The hits finally started dropping for Dodgers catcher Will Smith
4 years, 2 months ago

The hits finally started dropping for Dodgers catcher Will Smith

LA Times  

Will Smith bats against the Padres in Game 3. “As long as I’m finding good quality at-bats, good quality contact, I’m happy.” Clinging to that mindset, Smith seemed hardly bothered by his hitless start to this year’s playoffs. Despite the empty stat line, Justin Turner said Smith’s start to the NLDS “was about as good as anyone else’s first two games of this series.” Manager Dave Roberts, meanwhile, knew the catcher’s breakout would only be a matter of time. “Or little league or something.” Whenever it was, it was on an infinitely smaller stage than Thursday’s game, in which Smith also became the youngest player in MLB history with a five-hit playoff performance. “Mentally, I’ve been in a really good state this whole year,” said Smith, who led the team with a.980 on-base-plus-slugging in the shortened regular season.

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Dodgers overcome a 5-run deficit to win the World Series against the New York Yankees
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers overcome a 5-run deficit to win the World Series against the New York Yankees

NPR  

Dodgers overcome a 5-run deficit to win the World Series against the New York Yankees toggle caption Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers won their second World Series championship in five seasons, overcoming a five-run deficit with the help of three Yankees defensive miscues and rallying on sacrifice flies from Gavin Lux and Mookie Betts in …

How many World Series titles have the Dodgers won?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

How many World Series titles have the Dodgers won?

LA Times  

Game 1 — Dodgers 8, Rays 3 Game 2 — Rays 6, Dodgers 4 Game 3 — Dodgers 6, Rays 2 Game 4 — Rays 8, Dodgers 7 Game 5 — Dodgers 4, Rays 2 Game 6 — Dodgers 3, Rays 1 The Dodgers finally ended their three-decade drought in the first World Series held at a neutral site because …

Dodgers can’t complete sweep as Yankees get off the mat in Game 4 to keep season alive
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers can’t complete sweep as Yankees get off the mat in Game 4 to keep season alive

LA Times  

The Dodgers’ lack of pitching hasn’t hurt them often this postseason. “Every guy,” he added, “will be with a cost going forward.” A Yankees fan rips a ball out of Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts’ glove in the first inning of Game 4 of the World Series. “I’m not going to use in the third inning right there,” Roberts said …

The Role Players' Showdown: Yankees vs. Dodgers in the World Series
2 months ago

The Role Players' Showdown: Yankees vs. Dodgers in the World Series

Associated Press  

Despite star power, the Yankees-Dodgers World Series matchup could be decided by role players. The Yankees have a strong lineup with players like Judge, Soto, and Rizzo, but the Dodgers have a powerful and versatile bullpen led by Ohtani and Betts. The series will be a battle of pitching and defense, and the outcome could hinge on the performance of …

Shohei Ohtani's Epic Home Run Sends Dodgers On a Wild Ride to NLCS Game 4
2 months ago

Shohei Ohtani's Epic Home Run Sends Dodgers On a Wild Ride to NLCS Game 4

Associated Press  

Shohei Ohtani hit his third postseason homer in Game 4 of the NLCS, giving the Dodgers a 3-1 lead against the Mets. He also walked three times and scored four runs, leading the NL in home runs and RBIs in his first season with the Dodgers. Ohtani's latest home run was hit at just after 9 a.m. Tokyo time, averaging …

Dodgers Dominate Padres in a Record-Breaking Japan Series Decider
2 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers Dominate Padres in a Record-Breaking Japan Series Decider

Associated Press  

The Dodgers won the National League Division Series decider against the Padres with an estimated 12.9 million viewers tuning in from Japan. The game featured two Japanese pitchers and Shohei Ohtani's first MLB postseason appearance for the Dodgers since 2021. The NLDS decider drew more viewers than the last three MLB games played in Japan.

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 vs. Mets Game 3: A Tale of Two Teams Locked in a Tense NLCS Battle
2 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers vs. Mets Game 3: A Tale of Two Teams Locked in a Tense NLCS Battle

Associated Press  

The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets clash in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series, tied 1-1. Walker Buehler and Luis Severino battle on the mound, with the Dodgers holding a slight edge after three games. The series remains tightly contested, with both teams boasting strong lineups and pitching staffs. The outcome of this contest will have …

Dodgers Dugout: You didn’t think it was going to be easy, did you?
2 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers Dugout: You didn’t think it was going to be easy, did you?

