‘Hitters are not getting rewarded.’ How the Dodgers are dealing with deadened baseballs
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Hitters are not getting rewarded.’ How the Dodgers are dealing with deadened baseballs

LA Times  

Giants center fielder Mike Yastrzemski is unable to catch a home run ball by Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium. “It’s just, hitters are not getting rewarded.” Roberts estimated the Dodgers this season have had at least a dozen fly balls that likely would have been home runs in years past. Whether it’s these balls or not, there’s got to be a consistent factor to them.” Bellinger thought his Tuesday fly ball was an example, acknowledging that while it was a brisk night at Chavez Ravine, “I’ve hit balls like that before that go, so I thought it was gone.” The Dodgers’ Max Muncy, hitting against the Rockies on April 8, said there’s not much players can do about the deadened baseballs. “I’ve definitely hit some worse than that one that have gone out in the past,” said Muncy, who has 126 career homers. This is the ball they came out with this year, so we have to adjust to it.” Players began voicing concerns about changes to the ball before the start of the season, untrustworthy of MLB after its continual tinkering with the ball in past years — last year, the league used two different balls over the course of the season — and wary of the new changes they’d noticed during spring training.

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Mookie Betts' sacrifices helped fuel Dodgers' World Series run
2 months ago

Mookie Betts' sacrifices helped fuel Dodgers' World Series run

LA Times  

The defining moment of the Dodgers’ season went by almost completely unnoticed. “When guys like that do it,” manager Dave Roberts said, “everyone else has to fall in line, as far as whatever roles, wherever they hit in the order, if they play or start or don’t start.” During the past few weeks, Dodgers players forfeited time with their families …

Letters to Sports: Hold off on those Dodgers predictions and celebration
2 months ago

Letters to Sports: Hold off on those Dodgers predictions and celebration

LA Times  

Before Game 5 of the NLCS, The Times’ Bill Shaikin quoted Dave Roberts as saying, “there’s a sense of urgency.” It does not appear that Roberts’ Rules were followed, as the Dodgers’ brain trust allowed Jack Flaherty to give up eight runs in only three innings. Yes, the Dodgers’ starting pitching staff has been decimated, but the relievers have been …

Two unsung heroes may have set up the Dodgers for success in NLCS Game 6
2 months ago

Two unsung heroes may have set up the Dodgers for success in NLCS Game 6

LA Times  

Andy Pages tosses his bat after hitting a solo home run for the Dodgers in the fourth inning of a 12-6 loss to the New York Mets in Game 5 of the NLCS on Friday. That list doubled in size Friday night when Andy Pages, a 23-year-old rookie from Cuba, hit a solo home run in the fourth inning and …

Dodgers show their might, blowing out Mets to move a win away from World Series
2 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers show their might, blowing out Mets to move a win away from World Series

LA Times  

When the Dodgers dug into their lineup’s playoff problems at the end of last season, they noticed a strange October trend. “I think that’s just a deeper understanding for us, understanding who we are as a team.” And over the last couple of weeks, Muncy proudly added, “We’ve had an entire lineup being able to buy into that.” On Thursday …

Dodgers waste no time extending their dominance in NLCS Game 1 win
2 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers waste no time extending their dominance in NLCS Game 1 win

LA Times  

The Dodgers had been here before. “We didn’t try and reset.” Instead, the offense jumped on Mets starter Kodai Senga early, tagging him with three runs in less than two innings before adding three more in the fourth. Jack Flaherty pitched seven dominant innings, extending the team’s scoreless inning streak to a whopping 33 innings — tying a Major League …

Dodgers pitchers zero in on MLB history in Game 1 win over Mets
2 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers pitchers zero in on MLB history in Game 1 win over Mets

LA Times  

Bats have flailed, balls have soared, runners have sprinted, and still… Nobody can score off the Dodgers! Dodgers Dodgers waste no time extending their dominance in NLCS Game 1 win Just two days after their series comeback win over the San Diego Padres, the Dodgers dominate in a 9-0 victory over the New York Mets in Game 1 of the …

Dodgers can’t overcome disastrous inning in NLDS Game 3 loss to Padres
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers can’t overcome disastrous inning in NLDS Game 3 loss to Padres

