The 2019 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 130th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 62nd season in Los Angeles, California. They played their home games at Dodger Stadium. On September 4, the Dodgers broke the National League record for most home runs in a season with their 250th home run, breaking the old mark set by the 2000 Houston Astros. The record would later be broken by the 2023 Atlanta Braves. The Dodgers became the first team to clinch a playoff berth by winning their seventh straight National League West title on September 10, the earliest they had clinched in franchise history. They finished the regular season with a record of 106âÂÂ56, breaking the franchise record for wins in a season previously held by the 1953 Dodgers. Their 106âÂÂ56 record was the second best in the MLB, just one game less than the Houston Astros who had a record of 107âÂÂ55. The Dodgers lost to the eventual World Series champion Washington Nationals in the NLDS in five games, ending their streak of three straight NLCS appearances. With the Nationals going on to win the World Series, the Dodgers became the second franchise to be eliminated by the eventual World Series champions in four consecutive postseasons, with the New York Yankees from 2001 to 2004 being the first.
Third base coach Chris Woodward left his position with the Dodgers after the 2018 season to become the Manager of the Texas Rangers and shortly afterwards hitting coach Turner Ward left the team to take on a similar position with the Cincinnati Reds. Assistant hitting coach Luis Ortiz also left the team to take on a role as hitting coach for the Texas Rangers.
On November 6, general manager Farhan Zaidi left the Dodgers to become the President of Baseball Operations for the San Francisco Giants.
On November 28, the Dodgers finalized their coaching staff. They named Dino Ebel as the new third base coach, Robert Van Scoyoc as the hitting coach, Aaron Bates as assistant hitting coach and Chris Gimenez as game planning coach. They also promoted Brant Brown to the new position of hitting strategist. On December 3, they agreed to a four-year contract extension with manager Dave Roberts, running through the 2022 season.
The Dodgers announced in December that they would not be hiring a new general manager during the off-season, though they did hire Jeff Kingston to be Assistant general manager.
In March they promoted Brandon Gomes to also be an assistant GM and Will Rhymes to Gomes old position as Director of Player Development.
On December 17, 2018, the Dodgers announced that Tim Neverett would be joining the broadcast team. He would work select television and radio games in place of Charley Steiner who had chosen to scale back his work schedule. In addition, Kevin Kennedy would be leaving his part-time role with the team.
On October 29, 2018, the day after the Dodgers season ended with a World Series loss, seven players became free agents. They included pitchers John Axford, Daniel Hudson, Ryan Madson and Hyun-jin Ryu, catcher Yasmani Grandal and infielders Brian Dozier and Manny Machado. In addition, second baseman Chase Utley, who had one more year remaining on his contract, retired. Ryu accepted the Dodgers $17.9 million qualifying offer and remained with the team for 2019. On November 20, the Dodgers released RHP Tom Koehler and designated LHP Zac Rosscup, RHP Erik Goeddel and IF/OF Tim Locastro for assignment. Switch Pitcher Pat Venditte was designated for assignment on November 28.
On November 28, the Dodgers acquired left-handed pitcher Adam McCreery from the Atlanta Braves for cash. On December 21, 2018, the Dodgers traded outfielders Matt Kemp and Yasiel Puig, left-handed pitcher Alex Wood, catcher/infielder Kyle Farmer and cash considerations to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for right-handed pitcher Homer Bailey and two minor leaguers, Jeter Downs and Josiah Gray. They released Bailey the same day. On January 11, the Dodgers acquired catcher Russell Martin from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for minor league prospects Andrew Sopko and Ronny Brito. The Blue Jays also sent cash to the Dodgers in the deal.
On November 1, 2018, the Dodgers bought out corner infielder David Freese's 2019 option for $500,000 and then re-signed him for one year and $4.5 million. The following day, they reached a deal with starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw, to avoid him opting out of his previous deal they agreed to a three-year, $93 million contract. This agreement extends his previous contract by one year and $28 million. On December 21, the Dodgers announced that they had signed right-handed pitcher Joe Kelly to a three-year, $27 million contract, which included an option for a fourth year. On January 26, 2019, the Dodgers signed outfielder A. J. Pollock to a four-year, $55 million contract that included a player option for a fifth year.
The Dodgers began spring training on February 12, 2019, when pitchers and catchers reported to camp at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona. On March 10, the Dodgers released right-handed relief pitcher Josh Fields when they claimed left-handed pitcher Donnie Hart off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles. Clayton Kershaw was expected to be the Dodgers opening day starter for a ninth straight season, but he experienced shoulder inflammation early in camp which kept him from pitching in spring training games and led to him beginning the season on the injured list. Near the end of spring training, Rich Hill came down with a strained MCL, leading to the Dodgers announcing that Hyun-jin Ryu would start on opening day and that Ross Stripling would also begin the season in the rotation.
The season began on March 28 with a home series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Hyun-Jin Ryu made the Opening Day start and allowed only one run while striking out eight in six innings. Meanwhile, the Dodgers offense hit an MLB opening day record eight home runs, with two each by Joc Pederson and Enrique Hernández. The Dodgers began the season with a 12âÂÂ5 victory. In the second game, Ross Stripling struck out five over five scoreless innings and A. J. Pollock had four hits, including a double and a homer, as the Dodgers jumped out to a 3âÂÂ0 lead. However, reliever Joe Kelly allowed a three-run homer to Christian Walker in the seventh and the game went into extra innings where the Diamondbacks won 5âÂÂ4 thanks to a game-winning hit by Carson Kelly in the 13th inning. The Dodgers hit four more home runs in the third game of the season, including two by Cody Bellinger, as they routed the Diamondbacks, 18âÂÂ5. Kenta Maeda in his debut, allowed three solo homers in 6 innings for the win. It was the first game in Dodger Stadium where both lead-off hitters (Joc Pederson for the Dodgers and Jarrod Dyson for the Diamondbacks) hit home runs in their first at-bats. Walker Buehler struggled in his debut, allowing five runs on five hits without striking anyone out in only three innings on March 31, but a two-run double by Pollock in the eighth helped the Dodgers come from behind to win 8âÂÂ7. The 43-run total was a club record for a four-game series.
Julio UrÃÂas got the start on April 1 in the opener of a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants. He struck out seven while allowing only three hits in five scoreless innings. However, Joe Kelly allowed four runs on four hits in 1 innings and the Giants won 4âÂÂ2. Ryu struck out five and allowed two runs in seven innings in the next game while Cody Bellinger hit a grand slam home run and the Dodgers won 6âÂÂ5. They hit at least one home run in each of their first six games, matching the franchise record set in 1954. They broke that record when Enrique Hernández homered in the next game, and then a two-run double by David Freese helped the Dodgers to a 5âÂÂ3 comeback victory over the Giants to end the homestand.
On April 5, the Dodgers began their first road trip of the season with a trip to Coors Field to play the Colorado Rockies. Bellinger hit a three-run homer in the Dodgers 10âÂÂ6 win in the opener. He set Dodgers franchise records with six homers and 16 RBI through the first eight games of the season and became only the third player in MLB history to accomplish that, joining Eddie Mathews (1954) and Alex Rodriguez (2007). Alex Verdugo homered and tripled as the Dodgers took the next game, 7âÂÂ2. Bellinger hit his seventh home run as the Dodgers finished off a sweep of the Rockies with a 12âÂÂ6 win. The Dodgers scored 84 runs in their first 10 games, the third most in MLB history behind only the 1932 Yankees and the 1999 Indians. The Dodgers next traveled to Busch Stadium for a four-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals. They lost the opener 4âÂÂ3 as their five-game winning streak and 10 game homer streak both came to an end. In the following game the team was hitless in nine at-bats with runners in scoring position, stranding 13 base runners in a 4âÂÂ0 shutout loss. Joc Pederson and Max Muncy hit back-to-back home runs on April 10 but those were the only runs the Dodgers scored in a 7âÂÂ2 loss to the Cardinals. The Cardinals finished off their first four-game sweep of the Dodgers since 2010 with an 11âÂÂ7 win in the finale.
The Dodgers returned home on April 12 to face the Milwaukee Brewers. Former Dodger Yasmani Grandal had three hits, including a two-run homer as the Brewers took game one, 8âÂÂ5. Zach Davies shut down the Dodgers in the next game, striking out six in seven innings as the Brewers won 4âÂÂ1. The Dodgers six-game losing streak came to an end on April 14, when Ross Stripling allowed only one run on four hits in eight innings and they beat the Brewers 7âÂÂ1. Clayton Kershaw made his 2019 debut the following day in the opener of a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds. He allowed two runs (on a two-run first inning homer by former Dodger Yasiel Puig) in seven innings, and the Dodgers won 4âÂÂ3 on a two-run walk-off homer by Joc Pederson. They won the next game too, 6âÂÂ1, thanks to Alex Verdugo, who had three hits and three RBI in the game. They finished off the sweep of the Reds with a 3âÂÂ2 victory on April 17. A three-run home run by A. J. Pollock accounted for all the Dodgers scoring. They also tied an MLB record with the 32nd consecutive home game with a home run, matching the 1999 Colorado Rockies.
