April The Dodgers began the 2017 season on April 3 at
Dodger Stadium against the
San Diego Padres.
Clayton Kershaw made his seventh straight
opening day start, tying
Don Sutton for the most consecutive starts and Sutton and
Don Drysdale for most overall opening day starts in franchise history. He allowed one unearned run in seven innings, while striking out eight. The Dodgers won 14–3 and Kershaw remained undefeated in openers.
Joc Pederson hit a
grand slam home run in the third inning, the first grand slam hit by a Dodger on opening day since
Raúl Mondesí hit one in
1999. Switch-hitting
Yasmani Grandal homered twice, one from each side of the plate. The first Dodger in history to do so on opening day and only the third to hit two opening day homers for the Dodgers in the same game, joining Mondesí (who did it twice, in
1995 and 1999) and
Roy Campanella (
1954).
Clayton Richard pitched eight scoreless innings as the Padres evened the series with a 4–0 win in game two.
Rich Hill allowed one run in five innings and
Yasiel Puig hit his first home run of the season as the Dodgers won the next game 3–1. He hit two more homers the next day as the Dodgers took the series with a 10–2 rout of the Padres. The Dodgers began their first road trip of the season on April 7 against the
Colorado Rockies at
Coors Field.
Hyun-Jin Ryu made his first start since July 7, 2016, and he was going up against
Kyle Freeland, who was making his major league debut for the Rockies. Ryu pitched innings, allowing two runs on six hits. However, Freeland quieted the Dodgers offense, and struck out six batters, while only allowing one run in six innings as his team won the opener 2–1. The Rockies hit three home runs, including back to back blasts by
Mark Reynolds and
Gerardo Parra, off of Kershaw as they won 4–2 in the next game. The Dodgers avoided the sweep by beating the Rockies 10–6 in the series finale. They next traveled to
Wrigley Field to play the
defending champion Chicago Cubs. A walk-off single by
Anthony Rizzo gave the Cubs a 3–2 win in the opener. After an off-day, the series resumed on April 12 with
Brandon McCarthy and the bullpen shutting down the Cubs.
Andrew Toles hit a lead-off home run to start the day, and the Dodgers made it hold up in a 2–0 victory.
Addison Russell and Rizzo both homered for the Cubs as the Dodgers were unable to score off of former teammate
Brett Anderson and lost 4–0 in the final game of the series. The Dodgers returned home on April 14 for a pitching matchup between Kershaw and
Zack Greinke of the
Arizona Diamondbacks. Kershaw allowed one run on four hits over innings while the Dodgers were not kind to their former pitcher and won 7–1. Puig homered and drove in four runs and
Alex Wood pitched scoreless innings of relief as the Dodgers won 8–4 on
Jackie Robinson Day. The Dodgers were unable to get much offense against
Taijuan Walker and Rich Hill left his second start of the season with a flare up of his recurring blister problem as the team lost 3–1. The Diamondbacks wound up with a series split thanks to
Jake Lamb's tie-breaking homer in the 8th leading them to a 4–2 win. In the next game
Nolan Arenado hit two homers off of a struggling Ryu and the Rockies beat the Dodgers 4–3. After a rough first inning, Kershaw struck out 10 in seven innings to help end the losing streak with a 4–2 win over the Rockies. The Dodgers went back on the road to play the Diamondbacks at
Chase Field on April 21.
Corey Seager had three hits, including a home run, in the opener but the Dodgers bullpen collapsed, allowing nine runs in the eighth inning of a 13–5 loss.
Kenta Maeda allowed four home runs the next game, including two by
Yasmany Tomás, as the Diamondbacks rolled to an 11–5 win. McCarthy allowed two runs in seven innings and the Dodgers scored six runs in the fifth inning to avoid the sweep with a 6–2 win in the series finale. Hyun-jin Ryu allowed only one run and five hits in six innings against the
San Francisco Giants at
AT&T Park but still picked up his fourth loss of the season as the Giants won 2–1. The next day it was the Dodgers chance to win 2–1 behind Kershaw's strong performance. Alex Wood only gave up one hit in six scoreless innings on April 26, and left the game with a 3–0 lead only to see the bullpen falter. A two-run homer by
Christian Arroyo in the seventh and a solo shot by
Michael Morse in the eighth tied the game and the Giants won 4–3 on a walk-off sacrifice fly by
Hunter Pence in the tenth inning. In the last game of the road trip,
Julio Urías made his season debut, allowing only one run in innings for the Dodgers who again went into extra innings. This time they scored four runs in the tenth to win the game 5–1 and split the four-game series with the Giants. made his MLB debut on April 25 The Dodgers returned home to end the month with a three-game series against the
Philadelphia Phillies beginning on April 28. Kenta Maeda reversed his recent string of poor starts by allowing only two runs in seven innings and
Justin Turner had three hits and two RBIs in the 5–3 win. The Dodgers trailed 5–2 in the ninth of the next game and then hit three straight home runs (by Puig,
Cody Bellinger and Turner) to tie the game against Phillies closer
Héctor Neris. After
Austin Barnes and Seager singled with
Chris Taylor striking out and
Andrew Toles flying out, Dodgers walked off with a 6–5 win with
Adrián González hitting an infield single. The Dodgers wrapped up the month of April with a 5–3 win and a series sweep of the Phillies. Ryu picked up his first win since
2014 and Toles and Taylor hit home runs in the game.