LA Times  

In the run-up to this week’s National League Division Series, it was the quietest player on the Dodgers roster who delivered the most profound speech. “We can’t look at the mountain,” outfielder Mookie Betts said after the Dodgers moved within one loss of adding another NLDS elimination to their recent postseason failures. “So we have to go out there and …

Fernando Tatis Jr. caps big inning, Padres hold on to capture NLDS edge: Takeaways
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Fernando Tatis Jr. caps big inning, Padres hold on to capture NLDS edge: Takeaways

New York Times  

SAN DIEGO — Behind a 6-5 victory, the San Diego Padres are a win away from ending the Los Angeles Dodgers’ season again, and they’ll get a chance on Wednesday to do it at home, which just might be the most raucous ballpark of the postseason. David Peralta roped a two-run double down the line to give the Padres the …

Mookie Betts must snap out of his years-long postseason slump
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mookie Betts must snap out of his years-long postseason slump

LA Times  

Mookie Betts walks back to the dugout after striking out in the third inning of a 10-2 loss to the San Diego Padres in Game 2 of the NLDS at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. He said of his at-bats in the first two games of this best-of-five series, “They’re all outs, so all terrible.” With the series moving to Petco …

‘That’s why you keep working.’ How Mookie Betts snapped a slump at the perfect time
2 months, 3 weeks ago

‘That’s why you keep working.’ How Mookie Betts snapped a slump at the perfect time

LA Times  

Mookie Betts hits a two-run single in the seventh inning for the Dodgers in a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Thursday. “That’s why you keep working, because you never know.” Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts celebrates with first base coach Clayton McCullough after hitting a seventh inning RBI single at Dodger Stadium on Thursday. Betts went hitless in …

Shohei Ohtani helps ignite Dodgers comeback, reaching 52-52 mark in win over Rockies
3 months ago

Shohei Ohtani helps ignite Dodgers comeback, reaching 52-52 mark in win over Rockies

LA Times  

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run home run in the fifth inning of a 6-4 win over the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium on Friday night. Had the Dodgers clinched the National League West title by now, like they usually do, they could have given Shohei Ohtani Friday night off to bask in the afterglow of Thursday’s six-hit, three-homer, …

Dodgers’ growing offensive struggles have a familiar feel in loss to Cubs
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers’ growing offensive struggles have a familiar feel in loss to Cubs

LA Times  

Shohei Ohtani puts his hands up in front of Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson after reaching second base on a fielding error during the Dodgers’ 10-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Monday night at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers, meanwhile, didn’t score their first run until the fifth and squandered multiple opportunities to get back in the game — despite …

Dodgers get good news on injury front before soundly defeating Guardians
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers get good news on injury front before soundly defeating Guardians

LA Times  

Mookie Betts hits a solo home run for the Dodgers during the fourth inning of a 7-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night. “But we want to secure one of the top two spots, so we can’t really let our foot off the gas pedal right now.” The Dodgers did ease up on the throttle …

Mookie Betts’ 2-run homer in the 8th inning propels Dodgers to 3-1 victory over Rays
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Mookie Betts’ 2-run homer in the 8th inning propels Dodgers to 3-1 victory over Rays

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Sunday to take the weekend series. Just get us a lead and get into the ninth and finish it out.” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after the game that scans on Ohtani’s forearm were negative …

Jason Heyward’s pinch-hit, three-run homer lifts Dodgers past Mariners
4 months ago

Jason Heyward’s pinch-hit, three-run homer lifts Dodgers past Mariners

LA Times  

The Dodgers will face a difficult roster decision when utility man Chris Taylor is ready to be activated in the next week or so, one that could force a game of musical chairs in which one of four players — outfielders Jason Heyward and Kevin Kiermaier, utility man Kiké Hernández and Taylor — is left without a spot on the …

Brewers win 5-4 to snap 3-game skid and end Dodgers’ 5-game winning streak
4 months, 1 week ago

Brewers win 5-4 to snap 3-game skid and end Dodgers’ 5-game winning streak

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — Devin Williams retired Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman in order in the ninth inning to preserve the Milwaukee Brewers’ 5-4 victory over Los Angeles on Wednesday that snapped the Dodgers’ five-game winning streak. “That’s the Brewers you guys have seen all year.” Los Angeles’ most critical error came in the seventh, when Betts misplayed a ball …