LA Times  

Landon Knack reacts after giving up a grand slam to Mark Vientos in the second inning of Game 2. —Besides “teeter totter,” John Smoltz‘s other favorite phrase is “easier said than done, I know.” —I don’t know how Freddie Freeman is doing it. He’s got to continue to manage his hitting zone, regardless of who’s pitching.” Clayton Kershaw will pitch …

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 Dugout: Why the Dodgers will beat the Mets in the NLCS
2 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers Dugout: Why the Dodgers will beat the Mets in the NLCS

LA Times  

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. Edge: Even Second base Gavin Lux,.251/.320/.383, 10 homers, 50 RBIs, 101 OPS+, 2.1 WAR Postseason: 5 for 18, 1 homer, 3 RBIs, 1 walk, 2 K’s Jose Iglesias,.337/.381/.448, 4 homers, 26 RBIs, 137 OPS+, 3.1 WAR Postseason: 6 for 29, 3 RBIs, 1 walk, 7 K’s or Jeff McNeil,.238/.308/.384, 12 homers, …

Nine concerns the Dodgers should have about facing the Mets in the NLCS
2 months, 1 week ago

Nine concerns the Dodgers should have about facing the Mets in the NLCS

LA Times  

In the postgame clubhouse following Game 5 of the National League Division Series, the expletives flowed as freely as showers of beer and champagne. What’s different about this year’s Dodgers team, Game 5 hero Kiké Hernández was asked during a postgame Fox television interview out on the field. Dodgers Dodgers vanquish recent postseason frustrations in NLDS Game 5 win over …

Letters to Sports: Dodgers finally get clutch performances in playoffs
2 months, 1 week ago

Letters to Sports: Dodgers finally get clutch performances in playoffs

LA Times  

As Dodgers fans, our fears of nonexistent hitting and flat pitching that plagued too many Dodgers postseasons were finally laid to rest by eliminating the San Diego Padres. And, to our pleasant surprise, not only did the Dodgers bats come alive when needed most, but who would have thought that a thin starting pitching rotation and a yet-unproven bullpen in …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers under pressure in Dodgers' NLDS win
2 months, 1 week ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers under pressure in Dodgers' NLDS win

LA Times  

The shortest player on the field at Dodger Stadium looked as if he was the tallest. Yamamoto added, “I think I owe my performance today to my teammates.” Hernández said there was a reason the Dodgers invested as much in Yamamoto as they did. Talking to Yamamoto after his Game 1 debacle in this division series, Friedman said, “You could …

Dodgers vs. Padres: Ready for a Shohei Ohtani-Yu Darvish duel in Game 5?
2 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers vs. Padres: Ready for a Shohei Ohtani-Yu Darvish duel in Game 5?

LA Times  

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish delivers against the Dodgers in Game 2 of the NLDS on Sunday. Except for the three months he actually played for the team in 2017, Yu Darvish, the Padres’ starter for Game 5, has spent most of his major league career tormenting the Dodgers. Dodgers Yoshinobu Yamamoto to start winner-take-all NLDS Game 5 for …

Dodgers Dugout: Dodgers-Padres Game 5 is what postseason baseball is all about
2 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers Dugout: Dodgers-Padres Game 5 is what postseason baseball is all about

LA Times  

Gavin Lux celebrates with Mookie Betts after Lux’s two-run homer in the seventh inning of Game 4. Game 4 —Some of you wondered, so I asked Jack Harris, who was kind enough to answer: When the Dodgers play at Petco Park, some players drive themselves down to San Diego, others take one of the Dodgers’ luxury buses. Friday: San Diego …

Dodgers vanquish recent postseason frustrations in NLDS Game 5 win over Padres
2 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers vanquish recent postseason frustrations in NLDS Game 5 win over Padres

LA Times  

Blake Treinen threw his hands in the sky. Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen, center, celebrates with teammates after the team’s NLDS Game 5 win over the Padres at Dodger Stadium on Friday night. After Darvish retired 14 consecutive batters following Hernández’s homer, extending his success against his former Dodgers team — he has a career 2.27 earned-run average against them in …

Playoff demons gone! Dodgers outlast Padres to advance to NLCS
2 months, 1 week ago

Playoff demons gone! Dodgers outlast Padres to advance to NLCS

LA Times  

This time, they didn’t choke. On a glorious night amid a roiling sea of joyful blue, the Dodgers wrapped their weathered arms around the San Diego Padres on Friday and crushed those brown jerseys like an empty paper sack, eventually exhaling with redemption, relief and a coveted spot just four wins from the World Series. In the winner-take-all Game 5 …

What you need to know from the MLB playoffs: Mets to NLCS, Dodgers force Game 5
2 months, 2 weeks ago

