April Clayton Kershaw made his fifth straight
opening day start for the Dodgers on April 6 against the
San Diego Padres at
Dodger Stadium, the first Dodgers pitcher to do so since
Don Sutton started seven in a row from
1972 through
1978. Former Dodger
Matt Kemp had two hits, including a double, against his former team to drive in all three runs for the Padres as they jumped to the lead.
Jimmy Rollins in his first regular season appearance with the Dodgers hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning as the Dodgers came from behind to claim a 6–3 win to start the season. In the second game, the Padres pounced on Dodgers reliever
Chris Hatcher to score four-runs in the ninth inning and pull away for a 7–3 victory to even the series. In the last game, on April 9,
Adrián González had four hits in four at-bats, with three of them being solo homers as the Dodgers won 7–4. González became the first player in MLB history to hit five home runs in his team's first three games. was the National League player of the month for April The Dodgers started their first road trip of the season by losing to the
Arizona Diamondbacks 4–3 in ten innings on April 10 at
Chase Field. Diamondbacks pitcher
Archie Bradley dominated the Dodgers in his first Major League start the next night, allowing only one hit and striking out six in six scoreless innings. Kershaw, in his second start, was charged with 10 hits and six runs in 6 1/3 innings as the Dodgers lost 6–0.
Zack Greinke pitched seven shutout innings and the offense was led by rookies
Joc Pederson and
Alex Guerrero, who both hit their first major league home runs, in a 7–4 victory on April 12 to avoid the sweep. was the National League rookie of the month for April when he hit .423 with five homers and 13 RBI in only 13 games The Dodgers returned home on April 13 for an
interleague series against the
Seattle Mariners.
Brandon McCarthy struck out 10 in seven innings but also allowed four home runs, the first player in MLB history with that stat line, while also allowing no walks. The Dodgers came from behind and won the game, 6–5, on a walk off hit by Guerrero in the 10th inning. The Dodgers fell behind early in the next game, as fill-in starter
David Huff allowed back-to-back home runs in the top of the first. However, they battled back and won the game on a 2-run walk-off single by
Howie Kendrick, 6–5. They completed the sweep with a 5–2 win over the Mariners on
Jackie Robinson Day. González had two more hits, setting a Dodgers team record with 19 in the first nine games of the season.
Howie Kendrick homered and doubled and Adrián González drove in a couple of RBIs as the Dodgers continued their winning streak with a 7–3 win over the
Colorado Rockies. Kershaw struck out 12 in six innings to pick up his first win of the season. González and Kendrick remained the hitting stars the next night as the Dodgers win streak reached six games with a 6–3 victory over the Rockies. González matched
Eric Karros (
1995) for the most hits (23) by a Dodger through 11 games of the season and the Dodgers scored five or more runs in six straight games for the first time since May 17–22,
2012. The Dodgers completed the sweep of the Rockies with a 7–0 win on April 19 as
Scott Van Slyke had two doubles and a homer. The Dodgers as a team had 10 extra base hits in the game, the first time at home since
2006. The Dodgers went back on the road and saw the winning streak snapped with a 6–2 loss to the
San Francisco Giants at
AT&T Park. In the second game of the series, the Giants won again, 3–2, on a walk-off sacrifice fly by
Joe Panik with the bases load. The Dodgers called up
Mike Bolsinger from AAA
Oklahoma City to start the final game of the series and he pitched well, allowing only one run in 5 2/3 innings. However the bullpen faltered and the Giants walked-off with another 3–2 win, this time in 10 innings, to complete the series sweep. Greinke struck out seven while allowing just four hits in seven scoreless innings as the Dodgers won the first game of the weekend series against the Padres at
Petco Park, 3–0. The Dodgers hit four home runs on April 25 as they won a slugfest with the Padres, 11–8.
Andre Ethier's home run and three hits on the night gave him 22 homers and 143 hits in his career against San Diego, the most by any player against that team. The victory was a costly one, however, as starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy suffered a torn
Ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow, a season-ending injury.
