Dodgers manager Dave Roberts emphasized his desire to focus on base running upon his hiring during the offseason, and so far the primary beneficiary of that focus has been Yasiel …
Read More »Dodgers 2, Braves 1: Dodgers take series with ugly win
It wasn’t pretty, but the Dodgers won their second consecutive extra inning game against the Braves by a 2-1 score on Thursday afternoon in Atlanta. Clayton Kershaw didn’t have his …
Read More »Dodgers @ Braves April 21, 2016: Some baseball with your coffee
Baseball at 9 a.m. reminds me of Little League. But this morning, Clayton Kershaw takes on the Braves as the Dodgers are trying to win the series. They came from …
Read More »Dodgers 5, Braves 3: Bullpen strong, as are Gonzalez, Grandal and Utley
Ross Stripling‘s third big league start was considerably rockier than his first two. This time, Stripling made it through just 3 2/3 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits and …
Read More »Dodgers @ Braves April 20, 2016: Ross Stripling Aims to Stop Braves’ Rising Stock
After the 8-1 loss to the Braves at Turner Field in the series opener, the Dodgers look to bounce back and prevent Atlanta from notching their sixth consecutive win and series …
Read More »Dodgers’ offense taking different approach to scoring
In the early going, the Dodgers’ offense has looked pretty good. The team is 8-6 and scoring runs generally hasn’t been much of a problem. Through 14 games this year, …
Read More »Braves 8, Dodgers 1: Wood, Defense, Offense All Have Disastrous Showings
The Dodgers went quietly into the Atlanta night, dropping the series opener against the Braves 8-1 in the first game of the six-game road trip. Alex Wood was making a …
Read More »Dodgers @ Braves April 19, 2016: Not your father’s Braves
The Braves have fallen hard and fast. It was less than three years ago Don Mattingly had Paco Rodriguez walk Reed Johnson to get to Jason Heyward. It was less than three …
Read More »Alex Wood making up for lack of strikeouts with grounders, soft contact
Alex Wood makes his return to Atlanta tonight for the first time since the Dodgers traded for him last July. While his 2015 with the Dodgers wasn’t memorable (mostly because …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 152 – Hernandez, Maeda, prospects
On this episode of “Dugout Blues,” Jared Massey (Dodger Blue) and I return to talk about everything that happened in Dodger land over the last week. The Dodgers took 2-of-3 …
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