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The Dodgers now find themselves in a 3-1 hole in the NLCS after the Phillies scored two in ninth to beat the Dodgers 5-4.
Randy Wolf had a decent outing, giving up three runs in 5 1/3. His only real mistake was a two-run homerun to Ryan Howard with two out in the first. He then [...]

Hiroki Kuroda made just four outs before being pulled in the second as the Dodgers took a 0-11 shutout loss to give the Phillies a 2-1 lead in the NLCS.
Ryan Howard drilled a two-RBI triple in the first for the Phillies’ first runs before Jayson Werth made it 4-0 with a two-run homerun. Kuroda was [...]

The Dodgers followed a 6-8 loss in Game 1 on Thursday with a 2-1 win on Friday before heading to Philly for Games 3, 4, and 5.
Clayton Kershaw couldn’t find his usual groove on Thursday, giving up five runs on four hits before leaving with two outs in the fifth. A three-run homerun by Carlos [...]

The Dodgers and Phillies will be matched in up in the NLCS for the second year in a row. This time around, the Dodgers will have home field advantage.
During the regular season, the Dodgers went 4-3 against the Phillies, but outscored them by  a slim 26-25. Games 1 and 2 will be Thursday and Friday [...]

The Dodgers finished a three game sweep of the Cardinals on Saturday night to move on to the NLCS, but they are still waiting on the Phillies and Rockies series to see who they’ll play.
Clayton Kershaw and Adam Wainwright had a pitcher’s duel in Thursday’s game, with Kershaw going 6 2/3 and holding the Cardinals [...]

Despite leaving 16 men on base, the Dodgers came out with a 5-3 win over the Cardinals in Game 1 of the NLDS.
Randy Wolf went 3 2/3 innings and earned the no-decision. He ran into trouble in the first, loading the bases with no outs and a run scored when some miscommunication between Matt Kemp [...]

The Dodgers found themselves in danger of losing the NL West race as they took a 3-4 loss on Friday, but came back to win two straight and are now set to move on as NL West champs in the NLDS.
Randy Wolf suffered his first loss in two months, though he held the Rockies to [...]

The Padres shut out the Dodgers on Wednesday, 5-0, to keep the Dodgers’ Magic Number at 1 to clinch the NL West.
Jon Garland was roughed up in the loss, giving up a run in the first and then a three-run homerun in the third. He left with one out in the fourth and took his [...]

The Dodgers lost their first of a two-game series to the Padres, 1-3, and still sit with their Magic Number at 1 as the Rockies won in extra innings last night.
Chad Billingsley held the Padres to two runs on two hits, but also issued five walks in the loss. Hong-Chih Kuo also gave up a [...]

The Dodgers took a rough 1-11 loss to lose the series on Monday, and with the Rockies off, they will have to wait at least one more day before they clinch the NL West.
Hiroki Kuroda was rocked for seven runs, though only three were earned. Mark Loretta got a throwing error leading off the second [...]

The Dodgers pulled off a win on Saturday but a late-inning error on Sunday allowed the Pirates to win and pull ahead in the series, putting the Dodgers’ hopes for a clinch in the West on hold for at least one more day.
The Dodgers rallied for five late-inning runs on Saturday for the win. Maholm [...]

The Dodgers’ Magic Number still stands at 1 as they took a 1-3 loss to the Pirates on Friday.
Jon Garland struck out six through six innings, giving up three runs but no earned. Blake DeWitt committing a throwing error in the first that led to the first unearned run, and a fielding error by James [...]

The Dodgers beat the Nationals 7-6 in Thursday’s rubber match, cutting their magic number to one before heading to Pittsburgh for a weekend series with the Pirates.
By the time Vincente Padilla took the mound in the first, he already had a nice four-run cushion. He would need it, though, after giving up three runs in [...]

Chad Billingsley sailed through five-plus innings, but he gave up a tying homerun in the sixth as the Nationals went on to beat the Dodgers, 5-4.
Billingsley had a perfect game ’til the fourth, and a no-hitter until the sixth innings with two outs. He then yielded two walks before Ryan Zimmerman tied the game with [...]

The Dodgers were eager to get their bats going after Monday’s off day, plating 14 runs, including a seven-run fourth and a six-run seventh inning.
Hiroki Kuroda had plenty of run support, but he didn’t need much of it, holding the Nationals to two runs (none earned) on four hits while striking out six. A Rafael [...]

