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1 month, 4 weeks ago

‘Most satisfying’ year: How Dave Roberts changed narrative, got Dodgers to World Series

LA Times

Standing atop a makeshift stage on the Dodger Stadium infield Sunday night, Dave Roberts grabbed hold of the mic, lifted his right arm toward the sky and asked the Chavez Ravine crowd a simple, resounding question. “Hey!” Roberts shouted, his hoarse voice booming through the stadium speakers after the Dodgers’ pennant-clinching win over the New York Mets in Game 6 …

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2 months 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.

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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 …

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2 months, 1 week ago

‘I can go.’ Dodger Freddie Freeman endures hours of therapy to play on sprained ankle

LA Times

For the first time in weeks, Freddie Freeman felt no pain. “He’s doing a lot that people don’t know about to stay on the field.” Ever since rolling his ankle during a baserunning mishap on Sept. 26, Freeman has developed a daily routine with the Dodgers’ medical team — and physical therapist Bernard Li, in particular — in which he …

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2 months, 1 week ago

‘He’s going to reset.’ Shohei Ohtani trying to rectify ‘bad habits’ amid playoff struggles

LA Times

Shohei Ohtani yells back while headed to first on a walk during the seventh inning of Game 2 of the NLCS at Dodger Stadium. Asked about all this Tuesday, during an off-day ahead of the New York swing of the best-of-seven championship series, Roberts pointed back to Ohtani’s struggles against Darvish — and the bad habits, like chasing pitches out …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Do the Mets have an answer for Shohei Ohtani? Plus Guardians-Yankees preview

New York Times

The Windup Newsletter ⚾ | This is The Athletic’s daily MLB newsletter. Danny Young, the Mets’ only other left-handed reliever, pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings, and Ohtani hit a 103.1 mph shot off him that died at the center-field wall. Some of the Mets’ right-handed relievers inevitably will be summoned to face Ohtani, and here are their numbers against left-handed …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Bus rides, watch parties and a new mindset: The edge fueling the Dodgers’ playoff run

LA Times

On the darkest night of their season last week, the Dodgers didn’t linger in their hushed home clubhouse. “For as long as I’ve been here, we’ve never taken a team bus to San Diego, ever,” veteran third baseman Max Muncy said. “We came in this year and tried to make sure we didn’t do that again.” Ideas for change, Muncy …

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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, …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers’ starting pitching plan for NLCS vs. Mets remains a work in progress

LA Times

The players’ voices were still hoarse. Dodgers Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas expects to play in NLCS vs. Mets Although he missed two games in the NLDS after he sustained a left-adductor strain, Miguel Rojas said he will ‘be ready to go’ in Game 1 on Sunday. Top left-handed reliever Alex Vesia is “highly unlikely” to be on the NLCS roster, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Kiké Hernández renews his reputation for October heroics: ‘This guy always rises’

LA Times

Reggie Jackson will always be “Mr. Kiké Hernández delivered his latest in a long line of autumnal blasts on Friday night, sending a 95-mph fastball from Yu Darvish deep into into the left-field pavilion for a solo home run in the second inning of a 2-0 National League Division Series-clinching Game 5 victory over the San Diego Padres. Kiké Hernández …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers want their fans fired up for Game 5 of NLDS vs. Padres

LA Times

The National League Division Series heads back to Dodger Stadium for Game 5 on Friday night. “We don’t need any trouble.” On Sunday, in Game 2 of this National League division series, play was halted for roughly 12 minutes. “I hope we don’t have any delays like we did,” pitcher Clayton Kershaw said, “but we still want the energy, we …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto to start winner-take-all NLDS Game 5 for Dodgers

LA Times

Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers during Game 1 of the NLDS against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 5. “I’m sure Yoshinobu will be a part of it,” Roberts said Thursday, referring to $325-million offseason signing Yoshinobu Yamamoto, his Game 1 starter. “I think the main variable is seeing our guys go out there today, play catch, …

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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 …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Shohei Ohtani's MVP regular season not carrying over to NLDS

LA Times

This year would be different. The San Diego Padres beat the Dodgers on Tuesday, 6-5, so the Dodgers either win two straight games or lose in their first round for the third straight season. Dodgers on verge of another ugly October encore The Dodgers’ lack of fury and energy in their loss to the San Diego Padres in Game 3 …

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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 …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers dump San Diego Padres, return to L.A. for Game 5 of NLDS

LA Times

The opening statement came two batters into the game, Mookie Betts hitting a ball to Chula Vista, the stunned stadium enveloping him in the sweetest of silence. Three innings, one message, powerfully delivered Wednesday from the Dodgers to the suddenly harried and humbled San Diego Padres: This is not 2022. This set up Wednesday’s Game 4, a contest which the …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Francisco Lindor’s grand slam powers Mets past Phillies and into the NLCS

LA Times

New York Mets star Francisco Lindor hits a grand slam during the sixth inning of a series-clinching win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the National League Division Series. Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his latest clutch swing in an extraordinary season full of them, and the New York Mets reached the National …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers' starting pitching mistakes could mean another NLDS exit

LA Times

The point again feels redundant at this stage, but it’s nonetheless worth repeating because it’s the reason why the Dodgers are on the verge of another divisional-round elimination: Their starting pitching is atrocious. Dodgers on verge of another ugly October encore The Dodgers’ lack of fury and energy in their loss to the San Diego Padres in Game 3 of …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Padres warn fans about abusive behavior ahead of NLDS Game 3 against Dodgers

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The San Diego Padres have …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers Hope Freeman Returns for NLDS Game 3 vs Padres

Associated Press

The Los Angeles Dodgers hope Freddie Freeman will return to the lineup for Game 3 of their NL Division Series against the San Diego Padres. Freeman left Game 2 after five innings on Sunday night, when Los Angeles lost 10-2 at Dodger Stadium to even the series at 1. He has a sprained right ankle and is expected to miss …

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‘Most satisfying’ year: How Dave Roberts changed narrative, got Dodgers to World Series

Dodgers Dominate Padres in a Record-Breaking Japan Series Decider

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

‘I can go.’ Dodger Freddie Freeman endures hours of therapy to play on sprained ankle

‘He’s going to reset.’ Shohei Ohtani trying to rectify ‘bad habits’ amid playoff struggles

Do the Mets have an answer for Shohei Ohtani? Plus Guardians-Yankees preview

Bus rides, watch parties and a new mindset: The edge fueling the Dodgers’ playoff run

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

Dodgers’ starting pitching plan for NLCS vs. Mets remains a work in progress

Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers under pressure in Dodgers' NLDS win

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

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

Playoff demons gone! Dodgers outlast Padres to advance to NLCS

Kiké Hernández renews his reputation for October heroics: ‘This guy always rises’

Dodgers want their fans fired up for Game 5 of NLDS vs. Padres

Yoshinobu Yamamoto to start winner-take-all NLDS Game 5 for Dodgers

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

Shohei Ohtani's MVP regular season not carrying over to NLDS

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

Dodgers dump San Diego Padres, return to L.A. for Game 5 of NLDS

Francisco Lindor’s grand slam powers Mets past Phillies and into the NLCS

Dodgers' starting pitching mistakes could mean another NLDS exit

Padres warn fans about abusive behavior ahead of NLDS Game 3 against Dodgers

Dodgers Hope Freeman Returns for NLDS Game 3 vs Padres