Quantcast
×

At 35, Nick Punto has played himself into the Dodgers' lineup

Los Angeles Times — When the Dodgers broke camp, Nick Punto didn’t figure to play all that much. He was a 35-year-old utility player on a team with fellow utility players Jerry Hairston Jr. and Skip Schumaker.

Los Angeles Dodgers 7 hours ago

Punto providing a kick for Dodgers

Orange County Register — LOS ANGELES – Don Mattingly is conflicted. He doesn't want to keep playing Nick Punto, 35, at various spots in the infield, but he doesn't really have a choice. The versatile Punto has been so unexpectedly good — and so much better than...

Los Angeles Dodgers 8 hours ago

Nick Punto stays hot with two hits

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Dodgers infieler Nick Punto knocked a pair of singles Wednesday against Milwaukee.Punto finished 2 for 4 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI. He's been excellent for the Dodgers in a utility role, as he owns a .330/.418/.404 line in 36 games.

May 22, 2013

The Dodgers' unexpected boost from Nick 'Shredder' Punto

Los Angeles Times — “Shredder” is a great nickname. No matter what you think about Nick Punto’s penchant for head-first dives to the bag, “Shredder” rocks.

Los Angeles Dodgers May 17, 2013

Nats fans with hot hands in L.A.

Washington Post — Nats fans in L.A. had hot hands last night. During a third inning at-bat last night, Dodgers infielder Nick Punto lost his grip on the bat, sending it flying into the stands, where a lucky Nats fan managed to catch it without getting knocked out. Read full article >>    

Washington Nationals May 16, 2013

Nick Punto starting to get offensive

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Dodgers infielder Nick Punto drove in his eighth run of the season Sunday in a 5-3 win over the Marlins. Punto went 1 for 2 in the game with a walk and a run scored.  Punto's sacrifice fly in the fourth inning gave the Dodgers a 2-0 lead at the time. Having played 10 games in May, Punto has gone 9 for 33 (.273) with a homer and six RBI. He only had two RBI over his first 18 games and 35 at-bats. 

May 13, 2013

Post-Game 34 Thread: Fish Eats Man

Sons of Steve Garvey — MARLINS 5, DODGERS 4 Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run homer in the first inning, but Ronald Belisario is horrible, resulting in our eighth loss in a row. Dodgers go 2-for-8 with RISP; Andre Ethier and Nick Punto each went 0-for-4 (the latter of which at least contributed a run), and Dee Gordon threw in a 0-for-3 just for the hell of it. We try to go fishing again tomorrow. However, it's totally possible that the Marlins will leave Los Angeles with the same number of wins as the Dodgers currently have (13). So maybe that's why I'm feeling like Luca Brasi.

Los Angeles Dodgers May 11, 2013

Your Dodgers Factoid Of The Day: James Loney, Freed

Sons of Steve Garvey — Thanks to SoSG regular Paul for pointing out this tidbit: James Loney is having a great year in Tampa Bay. James Loney's OPS of .985 (37-for-96, with 11 doubles and 1 HR) is north of every Dodger with the exception of Hanley Ramirez (OPS of 1.409). The Dodgers infielders' OPS (leaving out small sample sizes of Dee Gordon and Elian Herrera): Nick Punto, .926 Adrian Gonzalez, .898 Mark Ellis, .815 Juan Uribe, .711 Jerry Hairston, .657 Justin Sellers, .517 Skip Schumacher, .486 Luis Cruz, .204 Holy smokes, there's a lot of power outages there. photo swiped from here

Los Angeles Dodgers May 9, 2013

Nick Punto connects for first home run

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Dodgers utility infielder Nick Punto did his best Tuesday to help Los Angeles beat Arizona. Unfortunately, his efforts fell short. Punto homered and hit a game-tying RBI double in the seventh inning, but Arizona still managed a 5-3 win. Punto's second-inning home run, his first with the Dodgers, gave him as many through the first 32 games as slugger Matt Kemp, who hit a career-high 39 two years ago. Punto extended his home run streak to 12 consecutive seasons -- nine of which he has had only one. In 998 major-league games, he has hit a home run 16 times in 2,818 regular-season at-bats, includi...

May 9, 2013

Brandon McCarthy gives up tying run late

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Diamondbacks starter Brandon McCarthy remained winless on the year in his outing against the Dodgers Tuesday night. He allowed three runs on eight hits over 6 1/3 innings of work. The right-hander gave up a run in the first before surrendering a solo homer to Nick Punto the following frame. In the seventh, he walked the leadoff batter and Punto followed with an RBI double. McCarthy was done after throwing 101 pitches, 71 for strikes, and left with the game tied at 3-3. He also struck out three and walked one in the no-decision. His next start is scheduled for Sunday against the Phillies. ...

May 9, 2013

Gleeman and The Geek #92: Slumming It

AaronGleeman.com — Topics for this week's "Gleeman and The Geek" episode included getting kicked off the radio, Aaron Hicks and Oswaldo Arcia learning on the fly, Joe Mauer's slump, moving to Vancouver, Justin Morneau's trade value, when to promote Miguel Sano and Byron Buxton, mistaking Nick Punto for Albert Pujols, rotation questions, Ben Revere vs. Vance Worley, [...]

Minnesota Twins May 5, 2013

Barry Zito's scoreless streak ends

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Giants pitcher Barry Zito's scoreless innings streak at AT&T; Park came to an end Friday night against the Dodgers. Zito, who hadn't allowed a run in his last 20 innings at home, was able to extend his streak to 25 frames before surrendering a run-scoring single to Nick Punto in the fifth. That marked the second-longest streak at the start of the season by a Giants pitcher since Ryan Jensen put together a 27-inning streak in 2002, according to Elias.It was the only run Zito allowed, as he was pulled after allowing six hits over five innings. He finished with four walks and one strikeout, while...

