And to think Oscar thought the Dodgers may never score again. I had some of this recap all written up and ready to go when the Dodgers were losing 8-2. I had accepted the fact that the Dodgers were going to be swept by the Rockies and see their lead in the
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As Scott told us in the pregame report, this is the last time in 2016 the Dodgers will play in the Baseball Devil's Triangle known as Coors field. Kenta Maeda, the most consistent Dodgers starting pitcher since the All-Star break, was tasked with winning his seventh straight game. The game was
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The Cubs won the first game this weekend. The Dodgers took the second. Here's how the rubber match of this playoffs-preview series played out. It was close! 1st inning Jon Lester struck out the side. 3rd inning Brock Stewart struck out the side. That gave him 7 Ks. Dodgers Brock Stewart got his first ML single! 4th
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Dodgers vs Giants - battling for first place in the NL West. Maeda against Bumgarner. Vin Scully calling the plays. What else do ya need? 1st inning Giants got a base hit. Nothing else. Dodgers Corey Seager slugged a two out double. Justin Turner rocked a single to knock in Seager. 1-0 2nd inning 1-0 Maeda with a
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Several Dodgers rocked old-timey, striped, high socks for today's early game. Would the throwback-inspired socks work some Dodger blue magic? Spoiler Alert: You bet they did! 1st inning Chase Utley and Corey Seager singled. Then the butter and eggs man, Adrian Gonzalez blasted a 3-run home run. 3-0 (The following video shows all three of
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The Dodgers are finally beginning to reverse the trend of bad baseball decisions. The club announced that outfielder Andrew Toles was recalled as Chris Taylor was optioned back to Oklahoma City. The Dodgers are making a move that makes sense. Taylor couldn’t hit water if he fell out of a
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The mercurial Yasiel Puig was demoted to the minors yesterday after the Dodgers unsuccessful attempts to trade him. We all know the narrative, he splashed in the scene a few years back with the moniker "The Wild Horse." His attitude left a lot to be desired and his OPS during
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Forgive me, loyal readers, I missed the first half of the game tonight, but unless you're a masochist, you don't want to read too much about the first half of the game. The Dodgers were already down 4-0 by the time I tuned in. I say again, it was 4 runs, 9
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Andrew Toles, the kid from Georgia who wasn't even on a baseball team in 2015, has become a welcome regular in the Dodgers' starting lineup. Luck has been in Toles' favor this year as Andrew Friedman was already familiar with him, and injuries to Andre Ethier, Yasiel Puig and Joc Pederson
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The Dodgers made a nice recovery to get back in the win column on Saturday afternoon with a 7-2 win over the Cardinals. Kenta Maeda pitched 5.2 effecting innings and the Dodgers scored 4 runs early in the game to give Maeda plenty of cushion. Outfielder Andrew Toles collected 3 hits and
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After 16 innings last night, the Dodgers and Cardinals went at it again. Kenta Maeda was trying to prove he's a reliable and effective innings eater, and the Dodgers' offense was trying to prove they understand the philosophy of the RBI. We'll pick things up in the second. 2nd inning Dodgers Howie Kendrick
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