Scott Baker was called up from Oklahoma City to start the next game and pitched well but the offense failed to produce and the Dodgers lost the final game of the road trip, 3–1. The Dodgers returned home on April 27 to play the Giants. Joc Pederson and
Justin Turner each homered in the 8–3 win to extend the home winning streak to eight games, the longest since the
2009 season. The Dodgers scored at least five runs in each of those eight wins, the longest such streak in franchise history. Both streaks were snapped the next night as Kershaw allowed only two runs in seven innings with eight strikeouts but was out performed by
Madison Bumgarner who allowed only one run on five hits with nine strikeouts in eight innings. The Giants won 2–1. The Dodgers hit four home runs to win the final game of the series, 7–3, and end the month of April with a Major League leading 32 home runs in 21 games.
May Carlos Frías pitched scoreless innings in his first start of the season, and rookie
Joc Pederson hit a grand slam home run as the Dodgers opened the month of May with an 8–0 rout of the
Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers came from behind to take game two of the series, 6–4. Pederson homered again, becoming the first Dodgers rookie since
Bill Sudakis in the
1969 season to homer in four straight ballgames. A walk-off homer by
Yasmani Grandal in the 13th inning gave the Dodgers a 1–0 win on May 3 and the sweep of the Diamondbacks. The game was the longest scoreless duel between the two teams since the game on June 2,
2010, ended in the 14th inning. hit a grand slam home run to start the month of May and set a new Dodgers rookie record with 20 home runs before the All-Star break The Dodgers next opened a series at
Miller Park against the
Milwaukee Brewers. In the opener
Clayton Kershaw held the Brewers to a run on three hits through seven innings, but he then allowed a homer and double to lead off the eighth. Relief pitcher
Chris Hatcher allowed the tying and go-ahead runs to score and the Dodgers dropped the opener of the series 4–3. That snapped a string of 26 consecutive scoreless innings for the Dodger bullpen.
Zack Greinke held the Brewers to an unearned run and two hits in innings to pick up his 10th straight win (dating back to the previous August).
Justin Turner hit a three-run homer and
Jimmy Rollins and
Adrián González each hit two-run homers as the Dodgers won the second game 8–2. The following day, Joc Pederson homered twice but the Brewers scored five runs in the first inning off of
Joe Wieland, who was making his first start of the season after being called up from the minors. The Brewers held on to win 6–3. Yasmani Grandal hit two 3-run home runs and recorded a career high of eight RBIs in the Dodgers 14–4 rout of the Brewers to split the series. The team traveled to
Coors Field to play the
Colorado Rockies on May 8, and won 2–1 in a game that was halted after one out in the top of the sixth due to rain. The rain continued through the weekend, forcing the middle game of the series to be postponed. The last game was played and Justin Turner's two-run homer broke a tie at the top of the eight inning and led the Dodgers to a 9–5 win. The Dodgers returned home on May 12 and Greinke pitched well, allowing only one run in seven innings, but the
Miami Marlins came back with a two-run homer by
Christian Yelich off
Yimi García in the top of ninth to put them ahead.
Scott Van Slyke then hit a three-run walk-off homer off Marlins closer
Steve Cishek for the 5–3 win. In the following game,
Andre Ethier had five hits, including a home run, and the Dodgers scored 11 runs on 21 hits to rout the Marlins and former Dodger
Dan Haren 11–1. Former Dodger
Dee Gordon had four hits and scored twice and
Giancarlo Stanton drove in three runs as the Marlins came from behind, in a three-run seventh inning, to beat the Dodgers 5–4 to avoid the sweep. In the next game, the Rockies also came from behind as
Carlos González hit a three-run homer off Yimi Garcia in the ninth inning to give them a 5–4 win, snapping the Dodgers nine-game winning streak against the Rockies. It was Garcia's second blown save of the week. Kershaw struck out 10 batters while allowing three runs in innings on May 15 to pick up his 100th career win in a 6–4 victory over the Rockies.
