Dodgers' Will Smith: Belts walk-off, pinch-hit homer
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Smith hit a solo homer as a pinch hitter in a 4-3 win against the Padres on Wednesday.
Smith began the contest on the bench, continuing his regular routine of resting every three games. However, the star backstop was called upon to pinch hit with the game tied 3-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning and came through with a walk-off solo shot to right-center field. Smith extended his on-base streak to 10 games with the blast, and he's batting .378 with three home runs, 10 RBI and 11 runs scored over that stretch. As a pinch hitter this season, Smith has gone 4-for-7, and he's batting a robust .333 overall on the campaign to lead the National League.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Sitting Wednesday
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Smith is not in the Dodgers' starting lineup against the Padres on Wednesday.
Smith will be on the bench for the start of Wednesday's game while Dalton Rushing serves behind home plate and bats ninth. Smith has reached base safely in each of his last nine starts, and over that span he has gone 13-for-36 (.361) with 10 runs scored, three doubles, one triple, two home runs and nine RBI.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Goes yard in three-hit game
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Smith went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double and a second run scored in Tuesday's 8-6 win over the Padres.
Smith put the Dodgers ahead 5-3 with his sixth-inning blast. The catcher has logged five multi-hit efforts and six extra-base hits over his last nine games, going 13-for-36 (.361) in that span. Smith's .947 OPS ranks second among all qualified catchers in the majors this season, trailing only Cal Raleigh (.998). Smith is also batting .330 with seven homers, 40 RBI, 35 runs scored, 14 doubles, two stolen bases and one triple over 58 contests.
Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
Smith started the previous three games and will get a breather after going 3-for-11 with two walks, two RBI and three runs. Rookie Daulton Rushing will fill in at catcher and bat eighth Sunday.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Idle Tuesday
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Smith is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game in San Diego.
Smith is on the bench for the a third time in a seven-game span. The catcher played in three consecutive games between Saturday and Monday in which he went 3-for-13 with a home run. As Smith rests Tuesday, Dalton Rushing steps in behind the plate, batting ninth.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Pops homer Monday
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Smith went 1-for-4 with a two-run home and an additional RBI in Monday's 8-7 extra-inning win over the Padres.
Smith did his damage early, supplying a sacrifice fly in the first inning before his homer in the third. The catcher opened June in an 0-for-9 skid, but he's since gone 5-for-17 with three extra-base hits over his last four contests. For the season, he's maintained a .320/.423/.503 slash line with six homers, 36 RBI, 29 runs scored and two stolen bases over 53 games.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: On bench Friday
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Smith is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals.
Smith will yield to Dalton Rushing behind the plate Friday for the third time in five games. Smith is slashing .337/.442/.488 with two homers and a 16:12 BB:K in 26 games since the start of May.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Two-RBI day
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Smith went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored during Thursday's 6-5 win over the Mets.
Smith snapped an 0-for-16 skid with a couple of run-producing singles, including the rally-starter in the eighth inning to help power the Dodgers to a comeback victory. With an OPS sitting at .928, just outside the top 10 in MLB, the 30-year-old backstop is currently enjoying his best season at the plate since 2020, when he finished the regular season with a .980 OPS.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Sitting Wednesday
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Smith is not in the Dodgers' starting lineup against the Mets on Wednesday.
Smith will not start for the second time in three games while Dalton Rushing serves behind home plate and bats eighth. Smith has gone 0-for-9 with one RBI over his last three games after going 8-for-17 with one home run and three RBI across the four prior contests.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Receiving day off
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Smith it not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.
It's a routine day off after Smith caught each of the previous four contests for the Dodgers. Dalton Rushing is at catcher and batting eighth in Monday's series opener.
Smith is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Guardians.
Smith started the previous two games -- and went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional run and two walks Monday -- but will take a seat for Tuesday's matchup against Cleveland. Dalton Rushing will bat eighth and step in behind the plate to catch for Dustin May.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Smacks homer in victory
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Smith went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional run and two walks versus Cleveland in a 7-2 win Monday.
Smith capped the scoring in the contest with a 409-foot solo shot in the ninth inning. The backstop has belted a modest five homers on the season, but he's been among baseball's most reliable hitters by other metrics. Smith ranks second in the majors in both OBP (.456) and walk rate (18.1 percent). He also leads MLB with a .476 batting average with runners in scoring position, going 20-for-42 with 25 RBI in those situations.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Taking seat Saturday
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Smith isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.
Smith will get a breather after going 1-for-4 with an RBI, two runs scored and two walks during Friday's 13-inning affair. Dalton Rushing will get the nod at catcher instead and bat eighth.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Idle Wednesday
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Smith is not in the Dodgers' starting lineup against the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.
Smith will get a breather after going 2-for-6 with two walks and two RBI over the first two games of the series. Dalton Rushing will serve behind home plate and bat eighth in Wednesday's finale.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Goes yard Sunday
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Smith went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run during Sunday's 6-4 loss to the Angels.
Smith swatted a game-tying three-run home run with two outs in the seventh inning, but his efforts weren't enough to avoid the sweep. Smith also walked twice. In his last 15 appearances, Smith is 18-for-47 (.383) with nine RBI, seven runs scored and an 11:7 BB:K.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Sitting Saturday
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Smith isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels, Andres Soto of MLB.com reports.
After going 2-for-4 with a run in Friday's series opener versus the Halos, Smith will catch a breather Saturday while Dalton Rushing starts behind the plate and bats eighth.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Idle Thursday
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Smith isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics.
Dalton Rushing, one of the Dodgers' top prospects, is making his MLB debut Thursday behind the plate and batting seventh. Smith will get to rest with his typical weekly game off, which was previously alleviated by Austin Barnes.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Raps out three hits
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Smith went 3-for-4 in Tuesday's 11-1 loss to the Athletics.
This was Smith's fifth multi-hit effort over 10 games in May. He's batting .364 (12-for-33) with three doubles and four RBI over that span. For the season, the catcher has been excellent with a .330 average, .915 OPS, three home runs, 21 RBI, 14 runs scored, two steals and eight doubles across 34 contests. Smith occupies a starting role behind the dish, usually ceding only one or two starts per week to Austin Barnes.
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