Righty swinging 2B Davey Lopes was one of the fastest players in baseball when he played with the L.A. Dodgers. He played in 1,207 games in his 10 years with the Dodgers and he was 1,204 of 4,590 (.262 avg, .729 OPS) with 759 runs scored, 99 homers, 384 RBIs and 418 stolen bases. His best year came for the Dodgers back in 1975, when he played in 155 games in which he was 162 of 618 (.262 avg, .717 OPS) with 108 runs scored, 8 homers, 41 RBIs and a major league leading 77 steals. Lopes stole at least 40 bases six times in his 10 years with the Dodgers. Lopes made it to 4 All-Star Games with the Dodgers and he also won 1 Gold Glove. Lopes is #2 in Dodgers’ history in steals (418) and he is also #8 in team history with 603 walks.

The Dodgers have placed 27-year old righty swinging CF Matt Kemp on the 15-day disabled list due to a left hamstring strain. Kemp will likely miss at least four weeks as the Dodgers brought him back too soon last time. Kemp has played in 36 games for the Dodgers so far this year and he is 43 for 121 (.355 avg, 1.163 OPS) with 30 runs scored, 12 homers, 28 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. He has now played in 823 games in his first 7 years with the Dodgers and he is 883 for 2,983 (.296 avg, .859 OPS) with 494 runs scored, 140 homers, 485 RBIs and 146 stolen bases. This is a big blow for the Dodgers.