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Resting Saturday Smith will sit Saturday against the Diamondbacks, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Impact Smith's bat has gone cold over his last 12 games, as he's hit just .171/.279/.257 over that stretch. He'll sit in favor of Austin Barnes on Saturday.

JULY 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Wednesday Smith is not in the starting lineup Wednesday against Miami, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Impact Smith will hand the catching duties off to Austin Barnes after going 2-for-8 with an RBI and run scored while starting the first two games of the series.

JULY 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Sunday Smith is on the bench for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

Impact Saturday night's rain delay led to a long night behind the plate for Smith, so it's understandable that he sits out Sunday's morning game. Smith has struggled a bit offensively of late, hitting .220 in his last 15 games. Austin Barnes will catch and bat eighth Sunday.

JULY 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Dodgers win 8th straight, top Nats 5-3 behind Pollock's hit

JULY 4, 2021 • Associated Press

On bench Friday Smith is not starting Friday's game against the Nationals, Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Impact The 26-year-old sits after three consecutive 1-for-3 performances. Smith has hit just .231 in his last 14 games, but he has smashed three homers in that span. Austin Barnes starts at catcher for the second of four games against Washington.

JULY 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Smacks 10th home run Smith went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a 3-2 win over the Giants on Monday.

Impact Smith blasted his fourth inning homer off Giants' starter Anthony DeSclafani to extend Los Angeles' lead to 3-1 and provide valuable insurance in a game where runs were difficult to come by. The long ball snapped an 0-for-8 mini-slump for the backstop who's now slashing .261/.363/.478.

JUNE 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Sunday's lineup Smith is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cubs, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

Impact Smith is 3-for-20 over his past seven games and will head to the bench Sunday. Austin Barnes will catch for Clayton Kershaw and bat eighth.

JUNE 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

No-hitter No. 7: Cubs blank Dodgers, tie MLB season record

Zach Davies and three Cubs relievers combined for the seventh no-hitter in the majors this year — matching the most in a season since 1900 — as Chicago blanked the Los Angeles Dodg...

JUNE 25, 2021 • Associated Press

Day off Thursday Smith is not in the lineup Thursday at Cincinnati, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Impact Smith started the past three games and will receive the day off after going 3-for-12 with a solo homer and an additional RBI. Austin Barnes will work behind the plate Thursday in his place.

JUNE 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Padres beat Dodgers 5-3 for 1st sweep of rivals in 8 seasons

Trent Grisham drew a go-ahead, bases-loaded walk with one out in the eighth and the San Diego Padres hit three solo homers off Trevor Bauer and beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 for...

JUNE 24, 2021 • Associated Press

Snell pitches 5 scoreless innings, Padres beat Dodgers 3-2

Jake Cronenworth and rookie Kim Ha-seong homered off Clayton Kershaw, Blake Snell pitched five scoreless innings and the San Diego Padres got their third straight win against the r...

JUNE 23, 2021 • Associated Press

Launches home run Smith went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two strikeouts as Los Angeles fell 6-2 to San Diego on Monday.

Impact Smith took reliever Craig Stammen deep in the eighth for only the third Dodger hit of the game but was ineffective otherwise. It was Smith's second home run in three games and he now has four in June after hitting five combined in April and May.

JUNE 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Resting Sunday Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Impact Smith will get a breather for the series finale after he caught both of the past two games for the Dodgers and went 3-for-8 with a home run, double and walk between the contests. Austin Barnes will be behind the dish Sunday.

JUNE 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Stars offensively Saturday Smith went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double and a walk in Saturday's 9-3 victory over the Diamondbacks.

Impact Smith put the Dodgers on the board in the first inning, plating a pair of runs with a 367-foot homer to right field. He collected two more base knocks in the contest for his second three-hit performance of the season. Smith has gone deep three times in his past seven games, slashing .333/.462/.857 with six RBI and only two strikeouts over that span.

JUNE 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Dodgers take on the Diamondbacks following Buehler's strong outing

Los Angeles looks to follow up a strong showing by Saturday starter Walker Buehler

JUNE 20, 2021 • Associated Press

Buehler takes no-hitter into 8th, Dodgers beat D-backs 9-3

Walker Buehler had another masterful mound performance, taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the skidding Arizona Diamondbacks 9-3

JUNE 20, 2021 • Associated Press

On bench Wednesday Smith is not starting Wednesday's game against the Phillies, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Impact He receives a day off after walking and driving in a run in an 0-for-2 effort Wednesday. With a .371 OBP and seven homers this season, Smith has continued to solidify his case as one of baseball's best offensive catchers. Austin Barnes, Clayton Kershaw's personal catcher, starts behind the dish with #22 on the mound.

JUNE 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Swats homer in win Smith went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Monday's 3-1 win over the Phillies.

Impact Smith launched a two-run homer off Spencer Howard in the fourth inning, erasing a 1-0 deficit for the Dodgers. It was his second home run in the last three games and his seventh on the season. The 26-year-old has been one of the top fantasy options at catcher this year, slashing .271/.368/.471 with 19 extra-base hits, 22 RBI, 32 runs scored and a stolen base.

JUNE 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Eflin, Phillies to take on Urias, Dodgers

The Phillies will start Zach Eflin on Tuesday and the Dodgers are expected to counter with Julio Urias

JUNE 15, 2021 • Associated Press

Smith, Taylor homer in Dodgers' 3-1 win over Phillies

Will Smith hit a two-run homer, Chris Taylor added a solo shot and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 despite getting just three hits and four baserunners

JUNE 15, 2021 • Associated Press

Resting Sunday Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Impact Smith drew starts behind the plate both of the past two nights, so he'll be getting a routine breather for a day game Sunday. Austin Barnes will step into the starting nine and catch for pitcher Walker Buehler in the series finale.

JUNE 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Two extra-base hits Smith went 2-for-4 with a home run, double, an additional run and a strikeout at Los Angeles triumphed over Texas 12-1 Friday.

Impact Smith doubled to lead off the third and scored on a Gavin Lux double before launching a solo home run to left off reliver Hyeon-Jong Yang the next inning. The homer was Smith's first since May 20 as his OPS has fallen from .879 to .831 in that time.

JUNE 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kershaw rebounds, Dodgers go deep 5 times in rout of Rangers

Clayton Kershaw bounced back from two bad outings with six sharp innings, Gavin Lux drove in four runs and hit one of five Dodgers homers, and Los Angeles routed the Texas Rangers...

JUNE 12, 2021 • Associated Press

Gets breather Smith is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Pirates, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Impact The Dodgers will wrap up their series in Pittsburgh with a day game after a night game, so Smith is just receiving a routine breather after catching all nine innings of Wednesday's 2-1 win. He'll take a seat in favor of Austin Barnes (ankle), who will return from a three-game absence to catch Julio Urias.

JUNE 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Saturday Smith will sit Saturday against Atlanta, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

Impact Smith sits for the second time in three games. Despite preseason indications that he might start no more than 90 games, however, he's currently on pace to make 101 starts behind the plate. Austin Barnes will start in his absence.

JUNE 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

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