April The Dodgers began the 2016 season at
Petco Park against the
San Diego Padres on April 4.
Clayton Kershaw made his sixth straight opening day start for the Dodgers and allowed only one hit in seven innings with nine strikeouts. The offense erupted as well, as the Dodgers started the season with a 15–0 rout. It was the best ever margin of victory in franchise history and also the first time they had won six straight opening day games. The 15 runs was one short of the franchise opening day record of 16 set against the
Houston Astros in
1983.
Scott Kazmir made his Dodgers debut the following night, pitching six scoreless innings while also allowing only one hit, as the Dodgers, with a 3–0 victory, got back-to-back-shutouts to open a season for the first time since
1974. The Dodgers finished the series out with a 7–0 win the next day, joining the
1963 Cardinals as the only MLB teams to open the season with three straight shutouts.
Kenta Maeda made his major league debut with six scoreless innings and also hit a home run in his second at bat, the first Dodger pitcher to homer in his debut since
Dan Bankhead in
1947. The Dodgers also set a new team record with 27 scoreless innings to start the season, surpassing the 23 innings mark set by the 1974 team. The Dodgers traveled to
AT&T Park for the next series against the
San Francisco Giants. Behind
Alex Wood they fell one inning short of the Cardinals season opening shutout streak of 32 when the Giants scored three in the fifth. The Dodger bullpen then allowed a bunch of runs, including a grand slam by
Hunter Pence to pull away and the Giants won 12–6.
Ross Stripling made his major league debut in the second game of the series. He pitched a
no-hitter for innings but was taken out of the game with a two-run lead after walking a batter and reaching his 100th pitch. The relief pitcher,
Chris Hatcher, gave up a two-run homer to the very next batter,
Trevor Brown, to tie the game.
Brandon Crawford hit a walk-off homer in the 10th as the Giants won 3–2. Kershaw pitched eight innings for the Dodgers in the following game, but allowed two solo homer and got a no-decision. The Dodgers came back to win the game on an RBI double by
Charlie Culberson in the 10th inning, 3–2. In the final game of the road trip, the Dodgers scored five runs in the top of the first but saw the lead quickly disappear as Scott Kazmir allowed three homers and six total runs in only four innings. He was the first Dodgers pitcher to allow three homers to the Giants at San Francisco since
Ismael Valdez in
1997. A two-run double by
Joe Panik off reliever
J. P. Howell in the sixth put the Giants up and they won 9–6. In the Dodgers home opener on April 12 against the
Arizona Diamondbacks, Maeda pitched six more scoreless innings. He joined
Karl Spooner (
1954) and
Kazuhisa Ishii (
2002) as the only Dodgers to begin their career with two consecutive scoreless starts. The bullpen continued to struggle however, and the team lost the game, 4–2. The Dodgers got seven innings from Wood in the next game and
Kenley Jansen picked up a five out save as they won 3–1. The Dodgers scored five runs in the seventh inning the next day to win 5–2.
Enrique Hernandez hit two home runs and the Dodgers, behind Kershaw, beat the Giants 7–3 on
Jackie Robinson Day at Dodger Stadium. However, in the next game,
Johnny Cueto allowed only one run in innings and the Giants bullpen withstood a late Dodger rally to win 4–3. Kenta Maeda finally allowed a run in his next start, but only one as the Dodgers won the series with a 3–1 victory in the final game of the homestand. He became just the eighth Dodgers pitcher since 1913 to open his career with three straight quality starts. The Dodgers went back on the road on April 19 to play a three-game series against the
Atlanta Braves at
Turner Field. Multi-hit games by
Tyler Flowers and
Jeff Francoeur led the Braves to an 8–1 rout in the opener.
Justin Turner's RBI double in the 10th inning gave the Dodgers the 5–3 win the following day.
Yasmani Grandal took his turn with a 10th inning RBI in the series finale as the team won 2–1. Kershaw struck out 10 in eight innings in the game. The team next traveled to
Coors Field for a weekend series against the
Colorado Rockies. A two-run triple by
Brandon Barnes in the eighth inning gave the Rockies a 7–5 win on April 22. Kenta Maeda allowed only three hits and struck out eight in innings the following game as the Dodgers won 4–1. He was the first pitcher in modern baseball history to allow only one run over his first four starts. In the series finale, the Dodgers jumped out to a quick 7–1 lead only for the Rockies to come back and take the lead in the late innings.
