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Dodgers draw blanks in 4-2 loss to Padres
The Dodgers ended their final homestand on a whimper, as they managed to scratch across just two late runs against the San Diego Padres in a 4-2 loss on Thursday. After a bullpen game from the Dodgers and a four-run outing for Yoshinobu Yamamoto over the first two games, Thursday night’s contest turned into a […]
Dodgers on Deck: Friday, September 25 at Giants
The Dodgers have one more regular season series to go, battling the San Francisco Giants for three games beginning Friday night at Oracle Park up north. Tarik Skubal will make his final regular season start in the series opener, and his 10th since the Dodgers acquired him on August 2 from the Detroit Tigers. Skubal […]
Dodgers postseason schedule opens October 3 in NLDS at Dodger Stadium
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers will open the 2026 postseason at home at Dodger Stadium. The Atlanta Braves’ loss on Thursday coupled with the Dodgers’ home loss to San Diego clinched the No. 2 seed for the Dodgers in the National League playoffs, ensuring a bye past the wild card round. The Dodgers will begin […]
Dodgers vs. Padres game chat
Tyler Glasnow faces Nick Pivetta as the Dodgers play their final regular season home game. THURSDAY GAME INFO
Dodgers road to clinching a bye to NLDS
The Dodgers on September 14 beat the Reds to clinch a playoff berth for the 14th season in a row, tying the major league record also held by the Atlanta Braves, who made it to 14 consecutive postseasons from 1991-2005. Los Angeles won again in Cincinnati on September 15, which eliminated the Arizona Diamondbacks from […]
Meeting the Padres in the last home game before the playoffs
After this matchup, the next time the Dodgers play at home, it will likely be hosting the winner of the WC series between the third- and sixth-place teams, and the theme of this game against the Friars is one. Having split the first two games of this series, the Dodgers are still one win away […]
Dodgers minors: A Knack for coming up clutch
It was a win-or-go-home game for the Comets, and they live to fight another day after dominating the Aviators in Game 2 of the Championship Series in a 7-2 victory. Player of the Day While Zach Ehrhard and James Tibbs III led the way with the bat, it was Landon Knack’s outstanding work as a […]
Dodgers notes: Postseason bullpen in a good spot
Tuesday night’s game against the San Diego Padres was reminiscent of the 2024 playoffs when the Dodgers were forced to employ a bullpen in the NLDS to keep their playoff hopes alive against those same Padres. Both outcomes were the same, with the bullpen shutting down the Friars and getting a big win. That postseason […]
Dodgers 11-game home winning streak snapped in 5-1 loss to Padres
After shutting out the Padres on Tuesday, the Dodgers could only muster one run in a 5-1 defeat on Wednesday, snapping their home winning streak at 11 games. Both Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Robbie Ray kept the hitters in check over their first three innings, as Yamamoto secured three shutout innings on just 36 pitches while […]
Dodgers vs. Padres game chat
Yoshinobu Yamamoto faces Robbie Ray and Shohei Ohtani returns from the injured list on Wednesday. WEDNESDAY GAME INFO
Dodgers on Deck: Thursday, September 24 vs. Padres
The Dodgers and San Diego Padres finish off their season series on Thursday, which is the Dodgers’ final home game of the 2026 regular season. Tyler Glasnow takes the ball for Los Angeles, with Nick Pivetta starting for San Diego. Both have battled injuries this season, with Thursday the 13th start for Glasnow and just […]
Dodgers activate Shohei Ohtani off injured list, option Josue De Paula
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers on Wednesday activated Shohei Ohtani off the injured list on his first day eligible to return after the minimum 15 days on the sideline with right biceps inflammation. Josue De Paula was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City. The plan is for Ohtani to be the designated hitter for the remaining […]
Tarik Skubal activated from bereavement list, Kyle Hurt optioned
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers on Wednesday activated Tarik Skubal after the minimum three days on the bereavement list, and optioned Kyle Hurt to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Skubal is scheduled to make his final regular season start on Friday against the San Francisco Giants on the road at Oracle Park. He was placed on bereavement […]