The Dodgers next traveled to begin a series with the Brewers at Miller Park. Julio UrÃÂas struck out nine in six scoreless innings while Cody Bellinger and Max Muncy homered in the 3âÂÂ1 win in the series opener. Enrique Hernández hit a three-run homer in the next game as the Dodgers came from behind to win 5âÂÂ3. Christian Yelich hit two home runs in the next game as the Brewers snapped the Dodgers' six-game winning streak with a 5âÂÂ0 shutout win. The Dodgers wrapped up the series with a 6âÂÂ5 victory. Pederson hit two homers and Bellinger added a go-ahead homer in the ninth inning for the win. The Dodgers lost to the Chicago Cubs in the opener of a three-game series at Wrigley Field on April 23, 7âÂÂ2. A pair of three-run home runs, by Javier Báez and Jason Heyward, in the sixth inning gave the Cubs a 7âÂÂ6 win over the Dodgers in the second game of the series. The Dodgers did take the last game of the series, 2âÂÂ1.
The Dodgers returned home on April 26 to play the Pittsburgh Pirates and won the opener, 6âÂÂ2. Austin Barnes homered, doubled, and drove in three runs in the game while Hyun-jin Ryu struck out 10 in seven innings. Bellinger hit his 13th homer in the game to set a new MLB record with 88 total bases before the month of May. In the next game, Clayton Kershaw struck out eight in seven innings and picked up his first win of the season when Pederson's two-run triple in the seventh inning led the Dodgers to a 3âÂÂ1 comeback victory. Despite the win, the Dodgers failed to homer in the game, snapping their 33-game home streak. Rich Hill made his season debut on April 28, allowing five runs in six innings. Bellinger hit his 14th home run of the season and drove in three runs as the Dodgers came from behind to win, 7âÂÂ6 to complete the sweep.
The Dodgers traveled to Oracle Park on April 29 to play the Giants and lost the opening game 3âÂÂ2 thanks to a three-run double by Evan Longoria in the seventh inning. They finished off the month with a 10âÂÂ3 win and became the first team in the majors to reach 20 wins.
Madison Bumgarner struck out six in eight innings while only allowing one run on four hits as the Giants beat the Dodgers 2âÂÂ1 on May 1. The Dodgers won their next game, 4âÂÂ3, over the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. A three-run home run by Max Muncy led to a 5-run sixth inning as the Dodgers came from behind to win 7âÂÂ6 the next day. Hunter Renfroe hit a pinch-hit grand slam off Kenley Jansen to give the Padres an 8âÂÂ5 win in the series finale.
The Dodgers returned home on May 6 and beat the Atlanta Braves, 5âÂÂ3. Walker Buehler struck out eight in seven innings in the win. In the next game, Hyun-jin Ryu pitched a four hit, complete game, shutout and Justin Turner hit three home runs and drove in six RBI in a 9âÂÂ0 rout. The Dodgers hit three home runs in the following game, a 9âÂÂ4 win, and finished off a three-game sweep of the Braves. They next split a four-game series with the Washington Nationals. In the first game they were shutout 6âÂÂ0 as Patrick Corbin struck out eight in seven innings. They returned the favor by shutting out the Nationals, 5âÂÂ0, the next day. Joc Pederson hit two homers in the game. In the third game, Buehler struck out seven in seven scoreless innings but a grand slam homer by Gerardo Parra off reliever Dylan Floro in the eighth led the Nationals to a 5âÂÂ2 win. Ryu took a no-hitter into the eighth inning in the next game, while striking out nine and Corey Seager hit a grand slam as the Dodgers won 6âÂÂ0. The Dodgers beat the Padres 6âÂÂ3 on May 14 as Pederson and Cody Bellinger both homered. Kenta Maeda struck out 12 batters in 6 scoreless innings while only allowing three hits and also singled in both of the Dodgers runs as they beat the Padres 2âÂÂ0.
The Dodgers next began a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark. Rich Hill became the oldest Dodgers pitcher since Dazzy Vance to strike out 10 or more batters in game when he pitched six scoreless innings and the Dodgers hit four homers in a 6âÂÂ0 win. The Dodgers managed just two hits in the next game, as the Reds shut them out 4âÂÂ0. The Dodgers took the final game of the series, 8âÂÂ3. Ryu extended his scoreless streak to 31 innings as he struck out five in seven innings. Clayton Kershaw struck out eight in 6 innings and extended his unbeaten streak to 19 consecutive starts as the Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 7âÂÂ3, at Tropicana Field. In the following game, Hill allowed one run in six innings with seven strikeouts but the Rays erupted for seven runs, including a three-run homer by AvisaÃÂl GarcÃÂa in the seventh inning off the Dodgers bullpen en route to an 8âÂÂ1 win. A grand slam home run by David Freese in the first inning, helped power the Dodgers to a 10âÂÂ2 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on May 24. Ryu's scoreless streak came to an end in the second inning of the next game, but the Dodgers still won, 7âÂÂ2. Justin Turner reached base all six times he came up in the next game, with a walk and five hits as the Dodgers finished off a sweep of the Pirates with an 11âÂÂ7 win.
The Dodgers returned home on Memorial Day to play the New York Mets in a four-game series. In the first game, Bellinger homered and had two outfield assists in a 9âÂÂ5 win. In the following game, a grand slam by Michael Conforto in the 7th inning lifted the Mets to a 7âÂÂ3 win. In the third game, the Dodgers came from behind to score four-runs, including back-to-back homers by Pederson and Muncy, off Mets closer Edwin DÃÂaz in the ninth inning to win 9âÂÂ8. In the series finale, Ryu and Kenley Jansen combined for nine strikeouts with only four hits as the Dodgers shut out the Mets 2âÂÂ0. The Dodgers slugged four homers to end the month of May with a 6âÂÂ3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Will Smith hit a walk-off homer (his first homer of his career) as the Dodgers beat the Phillies, 4âÂÂ3, on June 1. Rich Hill struck out nine batters while only allowing three hits in seven scoreless innings while Joc Pederson and David Freese homered as the Dodgers finished off their sweep of the Phillies with an 8âÂÂ0 win.
The Dodgers began their next road trip at Chase Field against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Walker Buehler struck out 11 while allowing only one run on two hits in eight innings while Corey Seager hit a three-run homer as they won 3âÂÂ1. In the next game, Hyun-jin Ryu allowed only three hits in seven scoreless innings to pick up his ninth win in the Dodgers 9âÂÂ0 victory. A walk-off hit by David Peralta in the 11th inning gave the Diamondbacks a 3âÂÂ2 win in the series finale. The Dodgers then dropped a 2âÂÂ1 game to the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on June 7. Corey Seager had four hits and four RBI as the Dodgers picked up a 7âÂÂ2 win. The next game was a pitching duel between Buehler and Madison Bumgarner with the only run scored a solo homer by Max Muncy of Bumgarner in the first inning. They next traveled to Angel Stadium for a quick two-game series with the Los Angeles Angels. The Dodgers took the lead in the first game but the Angels tied it up with a two-run homer by Mike Trout and then pulled ahead to win 5âÂÂ3. The Angels also won by the same score in the following game thanks to a four-run first inning highlighted by a solo homer by Shohei Ohtani and a three-run homer by Justin Bour.
After an off-day, the Dodgers returned home for a four-game series with the Chicago Cubs. Prior to the series they learned that Seager would be out for the next month with a hamstring injury. The Dodgers hit four home runs in the opener, including two by Cody Bellinger, en route to a 7âÂÂ3 win. Justin Turner hit his 100th career homer in the next game as the Dodgers won 5âÂÂ3. In the third game of the series, Buehler allowed only two hits in seven scoreless innings but the Dodgers lost 2âÂÂ1 when Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run home run off Kenley Jansen in the ninth inning. They won the next game 3âÂÂ2 thanks to another strong outing by Ryu, a home run by Bellinger, and a go-ahead RBI single by Russell Martin in the eighth. The Giants next came to town for another four-game series. The Dodgers were only able to score one run off Giants starter Tyler Beede, who picked up his first major league win as the Giants won 3âÂÂ2 in the series opener. In the following game, Clayton Kershaw pitched seven shutout innings while only allowing three hits and the Dodgers jumped on the Giants to win 9âÂÂ0. Enrique Hernández hit a grand slam in the seventh inning. On June 19, the Dodgers became the first team in the majors to win 50 games thanks to a 9âÂÂ2 win. Chris Taylor hit two homers, doubled, and drove in four runs. In the series finale, the Dodgers jumped out to a 7âÂÂ1 lead thanks to three home runs only to hold on for a 9âÂÂ8 win when the Giants scored four runs in the ninth inning off the bullpen. The Colorado Rockies were the next team to visit Dodger Stadium, for a three-game weekend series. Walker Buehler pitched his first career complete game, allowing only three hits and two runs (on two solo homers) while striking out a personal best 16 batters. The Dodgers won the game, 4âÂÂ2, on a walk-off two-run home run by Matt Beaty. The Dodgers won the following day, 5âÂÂ4, on another walk-off homer, this time by Alex Verdugo in the 11th inning. The Dodgers made it three straight games with walk-off homers by rookies when Will Smith hit a three-run homer on June 23 to give the Dodgers a 6âÂÂ3 win and a sweep of the Rockies.