Chase Utley's two-out double off Rockies closer
Jake McGee in the ninth capped was part of five runs they scored that inning to win 12–10. On April 25, the Dodgers returned home for a four-game series against former manager
Don Mattingly and the
Miami Marlins.
Giancarlo Stanton hit a homer in the opener as the Marlins won 3–2. He hit a three-run homer in the next game, capping a five-run sixth inning off Kershaw in a 6–3 comeback win for the Marlins.
Justin Nicolino pitched seven and one third shutout innings as the Marlins also won game three, 2–0. The Dodgers were swept by the Marlins in a four-game series for the first time ever as Stanton homered again and they won 5–3. A three-run homer by
Matt Kemp in the eighth inning gave the Dodgers another loss, this time to the Padres, 5–1. The Dodgers ended the month of April on a six-game losing streak, thanks to another 5–2 loss to the Padres on April 30.
May Clayton Kershaw pitched a complete-game, three-hit, 14-strikeout shutout on May 1 to bring the losing streak to an end. He also drove in the only run in the 1–0 victory over the Padres with a third-inning single. The Dodgers began an
interleague road trip on May 3 with a short two games series against the
Tampa Bay Rays at
Tropicana Field.
Trayce Thompson had four RBI, including a two-run homer as the Dodgers won the opener 10–5. The Rays took the second game, 8–5, thanks to a three-run homer by
Steve Pearce.
Kevin Pillar hit his own three-run homer as the Dodgers next dropped the opener of a weekend series with the
Toronto Blue Jays at
Rogers Centre, 5–2. Kershaw struck out 10 batters without any walks in seven innings as the Dodgers won the next one, 6–2. They wrapped up the road trip with a 4–2 win on May 8.
Curtis Granderson homered off the first pitch by
Scott Kazmir on May 9, as the
New York Mets went on to beat the Dodgers 4–2 at
Dodger Stadium. A pitchers' duel between
Alex Wood and
Jacob deGrom the following day went the Dodgers way, 3–2, thanks to a walk-off home run by
Trayce Thompson. The Mets took the third game, 4–3, thanks to starting pitcher
Noah Syndergaard. He pitched eight strong innings and also hit two home runs, driving in all the teams runs. Dodger starter
Kenta Maeda became just the second Dodgers pitcher in history to allow multiple home runs in a game to pitchers, joining
Doug McWeeny, who allowed homers to
Erv Brame and
Fred Fussell of the
Pittsburgh Pirates on July 7,
1929 at
Ebbets Field. The Dodgers won the next game, 5–0, behind another dominate Clayton Kershaw start. He struck out 13 while pitching a two-hit complete game shutout. He set an MLB record with five consecutive starts with at least 10 strikeouts and no more than one walk and a club record with five consecutive starts with at least 10 strikeouts.
Yasiel Puig was 3-for-five with a homer and 2 RBI and
Ross Stripling picked up his first major league win as the Dodgers beat the
St. Louis Cardinals, 8–4 on May 13.
Scott Kazmir pitched innings and struck out seven as the Dodgers won 5–3 the following day. A pinch-hit RBI double by
Yadier Molina helped the Cardinals beat up on the Dodgers bullpen and prevent the sweep, 5–2.
Albert Pujols and
Mike Trout combined for five RBI as the
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim beat the Dodgers 7–6 in the opener of the
Freeway Series on May 16. Kershaw struck out 11 in eight innings the next game in a 5–1 win. The series moved to
Angel Stadium for the next game and Trout led the Angels in a five-run fifth inning that spoiled the spot start by
Mike Bolsinger and gave them the victory in an 8–1 rout. Three more RBI and a homer by Trout the next day made it a 7–4 Angels victory in the final game of the series.
