After 16 innings last night, the Dodgers and Cardinals went at it again. Kenta Maeda was trying to prove he's a reliable and effective innings eater, and the Dodgers' offense was trying to prove they understand the philosophy of the RBI. We'll pick things up in the second. 2nd inning Dodgers Howie Kendrick
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Corey Seager returned and Brandon McCarthy was on the mound for the Dodgers. The game went for 16 innings, so let's get right to the recap. 1st inning Dodgers Chase Utley with a lead off double! Corey Seager picked up right where he left off before coming down with a three-day case of
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Mike Piazza will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this Sunday, and I'm emotionally split over how to feel about it. Bravo for Mike. He's earned it. He's the greatest hitting catcher to ever play the game, and it was my pleasure and privilege to watch him play the
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Gooooooooood mooooorniiiinnnggg L.A.! It was an early morning 9 a.m. start for Dodgers fans today. Angelinos awoke to plenty of news: Corey Seager was still missing from the Dodgers lineup. Charlie Culberson's call up turned out to be no more than a cup of coffee, as he was optioned back down.
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Despite Scott's plea, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts trotted out the all-righty lineup against losing record (5-8), left-handed Gio Gonzalez. Missing today were Utley, Seager and Pederson. Yasiel Puig got the start in CF and Scott Van Slyke in RF. Charlie Culberson was brought up to spot the still-ailing Corey Seager. In
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Joc Pederson is back! But Cory Seager, Clayton Kershaw, Casey Fien and Hyun-Jin Ryu are now out. The universe is a cruel and cold place. Here's how tonight's opening game between Scott Kazmir and rookie pitcher Reynaldo Lopez went. 1st inning Just after the start of the game, I jumped in my
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Do you want the good news, or the bad news first? Despite the unbalance in today's Dodgers news, I prefer to focus on the positives, so let's go with the good news first. Joc Pederson is back! Today the Dodgers activated young Joc, so he's eligible to play in tonight's opener
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Don Newcombe was inducted into the Shrine of the Eternals last Sunday. Being an ardent fan of the Dodgers, and loving baseball as much as I do, I made it a point to be there. Besides Newcombe, Bo Jackson, and some sportswriter were also being inducted. At least year's ceremony,
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This season the Los Angeles Dodgers are celebrating the eight players and two managers whose numbers they have retired. Nearly a generation has passed since the last one; Tommy Lasorda's number 2 was retired in 1997. The time has come to add Fernando Valenzuela and his number 34 to this
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Game two of three. The Dodgers were coming off the high of last night's blowout win, and Brandon McCarthy was coming off the low of his last outing. How would this balancing act play out? 1st inning Snakes Two pitches into the game, the HP umpire took a foul ball off the
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30 minutes ago the Dodgers announced they are placing outfielder Trayce Thompson on the 15-day disabled list (lower back irritation). This is a bad break for Thompson - and the Dodgers - as Thompson had a hot start, which featured leaping catches in center field and home run power at
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Baseball is back! The first series of the second half brings the Dodgers to Chase Field in Arizona. They faced Snake southpaw Patrick Corbin, who was looking for his first win at home. Bud Norris took the bump for the Blue. Things to watch for: How Yasiel Puig's game is affected
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Back on June 30 when Clayton Kershaw went on the disabled list with back troubles (disc herniation), many believed his season - and by extension, the Dodgers' season, was effectively over. Apparently, the Dodgers' ace has something to say about that. For years Kerhsaw has carried the Dodgers on his back.
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It's the All-Star break. While others argue over whether this is truly the halfway point of the season, let's take a quick look at the Top 5 Moments from the Dodgers' wild, wacky, and sometimes winning, first half of the season. 1 The Opening Weekend pounding of the San Diego Padres. Just
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It was the last game before the All-Star break, and Kenta Maeda was trying to bounce back from his last outing, which was one of his worst of the year. The Dodgers were up 2 games to 1 in a four-game series against the Padres, and it was a glorious
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The bars in K-Town were probably jumping tonight, with Korean baseball fans celebrating the return of Hyun-Jin Ryu to Chavez Ravine. There has been some worry across the blogs and Twitter over Ryu's decreased pitch speed. Before his shoulder injuries, Ryu was averaging 93 mph on his fastball. He seemed to
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