncy) in a 9–0 blowout victory. The next day, the Mets arrived in town for a four-game series and the Dodgers continued the winning streak with a 4–1 win. Buehler struck out eight in innings as the Dodgers edged the Mets 3–2 for their eighth straight win on August 20. The Dodgers took the third game of the series, 4–3. Trea Turner had three hits including a home run and Pujols and Chris Taylor also homered. The winning streak came to an end in the next game, when the Mets avoided the sweep with a 7–2 win. Up next was a brief three-game road trip against the

. Julio Urías returned from a short stint on the injured list to allow only one hit in five scoreless innings while Smith homered and the Dodgers won 5–2. In the following game, Buehler struck out eight in innings while allowing only one unearned run but he was matched by

who struck out 10 in innings. The Dodgers were unable to score until Smith hit a game-tying homer in the eighth inning. The game remained tied into the 15th inning when the Dodgers scored twice only for the Padres to tie the game again on a two-run homer by Fernando Tatís Jr. and finally A. J. Pollock hit a two-run homer in the 16th to give the Dodgers a 5–3 win. It was the longest baseball game in two years and the Dodgers bullpen allowed only one hit (the homerun) in innings. The only other bullpen that accomplished that was the 2007 Dodgers. The Dodgers finished off the sweep with a 4–0 victory. Scherzer struck out 10 in scoreless innings while allowing only two hits and one walk and Austin Barnes homered. The Dodgers returned home to play the

on August 27 and dropped the opener of the series 4–2. The Dodgers evened the series up with a 5–2 win in the following game. Will Smith's two run double in the eighth inning put the Dodgers ahead to stay. The Rockies shutout the Dodgers in the series finale, 5–0, with Antonio Senzatela allowing only two hits in seven innings. The Dodgers hit four home runs (Muncy, Smith, Betts, Seager) as they beat the

5–3 to start their next series. The Dodgers finished the month with a 3–2 win. Mookie Betts homered in the game, and Corey Seager's RBI double in the eighth provided the winning margin.

September / October

The Dodgers beat the Braves 4–3 on September 1 to sweep the series and move past the

into first place in the

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for the first time since April 28.

struck out nine in six scoreless innings and an RBI single by A. J. Pollock in the eighth provided the winning run. The Dodgers traveled to

on September 3 to play the Giants for three games with two teams tied for first place at the start of the series. The opener was a pitchers duel with the Giants winning 3–2 in 11 innings. The winning run scored on a throwing error by

. The Dodgers won the next day, 6–1, to even up the series and tie up the division again. Trea Turner and

homered in the game while Julio Urías struck out eight in innings. The Giants recaptured the division lead with a 6–4 win in the series finale. Next up was a four-game series at

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against the

. The Dodgers won the opener, 5–1, on

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with Scherzer striking out 13 in eight innings. In the next game, Justin Turner homered twice and

and

also homered as the Dodgers won 7–2. The Cardinals won the third game of the series, 5–4, and the fourth game, 2–1, to split the series. The Dodgers returned home and beat the

, 3–0, behind seven shutout innings from Urías and a two-run homer by Max Muncy.

hit a three-run homer in the next game and the Dodgers won 5–4. The Dodgers finished off the series sweep with an 8–0 victory as Scherzer allowed only one hit in eight scoreless innings while striking out nine. In the following game,

returned to the mound for the first time since being placed on the injured list after his July 3 appearance and he struck out five while allowing one run in five innings against the

. The Dodgers won 5–1. The Dodgers won again the next day, 8–4, to clinch a spot in the postseason for the ninth straight season. Tony Gonsolin struck out six while allowing only two hits in five scoreless innings. They completed the series sweep with a 5–3 win. Urías picked up his 18th win and Muncy hit his 35th homer. The next trip was to Great American Ballpark to face the

, who beat the Dodgers 3–1 to start the series. Luis Castillo struk out 10 in innings for the Reds. The Dodgers took the next game, 5–1, as Scherzer pitched seven scoreless innings. Kershaw struck out eight while allowing only one run in five innings of the following game while Gavin Lux had three hits including a home run and drove in three RBI in an 8–5 win. Next up was a three-game series at

against the

, starting with a 5–4 win in 10 innings. Albert Pujols drove in the winning run. However,

struggled in the next game, allowing five runs on seven hits in only innings as the Dodgers lost to the Rockies 10–5. The Dodgers won the final game of the series, 7–5, thanks to a two-run homer by Muncy in the 10th inning. On September 24, the Dodgers traveled to

to play the Diamondbacks and began with a 4–2 win. A. J. Pollock homered in the game. That was followd by a 7–2 loss. In their final road game of the regular season, the Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks 3–0 for their 100th win of the season. Seager and Trea Turner homered in the game. Back home for a series against the Padres, the Dodgers won 2–1. Buehler bounced back from a few poor outings by pitching seven scoreless innings in the game. The Dodgers won the next game, 11–9, thanks to six home runs (four in the eighth inning alone), including two by Pollock. They also won the next game, 8–3, to end September with their third straight sweep of the Padres. They hit five more home runs in the game, with two of them from Seager. The Dodgers ended the season with a three-game series with the