What you need to know from the MLB playoffs: Mets to NLCS, Dodgers force Game 5

New York Times  

By Sam Blum, Grant Brisbee, Kaitlyn McGrath and Jen McCaffrey The New York Mets’ magic continued as a Francisco Lindor grand slam helped them stun the Philadelphia Phillies and book their ticket to the NLCS. Francisco Lindor’s sixth-inning grand slam sent Citi Field into pandemonium as the Mets, by virtue of a 4-1 victory over the Phillies, clinched their first …

Dodgers show no panic and dominate Padres to force a decisive NLDS Game 5
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers show no panic and dominate Padres to force a decisive NLDS Game 5

LA Times  

In the hours before Game 4 of the National League Division Series at Petco Park on Wednesday night, there was a quiet but palpable belief around the Dodgers dugout, one that belied the seemingly dire state in which they found themselves. “We did what we’re capable of doing.” Unlike last year, when they were blanketed by Arizona Diamondbacks pitchers in …

Bullpen will be tasked with saving battered and bruised Dodgers in Game 4
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bullpen will be tasked with saving battered and bruised Dodgers in Game 4

LA Times  

Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas speaks with a team trainer after leaving in the third inning of Game 3 of the NLDS against the Padres on Tuesday night. “We can’t look at the mountain — we just have to look at the task at hand, and that’s one pitch at a time,” Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts said after Tuesday night’s …

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 …

Dodgers on verge of another broken October after NLDS loss to Padres
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers on verge of another broken October after NLDS loss to Padres

LA Times  

For the second time in three postseasons, the Dodgers showed up at San Diego’s Petco Park on a cool October night brimming with confidence, riding on emotion, stung by skepticism, ready for revenge. Dodgers Dodgers can’t overcome disastrous inning in NLDS Game 3 loss to Padres The Dodgers were unable to wrestle back control of the NLDS from the San …

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 …

Vengeful Dodgers roar to exciting NLDS-opening win over Padres
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Vengeful Dodgers roar to exciting NLDS-opening win over Padres

LA Times  

For a first act, it was deafening madness. Yes, absolutely, at least 10 more, as many as 18 more, and bring it on, more, more, more, the senses can’t get enough of what the Dodgers brought to the San Diego Padres on Saturday night in their 7-5 victory in Game 1 of the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium. …

Dodgers vs. Padres 2024 NLDS preview: Predictions, pitching matchups and more
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers vs. Padres 2024 NLDS preview: Predictions, pitching matchups and more

New York Times  

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres renew their rivalry in a highly anticipated National League Division Series matchup. You’d take Dylan Cease in any matchup, and while Yoshinobu Yamamoto might be favored over Michael King, it would be close, and the Padres would have clear advantages over the rest of the Dodgers’ rotation. — Ardaya GO DEEPER The …

Padres try to clinch NL Wild Card Series against Braves
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Padres try to clinch NL Wild Card Series against Braves

Associated Press  

Atlanta Braves vs. San Diego Padres San Diego; Wednesday, 8:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Max Fried ; Padres: Joe Musgrove BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Padres -122, Braves +102; over/under is 7 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres host the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday in Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series. The Padres have a 43-13 record in …

Eight concerns the Dodgers should have about facing the Padres in the NLDS
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Eight concerns the Dodgers should have about facing the Padres in the NLDS

LA Times  

The Dodgers and San Diego Padres went down to the wire in the National League West race. Now they’ll square off in the best-of-five NL Division Series, with the fourth-seeded Padres advancing through the wild-card round with a two-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves. The Dodgers swept San Diego in the 2020 NLDS en route to a World Series win, …

Dodgers rally with 5 runs in 7th and beat Padres 7-2 to clinch 11th NL West title in 12 years
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers rally with 5 runs in 7th and beat Padres 7-2 to clinch 11th NL West title in 12 years

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Will Smith hit a tying, two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers scored three more runs in the seventh to beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Thursday night and clinch the NL West title. “They fought and fought and fought and overcame adversity.” A sellout crowd of 52,433, including retired Dodgers star Manny Ramirez, packed Dodger …

Dodgers edge second-place Padres 4-3, can clinch NL West with win in series finale
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Dodgers edge second-place Padres 4-3, can clinch NL West with win in series finale

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani singled in the go-ahead run before stealing his 56th base of the season in the sixth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Wednesday night to move within a victory of clinching the NL West. “We’re definitely going to bring the same energy tomorrow and keep going like that.” …

Padres clinch postseason berth with 4-2 win over NL West-leading Dodgers in opener of crucial series
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Padres clinch postseason berth with 4-2 win over NL West-leading Dodgers in opener of crucial series

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Manny Machado started a game-ending triple play and the San Diego Padres clinched a postseason berth with a 4-2 victory over the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night. “Just to get this lead back up to three, it’s really important,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “We’re going to enjoy tonight, enjoy this game, enjoy the …

Column: L.A. wants a parade, but can anyone on Dodgers pitch six innings?
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Column: L.A. wants a parade, but can anyone on Dodgers pitch six innings?

