Pujols catches Mays with 9th-inning hit

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MLB.com is keeping track of a Stat of the Day for the Dodgers this season, highlighting a unique, interesting or fun nugget from each game.

July 11: Dodgers 7, D-backs 4 — Pujols ties Mays Albert Pujols led off the bottom of the ninth by ripping a single up the middle of the field. It marked his 3,283rd hit of his storied career, tying him with Giants legend Willie Mays for 11th on the all-time AL/NL hits list.

July 10: Dodgers 22, D-backs 1 — Turner’s first career slam Justin Turner has become a respected slugger since joining the Dodgers in 2014, but the veteran third baseman had never hit a grand slam in his 13-year big league career. That changed in the second inning, when he crushed a Caleb Smith fastball to left-center field for his 15th home run of the season, giving Los Angeles a 9-0 lead.

July 9: D-backs 5, Dodgers 2 — Muncy extends on-base streak In the third inning, Max Muncy lined a two-out double to center field to extend his on-base streak to 18 games. During that stretch, he has 11 extra-base hits, 12 runs scored and 16 RBIs.

July 8: Dodgers 6, Marlins 1 — Urías’ strong first half Dodgers left-hander Julio Urías picked up his 11th win of the season on Thursday, tying Esteban Loaiza and Fernando Valenzuela for the second-most by a Mexican-born pitcher before the All-Star break.

July 7: Marlins 9, Dodgers 6 — Unusual late loss The Dodgers took a 5-4 lead into the sixth, but weren’t able to hold on to it. Los Angeles is now 40-4 when entering the sixth inning with a lead.

July 6: Marlins 2, Dodgers 1 (10 innings) — Taylor extends streak Dodgers utility man Chris Taylor went 2-for-5, extending his hitting streak to seven games. During the streak, Taylor is 10-for-26 with six RBIs.

July 5: Marlins 5, Dodgers 4 — Pujols reaches 6,000 total bases Albert Pujols singled in the eighth inning to give himself 6,000 total bases in his career, becoming just the fourth player to reach the mark. He joined Henry Aaron (6,856), Stan Musial (6,134) and Willie Mays (6,080)

July 4: Dodgers 5, Nationals 1 — Season-high winning streak With the four-game sweep of the Nationals, the Dodgers have now won nine consecutive games. That’s the longest winning streak for Los Angeles this season, and the longest since 2017.

July 3: Dodgers 5, Nationals 3 — Hot streak vs. Nationals Since the beginning of the 2018 season, the Dodgers are now 15-4 against the Nationals in the regular season. The .789 winning percentage is the second highest for the Dodgers against one team during that span, behind the Pirates (.933).

July 2: Dodgers 10, Nationals 5 — Offensive eruptions A team has scored eight or more runs in an inning 16 times this season. The Dodgers are responsible for five of those after Friday’s outburst. No other team has more than two such innings.

July 1: Dodgers 6, Nationals 2 (5 innings) — Bickford turns heads Phil Bickford faced — and retired — just one batter, but the right-hander continued his impressive run on the mound. Bickford hasn’t allowed a run in his last seven appearances, striking out 13 over nine innings.

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