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Dodgers aim to strengthen their record in Shohei Ohtani starts

What to make of a starting pitcher with more wins than earned runs allowed in June? A day following seeing Eric Lauer masterfully navigate a lineup incredibly susceptible to left-handed pitching, Shohei Ohtani makes his 11th start of what’s currently a season defined by his otherworldly pitching accomplishments, with six wins and five earned runs […]

After Freddie Freeman, who are next in line for 2,500 hits?

Freddie Freeman doubled and singled in Tuesday night’s win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, bringing the Dodgers first baseman to 2,500 career hits, just the 102nd player in major league history to reach that milestone. “It does mean a lot,” Freeman told reporters in Pittsburgh after his 2,500th hit, as shown on SportsNet LA. “There’s always […]

Dodgers minors: Zach Ehrhard overpowers the Knights

Three wins and one gut-wrenching loss as the Loons could not hold a lead down the stretch. Player of the day Even though he had recently had a two-homer game, this was the first time Zach Ehrahrd reached four RBI in a little under two months, moving away from the traditional role of table setter […]

Will Smith out again Wednesday, IL stint a possibility

Will Smith has not appeared in a game for the Dodgers since their 1-0 walk-off win over the Angels on Friday. He missed the final two games of the weekend series and was unavailable to play during the Dodgers 12-2 romp over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday. Neck stiffness has been the culprit behind Smith’s […]

Dodgers wait out Paul Skenes, then unload on Pirates bullpen

Eric Lauer held his own against Paul Skenes into the sixth inning, then the Dodgers broke loose against Not Paul Skenes in a 12-3 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night at PNC Park. A tie game entering the seventh inning quickly became untied as Pirates reliever Wilber Dotel allowed five hits and a […]

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Freddie Freeman 7th player to get 2,500th hit while with Dodgers

Freddie Freeman singled in the seventh inning on Tuesday night at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, giving him 2,500 career hits, the 102nd player in MLB history to reach that milestone. No. 2,500 for Freeman was hit off Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Brandan Bidois, and RBI single that brought home the Dodgers’ 10th run of a very […]

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Dodgers at Pirates game chat

A six-game road trip through the central divisions commences. Will Smith was scratched on Saturday with a stiff neck, and still remains out of the lineup for a third straight game over the last four days. Tuesday game info

Dodgers on Deck: Wednesday, June 10 at Pirates

Shohei Ohtani is back on the mound for the Dodgers in the middle game of the series against the Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. Ohtani has allowed seven total runs (five earned) in his 10 starts, and in none of his 61 innings has allowed multiple runs. His 0.74 ERA is best in the […]

Dodgers face tough task vs. Paul Skenes in Pirates opener

The Dodgers haven’t lost two games in a row in four weeks, but that run of success will be put to a tough test in Tuesday night’s series opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. In a week in which they scored nine runs in one inning — their biggest frame since 2021 — […]

Zach Root wins Midwest League pitcher of the week

Zach Root, the Dodgers first draft pick in 2025, has been on quite a run for the last three weeks, culminating in winning Midwest League pitcher of the week on Monday after his best start yet as a professional for High-A Great Lakes. Root last Tuesday allowed only one single in seven innings with nine […]

Dodgers notes – trade rumors and All-Star picks

As Major League Baseball heads into the heart of summer, two things are appearing on the horizon – the All-Star break and the trade deadline. The Dodgers will most likely send more than a few players to Philadelphia. Jim Bowden of The Athletic has his early picks out. Shohei Ohtani would be chosen as designated […]

Ghosts, Slides, and a dead Legend’s Chair in Cream City

The travels of the de facto Traveling Correspondent have begun, and we are now sorting through the highlights and lowlights of the experiences while providing in-person coverage for True Blue LA during the 2026 season. Admittedly, I have a bit of a nostalgic soft spot in my heart for Cream City. All those years ago, […]

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Mike Sirota & Zyhir Hope power Tulsa doubleheader sweep

Evan Phillips pitched a scoreless inning on Sunday in his second rehab game for Triple-A Oklahoma City, as he works his way back from Tommy John surgery just over a year ago. Phillips got the ball in the eighth inning against Round Rock, then struck out his first batter, walked his second, and induced a […]

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Angels storm back with dominant 13-5 win over Dodgers

Needing one win to secure the sweep, the Dodgers had to use their bullpen much earlier than expected and were outclassed offensively in a 13-5 loss to the Angels. After a 14-pitch first inning, Emmet Sheehan started the top of the second with a strikeout of Nolan Schanuel, but the Angels strung across a one-out […]

Dodgers on Deck: Tuesday, June 9 at Pirates

The Dodgers are off on Monday before opening a road series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on Tuesday night, and will face off against Paul Skenes in the first game. Skenes has a 3.09 ERA and 2.29 xERA this season, though has allowed 15 runs (13 earned) in 20 innings over his last […]

Eduardo Quintero breaks Great Lakes on-base streak record

Getting on base was the name of the game for two highly-regarded Dodgers outfield prospects on Saturday. Player of the day Great Lakes matched their season high with 16 runs, so there were plenty of candidates. But we’ll go with Eduardo Quintero, who has been simmering for quite some time. The top-100 prospect doubled twice, […]

Josue De Paula, Chase Harlan win May minor league player of the month

Catching up on some minor league news on a Sunday morning, earlier this week a pair of Dodgers minor leaguers won player of the month awards for May. Josue De Paula took home Texas League honors after the best month of his career, while Class-A third baseman Chase Harlan won California League honors for Ontario. […]

Dodgers notes: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Andy Pages, Will Smith

The Dodgers starting pitching has been nearly unhittable this week, and the trend continued on Saturday with Yoshinobu Yamamoto tossing a season-high eight innings against the Angels. Although Yamamoto couldn’t compare to Roki Sasaki’s 10 strikeouts from the game before, Yamamoto retired 22 hitters in a row and had a comfortable eight-run lead to work […]

Dodgers 9-run first has Yoshinobu Yamamoto in cruise control

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers had their best scoring inning in five years in yet another lopsided defeat of the Angels, 9-2 on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium. The first six Dodgers got hits off Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz, who retired only one of his eight batters faced. By the time he departed after 38 […]

Dodgers vs. Angels game chat

The Saturday quest to score runs at some point in the first eight innings. Will Smith was originally in the Dodgers lineup, but was scratched with a stiff neck. Dodgers lineup Ohtani DHPages CFFreeman 1BBetts SSMuncy 3BWard LFCall RFRushing CFreeland 2B Yamamoto P Saturday game info

Dodgers on Deck: Sunday, June 7 vs. Angels

The Dodgers finish off their shortest homestand of the year with their third and final game of the weekend against the Angels at Dodger Stadium. Emmet Sheehan closes out his two-start week by starting in the series finale, after lasting at least six innings in three of his last four starts. José Soriano starts for […]

Dodgers 2026 minor league option tracker

We’ll keep track of every time a Dodgers player is optioned to the minor leagues during the 2026 season. Details on these transactions can also be found on our 40-man roster tracker, but here we will chronicle every specific time a player gets sent down, relative to the limits set by MLB. Major League rule […]