| SEASON | CAREER |
| W11 | 172 |
| L11 | 130 |
| G25 | 415 |
| IP161.0 | 2637.0 |
| BB31 | 595 |
| SO95 | 1491 |
| SEASON | CAREER |
| W9 | 104 |
| L7 | 101 |
| G24 | 292 |
| IP143.0 | 1765.0 |
| BB67 | 532 |
| SO112 | 1441 |
It didn't take long for Adrian Gonzalez to make an impact with the Los Angeles Dodgers .
Andre Ethier is doing his own damage in epic fashion.
Gonzalez looks to build on his impressive debut while Ethier and Matt Kemp attempt to continue their own staggering production and help the Dodgers sweep their three-game set from the Miami Marlins on Sunday.
Los Angeles (69-58) acquired Gonzalez in a blockbuster trade with Boston on Saturday, also landing pitcher Josh Beckett , injured outfielder Carl Crawford and infielder Nick Punto . The club sent James Loney , top pitching prospects Allen Webster and Rubby De La Rosa, infielder Ivan DeJesus and outfielder Jerry Sands to the Red Sox to complete the deal.
Hours after the multiplayer trade was official, Gonzalez was batting cleanup, and connected for a three-run shot in his first at-bat as the Dodgers went on to beat Miami 8-2.
"It means a lot to have Adrian here because it gives us a lot more confidence," Kemp said. "I mean, this is a guy that can drive in 100-plus runs every year and is a possible 40-home run guy. He really knows the National League well and he's had a lot of success here, so he's definitely going to help us tremendously."
Ethier has been doing his part to help the Dodgers, who are two games back of NL West-leading San Francisco.
Ethier, who was dropped to sixth in the lineup after the acquisition of Gonzalez, has hit safely in 10 consecutive at-bats to match the team record set in 1919 by Ed Konetchy . The right fielder's recent surge includes two doubles, two homers and five RBIs, and it follows a 1-for-22 stretch over his previous six games.
"He's starting to find his swing again and he looks good up there," starter Clayton Kershaw said. "When you have a guy like him hitting sixth, you know it's a good lineup. I'm sure Andre is fine with it. And if he keeps getting some fastballs to hit, he's going to be really OK with it because there's going to be a lot of RBI chances out there for him."
Ethier has a .559 average with six homers and 15 RBIs in his last 16 home meetings with the Marlins (57-71), but he's 0 for 6 versus Marlins scheduled starter Mark Buehrle .
Aaron Harang (9-7, 3.65) surely wouldn't mind some offensive help as he seeks to win a third straight start. The right-hander has a 2.13 ERA and 12 strikeouts and eight walks in 12 2-3 innings in winning his last two - both on the road.
Harang, though, is 0-2 with a 6.50 ERA in his last three home games and facing the Marlins for the first time this year. He beat them twice in as many meetings last year with San Diego.
Like Harang, Buehrle (11-11, 3.69) has won back-to-back starts, posting a 2.57 ERA after going 0-3 with a 6.84 ERA in his previous five. That included a 5-2 loss to the Dodgers on Aug. 10, when he gave up four runs in six innings.
The left-hander continued to put that rough stretch behind him Monday with plenty of help in a 12-3 victory at Arizona. He allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings while the offense delivered a nine-run fourth to take the lead for good.
Buehrle has split two visits to Chavez Ravine with a 1.93 ERA, and he's making his first appearance there since a win with the Chicago White Sox on June 24, 2008.
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| HITTERS | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OBP | OPS | SLG |
| Emilio Bonifacio | 7 | .286 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .500 | .786 | .286 |
| John Buck | 7 | .286 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .375 | 1.089 | .714 |
| Mark Buehrle | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Greg Dobbs | 14 | .357 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .400 | .829 | .429 |
| Omar Infante | 6 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Josh Johnson | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Austin Kearns | 4 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Logan Morrison | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 1.000 | .667 |
| Ricky Nolasco | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Bryan Petersen | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .000 |
| Hanley Ramirez | 26 | .385 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .429 | 1.429 | 1.000 |
| Jose Reyes | 13 | .154 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .214 | .368 | .154 |
| Gaby Sanchez | 5 | .600 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 1.400 | .800 |
| Giancarlo Stanton | 6 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Carlos Zambrano | 17 | .176 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .176 | .588 | .412 |
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| HITTERS | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OBP | OPS | SLG |
| Mark Ellis | 49 | .184 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .231 | .435 | .204 |
| Andre Ethier | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 23 | .261 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .320 | .711 | .391 |
| Aaron Harang | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Matt Kemp | 6 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Adam Kennedy | 17 | .176 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .176 | .352 | .176 |
| Ted Lilly | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| James Loney | 6 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .833 | .500 |
| Juan Rivera | 32 | .250 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .273 | .773 | .500 |
| Matt Treanor | 6 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1.667 | 1.167 |
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| Date | Player | Status | Injury |
| August 22, 2012 | Emilio Bonifacio | 15-Day DL | Sprained right knee |
| August 13, 2012 | Nick Green | 15-Day DL | Sprained left thumb |
| August 04, 2012 | Emilio Bonifacio | 15-Day DL | Sprained left thumb |
| August 04, 2012 | Donnie Murphy | 15-Day DL | Left hamstring strain |
| August 04, 2012 | Emilio Bonifacio | 15-Day DL | Sprained left thumb |
| August 04, 2012 | Donnie Murphy | 15-Day DL | Left hamstring strain |
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| Date | Player | Status | Injury |
| August 25, 2012 | Shane Victorino | Day-to-Day | Strained hip and back |
| August 24, 2012 | Chad Billingsley | 15-Day DL | Right elbow pain |
| August 19, 2012 | Luis Cruz | Day-to-Day | Left game - leg cramps |
| August 12, 2012 | Jerry Hairston Jr. | 60-Day DL | Left hip inflammation |
| July 26, 2012 | Scott Elbert | 15-Day DL | Left elbow inflammation |
| July 26, 2012 | Adam Kennedy | 15-Day DL | Right groin strain |
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Giancarlo Stanton appears to have no problem with the dimensions of Dodger Stadium, which isn't exactly a home run haven.
