Chasing record wins, red-hot Dodgers need to play it cool
2 years, 4 months ago

Chasing record wins, red-hot Dodgers need to play it cool

LA Times  

Austin Barnes gets congratulated by Mookie Betts following his two-run home run Wednesday against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium. The hotter-than-hot Dodgers — who lead the National League West by a compelling 19½ games with an astounding run differential of 275 after Wednesday’s 12-6 win over the Milwaukee Brewers — need to start playing it cool. And I do believe that if he’s closing games, we’re better for it.” With the Dodgers leading by one run, Kimbrel has only one save in five opportunities. “I think we’re pretty certain that with where the calendar is at, we can get them all healthy,” said Roberts. “Certain guys are just built physically, mentally to play every day,” said Roberts of Turner and Freeman, but added, “I think we’ve done a very good job of when we can get them off their feet in a particular game, we do that to help them physically and, probably more importantly, mentally.” Finally.

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The Sports Report: Dodgers have key offseason decisions to make
2 months ago

The Sports Report: Dodgers have key offseason decisions to make

LA Times  

Teoscar Hernández celebrates as he is hit by sunflower seeds thrown by Mookie Betts after hitting a two-run home run last season. “I just want to say thank you,” Hernández said during the Dodgers’ World Series celebration at Chavez Ravine last Friday, having played a crucial role in the club’s first full-season championship since 1988. After signing a one-year, $23.5-million …

Dodgers' Historic Comeback Stuns Yankees in World Series Game 5
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Dodgers' Historic Comeback Stuns Yankees in World Series Game 5

China Daily  

The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched their eighth World Series title with a thrilling comeback victory against the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the series. Despite trailing 0-2 in the series, the Dodgers staged a remarkable comeback, scoring 10 runs in the fifth inning to secure the win. Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman shone brightly for the Dodgers, contributing …

Dodgers Dugout: A thrilling win. A scary win. What could possibly be next?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers Dugout: A thrilling win. A scary win. What could possibly be next?

LA Times  

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. “Guys have had this before and played,” Roberts said Sunday, comparing it to the dislocated shoulder former Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger played through in the 2020 World Series. We asked “Who do you think will win the World Series, and in how many games?” After 16,391 votes: Dodgers in six, 52% …

L.A. is 4 wins away from Dodgers World Series parade it never got
2 months, 3 weeks ago

L.A. is 4 wins away from Dodgers World Series parade it never got

LA Times  

Clayton Kershaw deserves a parade. “We came here to win the World Series.” On the night the Dodgers won the 2020 World Series — as the home team, but playing in a coronavirus bubble in Texas — then-mayor Eric Garcetti told me he intended to organize a celebration — if not a parade, then some sort of socially distanced party. …

Dodgers are a lock to finish off Mets and advance to World Series
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers are a lock to finish off Mets and advance to World Series

LA Times  

In the heart of election season, Los Angeles’ favorite candidate fittingly just pushed their opponent past the breaking point. Coming soon, the World Series beckons, whether it is clinched Friday night here in Game 5 or next week at Dodger Stadium, it’s happening, the Dodgers are winning one more game against a Mets team that has quit. “I’d like us …

Dodgers clinch MLB’s best record as Shohei Ohtani continues triple-crown chase
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers clinch MLB’s best record as Shohei Ohtani continues triple-crown chase

LA Times  

Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto works against the Colorado Rockies in the second inning Saturday in Denver. “It’s really satisfying,” Roberts said of clinching MLB’s best record, with his club now 97-64. Yamamoto’s first three starts back had gotten progressively less impressive, following up a pair of four-inning efforts earlier this month with a three-inning, four-run clunker against the Rockies …

Dodgers clinch 12th straight playoff berth on Shohei Ohtani’s historic night
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers clinch 12th straight playoff berth on Shohei Ohtani’s historic night

Associated Press  

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Rested Dodgers win important series vs. Arizona to bolster NL West title hopes
4 months, 1 week ago