Jimmy Rollins had four hits and two RBI in the game. In the following game, Greinke's win streak came to an end as the Dodgers were only able to get three hits off of
Jorge de la Rosa and the Rockies bullpen. Greinke only allowed one run on four hits in six innings but the bullpen allowed the close game to become a rout and the Dodgers lost 7–1. The Dodgers earned a series split when Yasmani Grandal's RBI single drove in the only run in a 1–0 victory over the Rockies on May 17. The Dodgers returned to AT&T Park on May 19 and were shut out by
Tim Hudson and the Giants 2–0. They were again unable to score the following night as
Tim Lincecum and the Giants blanked the Dodgers 4–0. In the third game, it was
Madison Bumgarner's turn to silence the Dodgers bats and he also hit a solo homer in the Giants 4–0 win to complete the sweep. This was the second scoreless sweep by the Giants over the Dodgers in four years and tied the franchise record for consecutive shutouts (three) that had been done four other times. The Dodgers also tied a franchise record for the lowest scoring five game period (two) that had also been set four times before. This was the first time the Dodgers had been swept in back-to-back road series at San Francisco since
1961. Back at Dodger Stadium, the scoreless streak reached 35 innings (tying a Los Angeles Dodgers record set in
1962) before they finally scored a run in the fifth inning on an RBI double by Andre Ethier. Greinke allowed only one run on six hits in innings but was out of the game when
Joc Pederson hit the tie-breaking solo homer in the eighth inning to give the Dodgers a 2–1 victory over the San Diego Padres. On May 23,
Mike Bolsinger allowed a lead off single to open the game and then retired the next 23 batters he faced, shutting down the Padres offense over eight innings. Closer
Kenley Jansen retired the side in order in the ninth. The two of them combined to face the minimum 27 batters in the game, the first time the Dodgers had done such a feat since
Odalis Pérez pitched a one-hitter against the
Cubs on April 26,
2002. Pederson homered again, leading off the bottom of the first, and the Dodgers won 2–0. Carlos Frias had a poor outing the following day, tying a L.A. Dodger record by allowing 10 earned runs in only four innings in a game eventually won by the Padres 11–3. The Dodgers hit three home runs in the eighth inning on
Memorial Day to break open a tied game and defeat the
Atlanta Braves 6–3. Kershaw struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings the following day and the Dodgers scored six runs in the fourth inning off
Julio Teherán as they rolled to an 8–0 victory. Adrián González two-run home run that inning accounted for the 1,000th and 1,001st RBI of his career. Zack Greinke allowed only one run on three hits over six innings while striking out nine in the final game of the homestand. However, the Braves scored twice off the Dodgers bullpen in the eighth inning for a 3–2 win. The Dodgers were shut out 3–0 by the
St. Louis Cardinals at
Busch Stadium on May 29 as
John Lackey struck out nine in seven innings. This was the fourth straight road game that the Dodgers were shut out (the longest streak in franchise history), and they fell out of first place for the first time since April 15.
Michael Wacha held the Dodgers hitless through five innings in the next game, extending the Dodgers' road scoreless innings streak to a franchise-record 42 innings, breaking the mark previously set by the
1908 Brooklyn Superbas. They finally scored in the sixth inning, with a three-run homer by Yasmani Grandal. Carlos Frias allowed only one unearned run in a career-high seven innings, as the Dodgers won 5–1. The team struggled on offense again the next day, managing only two hits in a 3–1 loss to the Cardinals to wrap up the month of May.
June The Dodgers opened the month of June with an 11–4 win over the Rockies on the road.
Clayton Kershaw allowed only two earned runs in seven innings, while also recording three hits and an RBI.
Andre Ethier,
Jimmy Rollins,
Howie Kendrick, and
Joc Pederson all homered in the win. The Dodgers and Rockies played a
doubleheader on June 2, a result of the rain-out the previous time they met in Denver. In the first game,
Michael McKenry homered, doubled, and drove in three runs and the Rockies won 6–3. In the second game,
Alex Guerrero hit a grand slam home run in the ninth inning to give the Dodgers the 9–8 win. This was the first go-ahead grand slam by the Dodgers with two out in the ninth inning or later since
Nomar Garciaparra hit one in
2006. Joc Pederson homered in both games of the doubleheader, giving him four straight games with a home run. His second homer on this day was estimated at 480 feet, the longest in the Majors at that point. He homered again in the next game, the first rookie in history to homer in five straight games and tying the Dodgers franchise record (shared with
Adrián González,
Matt Kemp,
Shawn Green, and
Roy Campanella). The Dodgers lost the game 7–6 when the bullpen coughed up the lead in the ninth as four relievers were only able to record one out. Back home, the Dodgers lost to the Cardinals 7–1 as
Michael Wacha shut down their offense. Two runs in the eighth inning led to a 2–1 loss the next night. Kershaw allowed only one hit in eight innings while striking out 11 on June 6 as the Dodgers came up with a 2–0 win to end their brief skid.