May The Giants beat the Dodgers 4–3 on
May Day as
Clayton Kershaw allowed two home runs. The Dodgers got back on the winning track the next day as
Yasiel Puig drove in four runs,
Cody Bellinger hit a three-run triple and
Franklin Gutiérrez homered in his first at-bat after coming off the disabled list in a 13–5 win. On May 3, the Dodgers had a ceremony to add longtime announcer
Vin Scully to the ring of honor. They then went out and had a pitching duel as
Jeff Samardzija and
Julio Urías matched each other and the game was tied at one after nine innings.
Gorkys Hernández hit an RBI double off of reliever
Grant Dayton in the 11th that led to three runs scoring and the Giants took the series with a 4–1 win. On May 5 at
Petco Park,
Kenta Maeda allowed only one earned run in five innings while striking out eight batters and Cody Bellinger hit two home runs as the Dodgers beat the
San Diego Padres 8–2. He hit a grand slam in the next game as the Dodgers routed the Padres 10–2. Kershaw allowed only one run in innings in the game. The final scheduled game of the brief roadtrip was rained out and rescheduled for September 2. The Dodgers returned home on May 8 for a series against the
Pittsburgh Pirates.
Alex Wood struck out 11 batters in five innings. This was a Dodger record for most strikeouts in a start of five or fewer innings, breaking the mark previously held by
Sandy Koufax (
1961) and
Vicente Padilla (
2009).
Chris Taylor hit a grand slam in the first inning and the Dodgers cruised to a 12–1 win. Julio Urías took a
no-hitter into the 7th in the next game, but was broken up by the Pirates, who scored two runs in the 7th to tie the game and
John Jaso hitting the go-ahead home run an inning later to lead 3–2. At the bottom of the 9th inning, Cody Bellinger drove in
Corey Seager with a game-tying single, sending the game in extras and
Austin Barnes drove in pinch runner
Ross Stripling with a walk-off double in the 10th for a 4–3 Dodgers win. Bellinger homered again in the next game and Maeda allowed two runs in innings as the Dodgers finished off the series sweep with a 5–2 win. The Dodgers next played the
Colorado Rockies at
Coors Field.
Hyun-jin Ryu had the worst start of his career, allowing 10 runs (5 earned) in four innings as the Rockies won 10–7. The Dodgers came back with a five-run second inning the next day, leading to a 6–2 win as Kershaw allowed two runs and seven hits in seven innings for his sixth win of the season. Alex Wood struck out 10 in six scoreless innings while the Dodgers shutout the Rockies 4–0 on May 13.
Pat Valaika hit two homers and
Nolan Arenado also went deep as the Rockies won 9–6 on
Mother's Day to split the series. The Dodgers lost again the next day, dropping the opener of a series against the
San Francisco Giants 8–4.
Ty Blach allowed only one run in seven innings as the Giants took the next game 2–1. The Dodgers avoided the sweep by winning the last game 6–1 behind seven scoreless innings by Kershaw. The Dodgers returned home to begin a 10-game homestand, starting with a four-game weekend series against the
Miami Marlins. They defeated the Marlins in the first game 7–2. Yasiel Puig hit a two-run home run in the second inning, Ryu pitched well enough to get the win and
Kenley Jansen pitched an
immaculate inning in the ninth. Alex Wood pitched another scoreless innings, extending his streak to innings and the Dodgers hit three home runs (Taylor,
Brett Eibner and Bellinger) to beat the Marlins 7–2 for the second straight day. Julio Urías struggled in the next game, allowing seven runs in only innings. Seager and Bellinger hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh but it wasn't enough as the Dodgers lost 10–6. Bellinger became the fastest player in Dodgers history to hit nine home runs. In the series finale,
Adrián González was 3 for 4 with three RBI and
Joc Pederson homered as the Dodgers won 6–3 to take the series. After an off-day, the Dodgers continued their homestand with a three-game series with the
St. Louis Cardinals. In the opener, Kershaw allowed only one run on three hits while striking out 10 in nine innings but was matched by
Lance Lynn of the Cardinals who allowed one run on two hits with 10 strikeouts in eight innings. The Dodgers eventually won 2–1 on a walk-off double by
Logan Forsythe, who came off the disabled list before the game, in the 13th inning. The following day,
Mike Leake allowed only four hits in eight innings while
Rich Hill struggled, walking seven, a career high, and allowing five runs in only four innings, as the Cardinals won 6–1 to even the series. In the series finale, the Dodgers came back from a 3–0 deficit to take the series with a 7–3 win. Kenta Maeda's two run RBI single in the fourth put the Dodgers ahead for good and Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched four scoreless innings out of the bullpen to earn his first major league save. The Dodgers would conclude their 10-game homestead with a 3-day weekend series with the
Chicago Cubs. Wood continued his streak of scoreless innings, allowing only two hits while striking out eight in the opener of a weekend series against the
Chicago Cubs.
