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Dodgers' Will Smith: Hits first homer of World Series
Will Smith hit his first homer of this World Series in Tuesday's Game 4 loss to the Yankees.The playoffs and especially the World Series tend to magnify what would be the normal ebbs and flows of the regular season. Smith is playing through a sore hand after taking a foul ball of his left hand in the NLCS. He had a slightly disappointing regular season, hitting .248/.327/.433 with 20 homers, trading some on-base and batting average for a little more power.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Will start in Game 6
Will Smith (hand) will start behind home plate and bat eighth for Game 6 of the NLCS against the Mets on Sunday, Noah Camras of DodgersNation.com reports.Smith received X-rays on his left hand after taking a foul ball off his glove in the seventh inning of Game 5. The results came back negative, and Smith will serve behind home plate as the Los Angeles Dodgers turn to Michael Kopech and the rest of the bullpen. Smith has gone 3-for-19 with two walks and two RBI during the NLCS.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: X-rays negative on left hand
Manager Dave Roberts said Saturday that Will Smith received X-rays on his left hand after taking a foul ball off his catching hand in Game 5 of the NLCS against the Mets, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.Roberts relayed that the foul ball hitting Smith's left hand led to the catcher being lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning of Friday's game. The X-rays on Smith's hand came back negative, and the 29-year-old is expected to be in the lineup for Game 6 on Sunday. Smith has gone 5-for-35 with six walks, one home run and four RBI during the postseason.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Resting in finale
Will Smith is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rockies.Smith only got one start in the weekend series in Coors Field as the Los Angeles Dodgers look to keep him fresh for the postseason. Austin Barnes is starting behind the dish, batting ninth.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Gets breather Friday
Will Smith is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Rockies, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.Smith has gone 3-for-13 with one home run and two RBI over his last four games. He'll get some rest Friday, with Austin Barnes serving behind home plate and batting ninth.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: On base three times
Will Smith went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Tuesday's loss to the Padres.Smith notched his fourth multi-hit effort over his last 10 games, a span during which he's hitting .303 with a 3:4 BB:K. Smith has five extra-base hits this month but needs one more home run to reach 20 for the third time in his career. For the season, he's slashing .248/.326/.431 with 72 RBI, 73 runs and a 49:104 BB:K in 530 plate appearances.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Taking Saturday off
Will Smith isn't in the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup for Saturday's game against Colorado.Smith has gone 3-for-10 with a homer, two RBI and four runs scored over his last three games. He'll get a breather Saturday, allowing Hunter Feduccia to catch for Walker Buehler while batting ninth.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Goes deep in win
Will Smith went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and three total runs scored in Wednesday's 8-4 victory versus the Marlins.Smith put the Los Angeles Dodgers on the board in the second inning with a solo shot to left field. The long ball was his 19th of the campaign, tying his total from last season. The All-Star catcher's .246 batting average on the campaign is well below his career norm, but he's shown signs of coming to life at the plate of late, batting .333 (7-for-21) with two homers, two RBI and seven runs over his past six games.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Getting breather Tuesday
Will Smith is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest in Miami.It's a routine day off for Smith, who had started four of the last five contests behind the plate. Hunter Feduccia is doing the catching in what will be his second career start.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Getting rest Sunday
Will Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.Smith will receive some routine maintenance after he had started behind the plate in each of the Los Angeles Dodgers' last three games. Austin Barnes will handle catching duties for the Dodgers in the series finale in Atlanta.