Rested Dodgers win important series vs. Arizona to bolster NL West title hopes

LA Times  

It’s probably safe to put the T-shirts in production. “So just a big, big win today, to win the series and just continue to move things forward.” Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty delivers against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third inning Monday. “When you get into these kind of moments and these situations, games like this on the road with a …

After lackluster Octobers, Dodgers see benefits to being in an NL West dogfight
4 months, 3 weeks ago

After lackluster Octobers, Dodgers see benefits to being in an NL West dogfight

LA Times  

Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas throws to first base during a win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. You have the confidence you can win them.” Sunday’s nail-biter of a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in Busch Stadium had that pennant-race feel, the Dodgers breaking a scoreless tie with two fifth-inning runs off Cardinals ace Sonny Gray and …

Torrid NL West is baseball’s hottest division race with Dodgers, Padres and Diamondbacks
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Torrid NL West is baseball’s hottest division race with Dodgers, Padres and Diamondbacks

Associated Press  

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Column: For Dodgers, every game is feeling like a postseason game. ‘This is where we are’
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Column: For Dodgers, every game is feeling like a postseason game. ‘This is where we are’

LA Times  

Mookie Betts played in three simulated games at Dodger Stadium last week, and that was it. Heading into the series opener at Miller Park, the Dodgers’ lead over the second-place San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League West is at 3 ½ games. While the Dodgers have become used to playing the role of Secretariat in the …

Dodgers Dugout: Things we miss about Dodger Stadium
7 months ago

Dodgers Dugout: Things we miss about Dodger Stadium

LA Times  

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. If the ice-cold hitting Dodgers show up in the postseason, they won’t win the World Series. —People I don’t understand: Those who get tickets right behind home plate and then spend most of the game on their phone. Unnecessary interview Kiké Hernández made an error on a ball hit to him …

Dodgers are winning, but who's convinced they'll win in October?
7 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers are winning, but who's convinced they'll win in October?

LA Times  

The Dodgers are winning again. “Sitting here, I think our priority is to make sure Yoshi stays on his sort of extra rest, so I don’t see that changing, even through October,” Roberts said. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts talks with pitcher Walker Buehler during a loss to the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. Glasnow has kept a schedule similar to …

Dodgers Dugout: Is the Dodgers’ win-loss record a mirage?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers Dugout: Is the Dodgers’ win-loss record a mirage?

LA Times  

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. You have to go back to 2018, when the Dodgers finished with 92 wins, to find a record close to that “bad.” They’ve won 100 games in a season every full year since then. He said: ‘Mel, I knew what I was going to get, picked it up as soon as …

Entering a critical offseason, Dodgers seek answers to their postseason dilemma
1 year, 2 months ago

Entering a critical offseason, Dodgers seek answers to their postseason dilemma

LA Times  

The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts walks away from the plate after striking out during Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Wednesday. In the regular season, his team had won 100 games for a third consecutive year, claimed its 10th National League West division title in the last 11 seasons and earned a …

Another 100-win Dodgers season ends with a shocking NLDS loss
1 year, 3 months ago

Another 100-win Dodgers season ends with a shocking NLDS loss

LA Times  

Nine Dodgers stood frozen in disbelief. “There’s no other spin to it.” The series marked the Dodgers’ first time being swept in the playoffs since the 2006 NLDS against the New York Mets. “You’ve got two outs and a low-pitch count … you’ve got to be able to navigate it,” said Roberts, who was also wary of deploying his top …

Dodgers clinch their 10th NL West title in 11 years: ‘We were expecting to do this’
1 year, 3 months ago

Dodgers clinch their 10th NL West title in 11 years: ‘We were expecting to do this’

LA Times  

It feels like ages ago. “I think everybody talked about what we didn’t do, but we still had Mookie, we still had Freddie, it’s not like we were underdogs by any means,” said Clayton Kershaw, who pitched four scoreless innings in what became his fifth career start in a division-clinching game. pic.twitter.com/AUqqyTwdQb — SportsNet LA September 17, 2023 After surviving …

Dodgers continue dominant month with shutout and sweep of Diamondbacks
1 year, 4 months ago

