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Dodgers look for sweep on Jackie Robinson Day

So far this homestand, the Los Angeles Dodgers have quietly handled the New York Mets, with the pitching staff allowing only one run in 18 innings. The run was a leadoff shot from Francisco Lindor off of Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Tuesday’s game, and otherwise no Met has crossed the plate in L.A. Wednesday the Dodgers […]

Dodgers minors: Zach Ehrhard’s grand slam fuels Comets win

The three primary minor league teams for the Dodger organization took care of business on Tuesday by winning close matchups; meanwhile, the Ontario Tower Buzzers had a forgetful game against Fresno, committing four errors and twice allowing eight runs in a half inning en route to a blowout defeat. Player of the day A couple […]

Davey Lopes, Whit Merrifield and late starts

Davey Lopes, the late-blooming star of the Dodgers’ 1970s dynasty, passed away on April 8 at the age of 80. Lopes had no connection to the Royals, but his story is worth a closer examination. Lopes was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island, and played high school baseball for the LaSalle Academy. Getting noticed […]

Wednesday Morning Links

Morning, all! After a rough start to the season, Nathan Eovaldi threw seven shutout innings to the A’s on Monday. Josh Sborz needs to be added to the 40 man roster today or he will be available for all 29 major league teams to claim, though doing so will require removing someone. The Rangers started […]

Mets Morning News: It’s been one week

Meet the Mets The Mets lost their seventh game in as many days, falling to the Dodgers 2-1 in a true pitcher’s duel. Francisco Lindor provided the team’s sole run, hitting his first home run of the season to lead off the game, recording his first RBI of the season in the process. Nolan McLean […]

Dodgers notes: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Justin Wrobleski, Edwin Díaz

In the best pitching duel the Dodgers have seen so far this season, Yoshinobu Yamamoto went toe-to-toe with New York Mets right-hander Nolan McLean and continued the trend of starting pitching giving Mets hitters headaches. Yamamoto got ambushed immediately by Francisco Lindor, allowing a leadoff home run on his third pitch of the game, but […]

Can Kyle Karros find a way to break out soon?

It’s easy to panic early in the regular season. As the sample size of plate appearances continues to grow and success isn’t consistent, the temptation to pull the rip cord on certain young players grows ever more tempting. However, there is a difference between a player floundering and a player who just isn’t catching the […]

After Yamamoto & McLean duel, Dodgers squeak by Mets

LOS ANGELES — Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Nolan McLean engaged in a wonderful pitching duel on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, pitchers with different styles but equally vast repertoires, and both exceedingly difficult to score against. Offenses were kept mostly at bay until the eighth inning, when both teams threatened but only the Dodgers were able […]

Kenley Jansen claims third place on MLB’s all-time saves leader list

Kenley Jansen needed little introduction when the Detroit Tigers signed the 38-year-old closer to a free agent deal back in December. He’s one of the truly great relievers in the game’s long history. The one year, $9 million deal was a pretty reasonably price for an all-time great even on the downside of his career. […]

Dodgers on Deck: Wednesday, April 15 vs. Mets

The Dodgers close out their homestand on Wednesday night against the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium, on the 79th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut with Brooklyn in 1947. All uniformed personnel on Wednesday will wear number 42. Shohei Ohtani, who has not allowed an earned run in 12 innings so far this season, starts […]

Brock Stewart begins rehab assignment in Class-A Ontario

LOS ANGELES — If the nine Dodgers pitchers on the injured list, Brock Stewart is the closest one to returning to the majors. But up first for the veteran right-hander is a minor league rehab assignment, which started Tuesday night for the Class-A Ontario Tower Buzzers, about 42 miles east of Dodger Stadium. Stewart struck […]

Dodgers acquire pitcher Griff McGarry from Phillies

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers on Tuesday made a trade with the Philadelphia Phillies, getting minor league right-hander Griff McGarry in exchange for international bonus pool space. The Phillies announced the trade as them also receiving a player to be named later or cash considerations in the deal. McGarry was a Rule 5 draft pick […]

Dodgers starters right in the middle of things

The Dodgers took the opener over the New York Mets on Monday night, continuing their season-opening stretch of not yet losing two games in a row. They now head into Tuesday night looking to keep another streak alive — winning all the middle games of a three-game series. Thus far, the Dodgers are five for […]

Justin Wrobleski did the maximum by facing nearly the minimum

Justin Wrobleski had the best start of the Dodgers season to date and the best outing of his career in Monday night’s win over the New York Mets. Wrobleski was so efficient in his eight scoreless innings that some of the talk afterwards was about why he didn’t get a chance to finish the game. […]

Dodgers notes: Kyle Tucker, Roki Sasaki, Ontario prospects

Kyle Tucker is off to a slow start in his first season with the Dodgers, hitting just .237/.352/.305 in the early going after walking twice in four plate appearances on Monday. Fabian Ardaya at The Athletic earlier Monday talked to Tucker and hitting coach Aaron Bates about the outfielder’s early struggles: “I think he’s probably […]

Mets Morning News: Another quiet night for the Mets’ bats

Meet the Mets Dodgers’ starter Justin Wrobleski set down the first 13 Mets hitters and faced the minimum through seven, as New York lost their sixth straight by a 4-0 score to the Dodgers. Wrobleski ended up hurling eight shutout frames. The Mets managed just three hits as their scoreless streak extended to 20 innings, […]

Marlon Nieves wins California League pitcher of the week

The Ontario Tower Buzzers have their first-ever award winner, as Dodgers minor league right-hander Marlon Nieves was named California League pitcher of the week for the week of April 6-12. Nieves last Tuesday struck out six in six scoreless innings in a road win over the Inland Empire 66ers in San Bernardino, the longest outing […]

Justin Wrobleski’s career best performance in win over Mets

As two starting pitchers delivered starts on the opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to efficiency, Justin Wrobleski and the Dodgers got the better of David Peterson and the Mets in a 4-0 win. On one side, Wrobleski delivered the standout performance of his career, generating quick outs at a staggering rate; on […]