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As the Chicago Cubs were grooming a stable of young talent for a run at history, they needed a cherry on top, so to speak.An ace pitcher who could deliver exactly what...
October 20, 2016 at 11:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> The Dodgers say goodbye to their stadium, either for eight days or five-and-a-half months.They go to Chicago to puncture local dreams or to become Sham to...
October 20, 2016 at 11:35 PM -
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The Dodgers will fly to Chicago tomorrow needing two wins to save their season, having lost Game 4 of the National League Championship Series 8-4 to the Chicago Cubs...
October 20, 2016 at 11:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> The Dodger Stadium grounds crew broke down the batting cage as the final notes of "Green Onions" fell on the ears of early-arriving fans Thursday.Finally...
October 20, 2016 at 10:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> Aggressive bullpen management has become the mortgage bundles of the postseason. It can make you rich - or leave you destitute.Dodgers manager Dave...
October 20, 2016 at 10:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> Joc Pederson took five regular-sized steps off first base. Then he tiptoed out ... six, seven, eight ... until he was past the edge of the grass where it...
October 20, 2016 at 10:35 PM -
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Prior to Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, Guillermo from Jimmy Kimmel Live was at Dodger Stadium to talk to the Dodgers and Cubs players. The segment...
October 20, 2016 at 5:35 PM -
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Live blog and chat from NLCS Game 5: Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers, 5:05 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20. (FS1)
October 20, 2016 at 3:35 PM -
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The Dodgers are facing Chicago Cubs pitcher Jon Lester today for the second time in less than a week. Manager Dave Roberts brought back the same starting nine from Game...
October 20, 2016 at 2:35 PM -
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Live blog and chat from NLCS Game 5: Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers, 5:05 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20. (FS1)Trouble viewing on mobile? See full stream.
October 20, 2016 at 1:35 PM -
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Sometimes internal memos get leaked. Or they get posted for everyone to share.Nothing clandestine about how Fox Sports made sure an in-house missive from FS1 chief Jamie...
October 20, 2016 at 12:35 PM -
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Columnist Jeff Miller breaks down what went wrong for the Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLCS, Wednesday, Oct. 20.
October 20, 2016 at 7:35 AM -
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LOS ANGELES >> It was the first crack of the door, a cuddly little bunt that Ben Zobrist plopped carefully down the third-base line. That's how Chicago's fourth inning...
October 19, 2016 at 11:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> Back-to-back Dodgers victories in Games 2 and 3 awakened the ghosts -- or goats -- of a 108-year championship drought. Something else awakened in Game...
October 19, 2016 at 11:35 PM -
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Anthony Rizzo and Addison Russell came into Game 4 of the National League Championship Series hitting .119 in the postseason.As in … .077 for Rizzo and .042 for...
October 19, 2016 at 11:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> He charged in, lunged mightily toward the sinking baseball and reached out with his desperate gloved hand.It was going to take a miracle, certainly. But...
October 19, 2016 at 11:35 PM -
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The Chicago Cubs, scoreless in Games 2 and 3 of the National League Championship Series, unloaded on the hapless Dodgers in a 10-2 win in Game 4. The box score is here...
October 19, 2016 at 11:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> Randy Marsh is the director of major league umpires. When he heard Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon and Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker recently...
October 19, 2016 at 10:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> John Lackey was trying to become the first pitcher to win at least one postseason game for four different clubs.That's a bit of a voodoo statistic because...
October 19, 2016 at 10:35 PM -
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Back-to-back Dodgers victories in Games 2 and 3 awakened the ghosts -- or goats -- of a 108-year championship drought. Something else awakened in Game 4.The Chicago...
October 19, 2016 at 10:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> In the second inning of Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, a close play at the plate briefly consumed all of Dodger Stadium. The announced...
October 19, 2016 at 10:35 PM -
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With the Cleveland Indians winning the American League Championship Series earlier today, Major League Baseball announced that Game 6 of the NLCS will begin at 5 p.m...
October 19, 2016 at 8:35 PM -
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Vin Scully is planning to attend Game 5 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on Thursday. Bob Nightengale of USA Today was first with the news...
October 19, 2016 at 8:35 PM -
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Dodgers utility player Kiké Hernandez got some good news last night: His father, Enrique Hernandez Sr., learned his cancer is in remission. Hernandez's father...
October 19, 2016 at 5:35 PM -
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The Chicago Cubs swapped right fielders again for Game 4 of the National League Championship Series - Jason Heyward is in, Jorge Soler is out - while the Dodgers made no...
October 19, 2016 at 3:35 PM -
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Live blog and chat from NLCS Game 4: Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers, 5:05 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 18. (FS1)Trouble viewing on mobile? See full stream.
October 19, 2016 at 1:35 PM -
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Live blog and chat from NLCS Game 4: Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers, 5:05 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 19. (FS1).
October 19, 2016 at 1:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> When Julio Urias was a teenager pitching in Mexico, the Dodgers left each scouting trip with the same question as every organization: would the benign...
