The Dodgers (67-53) screwed the pooch on Thursday in Philadelphia. The boys in blue blew a 4-run lead that lead to a 5-4 defeat to the Phillies in the series finale that ruined their potential sweep. If you remember they were unable to sweep the Phillies on the last home stand as
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Time and time again Josh Reddick came up with runners in scoring position in last night's game against the Philadelphia Phillies. In a pattern that has become increasingly frustrating for participants and spectators alike, Reddick flopped. The Dodgers didn't lose the game because of that, but let's be clear about something:
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The first place Dodgers were looking to extend their lead over the Giants by completing a sweep in Philadelphia. They liked their chances with Ross Stripling headed to the mound. Here's how it turned out. 1st inning After singles by Chase Utley and ROY candidate Corey Seager, the other ROY (Redhead of
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You just want to scream from the mountain tops. I know you do, so go ahead and let it out. The Dodgers are now firmly entrenched in first place, a game and a half ahead of the crappy Giants. It feels good waking up every day and going to work
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Sure, the first place Dodgers pounded the Phillies last night, but the boys did not come out of the gates scoring. They didn't score a run until the fifth inning. Yesterday's pitcher, Kenta Maeda only gave up one run through five innings, holding the Phillies down long enough for the Dodgers
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Chase Utley returned to Philadelphia yesterday and cracked the liberty bell in grand style belting a two run dinger followed by a grand slam en route to a 15-5 drubbing of the fightin phils. The Giants also lost 4-3 to the Pirates which propelled the Dodgers to First place in the
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Long before Chase Utley wore Dodger blue, he wore Phillies red. Tonight's game saw his return to the city he called home for twelve years. How would those ever-loving Phillies fans react? The first time Utley stepped to the plate, the fans stepped up big, with true brotherly love that
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The Dodgers are coming off of a 5-4 home stand and a tough series loss to the Pirates. Oddly enough the Pirates are now playing a series at San Francisco and have helped the Dodgers move closer to first place by beating the sputtering Giants. The boys in blue enter today
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I don’t like writing these types of articles, but I hate to say I told you so….Dodgers. I called it during spring training. There was no way that starters Brett Anderson and Brandon McCarthy were going to contribute much or anything at all this season. The Anderson and McCarthy signings
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Today was Brett Anderson's turn to make a comeback and prove to Dodger fans that not every broken Dodger pitcher will remain a broken Dodgers pitcher. Would he be successful? SPOILER ALERT: HA!!! 1st inning In what is becoming par for the course, the Dodgers began by giving up runs in the first inning.
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The Dodgers are coming off an 8-4 victory over the Pirates yesterday which hopefully ended the jinx against them. The game wasn't without casualities. Justin Turner didn't play due to a right hand contusion and Brandon McCarthy exited in the 2nd inning due to a hip issue. The Dodgers kept
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It was a beautiful day for a ball game. The Pirates certainly felt good after putting the Dodgers to bed last night, 5-2. The Dodgers were hoping a new day would bring them closer to first place. Brandon McCarthy was hoping the bright sun would smile upon him and change
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The Dodgers dropped the opener of the three game series to the Bucs on Friday night by a 5-1 score. Ross Stripling pitched admirably but was hurt by some poor defense in the early innings. The Dodger offense hit out of sync the entire game. The bats scored just one
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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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I would like to apologize to you all. On Wednesday I wrote a pregame bragging about how it was “moving day” and that the Dodgers (64-50) were on a roll. What I meant was that the Dodgers would be “moving” into first place and the Giants moving into second place. I was
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The Dodgers received a huge scare in the sixth inning of Wednesday’s 6-2 loss to the Phillies. It was more than just the scare of falling back into second place in the NL West race. During that frame Philadelphia right hander Elvis Araujo struck Corey Seager on the right wrist with
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