After the long home stand, the Dodgers went on the road on June 24, beginning with a series at Chase Field against the Diamondbacks. The game was tied at four heading into the bottom of the eighth, when the Diamondbacks scored four runs off of Dylan Floro to end the Dodgers winning streak, 8âÂÂ5. The Dodgers picked up their 55th win the next day, with a 3âÂÂ2 win, matching the best start in Los Angeles franchise history. In the final game of the series, the Dodgers started Tony Gonsolin, who was making his MLB debut. He allowed four runs in the first inning without recording an out and six total in his four innings of work as the Diamondbacks routed the Dodgers 8âÂÂ2 for the series win. Next the Dodgers began a four-game series at Coors Field against the Rockies by winning a 12âÂÂ8 contest. The Dodgers hit six home runs in the game, including two by Max Muncy. However, in the next game, the Rockies erupted for eight runs in the fifth inning to beat the Dodgers, 13âÂÂ9, for their first win against them in more than nine months. They beat them again the following day, 5âÂÂ3, as Jon Gray quieted the Dodgers bats. The bats came back alive in the next game, breaking out with a six-run sixth inning, to finish a series split with a 10âÂÂ5 win.
The Dodgers returned home on July 2 for a quick two-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Dodgers trailed by a run and were down to their last out in the first game when Diamondbacks closer Greg Holland lost control and walked four straight batters to tie the game. T. J. McFarland then came in and walked Cody Bellinger to give the Dodgers a 5âÂÂ4 win. It was the first time a major league game had ended on five straight walks and the first time in team history the Dodgers had won four straight home games on walk-offs. They picked up their fifth straight walk off win the next day when Bellinger homered in the 10th inning (his second homer of the game) to give the Dodgers another 5âÂÂ4 win and complete the sweep. They became the first team since the 2004 Oakland Athletics with five straight home walk offs and Bellinger set a new Dodgers franchise record with his 29th home run before the All-Star break. The Dodgers welcomed the San Diego Padres for a four-game series and took the series opener 5âÂÂ1 behind home runs from Max Muncy and Bellinger and six scoreless innings from Hyun-Jin Ryu. Clayton Kershaw struck out nine in seven innings while only allowing two runs but the Padres beat the Dodgers, 3âÂÂ2, on a solo homer by Hunter Renfroe in the eighth inning. The loss snapped a nine-game winning streak by the Dodgers at home The Padres won again the next night, as Renfroe and Manuel Margot homered in their 3âÂÂ1 win. Fernando TatÃÂs Jr. homered twice in the next game as the Padres took the series with a 5âÂÂ3 win. Despite the loss, the first time all season they had lost three straight at home, the Dodgers headed into the All-Star break with a 13 game lead in the division and the best record in baseball.
At the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Joc Pederson participated in the Home Run Derby, losing to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in a semi-final match that went to a swing-off tie-breaker. Kershaw, Ryu, Bellinger, Muncy and Walker Buehler represented the Dodgers in the All-Star Game.
The Dodgers opened the second half of the season at Fenway Park in a World Series rematch against the Boston Red Sox. Eduardo RodrÃÂguez struck out 10 batters while shutting down the Dodgers offense while a three-run homer by Xander Bogaerts ignited a five-run seventh inning that allowed the Red Sox to pull away for an 8âÂÂ1 win. The Dodgers snapped their four-game losing streak the next game thanks to four home runs, including one by A. J. Pollock who rejoined the roster after having been on the injured list since April. The Dodgers won 11âÂÂ2. The Dodgers took the final game of the series, 7âÂÂ4, in 12 innings. The team next traveled to Citizens Bank Park to begin a four-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies. They routed the Phillies 16âÂÂ2 in the series opener behind four home runs, including two from Bellinger. Kershaw allowed one run in six innings, striking out seven batters in the game. The following game, the Phillies jumped out to an early 6âÂÂ1 lead thanks to three homers and a pair of Dodgers errors but the Dodgers fought back thanks to five homers of their own to take the lead into the ninth only for the Phillies to score three runs off of Kenley Jansen and beat the Dodgers, 9âÂÂ8, on a walk-off double by Bryce Harper. In game three of the series, the Dodgers sat through a two-hour and 37-minute rain delay in the top of the third to win 7âÂÂ2 behind two 2-run homers by David Freese and Justin Turner. In the final game of the series, Enrique Hernández hit two homers with four RBIs but the Dodgers bullpen allowed four runs in the seventh inning and the Phillies came from behind again to win 7âÂÂ6 and split the series.
After a 4âÂÂ3 road trip, the Dodgers returned home to start a five-game homestand, beginning with a three-game series against the Miami Marlins. Ryu allowed one run in seven innings, striking out seven batters, in the first game as the Dodgers won 2âÂÂ1. In the next game, Kershaw allowed only two hits and one walk while striking out 10 in six scoreless innings as the Dodgers jumped out to a 6âÂÂ1 lead. However, the bullpen again faltered, giving up five runs in the top of the eighth inning. The Dodgers rebounded with a three-run homer by Matt Beaty in the bottom of the inning and won the game, 10âÂÂ6. The Dodgers routed the Marlins 9âÂÂ0 to finish off a series sweep. Muncy, Pederson and Pollock homered and Buehler pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out eleven batters. The Dodgers finished up the homestand by being swept in a quick two-game series by the Los Angeles Angels. Mike Trout homered and threw out Max Muncy at the plate in the Angels 5âÂÂ4 win in the first game while Kole Calhoun homered and doubled twice in the Angels 3âÂÂ2 win in the second game. By winning all four games between the two teams on the season, the Angels swept the Freeway Series for the first time since Interleague play began in 1997.
On July 26, the Dodgers began a three-game weekend series against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. They won the series opener 4âÂÂ2 on a go-ahead three-run homer by Justin Turner. Ryu allowed one run on 6 innings, striking out four. The Dodgers won the next game, 9âÂÂ3. Will Smith had three hits, a home run and two doubles, and drove in six RBI, the most RBI in a game by a Dodger rookie since James Loney in 2006. The Nationals broke out in the series finale to win 11âÂÂ4, thanks partly to some sloppy defense by the Dodgers. That trend would continue at Coors Field in the series opener against the Colorado Rockies with the Dodgers losing 9âÂÂ1. They bounced back to win the second game of the series 9âÂÂ4 behind home runs from Pollock, Turner, Russell Martin and newly acquired Kristopher Negrón. Tony Gonsolin recorded a four inning save in his second major league game. In the series finale, Ryu pitched six scoreless innings, striking out one batter and giving up three hits. Will Smith broke open a scoreless game with a three-run homer in the ninth inning and Negrón added a two-run homer as the Dodgers won 5âÂÂ1.
The Dodgers began August with a 10-game homestand, starting with a four-game series with the San Diego Padres. In the series opener, Will Smith hit a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning and they cruised to an 8âÂÂ2 victory. The Dodgers top pitching prospect, Dustin May, made his debut in the next game. He pitched well until running out of steam in the sixth inning and surrendering the lead. Overall he pitched 5 innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on nine hits with three strikeouts as the Dodgers lost the game 5âÂÂ2. In the next game, Walker Buehler pitched a complete game, allowing only a home run by Manuel Margot while striking out 15 batters as the Dodgers won 4âÂÂ1. Buehler became only the third pitcher in MLB history with multiple starts of at least 15 strikeouts and no walks in the same season. In the series finale, Max Muncy hit a walk-off double for the Dodgers 11âÂÂ10 win.
The Dodgers continued their homestand with a three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals. In the series opener, the Dodgers routed the Cardinals 8âÂÂ0 behind six scoreless innings from Tony Gonsolin, who got his first major league win, as well as home runs from Cody Bellinger and Joc Pederson. In the second game of the series, the Dodgers edged the Cardinals 3âÂÂ1 behind Clayton Kershaw, who pitched seven innings, allowing one run and one walk while striking out nine batters. In the series finale, May struck out seven in 5 innings while only allowing one run, but the Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty only gave up four hits while striking out 10 in seven scoreless innings. The Dodgers came from behind to win 2âÂÂ1 on a walk-off two-run single by Russell Martin. After an off-day, the Dodgers took on the Arizona Diamondbacks for three games. Buehler shut them out for six innings with eight strikeouts and the Dodgers had a 2âÂÂ0 lead going into the ninth when Carson Kelly hit a two-run homer off Kenley Jansen to tie the game. Kelly hit another homer in the 11th to give the Diamondbacks a 3âÂÂ2 win. Kenta Maeda pitched seven scoreless innings in the next game, with six strikeouts, and picked up his first win since May 31 in the Dodgers' 4âÂÂ0 victory. Hyun-jin Ryu returned after a brief stay on the injured list to pitch seven scoreless innings and Justin Turner homered twice as the Dodgers wrapped up the homestand with a 9âÂÂ3 win.
