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Dodgers end perfect week with sweep of Pirates

The Dodgers are now in the midst of a six-game winning streak, as they shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Sunday to complete the three-game sweep. Shohei Ohtani worked an 11-pitch leadoff walk to begin the game against right-handed reliever Lake Bachar, the longest plate appearance for him this season. Freddie Freeman put runners […]

Dodgers on Deck: Tuesday, August 25 at Braves

It’s a battle of National League division leaders in Atlanta, with the Dodgers taking on the Braves beginning Tuesday night at Truist Park. The Dodgers enter Monday as the No. 2 seed in the National League, one game behind the Brewers and four games up on the Braves. Tyler Glasnow returns from the injured list […]

Cam Leiter has stellar High-A debut for Great Lakes

A recap of Saturday in the Dodgers minor leagues. Player of the day Cam Leiter struck out seven in 3 1/3 scoreless innings in his High-A debut for Great Lakes, stranding two hits and two walks. The Dodgers’ second-round draft pick in 2025 out of Florida State is in his first professional season and was […]

Tarik Skubal overcomes 1st inning in best start with Dodgers

Tarik Skubal had choppy waters in a rough first inning, but it was smooth sailing after that in the Dodgers’ 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday evening at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers have won five games in a row, their longest streak since a six-gamer May 23-29, and their fourth win streak of […]

Dodgers on Deck: Sunday, August 23 vs. Pirates

The Dodgers finish things off with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. Blake Snell makes his third start since returning from the injured list, having pitched six strong innings in each of his first two times out. Sunday game info

Dodgers call up Alek Thomas with Andy Pages out

LOS ANGELES — Dodgers All-Star center fielder Andy Pages is expected out for about a month after suffering a fracture of his left hand on Friday night courtesy of a 100-mph fastball. He was placed on the injured list on Saturday, with Alek Thomas recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City to fill some time in center […]

Andy Pages has broken left hand, expected to miss 4-5 weeks

The Dodgers lost their lone productive outfielder for nearly the rest of the regular season, as Andy Pages broke his left hand after getting hit by a pitch during Friday’s win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pages was hit by a 100.2-mph fastball from Pirates right-hander Bubba Chandler in the third inning on Friday. Pages remained […]

James Tibbs III reaches base 5 times again

A pair of Dodgers pitchers rehabbed in Oklahoma City, and James Tibbs continued his great week at the plate in Texas. Player of the day James Tibbs III had three hits, including a solo home run, and two walks for Triple-A Oklahoma City. Tibbs has been the Comets’ best hitter this season but went through […]

Dodgers need more production from corner outfielders

Among the 122 major league outfielders with at least 200 plate appearances entering Friday, Teoscar Hernández (.250/.313/.401, 97 wRC+, 0.4 fWAR) and Kyle Tucker (.232/.327/.368, 95 wRC+, 0.3 fWAR) ranked 87th and 94th, respectively in FanGraphs WAR. With the Dodgers getting such little production offensively and defensively from the corner outfield this season, calling up […]

Edman’s extra-inning heroics give Dodgers walk-off win

Tommy Edman helped power the Dodgers (78-51) to a 5-4 walk-off victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates (63-67) Friday night at Dodger Stadium. Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched another gem, striking out nine over 6 2/3 innings. Kyle Hurt blew the lead in relief, but Edgardo Henriquez and Even Phillips preserved the tie long enough for the offense to […]

Dodgers vs. Pirates game chat

The Dodgers  (77-51) host the Pittsburgh Pirates (63-66) for a brief one-series homestand starting Friday night at Dodger Stadium.  Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7, 2.60 ERA, 0.89 WHIP) has been putting the league on notice, ranking 2nd in the majors in WHIP and 8th in ERA through 22 starts. Bubba Chandler (6-8, 4.23 ERA, 1.37 WHIP) makes […]

Dodgers on Deck: Saturday, August 22 vs. Pirates

Tarik Skubal makes his fourth start with the Dodgers on Saturday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. The left-hander has a 3.18 ERA with 19 strikeouts and six walks in his three starts as a Dodger, covering 17 innings. Pirates right-hander Jared Jones, who turned 25 just over two weeks ago, has a 4.78 ERA and 3.68 […]

Dodgers call up Paul Gervase, option Emmet Sheehan

For the third consecutive game, the Dodgers have added a new arm to the bullpen, calling up Paul Gervase from Triple-A Oklahoma City with Emmet Sheehan optioned back to Triple-A, ahead of a weekend series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night at Dodger Stadium. This move comes after an off day Thursday that gave […]

Dodgers welcome Pirates to Chavez Ravine

After a quick three game sweep of the Rockies in Colorado, the Dodgers are back home for a another quick three game set against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be on the mound for the Dodgers for his fourth start in what has been a phenomenal August for him – a 1.83 ERA in […]

Dodgers minors: Josue De Paula shines as the Drillers win at home

Failing to produce offensively at the level you’d expect, the Comets lost another low-scoring game. The Drillers took control of their game early and never relinquished, beating the Sod Poodles at home. Player of the day Not much can be said about Josue De Paula’s campaign that hasn’t been said already, with Thursday’s performance yet […]

Santiago Espinal signs minor league deal with Diamondbacks

The Dodgers roster has been a carousel of All-Star (both current and former) talent playing nearly every day and the taxi squad members whose role is equally vital to the team’s success. One of those former taxi squad members, Santiago Espinal, has found a new home within the NL West. Espinal signed a minor league […]

Tucker on the rocks

Unless you have been living under a rock, Kyle Tucker has floundered spectacularly of late in his inaugural campaign with the Los Angeles Dodgers. We recently covered a fact that caught on in the baseball zeitgeist: Tucker has been in line with his career norms on the road, while being absolutely woeful at Dodger Stadium. […]

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Dodgers pitching was tested over the last 13 days in a row

The Dodgers just completed their third stretch this season playing 13 days in a row, going 8-5 in a stretch that was particularly taxing on a pitching staff in flux. Getting Blake Snell back was a huge boon, and he pitched six innings and allowed just one run in each of his first two starts […]

Dodgers minors: Easton Shelton is making Cal League history

Between Easton Shelton’s record-breaking performance and Tyler Glasnow demolishing Triple-A hitters, there is plenty for us to talk about in action on this past Wednesday across the Dodgers’ minor league affiliates. Player of the day What do you say of a hitter with more runs batted in than games, one who broke a team’s record […]

Dodgers notes – Edwin Diaz, Tanner Scott

Edwin Diaz’s time with the Los Angeles Dodgers has not been what any of the parties had hoped for. Diaz on Tuesday went on the IL for neck inflammation, his second stint on the IL with his new team so far this season. On Wednesday, Diaz went for neck imaging, and the MRI showed the […]

Tyler Glasnow 9 strikeouts, pitches into 6th in final rehab start

Tyler Glasnow continued to run roughshod through his minor league rehab assignment, including nine strikeouts and pitching into the sixth inning in his likely final start for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday night in Sugar Land, Texas. Glasnow needed only 77 pitches to get through 5 1/3 innings, of which 54 were strikes. He allowed […]

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