May 4, 2013

Nick Punto hits .400 in April

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Dodgers infielder Nick Punto managed his second multi-hit game in his last three appearances and his fifth of the season Tuesday against the Rockies. Punto hit .400 (14 for 35) with one double, two RBI and six walks in 18 April games.

May 2, 2013

Post-Game 21 Thread: Ninth-Inning Heroics

Sons of Steve Garvey — Steve Lyons, with some Andre Ethier penis envy?* DODGERS 3, METS 2 Facing a 1-1 tie and on the precipice of wasting a marvelous outing by Hyun-Jin Ryu (7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 Ks, ND), the Dodgers actually sacked up in the ninth inning. Nick Punto led off with a double to right, and Adrian Gonzalez sacrificed him over to third base. The Mets intentionally walked Matt Kemp to get to Andre Ethier, who singled to center to score Punto. Kemp then scored when Juan Uribe snuck out an infield hit to short. Ramon Hernandez (0-for-4, 5 LOB, batting .067) came up to unsurprisingly GIDP and en...

Los Angeles Dodgers April 25, 2013

Nick Punto collects two hits, stolen base in first start

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Dodgers infielder Nick Punto made his first start of the season in Sunday's series finale against the Pirates. Playing second base and batting second, he went 2 for 2 with a walk and a pair of runs scored. Punto also stole a base in a 6-2 win.The 35-year-old is 3 for 5 (.600).

April 7, 2013

Latest Los Angeles Dodgers Rumors & News

  • Dodgers rally for 5-3 win as Ted Lilly shines, Matt Kemp fumes Los Angeles Times
  • Matt Kemp said outburst borne of frustration: `It's over now' Los Angeles Times
  • Dodgers get one from St. Louis, 5-3 Orange County Register

Nick Punto Photos

  • Punto providing a kick for Dodgers
    LOS ANGELES – Don Mattingly is conflicted. He doesn't want to keep playing Nick Punto, 35, at various spots in the infield, but he doesn't really have a choice. The versatile Punto has been so unexpectedly good — and so much better than...
  • Los Angeles Dodgers' Skip Schumaker, right, scores on a sacrifice fly by Nick Punto as Miami Marlins catcher Miguel Olivo takes a late throw during the fourth inning of their baseball game on Sunday, May 12, 2013, in Los Angeles The Associated Press
    Los Angeles Dodgers' Skip Schumaker, right, scores on a sacrifice fly by Nick Punto as Miami Marlins catcher Miguel Olivo takes a late throw during the fourth inning of their baseball game on Sunday, May 12, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  • Post-Game 34 Thread: Fish Eats Man
    MARLINS 5, DODGERS 4 Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run homer in the first inning, but Ronald Belisario is horrible, resulting in our eighth loss in a row. Dodgers go 2-for-8 with RISP; Andre Ethier and Nick Punto each went 0-for-4 (the latter of which at least contributed a run), and Dee Gordon threw in a 0-for-3 just for the hell of it. We try to go fishing again tomorrow. However, it's totally possible that the Marlins will leave Los Angeles with the same number of wins as the Dodgers currently have (13). So maybe that's why I'm feeling like Luca Brasi.
  • Your Dodgers Factoid Of The Day: James Loney, Freed
    Thanks to SoSG regular Paul for pointing out this tidbit: James Loney is having a great year in Tampa Bay. James Loney's OPS of .985 (37-for-96, with 11 doubles and 1 HR) is north of every Dodger with the exception of Hanley Ramirez (OPS of 1.409). The Dodgers infielders' OPS (leaving out small sample sizes of Dee Gordon and Elian Herrera): Nick Punto, .926 Adrian Gonzalez, .898 Mark Ellis, .815 Juan Uribe, .711 Jerry Hairston, .657 Justin Sellers, .517 Skip Schumacher, .486 Luis Cruz, .204 Holy smokes, there's a lot of power outages there. photo swiped from here
  • Los Angeles Dodgers' Dee Gordon, right, is safe under the tag of Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Wil Nieves on a double by Nick Punto during the fourth inning of their baseball game, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Los Angeles The Associated Press
    Los Angeles Dodgers' Dee Gordon, right, is safe under the tag of Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Wil Nieves on a double by Nick Punto during the fourth inning of their baseball game, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  • Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt, bottom, is forced out at second as Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Nick Punto throws out Cody Ross at first during the first inning of their baseball game, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Los Angeles The Associated Press
    Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt, bottom, is forced out at second as Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Nick Punto throws out Cody Ross at first during the first inning of their baseball game, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  • Arizona Diamondbacks' Martin Prado, right, steals second as Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Nick Punto takes a late throw during the fifth inning of their baseball game, Monday, May 6, 2013, in Los Angeles The Associated Press
    Arizona Diamondbacks' Martin Prado, right, steals second as Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Nick Punto takes a late throw during the fifth inning of their baseball game, Monday, May 6, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  • Los Angeles Dodgers' Nick Punto, right, runs to first base as San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey watches after Punto hit an RBI double off Giants' Jean Machi in the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 4, 2013, in San Francisco The Associated Press
    Los Angeles Dodgers' Nick Punto, right, runs to first base as San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey watches after Punto hit an RBI double off Giants' Jean Machi in the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 4, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
View more Nick Punto Photos»