Baseball Historians

Hiroki Kuroda was activated just before Wednesday’s game for his first start in three weeks. To make room on the roster, Clayton Kershaw was optioned to Las Vegas after going 0-2 in eight starts for the Dodgers. Kershaw wasn’t happy about being sent down, but the attention soon shifted to Kuroda as he pitched seven […]

The injured plenty will see one making progress tonight as Hiroki Kuroda will make his first start in nearly three weeks.
Brad Penny also threw a simulated game of 50 pitches, and if all goes well he will be activated and ready to start Saturday’s game at San Francisco.
Andruw Jones and Nomar both made rehab starts […]

The Dodgers blew a five-run lead to send the game to extras, but Jeff Kent drove a solo shot in the top of the 11th to lead the Dodgers to the win to even the series.
The offense got two in the first off Russell Martin’s two-run shot with Delwyn Young on base. They then scored […]

The Dodgers dropped their first to the Astros in Houston and their second straight in a 4-1 loss.
Batting leadoff for the Dodgers, and going 0 for 5 with 4 K’s in his first big league game of the year, was Jason Repko. He was brought up to replace Juan Pierre, who was placed on the […]

Derek Lowe continued to lack run support and pitched a gem but still took the loss as the Dodgers lose 1-0 and fail to take the series sweep. They did seal the series win though, just their second series win in the past 11.
Angels’ starter John Lackey threw like an ace, allowing just three Dodger […]

Jered Weaver and Jose Arrendondo held the Dodgers hitless through eight but a run in the fifth gave the Dodgers a 1-0 victory and series win.
The run came in the fifth when Matt Kemp got on after Weaver’s fielding error. He stole second and took third when the catcher’s throw sailed into the outfield. Kemp […]

The Dodgers put up 6 runs and shut out the Angels as they took the first game at home against their cross-town Interleague rivals.
The Dodger offense kept Angels’ starter Joe Saunders from getting his MLB-leading 12th win. Russell Martin put the Dodgers up in the first with a solo shot, his team-leading eighth of the […]

Clayton Kershaw is still winless in his career as the Dodgers were shutout by the John Danks and the Sox, 2-0.
The Dodgers totaled just five hits for the game. They also walked four times and left at least one runner on base for the first seven innings, including a runner on third with less than […]

Eric Stults, throwing in place of Brad Penny and Hiroki Kuroda, got his second win in as many starts as he held the Sox to four hits in his complete game shutout while the Dodgers put up five runs of their own.
The Dodgers had just six hits on the nights but managed to get five runs off […]

The bats couldn’t get going against Sox starter Mark Buehrle as the Dodgers lose the opener, 6-1.
Buehrle held the Dodgers to just six hits in his eight innings. The lone run came in the fifth from Delwyn Young’s solo shot, his first homerun since last September and just the third of his career. Kemp and […]

The Dodgers had the day off Monday to prepare for the next 20 days in which they have no days off. The continue their homestand by hosting the first place White Sox of the AL Central.
The Dodgers look to give the Sox their 10th consecutive road loss by sending Derek Lowe to the mound. Lowe […]

The Dodgers were in danger of being swept by the Indians after being beat in extras for the past two games, but four runs scored in the first held out for a 4-3 win.
The Dodger offense came out striking in the first inning, tagging Indians’ starter Paul Byrd for four runs before he could even […]

After losing in extras on Friday, the Dodgers dropped their second to the Indians in extras again on Saturday, stretching all the way into the 11th before the Indians exploded for a six-run inning and beat the Dodgers 7-2.
The Dodgers could only score one before it was sent to extras, coming in the sixth to […]

The Dodgers snapped their three-game win streak with a loss to the Indians at home in the 10th inning on Friday.
The Dodgers were down 4-0 heading into the bottom of the eighth after being shut out by Cliff Lee, but they added two in the eighth and two more in the ninth to force extra […]

The Dodgers started their roadtrip 1-5 and ended with a 3-0 sweep of the Reds before heading home to LA for an Interleague homestand beginning with the Indians tonight, who are coming off being swept by the Rockies.
Clayton Kershaw will have another chance to earn his first big league victory. He was pulled after four […]