Melvin Upton, Jr. hit a two-run walk-off homer off Dodgers closer
Kenley Jansen as the
San Diego Padres won 7–6 at
Petco Park on May 20. The following day,
Chin-hui Tsao walked in the winning run in the bottom of the 11th as the Dodgers lost again, 3–2. In the final game of the road trip,
Yasiel Puig's two-run, bases loaded, single in the 17th inning led the Dodgers to a 9–5 win, snapping the losing streak. It was the longest game for the Dodgers since April 29,
2007, also against the Padres. The Dodgers returned home for a three-game series against the
Cincinnati Reds. Clayton Kershaw continued his strong start to the season, pitching a complete game two-hit shutout as the Dodgers won 1–0. Kershaw was the first Dodger pitcher with three shutouts in a month since
Tim Belcher in
1989 and the first to last seven or more innings in his first 10 starts of the year since
Fernando Valenzuela in
1981. The Dodgers, behind Bolsinger, handed the Reds their ninth straight loss, 8–2 on May 24. The Dodgers finished off the sweep of the Reds with a 3–1 win in the finale. Scott Kazmir struck out 12 in six innings, and combined with Reds starter
Dan Straily, who struck out 11, they were the first regular season due to each strike out 11 or more batters at Dodger Stadium since
Grant Jackson and
Bill Singer on June 12,
1969. The Dodgers promoted top prospect
Julio Urías to make his major league debut as the starting pitcher against the
New York Mets at
Citi Field on May 27. At 19 years of age, he was the youngest starting pitcher to debut in the Majors since
Félix Hernández in the
2005 season and the youngest Dodgers starting pitcher to debut since 18 year old
Rex Barney in the
1943 season. He struggled in his debut, lasting only innings while allowing three runs and walking four. The Dodgers rallies to tie the game in the top of the ninth on a three-run double by
Chase Utley only to see the Mets win, 6–5, on a walk-off homer by
Curtis Granderson. Utley homered twice in the next game, including a grand slam, as the Dodgers routed the Mets 9–1. In the final game of the series, Kershaw was again on his game, striking out 10 in innings though he received a no-decision after the Mets tied the game with an RBI triple by Granderson off relief pitcher
Adam Liberatore in the eighth. The Dodgers won the game, 4–2, thanks to a bases loaded single by
Adrián González off Mets closer
Jeurys Familia. The team traveled to
Wrigley Field on
Memorial Day to play the
Chicago Cubs, the team with the best record in the league. In the opener of the four-game series, the Dodgers could only manage one hit and lost 2–0. In the next game, it was the Cubs who only managed one-hit. The Dodgers, thanks to a three-run homer by
Corey Seager won 5–0. Kazmir struck out seven batters in six innings.
June Jon Lester beat the Dodgers by pitching a complete game in the Cubs to a 2–1 victory to start the month of June.
Julio Urías's second start of the season was a bit better than his first but he allowed three home runs, including back-to-back ones by
Jason Heyward and
Kris Bryant as the Cubs finished the series with a 7–2 win. The Dodgers returned home to play the
Atlanta Braves. Of the team's five hits in the game, four were home runs, including three from rookie
Corey Seager as they won 4–2.
Clayton Kershaw pitched six shutout innings the next game as the Dodgers won 4–0. He improved his personal record to 8–1 but the six innings was his shortest outing of the season. Seager hit two more home runs as the Dodgers doubled up the Braves, 12–6, to sweep the series.
Trevor Story hit a three-run home run and the
Colorado Rockies pounded
Mike Bolsinger and the Dodgers 6–1 in the start of the next three-game series.
Trayce Thompson hit a walk-off homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth as the Dodgers evened the series with a 4–3 win. The Rockies took the following game, 1–0, thanks to an RBI single by
Daniel Descalso off
Kenta Maeda in the seventh inning. They next traveled to
AT&T Park for a series against the first place
San Francisco Giants. In the opener, Kershaw had another strong game, allowing two runs and five hits in eight innings with 13 strikeouts. A solo homer by
Justin Turner in the top of the ninth gave the Dodgers a 3–2 win.
