The Brett Anderson experiment panned out yesterday for the Dodgers thanks to the theatrics of Yasmani Grandal. Another injury riddled pitcher takes the mound tonight in Scott Kazmir as will put his claim on the battle for the Number #4 starter. The Dodgers will be going for their third win
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After an emotional series, the Dodgers sent the fading Giants down south, beaten and limping, to face the Padres. Tonight they welcomed the "meh" Rockies. Could the boys in blue keep up the fire necessary to close out the run to the NL West title? 1st inning A perfect inning for Brett
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The Boys in Blue took the rubber match against the "hated ones" last night to improve their lead to six games in the NL West and decrease their magic number to five. The Dodgers tonight will begin a four game series against the Colorado Rockies. Making his return to the
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Kenta Maeda was shown in last night's telecast sitting in the Dodgers dugout with baseball in hand. It looked like he was working on his pitching technique. He slowly moved his arm forward at the elbow and put a finishing wrist-twist on his simulated pitch. What he didn't know at
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The Los Angeles Dodgers bats failed to hit with runners in scoring position all game long against Johnny Cueto and the San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers fell 2-0 last night but still hold a five game lead in the NL West heading into tonight's rubber match against the Giants. Tonight
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The second game against the Giants looked to be a dandy, following the infamous "Don't look at me" game, and the premature lifting of Hill after seven perfect innings in his last outing. Add to that, Johnny Cueto taking the mound for the Giants, and we had all the makings for
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Last nights come from behind 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants had a lot of fireworks. It was Clayton Kershaw vs. Madison Bumgarner. It was Yasiel Puig vs. Bumgarner. Ultimately it was Adrian Gonzalez clutch hit in the ninth inning to secure the victory. The Dodgers now have a
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Dodgers vs Giants. Kershaw vs Bumgarner. Puig vs Bumgarner. Lots of bad blood. The NL West title on the line. If you need more hype than that, you're not a baseball fan. 1st inning 1,2,3 inning. Job done for Kersh. 2nd inning Dodgers Yasiel Puig with a double. Yasmani Grandal was plunked on the elbow. Two
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It’s important to note that while I have been critical of Andrew Friedman and the front office brain trust, what they are doing is working. The Dodgers are in first place 5 games ahead with 13 left to play on course to win their fourth consecutive NL West title. They
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Good morning faithful LADR readers, Today's pregame is brought to you by Oscar. Hope you enjoy the Sunday change of pace. The Arizona Diamondbacks won four games in a row, including the first of the four-game, extended series against the Dodgers. The boys in blue stopped the Snakes streak, winning two in
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The Dodgers looked like two different teams in the Big Apple, but they managed to take the series from the Yankees. Their return home to LA was slowed by a stop against their NL West rivals, the Arizona Diamondbacks.Here's how game one of three played out.2nd inning The Diamondbacks quickly let Rich
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The Los Angeles Dodgers struggled once again against lefties yesterday and followed it up with a predictable 3-0 loss. The Dodgers had their right handed line-up against the New York Yankees C.C. Sabathia who turned into the Sabathia of old against the boys in blue. The Dodgers hoped to rebound in the rubber match with
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Julio Urias has only been in the majors for one season but he is already developing one heck of a pickoff move. Not surprising considering he is teammates with Clayton Kershaw who has one of the best pick-off moves in the game. Kershaw is one of the MLB leaders with
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Yesterday the Dodgers kicked the Yankees around their own stadium. Today the Bronx Bombers took sweet revenge - one home run at a time. Julio Urias was sent packing in the fourth, and the Dodgers forgot to unpack their bats all night. 3rd inning Urias found himself in a jam with Yanks
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It was a classic matchup. Dodgers vs Yankees. East coast vs West coast. NL vs AL. Pantone 294 vs da Bronx. There's a long line of history between these two that half the players on both squads probably know nothing about. 1st inning The Dodgers came out blasting with back to back
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When the season began who knew Kenta Maeda would be the workhorse of the Dodgers rotation? Maeda took the mound today for the 27th time, seeking his 15th win, after winning 7 of his last 8 starts. On top of all that, who knew it would take this long for Captain
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