
September started out roughly with two losses in a row to the St. Louis Cardinals, one a blowout and another a blown lead. Things could have gone very badly in the first week of the month, but the Dodgers won their final four games of the week, including a sweep of the Washington Nationals for a winning week.
Three of the wins were thanks to late turnarounds, as the Dodgers trailed in the ninth inning on Thursday but beat St. Louis, then overcame deficits in the seventh and eighth innings against Washington on Saturday and Sunday.
All four wins came without Shohei Ohtani, who got his first extended rest since joining the Dodgers, battling a few injuries. Ohtani is expected back in the lineup on Monday.
Batter of the week
Mookie Betts hit a three-run home run to turn around Sunday night’s game in the eighth inning, but his imprints were all over the week, with two home runs, three doubles, 11 RBI, and a tidy 1.168 OPS.
Honorable mention goes to Tommy Edman and Teoscar Hernández, who each had OPSs over 1.000 and each had game-winning hits during the streak.
Pitcher of the week
Blake Snell continued his solid run since returning from the injured list, tossing six more scoreless innings on Friday to beat the Washington Nationals. Snell struck out seven and since getting activated on August 11 has 38 strikeouts in 29 innings and only three runs allowed in his five starts.
Week 24 results
4-2 record
35 runs scored (5.83 per game)
36 runs allowed (6.00 per game)
.487 pythagorean win percentage
Year to date
86-57 record
705 runs scored (4.93 per game)
553 runs allowed (3.87 per game)
.609 pythagorean win percentage (87-56)
Miscellany
Unique score!: The Dodgers opened the month with a drubbing at the hands of the Cardinals on Tuesday, which ended in a 13-8 score that seemed unfamiliar. That instinct was correct, as September 1 marked the first time the Los Angeles Dodgers ever had a game end 13-8, win or lose. The previous 13-8 game in franchise history came 70 years ago, when Brooklyn beat the New York Yankees in Game 2 of the 1956 World Series.
CT3 returns: Before Wednesday night’s game against the Cardinals, Chris Taylor received his 2025 championship ring from his former teammates. Taylor coaxed his two-year-old son Theo to throw out the ceremonial first pitch to him, and did so adorably so. Taylor, who retired in May, played 10 of his 12 major league seasons with the Dodgers.
“It’s pretty much what I identify my career as. Over 90 percent of my career was in Dodger blue. This is the place I call home. I’m always proud to be a Dodger” Taylor said. “This night means a lot that they would even do this for me. I’m extremely humbled.”
Transactions
Tuesday: On the first day of September, Will Smith and Dalton Rushing were activated off the injured list, as was Justin Wrobleski, and Alex Freeland was called up from Oklahoma City. The net additions of one position player and one pitcher also included Ben Rortvedt getting designated for assignment and Alek Thomas optioned to Triple-A.
Wednesday: Blake Treinen returned after two and a half months on the injured list, left-hander Eric Lauer was placed on the IL after his worst start as a Dodger, and Will Klein was moved to the 60-day IL, ending his regular season.
Thursday: Rortvedt cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A.
Saturday: Bobby Miller was activated off the 60-day injured list to provide length in the bullpen, Kyle Hurt was optioned, and Thomas was designated for assignment.
Sunday: After going through throwing drills on Saturday, Rushing landed back on the IL with elbow discomfort. Catcher Eliezer Alfonzo was called back up from Oklahoma City.
Game results
- Tuesday: Cardinals 13, Dodgers 8
- Wednesday: Cardinals 8, Dodgers 6 (10 innings)
- Thursday: Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2
- Friday: Dodgers 5, Nationals 3
- Saturday: Dodgers 6, Nationals 5
- Sunday: Dodgers 7, Nationals 5
| Player | PA | R | H | 2B | HR | RBI | BA/OBP/SLG |
| Betts | 29 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 11 | .360/.448/.720 |
| Edman | 29 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .407/.448/.593 |
| T. Hernández | 27 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .391/.481/.522 |
| Freeman | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .200/.400/.400 |
| Ohtani | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167/.500/167 |
| Call | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .222/.364/.333 |
| Muncy | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .214/.333/.286 |
| Feduccia | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250/.333/.250 |
| Tucker | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .105/.280/.263 |
| Smith | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .118/.250/.176 |
| Freeland | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091/.286/.091 |
| K. Hernández | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154/.214/.154 |
| Rojas | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .100/.100/.200 |
| Rushing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000/.200/.000 |
| Totals | 201 | 35 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 33 | .239/.358/.373 |
| Pitcher | Record | IP | H | R | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
| Snell | 1-0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0.00 | 1.167 |
| Skubal | 0-0 | 5.7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3.18 | 1.941 |
| Yamamoto | 0-0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5.14 | 0.857 |
| Glasnow | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6.00 | 1.500 |
| Wrobleski | 0-0 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10.80 | 2.400 |
| Lauer | 0-1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21.00 | 3.000 |
| Henriquez | 0-0, Sv | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.429 |
| Dreyer | 0-0, Sv | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.500 |
| Phillips | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.500 |
| Hurt | 0-0 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.600 |
| Treinen | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
| Vesia | 1-0 | 3.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2.70 | 0.900 |
| Miller | 1-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.00 | 1.000 |
| Stewart | 1-1 | 2.7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.75 | 1.500 |
| Scott | 0-0, Sv | 2.3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7.71 | 1.286 |
| Halvorsen | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 45.00 | 5.000 |
| K. Hernández | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| Totals | 4-2 | 55 | 62 | 36 | 17 | 64 | 5.56 | 1.436 |
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Up next
The Dodgers run the Chris Hammond gauntlet, finishing up the homestand with a series against the Reds followed by a trip to South Beach to face the Marlins.
| Mon, 9/7 | Tue, 9/8 | Wed, 9/9 | Thu, 9/10 | Fri, 9/11 | Sat, 9/12 | Sun, 9/13 |
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| vs. Reds | vs. Reds | vs. Reds | OFF | at Marlins | at Marlins | at Marlins |
| 6:10 | 7:10 | 7:10 | 4:10 | 1:10 | 10:40 | |
| Sheehan | Skubal | Yamamoto | Snell | Glasnow | TBA | |
| Burns | Lodolo* | Lowder | Gusto | Phillips | Pérez | |
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