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The Dodgers came up short in the rubber match loss, and now hold the NL West lead by just 3 1/2 games.
Clayton Kershaw didn’t make it out of the third inning, after the Cardinals worked him for 97 pitches, including two runs on five hits with five walks. He left with two on and two [...]

Chad Billingsley pitched the Dodgers to the win as they beat the Cards 7-3 to get their first win at home in five games.
Billingsley’s skipped start in the last rotation proved nothing to his performance this game, going six innings, giving up just two runs on three hits to pick up his 12th win. He [...]

The Dodgers were on a nationwide stage again on Monday Night Baseball, but couldn’t get the bats going against Chris Carpenter, as the Cardinals beat the Dodgers 3-2.
Knuckleballer Charlie Haeger made his Dodger debut, and came out shining, retiring the first nine batters he faced. Haeger’s first mistake was a solo homerun to Albert Pujols [...]

The Dodgers dropped the first two games to the Diamondbacks before avoiding the sweep by getting a 9-3 win on Sunday.
Clayton Kershaw took the loss on Friday, being roughed up for four runs in the second inning. He gave up six hits and four walks before leaving with one out in the fourth, though he [...]

Despite a run in the ninth to send the game to extras, the Dodgers took a 2-4 loss after 10 innings to spare the Giants from getting swept at home.
Jeff Weaver put up three scoreless innings in place of Chad Billingsley. He tossed 61 pitches, and managed to escape a bases-loaded, no outs threat in [...]

The Dodgers belted out all nine runs in just two innings as they beat the Giants for the second straight game of the set.
Randy Wolf had arguably his best outing of the season, going eight innings and giving up just one run on three hits. He threw 70 of his 103 pitches for strikes and [...]

All the Dodgers would need was one offensive inning to give themselves a 4-2 win over the Giants in Monday’s series opener.
Hiroki Kuroda picked up the win to even his record at 5-5. He gave up just a solo homerun in the second and shut the Giants out until he left with one out in [...]

The Dodgers lost in extras again on Saturday and took the series loss on Sunday as the Braves beat them, 8-2.
Clayton Kershaw was outstanding on Saturday, going seven strong innings, striking out 10, and only allowing three men to reach base, two on hits and one walk. Kawakami was just as good, though, and the [...]

The Dodgers matched the Braves with five runs each for the first nine frames, but the Braves rallied for four in the 12th to give the Dodgers a loss.
Chad Billingsley posted another quality start, holding the Braves to two runs on four hits through six innings. Hong-Chih Kuo game on for the seventh and gave [...]

The Dodgers overcame a 4-2 deficit to win against the Braves on Thursday, courtesy of a walk-off homerun by Andre Ethier.
Randy Wolf picked up another no-decision, going seven innings while giving up four runs. Kuo, Mota, and Elbert all combined for two shutout innings of relief, with Elbert picking up his second win.
Derek Lowe held [...]

The Dodgers took a loss in the series’ rubber match with the Brewers before they head straight into another series today with the Braves.
Jason Schmidt took the loss, giving up four runs on five hits. He was chased with two outs in the fourth and the bases loaded, and James McDonald came on and allowed [...]

The Dodgers followed up their loss with the Brewers with a 17-4 win on Tuesday.
Hiroki Kuroda was aided by a four run lead after the first, and picked up the win after going six innings. He gave up three runs on nine hits but also notched seven K’s. Kuroda picked up his first win in [...]

The Dodgers trailed 6-2 heading into the ninth, but took a loss to the Brewers as they fell one run short of sending the game to extras.
Kershaw struggled in his second shortest outing of the season, going just four-plus innings. He gave up three runs on four hits, but also couldn’t find the strike zone [...]

The Dodgers took a loss on Saturday but came back to power a 9-1 win in the rubber match on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball.
Randy Wolf was on the losing end of the stick on Saturday, giving up four runs (three earned) on nine hits through six, though he did also notch seven K’s. Hong-Chih Kuo [...]

The Dodgers avoided a four-game sweep with a 5-3 win over the Cards on Thursday, followed by a 5-0 win over the Braves on Friday.
Hiroki Kuroda had a solid outing, spreading out two runs on four hits through six innings. He didn’t earn the decision as the game would head to extras. Mota allowed a [...]