Chase Utley and Adrián González homered in the Dodgers 4–0 shutout win. The Dodgers won the next game as well. McCarthy and Stripling combined to shut down the Cubs, with Stripling getting his first career save with three innings of relief. Utley drove in three runs and Chris Taylor hit his sixth home run of the season in the 5–0 victory. The Dodgers wrapped up their long homestand with a 9–4 win and a series sweep of the Cubs for the first time since the
2012 season. Kershaw struggled, giving up four runs, and failed to make it out of the fifth inning, but Bellinger hit his 10th home run of the season, the fastest Dodger to reach that mark in franchise history, and
Kike Hernández,
Austin Barnes and Puig also homered in the game. The Dodgers embarked on a seven-game road trip, starting with a four-game series against the Cardinals at
Busch Stadium. Rich Hill allowed one run in five innings and Utley, Bellinger and Forsythe each homered in the 5–1 win on
Memorial Day. With his ninth homer of the month, Bellinger moved into a three-way tie with Pederson (May
2015) and
James Loney (September
2007) for most home runs by a Dodger rookie in a calendar month. The Dodgers beat the Cardinals 9–4 in the next game thanks to seven different Dodgers getting RBIs and the bullpen pitching five innings of one-run ball after Maeda struggled early. With the win and the Rockies loss earlier in the day, the Dodgers moved into sole possession of first place in the National League West Division for the first time all season. The Dodgers six game winning streak came to an end with a 2–1 loss to the Cardinals on May 31.
Dexter Fowler's solo homer in the eighth inning accounted for the winning run.
June The Dodgers began the month of June with a 2–0 loss to the Cardinals.
Adam Wainwright and three relievers shut down the Dodgers on five hits and nine strikeouts and Wainwright also accounted for the only scoring in the game by hitting a two-run home run in the second inning off of
Brandon McCarthy.
Clayton Kershaw picked up his 2,000th career strikeout in the second inning of the next game, as he retired
Jonathan Villar of the
Milwaukee Brewers. He finished the day with 14 strikeouts in seven innings, but allowed a solo homer by
Domingo Santana, one of only two batters to get hits off him.
Yasmani Grandal tied the game in the ninth with a homer, his sixth of the season, and
Cody Bellinger won it in the 12th with his 12th homer of the season. The Dodgers pitchers recorded a franchise record 26 strikeouts in the game and
Kenley Jansen set a new major league record with his 36th strikeout to start the season without issuing a walk. The Dodgers beat the Brewers 2–1 at
Miller Park. In the following game, the Brewers took a lead on a grand-slam by
Travis Shaw in the seventh inning only for the Dodgers to fight back with a grand slam of their own by
Chris Taylor in the ninth inning. They held on for a 10–8 win. The Brewers took the last game of the series, 3–0, as
Zach Davies shut down the Dodgers on three hits over seven innings and
Eric Thames and Santana homered. The Dodgers returned home on June 5 to open a series against the team with the best record in the
National League, the
Washington Nationals.
Hyun-jin Ryu got the start and went seven innings for the first time since the
2014 season but the offense disappeared again and the Dodgers lost 4–2.
Max Scherzer struck out 14 Dodgers batters in seven innings as the Nationals also took game two, 2–1. The Dodgers managed to win the final game of the series, 2–1, in a prime pitching matching between Clayton Kershaw and
Stephen Strasburg. Strasburg struck out eight in six innings while Kershaw struck out nine in seven innings and the Dodgers got only three hits to five for the Nationals.
Justin Turner came off the disabled list to hit a two-run home run in his first at-bat as the Dodgers won the opener of a three-game series against the
Cincinnati Reds, 7–2.
Rich Hill and
Kenta Maeda (in his first career relief appearance) combined on a five hitter. Maeda picked up the save, and along with Ryu's earlier performance the Dodgers had two pitchers with four inning saves for the first time since
Matt Herges and
Alan Mills did so in the
2000 season.
