Will Smith
C LAD
Wed 8/7/24 7:04 PM

Smith is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
EDGE Analysis
Smith started the first two games of the series but will sit for the finale after going 0-for-8 with an RBI and three strikeouts. Austin Barnes will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Gavin Stone.

Will Smith
C LAD
Sun 8/4/24 2:27 PM

Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Smith started the previous four games but will receive Sunday off in the midst of a 3-for-32 slump. Austin Barnes will step in behind the plate to catch for righty River Ryan.

Will Smith
C LAD
Sun 7/28/24 1:12 PM

Smith is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Houston.
EDGE Analysis
Smith will get a breather Sunday after going 0-for-8 with five strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Austin Barnes will start behind home plate and bat eighth against Astros right-hander Spencer Arrighetti.

Will Smith
C LAD
Thu 7/25/24 1:44 PM

Smith isn't in the Dodgers' lineup Thursday against the Giants, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Smith will be held out of Thursday's series finale after going 0-for-10 with two walks over the first three games of the series. Austin Barnes will start instead behind the dish, batting eighth.

Will Smith
C LAD
Sun 7/21/24 4:38 PM

Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
EDGE Analysis
Smith started the first two games coming out of the break and will receive Sunday off after he went 2-for-9 with a walk, an RBI and a run. Austin Barnes will do the catching for lefty James Paxton in the series finale.

Will Smith
C LAD
Sat 7/13/24 10:30 AM

Smith isn't in the Dodgers' lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers, Kirsten Watson of Spectrum SportsNet LA reports.
EDGE Analysis
Smith has struck out six times in eight at-bats over his last two games, and the Dodgers will now give him a day off to regroup Saturday while Austin Barnes starts at catcher.

Will Smith
C LAD
Wed 7/10/24 6:30 PM

Smith is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies.
EDGE Analysis
The newly minted All-Star will get a breather Wednesday while Austin Barnes receives a turn behind the dish. Smith was one of the few bright spots for the Dodgers in Tuesday's 10-1 loss in the series opener, going 2-for-4 with a walk in the blowout.

Will Smith
C LAD
Sun 7/7/24 10:27 AM

Smith went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-3 win against Milwaukee.
EDGE Analysis
After belting three solo homers Friday, Smith smashed a two-run shot in his first at-bat Saturday. Per Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic, the backstop became the first Dodger to homer in four straight at-bats since Adrian Gonzalez in 2015 and the first major-leaguer to do so since Jose Altuve in September of last season. Smith's two-game power surge has pushed him to 15 long balls on the campaign, tied for third among MLB catchers.

Will Smith
C LAD
Sat 7/6/24 2:24 AM

Smith went 3-for-3 with three solo home runs, two walks and four total runs scored in Friday's 8-5 win over the Brewers.
EDGE Analysis
Smith hit just two homers in June, so he's already off to a fantastic start in July. The catcher went to the opposite field for his first-inning blast before pulling his solo shots in the third and seventh innings. Smith is up to a .276/.349/.502 slash line with 14 homers, 53 RBI, 45 runs scored, 18 doubles and one triple over 73 contests this season.

Will Smith
C LAD
Thu 7/4/24 6:07 PM

Smith isn't in the Dodgers' lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks.
EDGE Analysis
Smith went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored during Wednesday's loss, and he'll get a breather during Thursday's rubber match. Austin Barnes will start at catcher instead and bat ninth.