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Los Angeles (N) Dodgers 08-20-2008
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| Breaking News | | Monday, August 18th, 2008: Martin Pounds NL Pitchers This Week
One of the league's most exciting young players, Russell Martin of the Los Angeles (N) Dodgers earned himself National League Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last week's games.
For the week the 25-year-old catcher had a lofty .500 average (15-30), collecting 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 7 runs scored.
To date this year Martin is batting .299 with 9 home runs. |
| Monday, August 11th, 2008: Loney NL's Best of the Week
It was a fantastic week for Los Angeles (N) first baseman James Loney and it was capped off today with the announcement that he was named the winner of the National League Player of the Week Award.
Last week Loney hammered the ball at a torrid .500 pace, going 12-24 with 3 home runs, 7 RBIs and 5 runs scored.
Thus far this season Loney has hit .366 with 19 home runs, 84 RBIs and scored 74 times. |
| Sunday, July 20th, 2008: Beimel Out 2-3 Weeks with Injury
Medical officials from the Los Angeles (N) Dodgers reported that the club's 31-year-old reliever, Joe Beimel, suffered a strained tricep muscle in yesterday's matchup against the St. Louis Cardinals while throwing a pitch. Beimel is expected to miss 2-3 weeks of action.
His record this year is 4-and-1 with no saves and a 2.34 ERA. Beimel has given up 40 hits in 57.2 innings with 33 strikeouts.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 69-51, .575 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 41-23, .641 PCT | | Record on the road | 28-28, .500 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 5-2, .714 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 17-20, .459 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 26-14, .650 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 43-37, .537 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 9-1, .900 PCT | | Record in April | 15-7, .682 PCT | | Record in May | 13-14, .481 PCT | | Record in June | 15-12, .556 PCT | | Record in July | 14-12, .538 PCT | | Record in August | 12-6, .667 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .283 - 1st in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .356 - 1st in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .457 - 4th in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .814 - 2nd in NL | | Runs Scored | 653 - 2nd in NL | | Hits | 1172 - 2nd in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 411 - 6th in NL | | Home Runs | 145 - 6th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 439 - 3rd in NL | | Strikeouts | 838 - 7th in NL | | Stolen Bases | 98 - tied for 4th in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.03 - 3rd in NL | | Starters' ERA | 4.17 - 4th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.83 - 5th in NL | | Runs allowed | 526 - 3rd in NL | | Hits allowed | 1039 - 2nd in NL | | Opponents AVG | .254 - 3rd in NL | | BABIP | .298 - 3rd in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 106 - 5th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 421 - 10th in NL | | Strikeouts | 847 - 6th in NL |
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