Corey Seager's first career walk off hit gave the Dodgers a 5–4 win the next night. In the next game, he hit a grand slam homer to put the Dodgers ahead and Bellinger hit two homers of his own as the Dodgers won 9–7. Bellinger again hit two homers in the very next game, on June 13 in the Dodgers 7–5 victory over the
Cleveland Indians at
Progressive Field. He became the first Dodger player to hit two home runs in back-to-back games since
Adrián Beltré in the
2004 season and by reaching the mark in 45 games he was the fastest player in MLB history with four career multi-homer games, besting
Bob Horner who did so in 63 games in
1978. A pinch hit homer by
Kike Hernández in the 8th inning gave the Dodgers the lead the next day, in a game they won 6–4. However, the Dodgers winning streak came to an end on June 15 when the Indians scored seven runs off Rich Hill in four innings and
Lonnie Chisenhall clubbed a three-run homer off of reliever
Ross Stripling en route to a 12–5 Cleveland victory.
Joc Pederson homered and
Alex Wood allowed only one run in eight innings pitched as the Dodgers won 3–1 over the
Cincinnati Reds at
Great American Ball Park the next day. The Dodgers scored five runs in the top of the third inning in the next game as they beat the Reds 10–2. Bellinger and Pederson hit back-to-back homers and
Yasiel Puig homered twice in the win. The Dodgers finished the road trip with an 8–7 win over the Reds, sweeping the series and finishing with a 5–1 Ohio road trip. The Dodgers returned home to start a nine-game homestand, starting with a four-game series with the
New York Mets. Kershaw allowed a career high four home runs, but the Dodgers offense picked up the slack, as they won 10–6. Bellinger hit two home runs to record his fifth multi-homer game, while Justin Turner and Chris Taylor also homered. Bellinger became the fastest player in MLB history to hit 21 homers, passing
Wally Berger (
1930). He homered again in the next game, becoming the first rookie in MLB history to hit 10 homers in 10 games. Corey Seager homered three times as well as the Dodgers beat the Mets 12–0. In the third game, Yasmani Grandal homered twice while Puig hit a three-run home run and the Dodgers beat the Mets 8–2. In the series finale, Joc Pederson hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning as the Dodgers extended their winning streak to a season high seven games with a 6–3 win. This was the Dodgers first four-game series sweep of the Mets since the
1979 season. The Dodgers continued their homestand with a three-game weekend series with the
Colorado Rockies. Alex Wood allowed one run in six innings pitched, while Yasiel Puig homered and Justin Turner had three hits as the Dodgers beat the Rockies 6–1. This was the 15th straight game the Dodgers had hit at least one homer in, their longest streak since
1977. The following day, Kershaw pitched six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts to pick up his eleventh win as the Dodgers beat the Rockies 4–0. Pederson extended the Dodgers homer streak to 16 with a solo shot in the third, and the Dodgers won their 50th game of the season, the third fastest team to reach that mark in Los Angeles franchise history behind only the
1974 and
1977 seasons. In the series finale, McCarthy struggled with his command early and the Dodgers fell behind 5–0 after three innings but they battled back behind two more homers by Bellinger (his sixth multi-homer game as a rookie, setting a new Dodgers franchise record) and scored five runs off four
Adam Ottavino wild pitches in the seventh and eighth to win the game 12–6. The Dodgers extended their winning streak to a season-high 10 games, making it three straight series sweep, and the five runs scored on wild pitches was the most by any team since 1920. At four hours and nineteen minutes, this was the longest nine-inning game in Dodger Stadium history. The streak came to an end the next day as the Dodgers dropped the opener of an
interleague series against the
crosstown rival Los Angeles Angels, 4–0.
Ricky Nolasco shut down the Dodgers, allowing only five hits in innings as the homer streak was snapped at 17, second longest in team history. The Dodgers finished off the homestand with a 4–0 victory over the Angels. Kenta Maeda pitched seven scoreless innings and Joc Pederson hit a three-run homer. The series moved south to
Angel Stadium in
Anaheim for the following game. The Dodgers managed just four hits off Angels pitching, including solo homers by Yasmani Grandal and
Trayce Thompson. They lost 3–2 when
Ben Revere reached base on a fielding error in the bottom of the ninth, advanced to second on a wild pitch and then scored when Grandal committed a throwing error after a dropped third strike. Clayton Kershaw struck out 12 batters in seven innings while the Dodgers hit three home runs en route to a 6–2 win and a split of the series with the Angels. They reached 50 home runs hit in the month, a new franchise record for a single month. The Dodgers next traveled to
San Diego to play a weekend series with the
San Diego Padres at
Petco Park. Alex Wood allowed only one run on two hits in six innings while striking out eight.
