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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 […]

Justin Wrobleski finds his fastball, sets career high with 9 strikeouts

LOS ANGELES — Justin Wrobleski added another strong start to a season replete with him, though his seven innings to beat the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night at Dodger Stadium added a new wrinkle. Wrobleski didn’t allow a hit until two outs in the sixth inning, when major league home run leader Kyle Schwarber took […]

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Peter Heubeck, Ryan Fitzgerald, Griffin Lockwood-Powell shine

Friday night in the Dodgers minors included a few multiple home run games and a dominant pitching outing for someone freshly back from the injured list. Player of the day Peter Heubeck retired nine of his 10 batters faced in three scoreless innings, with six strikeouts on Friday night for Double-A Tulsa. He allowed only […]

Dodgers notes: Will Smith, Max Muncy, prospect rankings

Will Smith’s framing numbers decline precipitously to well below average in each of the last two seasons, but now he’s back to average in framing. The Dodgers catcher talked with Maddie Lee of the Los Angeles Times about the importance of framing, even now in the age of the automatic ball-strike challenge system: “It’s important […]

Dodgers hit 4 solo homers, hand Zack Wheeler first loss

The Dodgers (37-20) launched four solo home runs in a 4-2 win over the Phillies (29-278) ace Zack Wheeler Friday night at Dodger Stadium in the opener of a three-game weekend series.  Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski earned the win by pitching one of the best starts of his career. He struck out nine and allowed […]

Dodgers vs. Phillies game I chat

The Dodgers (36-20) face off with the red hot Philadelphia Phillies (29-27) on Friday night at Dodger Stadium in the opener of a three-game weekend series.  Justin Wrobleski (6-2, 3.07 ERA, 1.11 WHIP) starts for the Dodgers. Zack Wheeler (4-0, 1.67 ERA, 0.82 WHIP) takes the mound for Philly. Lineups Friday game info

Dodgers on Deck: Saturday, May 30 vs. Phillies

The Dodgers and Phillies are back at it on Saturday, with Roki Sasaki on the mound for the home team, for his final start of May. In his first four start of the month, the right-hander has a 3.52 ERA and 3.94 xERA with 21 strikeouts against five walks in 23 innings. Left-hander Jesús Luzardo […]

Dodgers look to hand Zack Wheeler his first loss in 2026

Undeniably a key factor in the Phillies’ turnaround after an atrocious start to the season, a recently recovered Zack Wheeler is winning the current round of a battle against Father Time by being one of the more dominant starters in the National League since his return to a big league mound in late April. Although […]

Dodgers May comes to a close

The Dodgers have one more series to go to finish off their May schedule, hosting the Philadelphia Phillies for three games at Dodger Stadium. Philadelphia got off to a terrible start and fired their manager, but are 20-8 since under old friend Don Mattingly, while the Dodgers have won 12 of their last 14. The […]

Dodgers minors: The James Tibbs III show in Triple-A

The Comets and Drillers won comfortably as Tulsa managed to get at least one of the games in, pushing the doubleheader to this Friday. Player of the day The standout player in the Dodgers’ minor league system early in the season, James Tibbs III, returned to the spotlight with one of his most impressive performances […]

Dodgers notes: Teoscar Hernández, Evan Phillips, Tommy Edman

On Tuesday, Kiké Hernández was forced to exit early and was placed on the injured list just two days after making his season debut. On Wednesday, another Hernández got bit by the injury bug. Teoscar Hernández departed Wednesday’s game after suffering a left hamstring strain while trying to beat out a ground ball in the […]

The march to MLB’s lockout begins

The labor negotiations between MLB and the MLBPA began on May 12, with each side making opening presentations. On May 27, the MLBPA released the first substantive policy proposals for the upcoming Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). As expected, the MLBPA seeks to modify the current CBA system rather than pursue a dramatic overhaul. The major […]

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Dodgers minors: Zach Ehrhard maintains on-base streak

No wins for the Dodgers’ minor league affiliates; outscored 21-10. The Drillers saw their matchup with the Naturals postponed and will instead play a doubleheader today. Player of the day The job of a leadoff hitter is to set the table, and Zach Ehrhard did that as well as anyone could’ve hoped for in a […]

Dodgers notes – Kiké Hernández and Drillers bat dog both out indefinitely

And the roster shuffle continues. As Eric Stephen wrote about earlier, Alex Freeland is back with the big-league club as Kiké Hernández goes on the IL with left oblique strain. Hernández felt something on Tuesday and left that game early, and an MRI on Wednesday showed “a significant tear”, according to Manager Dave Roberts. It […]

Every Dodgers pitcher used in 2026

The Los Angeles Dodgers set a franchise record by using 40 different pitchers in 2024, then did it again in 2025. This was after using 39 pitchers in both 2021 and 2023. Here are all the pitchers who appeared in a game for the Dodgers in 2026, starting with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on opening day through […]

Shohei Ohtani homers, tosses six no-hit innings in win over Rockies

The Dodgers flirted with a no-hitter until the eighth inning and earned a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies, winning the finale 4-1 on Wednesday. Less than 24 hours after taking a pitch to his right hand, Shohei Ohtani was both the starting pitcher and the leadoff hitter for the series finale. After starting his […]

Teoscar Hernández leaves game with left hamstring strain

Teoscar Hernández was forced to depart the game early on Wednesday, as he came up hobbling trying to beat a ground ball in the bottom of the second inning against the Colorado Rockies. The Dodgers announced that Hernández suffered a left hamstring strain. Hernández was slow to walk off the field and was seen on […]

Dodgers on Deck: Friday, May 29 vs. Phillies

The Dodgers take on the red-hot Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night at Dodger Stadium, the start of a weekend series against old friend Don Mattingly. Philadelphia was expected to contend this year but got off to an atrocious 9-19 start. That got manager Rob Thomson fired, with Mattingly sliding over from bench coach to take […]

Dodgers call up Alex Freeland with Kiké Hernández on injured list

The Dodgers called up infielder Alex Freeland from Triple-A Oklahoma City, as expected, to fill in with Kiké Hernández placed on the injured list with a left groin strain. Hernández missed the first 53 games of the season after left elbow surgery before returning Monday, and had four hits in four at-bats in his two […]

Shohei Ohtani carries on a dominant campaign

What is there to say about Shohei Ohtani, the pitcher, that hasn’t already been brought up many times? In the season marked by some periods of frustration with the bat, at least early on, Ohtani has managed to exceed even the loftiest expectations of his ability on the mound—so much so that the five scoreless […]

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Dodgers minors: Emil Morales’ first big game in High-A

The Loons and Comets combined for 26 runs as all three Dodger minor league affiliates that took the field won their games. Player of the day After a magnificent first 36 games with Ontario, Emil Morales’ production warranted a call-up, and on Tuesday against the Dragons, his fifth game in High-A ball, the young shortstop […]

Dodgers notes: Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, Eric Lauer

For the first time in nine years, Mookie Betts found himself hitting cleanup on Tuesday against the Colorado Rockies. The decision to move Betts down in the lineup paid off tremendously, as Betts clobbered the first of two home runs in the first inning to give the Dodgers a lead that never relinquished in a […]

Dodgers offense finally breaks out at home to rout Rockies

The Dodgers offense is down in May relative to April, and they’ve struggled especially at home dating back several weeks. But the floodgates opened on Tuesday night in a 15-6 rout of the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium, matching the team’s season high for runs scored. The Dodgers in March and April hit a home […]