Daniel Hudson falters, Dodgers drop second straight to Brewers as NL West lead shrinks
4 months, 1 week ago

Daniel Hudson falters, Dodgers drop second straight to Brewers as NL West lead shrinks

LA Times  

Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas reaches for a ball hit by the Brewers’ William Contreras for an infield single during the eighth inning. Daniel Hudson, the 37-year-old right-hander who has pitched well enough to replace the struggling Evan Phillips as the team’s closer in July, was tagged for three runs and three hits in the decisive eighth, turning a one-run Dodgers …

Mookie Betts homers in return as Dodgers beat the Brewers
4 months, 1 week ago

Mookie Betts homers in return as Dodgers beat the Brewers

LA Times  

Mookie Betts — or, as he’s known around these parts, “Spooky” Betts — returned to the Dodgers’ lineup for the opener of a four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night, refusing to stay with the team at the supposedly haunted Pfister Hotel for the second straight season. “It’s probably on one hand, it really is,” manager Dave Roberts …

Mookie Betts and Dodgers agree he should move from shortstop to right field
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mookie Betts and Dodgers agree he should move from shortstop to right field

LA Times  

Mookie Betts, who was still working to adapt to new assignment starting at shortstop, will return to his natural right field position after he’s removed from the injury list. I just feel like Miggy and Nick Ahmed being there, that’s winning baseball.” Betts was moved from right field to second base last winter, but when shortstop Gavin Lux committed several …

Dodgers’ hitters give Jack Flaherty a big boost and seal a win over the Pirates
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers’ hitters give Jack Flaherty a big boost and seal a win over the Pirates

LA Times  

Dodgers third baseman Kiké Hernández gets hit with a sunflower seed shower from outfielder Teoscar Hernández after hitting a two-run homer against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fifth inning at Dodger Stadium on Friday. We have to take care of business and win baseball games.” That task is easier when the offense smacks the ball around the yard like it …

Dodgers’ troubling skid continues with loss to lowly Oakland A’s
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers’ troubling skid continues with loss to lowly Oakland A’s

LA Times  

What started as a breakout season is starting to break down in ominous fashion. “He’s been our most consistent starter as far as taking the baseball, giving us length,” Roberts said of Stone, who is now 9-5 this season. “But I think if you look back at, since that start, it hasn’t been what he was doing the first few …

Another Miguel Rojas hit means another Dodgers win in shutout versus White Sox
6 months ago

Another Miguel Rojas hit means another Dodgers win in shutout versus White Sox

LA Times  

Dodgers batter Miguel Rojas is tagged out by Chicago White Sox catcher Korey Lee during the eighth inning of the Dodgers’ 3-0 victory Monday. I’m just gonna enjoy it and ride it out until we’re like 40-0.” Dodgers closing pitcher Alex Vesia celebrates after the final out of a 3-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday. “As soon …

Shohei Ohtani’s 455-foot home run can’t save Dodgers in 10-inning loss to Angels
6 months ago

Shohei Ohtani’s 455-foot home run can’t save Dodgers in 10-inning loss to Angels

LA Times  

Shohei Ohtani was on the losing end of a Freeway Series game for the 11th consecutive time Friday night. Despite a mammoth two-run home run from Ohtani that opened the scoring in the fifth inning, the Dodgers couldn’t muster anything else in Ohtani’s first regular-season game against his former team, falling to the Angels 3-2 in 10 innings at Dodger …

Mookie Betts and Yamamoto injuries create Dodgers trade dilemma
6 months, 1 week ago

Mookie Betts and Yamamoto injuries create Dodgers trade dilemma

LA Times  

They were both learning to do something they’d never done before, Mookie Betts playing shortstop full-time and Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitching in the major leagues. Betts broke his left hand when he was struck by a 98-mph fastball during the Dodgers’ 3-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals. He made his 15th start of the season when he pitched seven scoreless …

Dodgers star Mookie Betts suffers broken left hand when hit by a pitch
6 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers star Mookie Betts suffers broken left hand when hit by a pitch

