The beginning of the freeway series at the Big A. Kenta Maeda was going to go up against Shohei Ohtani. This game turned out to be a pitcher's duel with Felix Pena of the Angels in the sweltering heat. In the bottom of the 2nd, Maeda struck out Ohtani. Maeda
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I thought last season's home run-happy Dodgers were a fluke. Surely they couldn't repeat that kind of power for a second year in a row. Boy, was I wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=799y5Tz1xmo&t=1s
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Things seem to be trending upwards for Clayton Kershaw. The ace lefty made his third start since returning from the disabled list. It looked as if his velocity is ticking up too. Overall he pitched well, and won just his second start of the season as the Dodgers beat the
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I never thought I would see the day when the Dodgers would play an entire game void of anything to complain about. I didn’t think it was possible in this season, but gosh darnit the Dodgers certainly did that in Monday evening’s 17-1 whitewashing of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates
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The Dodgers avoided being swept by the Colorado Rockies this weekend, and steamrolled their way to a 6-4 win with a raucous eighth inning rally that began when the resurgent Matt Kemp blasted a solo home run to center field. The Dodgers faithful turned out on a hot afternoon, and the
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Rich Hill took the mound against Tyler Anderson as the Dodgers took on the Rockies. Rich Hill pitched his tail off to the tune of 110 pitches. The Dodgers bats were silent most of the night. Matt Kemp has been slumping and Justin Turner hasn't gotten on track. This turned
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If you thought that a comfortable 6-2 lead would give the Dodgers a well deserved sleepy win over the Cubs, then you probably haven’t been paying much attention. Why would the Dodgers do anything the easy way? After Tuesday night’s dreary 9-4 beatdown the Dodgers were looking to right the
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Boy the Mets can’t do anything right. After losing 8-3 to the Dodgers on Saturday night thanks to a pinch-hit grand slam home run from Matt Kemp, the Mets were trying to avoid being swept and lose their twelfth consecutive game to the Dodgers. If you’re wondering why I’m talking
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Coming into tonight’s series opener in New York the Dodgers hadn’t scored since the second game of the double-header on Tuesday night in Chicago. They didn’t score until the sixth inning tonight against the Mets, which meant they went 18 innings without touching home plate. Fortunately the Dodgers got off
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The Dodgers were rained out at Wrigley Field last night, so Ernie Banks, the old Cubby, got his wish. Today, they played two. In the first game of the doubleheader, Kenta Maeda took the mound for the boys in blue. Joc Pederson led off the game and started the Dodgers scoring
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One of the great stories of the 2018 Dodgers is the resurgence of outfielder Matt Kemp. The last time we saw Kemp in a Dodger uniform was October of 2014. The Dodgers were playing the Cardinals in the National League Division Series. Kemp hit a go-ahead home run in the
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Welp folks Dodger baseball is certainly fun again. Thanks to a huge power surge and some timely pitching. The Dodgers beat Madison Bumgarner and the stupid Giants by a 3-1 score on Saturday night baseball televised on Fox. The pitching matchup pitted southpaws Bumgarner against Alex Wood. The Dodgers and
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The Dodgers welcomed the hated ones to town for a three game set. Derek Holland was on the mound for the Giants against Ross Stripling. Stripling has been dynamite for the Dodgers lately and the Dodgers have reached the .500 mark at home. On the 2nd pitch of the game
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Ross Stripling turned in another quality outing and the Dodger bats did their thing as the boys in blue took the rubber game and series from the Atlanta Braves with a 7-2 thumping at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Dodgers have now won 17 of their last 22 and
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The battered and bruised Dodgers came back from a successful road trip at 31-31. In today came the young Braves who have a prolific offense. Walker Buehler took on former Dodger Brandon Mccarthy. In the bottom of the first, Matt Kemp got a single. Cody Bellinger then walked. Yasiel Puig
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Who has two thumbs and never stopped believing in Joc Pederson’s talent….(holds up thumbs) This guy! It was Joc’s power that helped spearhead an 8–run Dodger attack at PNC Park in the rubber game of their three game series against the Pirates. The Dodgers needed every one of those runs
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