. They fell behind 5–1 in the opener but tied the game on a grand-slam home run by Trea Turner in the fifth inning (his second homer of the game), took the lead on a Matt Beaty homer in the seventh and won the game 8–6. In the next game, Julio Urías allowed only one run on one hit and two walks while striking out seven in innings as he picked up his 20th win of the season in the Dodgers 8–3 victory. The Dodgers wrapped up the regular season with a 10–3 rout of the Brewers and a series sweep. Buehler struck out 11 in five innings and Trea Turner hit another grand slam as the Dodgers finished with a 106–56 record. However, they finished in second place behind the Giants and made the playoffs as a Wild Card team. The win tied the single-season franchise record for wins (106) and set a franchise record for consecutive home wins (15).

Postseason

Game log

, - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 1 , , October 6 , , Cardinals , , W 3–1 , , Jansen (1–0) , , McFarland (0–1) , , – , , 53,193 , , 1–0 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 1 , , October 8 , , @

, , L 0–4 , , Webb (1–0) , , Buehler (0–1) , , – , , 41,934 , , 0–1 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 2 , , October 9 , , @

, , W 9–2 , , Urías (1–0) , , Gausman (0–1) , , – , , 42,275 , , 1–1 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 3 , , October 11 , ,

, , L 0–1 , ,

(1–0) , , Scherzer (0–1) , , Doval (1) , , 53,299 , , 1–2 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 4 , , October 12 , ,

, , W 7–2 , ,

(1–0) , , DeSclafani (0–1) , , – , , 52,935 , , 2–2 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 5 , , October 14 , , @

, , W 2–1 , , Jansen (1–0) , , Doval (0–1) , , Scherzer (1) , , 42,275 , , 3–2 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 1 , , October 16 , , @

, , L 2–3 , ,

(1–0) , , Treinen (0–1) , , — , , 41,815 , , 0–1 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 2 , , October 17 , , @

, , L 4–5 , ,

(2–0) , , Graterol (0–1) , , — , , 41,873 , , 0–2 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 3 , , October 19 , ,

, , W 6–5 , , Gonsolin (1–0) , ,

(0–1) , , Jansen (1) , , 51,307 , , 1–2 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 4 , , October 20 , ,

, , L 2–9 , , Smyly (1–0) , , Urías (0–1) , , — , , 53,025 , , 1–3 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 5 , , October 21 , ,

, , W 11–2 , ,

(1–0) , , Fried (0–1) , , — , , 51,363 , , 2–3 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 6 , , October 23 , , @

, , L 2–4 , , Matzek (1–0) , , Buehler (0–1) , ,

(1) , , 43,060 , , 2–4

Postseason rosters

, style="text-align:left" , *Pitchers: 7 Julio Urías 17 Joe Kelly 26 Tony Gonsolin 31

48 Brusdar Graterol 49 Blake Treinen 51 Alex Vesia 52 Phil Bickford 74

*Catchers: 15 Austin Barnes 16

*Infielders: 5

9 Gavin Lux 10 Justin Turner 45 Matt Beaty 55

*Outfielders: 3 Chris Taylor 8

11 A. J. Pollock 18 Steven Souza Jr. 29 Billy McKinney 35

37 Luke Raley 50

, - valign="top" , style="text-align:left" , *Pitchers: 7 Julio Urías 17 Joe Kelly 21

26 Tony Gonsolin 31

33 David Price 46

48 Brusdar Graterol 49 Blake Treinen 51 Alex Vesia 52 Phil Bickford 74

*Catchers: 15 Austin Barnes 16

*Infielders: 5

9 Gavin Lux 10 Justin Turner 45 Matt Beaty 55

*Outfielders: 3 Chris Taylor 11 A. J. Pollock 18 Steven Souza Jr. 29 Billy McKinney 35

, - valign="top" , style="text-align:left" , *Pitchers: 7 Julio Urías 17 Joe Kelly 21

26 Tony Gonsolin 31

33 David Price 46

48 Brusdar Graterol 49 Blake Treinen 51 Alex Vesia 52 Phil Bickford 59 Evan Phillips 63 Justin Bruihl 74

*Catchers: 15 Austin Barnes 16

*Infielders: 5

9 Gavin Lux 10 Justin Turner 29 Andy Burns 45 Matt Beaty 55

*Outfielders: 3 Chris Taylor 11 A. J. Pollock 18 Steven Souza Jr. 35

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National League Wild Card Game

The Dodgers played the

in the Wild Card game.

started for the Dodgers and he pitched innings, allowing only one run on three hits and three walks. Tommy Edman scored the Cardinals run in the first inning on a bloop single, stolen base and a wild pitch.

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pitched innings for the Cardinals, allowing only a solo home run by Justin Turner in the fourth inning. The game remained tied until the bottom of the ninth when Chris Taylor hit a walk-off two-run home run off of Alex Reyes.