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts broke his left hand when he was hit by a pitch during the seventh inning of Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Royals. “No one wants to see that, especially to a guy like Mookie, who we all revere for his professionalism and what he means to the game.” Miguel Rojas will take …

Mookie Betts to miss several weeks after sustaining hand fracture in Dodgers’ win
6 months, 1 week ago

Mookie Betts to miss several weeks after sustaining hand fracture in Dodgers’ win

LA Times  

The good vibes derived from Tyler Glasnow’s dominant seven-inning start and Shohei Ohtani’s two-homer game were shattered in the seventh inning on Sunday when a 98-mph fastball struck the back of the left hand of Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts, who writhed on the ground for a few minutes before coming out of the game. “I think that’s the first time …

Dodgers drop series to Rangers after stars fail to deliver in key moment
6 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers drop series to Rangers after stars fail to deliver in key moment

LA Times  

Dodgers third baseman Cavan Baggio tags out Texas’ Marcus Semien on a stolen base attempt during the third inning of L.A.’s 3-1 loss Thursday at Dodger Stadium. “We threatened in the eighth inning, had the guys we wanted up to bat, but Robertson found his way to punch out the side, again, the same three guys,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts …

‘Uncharted territory’: Is Mookie Betts at shortstop a sustainable solution for the Dodgers?
6 months, 1 week ago

‘Uncharted territory’: Is Mookie Betts at shortstop a sustainable solution for the Dodgers?

LA Times  

Three months in, the amazement has yet to dissipate. “I take a lot of pride in it, how I’ve come a long way,” Betts said this weekend, reflecting on the process while from a visiting locker at Yankee Stadium last weekend. “I was talking to Lux,” Betts said after a recent game, “and I was like, ‘This is the hardest …

Betts, Freeman, Hernandez all homer as Dodgers avoid sweep by handling the Pirates 11-7
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Betts, Freeman, Hernandez all homer as Dodgers avoid sweep by handling the Pirates 11-7

Associated Press  

PITTSBURGH — Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernandez homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-7 on Thursday night to avoid a three-game sweep. Betts added a three-run shot of his own during a six-run fifth inning as Los Angeles beat Pittsburgh for just the sixth time in their last 16 meetings despite a relatively quiet …

Terrifying moment Mookie Betts smashes a ball into an 8-year-old boy's eye during Dodgers home game
7 months ago

Terrifying moment Mookie Betts smashes a ball into an 8-year-old boy's eye during Dodgers home game

Daily Mail  

The 8-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers fan is recovering and in good condition Nathan Sanchez was hit in the right eye by a foul ball on Friday evening An 8-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers fan is recovering and in good condition after taking a foul ball to his eye off the bat of All-Star slugger Mookie Betts. Nathan Sanchez is seen with …

Topsy-turvy game ends with Dodgers beating Giants in extra innings
7 months, 1 week ago

Topsy-turvy game ends with Dodgers beating Giants in extra innings

LA Times  

Mookie Betts celebrates as he scores ahead of Freddie Freeman on Will Smith’s double in the 10th inning Monday. And in the Dodgers’ 6-4 win, there were plenty of them in a game that featured an early pitchers’ duel, a late-inning bullpen battle, and a dramatic extra-inning ending, when Will Smith hammered a go-ahead two-run double in the top of …

Tyler Glasnow dominates and Max Muncy hits three home runs in Dodgers’ blowout win
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Tyler Glasnow dominates and Max Muncy hits three home runs in Dodgers’ blowout win

LA Times  

As much as it pained Kyle Snyder to see Tyler Glasnow traded from Tampa Bay to the Dodgers last December, the Rays pitching coach predicted the move would benefit the 6-foot-8 right-hander from Santa Clarita. I would expect him to have his best years in the near-term and be as good a starter as there is in the National League, …

Cricket bats to sunflower seeds: How Shohei Ohtani’s comfort (and play) is improving
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Cricket bats to sunflower seeds: How Shohei Ohtani’s comfort (and play) is improving

LA Times  

For much of a three-hour rain delay at Wrigley Field on Sunday, Dodgers hitters gathered in the warmth of the stadium’s recently renovated indoor hitting cages. Having gone hitless in his first two at-bats before the fourth-inning delay, Shohei Ohtani dug into the Dodgers so-called “toy bag” of atypical training equipment — a collection of tennis rackets and ball launchers …

