The Dodgers had the day off yesterday, so they sat in second place, unable to help themselves. They returned tonight to open a weekend series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Now they would be in control of their own destiny. Would anything change? 1st inning Ross Stripling was in trouble quickly. The first
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The second game against the Phillies was a battle of the aces, sort of. Philadelphia starter Vincent Velasquez is their bona fide ace. Maeda has become the Dodgers' default ace. Since Clayton Kershaw went down, Maeda has been the most consistent Dodgers' starter. He has pitched the deepest into games,
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Do you remember the firestorm surrounding Yasiel Puig the day the Dodgers flew to Colorado and he was not on the plane? It turned out to be a false firestorm, but it burned white-hot on the net and social media. In case you missed that incident, some reporter "broke the story"
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Tonight's game was a battle of the young pitchers. The Dodgers sent forth 19-year-old Julio Urias, and the Phillies sent 22-year-old Zach Eflin the mound. Two go in. One comes out. 1st inning Corey Seager hit one into the pavilion to crack the seal on the scoring. 1-0 Justin Turner followed with a double
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The Dodgers played the Red Sox today in a rare Saturday afternoon start. Big Papi was in the lineup, which did not bode well for a Dodgers victory. 1st inning Sox The first two Red Sox batters opened the game up with back to back singles. Soon enough Dodgers starter Ross Stripling was
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The Dodgers opened their home stand against the Boston Red Sox tonight. There was lots of fanfare around the game, as the Sox's visit to LA brought the farewell tour of Big Papi, David Ortiz. There was a warm welcome and some reunions for Papi before the game. Adrian Gonzalez, Nomar Garciaparra,
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The past two days in Colorado have been miserable for the Dodgers. After being pounded by the Rockies' bats, the Dodgers needed a big outing from starter Kenta Maeda. Would he be able to stop the bleeding, and help the Dodgers salvage the road trip with a win? 1st inning Dodgers They
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The Dodgers spent the second day of their post-Puig era with the Colorado Rockies. After yesterday's sleepy loss, today's game held plenty of fireworks. Unfortunately, most of them went off in the Dodgers faces. 1st inning Dodgers Justin Turner opened the home run gates with a two run blast to draw first
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The Dodgers flew to Colorado without Yasiel Puig, but they did present a couple of new players, Josh Reddick, and Jesse Chavez. Their debuts turned out to reflect the highs and lows of the game, as the Dodgers lost the opening game of the series, 3-7. 1st inning Rockies Brandon McCarthy threw
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The trade deadline passed without Yasiel Puig going anywhere. That was a bit of a surprise. The Dodgers let it be known to parts near and far that he was on the trading block. There was no "Yasiel Puig is a valuable part of the Dodgers..blah, blah. We have no intention
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Today the Dodgers brought the Sunday, sunny day, righty lineup to face the Diamondbacks in the last game of the homestand. Scott Van Slyke occupied first base, and Chris Taylor held second. Yasiel Puig returned to right field, and Kiké Enrique Hernandez returned to the big club to patrol center
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Forgive me, loyal readers, I missed the first half of the game tonight, but unless you're a masochist, you don't want to read too much about the first half of the game. The Dodgers were already down 4-0 by the time I tuned in. I say again, it was 4 runs, 9
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Tonight was the opening game of a weekend series with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Snakes brought suitcases full of ridiculous uniforms, and the Dodgers brought Kenta Maeda to the party. Oh yeah, they also brought big blue Dodger hearts that would not give up. 2nd inning Dodgers Single for Adrian Gonzalez. Walk to Andrew
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Tonight's opening game of the home stand featured the Tampa Bay Rays and Chris Archer, the RH pitcher who almost everyone on Twitter and the blogs is wishing and hoping will be traded to the Dodgers. Bud Norris, who's already a Dodger, was hoping to continue building his reputation as
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Andrew Toles, the kid from Georgia who wasn't even on a baseball team in 2015, has become a welcome regular in the Dodgers' starting lineup. Luck has been in Toles' favor this year as Andrew Friedman was already familiar with him, and injuries to Andre Ethier, Yasiel Puig and Joc Pederson
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The rubber match tonight between the Dodgers and Cardinals featured a national ESPN broadcast (bleh!) and Mike Mayers making his debut on the mound for the Cheatin' Cardinals. Spoiler Alert: It did not go well for the rookie.We already knew the broadcast would not go well, as ESPN almost totally ignored
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