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NL West report: Padres heat up
After a rough start to the season for the non-Dodgers teams in the National League West, the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks had strong weeks to build on from April 6-12. Arizona was break-even after a week and a half, but last week won a pair of road series against postseason hopefuls, winning two […]
Texas Rangers walking rampant as Dodgers drop finale
For the second straight series, the Dodgers were on the cusp of a sweep but dropped the finale again. This time it was the Texas Rangers avoiding a sweep, stealing the final game by a final score of 5-2. It was another adventurous beginning for Roki Sasaki’s day on the mound, as he allowed a […]
Dodgers on Deck: Monday, April 13 vs. Mets
The Dodgers continue their homestand with a three-game series against the New York Mets beginning Monday night at Dodger Stadium. Justin Wrobleski makes his third appearance of the season and second start, after earning the win last Monday in Toronto by allowing one run in five innings against the Blue Jays. Left-hander David Peterson goes […]
Dodgers vs. Rangers game III chat
The Dodgers will look to get their second sweep at home as they wrap things up against the Texas Rangers on Sunday. Roki Sasaki makes his third start of the season against Jacob deGrom. Both Alex Call and Dalton Rushing start Sunday, while Andy Pages gets bumped up to third in the lineup. SUNDAY GAME […]
Edwin Díaz’s velocity is down, Dodgers say he’s day to day
LOS ANGELES — With a three-run lead in the ninth inning on Saturday night, the Dodgers opted not to use closer Edwin Díaz, whom they signed to a record-setting contract in December. His velocity is down, but Díaz says he’s not hurt, and the Dodgers say they don’t think it’s a mechanical issue. Díaz may […]
Alex Vesia joins the Dodgers birthday saves club
Alex Vesia got the final out of Saturday night’s Dodgers win over the Texas Rangers, striking out the potential tying run at the plate to earn his first save of the season. Vesia, a longstanding member of Dave Roberts’ trust tree in the bullpen, has 15 career saves, 14 of them in the regular season […]
Ryan Ward hits walk-off homer, Wyatt Crowell goes 5 scoreless
For the first time in seven opportunities this season, all four Dodgers affiliates won on the same day. Player of the day Wyatt Crowell put up more zeroes for Double-A Tulsa, with seven strikeouts in five scoreless innings against Springfield. It was the second appearance of the season for the left-hander, who pitched three scoreless […]
Dodgers notes: Max Muncy, Shohei Ohtani, Emmet Sheehan
The Dodgers have opened up their second homestand on a strong note after a successful road trip where they averaged 8.67 runs per game and took five of six contests. While players such as Andy Pages and Freddie Freeman flourished over the six-game stretch, Max Muncy looked as if to be starting the season on […]
Dodgers home runs back Emmet Sheehan to beat Rangers
LOS ANGELES — Emmet Sheehan had his best start of the early season, backed by early home runs in the Dodgers’ 6-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers wore their city connect uniforms for the first time in 2026, and connected right away off Rangers starter Jack Leiter. […]
Dodgers vs. Rangers game II chat
Max Muncy needs only 15 home runs on Saturday to catch Ron Cey for fifth place on the Dodgers all-time home run list. Saturday game info
Blake Snell faces hitters for first time, latest step in rehab
LOS ANGELES — Blake Snell pitched a simulated inning on Saturday afternoon at Dodger Stadium, facing hitters for the first time this year, the latest step in his rehab from starting the season on the sideline with shoulder fatigue. Snell threw about 15 pitches on Saturday, facing Tommy Edman (the switch-hitter batted both right-handed and […]
Dodgers on Deck: Sunday, April 12 vs. Rangers
The Dodgers on Sunday afternoon finish off their series against the Texas Rangers, with Roki Sasaki making his third start of the season. Jacob deGrom takes the ball for Texas in the series finale. The Dodgers have only lost one series to the Rangers over the last decade, going 15-6 in their previous 21 matchups, […]
Dodgers lose Grant Holman on waivers to Tigers
We’ll always have those 10 days when Grant Holman was in the Dodgers organization. The well-travelled right-hander was claimed off waivers from Los Angeles by the Detroit Tigers on Saturday, ending Holman’s 10-day stay. The Dodgers claimed Holman off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 1, and optioned him to the minors. He was […]
