When the door on Clayton Kershaw closed, the window for Bud Norris opened. Let's see what the newest Dodger brought to the table. 2nd inning Rockies Bud Norris gave up a single and hit a batter, but he struck out the side. 3rd inning Rockies Norris with two more K's, making it five strikeouts
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The Dodgers presented us tonight with another debut of yet another young phenom. This time it was The Blue Meteor™, Brock Stewart, breaking through the baseball stratosphere and onto a major league mound less than 100 days from his first start in Class-A Rancho Cucamonga. Julio Urias had a near-disastrous debut
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Julio Urias was on the road against the Brewers tonight. There were rumors this would be his last start. Let's pull up a screen and see how the game turned out. Spoiler Alert: It was a doozy! 1st inning Brewers Dodgers defense straight up handled their business. Julio Urias tried to pick off
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News that sent shudders through Dodgers fans everywhere broke today that Clayton Kershaw - Kid K, the franchise, the greatest pitcher in the game today - is battling issues with a stiff and sore back. According to manager Dave Roberts, the pitcher who has carried the Dodgers on his back for
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The Dodgers had lost the previous three games to the suddenly mighty Pirates. Scott Kazmir - or as I call him, "Ol' Back, Back, Back" - went to the mound, and manager Dave Roberts used his "all righty" lineup in an attempt to avoid the sweep. Your loyal writer wears
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The last time we saw Clayton Kershaw was at Chavez Ravine, and it was 100° afternoon. It wasn't quite a hot LA Sunday, but it was a humid Pittsburgh night. The Dodgers had already dropped the first two games to the Pirates, and were once again looking to number 22
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Tonight the Dodgers opened a four-game series at PNC Park with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nick Tepesch got his first start as a Dodger. SPOILER ALERT: He was terrible! 2nd inning Pirates Tepesch gave up three consecutive hits. Toss in Yasiel Puig missing the cut-off man (again) and you get the Pirates up 2-0. In
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The Dodgers had won five straight, and were going for the sweep with Julio Urias on the mound, and Dusty Baker bobbleheads in everyone's hands. Here's how the game played out. 1st inning Nats After a questionable walk to Jason Werth, Julio Urias struck out two and got one fly out. Dodgers Chase Utley
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The Dodgers have won four in a row, but tonight's pitcher is wild card, Scott Kazmir. That means anything can happen, and you won't find me betting on five in a row. That said, the other wild card is the Dodgers' offense. Like LA's temperatures, the bats have been flaming hot.
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It was 99 degrees at first pitch. The Dodgers and Brewers were both decked out in powder blue accented unis, and Kenta Maeda on the bump. 1st inning Brewers They say the hotter weather makes it easier for home run balls to travel. Perhaps so, as Maeda gave up a first inning
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The first two games of the Dodgers/Brewers series were tough, back and forth affairs. Each team had come away with one win. Mike Bolsinger was set to pitch against Chase Anderson. They are both old friends, and Bolsinger was Best Man at Anderson's wedding. The big question was, which of the
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Julio Urias took the mound at Chavez Ravine with the intent to boost the Dodgers back up after a difficult loss to the Brewers last night. Last night's game was a see-saw affair with blown leads, two 3-run comebacks, a ninth inning rally that fell short, and a shouting/shoving match in
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During the sixth inning of last night's Dodgers - Brewers game, Justin Turner sent a fly ball to deep left field. Joc Pederson tagged up at third and scored the tying run, but the play was much closer than it had to be. Yasmani Grandal was on first base and he
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After a six-game, .500 road trip, the Dodgers returned to Chavez Ravine (and Vin Scully) to take on the Brewers. Chase Utley returned to the lead off spot, Will Venable started in right field, and Scott Kazmir took the mound, with Yasmani Grandal as his battery mate. We'll pick up the
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The machinations behind the Dodgers daily line ups absolutely baffle me. Let's use yesterday's game against the Diamondbacks as an example. On one hand, the Dodgers made a smart move by dropping Adrian Gonzalez down to fifth in the batting order. I've called for that for the past few weeks. We
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Clayton Kershaw took the mound this morning, hoping to give the Dodgers a two-game winning streak. The game featured a tweaked lineup for the Dodgers, with Adrian Gonzalez batting fifth for the first time this season. Trace Thompson moved up in the batting order to bat clean up. They also sat Joc
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