National League Division Series

The Dodgers played the

in the division series, with the series starting at

started for the Dodgers but the Giants pounced on him in the first inning, with a two-run homer by

. Buehler recovered after that and kept the Giants from scoring again until allowing a solo homer by

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in the seventh. Overall he allowed the three runs in innings on six hits and one walk, while striking out five. The Giants added one more run on a homer by

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off Alex Vesia in the eighth. Meanwhile, Logan Webb pitched for the Giants and completely dominated the Dodgers, allowing five hits in scoreless innings while striking out 10. The Giants took game one, 4–0. Julio Urías started the second game for the Dodgers and only allowed one run on three hits in five innings, with five strikeouts. Kevin Gausman for the Giants allowed four runs in innings. The Dodgers scored the first two runs in the second on RBI singles by Urías and

with the Giants getting one back in the bottom of the inning on a sacrifice fly by Donovan Solano. The Dodgers then scored four runs in the sixth on back-to-back doubles by

and A. J. Pollock and they added three more in the eighth on a

homer and RBI singles by Matt Beaty and

off of relievers Zack Littell and Jarlin García. The Giants scored on a Crawford single off Joe Kelly in the sixth but lost the game 9–2 to even up the series. The series moved to

for Game 3.

allowed only three hits and one walk in seven innings while striking out 10. However, one of the hits he allowed was a solo home run by

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in the fifth inning. Alex Wood and three relievers combined to hold the Dodgers scoreless for the second time in the series and the Giants took back the lead with a 1–0 victory. In Game 4, the Dodgers jumped out to an early lead on a first inning RBI double by

and a second inning sacrifice fly by Chris Taylor, driving Giants starter Anthony DeSclafani out of the game after just innings, where he allowed the two runs on five hits. A two-run homer by

in the fourth inning off of Jarlin García extended the lead. Buehler, starting on short rest for the first time in his career, pitched innings for the Dodgers, walking two and giving up only three hits. He left the game with two runners on, one of whom (Longoria), scored on a Darin Ruf ground out against Joe Kelly. The Dodgers got the run back on a Betts sacrifice fly off of Tyler Rogers.

drove in the Giants second run on a ground out against Blake Treinen in the eighth but the Dodgers put the game out of reach thanks to a Smith two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth against Jake McGee. They won 7–2 to tie the series up once more. Logan Webb started the deciding Game 5 for the Giants, allowing only one run on four hits in seven innings, while striking out seven. The one run scored when Betts singled, stole second, and then scored on a double by Seager in the sixth inning. The Giants promptly tied the game up in the bottom of the inning on a solo homer by Darin Ruf off Urías, who worked four innings (entering in the third after two one inning openers), allowing the one run on three hits while striking out five. The game remained tied until the ninth inning. The Dodgers scored in the top of the inning when Bellinger singled in Justin Turner off of

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. Scherzer pitched the bottom of the ninth and picked up his first career save as the Dodgers won 2–1 to take the series.

National League Championship Series

The Dodgers faced the

in the NLCS for the second straight year.

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started for Atlanta, while

acted as an opener for Los Angeles. Atlanta took a 1–0 lead in the bottom of the first, as Eddie Rosario singled, stole second, advanced to third on a ground out, and scored on a

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. The Dodgers tied the game in the top of the second; A. J. Pollock hit a two-out double and scored on a single by Chris Taylor. The teams traded solo home runs in the fourth inning—

for Los Angeles and Austin Riley for Atlanta—leaving the score tied, 2–2. Fried left after six innings, having allowed eight hits while striking out five batters. A two-out threat by the Dodgers in the top of the ninth was ended when Taylor was tagged out after being caught in a

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between second and third. In the bottom of the ninth,

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hit a one-out bloop single off of Blake Treinen, stole second, and then scored on a Riley single to left, giving Atlanta a 1–0 lead in the series. Game 2 was started by

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for Atlanta and

for Los Angeles.

opened the game with a single, followed by a home run from

, staking the Dodgers to an early 2–0 lead. Anderson was

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for in the bottom of the third, having allowed two runs on three hits while striking out two batters. In the bottom of the fourth,

hit a one-out homer with Austin Riley on base, tying the game, 2–2. Scherzer left with one out in the bottom of the fifth, having allowed two runs on four hits while striking out seven. In the top of the seventh, the Dodgers had the

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with two outs following two walks and a hit batsman; Taylor then drove in two runs with a double off of Luke Jackson, putting Los Angeles ahead, 4–2. With one out in the bottom of the eighth, Ozzie Albies singled off of Julio Urías to drive in Rosario from second, pulling Atlanta within a run, 4–3. Riley then doubled to deep center, scoring Albies from first and tying the game, 4–4. Brusdar Graterol came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth; he recorded two outs and, with

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at second, was replaced by

. Rosario hit Jansen's first pitch up the middle, getting by Seager and driving in Swanson. The braves would win the game 5-4, giving them the 2–0 series lead. Game 3 was started by

for Los Angeles and Charlie Morton for Atlanta. In the bottom of the first,

walked, then Seager homered, giving the Dodgers an early 2–0 lead. The Braves rallied back, scoring four runs in the top of the fourth inning.