Max Muncy keeps climbing Dodgers home run lists
LOS ANGELES — Max Muncy’s first home run on Friday night tied Steve Garvey for sixth on the all-time Dodgers home run list, and third since the team moved to Los Angeles. But that was just the start of the story. Muncy hit two more home runs in the series opener against the Texas Rangers, […]
Patrick Copen takes no-hitter into 7th inning in Tulsa win
Dodgers pitchers at the four minor league affiliates combined to strike out 43 batters on Friday night. After three wins, a bid for a perfect night was spoiled just two outs away in the California League. Player of the day Patrick Copen took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in Double-A Tulsa’s win at Springfield, […]
Remembering Davey Lopes
Davey Lopes, the Dodgers infield fixture who spent over 50 years in baseball, died on Wednesday at age 80. Here are a few more remembrances of his life and career. Lopes’ former teammates and fellow members of The Infield that played together for 8 1/2 seasons Ron Cey and Steve Garvey talked with Jack Harris […]
Edwin Diaz blows first save, Max Muncy walks it off anyways with 3rd home run
Max Muncy hit his third home run of the game in the bottom of the ninth with two outs to secure a walk-off victory for the Dodgers (10-3) over the Rangers (7-6) immediately following the first blown save by Dodgers new closer Edwin Diaz. Muncy homered thrice. The hero of the night collected a total […]
Shohei Ohtani passes Ichiro Suzuki for another Japanese MLB record
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani has reached base in his last 44 regular season games, setting an MLB record for a player born in Japan, surpassing Ichiro Suzuki, a player he admired while growing up. Ohtani singled in the fourth inning against Kumar Rocker the Texas Rangers on Friday night at Dodger Stadium, his 13th […]
Dodgers vs. Rangers game I chat
The Dodgers (9-3) open a three-game series against the Rangers (7-5) Friday night at Dodger Stadium. Tyler Glasnow (1-0, 3.00 ERA, 0.92 WHIP) takes the ball for the series opener. Kumar Rocker (0-1, 3.60 ERA, 5 IP) makes his first career appearance against the Dodgers. Lineups Friday game info
Dodgers fans are excited to see Kyle Hurt
The Dodgers, more than any other team in the big leagues, are well-equipped for the kitchen sink of predictable and unpredictable problems that the baseball regular season will throw your way. That has to do with a level of organizational depth that only a team that couples the resources and savviness that the back-to-back reigning […]
Dodgers on Deck: Saturday, April 11 vs. Rangers
The Dodgers continue their weekend series against the Texas Rangers, their third interleague opponent in the first five series of the season, on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium. Emmet Sheehan takes the ball for his third start of the season on Saturday night. After pitching only 3 1/3 innings in his first start of the […]
Dodgers begin homestand against Rangers
After going 5-1 on their first road trip of the season, the Dodgers return to Chavez Ravine for a six-game homestand. First up, the Texas Rangers. The Rangers are currently in first place in the AL West, sitting at 7-5. In fact, they are the only team in that division with a winning record. They […]
Dodgers face yet another American League team
The Dodgers are undefeated against the National League this season, and that will remain true through at least Sunday. A big part of that is their early schedule being heavily front-loaded with American League teams. Their first homestand included hosting the Cleveland Guardians, and they just completed a World Series rematch against the Blue Jays […]
Dodgers minors: Kendall George leads Tulsa in 12-run effort
For the second game in a row, the Tulsa Drillers got to double digits in runs scored, this time needing every bit of it to take the 12-9 win over the Springfield Cardinals with some late game drama—one of three wins on Thursday from the Dodgers’ top four minor league teams. Player of the day […]
Dodgers notes: Alex Vesia, Andy Pages, stadium name change
Last season the Dodgers were able to complete their quest of two straight titles without the help of their best left-handed relief option in the World Series. Alex Vesia was away from the Dodgers during last year’s Fall Classic as he and his wife were grieving the sudden loss of their newborn daughter, Sterling, and […]
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