It has become an expected part of the baseball season over the last couple years. The lightning rod that is Yasiel Puig makes a play, doesn’t make a play, doesn’t hustle, plays too hard, has too much energy, doesn’t care, isn’t mature enough and just doesn’t play the game the “right way.” It’s a tiresome job for fans of Puig more »
Kendrick and Grandal Lift Dodgers in Extra Innings Win
ARIZONA — Howie Kendrick homered and Yasmani Grandal provided the exclamation point with a two-run double to cap off the three-run 10th inning as the Dodgers bullpen bounced back in a 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks. Kendrick capped off his 4-for-5 night with the solo homer to right field, continuing his hot streak over the last five games. Since more »
Bullpen Can’t Finish What Bolsinger Started, Dodgers Lose 10-6
PHOENIX – With Mike Bolsinger cruising through four innings and backed with a 4-0 lead, it looked like the Dodgers were on their way to a runaway win over the Diamondbacks. The bullpen had other plans Monday, giving up 10 runs over the final four innings resulting in a 10-6 Dodger loss. Bolsinger became ill during the game and was more »
Dodgers Cruise Past Marlins Behind Brett Anderson
MIAMI — Brett Anderson continued his bounce back season with 10 strikeouts over the struggling Marlins Friday night as the Dodgers rolled to a 7-1 win at Marlins Park. The Dodgers big lefty turned in seven strong innings allowing just one run on five hits and a walk, helping himself in the process with an RBI-single and two pickoffs. Anderson more »
Dodgers Outlast the Padres in 12 innings
SAN DIEGO — Adrian Gonzalez came up with a pair of big hits Sunday to torment his former club. An RBI-double in the eighth inning tied the game and a two-run single in the 12th sealed the 4-2 win for the Dodgers over the Padres. The game however wouldn’t have been in extra innings if it weren’t for the heroics more »
Dodgers Can’t Capitalize on Another Solid Outing From Zack Greinke
SAN DIEGO — Zack Greinke has been pitching like the Cy Young caliber pitcher he is capable of being in 2015. Not surprisingly the right-hander has given up just 12 earned runs in his last seven starts. Greinke allowed just two runs over eight innings on Saturday. The Dodgers hardly rallied in support of their pitcher and came out on more »
Guerrero’s Pinch-Hit Lifts Dodgers Over Padres
SAN DIEGO — Alex Guerrero proved once again that he swings the bat well off the bench, blooping a single into center in the eighth inning to knock in the winning run in a 4-3 Dodgers win over the Padres. Down by a run in the eighth, the Dodgers rallied with four hits and walk to score a pair of more »
Cards Late Rally Sinks Dodgers in Series Finale
LOS ANGELES – It’s no secret that the Dodgers have had a rough go against the Cardinals of late. In fact, the later innings of games have been a big part of why the Redbirds have been so successful. Seven of the 13 runs the Cards scored in the series came in the eighth inning. The Dodger bullpen allowed a walk and more »
Kershaw Shines as Dodgers Shutout the Cardinals, 2-0
LOS ANGELES — Ever since the Dodgers were eliminated in the 2014 playoffs by the Cardinals, fair or not the story that just won’t go away is of Clayton Kershaw and his struggles against the Cards. Saturday night Kershaw was dominant tossing eight shutout innings on just one hit, striking out 11 and walking a pair as the Dodgers more »
Yasiel Puig Makes Return to Dodgers Lineup
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers reinstated Yasiel Puig Saturday from the disabled list and optioned outfielder Scott Schebler back to Triple-A Oklahoma City to make room on the roster. Puig had been on the DL since April 24 with a left hamstring strain missing a total of 39 games. In 11 games this season Puig is hitting .279 with a more »