Category: Dodgers

Scherzer Undefeated as Starting Pitcher for the Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Max Scherzer dominated the St. Louis Cardinals on Sept. 6 in the opener of a 4-game series at St. Louis with a 5-1 victory. His record is a perfect 7-0 as starting pitcher since joining the Dodgers in a high-profile trade with Washington at the trade deadline. Scherzer overwhelmed the Cardinals in…


Scherzer Strikes Out 13, Dodgers Beat Cardinals 5-1

ST. LOUIS—Max Scherzer struck out 13 in his hometown and Chris Taylor hit a two-run homer, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. Scherzer (13-4) permitted one unearned run and six hits in eight innings in his 104th double-digit strikeout game, including six against St. Louis….


Duggar Triples, Giants Hold Off Dodgers 6-4 for NL West Lead

SAN FRANCISCO—If the Dodgers and Giants just provided a glimpse of a possible playoff series, an October matchup between these rivals could be one for the ages. “I can imagine that would be the most intense postseason series I’ve ever been a part of,” San Francisco first baseman Brandon Belt said. The September showdown wasn’t…


Dodgers Beat Giants 6-1, Move Into Tie for First in NL West

SAN FRANCISCO—Trea Turner and Corey Seager homered, Julio Urías won his seventh straight decision, and the Los Angeles Dodgers moved into a tie for first place with San Francisco atop the NL West Division with a 6-1 victory over the Giants on Saturday night. A day after his throwing error from second allowed the winning…


Giants Beat Dodgers 3-2 in 11th on Error, Take NL West Lead

SAN FRANCISCO—Buster Posey could exhale at last, his teammates knowing better than to dog pile on their 34-year-old catcher celebrating a wild, 4 1/2-hour game that put San Francisco atop the NL West. “They know they need to be careful with me,” Posey cracked. Second baseman Trea Turner threw wildly on Posey’s bases-loaded, two-out grounder…


Dodgers Visit Giants for Big 3-Game Series

A look at what’s happening around the majors on Sept. 3: California Dreamin’ The Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers are tied for first in the NL West heading into their weekend series in San Francisco. The rivals split their first 16 games this year, with each team scoring 68 times. The Giants took two of…


Dodgers Rally Past Braves for Sweep, Scherzer Leaves After 6

LOS ANGELES—Max Scherzer felt his hamstring tighten up during warmups. He still went out and dominated the Atlanta Braves for six innings. Justin Turner and AJ Pollock singled home the tying and go-ahead runs through the same infield hole in the eighth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 4-3 win on Sept. 1…


Seager, Dodgers Beat Braves 3-2; Albies’ Foul Injures Knee

LOS ANGELES—Corey Seager hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves in a matchup of playoff contenders on Aug. 31. Atlanta lost All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies after he fouled a ball off his left knee in the fifth and had to…


Braves’ All-Star Baseman Carried Off Field After Fouling Ball Off Knee

Atlanta Braves All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies had to be helped off the field during Tuesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers after suffering an apparent injury to his left knee. Albies was in the fifth inning when he suddenly went down, clutching his knee in significant pain after fouling Dodgers’ Walker Buehler’s fastball off his…


Urías MLB-High 15th Win; Dodgers End Braves’ 13-Game Road Run

LOS ANGELES—The Dodgers’ dormant offense re-emerged in a barrage of home runs, and Mookie Betts ended his sweet swing with a blown kiss to his mother in the stands. Julio Urías earned his major league-leading 15th victory and Los Angeles beat Atlanta 5-3 Monday night, stopping the Braves’ franchise-record 13-game road winning streak. Betts homered…