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singled to open the inning, and with one out Austin Riley doubled and then Pederson singled to score Freeman. Adam Duvall subsequently singled to score Riley and tie the game, Travis d'Arnaud walked to load the bases, and Swanson singled to give the Braves a 3–2 lead. The final run of the inning came on a walk to Rosario that forced in a run. The Braves extended their lead in the top of the fifth with an RBI single by Duvall to bring Ozzie Albies in, making the score 5–2. In the bottom of the eighth, a three-run homer by

with one out tied the game, 5–5. Betts doubled with two outs, scoring Taylor who had singled, to give the Dodgers a 6–5 lead. Jansen came in and struck out the side in the top of the ninth, giving the Dodgers their first win of the series. Luke Jackson, who was charged with all four eighth-inning runs, took the loss. The Dodgers used nine pitchers, with Buehler leaving after innings having allowed four runs on seven hits. Tony Gonsolin, who recorded the final out in the top of the eighth, got the win, while Jansen earned the save. Urías started Game 4 for the Dodgers and

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acted as an opener for the Braves. Atlanta took a 2–0 lead in the top of the second on back-to-back solo home runs by Rosario and Duvall. A solo homer by Freeman in the top of the third, along with a Rosario triple and a Pederson single to drive him in, extended the lead to 4–0. With runners on first and third with one out in the top fo the fifth, Duvall hit a sacrifice fly to make it 5–0. The Dodgers got two runs back in the bottom of the fifth; with two outs and runners on second and third, Pollock singled, trimming Atlanta's lead to 5–2. In the top of the ninth,

singled, stole second, and was driven in by a Freeman

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, extending Atlanta's lead to 6–2. Rosario's second home run of the game, with two men on base, made it 9–2. With a scoreless bottom of the ninth, the Braves took a 3–1 lead in the series.

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, the second of six Braves pitchers, got the win after pitching innings and allowing two runs on two hits. Urías, who pitched five innings for the Dodgers, allowed five runs on eight hits and took the loss. Justin Turner injured his hamstring in this game and was removed from the Dodgers' playoff roster. With their backs against the wall, the Dodgers started Joe Kelly as an opener in Game 5 against Max Fried. Albies singled with one out in the top of the first, then Freeman homered to give the Braves an early 2–0 lead. Kelly left with two outs, due to right bicep tightness but the Dodgers bullpen did not allow another run all game. Pollock] led off the bottom of the second with a solo home run; he was followed by

who singled, then Chris Taylor homered to put the Dodgers ahead, 3–2. With one out in the bottom of the third, the Dodgers had consecutive singles from Pollock, Pujols, and Taylor, adding a run to make it 4–2. With two outs in the bottom of the fifth, Pujols walked and was followed by Taylor's second home run of the game, extending the Dodgers' lead to 6–2. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Taylor hit his third home run, a solo shot making it a 7–2 game. Only 10 players had previously hit three home runs in a playoff game, the first being

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in 1926 World Series, 1926 and the 10th being Enrique Hernández (baseball), Enrique Hernández in 2017 NLCS, 2017. In the bottom of the eighth, Betts led off with single, stole second, and scored on a single by

. With one out, Pollock hit his second home run of the game, coming with two men on base to grow the lead to 11–2. Buehler started the game for the Dodgers on short rest, Ian Anderson started for Atlanta. The Braves took a 1–0 lead in the bottom of the first, on back-to-back two-out doubles by Albies and Riley. The Dodgers tied the game in the top of the fourth, as Bellinger hit a two-out single with runners on first and second, scoring Trea Turner. Anderson was lifted in favor of pinch hitter Ehire Adrianza in the bottom of the fourth inning. After Adrianza doubled with two outs, putting runners at second and third, Rosario hit a home run to put Atlanta back in the lead, 4–1. The Dodgers opened the seventh inning with a double by Taylor and a walk by Bellinger; Pollock then doubled down the left-field line, driving in Taylor and leaving runners at second and third with no one out, and Braves' lead reduced to 4–2. The Braves' Tyler Matzek entered to pitch and struck out Pujols, Steven Souza Jr., and

to end the threat. Matzek returned to pitch the top of the eighth and retired the side in order. Atlanta closer Will Smith (pitcher), Will Smith came in to pitch the top of the ninth with a two-run lead. He struck out Taylor and Bellinger for the first two outs; Pollock then grounded out to end the game and send Atlanta to the

for the first time since .