LA Times  

Landon Knack hangs his head after giving up a homer to Jake Cronenworth in the second inning Tuesday. But that’s just not the way the game is played.” The Dodgers do not need every starter to work six innings, but it is difficult to imagine them winning a postseason series without at least one starter getting that far. “Walker certainly …

Dodgers’ goals for crucial San Diego series? Win division, and match Padres’ intensity
3 months ago

Dodgers’ goals for crucial San Diego series? Win division, and match Padres’ intensity

LA Times  

The Padres swept the Dodgers in a two-game set the last time the teams squared off at the end of July. And if the Dodgers get swept by the Padres, they’d suddenly be on the back foot: Technically tied for the division lead with three games to go, but knowing they’d lost any end-of-season tiebreaker for the division title because …

Shohei Ohtani ‘could end up at 60-60.’ His ex-team, Angels, may post worst record in history
3 months ago

Shohei Ohtani ‘could end up at 60-60.’ His ex-team, Angels, may post worst record in history

LA Times  

As Major League Baseball enters the final week of its regular season, let’s identify the rarefied and the rotten, those teams, players and managers who over six months separated themselves from the pack, some heroically, others horrendously. The Dodgers’ designated-hitter deluxe has 53 home runs and 55 stolen bases only four days after he became the first player in history …

Darvish throws 6 strong innings, Merrill and Profar homer as the Padres beat the Astros 3-1
3 months, 1 week ago

Darvish throws 6 strong innings, Merrill and Profar homer as the Padres beat the Astros 3-1

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — Yu Darvish had his best outing since being sidelined for more than three months, and rookie Jackson Merrill and Jurickson Profar homered as the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Monday night. Padres leadoff hitter Luis Arraez struck out for the first time since Aug. 10, snapping a streak of 141 plate appearances without …

Dodgers try to break 3-game road slide, play the Braves
3 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers try to break 3-game road slide, play the Braves

Associated Press  

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves Atlanta; Sunday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Walker Buehler ; Braves: Charlie Morton BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Braves -110, Dodgers -109; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers hit the road against the Atlanta Braves looking to break a three-game road skid. The Dodgers are third in the majors with 205 …

Dodgers and Orioles meet with series tied 1-1
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers and Orioles meet with series tied 1-1

Associated Press  

Baltimore Orioles vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles; Thursday, 10:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Cade Povich ; Dodgers: Bobby Miller BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Dodgers -162, Orioles +137; over/under is 9 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: Both the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Baltimore Orioles are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday. The Dodgers rank third in …

Dodgers continue to surge, defeating Orioles ahead of important NL West showdown
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers continue to surge, defeating Orioles ahead of important NL West showdown

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Blake Treinen celebrates after striking out Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson to get out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning of the Dodgers’ 6-3 win Thursday at Dodger Stadium. “But overall, guys are understanding that this is a time to lock it in and they’re doing so.” The Dodgers’ pitching plans also epitomized their even-keel attitude. “There’s some …

With Dave Roberts in ‘playoff mode,’ surging Dodgers sweep the Mariners
4 months ago

With Dave Roberts in ‘playoff mode,’ surging Dodgers sweep the Mariners

LA Times  

Kevin Kiermaier beats the throw to Seattle third baseman Dylan Moore and gets a triple in the sixth inning Wednesday. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts already was in “playoff mode” Wednesday, as his club continued to jockey for position in the crowded National League standings. Dodgers Plaschke: Gone but never forgotten: Dodgers should bring Justin Turner home Justin Turner will always …

Rockies bring 1-0 series advantage over Padres into game 2
4 months, 1 week ago

Rockies bring 1-0 series advantage over Padres into game 2

Associated Press  

San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies Denver; Saturday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Dylan Cease ; Rockies: Kyle Freeland BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Padres -206, Rockies +172; over/under is 11 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies bring a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the San Diego Padres. TOP PERFORMERS: Brendan Rodgers leads the Rockies with …

Hernández, Ohtani homer as the Dodgers beat the Phillies 5-3 in opener between NL division leaders
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Hernández, Ohtani homer as the Dodgers beat the Phillies 5-3 in opener between NL division leaders