Yamamoto and Ohtani are in to potentially lead a bye-clinching win
Imagine losing by seven to your division rival only to see them bring in, the following game, their best hitter and pitcher of the past two seasons, both of them championship-winning campaigns. Well, that’s exactly the situation the Padres find themselves in, facing a Dodgers team that’s one win away from securing a top-2 seed […]
Sidelined last year, Evan Phillips & Brock Stewart are ready for October
LOS ANGELES — Last year at this time, Evan Phillips and Brock Stewart were both recovering from surgeries and unavailable to pitch. They were around the team but unable to contribute during the stretch run and postseason. This year, both veteran right-handers are two key cogs in an increasingly deep Dodgers bullpen and an important […]
Dodgers minors: Zach Ehrhard-led Comets can’t complete a comeback
The resilience to fight for a game they seemed doomed to lose, as they ultimately did 13-11, is what the Comets must carry over into a must-win affair tonight if they’re to live to fight another day in this Championship Series. Player of the Day While scoring 11 runs might lead one to believe there […]
Shohei Ohtani expected to be activated on Wednesday
The Dodgers received two key reinforcements making their returns from injury on Tuesday, as both Andy Pages and Roki Sasaki played a factor into the team’s 7-0 shutout win over the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers are preparing to get the final Infinity Stone added to their gauntlet, as two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is expected […]
Dodgers rout Padres in bulk in opener
LOS ANGELES — On a night the Los Angeles Queens won a championship in the inaugural season of the Women’s Pro Baseball League, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat a King. Four runs with two outs in the second inning off Michael King paced a 7-0 win for the Dodgers over the San Diego Padres in […]
Miguel Rojas voted Dodgers Roy Campanella Award winner again
LOS ANGELES — Veteran infielder Miguel Rojas was voted by his Dodgers teammates and coaching staff as the 2026 winner of the Roy Campanella Award, given annually to the Dodgers player who best embodies the leadership and spirit of the Hall of Fame catcher. Rojas also won the award in 2024 and 2025, making him […]
Dodgers vs. Padres game chat
The playoff-bound Dodgers face the likely-playoff-bound Padres. Brock Stewart starts a bullpen game. Tuesday game info
Dodgers notes: Blake Snell, Dalton Rushing, Will Klein
LOS ANGELES — It’s the final week of the regular season and the Dodgers are sorting things out as they prepare for the postseason, which they hope will start on October 3 in the National League Division Series rather than September 29 in the wild card round. Before Tuesday’s game, Blake Snell pitched a bullpen […]
Dodgers on Deck: Wednesday, September 23 vs. Padres
The Dodgers and Padres continue their series on Wednesday night, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound for his final start of an excellent regular season. Yamamoto has lasted seven innings in each of his three September starts and leads the majors this season averaging 6.63 innings per start. He’s 2-1 against the Padres this season, […]
Dodgers activate Andy Pages, Roki Sasaki from injured list
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers on Tuesday got a few regulars back as reinforcements heading into the final week of the regular season and into October, activating center fielder Andy Pages and pitcher Roki Sasaki off the injured list. Pages missed 27 games after getting hit by a fastball on his left hand on August […]
The even-year Dodgers-Padres postseason meeting might be later than usual this year
The Dodgers and San Diego Padres have faced off the postseason three times, in every even year dating back to 2020. For that streak to continue, it would likely need to happen one round later than the previous three matchups. At the moment the Dodgers have the second-best record in the National League, two games […]
Jackson Ferris wins Pacific Coast League pitcher of week
The final week of the minor league regular season saw the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets get a clean sweep of Pacific Coast League honors. Jackson Ferris was named PCL pitcher of the week after the best outing by a Dodgers minor league pitcher this season. Ferris on Monday joined teammate Alek Thomas, with the Oklahoma […]