Dalton Rushing: Everything you need to know

Dalton Rushing

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Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	K	SB	CS	TB
3/24	LAA	L 3-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
3/23	LAA	7-7	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	3	0	0	2
3/22	LAA	W 13-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
3/21	ATH	5-5	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1
3/18	SF	W 5-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0
3/17	KC	W 10-4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	6	0	0	4
3/15	CHC	W 14-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
3/14	CWS	L 7-2	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1
3/12	CIN	W 9-5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
3/9	MIL	W 4-3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	1
3/8	ATH	L 11-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
3/6	KC	W 6-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/2	COL	W 7-5	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	4
2/28	TEX	L 7-6	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	5
2/27	SF	L 12-4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
2/25	AZ	W 10-7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
2/23	SEA	W 3-0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1
2/21	LAA	W 15-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
Preseason Totals			44	11	9	5	1	0	3	9	7	1	63	0	0	19

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	K	SB	CS	TB
5/6	HOU	W 12-2	5	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
5/5	HOU	L 2-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
5/3	STL	W 4-1	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1
4/29	MIA	L 3-2	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1
4/28	MIA	L 2-1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
4/27	MIA	W 5-4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
4/26	CHC	W 6-0	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	1
4/25	CHC	W 12-4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	6	0	0	1
4/23	SF	W 3-0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	1
4/21	SF	L 3-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
4/20	COL	W 12-3	5	2	2	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	6	0	0	8
4/19	COL	L 9-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
4/18	COL	W 3-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4
4/15	NYM	W 2-0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
4/12	TEX	L 5-2	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	2
4/6	TOR	W 14-2	4	3	4	2	0	0	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	10
4/5	WSH	W 8-6	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	4
3/30	CLE	L 4-2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Regular Season Totals			52	13	18	10	2	0	6	13	4	3	52	0	0	38

Splits	HR	RBI	H	AVG	1B	2B	3B	BB	HBP	SB	CS	TB	OBP
Overall	7	17	19	0.328	10	2	0	4	3	0	0	42	0.400
Away	6	10	12	0.364	6	0	0	2	3	0	0	30	0.447
Home	1	7	7	0.280	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	12	0.333
Night	6	10	10	0.345	3	1	0	2	1	0	0	29	0.406
Day	1	7	9	0.310	7	1	0	2	2	0	0	13	0.394
March	0	0	1	0.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.500
April	7	17	15	0.341	6	2	0	4	2	0	0	38	0.420
May	0	0	3	0.250	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0.308
Opponent
vs CHC	0	2	2	0.250	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0.333
vs TEX	0	0	1	0.250	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.250
vs NYM	1	4	2	0.500	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.500
vs CLE	0	0	1	0.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.500
vs SF	0	1	1	0.250	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0.571
vs COL	3	5	3	0.300	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.300
vs HOU	0	0	2	0.250	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.250
vs STL	0	0	1	0.250	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.400
vs MIA	0	1	1	0.143	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.250
vs TOR	2	2	4	1.000	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	1.000
vs WSH	1	2	1	0.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.333
Venue
@ Washington	1	2	1	0.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.333
@ Houston	0	0	2	0.250	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.250
@ Los Angeles	1	7	7	0.280	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	12	0.333
@ St. Louis	0	0	1	0.250	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.400
@ Toronto	2	2	4	1.000	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	1.000
@ San Francisco	0	1	1	0.250	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0.571
@ Colorado	3	5	3	0.300	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.300

Dalton Rushing: Breaking News

Rushing is starting as the designated hitter and batting leadoff Tuesday versus the Marlins. Not only is Tuesday's start Rushing's first in the leadoff role, but also his first of the season in the top half of the order. This will be the 25-year-old's third career start as the designated hitter as that role is typically reserved for Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani is not in the lineup Tuesday as he focuses on his start as the pitcher.

Rushing went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three total RBI against Colorado in a 12-3 win Monday. Rushing started at first base, as Freddie Freeman remains away from the team while on paternity leave. Though Rushing went hitless in his first three plate appearances, he finished in fine form, knocking a solo homer in the eighth inning and belting a two-run shot in the ninth. Rushing has seen limited playing time this season as the backup catcher behind All-Star Will Smith, but he's been incredibly productive when in the lineup, racking up seven long balls and 13 RBI through only 28 plate appearances spanning eight contests. Smith's starting role is set in stone, but manager Dave Roberts may need to find creative ways to get Rushing's bat into the lineup more frequently if he continues to swing a hot bat.

Rushing went 2-for-4 with a grand slam, a double and two total runs scored in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Mets. Rushing got a rare chance to play since Shohei Ohtani was in the lineup only as a pitcher, opening up the designated hitter role. As has been the case early this year, Rushing took advantage of his opportunity with a big performance, driving in half of the Dodgers' runs with his eighth-inning slam to turn the game into a blowout. He's played in just five contests so far, but he's gone 9-for-17 (.529) with four homers, eight RBI, seven runs scored and two doubles. Rushing has already matched his homer total from last season, but he still doesn't have a clear path to playing time aside from the occasional start behind the dish when Will Smith needs to rest his legs.