On August 13, the Dodgers began a six-game road trip, starting with a three-game series at Marlins Park against the Miami Marlins. The Dodgers recorded 13 extra base hits in the opener (matching a franchise record set on September 18, 2006), including two homers by Will Smith and three doubles by A. J. Pollock, as they rolled to a 15âÂÂ1 victory. Dustin May recorded his first major league win. In the following game, Kershaw allowed only two hits in seven shutout innings, with 10 strikeouts as the Dodgers won 9âÂÂ1, with Kershaw tying Sandy Koufax for most career wins by a Dodger left-handed pitcher (165). Edwin RÃÂos hit his first two major-league home runs in the game. Bellinger hit his 40th home run of the season in the series finale, becoming the youngest player in Dodgers history to accomplish that feat. However, the Marlins avoided a sweep with a 13âÂÂ7 win. The Dodgers hit 14 home runs in the three-game series, a franchise record. The team headed to SunTrust Park for a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves. In the series opener, the Dodgers hit four more home runs, including a go-ahead three-run home run from Max Muncy at the top of the 7th inning, to win 8âÂÂ3. They set an MLB record with 22 home runs in five games. In the second game of the series, Ryu allowed go-ahead back to back home runs by Josh Donaldson and Adam Duvall in the sixth inning and the Braves came from behind to win 4âÂÂ3. A go-ahead grand slam by Rafael Ortega in the sixth inning off May gave the Braves another come-from-behind win, 5âÂÂ3.
The Dodgers returned home on August 20 for a three-game interleague series with the Toronto Blue Jays. In the series opener, the Dodgers routed the Blue Jays 16âÂÂ3 behind five home runs. Clayton Kershaw pitched six quality innings, allowing three earned runs on three home runs (two by Bo Bichette), while striking out six batters and walking three. With his 166th career win, Kershaw passed Koufax for the most career wins by a Dodger left-hander. The Dodgers won the next game 2âÂÂ1 on a walk-off home run by Muncy in the 10th inning. Walker Buehler threw seven scoreless innings, striking eight batters and giving up five hits. In the series finale, the Dodgers rallied from a two-run deficit in the 9th inning to sweep the Blue Jays 3âÂÂ2 on Enrique Hernández's walk-off single. The Dodgers next welcomed the New York Yankees to town for Players Weekend, a matchup of the two teams with the best records in baseball. In the series opener, the Yankees dismantled the Dodgers 10âÂÂ2 behind five home runs, including two by Didi Gregorius. Ryu was charged with seven runs in 4 innings, his worst start of the season. Justin Turner's two-run home run in the next game accounted for all the Dodgers runs in a 2âÂÂ1 victory over the Yankees. In the series finale, Kershaw went seven innings, giving up three earned runs on three solo home runs to the Yankees as the Dodgers offense was quiet in a 5âÂÂ1 loss.
The Dodgers headed to San Diego and Arizona for a seven-game road trip, starting with a three-game series against the Padres. In the series opener, a critical error was made by A.J. Pollock in the sixth inning that led to three Padres runs and they won 4âÂÂ3. In the next game, the Dodgers rebounded to rout the Padres 9âÂÂ0 behind six scoreless innings by Buehler (with 11 strikeouts) and home runs by Pederson and Pollock. In the final game of the series, the Dodgers scored two runs in the 10th inning to edge the Padres 6âÂÂ4 after Kenley Jansen gave up his seventh blown save of the season. The Dodgers next traveled to Arizona to play the Diamondbacks for a four-game series. In the opener, Ryu struggled again, giving up seven earned runs as the Dodgers lost 11âÂÂ5. In the next game, the Diamondbacks rallied to win 5âÂÂ4 behind two two-run home runs by Eduardo Escobar and Joshua Rojas as well as a go-ahead run on a balk in the eighth inning. The Diamondbacks also won the next game, 6âÂÂ5. Kershaw pitched a season low five innings, giving up five earned runs, including a go-ahead two-run double by Nick Ahmed, making it the first time he didn't complete at least six innings all season.
The Dodgers avoided being swept by the Diamondbacks with a 4âÂÂ3 win in 11 innings to start off September behind four solo home runs, including a game-tying homer by Cody Bellinger in the ninth inning and a go-ahead homer by Joc Pederson in the 11th inning. The Dodgers broke the team record for home runs in a season, which had just been set the previous season.
The Dodgers returned home on September 2 to play the Colorado Rockies for a three-game series. They began by routing the Rockies 16âÂÂ9 behind seven home runs, including two each by Pederson and Chris Taylor. Top prospect Gavin Lux was called up to make his major league debut at second base, and had two hits in five at-bats with a double and three runs scored. In the second game, the Dodgers edged the Rockies 5âÂÂ3 behind a go-ahead three-run home run by Russell Martin in the 7th inning. Pederson hit two more home runs, drive in three runs, and scored three runs in the series finale as the Dodgers swept the Rockies 7âÂÂ3. They broke the National League record for most home runs in a season with their 250th homer, breaking the old mark set by the 2000 Houston Astros. The record would later be broken by the 2023 Atlanta Braves. A. J. Pollock hit three home runs in the opening game of a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants. However, the Dodgers lost 5âÂÂ4 as Clayton Kershaw failed to get out of the fifth inning for the first time all season. In the next game, the Giants held the Dodgers offense to only four singles and shut them out 1âÂÂ0. This was the first time the Dodgers had been shutout since May and only the fourth time all season. The Dodgers wrapped up the home stand with a 5âÂÂ0 shutout of the Giants on September 8, to avoid the sweep. A two-run homer by Matt Beaty and a three-run homer by Corey Seager accounted for all of the Dodgers runs.
The Dodgers next embarked on a six-game road trip, beginning with a three-game interleague series against the Baltimore Orioles. In the series opener, Seager hit two home runs and drove in five runs while Walker Buehler pitched seven scoreless innings with eleven strikeouts (giving him a career high 200 on the season) as they defeated the Orioles 7âÂÂ3. With the victory, the Dodgers clinched their seventh straight National League West division title in their 146th game, the earliest in franchise history. The Dodgers lost the next game, 7âÂÂ3, with the big blow being a three-run home-run by Jonathan Villar. That homer was the 6,106th of 2019, a new single-season record. In the series finale, the Dodgers scored three runs in the sixth inning, including the two go-ahead runs on a strikeout passed ball by Pedro Severino, to edge the Orioles 4âÂÂ2. The Dodgers next travel to New York to play the New York Mets for three games. In the opener, Lux and Edwin RÃÂos hit home runs to help the Dodgers rout the Mets 9âÂÂ2. The next game was a scoreless duel through seven innings between Hyun-jin Ryu and Jacob deGrom. The Mets then loaded in the bases in the eighth off of two hit batters and a walk before Rajai Davis hit a pinch hit three-run double to give the Mets the 3âÂÂ0 victory. The Dodgers finished the road trip with a 3âÂÂ2 victory over the Mets. An RBI single by Jedd Gyorko in the ninth inning accounted for the winning run.
The Dodgers returned home on September 17 to begin their final homestand of the regular season, starting with a brief two game interleague series with the Tampa Bay Rays. They scored five runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Rays 7âÂÂ5. Corey Seager drove in four runs in the game, with two doubles. The Rays took the second game, 8âÂÂ7, in eleven innings after Kenley Jansen allowed his career worst eighth blown save. The Dodgers defeated the Rockies 12âÂÂ5 in their next game. They scored seven-runs in the 4th inning which included a three-run homer by A.J. Pollock. They set a new team single-season record for runs scored with 844. The Dodgers lost the next game to the Rockies, 4âÂÂ2 with Ryan McMahon and Josh Fuentes hitting home runs. In the final home game of the season, the Dodgers hit four home runs to defeat the Rockies, 7âÂÂ4, for their 100th win of the season. Ryu pitched seven quality innings, giving up three earned runs and striking out six batters, while hitting his first career home run and Bellinger hit his second grand slam of the season.
