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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Fresh off 9-3 homer fest victory over the Phillies last night which put the Dodgers in a virtual deadlock for First place in the NL West with "The Hated Ones." The Dodgers this afternoon completed their three game series with the Phillies. Let's get straight to the bad news. The Giants
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The day of reckoning for the Giants has arrived. Today is moving day! This is the day where the Dodgers take over sole possession of first place in the NL West, pushing the sad sack Giants back into second place where they belong. Get comfy Giants; you’re going to be
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The second game against the Phillies was a battle of the aces, sort of. Philadelphia starter Vincent Velasquez is their bona fide ace. Maeda has become the Dodgers' default ace. Since Clayton Kershaw went down, Maeda has been the most consistent Dodgers' starter. He has pitched the deepest into games,
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The Dodgers did their part on Monday night defeating the Phillies 9-4 in the opening game of their three game series. Unfortunately the stupid Marlins and stupid Don Mattingly did not do their jobs and blew a 5-1 lead allowing the Giants to come from behind and win 8-7. The slimy Giant’s 14-inning
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Tonight's game was a battle of the young pitchers. The Dodgers sent forth 19-year-old Julio Urias, and the Phillies sent 22-year-old Zach Eflin the mound. Two go in. One comes out. 1st inning Corey Seager hit one into the pavilion to crack the seal on the scoring. 1-0 Justin Turner followed with a double
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Tonight marks the return of phenom Julio Urias as the Dodgers attempt to move into a first place tie with the Giants in the NL West. The Dodgers are coming off of an exciting 8-5 win over the Red Sox on Sunday afternoon. The Dodger bats torched David Price as Rob Segedin,
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The price was all right for the Dodgers in an exciting 8-5 victory over the Red Sox at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Brandon McCarthy was effectively wild walking 5 and hitting a batter but only allowing two earned runs on 3 hits over 3.2 innings pitched. McCarthy looked shaky
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The Dodgers bounced back on Saturday afternoon with an impressive 3-0 shutout win over the Red Sox to even the series at one game each. Ross Stripling tossed five shutout frames and the Dodger bats plated enough runs secure the win. Corey Seager set the all time LA Dodger rookie record for
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The Dodgers played the Red Sox today in a rare Saturday afternoon start. Big Papi was in the lineup, which did not bode well for a Dodgers victory. 1st inning Sox The first two Red Sox batters opened the game up with back to back singles. Soon enough Dodgers starter Ross Stripling was
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Scott Kazmir getting bombed in last night’s 9-0 blowout loss to the Red Sox was about as exciting as watching paint dry. I’m no Nostradamus but it doesn’t take a clairvoyant to figure out that Kazmir was going to get lit up like a Christmas tree. The next guy to get lit
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