Roster

Statistics

Batting

''List does not include pitchers. Stats in bold are the team leaders.'' ''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''

Pitching

''List does not include position players. Stats in bold are the team leaders.'' ''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''

Awards and honors

Transactions

April

*On April 1, placed RHP Brusdar Graterol and RHP Joe Kelly on the 10-day injured list. *On April 4, placed RHP Tony Gonsolin on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation and recalled RHP Dennis Santana from the alternate training site. *On April 9, placed OF

on the 10-day injured list with left calf contusion and recalled OF Luke Raley from the alternate training site. *On April 10, claimed RHP Ashton Goudeau off waivers from the

. *On April 17, optioned 1B/OF Matt Beaty to the alternate training site and recalled LHP Alex Vesia from the alternate training site. *On April 18, placed 2B Gavin Lux on the 10-day injured list with right wrist soreness, optioned LHP Alex Vesia to the alternate training site, recalled IF

from the alternate training site, activated RHP Brusdar Graterol from the 10-day injured list and designated RHP Ashton Goudeau for assignment. *On April 23, placed IF/OF

on the 10-day injured list with a right wrist strain, and recalled OF DJ Peters from the alternate training site. *On April 24, placed RHP

on the 10-day injured list with a right lat strain, placed RHP Dennis Santana on the COVID-related injured list with a reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine, and recalled IF/OF Matt Beaty and LHP Garrett Cleavinger from the alternate training site. *On April 26, placed LHP David Price on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain, activated 2B Gavin Lux from the 10-day injured list and RHP Dennis Santana from the COVID-related injured list, recalled RHP Mitch White from the alternate training site and optioned LHP Garrett Cleavinger and OF DJ Peters to the alternate training site. *On April 27, placed LHP Victor González (baseball), Victor González and RHP Mitch White on the COVID-related injured list, and recalled LHP Garrett Cleavinger and OF DJ Peters from the alternate training site. *On April 28, activated LHP Victor González (baseball), Victor González from the COVID-related injured list and optioned OF DJ Peters to the alternate training site. *On April 29, activated RHP Mitch White from the COVID-related injured list and optioned OF Luke Raley to the alternate training site. Placed RHP Brusdar Graterol on the 10-day injured list with right forearm tightness and recalled RHP Edwin Uceta from the alternate training site.

May

*On May 1, optioned RHP Edwin Uceta to the alternate training site and recalled LHP Alex Vesia from the alternate training site. *On May 2, placed RHP Dustin May on the 10-day injured list with a right arm injury, transferred RHP

from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list and purchased the contract of LHP Mike Kickham. *On May 3, claimed RHP Phil Bickford off waivers from the

and designated LHP Mike Kickham for assignment. *On May 4, recalled C Keibert Ruiz from the alternate training site. Recalled OF Luke Raley from the alternate training site as the 27th man for the second game of a doubleheader. *On May 5, optioned OF Luke Raley to AAA Oklahoma City, placed IF Edwin Ríos on the 10-day injured list with a sore right shoulder and recalled RHP Edwin Uceta from AAA Oklahoma City. *On May 6, placed LHP Scott Alexander on the 10-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation and activated RHP Joe Kelly from the 10-day injured list. *On May 8, optioned RHP Edwin Uceta to AAA Oklahoma City and recalled OF DJ Peters from AAA Oklahoma City. *On May 10, optioned C Keibert Ruiz to AAA Oklahoma City. *On May 11, recalled OF Luke Raley from AAA Oklahoma City. *On May 14, claimed IF Travis Blankenhorn off waivers from the Minnesota Twins and transferred RHP Dustin May from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. *On May 15, placed OF AJ Pollock on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain and recalled RHP Edwin Uceta from AAA Oklahoma City. Acquired IF/OF Yoshi Tsutsugo from the

for a player to be named later or cash considerations and transferred IF Edwin Ríos from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. *On May 16, placed SS

on the 10-day injured list with a fractured right hand and recalled C Keibert Ruiz from AAA Oklahoma City. *On May 17, signed free agent 1B

to a one-year contract and transferred RHP Tony Gonsolin from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Activated Pujols and IF/OF Yoshi Tsutsugo, activated LHP David Price from the 10-day injured list and optioned C Keibert Ruiz, RHP Mitch White and LHP Alex Vesia to AAA Oklahoma City. *On May 18, placed LHP Garrett Cleavinger on the 10-day injured list with left forearm inflammation and recalled LHP Alex Vesia from AAA Oklahoma City. *On May 21, purchased the contract of RHP Nate Jones (baseball), Nate Jones from AAA Oklahoma City, optioned OF Luke Raley to AAA Oklahoma City and designated IF Travis Blankenhorn for assignment. *On May 22, placed RHP Jimmy Nelson on the 10-day injured list with right forearm inflammation and recalled RHP Phil Bickford from Triple-A Oklahoma City. *On May 27, optioned RHP Dennis Santana to AAA Oklahoma City and recalled RHP Mitch White from AAA Oklahoma City. *On May 29, activated OF

and IF/OF

from the 10-day injured list and optioned IF

and OF DJ Peters to AAA Oklahoma City.

