Going into tonight, the Dodgers were 7-7 against former manager Don Mattingly, and 10-10 on the year. They capitalized on the opportunity to get both of those to above .500 …
Read More »Tony Cingrani has been really good
Tony Cingrani has been very good to start 2018. So far, he’s definitely been the Dodgers best reliever. He’s pitched all of seven innings so it’s hard to make any …
Read More »Dodgers 10, Padres 3: Matt Kemp & Yasmani Grandal revenge game
The Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres tonight, 10-3. The story of the night was Hyun-Jin Ryu following up his six-inning, eight-strikeout shutout against the A’s with another great performance …
Read More »Dodgers @ Padres April 16, 2018: Ryu ready for a win streak?
The last place Los Angeles Dodgers (5-9) are visiting Petco Park for the first time this year to face the San Diego Padres (7-10). The Padres are 4-7 at home …
Read More »Individual performance vs. expected outcome through the first two weeks
Note: All data used in this is prior to the 4/15 win against Arizona. The only real change would be Clayton Kershaw for his gem, Chris Taylor with a double …
Read More »Yasiel Puig is off to a strong start despite the bad luck
On Wednesday’s loss to the Oakland A’s, Yasiel Puig roped a fly ball nearly 106 MPH to deep right-center when he was robbed of a two-run homer by Trayce Thompson. …
Read More »A’s 16, Dodgers 6: Wood … not so good
Yasiel Puig had played every game of the 2018 season so far, so Matt Kemp spelled him in right tonight. This was Kemp’s first start in right since July 29, …
Read More »Dodgers @ Diamondbacks April 2, 2018: Arizona Humidor Edition
Today, the Dodgers go up against the division-leading Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. The Dodgers are coming off a split series against the Giants where they outscored the Giants 14-2. …
Read More »Improved consistency from Alex Wood is the hope for a more complete 2018
Alex Wood had a revelation late last season, watching Washington Nationals star Stephen Strasburg. Strasburg had completely eliminated the windup from his delivery, and that clearly intrigued Wood. For many …
Read More »A look at the potential Opening Day outfield
In my first piece, I looked at Matt Kemp’s potential role with the Dodgers in the 2018 season. In doing so, I noticed the absolute plethora of quality outfielders the …
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