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The San Francisco Giants head south today to begin a four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers this afternoon. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Trevor McDonald, who will be making his second start for the Giants this season. His first start was in the team’s 3-2 win over the San Diego […]
René Cárdenas, the Dodgers first Spanish-language play-by-play broadcaster when they moved to Los Angeles, died on Sunday at age 96. Cárdenas started with the Dodgers in 1958, and helped train Jaime Jarrín, who joined him in the booth one year later. After four years in Los Angeles, Cárdenas moved to the expansion Houston Colt .45s, […]
Yoshinobu Yamamoto takes the mound on Tuesday night for the Dodgers against the Giants, looking to avenge one of his two losses this season. Yamamoto pitched seven innings on April 21 in San Francisco but took the loss after allowing three runs, all of them in the first inning. The opening frame is the worst […]
If Ryan Borucki strikes out Shohei Ohtani at any point in this upcoming Giants-Dodgers series, I’ll email “Ryan Borucki is as cold as the Bo-Rockies” with zero explanation to the department head at the middle school I work at. If Ryan Borucki strikes out Shohei Ohtani at any point in this upcoming Giants-Dodgers series to […]
LOS ANGELES — For the first time in 37 days, Mookie Betts is back in the starting lineup, batting second for the Dodgers on Monday night against the San Francisco Giants. In between was a lot of waiting, still hampered by his strained right oblique. “I didn’t realize how long it takes to really heal. […]
LOS ANGELES — For the first time since April 4, the Dodgers have Mookie Betts back after he missed 32 games with a strained oblique. To make room on the active roster, Alex Freeland was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Betts is batting second for the Dodgers on Friday night. Betts played two rehab games […]
The San Francisco Giants are kicking off a road trip tonight when they visit the Los Angeles Dodgers. And, as expected, there are some reinforcements meeting them in Southern California. On Monday afternoon, a few hours before the start of their four-game set with their hated rivals, the Giants announced that center fielder Harrison Bader […]
Before I left for St. Louis and Houston, Eric Stephen posed a question that we as a staff had previously asked at the beginning of the season: How many games will the Dodgers win this season? At the conclusion of play on April 28th, the day of the follow-up question, the Dodgers dropped to 20-10 […]
The San Francisco Giants took two out of three from their longtime rivals just about three weeks ago and it was one of those things where the team, having embarrassed itself across multiple games and a couple weeks, walked away from the wins as a sign that they’d turned a corner. We’ve all been so […]
Another Monday, another post wondering when the Dodgers offense will find itself. After grinding out three runs in a win against Chris Sale, he who had only allowed that many in his last four starts combined, they only mustered exactly two runs in the last two games of the series with the Braves. Both runs […]
The good news is that, unlike last week the Dodgers did hit a home run this week, eight of them in fact. But outside of two solid hitting games in Houston, the offense was mostly shut down in the other four games, leading to a split of six games against the Houston Astros and Atlanta […]
Dodgers affiliates fought multiple opponents on Sunday — opposing offenses, and rain. Player of the day Great Lakes right fielder Jose Meza was in the middle of all three scoring innings for the Loons in Sunday’s win. He walked with the bases loaded in the third inning, hit a two-run double in the fourth, then […]
Admittedly, this post would’ve made, arguably, more sense had Bryce Elder continued to wreak havoc on the Dodgers in, and past, the sixth inning of yesterday’s game. But, he didn’t. And, if you think about it, isn’t the unknowable mystery of why he can go from Full Bamboozle to Has to be Removed from the […]
The Braves were able to complete a very successful road trip out West on Sunday with a 7-2 victory over the Dodgers. Similar to Spencer Strider on Saturday, Bryce Elder was amazing on Sunday. If both Strider and Elder can be at or near this level moving forward. the starting rotation becomes another asset for […]
With Mookie Betts set to be activated off the injured list on Monday after missing over five weeks with a strained oblique, the Dodgers have a decision to make — either option one of Alex Freeland or Hyeseong Kim, or designate veteran Santiago Espinal for assignment. Bill Plunkett at the Orange County Register looked at […]
Mookie Betts is coming back from the injured list on Monday, after missing over five weeks with a strained oblique. He returns to a Dodgers lineup that is struggling, averaging just 3.89 runs per game over the last 18 games (eighth-worst in MLB) with a lowly 89 wRC+. The Dodgers plan to ease Betts back […]
Well, would you look at that? Following a disappointing series loss in Seattle that brought their lengthy streak without series losses to a close, there was every possibility that things could’ve taken a turn for the worse with a trip to the house of horrors that is Dodger Stadium. While the Dodgers have seemed somewhat […]
In the “he can’t keep getting away with this” starter battle, it was Bryce Elder who came out on top as the winning pitcher. With some drama, I must say upfront. But even though Dodgers starter Justin Wrobleski outlasted Elder, you’d take Elder’s final line every day. This was a fascinating pitching duel: both Elder […]
The Dodgers (24-16) dropped their second straight game with a score of 7-2 to the Braves (28-13) on Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. Justin Wrobleski was one out away from a complete game, but the offense didn’t come through. They collected only seven runs in the series loss to the MLB-best Braves. Andy Pages picked […]
The Braves are currently putting it all on the line in an attempt to pull off a rare series win in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. One of the biggest examples of that has been Eli White’s performance in this game. In an extremely high-leverage situation where the Dodgers had Max Muncy at the plate […]
The Dodgers (24-15) and Braves (27-13) face off for a Mother’s Day rubber match at Dodger Stadium Sunday afternoon. Justin Wrobleski (5-0, 1.25 ERA, 1.00 WHIP) takes the ball for the Dodgers. Bryce Elder (3-1, 2.02 ERA, 1.02 WHIP) counters for Atlanta. Lineups Sunday game info
The Atlanta Braves are looking for a Mother’s Day / getaway day win in Los Angeles before returning home. Elder vs. Wrobleski starts at 4:10 pm ET. ICYMI Pitching matchup preview Lineups
LOS ANGELES — The bill for heavy bullpen usage for three straight games has come due for the Dodgers. Wyatt Mills got the call from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday to provide a fresh arm, and Paul Gervase was optioned to the minors one day after his yeoman’s effort on Saturday night against the Atlanta […]
The Dodgers host the longtime rival San Francisco Giants for four games beginning Monday night at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Roki Sasaki starts the series opener, this time on eight days rest after the slight rotation shuffle with Blake Snell returning from his rehab assignment to start on Saturday against the Atlanta Braves. This […]
While the Atlanta Braves split the series against the Dodgers on Saturday with a 7-2 victory, the team and fanbase were saddened with the news that their former longtime manager, Bobby Cox, passed away at the age of 84. Cox had managed the Atlanta Braves for parts of 25 years between 1978-2010, earning five National […]