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MLB ERA Leader Scherzer Dominates Again, Dodgers Beat Reds

CINCINNATI—Max Scherzer pitched seven shutout innings in another dominant performance for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who kept up their push in the NL West with a 5-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. Scherzer (15-4) improved to 7-0 in nine starts since being traded from Washington to the Dodgers on July 30. He allowed…


Dodgers Honor Roberto Clemente Award Nominee Justin Turner

LOS ANGELES—Third baseman Justin Turner received a trophy symbolizing being the Los Angeles Dodgers’s nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award before tonight’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium on Roberto Clemente Day. Recently acquired pitcher Max Scherzer also received a trophy for being the Washington Nationals’ nominee for the award, which recognizes the…


Urías Wins MLB-Leading 18th, Dodgers Beat Diamondbacks 5-3

LOS ANGELES—On a night when the Los Angeles Dodgers honored a past Mexican-born pitching legend, an up-and-coming one was busy adding his name to history. Julio Urías earned his major league-leading 18th victory, becoming the fourth Mexican-born pitcher to record at least that many wins in a season as the Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks…


Dodgers Clinch Postseason Berth in 8-4 Win Over D-backs

LOS ANGELES—The Dodgers are chasing the San Francisco Giants in the NL West. They caught their rival in one big way by becoming the second team in the majors to clinch a postseason berth. Max Muncy, Trea Turner and Will Smith homered in an 8-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night that was…


Kershaw Strikes Out 5 in Return, Dodgers Beat Diamondbacks 5-1

LOS ANGELES—With three weeks to go in the regular season and the Los Angeles Dodgers locked in a tight pennant race, Clayton Kershaw is back just in time. Kershaw struck out five in his first start since July 3 and the Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Monday night for their seventh straight home…


Dodgers’ Scherzer Gets 3,000th Career Strikeout, Near Perfecto vs Padres

LOS ANGELES—Max Scherzer had been anticipating his 3,000th career strikeout. He had his family on hand, and Los Angeles Dodgers fans knew it was coming. As if that wasn’t enough history for one day, he nearly threw a perfect game, too. Scherzer got his milestone and took a perfect game into the eighth inning as…


Betts Homers on 4-RBI Night, Dodgers Beat Padres 5-4

LOS ANGELES—Mookie Betts hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer with two outs in the fifth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers held off the San Diego Padres 5-4 on Sept. 11. The Dodgers remained 2 1/2 games behind NL West-leading San Francisco. Betts drove in four of the Dodgers’ five runs. He had a sacrifice fly…


Urías Earns MLB-Leading 17th Win, Dodgers Beat Padres 3-0

LOS ANGELES—Pitching and just enough hitting got the Dodgers back to winning. Julio Urías threw seven shutout innings for his major league-leading 17th victory, Max Muncy slugged a two-run homer and Los Angeles beat the San Diego Padres 3-0 on Friday night to snap a two-game skid. “It was really important for us to get…


O’Neill Homers, Cardinals Win 2-1 Against Dodgers

ST. LOUIS—Tyler O’Neill hit a tiebreaking homer, Cardinals relievers combined for five scoreless innings, and St. Louis salvaged a split of its four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 2-1 win on Sept. 9. The Cardinals climbed within three games of the San Diego Padres for the final NL wild-card spot, while the…


Pujols Homers in Return to St. Louis, Dodgers Top Cardinals 7-2

ST. LOUIS—Albert Pujols rewarded an adoring crowd by hitting a home run in his return to Busch Stadium, sending the Los Angeles Dodgers toward a 7-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sept. 7. Justin Turner homered twice and Will Smith also homered for the playoff-contending Dodgers, who won for the sixth time in…