Zack Greinke pitched innings and only allowed one run while striking out eight in the series finale, however the bullpen again coughed up the lead in the eighth inning and the Dodgers lost 4–2. This was the first home series loss by the Dodgers since August 2014, the longest such span in the Majors during that time. Andre Ethier and Jimmy Rollins each hit three-run home runs to back strong pitching by
Mike Bolsinger as the Dodgers routed the Diamondbacks 9–3 in the next game. Howie Kendrick homered and drove in all three runs in the Dodgers 3–1 win over the Diamondbacks on June 9. The Dodgers wrapped up the homestand with a 7–6 win over the Diamondbacks.
Yasiel Puig was 4-for-4 with a homer and a walk as the Dodgers won on a walk-off RBI single by Kendrick. was a perfect 4-for-4 with a homer on June 10. In the opening game of the next series, against the Padres, Kershaw allowed only one run in innings while striking out 11 and left with a one-run lead. The bullpen allowed two runs in the eighth to blow the lead but the Dodgers retook the lead in the bottom of the inning and they won 4–3. In the following game, Zack Greinke pitched an eight-inning complete game but the Dodgers offense failed to score more than a single run and a solo homer by
Justin Upton in the eighth inning gave the Padres a 2–1 win. In the series finale, the Padres jumped out to a 2–0 lead in the fifth but the Dodgers tied it up on a solo homer by Andre Ethier and an RBI double by Adrián González. Pederson made a tough catch on a long line drive by Upton in the ninth to send the game into extra innings where the Dodgers won the game 4–2 on a two-run single by González in the 12th. The team next traveled to
Globe Life Park in
Arlington, Texas for a short series against the
Texas Rangers.
Carlos Frías pitched five scoreless innings to start the game, but fell apart in the sixth when the Rangers scored four runs to win the game 4–1. The offense remained lifeless the following day, unable to score against rookie
Chi Chi Gonzalez until
Justin Turner tied the game up with a two-run homer in the top of the ninth. However,
Robinson Chirinos hit a walk-off homer off
Josh Ravin in the bottom of the inning and the Rangers swept the brief two-game series with a 3–2 win. Back at Dodger Stadium, rookie
Joey Gallo hit a two-run homer and the Rangers jumped on Kershaw early and went on to win 5–3. Pinch runner
Kike Hernández scored on a
balk by
Keone Kela in the bottom of the ninth as the Dodgers snapped their three-game losing streak with a 1–0 win over the Rangers. Justin Turner had three hits in three at-bats with a homer against the Giants on June 19, but a grand slam by
Buster Posey set the Giants up for a 9–5 win. In the next game, the Dodgers got back-to-back first-inning home runs from Joc Pederson and Justin Turner, but it wasn't enough as the Giants won 6–2. The Dodgers finally broke open the offense on June 21, as
Yasmani Grandal hit two homers, González and Turner also homered, and the team won 10–2. It was the third straight game Turner homered, the longest streak of his career, and Grandal became the first Dodgers catcher with two home runs and a bunt single in one game since
Roy Campanella on August 30,
1955. The Dodgers went back of the road on June 22 for a series at
Wrigley Field against the
Chicago Cubs, who hit five home runs off Dodgers starters, including two by rookie
Kris Bryant. Joc Pederson homered for the Dodgers in the ninth inning for his 19th of the season, a new Dodgers rookie record for home runs hit before the all-star break, but it wasn't enough as the Dodgers lost 4–2. Greinke's winless streak continued the next day, despite his not allowing a single run in his six innings of work. The Cubs beat the Dodgers 1–0 on a sacrifice fly by
Chris Denorfia in the bottom of the 10th inning. A solo homer by Adrián González and a three-run shot by Justin Turner led the Dodgers to a 5–2 win in the following game. The home run was Turner's tenth of the season, giving the Dodgers five players (Pederson, González, Grandal, Guerrero and Turner) with 10 or more home runs before the All-Star break, the first time they accomplished that since the
2000 season (
Gary Sheffield,
Eric Karros,
Todd Hundley,
Shawn Green and
Kevin Elster). Carlos Frías and the bullpen shut down the Cubs as the Dodgers won 4–0 to earn a split of the four game series.