June

*On June 3, activated OF A. J. Pollock and RHP Jimmy Nelson from the 10-day injured list and optioned RHP Edwin Uceta and LHP Alex Vesia to AAA Oklahoma City. *On June 4, activated RHP Brusdar Graterol from the 10-day injured list and optioned him to AAA Oklahoma City. *On June 9, activated RHP Tony Gonsolin from the 60-day injured list, placed OF Yoshi Tsutsugo on the 10-day injured list with a right calf strain and transferred LHP Scott Alexander from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. *On June 12, purchased the contract of IF Andy Burns from AAA Oklahoma City, optioned RHP Mitch White to AAA Oklahoma City and designated RHP Dennis Santana for assignment. Placed 1B Max Muncy on the 10-day injured list with an oblique strain and recalled OF Luke Raley from AAA Oklahoma City. *On June 15, placed OF

on the 10-day injured list with a hamstring injury and recalled RHP Mitch White from AAA Oklahoma City. *On June 16, purchased the contract of OF Steven Souza Jr. from AAA Oklahoma City and designated RHP Nate Jones (baseball), Nate Jones for assignment. *On June 17, activated LHP Garrett Cleavinger from the 10-day injured list and optioned OF Luke Raley to AAA Oklahoma City. *On June 20, optioned RHP Mitch White to AAA Oklahoma City and recalled RHP Edwin Uceta from AAA Oklahoma City. *On June 21, optioned RHP Edwin Uceta to AAA Oklahoma City and recalled OF Zach Reks from AAA Oklahoma City. *On June 22, activated 1B Max Muncy from the 10-day injured list and optioned OF Zach Reks to AAA Oklahoma City. *On June 23, activated OF

from the 10-day injured list and optioned IF Andy Burns to AAA Oklahoma City. *On June 30, claimed RHP Bobby Wahl off waivers from the

and optioned him to AAA Oklahoma City, transferred SS

from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.

July

*On July 2, RHP

was placed on 7-day administrative leave and RHP Brusdar Graterol was recalled from AAA Oklahoma City. *On July 4, optioned RHP Brusdar Graterol to AAA Oklahoma City and recalled RHP Edwin Uceta from AAA Oklahoma City. *On July 5, activated LHP Scott Alexander from the 60-day injured list and optioned LHP Garrett Cleavinger to AAA Oklahoma City. *On July 6, purchased the contract of RHP Jake Reed (baseball), Jake Reed from AAA Oklahoma City and designated OF Steven Souza Jr. for assignment. Placed LHP Victor González (baseball), Victor González on the 10-day injured list with left plantar fasciitis and recalled LHP Garrett Cleavinger from AAA Oklahoma City. *On July 7, placed LHP

on the 10-day injured list with left forearm inflammation, recalled RHP Mitch White from AAA Oklahoma City, and outrighted OF Yoshi Tsutsugo to AAA Oklahoma City. *On July 8, optioned RHP Mitch White to AAA Oklahoma City and purchased the contract of LHP Darien Nuñez from AAA Oklahoma City. *On July 9, placed LHP Jimmy Nelson on the 10-day injured list with a left lumbar strain and recalled LHP Alex Vesia from AAA Oklahoma City. *On July 10, placed RHP Edwin Uceta on the 10-day injured list with a left lumbar strain and recalled OF Zach Reks from AAA Oklahoma City. *On July 13, claimed RHP Jimmie Sherfy off waivers from the

and designated RHP Bobby Wahl for assignment. *On July 16, optioned OF Zach Reks to AAA Oklahoma City and activated RHP Jimmie Sherfy. *On July 19, activated LHP Victor González (baseball), Victor González from the 10-day injured list and optioned RHP Jake Reed (baseball), Jake Reed to AAA Oklahoma City. Placed IF Gavin Lux on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain and recalled OF Zach Reks from AAA Oklahoma City. *On July 20, purchased the contract of RHP Josiah Gray from AAA Oklahoma City, placed LHP Scott Alexander on the 10-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation, activated RHP Edwin Uceta from the 10-day injured list, optioned Uceta to AAA Oklahoma City and designated IF Andy Burns for assignment. *On July 21, acquired OF Billy McKinney from the

for minor league OF Carlos Rincon and designated RHP Jake Reed (baseball), Jake Reed for assignment. Recalled IF

from AAA Oklahoma City and optioned LHP Darien Nuñez to AAA Oklahoma City. *On July 22, activated OF Billy McKinney and optioned OF Zach Reks to AAA Oklahoma City. *On July 23, placed IF Max Muncy on the paternity list and recalled RHP Brusdar Graterol from AAA Oklahoma City. Recalled LHP Darien Nuñez from AAA Oklahoma City and optioned LHP Garrett Cleavinger to AAA Oklahoma City. *On July 24, placed RHP Jimmie Sherfy on the 10-day injured list with right elbow inflammation, optioned LHP Darien Nuñez to AAA Oklahoma City and recalled OF Luke Raley and RHP Mitch White from AAA Oklahoma City. *On July 25, placed OF