Buster Posey hit a walk-off RBI single off of Dodgers closer
Kenley Jansen the next day as the Giants won 5–4 in 10 innings. Urías struck out seven in the next game, and only allowed two runs, but those were on a two-run homer by
Brandon Belt in the 6th and that was all the Giants needed for a 2–1 victory. The Dodgers traveled to
Chase Field for a road series against the
Arizona Diamondbacks beginning on June 13. Former Dodger
Zack Greinke struck out six over seven innings to beat his old team, 3–2. The Dodgers had two homers from
Joc Pederson and solo shots by Justin Turner and
Chase Utley as they evened the series with a 7–4 win the next game. A three-run homer by
Scott Van Slyke accounted for all the Dodgers runs as the finished off the series with a 3–2 win. Kershaw struck out 11 in innings to pick up his 10th win of the season.
Jonathan Villar hit a two-run homer off
Pedro Báez in the ninth inning to give the
Milwaukee Brewers an 8–6 win over the Dodgers on June 16 at
Dodger Stadium. Urías struck out eight in five innings in his next start the following day, and
Justin Turner hit two home runs, including a walk-off shot in the 10th inning as the Dodgers won 3–2. Mike Bolsinger had a poor start in the next game, allowing five runs and nine hits in only innings but Turner hit a three-run home run as the Dodgers scored six in the third and won the game 10–6. In the final game of the series, Kenta Maeda and
Matt Garza engaged in a pitchers' duel for six innings and the Dodgers won the game, 2–1, on a bases loaded walk by
Tyler Thornburg in the bottom of the ninth. Kershaw held the
Washington Nationals to one run in seven innings, while striking out eight, and Kenley Jansen picked up his 162nd career save, breaking the franchise record previously held by
Éric Gagné, in the 4–1 win on June 20.
Yasmani Grandal hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning as the Dodgers came from behind for a 3–2 win the next day. The Dodgers proceeded to sweep the Nations in the three-game series as
Yasiel Puig singled and scored on a three base error by outfielder
Michael Taylor in the bottom of the ninth for a walk-off, come from behind, 4–3 win. The Dodgers traveled to
Pittsburgh on June 24 to open a four-game series against the
Pirates at
PNC Park.
Nick Tepesch was promoted from AAA to make a spot start and he allowed five runs on seven hits in only four innings to put the team in a hole they never recovered from. Corey Seager had four hits in the game but the Dodgers lost 8–6. Kershaw allowed four runs in a game for the first time all season as his 10 start unbeaten streak came to an end with a 4–3 loss to the Pirates on June 26. In the final game of the series, the Pirates jumped out to a four-run lead in the first inning but the Dodgers came from behind to win 5–4 to avoid the sweep. Urías picked up his first major league win on June 28 with a 6–5 victory over the Brewers at
Miller Park.
Junior Guerra shut down the Dodgers bats the next say as rookie
Brock Stewart had a rough debut, allowing five runs in the second inning as the Dodgers lost 7–0. The Dodgers received some bad news as the month ended, with Kershaw heading to the disabled list due to a herniated disc in his back. Meanwhile, the team won the final game of the month, 8–1. Maeda allowed only one run on three hits in six innings and the Dodgers hit three home runs.
July The Dodgers acquired
Bud Norris from the
Atlanta Braves and he was the starting pitcher on July 1 against the
Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium. He struck out eight in six scoreless innings of the Dodgers 5–0 victory.
Scott Kazmir started the next game, striking out 10 in six innings as the Dodgers won 6–1. The Dodgers finished off the sweep of the Rockies with a 4–1 victory.
Brandon McCarthy returned to the mound for the first time since undergoing
Tommy John surgery in April 2015 and allowed only two hits in five scoreless innings with eight strikeouts. A seventh-inning triple by
Corey Seager led the Dodgers come from behind 7–5 victory over the
Baltimore Orioles on
Independence Day. A three-run homer by
Manny Machado keyed the Orioles 4–1 win the next day. The two teams combined for a Dodger stadium record 36 strikeouts on July 6 and
Chase Utley had a career high six hits in the game (the first Dodger to do so since
Shawn Green in
2002). A two-run double by
Jonathan Schoop in the 14th inning gave the Orioles a 6–4 win.
Hyun-jin Ryu made his first start since
2014 on July 7 against the
San Diego Padres and allowed six runs in innings.
