Gary A. Vasquez/US PresswireAaron Miles, .311 hitter.

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1 1 1 1 1 2 Matt Kemp OPS has not dipped below .920 at any point this season.
2 2 2 4 4 1 Clayton Kershaw In innings 1-2 in 2011, opponents are 13 for 115 (.113) with five walks, 42 K.
3 3 3 3 3 4 Hiroki Kuroda Has 3.10 ERA but on pace for 18 losses, most by Dodger since Don Sutton in ’69.
4 5 4 2 2 3 Andre Ethier Has .392 OBP; L.A. Dodgers have had 17 players finish at .400.
5 4 5 9 6 5 Jamey Carroll Since going 7 for 10 in Colorado, he is 5 for 31.
6 7 13 20 21 20 Aaron Miles Meet June’s NL batting champ (.419).
7 16 6 6 7 18 Chad Billingsley Expected Fielding Independent Pitching (xFIP) of 3.31, compared to 4.22 ERA.
8 14 23 32 23 17 James Loney .365 OBP since May 1. Bat him second, Kemp third, Ethier fourth?
9 8 22 — — — Rubby De La Rosa 6.75 ERA at home, 2.50 ERA on road.
10 15 15 10 15 22 Blake Hawksworth Since coming off DL: seven baserunners, two earned runs in 10 2/3 innings.
11 22 17 18 20 24 Kenley Jansen Opponents 1 for 19 with three walks, nine strikeouts since return from DL.
12 10 19 — — — Javy Guerra Needs six saves to pass Broxton for team lead. In 82 games, Dodgers have had 21 save opps.
13 9 — — — — Dee Gordon Objectively, should be optioned when Furcal returns. Subjectively …
14 11 — — — — Josh Lindblom Has really Lind-bloomed this year – looks more like future relief mainstay.
15 12 16 7 5 10 Casey Blake Even with three-hit game Monday, had .250 OBP, .261 slugging in June (73 PA).
16 30 — — — — Trent Oeltjen Raised OBP to .481 in 28 plate appearances.
17 6 10 17 18 14 Ted Lilly 37 HR allowed in past 12 months; Kershaw has allowed 39 HR in career.
18 29 28 14 17 12 Tony Gwynn Jr. Tied for NL lead in OF assists with eight.
19 13 9 13 9 6 Rod Barajas Steady as ever: eight homers, eight walks.
20 20 12 8 10 25 Juan Uribe Probably the Dodgers’ most valuable defensive player this year.
21 23 21 — — — Scott Elbert Has faced seven batters since June 14 (0 for 6 with BB).
22 17 7 16 14 — Jerry Sands .398 OBP, .603 slugging in AAA since demotion.
23 19 8 11 11 13 Mike MacDougal Spent 10 minutes looking for an interesting note, came up empty.
24 18 11 5 8 — Jon Garland So, who remembers Garland’s complete game this year?
25 28 20 21 22 15 A.J. Ellis Career .355 OBP now. Let him start.
26 21 14 12 12 8 Matt Guerrier Nine of past 14 baserunners allowed have scored.
27 25 18 30 — — Jay Gibbons One HR in first 25 G with Albuquerque, two HR in his past three G.
28 34 26 22 13 19 Marcus Thames Since starting season 6 for 42 (.143), has gone 7 for 22 (.318).
29 26 24 15 19 — Vicente Padilla Still second on Dodgers in saves with three.
30 27 25 19 16 9 Jonathan Broxton Could have fewest saves (7) for team leader since Bobby Castillo in 1979.
31 24 33 35 33 — Ramon Troncoso Full name is Ramon Landestoy Troncoso. Like the former infielder, was born in Peravia province of Dominican Republic.
32 35 27 27 29 — Dioner Navarro In past 64 PA, has seven hits, five walks (.194 OBP).
33 31 36 23 24 7 Rafael Furcal Looking good in rehab: 18 PA in four games, .444 OBP.
34 41 38 24 25 16 Hong-Chih Kuo Could be first Dodger pitcher whose ERA multiplies by 10 in one year (1.20 to 11.05).
35 32 31 — — — Juan Castro 2,849 career PA, one HBP.
36 33 30 29 — — Russ Mitchell Endured an 0-for-7 for Isotopes on Monday.
37 36 29 25 27 11 Xavier Paul Batted .297 in June, but with only two walks.
38 37 32 26 26 — John Ely On June 29, 2010, Ely had his eighth and final quality start of season.
39 38 37 33 27 26 Ivan De Jesus Jr. Doesn’t seem to be a there there.
40 39 34 28 30 21 Hector Gimenez Has .747 OPS for Double-A Chattanooga.
41 40 35 31 31 — Jamie Hoffmann Second on Isotopes with 13 homers.
42 42 39 34 32 23 Lance Cormier Has 3.14 ERA for Durham in 14 1/3 innings.