Saturday's loss in Cincinnati was the Dodgers' 54th recreation on the schedule, which means the 2024 common season is formally one-third full. Meaning it's time to take a look at how the crew has executed up to now, and the way it compares to current years.
Courting again to 2019, spanning six years, the Dodgers' plus-72 run differential by means of 54 video games this season is their second.decreasethough nonetheless in step with many of the different current years outdoors of 2022 and 2022, a pair of seasons that ended with the 2 greatest successful percentages in franchise historical past, though the previous occurs on a truncated 60-game schedule.
This 12 months's 33-21 document is tied for the Twelfth-most by means of 54 video games by the Dodgers since transferring to Los Angeles, and that's with dropping every of their final 4 video games. It's an extended season
Dodgers first 54 video games, 12 months by 12 months
| 12 months | WL | Run for | He runs towards it | Differential run | BA/OBP/SLG | wRC+* | WAS | WAS- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months | WL | Run for | He runs towards it | Differential run | BA/OBP/SLG | wRC+* | WAS | WAS- |
| 2024 | 33-21 | 269 | 197 | + 72 | .255/.335/.430 | 120 | 3.40 | 86 |
| 2023 | 32-22 | 298 | 248 | +50 | .239/.328/.455 | 113 | 4.50 | 106 |
| 2022 | 35-19 | 290 | 177 | + 113 | .251/.333/.428 | 116 | 2.91 | 73 |
| 2021 | 32-22 | 282 | 209 | + 73 | .242/.338/.414 | 113 | 3.25 | 86 |
| 2020 | 38-16 | 312 | 193 | + 119 | .255/.337/.472 | 120 | 3.08 | 72 |
| 2019 | 36-18 | 294 | 211 | + 83 | .261/.349/.460 | 118 | 3.51 | 85 |
| 2018 | 25-29 | 231 | 213 | + 18 | .237/.316/.393 | 103 | 3.63 | 94 |
| 2017 | 33-21 | 271 | 185 | + 86 | .258/.340/.428 | 112 | 3.20 | 77 |
| 2016 | 28-26 | 230 | 195 | +35 | .238/.309/.374 | 92 | 3.38 | 85 |
| 2015 | 31-23 | 245 | 195 | +50 | .261/.339/.450 | 128 | 3.44 | 92 |
| 2014 | 29-25 | 231 | 191 | +40 | .257/.324/.415 | 119 | 3.48 | 100 |
| 2013 | 23-31 | 193 | 229 | -36 | .257/.327/.375 | 100 | 3.88 | 108 |
However let's dig into how the Dodgers bought to the place they’re at this level within the season.
Listed here are the person gamers, beginning with the catchers, and an elevated workload behind the plate for Will Smith.
First 54 video games: Catchers
| The gamers | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | HR | RBI | SB/CS | BB | I AM | P.A | BA/OBP/SLG | wRC+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The gamers | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | HR | RBI | SB/CS | BB | I AM | P.A | BA/OBP/SLG | wRC+ |
| Smith | 41 + 2 | 172 | 28 | 51 | 13 | 6 | 33 | 0/1 | 19 | 31 | 197 | .297/.365/.477 | 138 |
| Barnes | 13 | 37 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 7 | 11 | 45 | .189/.318/.216 | 69 |
| Totals | 209 | 30 | 58 | 14 | 6 | 35 | 0/1 | 26 | 42 | 242 | .278/.357/.431 |
Regardless of making simply two begins at designated hitter this season, Smith has managed to start out 43 of the Dodgers' first 54 video games, which has been a boon to the offense as he is likely one of the high hitters within the lineup. Smith's profession is 130 begins, in 2022, however that included 24 begins at DH.
Now, to the place gamers.
