The Dodgers kicked off the second half of the season with a bang, walloping the Dbacks by a score of 13-7. The offense exploded for 13 runs off 18 hits. Chris Taylor had the game of his life collecting three hits, hitting a grand slam home run and driving in six runs.
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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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The Dodgers reopen the 2016 season and resume play with a three game weekend series at Arizona against the Dbacks. The boys in blue have a 51-40 record and are in second place in the NL West, 6.5 games behind the Giants. The Dodgers also lead the NL Wild Card
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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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The Yasiel Puig rumors are back on the grapevine again. This time the Dodgers are considering trading the Cuban outfielder before the August 1 non-waiver trade deadline. I think I’m more open to the Dodgers trading him this year more than in seasons past. Let’s discuss why. Puig has played in
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The Dodgers made a big turnaround during the last two months of the first half of the 2016 season. The boys in blue finished the first half with a 51-40 record, 11 games above .500. The Dodgers had two 6 game winning streaks and have won 7 of their last
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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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The day before the all-star game is normally filled with hoopla and festivities. One of the annual festivities is the home run derby. There has been a Dodger in the home run derby for three consecutive seasons, but to this point no Dodger has ever won one. Although Joc Pederson
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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 Dodgers (50-40) recorded their 50th win of the season with a 4-3 win on Saturday afternoon over the Padres. The winning run scored on a botched double play take-out slide from Justin Turner. The play was reviewed but ultimately the call stood. Brandon McCarthy pitched well only allowing 3
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I don't mean to sound like a broken record here, but the Dodgers seriously need some innings from somebody to take the burden off of a tired but excellent bullpen. It's unfair to put these kind of innings on the bullpen and it could result in some injuries. The last
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Friday night marked a significant achievement in Yasmani Grandal’s career. The Dodger’s switch-hitting catcher collected five hits and slugged three home runs to lead the Dodgers to a 10-6 win over the Padres. The win snapped the Dodger’s three game losing streak. Not surprisingly Scott Kazmir was unable to give the
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The Dodgers (48-40) rolled over and played dead on Thursday evening in the opening game of their four game series against San Diego. Hyun-jin Ryu’s return was unsurprisingly unsuccessful as the left hander allowed six earned runs in five innings to the lowly Padres. Sadly most shoulder injuries like the one he
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On Wednesday Dodger’s second baseman Chase Utley became just the third oldest player since 1913 in baseball history to have a six-hit game. Utley went 6 for 7 (2 doubles) during the Dodger’s 14-inning 6-4 loss to the Orioles at Dodger Stadium. There hasn’t been a Dodger to collect six
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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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The Dodgers are going to be exhausted, and understandable so. The boys in blue suffered a tough loss on Wednesday afternoon in their insane 14-inning marathon loss to the Orioles. It was a crazy game that saw Scott Kazmir pinch-hit, Chase Utley collected 6 hits, and Chris Hatcher ended the game
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