Los Angeles Dodgers
The reviewed primary sample includes concentrated home-run scoring and sharply varied starting-pitching outcomes, from run-suppressing outings to strikeout-heavy starts that still allowed damage.
16 reviewed games through Oct 16, 2026. This profile summarizes Upon Review's reviewed sample, not every game the team played.
What we keep seeing
Home-run bursts supplied major scoring
StrongAll three Dodgers runs in the 3-1 win over Atlanta came on fourth-inning home runs. In another Atlanta game, Los Angeles hit three home runs in a contest where every run came via a homer, and Ohtani's three-run homer fueled a four-run inning against Milwaukee.
Starting-pitching outcomes varied sharply
StrongYamamoto and Skubal each produced a one-run outing in reviewed wins, while Snell allowed four earned runs on three home runs and Glasnow allowed four runs after retiring his first 10 batters.
Strengths
Run-suppressing starts in reviewed wins
ModerateYoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one run over seven innings with 10 strikeouts against Atlanta, while Tarik Skubal allowed one run over six innings with seven strikeouts in another reviewed win over Atlanta.
Relievers escaped inherited-runner threats
ModerateAlex Vesia stranded two inherited runners with a one-pitch groundout, and Roki Sasaki escaped a bases-loaded threat by inducing an inning-ending double play in a separate reviewed game.
Weaknesses
Strikeouts did not always prevent damage
ModerateBlake Snell struck out nine but allowed four earned runs on three home runs, while Tyler Glasnow retired his first 10 batters before allowing four runs across his final eight batters faced.
Opponent plan
Deny
We do not have enough reviewed evidence to suggest this yet.
Attack
We do not have enough reviewed evidence to suggest this yet.
Avoid
We do not have enough reviewed evidence to suggest this yet.
Reviewed games
vs Milwaukee Brewers
Oct 16, 2026 · MLB
Milwaukee Beat Blake Snell by Winning the Damage Pitches
Oct 15, 2026 · MLB · Milwaukee Brewers · 2-6
Contreras Reset the Scoreboard, Then the Bullpen Closed It
Oct 12, 2026 · MLB · Milwaukee Brewers · 7-4
Milwaukee won by turning Dodger traffic into double plays
Oct 12, 2026 · MLB · Milwaukee Brewers · 2-1
Andy Pages Finished the Inning Atlanta Lost on Walks
Oct 7, 2026 · MLB · Atlanta Braves · 1-4
Yamamoto’s Fifth-Inning Escape Made Three Dodgers Runs Enough
Oct 6, 2026 · MLB · Atlanta Braves · 1-3
Braves Won the Leverage Innings, and That Was Enough
Oct 5, 2026 · MLB · Atlanta Braves · 2-3
vs Atlanta Braves
Oct 3, 2026 · MLB
vs San Francisco Giants
Sep 27, 2026 · MLB
Glasnow's whiffs were real. Pivetta and the handoff mattered more.
Sep 25, 2026 · MLB · San Diego Padres · 2-4
The Padres won the leverage innings, and that was the whole game
Sep 24, 2026 · MLB · San Diego Padres · 1-5
vs San Diego Padres
Sep 23, 2026 · MLB
Emmet Sheehan turned an early mess into a controlled Dodgers win
Sep 20, 2026 · MLB · San Francisco Giants · 3-1
The Dodgers spent four innings taking Cincinnati's options off the board
Sep 17, 2026 · MLB · Cincinnati Reds · 2-8
vs Cincinnati Reds
Sep 14, 2026 · MLB
vs Atlanta Braves
Aug 25, 2026 · MLB
Mechanisms we've seen
Base-out pressure
How the combination of runners and outs changes the value, risk, and urgency of each decision.
Inherited-runner leverage
Why a reliever entering with runners already aboard can face a larger task than the inning line eventually shows.
Bullpen sequencing
How the order and timing of relievers shape the matchups a team must navigate late in a game.