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Dodgers distancing themselves in the National League West

Even after Tuesday night’s loss to the Colorado Rockies, a game that rolled away on an errant throw to an empty base ended up in the dugout, the Dodgers still have performed quite well against National League West opponents this season. The Dodgers have beaten the Rockies six out of nine games, they’ve beaten the […]

Dodgers minors: Zach is easy to Root for

The Loons and Drillers won close matchups, while the Comets and Tower Buzzers were both defeated at home, with none of these teams playing in a game decided by more than three runs. Player of the day When the most impressive and most impactful performances of the day line up to be the same, the […]

Shohei Ohtani hits 300th career home run

While Tuesday’s contest against the Colorado Rockies produced a more disappointing outcome compared to Monday’s walk-off, Shohei Ohtani started off the game with a historic blast. Ohtani smacked a leadoff home run against Michael Lorenzen on Tuesday, which was not only his 25th leadoff home run as a Dodger, but the 300th home run of […]

Dodgers’ chances at another walk-off thwarted by Rockies

LOS ANGELES— The Dodgers were close to adding another walk-off win against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, but instead came up short in a 4-3 defeat. Shohei Ohtani reached yet another milestone on Tuesday night, teeing off for his 300th career home run and leadoff homer run no. 25 as a Dodger to give his […]

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 […]

Justin Wrobleski starts against Rockies team struggling to hit lefties

There are round numbers all over the place for the Dodgers, entering play tonight with 60 wins, 30 of them at home, and 10 of those 60 belonging to one specific starter, Justin Wrobleski, the chosen option to attack the Rockies lineup this Tuesday. While on a positive note, the Rockies have the worst wRC+ […]

Dodgers-Phillies July 20 game exclusively on ESPN

The Dodgers series opener against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Monday, July 20 will be exclusively televised by ESPN, the network announced on Tuesday. Karl Ravech will call play-by-play for Dodgers-Phillies alongside analysts Eduardo Pérez and David Ross, plus reporter Buster Olney. There will be no SportsNet LA telecast of this game. […]

Dodgers history reaches equilibrium between Los Angeles & Brooklyn

Monday night was a notable game in franchise history for the Dodgers, and not just because the team played their first extra-inning game of 2026, snapping a 91-game stretch that was the second-longest to open a season without playing past nine innings, seven games behind the 2005 Boston Red Sox. The series opener against the […]

Sheldon Neuse has retired

It would not be a stretch to say that a flash on the transaction wire or a blurb on an Instagram page announcing the retirement of a player most fans could not identify without assistance would likely pass with little fanfare. If I am allowed to indulge for just a moment, let us reach and […]

Not Rushing to a win, Dodgers walk it off in extras

The streak of no extra-inning games is finally over, and we can say that the Dodgers are undefeated in extras this season, walking it off against the Rockies 8-7 in the 11th inning. The decisive hit in this thrilling game came from the bat of Dalton Rushing with an RBI single, completing a terrific three-hit […]

Evan Phillips returns to Dodgers after Tommy John surgery

Thirteen months and two days after undergoing Tommy John surgery, Dodgers reliever Evan Phillips was activated off the 60-day injured list on Monday by the Dodgers ahead of their three-game series against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium. Phillips had an extensive rehab assignment, appearing in 12 games over 30 days with Triple-A Oklahoma City. […]

Back where it all started in Eric Lauer’s Dodgers tenure

Kyle Freeland against Eric Lauer as the first-place Dodgers host the last-place Rockies is the matchup for the start of a series that represents the last Colorado visit to Los Angeles this season. Anyone’s feelings of déjà vu will be validated with this specific matchup because it has taken place once already this season; in […]

San Diego strikes back, Dodgers fail to secure sweep of Padres

After shutting out the Padres on Saturday, the Dodgers couldn’t rally back from down five as they dropped Sunday’s contest 5-2, helping San Diego snap their seven-game losing streak. Both Emmet Sheehan and JP Sears were nearly untouchable over their first three innings of work, only allowing one walk while holding each other hitless. San […]

Dodgers notes: Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Yoshinobu Yamamoto

The Dodgers are riding high during their final homestand of the first half, taking a commanding 3-0 series lead over the San Diego Padres after shutting them out 3-0 on Saturday. The latter game’s success was done without Shohei Ohtani in the lineup, as the two-way superstar was absent after striking out nine hitters in […]

Yoshinobu Yamamoto shines in Dodgers’ shutout win

Fans of round numbers enjoyed Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s masterful performance to lead a second straight low-scoring win for the Dodgers against the Padres, this one finishing 3-0. It was with his 100th pitch that Yamamoto secured a 10th strikeout to wrap up seven scoreless innings—Yamamoto tied a career-high in punchouts and delivered his best outing against […]

Dodgers keep growing the biggest division lead in baseball

How quickly does one get hit in the face with a reality check? Why don’t we ask the San Diego Padres, a team that, when it faced the Dodgers for the first time this season, trailed in the race for the NL West by just half a game? And no, this series didn’t occur so […]

Teoscar Hernández hits go-ahead grand slam in comeback win over Padres

Teoscar Hernández capitalized off an error and launched a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning to lead the Dodgers (58-31) to a 4-3 comeback win over the Padres (43-44) Friday night at Dodger Stadium. The dramatic blast was Hernandez’s eighth home run of the season, erasing a 3-0 deficit and securing the win. It […]

Dodgers vs. Padres game chat

The Dodgers (57-31) continue their four-game battle against the Padres (43-43) at Dodger Stadium Friday night.  Shohei Ohtani (8-2, 1.58 ERA, 0.90 WHIP) makes his 14th start for the Dodgers in the series opener. Michael King (5-7, 3.55 ERA, 1.18 WHIP) toes the rubber for the Friars. Lineups Friday game info

Shohei Ohtani faces a Padres team that can’t stop allowing runs

Continued success raises the bar in a way that leads you to acknowledge Shohei Ohtani is in the middle of his most difficult run of form on the mound this season, when he has still averaged the equivalent of a quality start across his latest three outings—allowing a combined six earned runs in 18.2 innings […]

Dodgers minors: Zyhir does more than just Hope for a win

Other than the Comets’ low-scoring defeat, it was a productive day with a lot of offense in the Dodgers’ minor league system. Player of the day While the winning hit came from elsewhere, the Drillers went only as far as Zyhir Hope could take them, with the cleanup-hitting outfielder delivering a four-hit performance, including a […]