The Dodgers finally awoke from their post clinch malaise to beat the Padres 9-4 in the series finale on Thursday evening to avoid what would have been an embarrassing sweep. Julio Urias was hooked after just 3 innings but the offense came through with nine runs battering opposing starter Christian Friedrich.
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The Dodgers embark on their final road trip of the season after completing one of the most emotional home stands of recent memory. The home stand included the clinching of their fourth consecutive NL West division title and a heartfelt tribute and farewell to Vin Scully. Everyone paid tribute to the legendary announcer
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The Brett Anderson experiment panned out yesterday for the Dodgers thanks to the theatrics of Yasmani Grandal. Another injury riddled pitcher takes the mound tonight in Scott Kazmir as will put his claim on the battle for the Number #4 starter. The Dodgers will be going for their third win
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Kenta Maeda was shown in last night's telecast sitting in the Dodgers dugout with baseball in hand. It looked like he was working on his pitching technique. He slowly moved his arm forward at the elbow and put a finishing wrist-twist on his simulated pitch. What he didn't know at
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Last nights come from behind 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants had a lot of fireworks. It was Clayton Kershaw vs. Madison Bumgarner. It was Yasiel Puig vs. Bumgarner. Ultimately it was Adrian Gonzalez clutch hit in the ninth inning to secure the victory. The Dodgers now have a
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Dodgers vs Giants. Kershaw vs Bumgarner. Puig vs Bumgarner. Lots of bad blood. The NL West title on the line. If you need more hype than that, you're not a baseball fan. 1st inning 1,2,3 inning. Job done for Kersh. 2nd inning Dodgers Yasiel Puig with a double. Yasmani Grandal was plunked on the elbow. Two
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Sometimes life gets in the way of Dodger baseball. This is exactly what happened to me on Sunday afternoon as the Dodgers lost a wild game 10-9 in 12 innings to the Dbacks. I apologize for the lack of recap, rest assured that will be the only time you will
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Good morning faithful LADR readers, Today's pregame is brought to you by Oscar. Hope you enjoy the Sunday change of pace. The Arizona Diamondbacks won four games in a row, including the first of the four-game, extended series against the Dodgers. The boys in blue stopped the Snakes streak, winning two in
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What a difference a day makes. After a rousing 8-2 win on Monday night, the Dodgers were pathetically shutout 3-0 as the Yankees evened the series. Julio Urias pitched well, but couldn’t keep his pitch count down. The deciding blows in the game were two pinch-hit home runs from Jacoby Ellsbury
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The Dodgers rode into New York on Monday evening and stole the city and the show with an impressive 8-2 win over the Yankees in the series opener. Rookie Jose De Leon tossed 5 effective innings to get the win and the offense provided plenty of support with Yasiel Puig and Justin
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It was a classic matchup. Dodgers vs Yankees. East coast vs West coast. NL vs AL. Pantone 294 vs da Bronx. There's a long line of history between these two that half the players on both squads probably know nothing about. 1st inning The Dodgers came out blasting with back to back
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The Dodgers fly into the big apple with their magic number still stuck at 18 and their lead in the NL West down to 3 games after a very frustrating series loss in Miami to Don Mattingly’s Marlins. I am still at a loss for how the Dodgers can lose
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The Dodgers got manhandled by Jose Fernandez on Friday night on Clayton Kershaw’s return to the mound in the opening game of their three game series against the Miami Marlins. Fernandez tossed seven shutout innings and struck out 14 in the Dodgers 4-1 loss. Fortunately Kershaw’s return was a success in
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Today was Wednesday, Hump Day, and the Dodgers were hunting for a sweep. Brock Stewart took the mound hoping to build on his excellent previous outing (5 shutout innings), and to build on the four-game lead the Dodgers built over the second place Giants. 1st inning Paul Goldschmidt got a lucky "ground
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Today was the much-anticipated debut of young Dodger call up, Jose De Leon. Enough hype. Here's how the game played out. Spoiler Alert: The kid did not disappoint. 1st inning Jose De Leon's line after one - 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 HBP, 2 Ks, 20 pitches. That alone was worth
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The event that everyone has been clamoring for is finally here. Top prospect Jose De Leon will be making his Dodger debut this afternoon. The 24-year old phenom’s contract was selected today and he will be taking the mound against the Padres in the series finale and rubber game of
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