Tag Archives: Yazmani Grandal

LAD May Double Leaderboard – Grandal sneaks in

Nomar Garciaparra had fourteen doubles in May and no one else is close but Grandal did manage to sneak onto the leaderboard with his ten doubles in May. Puig seems to be on every May leaderboard based on what he did in 2014. Player Split Year 2B PA RBI BA OBP SLG OPS TB Nomar …

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Successful offensive May is in the books

Overall Record 33 wins / 21 losses May Record – 19 wins / 9 losses Position – 1st place /  half a game in front of the both the Rockies and Diamondbacks Dodgers led the NL in runs scored in May with 159, averaging 5.67 runs per game.  That was forty-seven more runs scored in April, …

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Dodgers versus Arrieta

Only Grandal and Gonzalez have homered off of Arrieta.  Seager has had three singles in just six plate appearances. Name PA H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS Adrian Gonzalez 24 6 1 0 1 2 1 4 .726 Chase Utley 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Yasmani Grandal 8 1 …

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Updated May Hitting Stats – May 22nd

Dodger record in May 12 wins 7 losses Dodger overall record, 24 wins 18 loses,  tied for 2nd place, two games behind Rockies Three regular players with an OPS over 1.000,  2/3 of the way through May. No wonder the Dodgers have a great record in May. Offense looks to be held down by Seager …

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Kenta Maeda looks to pull a Tanaka

To put it mildly, Kenta Maeda has been a huge disappointment so far in 2017. Date Opp Rslt IP H ER BB SO HR Game Score Apr4 SDP L0-4 5.0 6 3 2 4 1 45 Apr9 COL W10-6 5.0 5 4 1 5 1 45 Apr15 ARI W8-4 4.0 4 4 1 5 1 …

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McCarthy stamps while regulars rake

Last night Brandon McCarthy and the Dodgers expected to be part of the opening day lineup laid waste to the Rangers. McCarthy pitched the best three innings of the spring among those battling for a spot in the rotation.  Granted he did it against an AAA Texas Ranger lineup but it still had encouraging signs. …

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Redemption game

Rich Hill showed why the Dodger front office traded for him, Cory Seager showed why he’s the best rookie in baseball, Yazmani Grandal showed why fans shouldn’t worry about a slump in the postseason, Joe Blanton showed why one pitch won’t define his 2016 season, Yasiel Puig showed why you shouldn’t count him out, and …

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LAD – by the numbers 06/29/16

Adrian Gonzalez loves Miller park so much that in 136 plate appearances  he has the highest BA (.420), highest OBP (.507),  and highest slugging percentage (.795) of his career at Miller park.  No wonder that last night he might have broken out of his season-long slump by getting on base five times via three hits, …

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Howard Cole of Forbes feels the Dodgers should get Lucroy

I have, to be honest,  I go to Forbes for business information, certainly did not expect to run into a fairly well-written Dodger article.  If you click the link you will find that Howard Cole feels the Dodgers should do what it takes to acquire Jonathan Lucroy and either Sonny Gray or Julio Tehran. Now …

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Yazmani Grandal – King of the 3-run home run

Yazmani Grandal has only hit six home runs this year, but when he hits them, they count. Grandal now has three of the LAD nine three run home runs accounting for 33% of them. Not a bad seasons work when you’re hitting less than .200 and generally considered to be having a poor offensive season. …

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