Dodgers Week 4: Strong starting pitching, Dalton Rushing powers up

Pitcher of the week

Efficiency has been the hallmark of the bulk of the starting rotation this year, and nobody was more efficient than **Justin Wrobleski** on Monday night against the Mets. He retired his first 12 batters faced and allowed only two singles in a career-high eight innings, all scoreless, facing one batter over the minimum in the win. “We want outs. He’ll get his strikeouts. With two strikeouts and no walks, I love the no walks. The two strikeouts isn’t a second thought,” manager Dave Roberts said Monday. “It was a great, great major league outing.” This was a week full of strong candidates here, including Yoshinobu Yamamoto retiring 20 straight in 7 2/3 innings, Shohei Ohtani striking out 10 in six innings, and Tyler Glasnow allowing one run in seven innings in his first-ever start at Coors Field.

Week 4 results

4-2 record 30 runs scored (5.00 per game) 17 runs allowed (2.83 per game) .739 pythagorean win percentage

Year to date

15-6 record 121 runs scored (5.76 per game) 73 runs allowed (3.48 per game) .716 pythagorean win percentage (15-6)

Miscellany

**Going streaking**: The Dodgers’ win on Friday in Denver gave them a 10-0 record at the time against National League teams this season, and 15 straight wins against NL teams dating back to last year’s Division Series. Fifteen wins in a row matched the longest streak in franchise history, set by Brooklyn from August 25-September 6, 1924. **Going streaking**: Twice last week, **Shohei Ohtani** did not reach base safely until his final plate appearance. He was intentionally walked in the eighth inning on Tuesday, directly before Kyle Tucker delivered the game-winning single. Ohtani on Saturday singled with two outs in the ninth inning in Colorado. Through Sunday, Ohtani has reached base in 51 consecutive regular season games, dating back to last August 25. It’s the third-longest Dodgers on-base streak since 1900, trailing only Duke Snider (58 games, 1954) and Shawn Green (53 games, 2000). **Mound only**: Ohtani on Wednesday made his third pitching start of the season, but he did not serve as the designated hitter nor did he hit at all, getting a somewhat reduced workload two days after getting hit by a pitch on his right shoulder (that was Ohtani’s only time reaching base Monday, extending his streak to 47 games at the time). It marked the first time Ohtani pitched but did not hit since May 28, 2021 while with the Angels. He struck out a season-high 10 while allowing only one run in the win. **Welcome back**: In Wednesday’s series finale against the Mets, **Kyle Hurt** pitched the ninth inning of a blowout win. He allowed a run and struck out three, one day shy of two years after his *previous* last major league game, sidelined during the interim by a shoulder injury and Tommy John surgery. “I’ve been around the team quite a bit the last couple of years, but being active is a whole other deal,” Hurt said last week. “It’s been longer than I expected, but things happen for a reason. I’m very happy to be back.” **Welcome aboard**: Called up on Sunday, **Ryan Ward** was the first Dodger in 2026 to make his major league debut, and collected two hits and a run batted in on Sunday at Coors Field. At 28 years, 55 days old, Ward is the oldest Dodgers draft pick to debut with the team, surpassing pitcher Geoff Zahn, a 1968 draftee who was 27 years, 253 days old when he debuted on September 2, 1973.

Transactions

**Monday**: Right-hander **Ben Casparius** was placed on the injured list with shoulder inflammation, and **Kyle Hurt** got his first action in the majors in two years. **Thursday**: Pitcher **Chayce McDermott** was acquired from the Baltimore Orioles for minor league pitcher Axel Perez. McDermott was sent to Triple-A Oklahoma City. **Sunday**: **Freddie Freeman** was placed on the paternity list, and **Ryan Ward** was called up from Oklahoma City.

Game results

• **Monday**: Dodgers 4, Mets 0
• **Tuesday**: Dodgers 2, Mets 1
• **Wednesday**: Dodgers 8, Mets 2
• **Friday**: Dodgers 7, Rockies 1
• **Saturday**: Rockies 4, Dodgers 3
• **Sunday**: Rockies 9, Dodgers 6 | Player | PA | R | H | 2B | HR | RBI | BB | BA/OBP/SLG | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Rushing | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .333/.333/1.111 | | Freeman | 22 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .421/.500/.684 | | Rojas | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429/.500/.571 | | Kim | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .308/.400/.615 | | Muncy | 24 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .304/.333/.609 | | Call | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333/.600/.333 | | Tucker | 28 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .280/.357/.560 | | Ward | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400/.400/.400 | | Pages | 24 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .250/.333/.400 | | Hernández | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .176/.300/.412 | | Smith | 24 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .318/.333/.364 | | Ohtani | 23 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .238/.304/.381 | | Freeland | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .267/.250/.267 | | Espinal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000/.000/.000 | | Offense | 229 | 30 | 59 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 18 | .289/.351/.495 | | Pitcher | Record | IP | H | R | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Wrobleski | 1-0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.250 | | Yamamoto | 0-0 | 7.7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1.17 | 0.652 | | Glasnow | 1-0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1.29 | 0.571 | | Ohtani | 1-0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1.50 | 0.667 | | Sheehan | 0-0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.60 | 1.200 | | Sasaki | 0-0 | 4.7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.79 | 1.929 | | Starters | 3 | 38.3 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 1.88 | 0.783 | | Dreyer | 0-0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.333 | | Vesia | 0-0, Sv | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.000 | | Scott | 0-0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.500 | | Henriquez | 0-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.000 | | Hurt | 0-0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.50 | 1.000 | | Klein | 0-1 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.000 | | Treinen | 1-1 | 1.3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20.25 | 3.750 | | Díaz | 0-0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – – – | – – – | | Bullpen | 1-2, Sv | 13.7 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 5.93 | 1.244 | | Totals | 4-2 | 52.0 | 36 | 17 | 11 | 49 | 2.94 | 0.904 | **Previous reviews**: Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3

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The Dodgers this week run the Bryan Hickerson gauntlet, finishing up their series in Colorado before three games in San Francisco, then returning home to host the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium. Friday and Saturday at home are exclusive national broadcasts, with no SportsNet LA locally.