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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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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Julio Urias had a chance to become one of the youngest pitchers in baseball history to toss a no-hitter and by golly he was doing that entering the seventh inning during the second game of the Dodger’s three game series against the Pirates. Instead the game ended in the bottom
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Monday night’s Pirates/Dodgers match-up was kismit in the making. Before the game I wrote this article because we weren’t sure if scheduled starter Brandon McCarthy was going to be able to start after we discovered that he suffered a dislocated non-pitching shoulder injury over training in the weight room. McCarthy was originally
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You don't need to be coy, Roy... When Guggenheim Partners took over the Dodgers on April 30, 2012, Stan Kasten took over as team President and at the end of August, 2012 the Dodgers completed the largest trade in franchise history, acquiring Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Josh Beckett in a
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If we go back to Spring Training and then through April to mid-September, most comments were that the Dodgers would not win enough games this year. Except for Kershaw, nearly every pitcher on this staff has been much maligned. Brandon McCarthy and Brett Anderson were maligned because they were injured.
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The Dodgers dropped to two games behind the Nationals in the fight for home-field advantage in the playoffs after losing last night, with the number of chances to gain ground dwindling. Tonight it was Jose De Leon's chance to bring the Dodgers closer to their final goal of the regular
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Hasn’t this series been quite lovely? No surprises, no blown leads, no ohfers, just a really bad club and two relaxing wins. Last night Ross Stripling tamed the Snakes with his arm and bat. He tossed 5 quality innings and drove in a run with an RBI single as well
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Man the Dbacks are awful. The Dodgers easily disposed of the Snakes on Tuesday night by a score of 5-2. The win kept the Dodgers 4 games ahead in the NL West after the Giants came from behind to defeat the Rockies 3-2 in Denver. Spot starter Ross Stripling has
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The Dodgers gave "turncoat" Zack Greinke some labor pains on Labor day as the Dodgers pounded the snakes 10-2. Greinke shed some skin last night as he chased the money to go to Arizona during the off-season. Dodger fill in Kenta Maeda outdueled Greinke. This was a statement win for the Dodgers.
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Hey everybody! Remember double-headers? They used to be commonplace, just like stirrups and reasonably priced stadium beer. Now it's 2016, and you'd be hard pressed to find a double header anywhere in the majors. But the Dodgers and the Rockies had one today. Here's how the first game went. 1st inning A long
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Inclement weather in Denver forced the rainout of Tuesday’s Dodgers/Rockies second game of their three game series. The boys in blue never got to take the field as the Colorado rain washed away any chance of baseball yesterday. That means the Dodgers will play a doubleheader against the Rockies today
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The Dodgers won the first two games against the Giants. The first was a 9-5 pounding; last night's game, a nail-biting 1-0 struggle. Ross Stripling took to the hill for the boys in blue. Would there be a sweep? Or would the body blow that was the A.J. Ellis trade
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Happy days Dodger fans! So why are we in such a great mood today? Once again the birds are singing, the sun is shining. The clouds are fluffier. The air is crisper. The Dodgers continue to surge as the Giants continue to sink. The boys in blue defeated the Giants 1-0 on
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The first place Dodgers were looking to extend their lead over the Giants by completing a sweep in Philadelphia. They liked their chances with Ross Stripling headed to the mound. Here's how it turned out. 1st inning After singles by Chase Utley and ROY candidate Corey Seager, the other ROY (Redhead of
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You just want to scream from the mountain tops. I know you do, so go ahead and let it out. The Dodgers are now firmly entrenched in first place, a game and a half ahead of the crappy Giants. It feels good waking up every day and going to work
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