Dodgers continue dominant month with shutout and sweep of Diamondbacks

LA Times  

The Boys of August kept on rolling Wednesday night. In a 7-0 blowout of the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Dodgers continued their torrid August performance, finishing the month’s penultimate day with a 24-4 record since the end of July. And, with one more August contest to go in Thursday night’s series opener against the MLB-best Atlanta Braves, the Dodgers have a …

Dodgers show Padres who’s boss in the NL West with three-game sweep
1 year, 7 months ago

Dodgers show Padres who’s boss in the NL West with three-game sweep

LA Times  

Dodgers starter Tony Gonsolin delivers during the fifth inning of a 4-0 victory over San Diego. “It’s just good to play good baseball against a team like that,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. I’ve always liked our club.” The Dodgers’ Miguel Vargas stands at second base after his two-run double in the sixth inning Sunday against the San Diego Padres. …

Dodgers prove they can still win and beat improved Padres
1 year, 8 months ago

Dodgers prove they can still win and beat improved Padres

LA Times  

Dodgers star Mookie Betts hits a game-tying home run in the ninth inning during a 5-2 comeback win over the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on Sunday. James Outman, left, celebrates with Dodgers teammate David Peralta after hitting a two-run home run in the 10th inning Sunday against the Padres. The Dodgers didn’t collect their first hit against Padres …

Dodgers Dugout: The season is over. Also, the sky is falling
2 years, 7 months ago

Dodgers Dugout: The season is over. Also, the sky is falling

LA Times  

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. Which brings us to my favorite part of every year when the Dodgers have a bad stretch of games: the inundation of emails and the posts on social media telling the world that this Dodgers team is no good and won’t make the playoffs. However, as the weather warms up, and …

Dodgers Dugout: Might as well pack it up for this season
2 years, 8 months ago

Dodgers Dugout: Might as well pack it up for this season

LA Times  

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. Or, as Norman Dale said in “Hoosiers”, “I would hope you support who we are, not who we are not.” More troubling is that Julio Urías’ velocity was down compared with last season. By the time Clayton Kershaw takes the mound Wednesday in Minnesota, every member of the Dodgers’ rotation, including …

Dodgers' championship mettle keeps them in NL West title hunt
3 years, 3 months ago

Dodgers' championship mettle keeps them in NL West title hunt

LA Times  

Gavin Lux, left, is congratulated by Trea Turner after scoring a two-run single by Corey Seager during the second inning Thursday in a 7-5 win over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. “You learn that there’s not any moment that’s too big,” said Muncy, who led off the 10th inning by depositing a down-the-middle slider by Lucas Gilbreath over the …

Dodgers Dugout: Andrew Friedman talks about the current slump
3 years, 8 months ago

Dodgers Dugout: Andrew Friedman talks about the current slump

LA Times  

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. “It’s funny: I thought there was a chance that winning a World Series would help give you perspective for games that you lose in April, but it has not.” What’s wrong with the team? But I feel very confident we’re going to start playing a much better brand of baseball and, …

The road to a Dodgers World Series title was one never before traveled
4 years, 2 months ago

The road to a Dodgers World Series title was one never before traveled

LA Times  

Julio Urías, once a teenage phenom from Sinaloa, Mexico, threw the final pitch of the 2020 major league baseball season, the one that ended the Dodgers’ championship drought in a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 of the World Series. Dodgers Looking back at the Dodgers’ 2020 World Series title Complete coverage of the Dodgers winning …

Path to the World Series title: How the Dodgers won the championship
4 years, 2 months ago

Path to the World Series title: How the Dodgers won the championship

LA Times  

Mookie Betts celebrates his home run in the eighth inning of the Dodgers’ 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 of the 2020 World Series. Dodgers Looking back at the Dodgers’ 2020 World Series title Complete coverage of the Dodgers winning their first World Series championship since 1988 after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2020 …

Dodgers’ celebration produced one last unprecedented moment in pandemic-era season
4 years, 2 months ago

Dodgers’ celebration produced one last unprecedented moment in pandemic-era season