Austin Barnes recorded his first multi-homer game of his career with two home runs (his first career grand slam and a three-run home run) and seven RBIs and Justin Turner had three hits including a two-run home run in the 10–4 win. Wood was the first Dodgers pitcher to open a season with nine wins and no losses since
Rick Rhoden in
1976. The 21 wins in the month of June tied the all-time franchise record also set in
1952,
1954 and
1973.
July The Dodgers began the month with an 8–0 win over the Padres.
Rich Hill pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out 11, while
Corey Seager,
Justin Turner, and
Chris Taylor homered. Manager
Dave Roberts was suspended for the game after an altercation with Padres manager
Andy Green in the previous game. The Dodgers dropped the final game of the series, 5–3 to the Padres behind an ineffective
Kenta Maeda.
José Pirela and
Manuel Margot provided early offense for the Padres, each driving in two runs to back up
Jhoulys Chacín. The Dodgers returned home on
Independence Day to begin a six-game homestand, starting with a three-game series with the
Arizona Diamondbacks, who had the second best record in the division coming into the game.
Clayton Kershaw pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out 11 batters while Justin Turner and
Yasmani Grandal drove in two runs each and the Dodgers won 4–3. In the next game,
Alex Wood pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out 10 batters while Grandal provided the only offense with an RBI double in the 1–0 win. Wood became the first Dodgers starting pitcher to begin the season 10–0 since
Don Newcombe in
1955. In the series finale, Hill allowed only one run on two hits in seven innings with nine strikeouts but
Robbie Ray also pitched well, with one run and 13 strikeouts in six innings. The Diamondbacks pulled ahead off the Dodgers bullpen to lead 4–1 heading into the ninth but the Dodgers rallied against their closer
Fernando Rodney and
Chris Taylor's walk-off single with the bases loaded gave the Dodgers a 5–4 win and a sweep of the Diamondbacks. The Dodgers concluded the homestand and the first half of the season with a three-game weekend
interleague series against the
Kansas City Royals. Maeda rebounded from his last start, allowing one run on four hits in five innings as the Dodgers won the first game 4–1.
Chase Utley recorded his 1,000 career RBI in the game. The Dodgers won the next game 5–4 on a walk-off walk in the 10th inning.
Cody Bellinger hit his 25th home run in the game and
Brandon McCarthy allowed only one earned run on six hits in six innings. It was the 60th victory for the Dodgers on the season, the first team in the majors to reach that mark in
2017 and joining the
1973 and
1974 teams as the only Dodgers teams to reach that mark before the all-star break. The Dodgers wrapped up the first half of the season with a 5–2 win and series sweep over the Royals. Kershaw pitched his first complete game of the season and in the process became the first pitcher in MLB history to strike out at least 13 batters in a complete game of less than 100 pitches. Justin Turner hit two home runs in the game as the Dodgers went into the break with a 61–29 record, best in MLB. won the "
Final Vote" and was selected to his first All-Star Game Six Dodgers were selected to represent the
National League at the
2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 11 at
Marlins Park in
Miami: Clayton Kershaw, Alex Wood,
Kenley Jansen, Corey Seager, Justin Turner, and Cody Bellinger. Bellinger also was selected to participate in the
Home Run Derby, where he lost in the semi-finals to the eventual champion
Aaron Judge. The Dodgers began the second half of the season with a five-game road trip, starting with a three-game weekend series against the
Miami Marlins on July 14.