Yasmani Grandal hit three home runs on July 8 as the Dodgers won 10–6 over the Padres. He was the third catcher in history with five hits in a three-homer game (
Victor Martinez in
2004 and
Walker Cooper in
1949) and the third Dodger catcher to ever have three homers in a game (
Mike Piazza in
1996 and
Roy Campanella in
1950). McCarthy picked up his second win and the Dodgers bullpen pitched four scoreless innings in a 4–3 win the next game.
Adam Liberatore set the Dodgers franchise record with his 24th consecutive scoreless appearance.
Kenta Maeda struck out a season-high 13 batters in seven innings while
Adrián González homered, and the Dodgers ended the first half of the season with a 3–1 win over the Padres on July 10.
Corey Seager and
Kenley Jansen both participated in the
All-Star Game on July 12 and Seager also took part in the
Home Run Derby. After the break, the team took on the
Arizona Diamondbacks at
Chase Field.
Chris Taylor had six RBI and hit a
grand slam for his first career homer in the Dodgers 13–7 win. Jansen blew a save the next day and the Dodgers lost 2–1 in 12 innings.
Jake Lamb homered as the Diamondbacks won the series 6–5.
Chase Utley hit a leadoff homer and drove in 3 runs as the Dodgers beat the
Washington Nationals 8–4 at
Nationals Park on July 19. The next day,
Bryce Harper hit his 20th homer of the season and the Nationals pounded the Dodgers 8–1.
Justin Turner hit two home runs as the Dodgers handed
Stephen Strasburg his first loss of the season (after 13 wins), 6–3. After a blown save by Jansen, the
St. Louis Cardinals beat the Dodgers on a walk-off homer by
Matt Adams in the 16th inning, 4–3 at
Busch Stadium. The Dodgers picked up to win the next game, 7–2. They finished off the road trip with a 9–6 victory highlighted by a grand slam by Adrián González in the 1st inning. Bud Norris allowed only two runs in seven innings, out dueling
Tampa Bay Rays starter
Chris Archer in a 3–2 win at
Dodger Stadium on July 26. A two-run homer by
Evan Longoria was the key blow as the Rays, behind
Matt Moore won the next game, 3–1. The Dodgers got into a wild game with the Diamondbacks on July 29, giving up seven runs in the top of the seventh inning and then answering back with five in the bottom of the inning, led by two-run homers by
Joc Pederson and Chase Utley. They wound up winning 9–7. The offense did not show up the next day and the Diamondbacks won 4–2. Despite losing starter Bud Norris to an injury two batters into the next game, the Dodgers, thanks to homers by Grandal, Seager and Pederson, beat the Diamondbacks 14–3 to end the month of July.
August The Dodgers began August by making a flurry of trades which sent a number of minor leaguers for outfielder
Josh Reddick, starting pitcher
Rich Hill and relievers
Jesse Chavez and
Josh Fields. These moves led to the surprise demotion of outfielder
Yasiel Puig to the minors. However, the new look team had trouble in the next series at
Coors Field. In the opener,
Carlos González was 3-for-5 with two doubles and four RBI as the
Colorado Rockies beat the Dodgers 7–3. Rookie
Brock Stewart made his second spot start in the next game and was pounded, allowing four home runs and nine runs overall, in a 12–2 loss. They avoided the road sweep thanks to
Kenta Maeda pitching solid innings for his 10th win, the 13th Dodger rookie pitcher with double digit wins.
Corey Seager tied
Hanley Ramírez for the Los Angeles Dodgers single-season record for home runs by a shortstop with his 19th in the 4–2 win. Back home for a rare series against the
Boston Red Sox, the Dodgers were shut out by
knuckleball pitcher
Steven Wright and lost 9–0.
Ross Stripling pitched five scoreless innings the next day in the Dodgers 3–0 win. Seager hit his 31st double of the season, passing
Eric Karros for the Dodgers rookie record. In the next game, rookie
Rob Segedin had four RBI in his MLB debut to set a franchise record and
Adrián González hit his 300th career homer as the Dodgers took the series with an 8–5 win. Seager hit two more home runs on August 8, passing Ramírez and putting him one behind the franchise record.
