Will Smith
C LAD
Sun 6/27/21 3:49 PM

Smith is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cubs, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
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.

Will Smith
C LAD
Thu 6/24/21 6:22 PM

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

Will Smith
C LAD
Tue 6/22/21 1:57 AM

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

Will Smith
C LAD
Sun 6/20/21 3:51 PM

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

Will Smith
C LAD
Sun 6/20/21 3:27 AM

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.
EDGE Analysis
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.

Will Smith
C LAD
Wed 6/16/21 6:25 PM

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

Will Smith
C LAD
Tue 6/15/21 7:30 AM

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

Will Smith
C LAD
Sun 6/13/21 2:42 PM

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

Will Smith
C LAD
Sat 6/12/21 1:55 AM

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.
EDGE Analysis
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.

Will Smith
C LAD
Thu 6/10/21 10:24 AM

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