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Teoscar Hernández hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the third inning, Shohei Ohtani went deep in the eighth and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Monday night in a matchup of NL division leaders. “The positive today for me was just ignore how I feel and just go and try and attack the …

Dodgers blow five-run lead in ninth, lose to Tigers in 10th
5 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers blow five-run lead in ninth, lose to Tigers in 10th

LA Times  

Dodgers shortstop Kiké Hernández looks toward the dugout after hitting a two-run home run against the Tigers on Saturday afternoon in Detroit. “It just doesn’t happen.” Except that, on Saturday, it did — the Dodgers blowing a five-run lead in a disastrous ninth inning en route to an 11-9 walk-off defeat to the Detroit Tigers in the 10th. “We had …

Miller throws 6 innings, Rodríguez makes defensive gem in Mariners’ 2-0 victory over Padres
5 months, 1 week ago

Miller throws 6 innings, Rodríguez makes defensive gem in Mariners’ 2-0 victory over Padres

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — Bryce Miller threw six innings to extend his mastery over NL opponents, Julio Rodriguez made a stellar defensive play and the Seattle Mariners beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 on Wednesday. It it wasn’t for that long second inning, I probably could have gone a little longer.” Rodríguez struck out four times after having four hits and …

After sweep by Phillies, Dodgers fall to .500 over last 44 games
5 months, 1 week ago

After sweep by Phillies, Dodgers fall to .500 over last 44 games

LA Times  

For the better part of almost two months, the Dodgers have been a.500 team. “If you had told us in spring training that we would be where we’re at with the depth of our starting pitching, I would have doubted it,” manager Dave Roberts sighed before Thursday’s game. And while rookies Gavin Stone and Landon Knack — who gave up …

Smith homers 3 times, Freeman singles in the go-ahead runs in 8th and Dodgers beat Brewers 8-5
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Smith homers 3 times, Freeman singles in the go-ahead runs in 8th and Dodgers beat Brewers 8-5

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Will Smith homered three times, Freddie Freeman singled in the go-ahead runs with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied past the Milwaukee Brewers 8-5 on Friday night. Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani struck out three times on his 30th birthday and is 0 for 11 — including six consecutive punchouts — since …

Miguel Vargas and Shohei Ohtani homer late to lift Dodgers past Brewers
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Miguel Vargas and Shohei Ohtani homer late to lift Dodgers past Brewers

LA Times  

The eighth-inning home runs that propelled the Dodgers to a 5-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in front of a crowd of 50,086 in Chavez Ravine on Saturday were as different as the men who hit them. “But I didn’t know if it had enough steam to get out.” The second, by Shohei Ohtani, a 30-year-old slugger from Japan who …

Will Smith hits three home runs as offense carries Dodgers past Brewers
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Will Smith hits three home runs as offense carries Dodgers past Brewers

LA Times  

Will Smith had one shot at history Friday night, and the Milwaukee Brewers were willing participants, choosing to pitch to the Dodgers catcher with runners on second and third and two outs in the eighth inning with the score tied, even after Smith had slugged three home runs in his first four plate appearances. “I mean, yeah, absolutely,” Dodgers closer …

Dodgers overcome Tyler Glasnow’s struggles with 11th-inning scoring spree vs. Giants
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers overcome Tyler Glasnow’s struggles with 11th-inning scoring spree vs. Giants

LA Times  

Dodgers catcher Will Smith, right, celebrates after hitting a two-run double in the 11th inning of the Dodgers’ 14-7 victory over the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on Saturday. “There’s just nobody better to handle that, no one we trust more in those situations, and I don’t think anyone batted an eye when he got out of it.” The …

Blake Treinen gives up walk-off home run to Giants as 3 notable Dodgers streaks end
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Blake Treinen gives up walk-off home run to Giants as 3 notable Dodgers streaks end

LA Times  

San Francisco’s Brett Wisely celebrates in front of Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas after hitting a walk-off home run in the ninth inning of the Dodgers’ 5-3 loss Friday night at Oracle Park. Three Dodgers streaks came to a crashing halt with one sweet swing of the bat from Brett Wisely on Friday night, the San Francisco second baseman blasting a …

Padres bring road losing streak into matchup against the Angels
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Padres bring road losing streak into matchup against the Angels

Associated Press  

San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Angels Anaheim, California; Wednesday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Dylan Cease ; Angels: Jose Soriano BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Padres -152, Angels +127; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres hit the road against the Los Angeles Angels looking to end a three-game road losing streak. TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Rengifo …

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