Julio Urías allowed three runs in five innings as the Dodgers won 9–4 over the
Philadelphia Phillies. They won again the next day, 9–3, but
Freddy Galvis hit a three-run homer in the series finale as the Phillies won 6–2. The
Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Dodgers 5–1 on August 12, thanks to first inning homers by
Andrew McCutchen and
Jordy Mercer. In the next game, seven Dodgers pitchers combined for 11 walks, the highest total by the Dodgers in a nine inning game since May 25,
2009 but
Joc Pederson was 3 for 5 with a double and a homer to lead the team to an 8–4 win.
Brett Anderson rejoined the Dodgers rotation on August 14, for the first time since suffering a back injury in spring training. He didn't last long, allowing two home runs and five runs in the first inning before being replaced. The Dodgers never caught up and lost 11–3 to the Pirates. The Dodgers went on the road to
Citizens Bank Park where
Chase Utley had a good game against his former team, the
Philadelphia Phillies. He hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in the Dodgers 15–5 rout. González hit two homers in the next game as the Dodgers won, 7–2.
Justin Turner hit a three-run homer in the next game but the Phillies came from behind, thanks to homers by
Maikel Franco and
Ryan Howard to win 5–4 and avoid the sweep.
Bud Norris returned from the disabled list to start the opener of a series against the
Cincinnati Reds but lasted only innings.
Joey Votto hit a three-run homer and relief pitcher
Michael Lorenzen hit a two-run homer as the Reds won 9–2. Brett Anderson made his second start of the season on August 20 and again was shelled, allowing six runs in three innings before leaving because of a blister.
Brandon Finnegan allowed only one hit in seven innings and the Reds routed the Dodgers 11–1. Julio Urías turned in his best start as a Dodger to that point in the next game, with six shutout innings, and the Dodgers won 4–0. The Dodgers won a slugfest with the Reds on August 22, 18–9. They hit seven home runs in the game, including three by Adrián González. It was the first time the visiting team at
Great American Ballpark had hit seven in one game. The Dodgers returned home on August 23 for a key divisional series against the
San Francisco Giants. Corey Seager had three hits in four at bats and
Andrew Toles and Rob Segedin homered as the Dodgers roughed up
Madison Bumgarner in a 9–5 win. The following day, Rich Hill made his Dodgers debut, three weeks after he was acquired in a trade, and pitched six shutout innings while Justin Turner's solo homer accounted for all the scoring in a 1–0 win.
Kenley Jansen tied
Jim Brewer's franchise record for strikeouts by a reliever with the 604th of his career. On August 25,
Matt Moore came within one out of a
no hitter when Corey Seager singled, but he still beat the Dodgers 4–0.
Kris Bryant hit two home runs the next day as the
Chicago Cubs beat the Dodgers, 6–4, in 10 innings. Seager hit his 23rd home run of the season in the following game, setting the Dodgers single-season record for home runs by a shortstop. Julio Urías recovered from a rough first inning to pitch six solid frames as the Dodgers won 3–2. An error by the Cubs in the eighth inning led to the only run of the next game as the Dodgers won 1–0. The Dodgers next traveled back to Coors Field to wrap up the month of August with a three-game series against the Rockies. The Dodgers bullpen imploded and they lost the opener 8–1. A rain out on August 30 forced the Dodgers and Rockies to play a day-night doubleheader the following day. In the opener, the Dodgers offense continued to struggle and they were routed again, 7–0. This was the first time the Rockies had shut out the Dodgers at home since August 27,
2012. In the second game, the Rockies scored five runs off of a shaky
Bud Norris in the first inning but came back and won the game on a grand slam homer by Andrew Toles in the eighth inning, 10–8.
September The Dodger had 13 hits on September 2 against the
San Diego Padres, including four by
Howie Kendrick, but left 11 men on base and lost 4–2 with
Yangervis Solarte's eighth inning homer the key blow.
Rich Hill allowed only one hit in six innings the next game and
Josh Reddick hit his first homer as a Dodger in a 5–1 win.