The Dodgers remained five games up as they beat the Giants in Sunday’s rubber match, 6-2.
Wolf picked up another win, going six-plus innings, with his only mistakes being a solo homerun in each the first and sixth innings. Kuo, Sherrill, and Broxton then each tossed a perfect inning apiece, with Sherrill and Broxton notching two [...]

The Dodgers followed a 4-8 loss on Friday with a big 12-1 win Saturday to get back to 5 games up in the West.
Vincente Padilla gave up four runs on eight hits through five innings on Friday, but it was Ramon Troncoso who took the loss, giving up two go-ahead runs in the sixth inning. [...]

The Dodgers finished a sweep of the pirates on Wednesday, 3-1, before having a day off and heading into a weekend series with the Giants.
Hiroki Kuroda put up his second quality start since coming off the DL, going six innings, giving up just one run, while striking out seven and walking none. Kuo, Sherrill, and [...]

The Dodgers won in 13 innings of Tuesday, 5-4, for their 12th walk-off win of the season to move five games up in the West.
Randy Wolf posted a quality start, and still remains unbeaten with the no decision in his last six games. He gave up three runs on five hits, with his only mistake [...]

Jon Garland helped the Dodgers secure a 6-2 win over the Pirates on Monday, giving them a four game lead in the West.
Garland scattered a run in each the fourth and fifth innings, but otherwise proved solid as went six innings to remain unbeaten as a Dodger. Kuo, Sherrill, and Broxton then combined for three [...]

The Dodgers took the first two games of the series for the win before falling on Sunday as they remain three games up in the West with three weeks left of the season.
Hiroki Kuroda posted eight solid innings on Friday, holding the Giants to two runs on three hits while striking out five. He was [...]

The Dodgers came close to getting the series sweep, but fell short as Ramon Troncoso walked home the Dbacks’ winning run in the ninth for the Dodgers 3-4 loss.
Jon Garland made a solid start, going six innings to three runs on six hits. His only real trouble was in the second when he gave up [...]

Billy Buckner held the Dodgers to one run through seven, but they managed to score four in the eighth off the Dbacks’ bullpen for the win to keep themselves 3 1/2 games up in the division.
Chad Billingsley gave up four runs on eight hits through six, and the Dodgers eighth inning rally spared him from [...]

The Dodgers beat the Dbacks in the first game of the set 7-2.
Padilla put up a quality start for the win, holding the Dbacks to two runs through six innings. His only mistake was a two-run homerun to Chris Young in the fifth. Belisario, Sherrill, and Broxton then all came out of the ‘pen, with [...]

The Dodgers were able to avoid the sweep by sandwiching in a win on Saturday before heading to Phoenix to open a set with the Diamondbacks.
The Dodgers were shut out on Friday, with Kershaw posting another quality start but taking the loss for a lack of run support. The offense came out on Saturday, though, [...]

Jon Garland gave the Dodgers a win on Thursday to give them a series split with the Dbacks.
Garland held his former team to two runs, going seven innings and striking out six. He retired the last 14 batters he faced, and Sherrill and Broxton each tossed an inning, with Broxton getting the save.
Garland got help [...]

The Dodgers fell to the Dbacks on Wednesday 1-4 as Jon Garland will take the mound on Thursday in his Dodger debut, facing his former team.
Chad Billingsley tossed four perfect innings before being tagged for four runs in the fifth inning, including a two-run homerun. He escaped the inning, being tagged for three earned, and [...]

The Dodgers came back to score a run in the seventh to beat the Diamondbacks 4-3 on Tuesday to even up the series.
Vicente Padilla gave the Dodgers a decent start, going 5 1/3 innings and giving up just one run while striking out five. Scott Elbert, just called up from Triple-A, relieved Padilla in the [...]

Randy Wolf had another strong outing but the bullpen couldn’t hold as the Diamondbacks scored two in the 10th to beat the Dodgers, 5-3.
Wolf struck out seven in six innings, giving up just two runs and earning the no decision, his 14th of the year. Sherrill gave up a solo homerun in the eighth to [...]

The Dodgers lost to the Reds on Friday but came back for a big win Saturday and extra-inning win on Sunday to push their lead to six games in the NL West.
Chad Billingsley took the loss on Friday, allowing four runs on seven hits with four walks. He allowed three runs before coming on for [...]