Brett Anderson struck out 10,
Scott Van Slyke hit a two-run homer and the Dodgers routed the
Miami Marlins 7–1 at
Marlins Park on June 26. The brief winning streak came to an end the next day as a pair of costly errors by Ethier and Pederson allowed two unearned runs to score in the first inning. Kershaw struck out nine in seven innings but also lost his third straight decision for the first time in his career as the Dodgers fell to the Marlins 3–2. Zack Greinke pitched another scoreless innings on June 28, running his scoreless streak to innings. He also became the first Dodger pitcher to last at least six innings in his first 16 starts of the season since
Mike Morgan in
1991. The Dodgers managed to score two runs for a 2–0 win to give him his first win since May 5. The team traveled to
Chase Field to close out the month against the
Diamondbacks. Bolsinger pitched four scoreless innings but had to leave the game because he was ill with food poisoning. Joc Pederson hit his 20th homer but the bullpen allowed three two-run homers and the Dodgers lost 10–6. Six Dodgers relievers allowed at least two runners to reach base, tying a Dodgers franchise record last set in
1950 and they also tied a franchise record with four relievers allowing at least two runs each. On the more positive side, Pederson's homer was the Dodgers' 100th of the season and a later solo shot by Andre Ethier gave the Dodgers six players with double digit homers before the All-Star break for only the third time in franchise history (
1977 and
1979). Howie Kendrick had four hits, including the go-ahead home run in the tenth inning and Yasmani Grandal had four RBI including a homer of his own as the Dodgers wrapped up the month of June with a 6–4 victory over the Diamondbacks.
Kenley Jansen walked
David Peralta with two outs in the ninth, ending his streak of 27 strikeouts before his first walk of the season, eight shy of the major league record set by
Adam Wainwright in
2013.
July The Dodgers started the month of July by beating the Diamondbacks 4–3 to end their long road trip.
Kiké Hernández was a homer shy of the
cycle and
Brett Anderson pitched seven strong innings in the win. The Dodgers returned home from the road trip to play the
New York Mets. They lost the opener 2–1 on a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning.
Zack Greinke pitched seven scoreless innings on
Independence Day, his fourth consecutive start without allowing a run, trailing only
Orel Hershiser and
Don Drysdale who had six game streaks in
1988 and
1968 respectively. The bullpen allowed some runs but the team held on for a 4–3 win. However, Mets starter
Steven Matz stymied the Dodgers offense the next day, combining with reliever
Logan Verrett on a three-hit shutout. The Mets routed the Dodgers 8–0. The last-place
Philadelphia Phillies came to town next. With
Carlos Frías going on the disabled list, the Dodgers went with a bullpen game on July 6, which led to a high scoring game.
Howie Kendrick had four hits and former Phillie
Jimmy Rollins was two for four and drove in the go-ahead runs in the seventh as the Dodgers won 10–7. Former Dodger
Chad Billingsley allowed only two runs and six hits against his former club for his first win since April 10, 2013. The Phillies jumped all over the Dodgers for a 7–2 win. In the next game,
Clayton Kershaw struck out 13 while pitching a complete game shutout and
A.J. Ellis had three hits including his first home run of the season as the Dodgers won 5–0. Greinke allowed only one hit in eight scoreless innings as the Dodgers won the series finale 6–0. Along with extending his scoreless streak to innings, Greinke's ERA of 1.39 was the second lowest by a Dodgers pitcher before the All-Star break (trailing only Drysdale's 1.37 from 1968. The Dodgers began their final series before the break with a 3–2 win over the
Milwaukee Brewers.
Brandon Beachy made his first start since
2013 on July 11, returning to the majors after two Tommy John operations. He allowed three runs on five hits in four innings and a poor performance by the bullpen contributed to the 7–1 loss. A two-run home run by
Adrián González in the eighth gave the Dodgers a 4–3 win over the Brewers in the final game before the break. was the starting pitcher for the National League in the All-Star Game and had six scoreless starts in a row from June 18 to July 19. The Dodgers had five players selected to participate in the
2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game: pitchers Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw, first baseman Adrián González, catcher
Yasmani Grandal and outfielder
Joc Pederson. Greinke and Pederson were chosen to start the game and Pederson also participated in the
Home Run Derby. Pederson was the first Dodgers rookie position player ever to start in the All-Star game. made his major league debut on July 25 against the Mets. The Dodgers resumed play after the break on July 17 at
Nationals Park against the
Washington Nationals. The first game was suspended twice because of electrical problems at the park and was eventually halted in the sixth inning and resumed the following day.
