I guess you could say that the Dodgers were tired after Tuesday night’s exhausting but thrilling 13-inning win over the Cardinals in the series opener. Perhaps that could explain Wednesday night’s pathetic 6-1 loss that evened the series. Or perhaps it was also Rich Hill’s poor pitching that contributed as well.
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There are three things you can count on in this life, death, taxes, and the Dodgers losing in San Francisco. The Dodgers rolled over again dropping the second game of the series to their hated rivals by a 2-1 score on Tuesday evening. They’ve now lost 5 out of 8
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The Dodgers have made losing to the Giants in San Francisco into an art form. Honestly you could consider them the Vincent van Goghs' of the loss to their hated rivals. My god it’s infuriating. I can handle the losing, but when the club totally rolls over to the Giants
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Hey everybody, The Dodgers have a day off today, but LA Dodger Report is still here, churning out Dodgers content for you to enjoy. This time it's in the form of our second Youtube video. Oscar is flying solo on this one, and discussing the .500 Dodgers, this report's Hero and the
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Fresh off a victory over a left-hander yesterday and three run shot by Yasiel Puig, the Dodgers returned Pedro Baez and Rich Hill from the DL and sent down Josh Fields and Trayce Thompson. The Dodgers were trying to get their third straight win against Taijuan Walker with Rich Hill
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So the B-team did alright in Saturday night’s rousing 8-4 win over the snakes. Kike Hernandez had the game of his life, doubling, scoring a run and making two fine defensive plays. The Dodgers scored five of their eight runs off a lefty and the bullpen was fantastic bailing out yet another
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After two years of being away from major league baseball, 29-year old Hyun-Jin Ryu returned to the fields of dreams to see if his dream of a comeback with the Dodgers could be realized. Ryu earned his shot as he worked and willed himself back on the Dodgers' starting rotation. He
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After the Dodgers hammered the Padres on opening day, and handed a win to them last night by benching two of their best offensive weapons, the rubber match was next up on the schedule. Rich Hill took the mound for his 2017 debut. Although he's pitcher number three in the starting
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We’re all left with a sour taste in our mouths after Tuesday night’s 4-0 shutout loss to Clayton Richard and the Padres. It’s unbecoming for the exact same problems from 2016 to resurface in the second game of the season. The Dodgers were unable to get quality innings from their starting
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The Dodgers finally won an exhibition game in Anaheim breaking a fourteen game losing streak as they defeated the Angels 3-1 on Friday night to even the Freeway Series at one game apiece. It had been a long time since the Dodgers won an exhibition game at Anaheim against the
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In the second Cactus League game of the spring, the Dodgers took on the Milwaukee Brewers at Maryvale Park. Andre Ethier led off the game with a sharp single to the opposite field. Unfortunately, he was quickly thrown out trying to steal second. The Dodgers came out of the box aggressively
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"Hyun-Jin Ryu is washed up." "He hasn't pitched in two years. He's done." The naysayers have been at it all winter. The optimists have kept their fingers crossed and held on to the hope that the big Korean southpaw would bounce back from an injury, surgery and rebab-filled, past two seasons and
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The Dodgers have taken care of most of their needs heading into next season. They surprised the heck out of me when they resigned Rich Hill, Justin Turner, and Kenley Jansen. They still need to sort out the outfield mess, get a bullpen arm, maybe add a dominant starter, and
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A few years ago, some of you were saying that Arte Moreno was going to own LA after his signings of Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton. What the Angels did is actually the antithesis of how you build a winner. Two bad contracts have hamstrung them. I believe that when Friedman came
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Common sense finally prevailed within the Dodger’s front office as the club reportedly put the finishing touches on the 4-year 64 million dollar agreement with third baseman Justin Turner. The completion of Turner’s deal means that the Dodgers have signed all 3 of their top free agents, Kenley Jansen, Rich Hill, and
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The Dodgers and pitcher Rich Hill have agreed to terms. The southpaw will wear Dodger Blue for the next three years, and the team will pay Hill the big green to the amount of $48 million smackeroos. Here's how it breaks down: He'll receive an upfront signing bonus of $2 million. 2017: $12
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