Motivated by move to shortstop, Dodgers veteran Mookie Betts is on a tear
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Motivated by move to shortstop, Dodgers veteran Mookie Betts is on a tear

LA Times  

Mookie Betts has a reputation for seeking challenges. When the Dodgers started evaluating their shortstop options near the end of spring camp — amid repeated defensive miscues from then-starting shortstop Gavin Lux — Betts didn’t outwardly ask to move to the position. “I’m very proud of myself for making those plays, and all the work.” Indeed, Betts’ approach to his …

Dodgers moving Mookie Betts to shortstop is misguided, maddening
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers moving Mookie Betts to shortstop is misguided, maddening

LA Times  

Don’t mess with Mookie! Moving Mookie Betts to shortstop from second base less than two weeks before the start of the regular season is an error far worse than even the wildest throw uncorked by Gavin Lux. The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts runs toward the ball during a spring training workout at Camelback Ranch in Phoenix on Feb. 14. Everything is …

Despite superstar additions, Dodgers still feeling ‘sting’ of last year’s NLDS sweep
10 months, 1 week ago

Despite superstar additions, Dodgers still feeling ‘sting’ of last year’s NLDS sweep

LA Times  

Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, front, looks on from spring training with, from left, outfielder Jason Heyward, coach Dino Ebel, manager Dave Roberts and coach Bob Geren. “No matter what we do, someone can always bring up, ‘Well, the last couple years, they didn’t win,’ ” fellow superstar Mookie Betts added. Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman says of last season’s …

Mookie Betts is at the World Series, but not as player. ‘I have to do better, no matter what.’
1 year, 1 month ago

Mookie Betts is at the World Series, but not as player. ‘I have to do better, no matter what.’

LA Times  

Dodgers star Mookie Betts, left, talks with Corbin Carroll of the Arizona Diamondbacks before Game 3 of the World Series in Phoenix on Monday. Mookie Betts walks to the dugout after striking out in the Dodgers’ Game 3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League Division Series on Oct. 11. You’ve got to go play, no matter what, …

Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman useless for Dodgers in NLDS
1 year, 2 months ago

Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman useless for Dodgers in NLDS

LA Times  

Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman offered no explanations for what happened. “There’s no real known cause for it.” Dodgers Another 100-win Dodgers season ends with a shocking NLDS loss Dodgers starting pitcher Lance Lynn gives up four solo home runs in the third inning as the Dodgers lose in the NLDS for the second straight season. Dodgers star Mookie Betts …

What's up with Mookie Betts? Dodgers' playoff lives depend on him
1 year, 2 months ago

What's up with Mookie Betts? Dodgers' playoff lives depend on him

LA Times  

Dodgers second baseman Mookie Betts takes the field during the first inning of Game 2 of the NLDS against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night. “Doesn’t matter where the pitches are.” Betts slumped his way out of most valuable player consideration in September, but batted.296 over his final eight games of the regular season. “He’s really good at controlling the …

Mookie Betts gets final chance to catch Ronald Acuña Jr. in MVP race
1 year, 2 months ago

Mookie Betts gets final chance to catch Ronald Acuña Jr. in MVP race

LA Times  

Dodgers star Mookie Betts hits a single off Colorado Rockies pitcher Chase Anderson in the fifth inning Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader. But, even to his own manager, it’s clear that Dodgers star Mookie Betts could use a big closing week as he jockeys with Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Atlanta Braves for the league’s top individual …

Dodgers’ foul ball nearly kills a goose. Is sighting an omen of another playoff disaster?
1 year, 3 months ago

Dodgers’ foul ball nearly kills a goose. Is sighting an omen of another playoff disaster?