October 19, 2016 at 10:35 AM -
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Abbey Mastracco and columnist Jeff Miller break down the Dodgers NLCS Game 3 6-0 victory over the Cubs.Trouble viewing on mobile? See video.
October 19, 2016 at 1:35 AM -
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The Dodgers extended their streak of scoreless innings pitched to 18, beating the Chicago Cubs 6-0 to take a two-games-to-one lead in the National League Championship...
October 19, 2016 at 1:35 AM -
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LOS ANGELES -- It's difficult to pitch with a bungee cord attached to your belt, which is why starting pitchers are so jumpy these days.Any loud noise, and the manager...
October 18, 2016 at 11:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> Yeah, just like that.The Dodgers acquired Rich Hill at the trade deadline in July because they thought he was an elite-level starting pitcher they could...
October 18, 2016 at 11:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> Before Tuesday, Yasmani Grandal's most noticeable contribution to the playoffs was accusing the Chicago Cubs of stealing signs.He changed that with one...
October 18, 2016 at 10:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> He actually was talking about his starting pitchers, but Dave Roberts' words -- much like his shuffling roster of players this season -- worked well in...
October 18, 2016 at 10:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> Yeah, just like that.The Dodgers acquired Rich Hill at the trade deadline in July because they thought he was an elite-level starting pitcher they could...
October 18, 2016 at 10:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES - Yeah, just like that.The Dodgers acquired Rich Hill at the trade deadline in July because they thought he was an elite-level starting pitcher they could...
October 18, 2016 at 9:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> Few Cubs' teams, over the decades, have been truly ruthless. This one was.It averaged 4.99 runs per game, led the National League in on-base percentage...
October 18, 2016 at 9:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> When Julio Urias was a teenager pitching in Mexico, the Dodgers left each scouting trip with the same question as every organization: would the benign...
October 18, 2016 at 8:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> Fourteen years ago, when Joe Maddon was the Angels bench coach, his team handed the ball for Game 7 of the World Series to an untested rookie named John...
October 18, 2016 at 7:35 PM -
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are back in LA to face the Chicago Cubs in the National League Championship Series. The winner of the best-of-seven series will move on to the...
October 18, 2016 at 4:35 PM -
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The Los Angeles Dodgers will try to move within two victories of their first World Series berth since 1988 when they play host to the Chicago Cubs in Game 3 of the...
October 18, 2016 at 3:35 PM -
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Game day. #Dodgers #Cubs #NLCS #baseball A photo posted by J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) on Oct 18, 2016 at 2:14pm PDT Here are the lineups for Game 3 of the National...
October 18, 2016 at 2:35 PM -
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Live blog and chat from NLCS Game 3: Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers, 5:05 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18. (FS1)Trouble viewing on mobile? See full stream.
October 18, 2016 at 12:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> When Cubs manager Joe Maddon sees Kenley Jansen, he flashes back to his days with the Angels.Maddon was the Angels roving hitting instructor and he ran...
October 17, 2016 at 10:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> Rich Hill had just watched Clayton Kershaw go seven scoreless innings in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series at Wrigley Field … two...
October 17, 2016 at 9:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> Are the Chicago Cubs stealing signs in the National League Championship Series?Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal wasn't afraid to voice his suspicions...
October 17, 2016 at 9:35 PM -
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Joe Maddon hadn't even buttoned up a Cubs jersey when he went to Puerto Rico.In the fall of 2014, the new manager saw 21-year-old Javier Baez and made his first...
October 17, 2016 at 9:35 PM -
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Room-service preferences, family obligations - or maybe politics - will occasionally prompt one of the Dodgers' players to ask the team's staff to arrange accommodations...
October 17, 2016 at 1:35 PM -
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CHICAGO >> During the regular season, the Dodgers proved they could win without Clayton Kershaw. In the postseason, they can't win without him.Pitching for the second...
October 16, 2016 at 11:35 PM -
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CHICAGO >> The three-out closer is dead. At the very least, he's too weak to stand.That's how reporters found Kenley Jansen, sitting in the hallway leading to the...
October 16, 2016 at 10:35 PM -
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CHICAGO - Clayton Kershaw kept a remarkable streak alive in the Dodgers' 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday:...
October 16, 2016 at 10:35 PM -
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CHICAGO >> Andre Ethier's pinch hit home run in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Saturday was unusual. Just ask Cole Hamels.Hamels was pitching for...
October 16, 2016 at 8:35 PM -
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CHICAGO >> During the regular season, the Dodgers proved they could win without Clayton Kershaw. In the postseason, they can't win without him.Pitching for the second...
October 16, 2016 at 8:35 PM -
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CHICAGO - Adrian Gonzalez‘s home run off Kyle Hendricks gave the Dodgers a 1-0 lead in the second inning of Game 2 of the National League Championship Series...
October 16, 2016 at 7:35 PM -
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CHICAGO - Here are the lineups for the Dodgers and Chicago Cubs in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday: Dodgers: Chase Utley 2B Corey Seager SS...
