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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Last night Julio Urias, the youngest starting pitcher since a gallon of gas cost a nickel, took the mound at Citi Field, and he was nearly handed his head by the New York Mets. They say the kid is destined for greatness, but great he was not. He gave up three
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It was Game One of a weekend series in the Big Apple, and there was plenty on the plate. It was the first chance for Citi Field fans to see Chase Utley since the bitter NLCS of last season, and of course, the debut of the teen-aged phenom, Julio Urias. Oh
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Well folks, you asked for it - nay, you pleaded for it, begged for it, and demanded it. The day for Julio Urias to take the mound for the Dodgers is just around the corner. Urias will start tomorrow, Friday night, against the Mets, in New York City. It may not
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Dodgers-Reds. Game Two of three. The return (again) of Mike Bolsinger vs a pitcher making his ML debut. It was an even money bet. 1st inning Dodgers Singles for Chase Utley Corey Seager Justin Turner hit a blooper that dropped just right. RBI for Turner and score Utley. 1-0 2nd inning Dodgers 1-0 Reds 1,2,3 inning for
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Tonight brought the first visit of the Zinzinatti Reds (as the venerable Vin Skully calls them) to Chavez Ravine. The Reds had only won three road games up to this point, and sat 16 games behind the Cubs. How would they fare running into the buzzsaw known as Clayton Kershaw? Kershaw,
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Kenta Maeda is becoming "one of those" Dodger pitchers. When he pitches, people are starting to wonder which Maeda will show up - the awesome one, or the dreadful one? Now that I think about it, the Dodgers overall, are "one of those" teams. Here's what happened today in the crazy universe
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Dodgers vs Padres. Game Two. The returns of Adrian Gonzalez and Matt Kemp. Exciting stuff. Alex "Who knows which way he'll bend?" Wood on the mound. Exciting in an entirely different way. Cut to the third inning: 3rd inning Padres Alex Wood strikes out the side. It looked like Strudy Wood was on, as
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