ANAHEIM – The baseball world is buzzing, and it’s all compliments of the games finest player. Yes, Mike Trout, did something astonishing again. The 2015 highlight reel for the 24-year-old phenom is stacked with multitudes of content. His home run in his first at bat of the season for the second consecutive year. His home run in the All-Star Game that led more »
Johnny Giavotella’s Return Highlights Angels 8-4 Victory Over Mariners
ANAHEIM – Two things bring drama to the baseball field, September and Johnny Giavotella. In Friday night’s affair between the Los Angeles Angels and Seattle Mariners, Giavotella returned to the Angels lineup for the first time in over a month, and brought that dramatic flair with him. The Angels, one and a half games out of a wildcard spot, were in desperate need of more »
Johnny Giavotella Returns From Fourth Nerve Palsy With Some Help From… Mom?
ANAHEIM – Johnny G is back! Los Angeles Angels fans are shouting with joy, as their second baseman has returned from a rare illness. With a nickname like “Johnny Drama,” it’s only fitting Giavotella joins the Angels at the most dramatic part of the season, their push for the playoffs. In late August, the young infielder went down with Fourth Nerve Palsy, and illness more »
Chris Heisey Slams the Dodgers to Victory Over the Dbacks
Chris Heisey changed the entire outlook of Thursday’s game for the Dodgers with one mighty swing of the bat in the fifth inning. The Dodger center fielder snuck a line drive inside the fair pole down the left field line for a grand slam to give the Dodgers a lead they wouldn’t surrender in a 6-3 win over the more »
Dodgers Break out of Slump with 4-1 win over Arizona
The Dodgers took care of their four-game losing streak and the Diamondbacks with a 4-1 win at Dodger Stadium Wednesday. After seeing their lead slip to six games with 12 to go, the Dodgers turned the momentum around with a win and the Giants loss in San Diego. The Dodgers now own a seven game lead with 11 games left and more »
Dodgers Lose Fourth Straight in Shutout Loss to the Dbacks
The ninth inning was simply salt in the wound for the reeling Dodgers. The Diamondbacks scored five runs in their final time on offense to bury the Dodgers to the tune of 8-0. The loss not only keeps the Dodgers magic number at seven to clinch the division, it also shrinks the division lead to six games with 12 more »
Dodgers Drop Opener as the Dbacks Flex Some Muscle
Brett Anderson is usually the master of ground (ball) control when he toes the rubber for the Dodgers. Monday night was a different story as the Diamondbacks connected for a trio of homers — two off Anderson — to hand the Dodgers an 8-4 loss. Arizona did put the ball on the ground in 12 of 23 tries against more »
Dodgers Take First Of Three From Pittsburgh
Entering Friday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Los Angeles Dodgers magic number to clinch the NL West was 10. Zack Grienke took the mound for Los Angeles in hopes of lowering that number and his MLB-best 1.61 ERA in the process. The Dodgers jumped on Pittsburgh early and never looked back, coming away with a 6-2 win, more »
Wood Looks Dominant In Dodgers’ Win
The Dodgers’ lineup on Wednesday night looked different, for the lack of a better word. Outside of the battery of A.J. Ellis and Alex Wood, Don Mattingly was either feeling really good about a 7.5 game division lead or injuries forced him to start Chase Utley at first base, maybe a little bit of both. It wouldn’t matter who Mattingly more »
Rockies Outlast the Dodgers in 16 innings
Nine innings wasn’t enough for the Dodgers and Rockies on Tuesday night. No, the game would be decided in the drizzling rain of the 16th inning on a solo blast from Nolen Arenado as the Rockies came out on top with a 5-4 victory. September baseball was in full effect as the two sides combined for 58 players — MLB record more »