Category: Baseball

May Throws 6 Impressive Innings, Dodgers Beat D-backs 5–2

PHOENIX—Dustin May threw six dominant innings, Freddie Freeman hit a solo homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers won 5–2 in the home opener for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night, April 6. May (1–0) gave up one run on just two hits, striking out five and walking two. The 25-year-old May—whose fastball occasionally hits 100…


Ohtani Drives in a Run, Pitches Angels Past Mariners 4–3

SEATTLE—Shohei Ohtani held Seattle to one run in six innings and drove in a run at the plate, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 4–3 victory over the Mariners on Wednesday, April 5. Ohtani (1–0) kept the Mariners scoreless after allowing a run in a bumpy first inning, finishing his day having allowed three…


Urías Throws 6 Shutout Innings, Dodgers Beat Rockies 5–2

LOS ANGELES—Will Smith is settling in quickly batting third in the Dodgers’ order. Smith hit a two-run homer, Julio Urías tossed six scoreless innings to outpitch Germán Márquez, and Los Angeles defeated the Colorado Rockies 5–2 on Tuesday night. A night earlier, the Dodgers pounded out 13 hits and 13 runs to beat the Rockies….


Shohei Ohtani’s Homer Helps Lift Angels Past Mariners 7–3

SEATTLE—Shohei Ohtani hit his second home run of the season, Taylor Ward added a two-run shot in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 7–3 on Monday night, April 3. Ohtani drove a 1–1 pitch from George Kirby (0–1) an estimated 431 feet into the right-center field seats in the…


Turang Hits Slam for 1st MLB Homer as Brewers Rip Mets 10–0

MILWAUKEE—Rookie Brice Turang hit a grand slam for his first major league home run, capping a seven-run fifth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers opened their home schedule by routing the New York Mets 10–0 on Monday. Brian Anderson also homered and Freddy Peralta pitched six innings of two-hit ball as the Brewers won their third…


O’Hoppe Hits First HR, Trout, Ohtani Connect in Angels Win

OAKLAND, Calif.—Not until Angels rookie Logan O’Hoppe had completed his first big league home-run trot and returned to the dugout did he catch his breath and fully realize what had just happened. He put on a straw hat with the Golden State Warriors logo and got swarmed with love, handshakes and hugs from his teammates….


Diamondbacks Edge Dodgers, Split 4-game Set

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. scored on Jake McCarthy’s bunt single in the top of the ninth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 2–1 win over the host Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, April 2. Gurriel, Christian Walker and Geraldo Perdomo each had two hits for the Diamondbacks, who split the season-opening four-game series despite…


Thompson, Kershaw Spark Dodgers to 10–1 Win Over D-backs

LOS ANGELES—Trayce Thompson hit three home runs and become the first player to drive in eight or more runs in a season debut since the RBI became an official statistic in 1920, helping Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers roll to a 10-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night, April 1. Thompson…


Dodger Stadium Proposal Ends With Security Tackle

LOS ANGELES—Opening Day at Dodger Stadium took a bizarre—yet oddly romantic—turn when a fan sprinted onto the outfield grass to publicly propose to his girlfriend, then endured a jaw-rattling tackle by security. During the seventh-inning stretch of Thursday night’s season opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Ricardo Juarez managed to sprint into the outfield, drop to…


Reloaded With Rookies, Dodgers Look Down D-backs Again

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the team with National League West titles in nine of the past 10 seasons, while the Arizona Diamondbacks have not won the division since 2011. Thus, the team with more rookies in the Opening Day lineup came as somewhat of a surprise. The Dodgers had two rookies who started in…