After a three-game losing streak, including dropping the first game of the series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Dodgers were asking themselves, can Maeda-san be a stopper san? The answer was yes, in more ways than one. We'll pick things up in the third, with the Dodgers down by one. 3rd inning
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Zack Greinke was the one the Dodgers let get away (to Arizona). Like a true mercenary, Greinke chased the dollars to the desert, and many in LA were smug and satisfied when he began 2016 in the worst way possible. Greinke was shelled mercilessly early in the season, but the
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The rubber match between the Dodgers and the hated ones featured Julio Urias' fourth start (third on the road). His stuff was impressive at Dodger Stadium, but the kid has to get his pitch count down. The Giants threw a mostly left-handed lineup against him. Here's how that battle played
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The Dodgers won the first game of the weekend series against the Giants with a little help from ninth inning heroics from Justin Turner and Clayton Kershaw's thirteen strike outs. They didn't have the benefit of Kershaw again, so Scott Kazmir and his up and down pitching abilities would have
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This series is important. It's the big kahuna. The NL West is on the line and both teams were leading with their big boys on the mound. Clayton Kershaw (8-1) and Johnny Cueto (9-1) are the top two pitchers in the National League. The Dodgers are trying to prove to the
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Tonight brought the rubber match between the Dodgers and Rockies. In game one the Dodgers were one hit, and they won game two on the strength of two hits. Manager Dave Roberts rested Chase Utley and Corey Seager, two of the hottest Dodger bats, and just as Scott predicted, he fielded
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The Dodgers slept walked through last night's game against the Rockies, and as a result, they were one-hit by a very good road pitcher. Tonight they countered with their AAA phenom, Julio Urias, who so far has been a very bad road pitcher. Tonight, however, Urias was wearing the home whites
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There's no other explanation for it. Somebody must be turning the screws on Farhan Zaidi and Dave Roberts, forcing them to keep the light to non-hitting Justin Turner in prime spots of the Dodgers' batting order. Despite never returning as the power hitter he was last season, and not making contact
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The third place Rockies rolled into Chavez Ravine on the 72nd anniversary of D-Day, to face a Dodgers team that was as hot as it had been all season. Unfortunately, that was only as hot as a 4 inning-old Dodger dog. The Dodgers swept the Braves over the weekend, but skipper
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The dark skies and ashes from the fires of last night were gone. Today brought the Dodgers and Braves together on a sunny LA afternoon with the smell of a sweep in the air. Scott Kazmir was on the mound, and Carl Crawford was finally out of the dugout. Here's
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The Dodgers are home after a 3-4 road trip against the toughest teams in the National League East. They've been struggling to score runs, but the good news is they were facing the lowly Atlanta Braves, who are struggling even more than the Dodgers. 1st inning Braves Quick 1-0 lead. Uh-oh. 2nd inning Braves
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The Dodgers started the day with an early game, hoping for a series split against the Cubs, and they brought young Julio Urias to help them get there. The handicap: Justin Turner batting third. THIRD! A travesty. 2nd inning Cubs After 26 pitches, a Joc Pederson error, and a mini-rally, the Cubs took
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Tonight was the third of a four game series against the Cubs, pitting Mike (Trampoline) Bolsinger against Jon Lester. Wih Yasiel Puig , Chase Utley and Adrian Gonzalez sitting the game out, Bolsinger got the B Squad to back him up. In other things to watch for, the start for Carl
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Jake Arrieta hasn't lost a game yet this season, but the Dodgers have played well on the road, and their lineup finally reflected something I have advocated for weeks - the dumping of Justin Turner out of the top third of the lineup. The change only came about because JT was
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Memorial Day brought game one of a four game series between the team with the best record in the majors vs the team with the most questionable one. Alex Wood returned to the starting rotation in a test of his sore? healed? triceps muscle. The good news was he had a team
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The final game of the Dodgers-Mets weekend lovefest featured Clayton Kershaw vs Bartolo Colón. Both teams were coming off emotionally charged wins. The Mets taking the first game when Chase Utley's 9th inning heroics were thrown away by Pedro Baez's 9th inning mistake. The Dodgers won the second game when Chase
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