The Dodgers swept the Reds for the second time this season, and they head back to LA this weekend with a three-game win streak.
The Dodgers scored one in the first and never trailed in the 7-4 victory. Jeff Kent started off with a double in the first and scored on Russell Martin’s RBI-double. Two more […]

Derek Lowe gave up just one run while the offense put up six to win their second straight against the Reds.
The runs started in the first when Juan Pierre singled and eventually came around to score on a wild pitch by Bronson Arroyo. They added another in the second when Andre Ethier singled to score […]

Hiroki Kuroda was scheduled to pitch today in the second game against Bronson Arroyo, but he was sent back to LA to have an MRI on his right shoulder. Derek Lowe will replace him as the starter, and is still on his usual days’ rest because of Monday’s off day. Lowe is in search of […]

Chad Billingsley held the Reds to one run in his fifth loss of the season to help the Dodgers get their first win in six games by a score of 3-1.
The Dodgers put up three runs, which was enough run support to give Billingsley the win. They took the lead in the third on Juan […]

The Dodgers continue to the final stop of their nine-game roadtrip to Cincinnati to face the Reds, who are last in the NL Central. The Dodgers look to win their first series since May 19-21 when they swept the Reds at home.
Chad Billingsley will take the mound to face Johnny Cueto, who is 5-6 with […]

What started as a pitchers’ duel unraveled after a rain delay into a 5-0 Tigers lead. The Dodgers then rallied for four runs in the ninth to make it 5-4 but still took the loss to be victims of the sweep.
Nate Robertson and Denny Bautista held the Dodgers to five hits through eight innings. The […]

The Dodgers continued in their losing ways on Saturday in Detroit, with Brad Penny being roughed up while the Tigers won 12-7.
The Dodgers got on the board first with a run in the second but the Tigers tied it up at 1-1 in the third. The Dodgers then took a 4-1 lead with three runs […]

The Dodgers dropped their first to the Tigers in the Interleague series to give them a three-game losing streak. The offense has also not scored a run in 23 innings.
Tigers’ rookie Armando Galarraga held the Dodgers to just three hits and fanned them for 5 K’s, including two for the unfamiliar DH role, Mark Sweeney. […]

The Dodgers have dropped three of four and are now 4 1/2 behind the Dbacks in the division. They head out on a six-game roadtrip beginning in Detroit for a three game series with the Tigers, who are sporting a three-game win streak.
Derek Lowe is back in his home state this weekend and will take […]

The Dodgers were shut out while the Padres rallied for nine runs to win the rubber match.
First things first….Matt Kemp won his appeal to reduce his suspension to two games instead of four after last Tuesday’s brawl with Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba. Kemp then had to begin his suspension today. Torre didn’t want both Kemp’s […]

The Dodgers could only muster four hits off Padres’ starter Randy Wolf and had a total of just five on the night, with one run, in the 1-4 loss.
The lone Dodger run came in the fourth after already being down 0-3. Andy LaRoche drove a solo shot to left, his first homerun in his AB […]

Blake DeWitt shared the NL Rookie of the Month ballot with Joey Votto of the Reds, Geovany Soto from the Cubs, and Manny Acosta of the Braves, but DeWitt took the award for the month of May.
DeWitt batted .322 with 5 homers in May to earn him the award as he fills in for Nomar at third. […]

Both Russell Martin and Matt Kemp drove in three runs each to help the Dodgers get a 7-2 victory over the Padres.
The Dodgers led off the first with a run to take a 1-0 lead off Martin’s first RBI-single of the night. Veteran Greg Maddux then held the Dodgers scoreless through six. Down 1-2 in […]

The Dodgers leave home after winning four of seven and set out for a nine-game roadtrip, beginning in San Diego today at 7:05 with the Padres who are sporting a five-game win streak.
Clayton Kershaw will head to the mound for his fourth major league start. He faces vetran Greg Maddux, who has 350 more career […]

Effective Dodger pitching once again did not receive much run support in a 1-3 Dodgers loss to the first-place Cubs.
Cubs starter Jason Marquis held the Dodgers to just three hits, and they ended up with just four on the night, half by leadoff man Juan Pierre. The Cubs scored in the first and the Dodgers […]