Through three starts, Hyun-Jin Ryu has not been good. A 5.87 ERA, a 6.95 FIP, and a 6.02 DRA are his numbers after 15-1/3 innings. It’s three starts, and normally …
Read More »Rockies 4, Dodgers 3: Late rally comes up just short
After a 4-3 loss in which a late rally fell just short, the Dodgers have now dropped three games in a row and will not have won a series since …
Read More »Rockies @ Dodgers April 18, 2017: Ryu vs. Freeland, Round 2
The Dodgers open a brief two-game series against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night, wrapping up their homestand. They’ll get another shot at Kyle Freeland, the left-hander who bested them …
Read More »Dodgers’ poor depth management cost them a game last night
We’ve sung the praises of depth on this blog since the Andrew Friedman/Farhan Zaidi regime has taken over. Depth is a great thing, when used correctly. But when it isn’t …
Read More »D-backs 4, Dodgers 2: B8 – Turner 2B, Puig F9, Grandal F4, Hernandez F4
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 @ Dodgers April 17, 2017: McCarthy vs. Ray
Tonight concludes the first Dodgers/Diamondbacks series of the year. The Dodgers took the first two of the four games, but the D-backs managed to take advantage of Rich Hill‘s blister situation …
Read More »Podcast: ‘Dugout Blues’ episode 193 – Kershaw, Hill, Puig, Buehler, White
On this episode of Dugout Blues, Jared and I talk about the second week of Dodger baseball. Some was good, some was not so good. Clayton Kershaw was part of …
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 »D-backs @ Dodgers April 16, 2017: Hill returns, #Blisterwatch in effect
Yasiel Puig and the Dodgers’ offense channeled the great Jackie Robinson on Friday night, defeating the D-backs and their left-handed starter. The Dodgers activated Rich Hill from the 10-day disabled …
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 …
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