Game Threads

You know me, and you know I never like to put undue importance on any one game. It’s a long season. It serves no purpose to get overly emotional about …

The Dodgers are two games ahead in the National League West and begin what could be a season-deciding series in San Francisco. These teams play in Los Angeles in 10 …

We’ve been talking about Dan Haren‘s $10 million 2015 player option, which kicks in if he gets to 180 innings pitched this year for a while. At various points, as …

I really don’t have anything interesting to say about tonight’s game. Roberto Hernandez is less interesting than Clayton Kershaw. Andrew Cashner is definitely better than Odrisamer Despaigne, but not as …

You’re going to want to watch Odrisamer Despaigne tonight. Padres Dodgers 7:10 p.m. Los Angeles, Ca. 3B Solarte 2B Gordon RF Liriano SS Ramirez 2B Gyorko 1B Gonzalez C Rivera …

Yasiel Puig is hitting seventh. Sound the alarms! D’Backs Dodgers 1:10 p.m. Los Angeles, Ca. CF Inciarte 2B Gordon 2B Owings SS Ramirez 1B Trumbo 1B Gonzalez C Montero RF …

Yasiel Puig has been terrible lately. Just so, so bad, really, with a line of .211/.301/.239 since Aug. 1. I wish I knew why. I don’t. D’Backs Dodgers 6:10 p.m. Los …

Let’s get it out there and move on: Don Mattingly stands by his decision to not pinch-run for A.J. Ellis at second base in Wednesday’s extra inning game, mostly because …

Day baseball! Such a glorious thing. It’s the final weekday home day game of the regular season, though the Dodgers do play during the day twice during the week of …

Housekeeping: Erisbel Arruebarrena, Miguel Rojas and Carlos Frias have been added to the active roster, which now stands at 33. Frias will start tomorrow’s matinee. Nationals Dodgers 7:10 p.m. Los …