The Dodgers next traveled to Petco Park for a three-game series against the San Diego Padres. A grand slam by Max Muncy and a solo home run by Joc Pederson led them to a 6âÂÂ3 win in the series opener, which clinched the best record in the National League. In the next game, the Dodgers hit four more home runs, including a go-ahead one by Edwin RÃÂos in the seventh inning, to edge the Padres in a 6âÂÂ4 win. Pederson hit two home runs and drove in three runs while Jansen record his 300th career save. Kershaw pitched six scoreless innings and Muncy drove in the lone run as the Dodgers swept the Padres with a 1âÂÂ0 win. The Dodgers traveled to San Francisco to conclude the regular season with a three-game series against the Giants. They scored five runs on three home runs in the second inning as they routed the Giants, 9âÂÂ2, to begin the series. In the following game, Ryu struck out seven in seven scoreless innings (clinching the 2019 National League E.R.A. title with 2.32) and also drove in a run as the Dodgers won 2âÂÂ0 to tie their franchise record for wins with 105 (previously set by the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers). The Dodgers broke that record with their 9âÂÂ0 win over the Giants in the regular season finale.
|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || March 28 || Diamondbacks || W 12âÂÂ5 || Ryu (1âÂÂ0) || Greinke (0âÂÂ1) ||â ||53,086 || 1âÂÂ0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || March 29 || Diamondbacks || L 4âÂÂ5 || Andriese (1âÂÂ0) || GarcÃÂa (0âÂÂ1) || Holland (1) || 42,266 || 1âÂÂ1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || March 30 || Diamondbacks ||W 18âÂÂ5 || Maeda (1âÂÂ0) || Godley (0âÂÂ1) ||â || 50,626 || 2âÂÂ1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || March 31 || Diamondbacks ||W 8âÂÂ7 || Floro (1âÂÂ0) ||Hirano (0âÂÂ1) ||Jansen (1) || 43,815|| 3âÂÂ1 |-
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 1 || Giants || L 2âÂÂ4 || Gott (1âÂÂ0) ||Kelly (0âÂÂ1) ||Smith (2) || 40,477 || 3âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 2 || Giants || W 6âÂÂ5 || Ryu (2âÂÂ0) || Bumgarner (0âÂÂ2) ||Jansen (2) ||42,887 || 4âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || April 3 || Giants || W 5âÂÂ3 || Alexander (1âÂÂ0) || Moronta (0âÂÂ1) ||Jansen (3) || 51,170 || 5âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 8 || April 5 || @ Rockies || W 10âÂÂ6 || Maeda (2âÂÂ0) || Anderson (0âÂÂ2) ||â ||48,404 || 6âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 9 || April 6 || @ Rockies ||W 7âÂÂ2 || Buehler (1âÂÂ0) || Gray (0âÂÂ2) ||Jansen (4) || 47,880 || 7âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 10 || April 7 || @ Rockies || W 12âÂÂ6 ||Kelly (1âÂÂ1) || Bettis (0âÂÂ2) ||â || 41,232 || 8âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 8 || @ Cardinals || L 3âÂÂ4 ||Mikolas (1âÂÂ1) || Kelly (1âÂÂ2) ||Hicks (2) || 35,858 || 8âÂÂ3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 9 || @ Cardinals ||L 0âÂÂ4 || Brebbia (1âÂÂ0) || Stripling (0âÂÂ1) ||â || 36,353 || 8âÂÂ4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 10 || @ Cardinals || L 2âÂÂ7 ||Flaherty (1âÂÂ0) || Maeda (2âÂÂ1) ||â || 36,244 || 8âÂÂ5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 11|| @ Cardinals ||L 7âÂÂ11 || Gallegos (1âÂÂ0) ||Báez (0âÂÂ1) ||â ||38,200 || 8âÂÂ6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 12 || Brewers ||L 5âÂÂ8 ||Albers (1âÂÂ0) ||UrÃÂas (0âÂÂ1) ||â || 43,643|| 8âÂÂ7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 13 || Brewers || L 1âÂÂ4 ||Davies (2âÂÂ0) || Ferguson (0âÂÂ1) ||Guerra (1) || 53,922|| 8âÂÂ8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || April 14 || Brewers || W 7âÂÂ1 || Stripling (1âÂÂ1)|| ChacÃÂn (2âÂÂ2) ||â || 45,235|| 9âÂÂ8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 18 || April 15 || Reds ||W 4âÂÂ3 ||Jansen (1âÂÂ0) || Iglesias (0âÂÂ3) ||â || 52,974 || 10âÂÂ8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || April 16 || Reds ||W 6âÂÂ1 || Maeda (3âÂÂ1) ||Mahle (0âÂÂ1) ||â || 45,406 || 11âÂÂ8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || April 17 || Reds || W 3âÂÂ2 || Buehler (2âÂÂ0) ||Gray (0âÂÂ3) ||Jansen (5) || 42,691|| 12âÂÂ8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 21 || April 18 || @ Brewers || W 3âÂÂ1 || UrÃÂas (1âÂÂ1) || Albers (1âÂÂ1) || Jansen (6) || 33,281 || 13âÂÂ8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 22 || April 19 || @ Brewers ||W 5âÂÂ3 ||Báez (1âÂÂ1) || Hader (0âÂÂ1) ||Jansen (7) ||36,776 || 14âÂÂ8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || April 20 || @ Brewers ||L 0âÂÂ5 || Anderson (2âÂÂ0) || Ryu (2âÂÂ1) ||â || 40,402 || 14âÂÂ9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 24 || April 21 || @ Brewers || W 6âÂÂ5 || Jansen (2âÂÂ0) || Hader (0âÂÂ2) ||â || 32,054|| 15âÂÂ9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || April 23 || @ Cubs || L 2âÂÂ7 || Quintana (3âÂÂ1)|| Maeda (3âÂÂ2) ||â || 35,536 || 15âÂÂ10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || April 24 || @ Cubs || L 6âÂÂ7 || Brach (2âÂÂ0)|| Alexander (1âÂÂ1) ||Strop (3) || 35,374|| 15âÂÂ11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 27 || April 25 || @ Cubs || W 2âÂÂ1 || Báez (2âÂÂ1) ||Lester (1âÂÂ1) ||Jansen (8) || 35,451 || 16âÂÂ11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 28 || April 26 || Pirates || W 6âÂÂ2 ||Ryu (3âÂÂ1) || Archer (1âÂÂ2) ||â || 50,748 || 17âÂÂ11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || April 27 || Pirates || W 3âÂÂ1 || Kershaw (1âÂÂ0) || Musgrove (1âÂÂ2) ||Jansen (9) || 47,877 || 18âÂÂ11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || April 28 || Pirates || W 7âÂÂ6 || UrÃÂas (2âÂÂ1) ||RodrÃÂguez (0âÂÂ2) ||Jansen (10) || 52,875 || 19âÂÂ11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || April 29 || @ Giants || L 2âÂÂ3 || Dyson (1âÂÂ0) ||Stripling (1âÂÂ2) ||Smith (7) || 32,212 || 19âÂÂ12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 32|| April 30 || @ Giants ||W 10âÂÂ3 || Buehler (3âÂÂ0) ||Pomeranz (1âÂÂ3) ||â || 32,017|| 20âÂÂ12 |-
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33|| May 1 || @ Giants || L 1âÂÂ2 ||Smith (1âÂÂ0) ||UrÃÂas (2âÂÂ2) ||â || 31,969 || 20âÂÂ13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34|| May 3 || @ Padres || W 4âÂÂ3 || Alexander (2âÂÂ1) || Yates (0âÂÂ1) ||Jansen (11) ||44,425 || 21âÂÂ13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 35|| May 4 || @ Padres || W 7âÂÂ6 || Stripling (2âÂÂ2) || Yates (0âÂÂ2) ||Jansen (12) || 44,558 || 22âÂÂ13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36|| May 5 || @ Padres || L 5âÂÂ8 || Warren (2âÂÂ0) || Jansen (2âÂÂ1) ||â || 44,473 || 22âÂÂ14 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37|| May 6 || Braves || W 5âÂÂ3 || Buehler (4âÂÂ0) || Gausman (1âÂÂ3) ||UrÃÂas (1) ||43,393 || 23âÂÂ14 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38|| May 7 || Braves ||W 9âÂÂ0 || Ryu (4âÂÂ1) || Fried (4âÂÂ2) ||â ||47,337 || 24âÂÂ14 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 39|| May 8 || Braves ||W 9âÂÂ4 || Kershaw (2âÂÂ0) || Foltynewicz (0âÂÂ2) ||â || 53,707 || 25âÂÂ14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40|| May 9 || Nationals || L 0âÂÂ6 || Corbin (3âÂÂ1) || Hill (0âÂÂ1) ||â || 42,851 || 25âÂÂ15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 41|| May 10 || Nationals || W 5âÂÂ0 || Maeda (4âÂÂ2) || Sánchez (0âÂÂ6) || UrÃÂas (2) || 43,533 || 