First 54 video games: participant positions
| The gamers | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB/CS | BB | I AM | P.A | BA/OBP/SLG | wRC+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The gamers | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB/CS | BB | I AM | P.A | BA/OBP/SLG | wRC+ |
| Beds | 53-0-0 | 208 | 41 | 70 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 9/1 | 36 | 22 | 244 | .337/.434/.548 | 183 |
| Freeman | 54-0-0 | 197 | 31 | 56 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 1/1 | 31 | 40 | 237 | .284/.392/.442 | 140 |
| Ohtani | 0-0-52 | 207 | 39 | 70 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 35 | 13/0 | 24 | 45 | 235 | .338/.406/.628 | 192 |
| T.Hernández | 0-54-0 | 201 | 31 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 3/2 | 20 | 66 | 224 | .254/.327/.483 | 132 |
| Muncy | 36-0-0 | 139 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 0/0 | 21 | 50 | 167 | .223/.323/.475 | 123 |
| Lux | 36-0-0 | 138 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1/0 | 10 | 31 | 148 | .210/.264/.290 | 61 |
| Pages | 0-33-0 | 130 | 19 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 1/1 | 4 | 41 | 140 | .238/.271/.400 | 90 |
| Outman | 0-30-0 | 109 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2/1 | 13 | 40 | 124 | .147/.250/.266 | 55 |
| Ok. Hernández | 16-13-0 | 107 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0/0 | 10 | 25 | 118 | .206/.271/.299 | 68 |
| Taylor | 0-20-0 | 69 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1/1 | 9 | 31 | 82 | .101/.222/.116 | 12 |
| Rojas | 21-0-0 | 72 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2/0 | 6 | 8 | 78 | .250/.308/.417 | 109 |
| Heyward | 0-9-0 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1/0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | .194/.235/.290 | 51 |
| Woe | 0-2-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .143/.143/.286 | 15 |
| Trammell | 0-1-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .000/.000/.000 | -100 |
| Totals | 1,621 | 239 | 408 | 84 | 9 | 62 | 224 | 34/7 | 185 | 408 | 238 |
Mookie Betts has recovered from his inferno of the Nationwide League successful streak of the month of April. However he nonetheless leads the majors in on-base proportion (.434) and Baseball Reference's model of Wins Above Substitute (3.8), and leads the Nationwide League in FanGraphs WAR (3.2).
Shohei Ohtani's first third of the season together with his new crew has been a smashing success, main MLB in batting common (.338) and whole bases (130), and main the Nationwide League in extra-base hits (32) , OPS (1.034). ), and slugging proportion (.628).
He set private bests by means of his crew's first 54 video games in hits (70), runs scored (39), whole bases, doubles (17), walks (24), OPS, batting common, on-base proportion (. 406), and slugging proportion.
Ohtani is the primary Dodger ever with a minimum of 13 residence runs and 13 stolen bases by means of the primary 54 video games of a season, and the eleventh participant in crew historical past with double figures in each by means of the primary 54 video games.
On the opposite finish of the spectrum, Chris Taylor was relegated to the bench, beginning simply as soon as within the 16-game stretch earlier than getting the look on Friday and Saturday in Cincinnati. A part of that’s that the Dodgers haven't confronted many left-handed beginning pitchers throughout that stretch, but additionally that Taylor is off to one of many worst offensive begins in franchise historical past, with simply seven hits in 69 at-bats. – bats.
There’s a actual divide within the Dodgers lineup, with a really productive high 6 lineup and nearly nothing from everybody else. Miguel Rojas is the one one of many high six gamers who was even common offensively, with a 109 wRC+. Andy Pages had an excellent three week run, however has been slumping for some time now (9-for-65, .386 OPS since his final multi-hit recreation) and his all the way down to 90 wRC+
The opposite 10 Dodgers outdoors the highest six have mixed to hit a mixed .194/.263/.297 in 782 plate appearances, with Rojas and Pagine the one ones in that group with an OPS above .570.
Let's take a look at the pitchers now, beginning with the starters.
First 54 video games: Rotation
| Pitcher | G | WL | QS | IP | H | R/ER | HR | BB | I AM | WAS | FRUIT | FIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | G | WL | QS | IP | H | R/ER | HR | BB | I AM | WAS | FRUIT | FIP |
| Glasnow | 11 | 8-3 | 7 | 67 | 44 | 23/23 | 6 | 17 | 87 | 3.09 | 0.910 | 2.46 |
| Yamamoto | 10 | 5-1 | 5 | 54 | 46 | 20/19 | 6 | 11 | 61 | 3.17 | 1,056 | 2.98 |
| stone | 9 | 4-2 | 5 | 50 | 48 | 20/20 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 3.60 | 1,300 | 3.83 |
| Paxton | 9 | 5-0 | 4 | 49 | 42 | 19/19 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 3.49 | 1,429 | 5.56 |
| Pull out | 4 | 1-1 | 1 | 20⅔ | 14 | 6/6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 2.61 | 0.968 | 4.63 |
| Bühler | 4 | 1-2 | 1 | 19.0 | 20 | 9/9 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 4.26 | 1.211 | 5.55 |
| B. Miller | 3 | 1-1 | 1 | 11⅔ | 11 | 7/7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 5.40 | 1,457 | 3.82 |
| Hernandez | 1 | 0-1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3/3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4.50 | 0.833 | 4.80 |
| Totals | 51 | 23-11 | 25 | 277⅓ | 229 | 107/106 | 34 | 89 | 264 | 3.44 | 1.147 | 3.84 |
Tyler Glasnow leads the majors with 87 strikeouts, already greater than midway to matching his profession excessive, set final 12 months. He’s on tempo for 261 strikeouts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto is on tempo for 183. The final time the Dodgers had two pitchers with 200 strikeouts every was 2015 with Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke.
