The Dodgers bullpen had blown two straight games. The first was courtesy of Pedro Baez. Last night was because of JT Chargois. Both should never be put in a high leverage situation again. This afternoon the Dodgers look to bounce back with Rich Hill on the mound facing Chad Bettis.
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Championship caliber teams have strong bullpens. If your team is leaking runs in the late innings then you’re not going to go anywhere in the standings. This explains the 2018 Dodgers, a good team cursed with a gaggle of lousy relievers. Once again the Dodger bullpen snatched defeat from the
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When Pedro Baez giving up a three-run home run to a .213 hitter and blowing a two-run lead in the bottom of the seventh inning is not the primary storyline in the Dodger’s 8-5 win over Colorado in the series opener on Thursday evening at Coors Field, then you know
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During the exhibition Freeway Series a pipe burst underneath Dodger Stadium spewing noxious liquid onto the field. That seemed to be a smelly omen as the Dodgers got off to one of the worst starts to a regular season in nearly 60 years. On Monday evening there was a power
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After last night's extra innings marathon, things figured to come down to which team drank the most coffee for breakfast. Both teams scored early, so it seems the caffeine was flowing in both clubhouses. The Dodgers scored an unearned run off JAke Arrieta, and Dodgers starter, Walker Buehler, gave up
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It’s hard to put into words how furious I am at how this game ended. So let’s be frank here. The Dodgers punted away a game they should have and could have easily won. I wasn’t surprised though. Anytime the Dodgers play an extra inning game that goes longer than
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The Dodgers second leg of their ten game three-city road trip saw them flying into the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia to face the Phillies for a three game series. This is Chase Utley’s old stomping grounds and his final appearance at Citizen’s bank Park before his retirement. Utley did
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The Dodgers squandered a boatload of scoring opportunities on Saturday in their 4-2 loss to the Brewers at Miller Park. On Sunday afternoon it was the Brewers turn to waste early scoring opportunities as the Dodgers crushed the Crew 11-2 in the series finale. Milwaukee loaded the bases in the
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The Dodgers came into tonight’s game having won five of their previous seven and the Brewers had lost seven in a row. The boys were probably feeling pretty good about their chances with Clayton Kershaw taking the mound. Things started out well enough for the Dodgers as they coaxed 43 pitches
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No matter how good the Dodger lineup is now with Manny Machado in the fold and no matter how many runs they score it’s still going to be difficult for the Dodgers to win because of their mediocre bullpen. The Dodgers won on Friday evening handing the Milwaukee Brewers their
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The Dodgers picked up Manny Machado on the cheap. Here's my take on how the new guy will impact the dynamics of the Dodgers' lineup and the bench crew. https://youtu.be/DBdgr2PltBA
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Max Muncy may not have made the all-star team but he sure made himself known in the 2018 home run derby at National’s Park in Washington D.C. on Monday night. Muncy who has hit 22 home runs during the regular season was the number three seed in the derby and
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This afternoon we saw the Dodgers and Angels duke it out in the second game of the second Freeway Series match-up on Fox Saturday baseball. The pitching match-up pitted former Dodger Andrew Heaney against Alex Wood in a duel of southpaws. Of course Heaney was a Dodger for about ten
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The Dodgers rebounded nicely after their frustrating 4-1 loss to the Padres on Tuesday night to beat the Friars 4-2 in the third game of the series on Wednesday night. Kenta Maeda turned in another solid performance with his fourth consecutive start with nine strikeouts. The Dodger bats took advantage
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The Dodgers dropped the second game of the three game set to the Padres on Tuesday night, losing for the third time in their last four games. They’re now back to 1.5 games behind Arizona and continue to meander in the standings. The reason they’re stuck in second place is
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The Major League Baseball all-star game is done slightly different these days. The way the rosters are built is not the same as it was years ago. The MLB all-star rosters for the July 17th midsummer classic at Washington D.C. were announced this afternoon. We learned that only two Dodgers
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