We tend to think of a baseball season as a long haul, and with good reason, where things percolate and get done gradually over the course of several weeks. Entering Saturday, the Dodgers were just 1½ games back, then LA beat the Mets, one of four one-run wins for the Dodgers last week. Trea Turner […]
The Dodgers were in an unfamiliar position of late, trailing early on Sunday. In the Dodgers’ six wins over the Mets in the previous nine days, New York had only three singles in 47 at-bats with runners in scoring position. Price needed 33 pitches to get through the first, but retired 10 of his final […]
Major League Baseball unveiled the preliminary 2022 schedule on Wednesday, which means we finally have a date for the long-awaited All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium. That’s the latest on the calendar an MLB All-Star Game has been since 1981, when an in-season labor stoppage pushed the game to August 9. Dodger Stadium last hosted the […]
The Dodgers at the trade deadline acquired the best hitter available and the best pitcher available, all in one fell swoop. During the run of eight straight NL West titles, the Dodgers trailed at the end of play on July 31 only twice — two games back in 2016, and a half-game back in 2018. […]
The Dodgers arrive in Arizona Friday looking to get the taste of another series loss to the Giants out of the their mouths and firmly into the rear view. After acquiring Danny Duffy from the Royals and reportedly swinging a trade with the Nationals for Max Scherzer and Trea Turner, the Dodgers also expect Corey […]
In 42 games there, he’s posted a .948 OPS and has nine home runs and 43 RBI. …Read the full story
McKinney’s provided above-average defense in both right and left field according to Defensive Runs Saved, Total Zone Rating, and Ultimate Zone Rating. He played in the first three games of the series against the Giants, starting on Monday, and went 0-for-6 with five strikeouts. …Read the full story
Bullpens have figured heavily in the first three games of the Dodgers-Giants series. In 15 games from June 1 to the All-Star break, Jansen did not allow an extra-base hit to his 56 batters faced. The last of those extra-base hits was a double by Darin Ruf, which was followed by two walks from Jansen, […]
So far this season the matchups between the top three in the division have been a real test of the transitive property. The Dodgers still have 21 games remaining against Arizona and Colorado, against whom they are 15-2 this season. …Read the full story
Zach McKinstry sacrificed Reks into scoring position, then Mookie Betts ran a 3-1 count before Arizona decided to intentionally walked him. That set the stage for Muncy, who will start at designated hitter for the National League All-Stars on Tuesday night. Nobody other than Betts even had a hit until AJ Pollock doubled with one […]
“All your baseball cards came to life,” said Joe Torre, who started at third base for the National League team. Willie Davis made his first All-Star Game that year at age 31, hitting .350 in the first half — trailing only Torre in the National League — with 25 doubles and 57 runs scored. …Read […]
Jake Reed starts on the mound for the Dodgers, and with left-hander Ross Detwiler starting for the Marlins, Albert Pujols is fully in the David Freese role, batting second. …Read the full story
“As of now, we’re in the middle of letting the commissioners office and Major League Baseball handle this,” Roberts said. “I’m in the position of following the lead of Major League Baseball,” he said. …Read the full story
The Dodgers faced one of the best pitchers in baseball and lived to tell about it, thanks to some timely hitting and an elite pitcher of their own. The alarm bells sounded for the Dodgers in the first inning, thanks walks by Max Muncy and Cody Bellinger, sandwiching Justin Turner getting hit by a pitch. […]
On its face, dropping four of seven games makes for a bummer of a week. At least relative to three days ago. “We just got outplayed for three games. The trip to San Diego wasn’t all bad for the Dodgers, who saw the activation of both Max Muncy and Cody Bellinger off the injured list. […]
A pair of Dodgers co-owners are reportedly buying into the Lakers. This is the share of the team owned by Philip Anschutz, billionaire head of AEG, which owns Staples Center. The Buss family owns a majority of the Lakers, with Jeanie Buss the team president and controlling owner. Her brothers Jim and Johnny Buss tried […]
We also chronicled the arrivals of 30-somethings Andy Burns and Steven Souza Jr., as well as 2017 Dodgers draftee Zach Reks for his major league debut. A recent purchase of 2021 Topps Heritage cards got me comparing Dodgers cards to originals from the 1972 Topps set. Not only did Parker play an excellent first base […]
Ryan Tepera was one of three Chicago relievers to help finish off Thursday night’s no-hitter, the seventh recognized no-hitter in the majors this season, and the fourth straight loss for the Dodgers. It took a little bit to shake off the rust on Friday, but the Dodgers got their first hit since Wednesday when Cody […]
