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The Dodgers are coming off an extra-inning victory, thanks in large part to Justin Turner and his heroics — something that has been missing for a vast majority of the season.
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Turner has really turned it on of late. He’s hitting .407/.433/.815 in his last seven games. It’s a small sample for sure, but for his and the Dodgers’ sake, here’s hoping he’s breaking out of his season-long slump.
This is from Jon Weisman at Dodger Insider:
“It’s been two weeks since Dave Roberts offered his diagnosis of what was holding back Justin Turner’s offense.
‘When I know Justin is at his best, (it’s) when he’s elevating to the pull side,” Roberts said. “For me, right now there’s too many balls in the air the other way. The contact point’s a little deep, (and) he might be getting underneath the baseball a little bit.
‘When you’re not getting hits, it’s kind of a natural move to try to see the ball longer. It’s just a natural move to back the baseball up a little bit … but sometimes it can be a little bit counter-productive.'”
Joc Pederson is atop the Dodgers’ lineup for the first time since Sept. 14. Chase Utley is getting the night off, and boy does he need it. While his season numbers are plenty acceptable for a leadoff hitter (especially one who is 37 years old) — .261/.353/.392 — he’s hitting just .175/.268/.238 since his fateful 2-HR game in New York against the Mets.
Hyun-jin Ryu had a rehab start for Rancho Cucamonga last night …
Final line on Hyun-Jin Ryu in his rehab start for @RCQuakes: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 5 Ks, no runs, 60 pitches
— Dodger Insider (@DodgerInsider) June 18, 2016
… and
Hyun-Jin Ryu sat 86 mph on Friday, Dave Roberts said. Roberts wants to see him crank it up to 88 mph, at least.
— Andy McCullough (@ByMcCullough) June 19, 2016
Here’s hoping for no setbacks this time.
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