Matt den Dekker's pinch hit two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning wound up being the difference in the 5–3 Nationals win. In the second game, Kershaw struck out a season-high 14 batters in eight shutout innings as the Dodgers won 4–2. He became the first Dodgers starter with back-to-back games of at least 13 strikeouts since
Chan Ho Park in
2000 and the first Dodgers pitcher with back-to-back games of double-digit strikeouts and no walks since
Dazzy Vance in
1930. Greinke picked up right where he left off in his first start of the second half, allowing only three hits and one walk in eight scoreless innings, while striking out a season-high 11 batters. The Dodgers won 5–0. Combined with the previous start by Kershaw, this was the first time the Dodgers had back-to-back starts of at least eight scoreless innings and double-digit strikeouts since at least 1914. The Dodgers next lost to the
Atlanta Braves, 7–5, at
Turner Field. Former Dodger
Juan Uribe drove in the winning run in the Braves 4–3 win the next day.
Mike Bolsinger only allowed one run on three hits in seven innings and retired 14 consecutive batters at one point as the Dodgers avoided the sweep with a 3–1 win in the series finale. Kershaw threw a three-hit complete game shutout against the
New York Mets at
Citi Field on July 23, while striking out 11. He was the first Dodgers starter with two shutouts in the same month since
Carlos Pérez in
1998 and the first pitcher dating back to 1900 to have three straight starts with double-digit strikeouts, no walks and no runs allowed.
Ian Thomas made a spot start on July 24 and allowed only one run on three hits in five innings while
Justin Turner,
Yasiel Puig and Jimmy Rollins homered in the Dodgers 7–2 win. Rollins homer was his 10th of the season, giving the Dodgers seven players with double digit homers for the first time since
2008. The Dodgers
2010 first-round draft pick Zach Lee made his major league debut to start the July 25 game against the Mets, but performed poorly. He allowed seven runs in innings in the Dodgers 15–2 loss. He was the first Dodgers starting pitcher to allow seven runs in his debut since
Johnny Babich in
1934 and the first to allow four runs or more in the first inning of his debut since
Frank Wurm in
1944. Greinke's scoreless streak ended at innings when he allowed two runs to score on July 26 against the Mets. A walk-off single by Juan Uribe, who had been traded to the Mets the day before, gave the Mets a 3–2 win in 10 innings. Back at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers lost 2–0 to the
Oakland Athletics as
Sonny Gray pitched a complete game three hit shutout. The next day, the Dodgers scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth to come from behind and defeat the Athletics 10–7. Greinke allowed two runs in eight innings while striking out eight and Howie Kendrick and
Alex Guerrero homered as the Dodgers wrapped up the month of July with a 5–3 win over the
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
August Clayton Kershaw allowed only two hits in eight scoreless innings against the Angels on August 1, as the Dodgers started the month with a 3–1 victory. Kershaw became the first pitcher with multiple streaks of 37 or more scoreless innings since
Luis Tiant in
1968 and
1972. The Dodgers acquired starting pitcher
Mat Latos in a
deadline day trade with the
Miami Marlins and he made his team debut by allowing just one run on four hits in six innings.
Andre Ethier hit two homers in the game, including a walk-off two-run blast in the tenth inning as the Dodgers won 5–3 to complete their first three-game sweep of the Angels since
2006. was acquired from the Braves at the trade deadline and joined the Dodgers starting rotation. Another recent trade acquisition,
Alex Wood took the mound for the Dodgers in the opener of a series against the
Philadelphia Phillies at
Citizens Bank Park. He allowed four runs in innings and
Maikel Franco hit a
grand slam home run off of reliever
Joel Peralta as the Phillies won 6–2. The next day,
Yasiel Puig hit a three-run homer to lead the Dodgers to a 4–3 win. In the series finale,
Zack Greinke allowed a season high five runs in the first inning but had three hits, including a home run, as the Dodgers came from behind and won 10–8. A based-loaded walk-off single by
Pedro Álvarez in the 10th inning gave the
Pittsburgh Pirates a 5–4 win over the Dodgers at
PNC Park on August 7. The following day, Mat Latos gave up a three-run home run to opposing starter
Francisco Liriano, and the Dodgers couldn't rally against the Pirates bullpen as they lost 6–5. In the final game, the Pirates erupted for nine runs off the Dodgers bullpen in the seventh inning to come from behind and rout the Dodgers 13–6 to sweep the series. Dodger reliever
Jim Johnson was the first Dodgers pitcher to allow eight runs in one or fewer innings since
Fred Heimach in
1933. The
Washington Nationals scored five runs in the sixth inning off
Brett Anderson and pulled away for an 8–3 rout of the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on August 10. Greinke got back on track in his next start with six scoreless innings while Puig hit a two-run home run and a three-RBI triple to drive in all the Dodgers runs in a 5–0 win. In the following game, Kershaw allowed just three hits over eight scoreless innings in the Dodgers 3–0 win to take the series. He picked up his 200th strikeout in the game, the sixth straight season he had passed that mark. He became the 10th pitcher in MLB history to accomplish that feat and only the second Dodger (after
Sandy Koufax).
