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The Dodgers need the greatest baseball player alive to do the MVP things he is capable of if they want to avoid the NLDS returning to Philadelphia for a winner-take-all...
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Philadelphia slugger Kyle Schwarber ends an 0-for-22 slump with two homers in his team's 8-2 victory, and the first one in particular gets everybody's...
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Kyle Schwarber hits two home runs, including a 455-foot blast that clears the right-field pavilion, and the Dodgers' offense is held in check by the combo of Aaron Nola...
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The Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto will square off against the Phillies' Aaron Nola as the Dodgers try to close out the best-of-five series on Wednesday night at Dodger...
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Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman can relate to the struggles Philadelphia stars Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber are having at the plate in this series. The Dodgers'...
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Shortstop Mookie Betts talks about the wheel play they performed to get a pivotal out in the ninth inning against the Phillies and Freddie Freeman's game-saving...
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Blake Snell pitches six scoreless innings, they score four runs in the seventh, then Roki Sasaki gets the final out of the ninth in a 4-3 win. Game 3 of the best-of-five...
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The third baseman did not start either Game 1 or Game 2 of the NLDS against left-handed Phillies starters, with Dave Roberts saving him as a pinch-hitting...
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The Dodgers' Blake Snell will square off against the Phillies' Jesús Luzardo when the best-of-five series continues on Monday in Philadelphia.
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“I just don't want to be pigeon-holed into the ninth because with the way this (Phillies) lineup is constructed," the Dodgers manager...
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With the trials of learning to play shortstop, and a lingering virus that sapped his strength and offensive productivity behind him, the veteran star is hitting like...
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Hernandez makes up for an early defensive gaffe with a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning and the Dodgers hold on for a 5-3 win. Game 2 is...
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Cristopher Sanchez, Jesus Luzardo and Ranger Suarez likely will force Dodgers manager Dave Roberts to reduce Max Muncy's role in the best-of-five series.
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The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani will make his MLB postseason pitching debut against the Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez when the best-of-five series begins on Saturday in...
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The left-handers replace Justin Wrobleski and Edgardo Henriquez in the bullpen for the playoff series starting today against the Philadelphia Phillies.
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The Dodgers can't afford a letdown from Ohtani – or any of their starting pitchers – against a powerful Philadelphia lineup. With volatility lurking in their...
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Smith, who has not played since Sept. 9 while a hairline fracture in his right hand has been healing, was on the active roster for the Wild Card Series but did not...
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The National League Wild Card Series with the overmatched yet gritty Reds didn't seem to have that playoff feel, but here come the Phillies.
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Dodgers beat writer Bill Plunkett breaks down the best-of-five series between the NL West and NL East champions … and picks the winner.
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The hard-throwing Japanese rookie could be the difference between the Dodgers falling short of their goal by limiting the late-innings threat to their title...
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Two of the top three betting favorites to win the World Series are set to square off in a best-of-five NL Division Series that is packed with star power and...
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirms Ohtani as the Game 1 starter against the Phillies after the Dodgers beat the Reds, 8-4, to complete a sweep of the NL Wild Card...
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The Japanese rookie and his 100 mph fastball provides an antidote to the team's normal bullpen terror while finishing off their two-game sweep of the Reds.
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Mookie Betts has four hits, including three doubles, and drives in three runs while the bottom third of the lineup goes 6 for 12 and scores five runs in an 8-4 win. Game...
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Hernandez has a well-earned reputation as a clutch player in the postseason. The key to performing in October, he says, is realizing “nothing...
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The Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto will take the mound against the Reds' Zack Littell when the best-of-three series resumes Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium.
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They made a few unexpected moves before opening the best-of-three Wild Card round by pounding the Reds, 10-5, in Game 1.
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Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez each hit two home runs and Tommy Edman hits one, tying the franchise record for homers in a postseason game. Blake Snell holds the...
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Smith has recovered enough from his hand injury to be used as a pinch-hitter. Conforto and Anthony Banda were the odd men out as the Dodgers set their Wild Card Series...
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The Dodgers' Blake Snell will take the mound against the Reds' Hunter Greene when the best-of-three series begins Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.
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The team will carry three catchers and opts for Justin Dean for its three-game playoff series with the Cincinnati Reds starting tonight at Dodger Stadium.
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Smith has been out since Sept. 9 with a hairline fracture in his right hand, but taking live at-bats against Bobby Miller and Kyle Hurt is a positive sign that he might...
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Accustomed to the five-day break that preceded their postseason journeys as a top-two seed, the reigning World Series champs head directly into a best-of-three Wild Card...
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Opening their World Series title defense with a best-of-three Wild Card Series against the Cincinnati Reds might be scarier than most expect.
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Dodgers beat writer Bill Plunkett breaks down the best-of-three series … and picks the winner. Game 1 is Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.
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In his final regular-season start, Kershaw took a shutout into the sixth inning. Shohei Ohtani hit his 55th home run of the season and the Dodgers finished with 15 wins...
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The veteran has gone 5 for 13 in his past three games and delivered the go-ahead double in the ninth inning of a 5-3 win Saturday. He continues to heat up as the Dodgers...
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Kiké Hernandez hits a two-run home run and the Dodgers' bullpen – including Roki Sasaki's second appearance in relief – protects a lead in a 3-2...
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Acquired at the trade deadline from the Twins, Stewart went on the injured list after only four appearances. He is expected back some time in the first half of...
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Shouldn't veterans Tanner Scott and Blake Treinen have pitched their way off of the playoff roster at this point?
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Freddie Freeman hits two home runs, Shohei Ohtani ties his franchise record with his 54th homer of the season and Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches six scoreless innings in an...
