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Blake Snell leaves early due to left groin tightness
The Dodgers were hit by the injury bug again, as left-hander Blake Snell left Wednesday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds early due to left groin tightness. Snell completed a scoreless first inning, facing the minimum after picking off first baseman Sal Stewart following his two-out single. Snell tossed just 19 pitches on Wednesday, allowing just […]
Dodgers at Reds game chat
Blake Snell faces Andrew Abbot as the Dodgers look to make it three consecutive wins against the Cincinnati Reds. WEDNESDAY GAME INFO
Dodgers on Deck: Thursday, September 17 at Reds
Convenient scheduling brought the Dodgers and Reds together for seven times over 11 days in September, with the last of those contests coming during breakfast time on the west coast on Thursday. The Dodgers will run a bullpen game for the fourth and final game of the series at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, […]
Charles Davalan wins Midwest League MVP, Jair Fernandez manager of year for Great Lakes
Dodgers outfield prospect Charles Davalan was named Midwest League MVP on Wednesday, and was one of four All-Stars from the High-A Great Lakes Loons as well as Loons manager Jair Fernandez winning manager of the year. That makes two Dodgers minor leaguers winning minor league MVP awards so far, with Class-A Ontario first baseman and […]
Dodgers activate Kris Bubic off IL, DFA Ryan Ward
The Dodgers on Wednesday activated Kris Bubic off the 60-day injured list, adding the left-hander they acquired from the Kansas City Royals on the August 3 trade deadline. Bubic is a starting pitcher by trade and made the All-Star team in 2025, but has been sidelined since mid-May with elbow soreness, and during his rehab […]
The Freddie Freeman gambit
gambit – noun a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position Now, if your mind immediately went to the Marvel Comics character and you were confused, fair enough. Here’s the clip you likely thought of, so we can all feel better […]
Blake Snell defends a scoreless streak by Dodger starters
The colloquially called “Great American Small Park” has looked awfully big for the Cincinnati Reds hitters facing the best pitching that the Dodgers have to offer. And it doesn’t get much easier with Blake Snell taking the mound, as the Dodgers are two wins away from sweeping the Reds in a fourth straight series dating […]
Dodgers minors: Mike Sirota homers in a Drillers loss
The Comets were humbled by the Chihuahuas on the road, while the Drillers opened their Division Series with a walk-off loss to the Cardinals. Player of the Day In a game in which eight out of nine hitters in the starting lineup for the Drillers struck out multiple times—enduring a tough 9-7 defeat to the […]
Dodgers notes: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Teoscar Hernández, Shohei Ohtani
The Dodgers’ winning ways in September were briefly interrupted for two games against the Miami Marlins, but they have picked back up against the Cincinnati Reds, taking the first two games of a four-game set. After Tarik Skubal shut down Cincinnati over seven innings on Monday, Yoshinobu Yamamoto continued the trend of marvelous results from […]
Yoshinobu Yamamoto adds another gem to his collection to beat Reds
Yoshinobu Yamamoto continued his excellent season and beat the Cincinnati Reds for the second time in a week, this time with seven scoreless innings in the Dodgers’ 4-0 win at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Yamamoto was uncharacteristically wild to open the game, with eight of his first nine pitches outside the strike zone, […]
Dodgers at Reds game chat
The Dodgers are four for four against the Reds this year, all in the previous eight days. On Tuesday night they try a drive for five. Tuesday game info
Dodgers on Deck: Wednesday, September 16 at Reds
The Dodgers are in the postseason for a 14th consecutive year, and they can potentially clinch the National League West on Wednesday against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Entering Tuesday the Dodgers’ magic number over the Padres was three, meaning the earliest they could possibly clinch is Wednesday. Blake Snell is on […]
Dodgers prospect Easton Shelton wins Cal League MVP
Dodgers minor league corner man Easton Shelton led the California League in several categories and on Tuesday was named the league MVP, a highlight of the first season of the Class-A Ontario Tower Buzzers. Shelton hit .297/.403/.644 with 37 home runs, 112 RBI, and a 151 wRC+ in 109 games this season. His 37 home […]