26âÂÂ15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42|| May 11 || Nationals || L 2âÂÂ5 || Scherzer (2âÂÂ4) || Báez (2âÂÂ2) || Doolittle (6) || 53,647 || 26âÂÂ16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43|| May 12 || Nationals || W 6âÂÂ0 || Ryu (5âÂÂ1) || Strasburg (3âÂÂ3) ||â || 45,667 || 27âÂÂ16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 44|| May 14 || Padres || W 6âÂÂ3 || Kershaw (3âÂÂ0) ||Paddack (3âÂÂ2) ||Jansen (13) ||46,460 || 28âÂÂ16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 45|| May 15 || Padres || W 2âÂÂ0 ||Maeda (5âÂÂ2) ||Strahm (1âÂÂ3) ||Jansen (14) || 41,671 || 29âÂÂ16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 46|| May 17 || @ Reds || W 6âÂÂ0 || Hill (1âÂÂ1) || DeSclafani (2âÂÂ2) ||â ||27,456 || 30âÂÂ16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47|| May 18 || @ Reds || L 0âÂÂ4 ||Mahle (1âÂÂ5) || Buehler (4âÂÂ1) ||â || 31,156 || 30âÂÂ17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48|| May 19 || @ Reds || W 8âÂÂ3 || Ryu (6âÂÂ1) || Roark (3âÂÂ3) ||â || 31,016 || 31âÂÂ17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 49|| May 21 || @ Rays || W 7âÂÂ3 || Kershaw (4âÂÂ0) ||Wood (1âÂÂ1) ||â || 15,862 || 32âÂÂ17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50|| May 22 || @ Rays || L 1âÂÂ8 || Pagán (1âÂÂ0) || Floro (1âÂÂ1) ||â ||12,826 || 32âÂÂ18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51|| May 24 || @ Pirates || W 10âÂÂ2 || Buehler (5âÂÂ1) || Feliz (2âÂÂ1) ||â ||32,388 || 33âÂÂ18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 52|| May 25 || @ Pirates || W 7âÂÂ2 || Ryu (7âÂÂ1) || Musgrove (3âÂÂ5) ||â || 25,852 || 34âÂÂ18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53|| May 26 || @ Pirates ||W 11âÂÂ7 ||Maeda (6âÂÂ2) || Archer (1âÂÂ5) ||â || 25,260 || 35âÂÂ18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 54|| May 27 || Mets || W 9âÂÂ5 || Kershaw (5âÂÂ0) || Bashlor (0âÂÂ2) || Jansen (15) || 47,816 || 36âÂÂ18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55|| May 28 || Mets || L 3âÂÂ7 || Matz (4âÂÂ3) || GarcÃÂa (0âÂÂ2) ||â ||45,713 || 36âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56|| May 29 || Mets || W 9âÂÂ8 || Alexander (3âÂÂ1) || DÃÂaz (1âÂÂ3) ||â ||40,559 || 37âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 57|| May 30 || Mets ||W 2âÂÂ0 || Ryu (8âÂÂ1) || Vargas (1âÂÂ3)||Jansen (16) || 47,846 || 38âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58|| May 31 || Phillies || W 6âÂÂ3 || Maeda (7âÂÂ2) || Arrieta (5âÂÂ5)||Jansen (17) || 54,307 || 39âÂÂ19 |-
|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 59||June 1||Phillies || W 4âÂÂ3 || UrÃÂas (3âÂÂ2) || Neris (1âÂÂ2) ||â || 53,507 || 40âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60||June 2||Phillies || W 8âÂÂ0 || Hill (2âÂÂ1) || Velasquez (2âÂÂ3) ||â || 49,162 || 41âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 61||June 3|| @ Diamondbacks || W 3âÂÂ1 || Buehler (6âÂÂ1) || Ray (4âÂÂ3) || Jansen (18) || 24,124 || 42âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62||June 4|| @ Diamondbacks || W 9âÂÂ0 || Ryu (9âÂÂ1) || Clarke (1âÂÂ2) ||â || 29,784 || 43âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63||June 5|| @ Diamondbacks ||L 2âÂÂ3 || Godley (2âÂÂ4) || Alexander (3âÂÂ2) ||â || 22,753 || 43âÂÂ20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64||June 7|| @ Giants ||L 1âÂÂ2 || Moronta (3âÂÂ4) || Kershaw (5âÂÂ1) ||Smith (14) || 35,157 || 43âÂÂ21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 65||June 8|| @ Giants ||W 7âÂÂ2 || Hill (3âÂÂ1) || Samardzija (3âÂÂ5) ||â ||37,784 || 44âÂÂ21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 66||June 9|| @ Giants || W 1âÂÂ0 || Buehler (7âÂÂ1) || Bumgarner (3âÂÂ6) ||Jansen (19)||34,298 || 45âÂÂ21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67||June 10|| @ Angels ||L 3âÂÂ5 || Buttrey (4âÂÂ2) || Kelly (1âÂÂ3) || Robles (8) || 45,477 || 45âÂÂ22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68||June 11|| @ Angels ||L 3âÂÂ5 || Peña (4âÂÂ1) || Maeda (7âÂÂ3) || Robles (9) || 45,404 || 45âÂÂ23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 69||June 13|| Cubs || W 7âÂÂ3 || Kershaw (6âÂÂ1) || Lester (5âÂÂ5) || UrÃÂas (3) || 44,970 || 46âÂÂ23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 70||June 14|| Cubs || W 5âÂÂ3 || Hill (4âÂÂ1) || Hendricks (7âÂÂ5) || Jansen (20) || 46,631 || 47âÂÂ23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71||June 15|| Cubs ||L 1âÂÂ2 || Ryan (2âÂÂ1) || Jansen (2âÂÂ2) || Strop (8) || 51,596 || 47âÂÂ24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 72||June 16|| Cubs || W 3âÂÂ2 || Stripling (3âÂÂ2) || Cishek (1âÂÂ4) || Jansen (21) || 53,817 || 48âÂÂ24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73||June 17|| Giants ||L 2âÂÂ3 || Beede (1âÂÂ2) || Maeda (7âÂÂ4) || Smith (19) || 42,479 || 48âÂÂ25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 74||June 18|| Giants || W 9âÂÂ0 || Kershaw (7âÂÂ1) || Anderson (2âÂÂ2) ||â || 48,219 || 49âÂÂ25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 75||June 19|| Giants ||W 9âÂÂ2 ||Floro (2âÂÂ1) ||Pomeranz (2âÂÂ7) ||â || 43,802 || 50âÂÂ25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76||June 20|| Giants || W 9âÂÂ8 || Chargois (1âÂÂ0) || Bumgarner (3âÂÂ7) || Jansen (22) || 43,742 || 51âÂÂ25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 77||June 21|| Rockies || W 4âÂÂ2 || Buehler (8âÂÂ1) || DÃÂaz (1âÂÂ2) ||â || 54,044 || 52âÂÂ25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 78||June 22|| Rockies || W 5âÂÂ4 || Kelly (2âÂÂ3) || Tinoco (0âÂÂ1) ||â || 53,096 || 53âÂÂ25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 79||June 23|| Rockies || W 6âÂÂ3 || Jansen (3âÂÂ2) ||Oberg (5âÂÂ1) ||â || 50,023 || 54âÂÂ25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80||June 24|| @ Diamondbacks ||L 5âÂÂ8 || López (1âÂÂ1) || Floro (2âÂÂ2) || Holland (11) || 24,675 || 54âÂÂ26 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 81||June 25|| @ Diamondbacks || W 3âÂÂ2 || UrÃÂas (4âÂÂ2) || Ray (5âÂÂ5) || Jansen (23) || 27,927 || 55âÂÂ26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82||June 26|| @ Diamondbacks ||L 2âÂÂ8 || Clarke (2âÂÂ3)|| Gonsolin (0âÂÂ1)||â || 28,752 || 55âÂÂ27 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83||June 27|| @ Rockies || W 12âÂÂ8 || Báez (3âÂÂ2) || Davis (1âÂÂ3) ||â || 47,452 || 56âÂÂ27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84||June 28|| @ Rockies || L 9âÂÂ13 || Senzatela (7âÂÂ5) || Ryu (9âÂÂ2) ||â || 46,065 || 56âÂÂ28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85||June 29|| @ Rockies ||L 3âÂÂ5 || Gray (9âÂÂ5) || Kershaw (7âÂÂ2) || Davis (12) || 48,101 || 56âÂÂ29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 86||June 30|| @ Rockies || W 10âÂÂ5 || Floro (3âÂÂ2) || Bettis (1âÂÂ4) ||â ||47,713 || 57âÂÂ29 |-
