Robbie Ray wasn’t exactly at his best tonight against the Dodgers, especially early, but he did put together a quality outing in the end. Ray ended up walking four batters …
Read More »D-backs 3, Dodgers 1: Hill gets #Blistered as offense struggles to hit a RHP this time
Rich Hill came off the 10-day DL to make this start, and it seemed like it. Hill was rusty and his command was all over the place. While he got …
Read More »Dodgers 8, D-backs 4: Yasiel Puig & offense overcomes LHP & Nick Ahmed for the win
It’s gonna take more than a couple successful games against non-elite lefty starters for the Dodgers to prove they’re over the lefty pitching bug, but nights like tonight are a …
Read More »Dodgers 7, D-backs 1: Kershaw almost throws a Maddux, offense back on track
After a 2-4 road trip, fans were understandably frustrated, but worried? I don’t understand the worry. Losing series at Satan Field and away to the defending World Series winners in …
Read More »Dodgers 2, Cubs 0: An ugly win is still a win
The Dodgers have yet to play their best baseball, that much is clear, but in order to get through the season and the playoffs they’re gonna need to grind out …
Read More »Alex Wood’s velocity spike seems real, which could set stage for big 2017
Alex Wood has always seemed to be a bit underappreciated and underrated considering what he’s shown in his career. Wood has identical 3.33 marks for ERA and FIP over his …
Read More »Cubs 3, Dodgers 2: Missed chances cost Dodgers in the end
Between the rain delay and the ceremony for the Cubs winning the World Series, the game started about two hours late, which meant it was past old man Dustin’s bed …
Read More »Rockies 4, Dodgers 2: Kershaw loses it late, offense generally lifeless
Clayton Kershaw‘s starts always feel like must-win affairs because generally they require so few runs of support in order to achieve the goal. Today was a different story, however, as …
Read More »Rockies 2, Dodgers 1: Offense slowed to crawl by lefty again, Ryu looks promising
The story of offensive struggles against lefties has been beaten into the ground by now, but the Dodgers didn’t exactly do themselves any favors by getting shut down by Clayton …
Read More »Dodgers 10, Padres 2: Puig provides the dongs as McCarthy cruises (sorta)
Brandon McCarthy is a question mark in the rotation this year, but he got off to about as quality a start as the Dodgers could’ve wanted, cruising through five innings …
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