To present you an thought of the turnover of the roster this season, 39 begins within the first third of this season had been by pitchers who weren’t lively in any respect in the course of the first 54 video games of 2023.
These begin stats embrace the 51 true begins by Dodgers pitchers this season. Scheduled bullpen video games — begins by Ryan Brasier on April 2 towards the Giants, Kyle Harm on April 16 vs. the Nationals, and Michael Grove on April 28 on the Blue Jays — are all included within the emergency numbers.
First 54 video games: Bullpen
| Pitcher | G | WL | Sv | IP | H | R/ER | HR | BB | I AM | WAS | FRUIT | FIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | G | WL | Sv | IP | H | R/ER | HR | BB | I AM | WAS | FRUIT | FIP |
| see | 22 | 1-2 | 1 | 23⅓ | 9 | 7/4 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 1.54 | 0.986 | 4.24 |
| Hudson | 20 | 1-1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 7/6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 2.70 | 0.750 | 3.68 |
| Grove | 20 | 2-2 | 0 | 26⅓ | 23 | 17/17 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 5.81 | 1,253 | 3.09 |
| Kelly | 15 | 0-0 | 0 | 13⅓ | 13 | 8/7 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 4.73 | 1,350 | 2.60 |
| Yarbrough | 15 | 3-1 | 1 | 36⅓ | 26 | 13/12 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 2.97 | 0.963 | 4.81 |
| Phillips | 14 | 0-0 | 8 | 13⅔ | 10 | 3/1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 0.66 | 1,024 | 1.52 |
| Brazier | 12 | 0-0 | 0 | 11⅔ | 10 | 6/6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.63 | 1.114 | 5.19 |
| Spring breakers | 9 | 0-1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6/6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6.00 | 1,333 | 4.80 |
| Varland | 7 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3/2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3.00 | 1,833 | 6.80 |
| The trains | 7 | 1-0 | 0 | 6⅔ | 3 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.00 | 0.600 | 0.88 |
| N. Ramirez | 6 | 0-0 | 0 | 9⅓ | 9 | 4/4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3.86 | 1,500 | 4.09 |
| Christmas | 5 | 1-1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3/2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.57 | 1,000 | 3.27 |
| Hernandez | 3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3⅔ | 3 | 3/3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7.36 | 1,091 | 12.95 |
| Lame | 3 | 0-0 | 1 | 4⅓ | 2 | 2/1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.08 | 0.923 | 6.13 |
| Band | 3 | 1-0 | 0 | 2⅔ | 1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.375 | 1.63 |
| injured | 3 | 0-1 | 0 | 6⅔ | 8 | 2/1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.35 | 1,350 | 2.68 |
| Y. Ramirez | 2 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3/3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 1,500 | 7.63 |
| Brogdon | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 2,000 | 29.13 |
| Vanascu | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 2.13 |
| Salazar | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1/0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 | 2,500 | 3/13 |
| Totals | 169 | 10-10 | 15 | 207 | 159 | 90/77 | 25 | 68 | 189 | 3.35 | 1,097 | 4.02 |
Of observe, the Dodgers technically have six saves this season, however none of them are true blown saves. All of the saves got here between the sixth and eighth innings, all by pitchers who weren't introduced in to shut out that specific recreation. The true saving alternatives are what you observe for the desk above.
That they executed six totally different pitchers have recorded a save up to now this season, together with Dinelson Lamet's first in 11 skilled seasons and a three-inning save by Ryan Yarbrough within the March 28 residence opener towards St .
Yarbrough's 36⅓ innings are probably the most in MLB this season.
That's it for the primary third of the season. We are going to return on the finish of July to match the second third of the season with the primary.
