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…
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…
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…
MLB Roundup: Giants Edge A’s on Lamonte Wade Jr.’s 9th-Inning HR
Pinch hitter LaMonte Wade Jr. smacked a two-run, go-ahead home run off Oakland Athletics closer Lou Trivino in the top of the ninth inning Saturday afternoon, sending the visiting San Francisco Giants to a 6–5 victory in the rivalry series. Wade’s homer, his 16th of the season overall and first in 18 pinch-hitting appearances this…
Dodgers Beat Mets 4–1, Gain on Giants With 7th Straight Win
LOS ANGELES—Trea Turner is just about done getting comfortable with his new team. Now, he’s ready to make some major contributions. Turner went 2 for 4 and drove in a run to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past the New York Mets 4–1 on Thursday night for their seventh straight win. The All-Star shortstop debuted…
Hungary Mulls Sanctions Against Social Media Giants
BUDAPEST—Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga on Monday raised the prospect of sanctioning social media firms over what she called “systematic abuses” of free speech. The minister said she would meet the Hungarian competition watchdog this week to discuss possible penalties for what she described as unfair commercial practices as well as convening a meeting of…
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