LA Times  

Dodgers’ David Peralta celebrates after hitting a double against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday. 🐦 pic.twitter.com/mhH3sgqPqN — MLB September 21, 2023 Consensus from those using the nifty phone app Picture Bird: Birds Identifier is that the rather enormous creature — Dodgers broadcaster Joe Davis joked that it was a pterodactyl — gracefully circling through Dodger Stadium was an Egyptian goose, …

Dodgers complete sweep of Mariners while resting their stars
1 year, 3 months ago

Dodgers complete sweep of Mariners while resting their stars

LA Times  

The Dodgers’ Jason Heyward is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a solo home run against Mariners starter Logan Gilbert during the first inning Sunday. “Obviously, such a great series.” As the Dodgers’ magic number dwindled in recent weeks, Roberts began planning the dual days off for when the clinch became official. “Mookie just texted me right now,” Roberts said …

Dodgers’ supporting cast steals spotlight from Mookie and Freddie in win over Seattle
1 year, 3 months ago

Dodgers’ supporting cast steals spotlight from Mookie and Freddie in win over Seattle

LA Times  

Miguel Rojas celebrates with Jason Heyward after hitting a two-run home run in the fifth inning of the Dodgers’ 6-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night at T-Mobile Park. After the Mariners chipped away later, getting back within one by scoring three times against the Dodgers’ own rookie starter, Bobby Miller, in 5 ⅔ innings, it was the …

Plaschke: The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts should be National League MVP
1 year, 3 months ago

Plaschke: The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts should be National League MVP

LA Times  

The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts celebrates after hitting a home run during the first inning against the San Diego Padres on Monday at Dodger Stadium. The clear MVP is the Dodgers’ Mookie Betts, not the Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr., period, election over, I’m calling it, and anything different would make one wonder what the voters are watching. Roberts quickly recognized Freeman’s …

Mookie Betts homers twice, but Ronald Acuña Jr.’s historic night lifts Braves over Dodgers
1 year, 3 months ago

Mookie Betts homers twice, but Ronald Acuña Jr.’s historic night lifts Braves over Dodgers

LA Times  

Ronald Acuña Jr. hits a grand slam as Dodgers catcher Will Smith watches in the second inning. “He changed the game today for sure.” The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts watches the ball go out for a solo home run during the seventh inning. “It’s been a lot of fun having a front row seat the whole year.” While Betts didn’t indulge …

Mookie Betts hits career-high 36th homer as Dodgers have 16 hits in rout of Diamondbacks
1 year, 3 months ago

Mookie Betts hits career-high 36th homer as Dodgers have 16 hits in rout of Diamondbacks

LA Times  

The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts celebrates while running the bases on his home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the sixth inning on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium. “They’re gritty, they’re tough, and we’re seeing two of their best guys,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said before the series, “so it should be two close games here, and we’ll see who plays the …

Jason Heyward and James Outman power Dodgers to their 35th comeback win of 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

Jason Heyward and James Outman power Dodgers to their 35th comeback win of 2023

LA Times  

Dodgers right fielder Jason Heyward, right, celebrates with David Peralta after hitting a two-run home run in the sixth inning of the Dodgers’ 7-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium on Monday. “You’re not gonna put up crooked numbers against Zac Gallen very often, but it was good to see us battle back after we relinquished that lead,” …

Mookie Betts has another monster day to lead Dodgers past Red Sox
1 year, 3 months ago

Mookie Betts has another monster day to lead Dodgers past Red Sox

LA Times  

Dodgers star Mookie Betts watches the flight of his two-run home run in the sixth inning Sunday against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. “I’m sure he’s going to sleep well tonight,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “It was fun to run out to right field at Fenway again.” Given his recent level of play — Betts leads the …

Mookie Betts spurs Dodgers to victory in his return to Boston
1 year, 3 months ago

Mookie Betts spurs Dodgers to victory in his return to Boston

LA Times  

Mookie Betts acknowledges the Fenway Park crowd as he receives an ovation before his first at-bat in the Dodgers’ 7-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. In his first game back in Boston since the Red Sox traded him to the Dodgers three years ago, Betts was instrumental in the Dodgers’ 7-4 comeback win, hitting a leadoff …

Austin Barnes and Mookie Betts spark Dodgers to comeback win over Marlins
1 year, 4 months ago

Austin Barnes and Mookie Betts spark Dodgers to comeback win over Marlins

LA Times  

Austin Barnes lays a squeeze bunt down to score James Outman and tie the game in the eighth inning of the Dodgers’ 3-1 win over the Miami Marlins in the first game of a doubleheader at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. Barnes followed Thursday night’s game-winning home run against Milwaukee with a run-scoring bunt on Saturday to key a three-run eighth …

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