on the 10-day injured list with right hip inflammation and activated RHP Jimmy Nelson from the 10-day injured list. *On July 26, activated IF Max Muncy from the paternity list and optioned IF

to AAA Oklahoma City. *On July 29, acquired LHP Danny Duffy and cash considerations from the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later and designated OF DJ Peters for assignment. *On July 30, acquired RHP

and IF

from the

in exchange for RHPs Josiah Gray and Gerardo Carrillo, C Keibert Ruiz, and OF Donovan Casey, activated SS

from the 60-day injured list and claimed C Chad Wallach off waivers from the

. *On July 31, activated RHP

, placed RHP Tony Gonsolin on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation, recalled LHP Garrett Cleavinger and RHP Edwin Uceta from AAA Oklahoma City, and optioned RHP Brusdar Graterol and OF Luke Raley to AAA Oklahoma City.

August

*On August 1, activated OF

from the 10-day injured list, optioned RHP Mitch White and IF/OF

to AAA Oklahoma City, purchased the contract of RHP Yefry Ramírez from AAA Oklahoma City and transferred RHP Jimmie Sherfy from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. *On August 3, optioned RHP Yefry Ramírez to AAA Oklahoma City and recalled OF Zach Reks from AAA Oklahoma City. Placed RHP Edwin Uceta on the 10-day injured list with a right back strain and recalled RHP Brusdar Graterol from AAA Oklahoma City. *On August 4, signed LHP Cole Hamels to a one-year contract, optioned him to the Arizona Complex League Dodgers, ACL Dodgers and designated RHP Yefry Ramírez for assignment. Placed RHP Jimmy Nelson on the 10-day injured list with right elbow inflammation and recalled LHP Darien Nuñez from AAA Oklahoma City. *On August 6, activated IF

from the COVID-19 related injured list, placed LHP Victor González (baseball), Victor González on the 10-day injured list with right knee inflammation and transferred RHP Jimmy Nelson from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. *On August 7, C Chad Wallach was claimed off waivers by the

. Placed LHP Darien Nuñez on the COVID-19 related injured list and purchased the contract of RHP Kevin Quackenbush from AAA Oklahoma City. *On August 8, placed LHP Garrett Cleavinger on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain and purchased the contract of LHP Justin Bruihl from AAA Oklahoma City. *On August 9, claimed C Anthony Bemboom off waivers from the

and RHP Conner Greene off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles and transferred LHPs

and Danny Duffy from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. *On August 10, activated RHP

from the 60-day injured list and placed RHP Joe Kelly on the COVID-19 related injured list. Activated RHP Conner Greene and optioned OF Zach Reks to AAA Oklahoma City. *On August 11, placed OF

on the 10-day injured list with a right hip injury and activated RHP Edwin Uceta from the 10-day injured list. *On August 12, recalled RHP Mitch White from AAA Oklahoma City and designated RHP Kevin Quackenbush for assignment. *On August 14, placed LHP Julio Urías on the 10-day injured list with left calf contusion and recalled IF/OF

from AAA Oklahoma City. Outrighted C Anthony Bemboom to AAA Oklahoma City. *On August 15, activated LHP Darien Nuñez from the COVID-19 related injured list and optioned IF/OF

to AAA Oklahoma City. *On August 16, claimed RHP Evan Phillips off waivers from the

, selected the contract of RHP Neftalí Feliz from AAA Oklahoma City, recalled RHP

from AAA Oklahoma City, optioned LHP Darien Nuñez and RHP Edwin Uceta to AAA Oklahoma City and placed LHP Cole Hamels on the 60-day injured list. *On August 17, activated RHP Evan Phillips, optioned RHPs

and Conner Greene to AAA Oklahoma City and activated IF Gavin Lux from the 10-day injured list. *On August 19, activated LHP Victor González (baseball), Victor González from the 10-day injured list and optioned RHP Mitch White to Low A Rancho Cucamonga. *On August 20, signed RHP Shane Greene to a free agent contract and added him to the active roster, placed RHP Evan Phillips on the 10-day injured list with a right quad strain and designated RHP Conner Greene for assignment. *On August 24, activated LHP Julio Urías from the 10-day injured list and designated RHP Neftalí Feliz for assignment. *On August 25, activated RHP Joe Kelly from the COVID-19 related injured list and optioned LHP Victor González (baseball), Victor González to AAA Oklahoma City. *On August 26, activated OF

from the 10-day injured list, recalled LHP Darien Nuñez from AAA Oklahoma City and optioned IF Gavin Lux and IF/OF Matt Beaty to AAA Oklahoma City. *On August 27, recalled RHP

from Low A Rancho Cucamonga and optioned LHP Darien Nuñez to Triple-A Oklahoma City. *On August 28, recalled RHP Edwin Uceta from AAA Oklahoma City and optioned RHP

to AAA Oklahoma City. *On August 29, recalled RHP Mitch White from Low A Rancho Cucamonga and optioned RHP Edwin Uceta to AAA Oklahoma City. *On August 30, activated RHP Evan Phillips from the 10-day injured list and optioned RHP Mitch White to AAA Oklahoma City. *On August 31, claimed RHPs Ryan Meisinger and Jake Jewell off waivers from the

. Jewell was optioned to AAA Oklahoma City.

