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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 […]

The Dodgers were down a run in the middle of the seventh, but a five-run rally in the bottom half of the inning helped the Dodgers beat the Cubs 7-3, along with a solid outing by Derek Lowe.
The game was scoreless until the fifth when the Cubs scored a run and added another in the sixth. The Dodgers tied […]

The Dodgers traded for Angel Berroa, the 2003 AL Rookie of the Year, from Kansas City for Class A shortstop Juan Rivera.
Rafael Furcal’s return is set for June 17, but the Dodgers still need some help in the infield before and as Furcal returns. Furcal hasn’t played since May 5, but should begin a rehab assignment […]

Hiroki Kuroda led the Dodgers past the Cubs with a four-hitter through nine on Friday, as the offense scored three runs to take the win.
The Dodgers scored their first in the first inning when Delwyn Young walked and scored off Jeff Kent’s RBI-double, Kent’s 374th of his career to move to 21st all-time, before he […]

After selecting pitcher Ethan Martin for the 15th overall pick, the Dodgers continued with a variety of positions picked. Martin is expected to sign with the Dodgers instead of going to Clemson, where he was suppose to play quarterback.
In Round 2, they selected RHP Joshua Lindblom out of Purdue. He has recently moved to the […]

The Dodgers lost to the Cubs at home, 4-5, to continue with a three-game losing skid.
The Dodgers were down 4-0 heading into the fifth inning, but they began to rally to close the gap and eventually tie it al 4-4 in the eighth. In the fifth, Blake DeWitt doubled, Chin-lung Hu tripled him home, and […]

The Dodgers took their second consecutive loss to the Rockies, 1-2, to lose the series as well as 10 of their last 13.
The Dodgers were held to one run on six hits. The bats couldn’t get going against Rockies starter Aaron Cook, who only allowed one ball to leave the infield through six of his eight […]

Blake DeWitt is up for the NL Rookie of the Month for May. He is nominated along with Reds’ first baseman Joey Votto, Cubs catcher Geovany Soto and Braves reliever Manny Acosta.
Fans have the opportunity to vote for the Rookie of the Month, with the winner being announced next Monday.
DeWitt had a May BA of […]

The Dodgers los 0-3 to the Rockies in the second game of the set to end the Rockies eight-game losing streak. Both benches cleared in the eighth to generate some kind of excitement before the Dodgers took the loss.
The Dodgers were held to six hits by Rockies starter Jeff Francis and closer Brian Fuentes. Juan Pierre and […]

The 2008 First-Year Player Draft is set to begin on Friday at 11am.
The Dodgers will have the 15th overall pick of the first round. MLB.com predicts that the 15th pick will be outfield Zach Collier from Chino Hills HS in California.  Baseball America predicts that the Dodgers will nab pitcher Aaron Hicks. Hicks also has […]

The Dodgers belted three homers in an 8-2 victory over the Rockies to begin their homestand.
The Rockies got on top first with a run in the first inning, but the Dodgers scored two in the bottom of the first and three in the next two innings to hold the lead. In the first, Matt Kemp […]

Jason Schmidt is approaching his 30-day rehab assignment limit and has endured another injury that will likely set his date of return back.
He pitched for Class A Inland Empire on Saturday and was smoked in the left calf off a line drive, but still remained in the game to complete 3 2/3 innings.
Schmidt’s 30-day limit […]

The Dodgers snapped their four game losing skid to get back to .500 with a win over the Mets, 9-5.
The Dodger offense went 6 for 9 with RISP, and started off in the first by rallying to take a 3-0 lead. Juan Pierre had a leadoff walk and stole second before James Loney and Russell […]