Following a lackluster Game 1 on Friday, the Los Angeles Dodgers overwhelmed the San Francisco Giants 9-2 on Saturday. Game 2 of the National League Division Series (NLDS) returned to Oracle Park, San Francisco, with an attendance of 42,275. Dodgers skipper, Dave Roberts, said earlier in the day, “We’re going to play this game essentially…
Urías Hits, Pitches Dodgers Past Giants to Even NLDS Series
SAN FRANCISCO—With some mighty swings, solid pitching and defensive gems that have defined the Dodgers’ success the past decade, the defending World Series champions are headed home in prime playoff position having grabbed momentum away from the division-winning Giants. Fittingly, this NL Division Series between rivals has become a back-and-forth fight. Julio Urías shut down…
SF Giants Blank LA Dodgers in NLDS Opener
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—San Francisco Giants hosted a shut-out of the Los Angeles Dodgers 4–0 on Oct. 8, 2021 in the first game of the National League Division Series. It was the first meeting between the clubs in the playoffs since they began their rivalry over 130 years ago. The two teams have the best regular-season…
Rivals Dodgers, Giants Prepare for Instant Playoff Classic
SAN FRANCISCO—Mookie Betts is ready to throw out all the wins his Dodgers and the rival Giants piled up on the way to a frenetic regular-season finish. San Francisco edged the defending World Series champions by a single game for first place in the NL West, 107 victories to 106 — a total of 213…
Dodgers Advance to Playoffs With Chris Taylor’s Walk-Off Homer
The Los Angeles Dodgers hosted the National League wildcard game Wednesday night against one of their rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals. Chris Taylor hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, with Cody Bellinger on second base; giving the Dodgers a 3–1 winning scoreline in front of 53,000 ecstatic fans. One-hundred-six…
Taylor Hits Walk-Off HR, Dodgers Deck Cards 3-1 in WC Game
LOS ANGELES—One big swing by Chris Taylor sent the Los Angeles Dodgers soaring and the St. Louis Cardinals crashing. Taylor hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Dodgers a 3-1 victory Wednesday night in a scintillating NL wild-card game. Justin Turner homered early and the 106-win Dodgers advanced…
106-Win Dodgers Host Cards in NL Wild-Card Game
A look at what’s happening around the majors today: Wild Out West The 106-win Los Angeles Dodgers put their season on the line in the NL wild-card game against the red-hot St. Louis Cardinals. No team has ever won so many games and failed to win its division, but LA couldn’t catch the 107-win San…
Playoff Payrolls: 2 Missing Dodgers Nearly Total Rays’ Money
Two missing Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers, Trevor Bauer and Clayton Kershaw, earn nearly as much as the entire Tampa Bay Rays’ major league roster heading into the playoffs. The defending champion Dodgers enter the postseason with more than three times the payroll of the Rays, the team they beat in last year’s World Series. The…
Urías Wins 20th, LA Beats Brewers 8-3 to Stay Alive in West
LOS ANGELES—One last game, one last chance for the streaking Los Angeles Dodgers to grab a share of their ninth consecutive NL West title. The playoff-bound Dodgers (105-56) must beat Milwaukee again on Sunday and hope the rival first-place Giants (106-55) lose again to San Diego to tie for the title. That would send them…
Dodgers’ Kershaw Goes Back on Injured List Ahead of Playoffs
LOS ANGELES—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw returned to the injured list Saturday, days before Los Angeles begins a postseason defense of its World Series championship. The three-time Cy Young Award winner has left forearm discomfort, the same injury that sidelined him for 57 games from Aug. 9 to Sept. 13. Kershaw left his start Friday night…
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