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Not in Saturday's lineup Smith is not starting Saturday against the Giants, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

Impact The Dodgers stated before the start of the season that Smith would start around 90 games, but he's been ahead of that pace so far. Even after sitting in favor of Austin Barnes on Saturday, he's on pace to start 102 contests. Given his .274/.371/.496 slash line, it would be a surprise to see his share of playing time decrease any time soon.

MAY 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Two more hits Smith went 2-for-3 with a home run, RBI, two runs and a strikeout in Los Angeles' 3-2 win over Arizona on Thursday.

Impact Smith recorded an infield single in the second before parking a Merrill Kelly offering over the left field fence for a decisive home run to break a 2-2 tie. This was Smith's fifth homer of the year and third straight start with two hits, a stretch that his raised his slash line to .274/.375/.504.

MAY 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Dodgers get HRs from Smith, Pujols in 3-2 win over D-backs

Will Smith hit a tiebreaking, solo home run in the seventh inning, Albert Pujols slugged a two-run shot, his first for the Dodgers, and Los Angeles defeated the Arizona Diamondback...

MAY 21, 2021 • Associated Press

Pujols hits 1st homer with Dodgers and 668th of his career

Albert Pujols hit a two-run homer, his first for the Los Angeles Dodgers, in the second inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks

MAY 21, 2021 • Associated Press

Dodgers rally past Diamondbacks 4-2 for 7th win in 8 games

Will Smith’s pinch-hit sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the seventh inning scored the tying and go-ahead runs when Josh Rojas dropped the ball in right field, and the Los Ang...

MAY 20, 2021 • Associated Press

Out of Wednesday's lineup Smith is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Impact Smith is 4-for-8 with a homer, a double, two RBI and three runs through the first two games of the series, but he'll take a seat Wednesday. Austin Barnes will catch for Clayton Kershaw and bat eighth.

MAY 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Los Angeles faces Arizona after Buehler's strong outing

Los Angeles looks to follow up a dominant performance by Monday starter Walker Buehler

MAY 18, 2021 • Associated Press

Socks homer Monday Smith went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and an additional run scored in Monday's win over the Diamondbacks.

Impact Smith took Madison Bumgarner deep in the second inning in what was his fourth long ball of the campaign, and he also notched his ninth double of the season. The backstop is hitting .255 with an .834 OPS.

MAY 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Sunday Smith is out of the lineup Sunday against the Marlins, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Impact Smith will take a seat for the day game in the series finale after going 0-for-2 with two walks Saturday. Austin Barnes will work behind the plate Sunday for Los Angeles.

MAY 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Bauer K's 10, Muncy has 3 hits as Dodgers blank Marlins 7-0

Trevor Bauer threw seven shutout innings and struck out 10, Max Muncy had three hits and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Miami Marlins 7-0 to extend their winning streak to fo...

MAY 16, 2021 • Associated Press

Walsh's 2-run double propels Angels to 2-1 win over Dodgers

Jared Walsh hit a two-run double in the third inning and the Los Angeles Angels held on for a 2-1 victory over the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers

MAY 9, 2021 • Associated Press

Drives in three in victory Smith went 2-for-6 with three RBI and a run scored Saturday in the Dodgers' 14-11 win over the Angels.

Impact Smith was one of five Dodgers to provide multiple hits on the night to help his side snap a four-game losing streak. The 26-year-old backstop has recorded at least one hit in all but one of his last nine games, slashing .324/.351/.529 over that span.

MAY 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Angels snap 5-game skid, blast Dodgers 9-2 in Freeway Series

David Fletcher drove in three runs on three hits, Shohei Ohtani had two RBI doubles and the Los Angeles Angels snapped their five-game losing streak with a 9-2 victory over the slu...

MAY 8, 2021 • Associated Press

Sits for Game 1 of doubleheader Smith is out of the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Cubs.

Impact Clayton Kershaw will start for the Dodgers in the afternoon contest, so Smith will take a seat while the lefty's personal catcher, Austin Barnes, steps in behind the dish. Expect Smith to catch Trevor Bauer in the nightcap.

MAY 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Registers first career triple Smith went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run and two RBI in a loss to Milwaukee on Saturday.

Impact The backstop appeared to be getting the day off with Austin Barnes starting the game behind the plate, but the team called on him to pinch hit in the ninth inning with a runner on second and the score tied 2-2. Smith wasn't able to come up with a clutch hit in that situation, but he remained in the game and got another chance to play hero with two runners aboard in the 11th. This time the catcher came through, working a full count before lining a two-run triple to right field. While he is hitting just .234 so far this season, Smith has posted a 12:13 BB:K and a .383 OBP. His .411 xwOBA ranks in the 92nd percentile leaguewide.

MAY 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Saturday Smith isn't starting Saturday's game against Milwaukee, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Impact Smith will get a day off after he went 2-for-7 in the last two games. Austin Barnes will start behind the plate and bat eighth.

MAY 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Takes seat Wednesday Smith isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Reds, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Impact Smith blasted a three-run homer in the fourth inning of Tuesday's loss to the Reds, but he'll get a breather for Wednesday's series finale. Austin Barnes will take over behind the dish and bat eighth.

APRIL 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Clubs three-run homer Smith went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and two runs scored Tuesday against the Reds.

Impact Smith took Jeff Hoffman deep in the fourth inning for his third home run of the season. It was the first time he's gone yard since April 5, a 13-start span. For the season, Smith is hitting 218/.389/.473 with seven RBI and 11 runs scored across 72 plate appearances.

APRIL 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Votto, Winker lead Reds to 6-5 win over scuffling Dodgers

Joey Votto hit a go-ahead double, Jesse Winker homered and drove in two runs and the Cincinnati Reds rallied for the second straight night to defeat the scuffling Los Angeles Dodge...

APRIL 28, 2021 • Associated Press

Winker's homer in 10th propels Reds past Dodgers 5-3

Jesse Winker’s two-run homer in the 10th inning sent the Cincinnati Reds past the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 to snap a seven-game losing streak

APRIL 27, 2021 • Associated Press

Heads to bench Sunday Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

Impact Smith broke out of a minor cold spell by going 2-for-4 with a double in Saturday's 5-4 win, but he'll still sit for the second time in the series. Austin Barnes will catch Dustin May in the finale.

APRIL 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Friday's lineup Smith isn't starting Friday's game against the Padres, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Impact Smith has gone 1-for-10 with a double, one walk and four strikeouts in his last three games. Austin Barnes will start behind the dish Friday, batting eighth.

APRIL 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mariners use 2 HRs, Moore's defensive gem to top Dodgers 4-3

Rookie Taylor Trammell homered and added a key RBI double, third baseman Dylan Moore thwarted a Dodgers rally with a terrific defensive play in the seventh and the Seattle Mariners...

APRIL 20, 2021 • Associated Press

Hosmer delivers late for Padres in 5-2 win over Dodgers

Eric Hosmer delivered the tying and go-ahead RBIs in the seventh and eighth innings, helping the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 to avoid a sweep in the first ser...

APRIL 18, 2021 • Associated Press

Sitting Saturday Smith is not starting Saturday's game against San Diego, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Impact The Dodgers indicated prior to the start of the season that Smith could be given a lighter workload than most starting catchers, though the team has used a fairly standard split thus far. Smith has started nine games behind the plate, while Austin Barnes, who starts Saturday, has gotten the call six times.

APRIL 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

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