Yasiel Puig hit two home runs, including the go-ahead three-run homer in the top of the ninth, as the Dodgers won 6–4. In the following game, Bellinger became the first Dodgers rookie to
hit for the cycle and Wood pitched six shutout innings to become the first pitcher in franchise history to win his first 11 decisions as the Dodgers won the game 7–1. The Dodgers finished off their third straight series sweep with a 3–2 win over the Marlins. Rich Hill struck out nine while giving up one run on five hits in five innings and Justin Turner homered in the win. After an off-day, the Dodgers began a brief two game interleague series against the
Chicago White Sox at
Guaranteed Rate Field. Kershaw pitched seven scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and Bellinger's RBI single in the first inning accounted for the only run in the 1–0 victory. It was the Dodgers 10th consecutive victory and they were in the midst of a 30–4 run, the franchise best since
1899. In the second game, Kenta Maeda allowed one run in five innings while the Dodgers hit four home runs (two by
Kike Hernández) en route to a rain shortened 9–1 win. Corey Seager hit his 44th career home run, the most by a
shortstop in Los Angeles Dodger history. The Dodgers returned home on July 20 to begin a four-game series against the
Atlanta Braves. In the opener, Brandon McCarthy allowed six runs on nine hits in only four innings as the Dodgers 11 game win streak was snapped with a 6–3 loss. In the following game, Alex Wood had his worst start of the season, allowing seven earned runs in only innings, as he suffered his first loss in the Braves 12–3 win. Rich Hill struck out eight in innings and the Dodgers hit three home runs as they won the next game, 6–2. It was the 45th consecutive win for the Dodgers in a game in which they held a lead of any size, a major league record. On July 23, Kershaw left the game after two innings because of lower back tightness and Kenley Jansen blew his first save of the season when
Matt Adams hit a three-run homer off him in the ninth. However, a walk-off hit by
Logan Forsythe in the 10th gave them a 5–4 win and a series split. After learning that Kershaw would be lost for over a month with a back injury, the Dodgers welcomed the
Minnesota Twins to
Dodger Stadium for a three-game interleague series. Cody Bellinger hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to lead the Dodgers to a 6–4 comeback victory. They picked up their 70th win of the season the following day with a 6–2 victory over the Twins. Chris Taylor had two doubles and three RBIs in the game. In the next game,
Brock Stewart made his first start of the season and gave up five unearned runs in innings but the Dodgers battled back and eventually won 6–5 on a walk-off hit by Justin Turner to complete the sweep of the Twins. The victory moved the Dodgers 40 games over .500 for the first time since the end of the
1974 season. After an off day, the Dodgers would conclude the homestand with a three-game weekend series against the
San Francisco Giants. Corey Seager homered twice, including the go-ahead 2-run home run, as the Dodgers won the series opener 6–4. Rich Hill allowed only two hits and one run in innings in the second game of the series and Bellinger drove in the Dodgers only two runs in a 2–1 victory. The Dodgers finished up the homestand and the month with a 3–2 extra innings victory over the Giants.
Kyle Farmer, in his first major league at-bat, drove in two runs on a walk-off double in the 11th to give the Dodgers the win. They finished with a 20–3 record in the month of July. The win percentage was the highest posted in a month by a Major League team since the
1936 New York Giants and third highest since 1913.
August The Dodgers began August with a nine-game roadtrip, starting in
Atlanta at
SunTrust Park. They beat the
Braves 3–2 behind seven scoreless innings by
Kenta Maeda.
Cody Bellinger hit his 30th home run of the season in the next game but
Tyler Flowers hit a pinch hit tie-breaking two-run homer off of
Pedro Báez in the eighth inning as the Braves won 5–3 to snap the Dodgers winning streak. However, they won the series by beating the Braves 7–4 in the final game.
Alex Wood allowed only one run in six innings and
Chris Taylor had three hits including a home run. The Dodgers next began a three-game series at
Citi Field against the
New York Mets.
Yu Darvish, who was acquired from the
Texas Rangers at the trade deadline, made his Dodgers debut and struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings as the Dodgers hit three homers to win 6–0. Five different Dodgers homered in the next games as they beat the Mets 7–4. The Dodgers 50 game stretch of 43–7 was the best mark in the majors since the
1912 New York Giants.
Hyun-jin Ryu struck out eight and allowed only one baserunner (a single by
Travis d'Arnaud) in seven innings of work as the Dodgers completed the sweep of the Mets with an 8–0 victory. The Dodgers next traveled to
Chase Field for a series against the second place
Arizona Diamondbacks.
Justin Turner hit two home runs to stake the Dodgers to an early lead, but a grand slam homer by
Jake Lamb off reliever
Tony Watson in the seventh inning gave the Diamondbacks a come from behind 6–3 win. The Dodgers won the second game of the series, 3–2, to become the sixth team since 1913 to hit the 80 win mark in its first 113 games. They won the next game as well, to win the series, 8–6. Darvish allowed two runs on five hits in five innings with ten strikeouts and
Kenley Jansen became the first Dodger player with four seasons of at least 30 saves. The Dodgers returned home on August 11 to start a three-game weekend series with the
San Diego Padres. In the opener, the Padres hit three home runs, two of which were by
Manuel Margot, and beat the Dodgers 4–3. The Dodgers came from behind to win the next game, 6–3.
Corey Seager drove in three runs on a single in the sixth to pull them ahead and Cody Bellinger hit his 34th home run of the season. The Dodgers became the fastest National League team to reach 82 victories in a season since the
1944 Cardinals. They then took the final game of the series, 6–4, to win their 19th straight series. Justin Turner homered twice in the win. On August 15, the Dodgers scored five runs in the eighth inning to beat the
Chicago White Sox 6–1 in the opener of a short two-game series. With the win the Dodgers moved to 50 games over .500 for the fourth time in franchise history and the first time since
1953. The Dodgers closed out the homestand with a 5–4 win over the White Sox. They rallied from two runs down in the ninth to win it on a walk-off hit by
Yasiel Puig. The Dodgers next traveled to
Comerica Park for a series against the
Detroit Tigers. They hit six doubles, including two by Chris Taylor for an 8–5 win. The Dodgers tied a major league record the next day, with their 13th consecutive
interleague win, 3–0 over the Tigers. The
2004 Devil Rays and
2006 Red Sox had also won 13 in a row. However, that streak came to an end the next day, with a 6–1 loss in the series finale.
