Since last Monday the Dodgers have gained 2 ½ games on the Giants and are now just 1 game back in the NL West.
Monday August 30
Monday was Mookie Betts bobblehead night and he didn’t let the fans down. Betts hit his 18th homerun as the Dodgers beat the Braves 5-3.
Max Muncy also hit his 29th homerun, Will Smith hit his 22nd, and Corey Seager hit his 7th long ball of the year.
After pitching for LA on Sunday the 29th, Mitch White got optioned back to AAA OKC on Monday. That means he can’t pitch with LA until Wednesday. Evan Phillips was activated on Monday and got his first action with LA on Friday. He gave up no earned runs in his 1 inning against the Giants.
Tuesday August 31
The Dodgers picked up 3 pitchers, one by trade and 2 off the waiver wire. Jake Jewell and Ryan Meisinger were both placed on waivers by the Cubs and picked up by the Dodgers on waivers. AA Tulsa catcher, Stevie Berman, was traded to the Twins for left handed pitcher Andrew Vasquez.
This is the 2nd trade this year in which the Dodgers traded a AA player straight up for a Major Leaguer.
Billy McKinney was also picked picked up by the Dodgers in an earlier trade for AA Tulsa outfielder Carlos Rincon.
Mookie Betts hit a homerun on the 2nd consecutive night and Walker Buehler pitched 7 innings in route to a 3-2 Dodger victory over the Braves.
The Dodgers trailed 2-1 in the 7th but scored in both the 7th on a Chris Taylor sac fly, and in the 8th on a Corey Seager double.
The Dodgers pulled ahead in the NL West by ½ game but that lead was short lived.
Wednesday September 1
Ryan Meisinger was activated only to be sent to OKC on Saturday. Zac McKinstry was also optioned to AAA OKC on Wednesday as well.
Max Muncy and Austin Barnes homered for the Dodgers and Max Scherzer went 6 innings to complete a 3 game sweep of the Atlanta Braves.
Barnes and Muncy each had 2 hits on the night.
Thursday September 2
The Dodgers had an off day on the Field and a relatively quiet day off of it as well. They selected the contract of LHP Andrew Vasquez and placed Scott Alexander on the 60 day IL.
The Giants tied the Division however by salvaging the last game of a 4 game series with the Brewers. The Giants gained a ½ game back to tie the Division and set up the huge weekend series between the Dodgers and Giants.
Friday September 3
There were no transactions on Friday and no good news on the Field either.
The Dodgers dropped the first game of the series to the Giants to fall back 1 game in the Division.
The Dodgers left 9 men on base and could only muster 2 runs in a 3-2 defeat at the hands of the beloved Giants.
Saturday September 4
Saturday was sweet revenge day as the Dodgers scored 6 runs on 6 hits and Julio Urias recorded his league leading 16th win on the year.
Justin Turner and Corey Seager both homered as the Dodgers evened the Division back up.
Tony Gonsolin got sent on assignment to Low A Rancho Cucamongo and threw 2 ⅓ innings giving up 1 run on 3 hits.
Sunday September 5
Yesterday was a day most Dodgers fans thought would be a celebration. The Giants were having a 2nd consecutive bullpen day and the Dodgers had Walker Buehler going
But, as baseball would have it, things didn’t go as planned and the Dodgers lost 5-4 to drop 1 game back again in the Diviision.
The Dodgers left another 9 runners on base in route to a frustrating loss that saw the Giants collect 10 hits and 6 runs.
Former All Star Neftali Feliz had his contract picked up by the Dodgers so we’ll see what the next move is there.
Next up
The Dodgers travel to St Louis for a rare 5 game series with the Cardinals before returning back home next weekend to host the Padres.