José De León struck out nine in six innings in his major league debut and
Yasiel Puig and
Yasmani Grandal homered as the Dodgers won the series finale 7–4. The Dodgers hit five homers off former teammate
Zack Greinke of the
Arizona Diamondbacks in a 10–2 victory on
Labor Day. They won again the next day, 5–2, behind a solid start by
Ross Stripling, whose 66 pitched in five innings was the fewest by a winning Dodgers starter since
Greg Maddux threw 47 pitches in six innings on September 27,
2008. Puig homered again and
Brock Stewart pitched five innings of one run ball as the Dodgers swept the Diamondbacks with a 3–1 win.
Clayton Kershaw rejoined the Dodgers rotation on September 9 for the first time in two months, but only lasted three innings while allowing two runs.
José Fernández struck out 14 in seven innings as the
Miami Marlins beat the Dodgers 4–1 at
Marlins Park. Hill was
perfect through seven innings in the next game, but
manager Dave Roberts made the decision to pull him from the game and bring in reliever
Joe Blanton. Blanton allowed a hit to
Jeff Francoeur with two outs in the eighth.
Joc Pederson hit two home runs and the Dodgers won 5–0.
José Ureña held the Dodgers to only four hits in innings in the series finale as the Marlins won 3–0. The Dodgers next traveled to play the
New York Yankees at
Yankee Stadium. De León allowed two runs on three hits in five innings while Puig and
Justin Turner homered in the 8–2 win.
Jacoby Ellsbury and
Didi Gregorius hit back to back home runs in the seventh inning to break open a scoreless game and the Yankees won 3–0. Kershaw allowed only one hit in five scoreless innings and the Dodgers scored two runs in the top of the ninth to win 2–0 over the Yankees on September 14. Hill finally allowed his first runs as a Dodger in the next game, as the Diamondbacks'
Kyle Jensen took him deep in the second inning. A three-run homer by
Mitch Haniger off reliever
Louis Coleman put the game out of reach and the Dodgers lost 7–3 at
Chase Field.
Kenta Maeda out dueled Greinke the next game and the Dodgers won 3–2. Joc Pederson homered and the Dodgers won 6–2 the following day.
Corey Seager set a new Los Angeles Dodgers record for hits by a rookie with 181. In the final game of the roadtrip, the Dodgers fell behind 7–1 after five innings but came back to tie the game with a six-run sixth inning before ultimately losing 10–9 in 12 innings. The Dodgers returned home for their final homestand of the regular season. Kershaw and the
San Francisco Giants'
Madison Bumgarner engaged in a pitching duel in the opener, with the Dodgers winning 2–1 on a walk-off double by
Adrián González in the ninth. In the following game,
Johnny Cueto and three relievers shut down the Dodgers and
Brandon Belt and
Eduardo Núñez each hit solo homers in the 2–0 Giants win. A three-run homer by Puig in the first inning of the third game of the series led to a 9–3 rout by the Dodgers and a commanding six game lead in the division race. Yasmani Grandal welcomed the
Colorado Rockies to town by going four for four with two homers, including a grand slam in a 7–4 win. Back-to-back homers by Joc Pederson and
Andre Ethier led the Dodgers to a 5–2 win the next night. Kershaw struck out six batters in seven scoreless innings and
Josh Reddick hit a grand slam as the Dodgers rolled to a 14–1 rout over the Rockies on September 24. The team clinched its fourth consecutive division title the following day, winning 4–3 on a walk-off home run by
Charlie Culberson. The Dodgers became the first
National League West team to achieve that feat. The Dodgers began their final road trip of the season against the
San Diego Padres at
Petco Park.
Hunter Renfroe homered twice, including a grand slam, and drove in all seven runs in the Padres 7–1 victory. Renfroe hit a two-run homer the next day and the Padres won again, this time 6–5. The Dodgers offense, led by Joc Pederson's three RBI, beat the Padres 9–4 in the final game of the series, to avoid a sweep. The Dodgers traveled to
AT&T Park to finish the regular season against the Giants, who scored seven runs in the sixth inning to take the opener, 9–3. The Giants also won the next game, 3–0, ensuring that the Dodgers would begin the postseason on the road. The Dodgers finished their regular season on October 2, with a 7–1 loss and a sweep at the hands of the Giants. That would be the final broadcast in the career of longtime Dodger announcer
Vin Scully.
Game log ==Postseason==