Hernandez is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest in Colorado, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
Hernandez blasted his 21st home run of the season in Wednesday's loss and has gone deep three times across his last six contests, but he'll receive a scheduled day off Thursday. Alex Call will start in right field and bat eighth for the Dodgers in the series finale.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Clubs homer in loss
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Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday in a loss to the Rockies.
The Dodgers were held scoreless through five frames before Hernandez broke the seal on the offense with a solo shot in the sixth. The long ball was his third over his past six games and his 21st of the season. Hernandez's .757 OPS on the campaign is well below the .840 mark he posted during the regular season last year, but the veteran outfielder does rank in the top 20 leaguewide with 75 RBI.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Reaches 20-homer mark in win
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Hernandez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-0 win over the Padres.
Hernandez has gone deep in consecutive games and now has 20 long balls on the year. It's a threshold he's reached in seven of the last eight years, with the lone exception being the abbreviated 2020 season, when he hit 16 homers in 50 games for Toronto. The outfielder has been steady in August, going 12-for-46 (.261) over 12 games this month. He's at a .255/.287/.472 slash line over 100 contests this season.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Goes deep in win
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Hernandez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 3-2 win over the Padres.
Hernandez's seventh-inning homer ended up being the difference in this battle between NL West rivals. The outfielder has hit fairly well in August, going 11-for-43 (.256) with three homers and eight RBI over 11 contests, though he's also racked up 17 strikeouts so far this month. Overall, he's up to 19 homers, 72 RBI and a .754 OPS through 99 games this season.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Out of lineup Monday
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Hernandez is not in the lineup for Monday's contest against the Angels.
It looks to be a routine day of rest for Hernandez, who had drawn six straight starts. Alex Call will play left field and bat ninth for the Dodgers.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Homers twice Tuesday
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Hernandez went 3-for-5 with two home runs, a double and four RBI in Tuesday's 12-6 win over the Cardinals.
Hernandez hit a solo shot in the third inning and a three-run blast in the seventh. This was his third multi-hit effort over his last 11 games, a span in which he's batting .326 (14-for-43) with four homers and 10 RBI. The outfielder is up to a .256/.293/.473 slash line with 18 homers, 68 RBI, 46 runs scored and five stolen bases through 92 contests this season. He looks to have leveled off after a rough early part of July and continues to occupy a spot in the middle of the Dodgers' order.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Getting afternoon off
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Hernandez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
Hernandez will head to the bench for the first time since July 22, ending a stretch of nine consecutive starts for the 32-year-old outfielder. The newly acquired Alex Call will replace Hernandez in right field and bat ninth.
Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Belts another homer at Fenway
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Hernandez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's loss to Boston.
Hernandez hit one of two homers off star hurler Garrett Crochet in the first inning, launching a 387-foot solo shot to left field. It was the second straight contest in which Hernandez has gone deep following a 19-game homerless stretch. Per Dodger Insider, the long ball was Hernandez's 16th career homer at Fenway Park -- that's the most he's hit at any stadium aside from Rogers Centre and Dodger Stadium, both of which have been home parks for the slugger at some point in his career.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Carries offense in win
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Hernandez went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run and three RBI in Friday's 5-2 win over the Red Sox.
After drawing a bases-loaded walk in the third inning off Brayan Bello, Hernandez gave the Dodgers some insurance in the eighth with a two-run shot off Jorge Alcala. It was the veteran outfielder's first homer in July, snapping a 19-game power drought, and on the month Hernandez is slashing just .224/.269/.327 with two doubles, three runs and eight RBI in 14 contests.
Hernandez isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus Minnesota.
Hernandez will take a day to regroup Tuesday after going 1-for-15 with an RBI and five strikeouts since the All-Star break. Michael Conforto, James Outman and Andy Pages will start across Los Angeles' outfield while Hernandez sits.
Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Part of starting nine Friday
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Hernandez will bat fifth and play right field in Friday's game against the Giants, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
As expected, Hernandez will return to the lineup for Friday's series opener against San Francisco. The outfielder missed four consecutive games after fouling a ball off his left foot Saturday.
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