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After an injury-riddled season, the right-hander looked dominant in one inning Wednesday, which might show the Dodgers that he can be a valuable reliever.
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They let a three-run lead get away despite clean innings from Roki Sasaki and Clayton Kershaw in relief, then top the Diamondbacks, 5-4, on Tommy Edman's two-out...
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Sasaki was activated from the IL on Wednesday and will have a chance to audition for a bullpen role on the postseason roster. Kershaw is also expected to pitch in relief...
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Ohtani pitches six shutout innings in his longest outing since 2023, but the bullpen implodes again and the Diamondbacks win, 5-4, on Geraldo Perdomo's walk-off single...
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The Dodgers' All-Star catcher was diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his right hand two weeks after taking a foul tip off that hand. He has not been cleared to throw...
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MLB's 11-man competition committee has approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System. Human umpires will still call balls and strikes, but teams can challenge two...
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An All-Star in South Korea, Kim's first MLB season has featured more plate appearances in the minors (169) than the majors (161), but the Dodgers see...
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The rookie right-hander retires the side in order during in his second rehab outing for triple-A Oklahoma City and is expected to join the Dodgers on Wednesday, giving...
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Blake Treinen gives up three runs in the eighth inning and suffers his fifth loss in his last seven appearances after Emmet Sheehan throws seven shutout innings in a 3-1...
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Four Dodgers hit home runs to erase an early deficit in a 7-5 win. Tyler Glasnow gives up four runs in the first inning but steadies himself, and the Dodgers maintain...
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Dave Roberts says it is uncertain the catcher, hurt by a foul ball Sept. 3, will be ready for the postseason after an MRI scan reveals the injury Friday.
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Kershaw will start one of the games next weekend in the Dodgers' final series of the regular season in Seattle. Beyond that, though, he doesn't know what's in store for...
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Clayton Kershaw's final regular-season start at Dodger Stadium on Friday night was emotional for the player as well as the fans.
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Kershaw does not pitch particularly well, but the Dodgers score four runs in the fifth inning on back-to-back home runs from Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts to grab a 6-3...
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Kopech has battled a number of physical issues this year. Since returning from knee surgery, he has been unable to find his command, walking nine of the 24 batters he...
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The columnist reprints his coverage of Clayton Kershaw's first major-league start, on May 25, 2008.
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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw and Kings captain Anže Kopitar, who meant so much to their teams over the last decade and a half, will walk away at the end of...
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The Dodgers get another strong start from Yoshinobu Yamamoto, survive a harrowing seventh inning from their shaky bullpen and hold on for a 2-1 win despite issuing 10...
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When a future Hall of Famer works as hard and is as unselfish a teammate as Kershaw is, third baseman Max Muncy says, it shows everyone how to do it.
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For most of the past 18 years, the retiring future Hall-of-Famer has been the Dodgers' ace, a leading protagonist in an especially prolific period of winning that...
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With nine games left in the regular season, Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Blake Snell appear to have a slight edge over Tyler Glasnow and Clayton Kershaw to...
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The three-time National League Cy Young Award winner and 11-time All-Star has played all 18 of his major-league seasons with the Dodgers.
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Snell strikes out a season-high 12 over seven innings as the Dodgers avoid a three-game sweep with a 5-0 win. Shohei Ohtani hits his 51st homer and Freddie Freeman also...
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Ohtani told members of the Japanese media on Tuesday that he is willing to do whatever the team needs in the postseason, even if that means vacating his DH spot to pitch...
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Dodgers relievers give up nine runs over four innings after Ohtani is taken out of the game. The Dodgers rally to tie the score, but Blake Treinen gives up a three-run...
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Scott says he has put the individual failures of this season behind him as best he can and adopted a more aggressive attitude for the stretch run and...
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Monday's 6-5, extra-inning loss to Philadelphia probably ended their chances of catching the Phillies for the No. 2 seed in the NL playoffs.
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Jack Dreyer gives up three runs in the seventh inning, Alex Vesia gives up a home run to Bryce Harper in the eighth, and Blake Treinen allows the decisive run in the...
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Acquired at the trade deadline, Stewart made just four appearances for the Dodgers before going on the IL with a shoulder injury. He could rejoin the bullpen this...
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Teoscar Hernandez leads the way with four hits. Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Michael Conforto add three apiece to back Tyler Glasnow, who overcame early control...
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The lawsuit accused the Dodgers star and his agent of causing a Hawaii real estate investor and broker to be fired from a $240 million luxury housing development...
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Ohtani will make two more pitching starts during the regular season, and the Dodgers do not plan to pitch him out of the bullpen before the season ends.
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Hernandez sparks a six-run fifth inning with a two-run double and finishes with three hits and three RBIs. Shohei Ohtani belts his 49th homer as the Dodgers pile up 13...
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The All-Star catcher plays one game after the injury but swelling and discomfort return. The Dodgers shut him down to give him time to heal.
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Squandering another sterling outing from Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Dodgers fall, 5-1, when Patrick Bailey belts a walk-off grand slam against Tanner Scott. Their NL West...
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The Japanese rookie will make one more start in Triple-A, leaving little time for him to make a case at the big-league level for inclusion on the Dodgers' postseason...
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The undrafted son of a former major-leaguer, the 26-year-old left-hander leans on chats with his dad as his status continues to rise within baseball's most talented...
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The columnists discuss the NBA's new TV deals, late college football game times, and whether the Dodgers should still be considered World Series favorites.
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Blake Snell strikes out a season-high 11 in six innings and Mookie Betts goes 4 for 5 with an RBI double and a grand slam in a 9-0 win that gives them a three-game lead...
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