Billy Hamilton had four hits in four at-bats, including a home run, and
Brandon Phillips and
Eugenio Suárez combined for seven RBIs as the
Cincinnati Reds beat up on Mat Latos and the Dodgers 10–3 on August 13. The next day,
Adrián González hit a three-run homer and Alex Wood picked up his first win as a Dodger, 5–3. The Dodgers won 8–3 the following day thanks to four home runs. Puig hit his 10th homer, giving the Dodgers eight players in double digit homers on the season, one shy of the club record. Greinke allowed one run in seven innings and also hit a solo homer in the Dodgers 2–1 win over the Reds on August 16.
A.J. Ellis hit a three-run homer to give the Dodgers the lead but the bullpen faltered late and the Dodgers lost 5–4 to the
Oakland Athletics at
O.co Coliseum on a walk-off double by
Billy Butler in the 10th inning.
Jesse Chavez allowed just two hits to the Dodgers (including a two-run homer by
Jimmy Rollins and the A's finished off the two game series with a 5–2 win. The Dodgers offense was even worse in the next game, as they were no-hit by
Mike Fiers of the
Houston Astros 3–0, the first
no-hitter in the history of
Minute Maid Park. The Astros hit two home runs off Greinke to end his string of 11 unbeaten starts the next day, 3–1. Clayton Kershaw allowed only one run in eight innings with ten strikeouts in the series finale. However, the Astros tied the game against
Kenley Jansen in the ninth and won, 3–2, on a walk-off homer by
Jason Castro in the 10th to send the Dodgers to their fifth straight loss. They headed to
Great American Ball Park to open a series against the Reds, where they won 5–1 to end the losing streak. The Dodgers hit three home runs in the fourth inning the next night to beat the Reds 7–4 and they completed the sweep with a 1–0 afternoon win the following day. Greinke pitched seven scoreless innings with nine strikeouts and with his 10th scoreless start of six innings or more matched Kershaw and
Don Sutton for second most in team history behind
Sandy Koufax (13). Back home on August 28, Kershaw struck out 14 in eight innings and the Dodgers picked up their fourth straight win, 4–1, over the
Chicago Cubs. The Dodgers won again the next day, 5–2, thanks to a two-run single by Andre Ethier in the seventh inning. However, they lost the final game of the series, 2–0, when
Kris Bryant hit a two-run homer and
Jake Arrieta no-hit them, the second time the Dodgers had been no hit in the last week. The Dodgers finished the month with a 5–4 victory over the
San Francisco Giants in 14 innings. Adrián González, who had earlier hit a two-run homer, provided the walk-off hit.
September / October September began with a good pitching matchup between
Zack Greinke and Giants
ace Madison Bumgarner. The Dodgers, thanks to a solo homer by
Joc Pederson held on to win the game 2–1.
Chase Utley hit his first home run as a Dodger and
Clayton Kershaw tied a career high with 15 strikeouts in a 2–1 complete game victory to complete the Dodgers sweep of the Giants. made his major league debut on September 3. The traveled to play the
San Diego Padres at
Petco Park the following day. Top prospect
Corey Seager made his Dodgers debut and was two for four with two RBI but
Mat Latos and the bullpen struggled as the Dodgers lost 10–7. They then hit five homers on September 4 to beat the Padres 8–4.
Alex Wood pitched seven scoreless innings in the Dodgers 2–0 win the following day. The Dodgers capitalized on a three-run error by Padres reliever
Nick Vincent to win the final game of the series, 5–1.