Eduardo Quintero, Charles Davalan among Dodgers in Arizona Fall League
Major League Baseball on Tuesday announced rosters for the 2026 Arizona Fall League, which will run from October 3 through November 13. Outfielders Eduardo Quintero and Charles Davalan, both top-100 prospects in baseball, are among the Dodgers slated to play for the Glendale Desert Dogs. When Baseball America revised their prospect rankings after the trade […]
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the rock of the Dodgers rotation
Yoshinobu Yamamoto takes the mound on Tuesday night against the Reds in what figures to be his penultimate start of the regular season. It’s been another fantastic year, once again the anchor of the Dodgers rotation, the only member to stay healthy and make every start this season. Yamamoto enters Tuesday with 172 innings, only […]
Cole Irvin wins Pacific Coast League pitcher of week
Veteran left-hander Cole Irvin has been a stabilizing force in the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets rotation this year, and on Monday he was named pitcher of the week in the Pacific Coast League. Irvin started twice for Oklahoma City last week against Sugar Land and didn’t allow a run in either game, totaling 9 2/3 […]
Dodger notes: Edwin Diaz and the state of the pitching staff
The Los Angeles Dodgers made Edwin Diaz the highest paid closer over the offseason. Now, he might not even make the postseason roster. Diaz had a rehab outing Sunday in which he faced eight batters, retiring only two while walking three and hitting a batter. He threw 30 pitches to get those two outs, with […]
Dead-red hitters can’t handle Tarik Skubal’s fastball
Hits were at a premium with both sides combining for seven, and the Dodgers made the most of theirs, out-homering the Reds two-to-one and relying on Tarik Skubal’s best performance as a Dodger to secure a 4-1 win. While Reds starter Nick Lodolo was responsible for all four runs in his seven innings, it doesn’t […]
Dodgers tie Braves record with 14 postseasons in a row. Stan Kasten was there for both
The Dodgers with their win over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night at Great American Ball Park are back in the postseason, just as they have every year dating back to 2013. They tied a major league record by making 14 postseasons in a row. That’s every full season of Guggenheim Baseball Management owning the […]
Dodgers at Reds: game chat
Freddie Freeman gets a rare day off as the Dodgers visit Great American Ball Park for the first time in 2026. Monday game info
Edgardo Henríquez on injured list with back discomfort
One day after allowing his first runs in four weeks, Dodgers reliever Edgardo Henríquez was placed on the 15-day injured list with lower back discomfort. His regular season is over. Henríquez has been one of the best relievers on the team this season, with a 2.85 ERA and 2.47 xERA in 61 games, with 71 […]
Dodgers on Deck: Tuesday, September 15 at Reds
The Dodgers and Reds continue their series on Tuesday in Cincinnati, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound. Tuesday is Yamamoto’s 27th start of 2026, the lone Dodgers starting pitcher to remain active and in the rotation all year. He’s at 172 innings, needing only two innings to surpass his MLB regular season high of 173 […]
Dodgers option Emmet Sheehan, recall Paul Gervase
The fresh arm express continues to run in September, with Emmet Sheehan optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City ahead of Monday night’s series opener against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park, one day after he pitched six scoreless innings on Sunday in Miami. Paul Gervase was called up from Triple-A to give the Dodgers […]
How Dodgers can clinch playoff spot today
The Dodgers open a series against the Reds in Cincinnati on Monday, and can clinch a playoff berth with a win. If the Dodgers lose to the Reds, they can also clinch a playoff berth on Monday with both a Padres loss to the Rockies at Coors Field and a Diamondbacks loss to the Marlins […]
Defending a sequence of one-run wins in Tarik Skubal’s starts
Multiple series against the same club in such a short time span create a scenario in which specific pitching matchups can be repeated—the case for this battle of southpaws between Tarik Skubal and Nick Lodolo. The prevailing sentiment in cases such as these is that the repeat game can favor the hitter who starts to […]
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