Curtis Granderson, whom the Dodgers had acquired from the
Mets a couple of days before, hit a solo homer for the Dodgers only run but a four-run sixth, sparked by a
Justin Upton homer did them in. They traveled to
PNC Park the next day for a four-game series against the
Pittsburgh Pirates. Puig hit a home run in the 12th inning to give the Dodgers a 6–5 win. Granderson hit a grand slam homer earlier in the game, and became the first player in MLB history to hit two grand slams in the same week for two different organizations. The following day, spot starter
Brock Stewart struggled, allowing five runs in the third inning without recording an out but the Dodgers bullpen prevented more damage and the offense picked up the clack. Chris Taylor had three hits and three RBI as they came back to win 8–5. In the next game,
Rich Hill took a
perfect game into the ninth inning only to have it broken up by an error on
Logan Forsythe. With the Dodgers offense unable to score, he remained in the game for the 10th and allowed his first hit, a leadoff homer by
Josh Harrison to lose the game 1–0. Granderson hit his third homer of the week in the next game, and
Yasmani Grandal and
Adrián González hit back-to-back homers in the eighth as they took the final game of the series, 5–2. They became the first Dodgers team ever and the first in the majors since the
2001 Mariners to win their 90th game within their first 126 games. The Dodgers returned home on August 25 for a three-game series against the
Milwaukee Brewers on
Players Weekend. Kenta Maeda allowed only one hit in six innings with seven strikeouts. Forsythe and Puig homered and the Dodgers won 3–1. In the next game,
Zach Davies shut out the Dodgers over seven innings with seven strikeouts and the bullpen finished the job as the Brewers won 3–0 with a two-run homer by
Orlando Arcia being the main offense. The Brewers took the next game as well, 3–2, handing the Dodgers their first series defeat since June 5–7. The Dodgers next traveled back to Chase Field for another road series with the Diamondbacks. Rich Hill struggled, allowing five runs in the first inning and only lasting innings in the game. The offense battled back but they lost 7–6. In the following game, the Diamondbacks jumped all over Hyun-jin Ryu, who allowed six runs on eight hits, including three home runs, in four innings. The Dodgers dropped their season high fourth straight game, 6–4. This was the first time the Dodgers had lost two series in a row since early April. They ended the month of August with an 8–1 loss, the first time they had been swept in a series all season.
September The Dodgers began September with a four-game series against the
San Diego Padres at
Petco Park.
Clayton Kershaw returned from the disabled list and allowed only two hits in six innings with seven strikeouts. Padres pitcher
Dinelson Lamet was also good, striking out 10 in six innings but the Dodgers managed to score a run in the sixth en route to a 1–0 victory to snap the longest losing streak of the season. The Dodgers played a double-header against the Padres on September 2, making up the game that was rained out on May 7. In the first game, the Dodgers fell behind early, tied the game on
Justin Turner's two-run homer in the top of the ninth and then lost the game, 6–5, on a walk-off homer by
Yangervis Solarte.
Yu Darvish pitched poorly in the next game, allowing five runs on eight hits in three innings and the Dodgers lost 5–2. In the final game of the road trip,
Cody Bellinger hit his 36th home run of the season, breaking
Mike Piazza's franchise rookie record. The game however, ended in another loss, 6–4. The Dodgers returned home on September 4 to play the
Arizona Diamondbacks.
J. D. Martinez tied a major league record by hitting four home runs in the game and
Robbie Ray struck out 14 in innings as the Diamondbacks routed the Dodgers 13–0. It was the Dodgers worst shutout loss since the
2004 season. In the next game,
Hyun-jin Ryu and
Zack Greinke both pitched well and the game went to extra innings tied at one. However,
Pedro Báez walked the first two batters he faced in the 10th and two runs scored on a Justin Turner throwing error giving the Diamondbacks their 12th straight win, 3–1. In the final game of the series,
Kenta Maeda struck out eight in five innings while allowing only one run, but the Diamondbacks scored a couple of runs off the bullpen and it was enough to sweep the Dodgers for the second straight series, 3–1. It was the Dodgers first six-game losing streak of the season and their 11th loss in their last 12 games. The
Colorado Rockies came to town for the next series and in the opener got to Kershaw early, as he allowed a three-run homer to
Nolan Arenado in the first inning en route to a 9–1 shellacking. It was the Dodgers first seven-game losing streak since May of the
2013 season. The Dodgers jumped out to a 4–1 lead in the next game but the Rockies scored four in the fifth off of
Yu Darvish and won the game 5–4. The Dodgers lost their ninth straight game on September 9, when they fell to the Rockies, 6–5. It was their longest losing streak since the
1992 season.