Scott Van Slyke had four hits, including two doubles, and four RBIs as the Dodgers beat the
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 7–5 at
Angel Stadium on
Labor Day. The following day, Kershaw held the Angels to two runs in seven innings and the Dodgers ran their win streak to five games with a 6–4 win.
Albert Pujols hit a tie-breaking RBI single in the eighth inning and the Angels won the final game of the series, 3–2. The Dodgers next traveled to
Chase Field for a matchup with the
Arizona Diamondbacks.
Welington Castillo hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the Diamondbacks piled on with six runs in the second to rout the Dodgers 12–4. Seager was 4-for-4 with a walk and his first major league home run in the Dodgers 9–5 win over the Diamondbacks on September 12. Greinke only allowed three hits in eight scoreless innings as the Dodgers took the series finale, 4–3. Back home, Kershaw followed with a seven inning three hitter while rookie
Scott Schebler homered and the Dodgers beat the
Colorado Rockies 4–1. The Dodgers lost 5–4 the next day on a solo homer by
Nolan Arenado in the 16th inning. The teams set new MLB records by using a combined 58 players in the game and a combined 24 pitchers. Wood allowed only one hit in eight innings and
A.J. Ellis homered as the Dodgers won the last game of the series 2–0. Seager hit a two-run home run on September 18 in the Dodgers 6–2 win over the
Pittsburgh Pirates. It was the 47th home run by a Dodgers rookie in 2015, setting a new franchise record. An RBI double by
Aramis Ramírez in the 8th inning led the Pirates to a 3–2 win over the Dodgers the following night.
Gerrit Cole struck out nine in seven innings as the Pirates won the next game, 4–3.
Brett Anderson was chased early and the Dodgers were beaten by the
Arizona Diamondbacks, 8–4, on September 21. Seager reached base safely for his sixteenth straight start to begin his career, setting a new L.A. Dodger record. The Dodgers lost their fourth straight when the Diamondbacks shut them out 8–0 the following day. The next night, the Dodgers snapped their losing streak, winning 4–1, with
Carlos Frías starting in place of Greinke, who was scratched because of a sore calf. The bullpen allowed only one run while Utley and Seager drove in two runs each. Kershaw struck out nine in five innings and
Chris Heisey hit a grand slam homer as the Dodgers finished the series with a 6–3 win, thus splitting the series. pitched a complete game shutout as the Dodgers clinched the division title over the Giants on September 29. The Dodgers began their final road trip of the regular season on September 25 at
Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies homered three times in the fourth inning off
Mike Bolsinger and went on to win 7–4. The Dodgers lost again the next day, 8–6, on a walk-off two-run homer by
Carlos González. A three-run homer by Nolan Arenado keyed the Rockies to a 12–5 win and a series sweep of the Dodgers for the first time since the
2007 season. The Dodgers next traveled to
AT&T Park only to continue losing, this time 3–2 in 12 innings to the Giants. On September 29, Kershaw struck 13 batters (retiring the last 19 he faced) in a complete game shutout while
Justin Ruggiano and A.J. Ellis hit back-to-back homers in the sixth inning off Giants ace
Madison Bumgarner as they rolled to an 8–0 win. The Dodgers clinched their third straight National League West Division championship, the first time in franchise history the Dodgers made the playoffs three years in a row. The following day,
Mike Leake pitched a two-hit complete game shutout as the Giants beat the Dodgers 5–0 to end the month of September. The Dodgers picked up a series split with a 3–2 win in the final road game of the regular season. Brett Anderson pitched innings in the game to set a new career high of innings pitched in a season. The Dodgers wrapped up the regular season with a three-game series at home against the Padres. Alex Wood allowed two runs on five hits in seven innings in the first game of the series as the Dodgers won 6–2. It was the 90th win of the season, the first time the Dodgers had won 90 or more games in three straight seasons since 1976–1978. Greinke picked up his 19th win of the season in the Dodgers 2–1 win the next day. He picked up his 200th strikeout of the season in the game and also won the National League E.R.A. title. The Dodgers also locked up home field advantage in the division series with the win. In the final game of the regular season, Clayton Kershaw struck out seven in innings to pass 300 strikeouts on the season and Corey Seager had three hits in three at-bats, including a home run as the Dodgers won 6–3.
Game log ==Postseason==