Yimi Garcia has retired 16 of 19 batters in 2015, striking out eight. (Jill Weisleder/Los Angeles Dodgers)

Yimi Garcia has retired 16 of 19 batters in 2015, striking out eight. (Jill Weisleder/Los Angeles Dodgers)

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Mariners at Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.
Jimmy Rollins, SS
Carl Crawford, LF
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
Howie Kendrick, 2B
Yasmani Grandal, C
Andre Ethier, RF
Juan Uribe, 3B
Joc Pederson, CF
David Huff, P

By Jon Weisman

With the Dodgers looking at five innings max from David Huff tonight, here’s the state of the seven-man bullpen behind him after seven games. (I’m using the handy chart at Dodgers Digest for reference on the pitch counts.)

A few things to note:

  • No Dodger reliever has worked three consecutive days this season.
  • None has thrown more than 30 pitches in one game.
  • Yimi Garcia has been used the most so far: 81 pitches over the first eight days of the regular season. He threw 15 pitches on Opening Day and 28 pitches the following game. He then received two days off before and after his next outing (23 pitches on April 10). He threw 15 pitches against the Mariners on Monday.
  • Famous last words: The Dodger bullpen hasn’t allowed a home run in 20 innings this season (85 plate appearances).
  • Opponents are hitting .244/.298/.295 against the bullpen (even with a .373 batting average on balls in play).
  • The Dodger bullpen has a 1.20 WHIP and 12.2 K/9.
  • Chris Hatcher brings us the rare 29-run difference between his ERA (33.75) and his FIP (4.48).
  • Then there’s Paco Rodriguez, who has a 9.00 ERA and a -3.02 FIP. Yes, that’s negative 3.02. He is also averaging 27 strikeouts per nine innings … through one inning this season.
  • Joel Peralta’s 1.13 FIP is only fifth-best on the team.
  • The guess here is that Don Mattingly will try to stay away from Pedro Baez and Peralta, each of whom pitched Sunday and Monday, though neither is necessarily unavailable for a short outing tonight. J.P. Howell and Juan Nicasio are the most rested.

Reliever chart 4-14

As for tonight’s lineup, Yasiel Puig is being held out as a precaution to protect his left hamstring, though he could be available to pinch-hit off the bench. Starting third baseman Juan Uribe and reserve Justin Turner are ready to go, Don Mattingly said.

In the background, Mattingly said Kenley Jansen and Hyun-Jin Ryu are progressing in their rehabs without any setbacks. Mattingly indicated that Jansen was feeling so good that they might need to put the reins on him.