Rich Hill retired the first 24 hitters he faced on Wednesday night in Pittsburgh. He had a no-hitter through nine innings and pitched into the 10th! Unfortunately for him and …
Read More »Dodgers prospect, Quakes OF DJ Peters wins California League MVP
Dodgers outfield prospect DJ Peters was named MVP of the California League on Tuesday. He joins Corey Seager (2014) and Carlos Santana (2008 with Inland Empire) as the most recent …
Read More »Alex Wood’s velocity is down; it’s concerning and the cause of his issues
Alex Wood turned in another quality start in Pittsburgh on Monday — his 12th of the season. Despite that, the start was still a bit worrisome for his season and for …
Read More »Dodgers @ Pirates Aug. 21, 2017: Wood vs. Cole to start a 4-game series
The Dodgers begin a 4-game series in Pittsburgh tonight against the struggling Pirates, a team that I picked to be in the postseason before the season started. Dodgers Pirates 4:05 …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 210 – Darvish, Kershaw, Granderson, Joc
On this episode of Dugout Blues, Jared and I record following the 5-inning perfect game by Kenta Maeda, because nothing else happened after that inning. Sigh. Yu Darvish was … …
Read More »Dodgers acquire Curtis Granderson from Mets, because that was necessary
The Dodgers, fresh off their 8-5 win on Friday night in Detroit, aren’t quite done adding to an already MLB-best roster. BREAKING: The Mets have a deal in place to …
Read More »Dodgers 8, Tigers 5: Offense picks up the pitching
The Dodgers won their 86th game of the season by out-slugging the powerful Tigers 8-5 in Detroit on Friday night. The Dodgers got into an early 2-0 hole after Justin …
Read More »Dodgers have built baseball’s deepest catching corps
This is normally Stacie’s territory, but I’m going to take a stab at framing just how good the Dodgers’ catching depth is. When Andrew Friedman, Farhan Zaidi and Co., took …
Read More »Yasiel Puig is clutch … kinda
A year ago last night, Yasiel Puig had his best game for the Dodgers — the Oklahoma City Dodgers, that is. He went 3-for-4 with a home run en route …
Read More »White Sox @ Dodgers Aug. 16, 2017: Yu Darvish’s home debut
The Dodgers won last night. That’s common these days. They’re also going for another series win tonight against the White Sox. It’s a 2-game series, so it’s barely even that, …
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