The Dodgers returned to PNC Park a day after Rich Hill’s near no-hitter was ruined because of incompetent offense. The Dodgers were looking to wrap up the four-game set with a series win in an afternoon delight on getaway day. Hyun-jin Ryu battled Chad Kuhl in the series finale. The
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Thunderous skies threatened to rain out tonight's Dodgers - Pirates match, and the Bucs probably wish they had, as the Big Blue Steamroller just kept bangin' along on all cylinders on its way to win number 89 for the season. Five Dodgers: Chris Taylor, Corey Seager, Justin Turner, Yasmani Grandal, and
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I know the Dodgers are like 50 games up in the standings and Dave Roberts wants to experiment. He wants to audition different relievers to see who has the makeup to pitch in high leverage situations. I get it. But there was no reason to punt away an easy win
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Adrian Gonzalez was activated prior to the game as the Dodgers began a 7 game road trip which started against the Tigers for the first of three. Rich Hill went against Jordan Zimmerman who has fallen on hard times. The real question I think is would anyone be able to
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No Dodgers game tonight, so let's enjoy a quick Youtube video. Inside: Updates on Clayton Kershaw and Andre Ethier rehabs. Adrian Gonzalez returns to the team this weekend, and Joc Perderson is in trouble. Beer review: From 10 barrel Brewing (San Diego, CA) raspberry sour Crush. Enjoy and please remember to hit the
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No Dodger game tonight means we have some time to knock out a Youtube video. Inside we talk about the rehabs of Adrian Gonzalez, Andre Ethier, and Clayton Kershaw. We also talk about the dilemma of Ryu v Maeda and what about the cold bats of Pederson and Forsythe? Also we review
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Coming off his first walk off hit last night, Corey Seager hit his first grand slam in the bottom of the 8th inning to propel the never say die Dodgers to an improbable come from behind 9-7 victory for a sweep over the Reds. It is the Dodgers fourth straight
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Corey Seager scorched a clutch two out double down the left field line with two outs in the bottom of the 9th to score the winning run in a 5-4 victory. The hit came with runners on and was just out of reach of the diving Scooter Gennett of the
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The Dodgers' offense has been sluggish lately, and that's putting it nicely. They've put up very few runs, and then asked their pitchers to allow even fewer. That formula hasn't been working, as their starting pitchers have been everyone not named Kershaw. Today that changed. In an afternoon game that yours
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The Dodgers lost the first game against the Nationals last night, and it was a tough loss to swallow. Hyun-Jin Ryu gave up early runs that the Dodgers' cold/hot/cold offense just couldn't recover from. Things didn't look much easier for tonight's game, as the Nationals sent big Max Scherzer to the
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I’m walking, yes indeed, I’m walking….And I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more just to score more runs for the blue and I would walk 500 more…. Ok I’ll stop singing and making up silly lyrics. I’m sure you’re wondering why I am singing. Those stupid
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26 strikeouts, two monster dongs and 12 innings was all the Dodgers needed to muscle past the Brewers 2-1 on Friday evening during the opening game of the weekend set at Miller Park. The Dodgers were certainly feckless offensively entering tonight’s marathon affair. The Dodgers had scored just one run
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The Dodgers took the field in an early game today, attempting to take 3 of 4 from the Cardinals. The big blue offense was shut down yesterday by good pitching, so the question was, "Will the bats wake up and score some runs today?" The other big question surrounded Dodgers starter
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The Dodgers began their defense of first place in the National League West today, and pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu began his defense of remaining in the starting rotation after a stint in the Dodgers' bullpen last week. Everything chugged along efficiently for the first half of the game. Ryu was sharp. His
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This is clearly not the same Chicago club that won the World Series last year and finished with 103 wins during the 2016 regular season. I don’t know what’s wrong with the Cubs this season but lackluster starting pitching and weak hitting has led them to a mediocre 25-23 start.
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If the internet and Twitter were running things, Joc Pederson would be taking his at bats in the Show Me state, and Adrian Gonzalez would be literally delivering butter and eggs to a supermarket near you. They've both been mired in season-long slumps. Young Joc had a wonderful Opening Day with
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