|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 87||July 2||Diamondbacks || W 5âÂÂ4 || GarcÃÂa (1âÂÂ2) || Holland (1âÂÂ1) ||â || 52,969 || 58âÂÂ29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 88||July 3||Diamondbacks || W 5âÂÂ4 || Kelly (3âÂÂ3) || López (1âÂÂ2) ||â || 53,327 || 59âÂÂ29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 89||July 4||Padres ||W 5âÂÂ1 ||Ryu (10âÂÂ2) ||Lamet (0âÂÂ1) ||â || 53,801 || 60âÂÂ29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90||July 5||Padres ||L 2âÂÂ3 || Stammen (6âÂÂ4) ||GarcÃÂa (1âÂÂ3) ||Yates (28) ||49,790 || 60âÂÂ30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91||July 6||Padres || L 1âÂÂ3 || Wingenter (1âÂÂ1) || Maeda (7âÂÂ5) ||Yates (29) || 53,610 || 60âÂÂ31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92||July 7||Padres || L 3âÂÂ5 || Lucchesi (7âÂÂ4) || Stripling (3âÂÂ3) ||Yates (30) || 44,171 || 60âÂÂ32 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | â || July 9 || 90th All-Star Game || colspan=6 | National League vs. American League (Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio) |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93||July 12|| @ Red Sox || L 1âÂÂ8 || RodrÃÂguez (10âÂÂ4) || Maeda (7âÂÂ6) ||â || 36,579 || 60âÂÂ33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 94||July 13|| @ Red Sox || W 11âÂÂ2 || Stripling (4âÂÂ3) || Sale (3âÂÂ9) ||â || 36,607 || 61âÂÂ33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 95||July 14|| @ Red Sox || W 7âÂÂ4 || Floro (4âÂÂ2) || Velázquez (1âÂÂ4) || Kelly (1) || 36,700 || 62âÂÂ33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 96||July 15|| @ Phillies || W 16âÂÂ2 || Kershaw (8âÂÂ2) || Eflin (7âÂÂ9) ||â || 30,025 || 63âÂÂ33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97||July 16|| @ Phillies ||L 8âÂÂ9 || Suárez (1âÂÂ0) ||Jansen (3âÂÂ3) ||â ||31,076 || 63âÂÂ34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 98||July 17|| @ Phillies ||W 7âÂÂ2 ||Báez (4âÂÂ2) || Nicasio (1âÂÂ3) ||â ||31,067 || 64âÂÂ34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99||July 18|| @ Phillies || L 6âÂÂ7 || Suárez (2âÂÂ0)|| Floro (4âÂÂ3) ||Neris (18) || 38,043 || 64âÂÂ35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 100||July 19|| Marlins || W 2âÂÂ1 || Ryu (11âÂÂ2) || Gallen (0âÂÂ2) ||Jansen (24) || 52,471 || 65âÂÂ35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 101||July 20|| Marlins || W 10âÂÂ6 || Báez (5âÂÂ2) || Hernández (1âÂÂ4) ||â || 53,778 || 66âÂÂ35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 102||July 21|| Marlins ||W 9âÂÂ0 || Buehler (9âÂÂ1) || Yamamoto (4âÂÂ1) ||â || 47,469 || 67âÂÂ35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103||July 23|| Angels ||L 4âÂÂ5 || Peña (8âÂÂ3) || Maeda (7âÂÂ7) ||Robles (15) || 53,725 || 67âÂÂ36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104||July 24|| Angels ||L 2âÂÂ3 || BarrÃÂa (4âÂÂ3) || Stripling (4âÂÂ4) || Robles (16) || 53,731 || 67âÂÂ37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 105||July 26|| @ Nationals ||W 4âÂÂ2 || Kelly (4âÂÂ3) || Sipp (1âÂÂ2) || Jansen (25) || 37,491 || 68âÂÂ37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 106||July 27|| @ Nationals ||W 9âÂÂ3 || Kershaw (9âÂÂ2) || Ross (0âÂÂ3) || â || 39,616 || 69âÂÂ37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 107||July 28|| @ Nationals ||L 4âÂÂ11 || Strasburg (14âÂÂ4) || Buehler (9âÂÂ2) || â || 32,425 || 69âÂÂ38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108||July 29|| @ Rockies ||L 1âÂÂ9 || Gray (10âÂÂ7) || Maeda (7âÂÂ8) ||â || 43,574 || 69âÂÂ39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 109||July 30|| @ Rockies ||W 9âÂÂ4 || Sadler (1âÂÂ0) ||Freeland (2âÂÂ9) ||Gonsolin (1) || 45,300 || 70âÂÂ39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 110||July 31|| @ Rockies ||W 5âÂÂ1 || Kelly (5âÂÂ3)|| Davis (1âÂÂ5) || â || 42,025 || 71âÂÂ39 |-
|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 111||August 1|| Padres || W 8âÂÂ2 || Kershaw (10âÂÂ2) || Lucchesi (7âÂÂ6) ||â || 53,181 || 72âÂÂ39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112||August 2|| Padres ||L 2âÂÂ5 || Lauer (6âÂÂ8) || May (0âÂÂ1) || Yates (32) || 50,780 || 72âÂÂ40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 113||August 3|| Padres || W 4âÂÂ1 || Buehler (10âÂÂ2) || Quantrill (4âÂÂ3) ||â || 54,010 || 73âÂÂ40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 114||August 4|| Padres ||W 11âÂÂ10 || Báez (6âÂÂ2) || Yates (0âÂÂ3) ||â || 44,110 || 74âÂÂ40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 115||August 5|| Cardinals || W 8âÂÂ0 || Gonsolin (1âÂÂ1) || Wacha (6âÂÂ5) ||â || 45,254 || 75âÂÂ40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 116||August 6|| Cardinals || W 3âÂÂ1 || Kershaw (11âÂÂ2) || Mikolas (7âÂÂ12) || Jansen (26) || 53,070 || 76âÂÂ40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 117||August 7|| Cardinals ||W 2âÂÂ1 || Sadler (2âÂÂ0) ||MartÃÂnez (2âÂÂ2) ||â ||48,994 || 77âÂÂ40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118||August 9|| Diamondbacks ||L 2âÂÂ3 || Chafin (2âÂÂ2) || UrÃÂas (4âÂÂ3) || Bradley (3) || 49,538 || 77âÂÂ41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 119||August 10|| Diamondbacks || W 4âÂÂ0 || Maeda (8âÂÂ8) || Young (4âÂÂ2) ||â || 52,606 || 78âÂÂ41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 120||August 11|| Diamondbacks ||W 9âÂÂ3 || Ryu (12âÂÂ2) || Leake (9âÂÂ9) ||â || 44,619 || 79âÂÂ41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 121||August 13|| @ Marlins || W 15âÂÂ1 || May (1âÂÂ1) || Yamamoto (4âÂÂ4) ||â || 8,729 || 80âÂÂ41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 122||August 14|| @ Marlins || W 9âÂÂ1 || Kershaw (12âÂÂ2) || Hernández (2âÂÂ5) || â || 8,810 || 81âÂÂ41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123||August 15|| @ Marlins || L 7âÂÂ13 ||Smith (8âÂÂ6) || Buehler (10âÂÂ3) ||â || 8,471|| 81âÂÂ42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 124||August 16|| @ Braves || W 8âÂÂ3 || Kolarek (5âÂÂ3) || Newcomb (5âÂÂ3) ||UrÃÂas (4) ||41,413 ||82âÂÂ42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125||August 17|| @ Braves || L 3âÂÂ4 || Newcomb (6âÂÂ3) || Ryu (12âÂÂ3) || Melancon (3) ||43,619 ||82âÂÂ43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 126||August 18|| @ Braves || L 3âÂÂ5 || Swarzak (3âÂÂ3) || May (1âÂÂ2) || Melancon (4) ||37,617 ||82âÂÂ44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 127||August 20|| Blue Jays || W 16âÂÂ3 || Kershaw (13âÂÂ2) || Reid-Foley (2âÂÂ4) ||â ||52,030 ||83âÂÂ44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 128||August 21|| Blue Jays || W 2âÂÂ1 || Báez (7âÂÂ2) || Mayza (1âÂÂ3) ||â ||44,106||84âÂÂ44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 129||August 22|| Blue Jays || W 3âÂÂ2 || Sadler (3âÂÂ0) || Law (0âÂÂ2) ||â ||49,796||85âÂÂ44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130||August 23|| Yankees || L 2âÂÂ10 || Paxton (10âÂÂ6) || Ryu (12âÂÂ4) ||â ||53,775 ||85âÂÂ45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 131||August 24|| Yankees || W 2âÂÂ1 || Gonsolin (2âÂÂ1) ||Sabathia (5âÂÂ8) ||Jansen (27)|| 53,803||86âÂÂ45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132||August 25|| Yankees || L 1âÂÂ5 || Germán (17âÂÂ3) || Kershaw (13âÂÂ3) ||â || 53,828 || 86âÂÂ46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 133||August 26|| @ Padres || L 3âÂÂ4 || Lauer (7âÂÂ8) || May (1âÂÂ3) || Yates (38) || 26,712|| 86âÂÂ47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 134||August 27|| @ Padres || W 9âÂÂ0 || Buehler (11âÂÂ3) || Quantrill (6âÂÂ5) ||â ||27,952 ||87âÂÂ47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 135||August 28|| @ Padres || W 6âÂÂ4 || Jansen (4âÂÂ3) || Yates (0âÂÂ5) ||Sadler (1) ||26,871 ||88âÂÂ47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 136||August 29|| @ Diamondbacks || L 5âÂÂ11 || Andriese (5âÂÂ4) || Ryu (12âÂÂ5) ||â ||22,581 ||88âÂÂ48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 137||August 30|| @ Diamondbacks || L 4âÂÂ5 || Bradley (4âÂÂ5) || GarcÃÂa (1âÂÂ4) ||â ||34,149 ||88âÂÂ49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138||August 31|| @ Diamondbacks || L 5âÂÂ6 || Ray (12âÂÂ7) || Kershaw (13âÂÂ4) || Bradley (10) ||50,180 ||88âÂÂ50 |-
