The Dodgers and Giants split the first two of their first four games in San Francisco, both matches ending with scores of 2-1. Tonight, Alex Wood and Johnny Cueto, two pitchers known for …
Read More »2017 Dodgers prospects: RHP Dennis Santana scouting report
I had heard a lot about Dennis Santana coming into the season and liked what I saw on video, but I like him even more now that I’ve seen him …
Read More »Dodgers 2, Giants 1: Clayton Kershaw Saves
The Dodgers have lost six of their last eight games, and one of those games was won by Clayton Kershaw. They turned to him again to get them back on …
Read More »Dodgers @ Giants April 25, 2017: Kershaw vs. Blach, Rematch
After dropping the series opener despite a strong outing from Hyun-Jin Ryu, Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers look to even up the series on Tuesday night in San Francisco. It …
Read More »Dodgers to call up Cody Bellinger
Per Ken Gurnick, the Dodgers are going to promote their top prospect, 1B/OF Cody Bellinger, from Triple-A Oklahoma City: He’ll be wearing No. 35: Bellinger has gotten off to a very strong …
Read More »Hyun-Jin Ryu used his changeup against lefties a lot last night, and it was good
Hyun-Jin Ryu‘s performance against the Giants last night was a pleasant sight. Despite his lack of fastball command in his first three starts, Ryu did a much better job of …
Read More »Giants 2, Dodgers 1: Ryu strong, but offense leaves bats in Arizona
A really good outing by Hyun-Jin Ryu went for naught as the Dodger bats were virtually silent in Monday’s 2-1 loss against the Giants in San Francisco. In the first inning, …
Read More »Dodgers @ Giants April 24, 2017: The rivalry resumes
Coming into the season, the NL West was expected to primarily be a race between the Dodgers and Giants. It’s still quite early, of course, but both of the favored …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 194 – Bad week, Pederson, Maeda, Puig
On this episode of Dugout Blues, Jared and I talk about a down week for the Dodgers. And we recorded on a Saturday instead of Sunday, so we don’t even touch …
Read More »Kenta Maeda also has a fastball problem, but that doesn’t change his 2016
Kenta Maeda is struggling and the Dodgers are searching for an answer, and feeling inspired by Brim’s post about Hyun-Jin Ryu‘s problematic fastball, I decided to look at Maeda’s struggles …
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