Andre Ethier homered in the game for the Dodgers, his first home run in almost one year. The homestand ended with an 8–1 loss.
Mark Reynolds hit a grand slam in the eighth inning to put the game out of reach. It was the first time the Dodgers had been swept at home in two years and the first time they had lost every game of a homestand of five or more games since they moved to Los Angeles. hit an
inside-the-park homer against the
Phillies on September 18 The Dodgers went back on the road for a series against the
San Francisco Giants at
AT&T Park on September 11. The opener was delayed hours by rain but the result was the same, as the Dodgers lost their 11th straight game, 8–6. In the next game, Kershaw allowed two runs (one earned) on eight hits in six innings with six strikeouts and the Dodgers snapped their longest losing streak since
1944 with a 5–3 win over the Giants. With the win, the Dodgers clinched a spot in the postseason. Yu Darvish got the start in the following game and he shutout the Giants on three hits over seven innings. Bellinger hit a two-run homer and the Dodgers won the game 4–1 for their first series victory since August 21–24. On September 15, they traveled to
Nationals Park for a three-game weekend series against the
National League East champion
Washington Nationals. In the opener,
Alex Wood struck out eight and only allowed three hits in six shutout innings and the Dodgers homered three times, including a three-run blast by
Corey Seager. They won the game 7–0.
Rich Hill struck out seven in five innings while only allowing one hit in the following game and Bellinger hit his 38th home run of the season, tying the National League rookie record previously set by
Wally Berger (
1930) and
Frank Robinson (
1956). The Dodgers won 3–2. In the final game of the series,
Ryan Zimmerman hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning off of reliever
Ross Stripling and the Nationals went ahead to a 7–1 win to avoid the sweep. The Dodgers next traveled to
Citizens Bank Park for a four-game mid-week series against the team with the second worst record in the National League, the
Philadelphia Phillies. They jumped out to a 2–0 lead in the first inning after an
inside-the-park homer by
Chris Taylor and a normal homer by Justin Turner. However,
Aaron Altherr hit a
grand slam off of Kershaw in the sixth to lead the Phillies to a 4–3 upset win. In the following game, the Phillies scored four runs in the seventh off reliever
Pedro Báez and beat the Dodgers again, 6–2. The Dodgers bullpen faltered again in the next game, as they lost 7–5. They wrapped up the road trip on September 21 with a 5–4 comeback victory over the Phillies to avoid being swept. On September 22, they returned home to play a series with the Giants. Cody Bellinger hit his 39th homer, a three-run blast, to set a new NL rookie record, Rich Hill struck out nine in six innings,
Kenley Jansen picked up his 40th save and the Dodgers beat the Giants 4–2. The win clinched the Dodgers fifth straight
National League West title, a run only surpassed by the
New York Yankees (who won nine from 1998 to 2006) and the
Atlanta Braves (who won 11 from 1995 to 2005). The Dodgers offense couldn't get anything going against
Madison Bumgarner in the next game and they lost 2–1. The Dodgers finished off the series with a 3–1 victory over the Giants. Kershaw struck out six while allowing only one run in eight innings and
Yasmani Grandal hit a two-run homer in the win. The Dodgers began a three-game series with the San Diego Padres on September 25. Yu Darvish struck out nine with only two hits in seven innings as the Dodgers won 9–3 for their 100th win of the season. It was the first time the Dodgers had reached 100 victories since the
1974 season and it was their 55th home win, tying a
Dodger Stadium record previously set in
1980 and
2015. The Dodgers hit three home runs en route to a 9–2 win the next game as they clinched home field throughout the National League playoffs and broke the LA record for home wins with their 56th. They added one more win the next night, when they finished off their last home series of the regular season with a 10–0 win over the Padres.
Rich Hill struck out 10 in seven innings and the Dodgers won their 102nd game, setting a new record for the Los Angeles franchise. The Dodgers concluded the regular season with a three-game road trip to
Coors Field to play the Rockies. Hyun-jin Ryu allowed five runs, including three home runs in only two innings as the Rockies won big, 9–1. In the next game,
Yasiel Puig hit a two-run homer as the Dodgers won 5–3 to clinch the best record in baseball, for the first time in 43 years. The Dodgers finished off the regular season with a 6–3 win over the Rockies. They tied the
1942 Brooklyn Dodgers for the second most wins in franchise history with 104, their highest win total since moving to Los Angeles.
Game log ==Postseason==