The power-hitting right fielder made Chavez Ravine his personal launching pad this weekend, homering for the third straight game as the Miami Marlins beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Sunday.
Stanton drove a first-pitch fastball from Aaron Harang over the center-field wall in the fourth inning for his 29th homer, tying it at 1.
It was his eighth homer during the Marlins' 5-6 road trip. The previous club record for homers on a single trip was six by Miguel Cabrera (10 games), Mike Lowell (12 games) and Preston Wilson (13 games).
"He's got so much power, it's ridiculous," winning pitcher Mark Buehrle said. "Every time he hits the ball, it has a chance of going out. I mean, he has 29 home runs right now - and he's missed a month and a half. So it's kind of scary when you think about what he could have done if he was healthy all year."
The 22-year-old Stanton, who was born in nearby Panorama City and played his high school ball in Sherman Oaks, had 22 homers as a rookie in 2010 and 34 last season. He is batting .326 over his last 12 games with 14 RBIs, but it's those 15 strikeouts during that stretch that have kept him humble.
"I've put some good swings on mistakes that were out over the plate," Stanton said. "But the way I've been making outs, I don't think that I'm on any kind of a roll. I don't set goals for myself. I just try to be the best I can be, and then all the numbers will come. But don't be barking off, `I'm going to do this or that."'
Rob Brantly gave Miami the lead for good with his first major league homer, and the Marlins also got long balls from Jose Reyes and Carlos Lee .
Buehrle (12-11) won his third straight start, allowing a run and six hits in 5 2-3 innings with four strikeouts and three walks. He escaped a bases-loaded jam in the fifth by retiring Hanley Ramirez on a popup and Andre Ethier on a grounder with the Marlins holding a 3-1 lead.
Brantly had put the Marlins ahead in the top half with a two-run shot.
"It seems that every time we've scored a run or two, I go out there and give back at least one. So that was a big moment in the game," Buehrle said. "I got in a bunch of jams today that I usually don't pitch out of.
"I was joking around with somebody and saying, `Usually, when a guy gets on third base with less than two outs, just let him score and start over fresh,' because a lot of times the other team puts the ball in play and scores a run. But my job is to battle and make pitches when I need to," Buehrle said.
Ethier singled home a run in the seventh, but was called out for interference moments later after making incidental contact with Lee at first base on a popup by Luis Cruz that was dropped by catcher Brantly just inside the first base line. Cruz, sent back to the plate on the dead ball following a lengthy discussion among the umpires, flied out to end the inning.
The Marlins made it 4-2 in the eighth when Ramirez misplayed Bryan Petersen 's two-out grounder to shortstop with the bases loaded for an error. Steve Cishek retired new Dodgers slugger Adrian Gonzalez with the bases loaded to end the eighth, then pitched a hitless ninth for his 11th save in 14 chances.
Reyes and Lee had homered back-to-back against rookie Shawn Tolleson in the top of the ninth.
Harang (9-8) allowed three runs and six hits in 5 1-3 innings. The homers by Stanton and Brantly increased the total allowed this season by the right-hander to 14. He gave up an average of 24.9 home runs over the previous eight seasons - including 35 in 2008 with Cincinnati.
"Early on I was able to locate my fastball and I felt like I was able to mix up a lot of my pitches," Harang said. "The pitch to Brantly was supposed to be a backdoor cutter, that stayed out over the middle. He's another young, aggressive hitter who swung at the first pitch."
Ethier was called out on strikes by Tony Randazzo in the first after hitting safely in each of his previous 10 plate appearances, and ended up tied with Ed Konetchy for the franchise record for consecutive at-bats with a hit. Konetchy did it in 1919.
Ethier was in an 0-for-18 drought before starting his string of hits. Only one player since 1952 has had hits in 11 consecutive at-bats - Bernie Williams in 2002 with the Yankees. The major league record is 12, by Johnny Kling (1902 Cubs), Pinky Higgins (1938 Red Sox) and Walt Dropo (1952 Tigers).
NOTES: Brantly hit 11 home runs in 980 at-bats during his 262-game minor league career. The Marlins obtained him in a trade with Detroit on July 23. ... The Dodgers announced before the game that Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully will be back behind the microphone next season, his 64th with the club. ... Ramirez, acquired by the Dodgers in a trade with the Marlins on July 25 for RHP Nathan Eovaldi , was 1 for 12 with six strikeouts in the series. The only hit was a two-run homer off Eovaldi on Friday night in an 11-4 Dodgers victory.
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