October 16, 2016 at 2:35 PM -
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Live blog and chat from NLCS Game 2: Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cub, 5:05 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 16. (FS1)Trouble viewing on mobile? See full stream.
October 16, 2016 at 10:35 AM -
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CHICAGO >> If only the Dodgers could intentionally walk destiny.Held in check for seven innings, the Dodgers rallied to tie the score off the heat missiles of Aroldis...
October 15, 2016 at 10:36 PM -
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CHICAGO >> Jon Lester threw Yasiel Puig a sinker over the outside corner of the plate, and the right-handed hitting outfielder did what he was supposed to do: He took...
October 15, 2016 at 10:36 PM -
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CHICAGO - Joe Blanton hung an 0-2 slider to Miguel Montero with the bases loaded in the eighth inning and Montero made the Dodgers pay. His grand slam broke open a 3-3...
October 15, 2016 at 10:36 PM -
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The Chicago Cubs ending the franchise's 108-year World Series drought would be a great story.But I can think of one story that would be even better: The Cubs' drought...
October 15, 2016 at 9:35 PM -
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CHICAGO >> When he starts Game 2 of the National League Championship Series for the Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw will make his third appearance in a span of six days. He's...
October 15, 2016 at 7:35 PM -
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CHICAGO - Clayton Kershaw will start Game 2 of the National League Championship Series for the Dodgers on Sunday, and Rich Hill will start Game 3 on Tuesday in Los...
October 15, 2016 at 5:35 PM -
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CHICAGO - Here are the lineups for both teams in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series: Cubs: Dexter Fowler CF Kris Bryant 3B Anthony Rizzo 1B Ben Zobrist LF...
October 15, 2016 at 2:35 PM -
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CHICAGO - Utility player Kiké Hernández and pitcher Alex Wood were added to the Dodgers' roster for the National League Championship Series on Saturday...
October 15, 2016 at 1:35 PM -
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Live blog and chat from NLCS Game 1: Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cub, 5:05 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15. (FS1)Trouble viewing on mobile? See full stream.
October 15, 2016 at 12:35 PM -
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Visually, they're as different as a water buffalo and a ballerina.Viscerally, Kenley Jansen on Thursday night became the closest thing baseball has to a descendant of...
October 14, 2016 at 11:35 PM -
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CHICAGO >> This has been ordained the Year of the Cubs. Check your calendar.Long-suffering fans of the Chicago Cubs -- that is their official honorific, "long-suffering"...
October 14, 2016 at 10:35 PM -
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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw had just pitched the inning of his life Thursday night when he addressed reporters after Game 5 of the National League Division Series in...
October 14, 2016 at 8:35 PM -
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Visually, they're as different as a water buffalo and a ballerina.Viscerally, Kenley Jansen on Thursday night became the closest thing baseball has to a descendant of...
October 14, 2016 at 7:35 PM -
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CHICAGO >> Kenta Maeda's last two starts have been his shortest of the season. Neither lasted longer than three innings.This is the opposite of "peaking at the right...
October 14, 2016 at 7:35 PM -
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DODGERS vs CUBSOFFENSEThe Cubs finished third in the majors in runs scored (808) and OPS (.772) and second in on-base percentage (.343) during the regular season...
October 14, 2016 at 7:35 PM -
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CHICAGO - A fairly routine off-day practice at Wrigley Field injected a dash of news on the eve of the National League Championship Series. Kenta Maeda will start Game 1...
October 14, 2016 at 7:35 PM -
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CHICAGO - Cubs manager Joe Maddon announced his rotation for the National League Championship Series against the Dodgers. Game 1 (Saturday) - Jon Lester Game 2 (Sunday)...
October 14, 2016 at 2:37 PM -
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Gary Cederstrom, a 23-year Major League Umpire, is the crew chief for the six-man National League Championship Series umpire crew, revealed Friday. The 2016 NLCS will be...
October 14, 2016 at 10:35 AM -
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nationals Park was rumbling when Grant Dayton handed the ball to Kenley Jansen in the seventh inning Thursday night. Chris Heisey had just hit a...
October 14, 2016 at 12:35 AM -
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - What a rush. Clayton Kershaw‘s adrenaline got him through the final two outs, after Kenley Jansen recorded the seven before that, after Julio...
October 14, 2016 at 12:35 AM -
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WASHINGTON, D.C. >> Right-hander Kenta Maeda threw a short bullpen session before Thursday's game, setting him up to start Game 1 of the National League Championship...
October 13, 2016 at 10:35 PM -
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WASHINGTON, D.C. >> It will be a team of destiny facing a team of density, the Dodgers having packed their roster with enough mass per unit volume to overcome their own...
October 13, 2016 at 10:35 PM -
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WASHINGTON >> Dave Roberts and the Dodgers take this tour de force to Chicago now. All casinos should be on high alert.The first-year manager played the following inside...
October 13, 2016 at 10:35 PM -
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - It probably goes without saying that Dodgers aren't looking for starting pitcher Rich Hill to pace himself tonight. Lose the game, and their season is...
October 13, 2016 at 3:35 PM