The Dodgers took their second straight loss to the Cardinals in 0-10 loss on Tuesday.
Chad Billingsley started off well, shutting out the Cards for the first five frames. He ran into trouble in the sixth, though, being tagged for all six runs that inning. He allowed just one hit through the first five innings, and [...]

The Dodgers fell to the Cardinals in Monday’s opener, 1-6, despite a two-run performance by Randy Wolf.
Wolf allowed a run in each the first and second innings, but shut out the Cards after that until he was lifted after the sixth inning.  He ended up taking the loss as he left with a one-run deficit. [...]

The Dodgers managed to cut a Marlins eight run lead to two, but they fell short in the rubber match to take the series loss.
Jason Schmidt suffered the loss, giving up five runs (four earned) on five hits before being lifted in the fourth. He allowed a run in the second and three runs in [...]

The Dodgers scored two in the sixth to tie the game at 3-3 and Casey Blake helped the Dodgers get the win with an RBI walk-off single in the ninth.
Hiroki Kuroda had a solid outing, holding the Marlins to two earned on six hits while striking out nine. Mota then tossed two perfect innings and [...]

The Dodgers snapped their five-game win streak as the Marlins rallied in late innings to beat the Dodgers 6-3 on Friday.
Clayton Kershaw held the Marlins scoreless until the fifth when he allowed a run to tie the game at 1-1. Kershaw then had two outs in the sixth but allowed two consecutive singles followed by [...]

After the Reds tied it 2-2 in the sixth, the Dodgers came back to load the bases in the bottom half for Manny to drill a go-ahead grand slam.
Chad Billingsley finally hit double digits in his win total, holding the Reds to two runs on seven hits while striking out seven. He was lifted after [...]

The Dodgers became the first big league team this season to earn their 60th win in a 12-3 victory over the Reds on Tuesday.
Randy Wolf picked up his first win at Dodger Stadium after an 0-2 start with eight no decisions. He gave up just four hits and two runs before leaving with one out [...]

Jason Schmidt made his first start in over two years on Monday, and the Dodger offense was behind him to give him and the Dodgers a 7-5 win over the Reds.
Schmidt struggled in the first inning, allowing a triple that was nearly a homerun to the first batter. He allowed three runs to score before [...]

The Dodgers came back from dropping two straight to beat the Astros 5-2 on Saturday and 4-3 on Sunday.
Clayton Kershaw was outstanding in his start Saturday, shutting out the Astros for seven innings while striking out five and allowing just two hits. James McDonald relieved him in the eighth but allowed two runs before being [...]

Chad Billinglsey, in his sixth try for his 10th win, took the loss as the Astros beat the Dodgers 8-1 in the second game of the series.
Billingsley didn’t make it out of the second inning, as he gave up four in the first, all with two outs. Miguel Tejada drove a solo homerun and Billingsley [...]

The Dodgers took a 0-3 loss to the Astros in their first game of the second half, but Manny Ramirez got to make his home debut after his 50-day suspension.
Randy Wolf had a near quality start in the loss, giving up three runs on five hits through 6 1/3 while striking out six. He didn’t [...]

After the American League beat the National League to improve to 12-0 in the last 13 years, the Dodgers will resume the second half by opening at home against the Astros on Thursday.
Randy Wolf will face Wandy Rodriquez in the first game of the four-game set. Wolf finally picked up a decision and a win [...]

The Dodgers won their final game of the series and last game before the All-Star break on Sunday after losing on Saturday to Milwaukee.
Jeff Weaver didn’t prove himself to be a starter in the rotation, giving up four runs (two earned) on six hits before leaving with one out in the fourth. A throwing error [...]

The Dodgers tied it up in the ninth to send the game to extras and scored six runs in the 10th to get a 12-8 win over the Brewers in the first game of the series.
Chad Billingsley and Braden Looper had almost identical numbers for the night. Billingsley went five-plus innings, giving up five runs [...]

Randy Wolf earned just his fourth win this season after 12 no decisions in the Dodgers’ 11-2 win over the Mets in Thursday’s rubber match.
Wolf took the mound with a nice 4-0 lead in the first. He gave up a run in the first and another in the third, but otherwise had a decent outing. [...]