Just a quick preview for tonight’s game against the Diamondbacks using the past as a predictor for the future.
The current Diamondbacks roster has a lifetime combined .241 on-base percentage against Kershaw.
| PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Young | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Drew | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .091 | .231 | .091 | .322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Melvin Mora | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Upton | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Johnson | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Nady | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Blanco | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Roberts | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Branyan | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Montero | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerardo Parra | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Kennedy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 79 | 69 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 23 | .130 | .241 | .145 | .385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
On the other side, Joe Saunders has yet to win a game this season. If Saunders past performance against the Dodgers, combined with Kershaw’s past performance against the Diamondbacks was a reliable source of predicting the outcome, I would tell you to bet your kid’s college tuition on the Dodgers.
| PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Kemp | 16 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .214 | .313 | .429 | .741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Loney | 16 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .438 | .667 | 1.104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Ethier | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .800 | 1.300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamey Carroll | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .333 | .250 | .583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Barajas | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .375 | .375 | .375 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Uribe | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dioner Navarro | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Gwynn | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .750 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Mitchell | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Gibbons | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 87 | 83 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 14 | .277 | .310 | .470 | .780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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