September / October

*On September 1, activated RHP Ryan Meisinger and recalled IF/OF

from AAA Oklahoma City. *On September 2, optioned RHP Ryan Meisinger to AAA Oklahoma City, purchased the contract of LHP Andrew Vasquez (baseball), Andrew Vasquez from AAA Oklahoma City and transferred LHP Scott Alexander from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. *On September 5, placed OF A. J. Pollock on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring sprain, recalled RHP Mitch White from Low A Rancho Cucamonga and outrighted RHP Ryan Meisinger to AAA Oklahoma City. *On September 6, purchased the contract of RHP Neftalí Feliz from AAA Oklahoma City and optioned LHP Andrew Vasquez (baseball), Andrew Vasquez to AAA Oklahoma City. *On September 7, purchased the contract of OF Steven Souza Jr. from AAA Oklahoma City, optioned IF/OF

to AAA Oklahoma City and transferred LHP Garrett Cleavinger from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. RHP Jake Jewell was claimed off waivers by the

. *On September 9, activated RHP Tony Gonsolin from the 10-day injured list, recalled RHP

from AAA Oklahoma City, optioned RHP Mitch White to AAA Oklahoma City and designated RHP Neftalí Feliz for assignment. *On September 10, recalled IF Gavin Lux and IF/OF Matt Beaty from AAA Oklahoma City, optioned RHP

to AAA Oklahoma City and placed OF Billy McKinney on the 10-day injured list with left hip impingement. *On September 12, placed RHP

on the paternity list and recalled RHP Mitch White from AAA Oklahoma City. *On September 13, activated LHP

from the 60-day injured list and designated OF Steven Souza Jr. for assignment. *On September 14, reinstated RHP

from the paternity list and optioned RHP Mitch White to AAA Oklahoma City. *On September 21, placed OF

on the 10-day injured list with a non-displaced fracture in his left rib and recalled OF Luke Raley from AAA Oklahoma City. *On September 22, activated OF A. J. Pollock from the 10-day injured list and designated RHP Shane Greene for assignment. *On September 26, optioned OF Luke Raley to AAA Oklahoma City and recalled LHP Andrew Vasquez (baseball), Andrew Vasquez from AAA Oklahoma City. *On September 28, activated OF

from the 10-day injured list and placed 1B

on the COVID-19 related injured list. *On September 29, activated 1B

from the COVID-19 injured list and optioned LHP Andrew Vasquez (baseball), Andrew Vasquez to AAA Oklahoma City. *On October 2, placed LHP

on the 10-day injured list with left forearm discomfort and recalled RHP Mitch White from AAA Oklahoma City. *On October 3, recalled RHP

from AAA Oklahoma City and optioned RHP Mitch White to AAA Oklahoma City. *On October 21, purchased the contract of IF Andy Burns from AAA Oklahoma City and designated RHP Edwin Uceta for assignment.

Farm system

Minor League Baseball underwent a significant change this year, MLB took direct control of the minor league system and replaced the old legacy league names with generic names depicting their level of play. For the Dodgers, the changes involved the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and Great Lakes Loons switching division levels and the loss of the Ogden Raptors, previously the advanced rookie affiliate that would no longer be part of affiliated baseball.

Minor League awards and honors

* All-Star Futures Game ::Pitcher

::Second Baseman Michael Busch (baseball), Michael Busch *Branch Ricky Minor League Players of the Year ::Pitcher Hyun-il Choi ::Player Miguel Vargas (baseball), Miguel Vargas *Minor League Post-Season All-Stars ::Double-A Central :::Michael Busch (baseball), Michael Busch (second base) :::Miguel Vargas (baseball), Miguel Vargas (third base) :::Ryan Noda (designated hitter) ::High-A Central :::Andy Pages (outfielder) (also MVP and Prospect of the Year) :::Ryan Ward (outfielder) ::Low-A West :::Sam McWilliams (second baseman) :::Jorbit Vivas (third baseman) Following the season, the Dodgers selected several top prospects to play for the Glendale Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League: Pitchers Bobby Miller (baseball), Bobby Miller, Landon Knack, Jeff Belge and Kyle Hurt, infielders Kody Hoese and Jacob Amaya and outfielder James Outman. Miller, Knack and Outman were selected to the Fall Stars Game.

Major League Baseball Draft

The 2021 Draft was held July 11–13, 2021. The Dodgers lost their second round pick as a result of signing pitcher

as a free agent. With their first round pick the Dodgers selected left-handed pitcher Maddux Bruns from UMS-Wright Preparatory School.

References

External links

2021 Los Angeles Dodgers season at Official Site

2021 Los Angeles Dodgers season
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