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Dodgers on Deck: Wednesday, June 3 at Diamondbacks

Shohei Ohtani makes his 10th pitching start of the season for the Dodgers on Wednesday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix. Ohtani started once at Chase Field last year with the Dodgers, tossing six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts last September 23. Beginning with that start, Ohtani has pitched at least […]

June is Shohei Ohtani’s best power month

Shohei Ohtani had three more hits on Monday night in Phoenix, extending his on-base streak to 18 games. He’s been hot at the plate for the last three weeks, dating back to May 12, the day before he got a little two-game rest at the plate amid a hitting slump. In those 18 games, Ohtani […]

Josue De Paula, James Tibbs III win player of week

Last week was the busiest week of the season for Dodgers minor league players getting honored, with four different players on Monday named either player of the week or pitcher of the week for their leagues, one at all four affiliate levels. James Tibbs III was named Pacific Coast League player of the week in […]

Tanner Scott and family receive death threats

Blown bullpen loses are never fun for anyone involved, but they are never to the level of life or death, especially in the month of May. While fans have always let players hear their displeasure at the outcome of the game, gambling and social media have unfortunately taken things to a different level. Saturday, Tanner […]

Dodgers falter late in low-scoring loss to the D-backs

Experience won out over youth as Eduardo Rodríguez outdueled Emmet Sheehan to lead the Diamondbacks to a 4-1 win over the Dodgers. The reigning back-to-back champs rolled into town with the Diamondbacks having scored only three runs in their last two games—and for a team that managed to hit three home runs, the Diamondbacks offense […]

Dodgers on Deck: Tuesday, June 2 at Diamondbacks

The Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks continue their long series on Tuesday night, the second of four games between the two teams this week at Chase Field in Phoenix. Eric Lauer makes his second start for the Dodgers, after allowing one run in six innings last week at Dodger Stadium against the Colorado Rockies. The Diamondbacks […]

Dodgers visit a D-backs team that has a point to prove

The Dodgers travel to Arizona not entirely knowing what to expect from the Diamondbacks, who aren’t just playing another regular-season series. This 31-27 Diamondbacks team is playing to validate its presence as a worthy postseason contender this year. It is true that even if the Dodgers sweep the Diamondbacks, they’ll still carry a more than […]

Dodgers in May: Injuries creep up, wins pile up

The Dodgers’ depth took some hits during May, with a pair of injuries on both sides of the ball. But they withstood the losses and piled up the wins over the final three weeks of the month. After an incredibly stable starting rotation through the end of April, the Dodgers lost Tyler Glasnow to back […]

Dodgers Week 10: Clicking on all cylinders despite injuries

The Dodgers on Monday had two Hernándezes in their starting lineup and two days later they were without both players, losing Kiké Hernández for six to eight weeks with an oblique strain and expected to miss Teoscar Hernández for about a month with a strained hamstring. As the Dodgers turned things around in the middle […]

Josue De Paula homers twice in 4-hit game for Tulsa

Dodgers multi-position switch-hitter Tommy Edman hit a two-run home run on Sunday and played center field for the first time on his rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City. Edman played four games in his first week with the Comets, the first two at second base plus once as designated hitter. He played seven innings in […]

Brusdar Graterol has back surgery

Dodgers reliever Brusdar Graterol posted a picture of himself from a hospital bed in an Instagram story on Sunday, noting “I fell again, but I won’t stay down here. I will rise. My goal isn’t over — it’s just beginning.” Graterol had back surgery, per Jack Harris of the California Post. Back tightness was the […]

Yoshinobu Yamamoto stifles Phillies as Dodgers take the series

After suffering a deflating loss on Saturday, the Dodgers bounced back behind a dominant performance from Yoshinobu Yamamoto, taking the finale 9-1 and securing a series win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies were the first to strike on Saturday with a home run from Alec Bohm in the second inning. The Dodgers were the […]

Dodgers activate Jack Dreyer after minimum 15 days on injured list

Jack Dreyer is back in the Dodgers bullpen for Sunday’s series finale against the Philadelphia Phillies, activated off the injured list on his first day eligible to return. Dreyer was placed on the 15-day injured list on May 17 with shoulder discomfort, a move that was backdated one day, as he last pitched on May […]

Dodgers on Deck: Monday, June 1 at Diamondbacks

After a productive six-game homestand, the Dodgers hit the road for a single series, playing the Arizona Diamondbacks for four games at Chase Field in Phoenix in the second meeting of the year between these two National League West rivals. The Dodgers swept their opening series of the season from March 26-28 at Dodger Stadium. […]

James Tibbs III keeps hitting home runs in Texas

Dodgers minor league affiliates combined for nine home runs on Saturday. Player of the day James Tibbs III is running roughshod through Sugar Land, Texas this week. He hit a three-run home run and delivered an RBI single for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday night, giving him five home runs and 15 RBI in five […]

Dodgers notes: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Roki Sasaki

As the Dodgers wrap up their three-game set against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday, they will turn to Yoshinobu Yamamoto to try and salvage the series. After scuffling over a four start stretch from April 21 through May 12 where he posted a 1-2 record with a 5.18 ERA, Yamamoto has returned back to his […]

Tanner Scott allows first runs of May, Dodgers lose to Phillies

LOS ANGELES — Roki Sasaki continued to impress, pitching into the sixth inning, and the Dodgers had a late lead. But Tanner Scott allowed his first runs on over a month in a decisive eighth inning in a stunning 4-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium. Scott had a rough […]

Dodgers on Deck: Sunday, May 31 vs. Phillies

The Dodgers finish off their homestand on Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound coming off a pair of seven-inning gems. He’s pitched at least six innings in nine of his 10 starts, averaging 6.4 innings per start this season. Rookie Andrew Painter takes the ball for the Phillies, with a […]

Teoscar Hernández expected to miss a month with hamstring strain

LOS ANGELES — An MRI showed a Grade 1 left hamstring strain for Teoscar Hernández, the mildest severity. But the Dodgers left fielder is still expected to miss about a month with the injury. “It’s going to be a month. Hopefully less than that,” Hernández said Saturday at Dodger Stadium. “The doctor told me if […]

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Dodgers combine power & pitching during win streak

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers will try to extend their best stretch of the season on Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium. They’ve won 13 of their last 15 games, including each of their last six for their longest winning streak of the season. That followed a stretch of nine losses in 14 […]