LA Times  

Clayton Kershaw raised his fists and allowed himself a deep sigh of relief. When that moment finally arrived Tuesday, the Dodgers claiming the World Series in six games at Globe Life Field over the Tampa Bay Rays, it played out unlike anything they could have possibly dreamed. “But I’m just happy we finally did it.” Manager Dave Roberts celebrates after …

Why Dodgers will win World Series for first time in 32 years
4 years, 2 months ago

Why Dodgers will win World Series for first time in 32 years

LA Times  

The NL title trophy is handed around by players after the Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in Game 7 at Globe Life Field on Sunday night in Arlington, Texas. “This year is our year!” manager Dave Roberts declared Sunday night after the Dodgers secured their passage to the World Series, which will be played at Globe Life Field in …

Dodgers refine their offensive approach to adapt to playoff baseball, Globe Life Field
4 years, 3 months ago

Dodgers refine their offensive approach to adapt to playoff baseball, Globe Life Field

LA Times  

In his first four seasons as manager, Dave Roberts has watched his Dodgers win the National League West title every year, advance to the NL Championship Series three times, and go to the World Series twice. “We’ve obviously had a lot of talent here over the years that I’ve been here,” Roberts said after the Dodgers completed a three-game sweep …

Unseating the Dodgers from atop the NL West would take strength opponents lack
4 years, 5 months ago

Unseating the Dodgers from atop the NL West would take strength opponents lack

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Dustin May is doused during a locker room celebration after the Dodgers clinched their seventh consecutive NL West title in 2019. LINEUP RF: Mookie Betts 1B: Max Muncy 3B: Justin Turner CF: Cody Bellinger SS: Corey Seager LF: AJ Pollock DH: Joc Pederson C: Will Smith 2B: Gavin Lux ROTATION LH: Clayton Kershaw RH: Walker Buehler LH: Julio …

Dodgers set franchise record with 106th victory in regular-season finale
5 years, 3 months ago

Dodgers set franchise record with 106th victory in regular-season finale

LA Times  

Starter Rich Hill pitched three scoreless innings in his bid to convince the Dodgers he is ready for the playoffs. The Dodgers and San Francisco Giants, rivals occupying different tiers in baseball’s hierarchy, concluded their regular seasons on the same field with distinct agendas Sunday. The Dodgers, meanwhile, satisfied their objectives in defeating San Francisco, 9-0, for their 106th victory, …

Column: Starting pitching makes Astros the World Series favorites, but Dodgers are close
5 years, 3 months ago

Column: Starting pitching makes Astros the World Series favorites, but Dodgers are close

LA Times  

October starts Tuesday, and so does the postseason. “I just don’t believe any team is unbeatable in a five- or seven-game series,” said Brad Ausmus, then the Tigers manager and now the Angels manager. You can have an ace on the mound, and he can give up four hits, but it’s three flares and a homer.” The Astros led the …

Plaschke: Dodgers' NL West title streak is worthy of celebration
5 years, 4 months ago

Plaschke: Dodgers' NL West title streak is worthy of celebration

LA Times  

Dodgers pose for photos on the field after beating the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday in Baltimore. That’s seven consecutive seasons of grueling 162-game races — 163 games last year — in which the Dodgers lunged over the finish line first. This space has railed endlessly about the Dodgers’ necessity to follow up one of these championships with their first World …

Dave Roberts looks to keep Dodgers’ momentum going in second half
5 years, 5 months ago

Dave Roberts looks to keep Dodgers’ momentum going in second half

LA Times  

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts celebrates with his team after defeating the Boston Red Sox in the 12th inning in Boston on July 15, 2019. “I’d rather be 14 up than 14 down,” Roberts said before the game. And if you look at that series, there are things we need to get better at, things that we need to clean up.” …

Dodgers Dugout: Here’s why the Dodgers will win the NL West again
5 years, 9 months ago

Dodgers Dugout: Here’s why the Dodgers will win the NL West again

LA Times  

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. By the way, here’s how Dave Roberts will give each playing time at the beginning of the season: “Early, call it the first week, first seven days, it’s gonna be four-three, Austin,” Roberts said. I see Austin getting more of the lion’s share, but as any season goes on, performance matters.” …

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