|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 139||September 1|| @ Diamondbacks ||W 4âÂÂ3 || Sadler (4âÂÂ0) ||Clarke (4âÂÂ5) ||Báez (1) ||34,439 ||89âÂÂ50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 140||September 2|| Rockies || W 16âÂÂ9 || Buehler (12âÂÂ3) || Lambert (2âÂÂ6) ||Maeda (1) ||45,910 ||90âÂÂ50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 141||September 3|| Rockies || W 5âÂÂ3 || Ferguson (1âÂÂ1) || Shaw (2âÂÂ2) ||Jansen (28) ||52.231 ||91âÂÂ50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 142||September 4|| Rockies || W 7âÂÂ3 || Kolarek (6âÂÂ3) || Senzatela (8âÂÂ10) ||â ||45,761 ||92âÂÂ50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143||September 6|| Giants || L 4âÂÂ5 || Samardzija (10âÂÂ11) || Kershaw (13âÂÂ5) ||Smith (32) ||53,317 ||92âÂÂ51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144||September 7|| Giants || L 0âÂÂ1 ||Beede (4âÂÂ9) || Gonsolin (2âÂÂ2) ||Gustave (1) ||53,870 ||92âÂÂ52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 145||September 8|| Giants || W 5âÂÂ0 || Maeda (9âÂÂ8) || RodrÃÂguez (5âÂÂ9) ||â ||52,310 ||93âÂÂ52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 146||September 10|| @ Orioles || W 7âÂÂ3 ||Buehler (13âÂÂ3) ||Blach (1âÂÂ3) ||â ||12,356 ||94âÂÂ52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147||September 11|| @ Orioles || L 3âÂÂ7 ||Armstrong (1âÂÂ1) || Ferguson (1âÂÂ2) ||â || 11,438||94âÂÂ53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 148||September 12|| @ Orioles || W 4âÂÂ2 || Gonsolin (3âÂÂ2) || Bundy (6âÂÂ14) ||Jansen (29) || 12,746||95âÂÂ53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 149||September 13|| @ Mets || W 9âÂÂ2 || Kershaw (14âÂÂ5) || Syndergaard (10âÂÂ8) ||â || 36,097 ||96âÂÂ53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 150||September 14|| @ Mets || L 0âÂÂ3 || Lugo (6âÂÂ3) || Kelly (5âÂÂ4) ||Wilson (3) || 39,264||96âÂÂ54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 151||September 15|| @ Mets || W 3âÂÂ2 ||Jansen (5âÂÂ3) ||Lugo (6âÂÂ4) ||Maeda (2) || 31,521||97âÂÂ54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 152||September 17|| Rays || W 7âÂÂ5 || Maeda (10âÂÂ8) || Fairbanks (1âÂÂ3) ||Jansen (30) ||48,663 ||98âÂÂ54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 153||September 18|| Rays || L 7âÂÂ8 || Poche (5âÂÂ5) || Sborz (0âÂÂ1) || Fairbanks (2) || 48,253 ||98âÂÂ55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 154||September 20|| Rockies || W 12âÂÂ5 || Kershaw (15âÂÂ5) || Lambert (3âÂÂ7) ||â ||53,704 ||99âÂÂ55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 155||September 21|| Rockies || L 2âÂÂ4 || Gonzalez (2âÂÂ6) || Buehler (13âÂÂ4) || DÃÂaz (5) || 50,705 ||99âÂÂ56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 156||September 22|| Rockies || W 7âÂÂ4 || Ryu (13âÂÂ5) ||Senzatela (10âÂÂ11) ||â ||47.948 ||100âÂÂ56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 157||September 24|| @ Padres || W 6âÂÂ3 || Gonsolin (4âÂÂ2) || Bolaños (0âÂÂ2) ||Jansen (31) ||29,708 ||101âÂÂ56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 158||September 25|| @ Padres || W 6âÂÂ4 || Floro (5âÂÂ3) || Bednar (0âÂÂ1) ||Jansen (32) ||30,552 ||102âÂÂ56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 159||September 26|| @ Padres || W 1âÂÂ0 || Kershaw (16âÂÂ5) || Lucchesi (10âÂÂ10) || Maeda (3) ||26,285 || 103âÂÂ56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 160||September 27|| @ Giants || W 9âÂÂ2 || Buehler (14âÂÂ4) || Cueto (1âÂÂ2) ||â ||36,554 ||104âÂÂ56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 161||September 28|| @ Giants || W 2âÂÂ0 || Ryu (14âÂÂ5) || Webb (2âÂÂ3) || Jansen (33) ||37,518 ||105âÂÂ56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 162||September 29|| @ Giants || W 9âÂÂ0 || May (2âÂÂ3) || RodrÃÂguez (6âÂÂ11) ||â ||41,909 ||106âÂÂ56 |-
|- | Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement<br/>Bold = Dodgers team member
The Dodgers, with the best record in the National League during the regular season, began the postseason by hosting the Washington Nationals in the Division Series. Walker Buehler struck out eight while allowing only one hit and three walks in six scoreless innings in the first game, while the Dodgers got home runs from Gavin Lux and Joc Pederson and three RBI by Max Muncy to win 6âÂÂ0. Game 2 saw Clayton Kershaw start for the Dodgers against Stephen Strasburg. The Nationals jumped out to an early lead with an RBI single in the first, then added two more in the second. Kershaw pitched six innings, allowed three runs on six hits, two hit batters, and one walk with four strikeouts. The Dodgers finally scored on a sacrifice fly by in the sixth. Strasburg struck out 10 in six innings allowing only one run on three hits and the Nationals evened up the series with the 4âÂÂ2 win. Hyun-jin Ryu started game 3 and allowed only a two-run homer by Juan Soto in five innings. The Dodgers exploded for seven runs in the sixth inning to come from behind and win 10âÂÂ4. Justin Turner hit a three-run homer and Russell Martin hit a two-run homer in the game. In game 4, the Dodgers jumped out to an early lead on a home run by Turner in the first inning, but the Nationals tied it on a sacrifice fly in the third and went ahead in the fifth on a RBI single by Anthony Rendon and then a three-run homer by Ryan Zimmerman. The Nationals won 6âÂÂ1 to even the series up at two games and force a deciding game five. In the final game of the series, Buehler started and allowed only one run in 6 innings while the Dodgers got a two-run homer by Muncy and a solo homer by Kiké Hernández to take a 3âÂÂ0 lead after two innings. However, the Nationals got back to back homers by Rendon and Soto in the eighth inning off Kershaw to tie the score. It remained tied into the 10th when Howie Kendrick hit a grand slam off Joe Kelly to end the Dodgers season with a 7âÂÂ3 loss.
|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || October 3 || Nationals || W 6âÂÂ0 || Buehler (1âÂÂ0) || Corbin (0âÂÂ1) || â || 53,095 || 1âÂÂ0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || October 4 || Nationals || L 2âÂÂ4 || Strasburg (1âÂÂ0) || Kershaw (0âÂÂ1) || Hudson (1) || 53,086 || 1âÂÂ1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || October 6 || @ Nationals || W 10âÂÂ4 || Ryu (1âÂÂ0) || Corbin (0âÂÂ2) || â || 43,423 || 2âÂÂ1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || October 7 || @ Nationals || L 1âÂÂ6 || Scherzer (1âÂÂ0) || UrÃÂas (0âÂÂ1) || â || 36,847 || 2âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || October 9 || Nationals || L 3âÂÂ7 || Hudson (1âÂÂ0) || Kelly (0âÂÂ1) || â || 54,159 || 2âÂÂ3 |-
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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
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; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
The Dodgers received a compensation pick as a result of their failure to sign J. T. Ginn in the 2018 draft. They lost their second round pick as a result of signing free agent A. J. Pollock and gained a second round compensation pick as a result of losing Yasmani Grandal to free agency. With their two first round picks, they selected college infielders Kody Hoese and Michael Busch. As of the 2025 season, five players from this draft have played in the majors.