Howie “Singles Hitter” Kendrick hit a game-tying non-single with a homer, and then came through with the game-winning hit in the form of a bases-loaded single after Adrian Gonzalez was …
Read More »Dodgers 9, Diamondbacks 3: Mike Bolsinger strong, as is offense
Oh hai offense. Guess all the Dodgers needed was a little Diamondback pitching staff to get well, and they did so on Monday night in a 9-3 win. The offense …
Read More »Cardinals 4, Dodgers 2: That’s A Series Loss
So… oh. Well, Zack Greinke was really good, because Greinke is always good. (And also because the plate umpire had a pretty wide zone, though that was pretty consistent for …
Read More »Dodgers 2, Cardinals 0: Clayton Kershaw, Quieting the Narratives
Before the seventh inning of tonight’s 2-0 Dodger victory, neither team had a batter reach second base. Enrique Hernandez scattered a couple of hits among a lot of continued Dodger …
Read More »Cardinals 2, Dodgers 1: Brett Anderson’s Gem Wasted & Waiting For Corey Seager
Brett Anderson was outstanding today, and the disaster of the eighth inning takes nothing away from that. Anderson went 7.2 innings, allowed only seven baserunners, and struck out five. However, …
Read More »Cardinals 7, Dodgers 1: Dodgers get the result they played for
Carlos Frias turned in an admirable effort with a tired bullpen behind him, going 6.2 innings and being pushed (for him) to 107 pitches. Frias’ troubles started in the top …
Read More »Rockies 7, Dodgers 6: Dodgers bullpen returns favor, blows 2-run lead in 9th
The Dodgers bullpen started the night well. Rookie Josh Ravin came in throwing smoke and, most importantly, throwing strikes. He pitched two innings of scoreless ball, wiggling out of trouble …
Read More »Dodgers 9, Rockies 8: All hail Alex Guerrero … and Joc Pederson
This recap was written with a much different tone, but then our savior Alex Guerrero came to the rescue. With two outs in the ninth inning, the bases loaded and the Dodgers …
Read More »Rockies 6, Dodgers 3: Predictable loss is predictable
When Don Mattingly throws out the “all right-handed lineup” against left-handed pitchers, I’m not usually opposed to it. The Dodgers have some quality bench players — most of whom would …
Read More »Dodgers 11, Rockies 4: Clayton Kershaw and all of the runs
Clayton Kershaw turned in another quality start tonight, making this the third-straight outing of his in which he has gone seven innings or more. Kershaw struck out seven and limited …
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