The Dodgers have placed right-hander Ross Stripling on the 10-day injured list with right biceps tendinitis (retroactive to July 25) and have recalled right-hander Jaime Schultz from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Stripling left Wednesday night’s game against the Angels of Anaheim in the bottom of the fifth inning for what was thought to be neck discomfort. […]
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“The wheels came off”
July 27th, 2019 at 9:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka Unless you were already aware that 31-year-old right-hander Kenley Jansen is the Dodgers all-time leader in saves, you certainly wouldn’t know it by what we’ve seen of him this season. As of this writing, Jansen’s 293 career saves – all with the Dodgers – stand head and shoulders (as does he) above every previous Dodger […]
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Floro Escapes First Rehab Outing … Barely
July 27th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Dodgers right-hander Dylan Floro made the first of what will (now) probably be at least two rehab outings – or more – with the team’s Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Friday night. And while the box score reflects that he did not allow a run and had a three-pitch strikeout of the first batter […]
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Extra Innings Cost Quakes
July 26th, 2019 at 12:30 pm by Lauren Jennings After being no-hit by the Stockton Ports (Athletics), the Quakes looked to bounce back from their offensive woes against the Inland Empire 66ers (Angels). Game-1 John Rooney made his home debut on the mound at LoanMart Field, making an error and giving up two RBI singles in the first, but settling in nicely after the […]
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Will Smith’s Back!
July 26th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Although it took longer than most Dodger fans would have liked, it appears that 29-year-old Dodgers catcher/utility infielder Austin Barnes has been optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City and extremely popular 24-year-old catcher Will Smith recalled to the big league club. Although there has been no official confirmation or announcement from the Dodgers, early Thursday afternoon, […]
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Dodgers Acquire Infielder Tyler White from Astros
July 25th, 2019 at 3:45 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have acquired utility infielder Tyler White from the Houston Astros in exchange for right-handed minor league pitcher Andre Scrubb. The 28-year-old Mooresboro, North Carolina native and Astros 33rd round selection in the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC was hitting .225 (49-for-218) with three homers and 21 RBI in […]
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Dodgers Trade Deadline Targets – Update
July 25th, 2019 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 With less than one week remaining before Major League Baseball’s 2019 trade deadline, 23 of the 30 teams are still in contention for postseason play. Only the American League Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, and the National League Miami Marlins are all but mathematically eliminated […]
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MLB on TBS to Feature Dodgers vs. Nationals on July 28
July 24th, 2019 at 2:30 pm by Ron Cervenka MLB on TBS weekly regular-season game coverage will continue this weekend when the owners of the National League’s best record take on another October hopeful – the Los Angeles Dodgers and MVP candidate Cody Bellinger vs. the Washington Nationals and All-Star Anthony Rendon – Sunday, July 28, at 1:30 p.m. ET. Brian Anderson and Ron Darling will provide commentary for Dodgers/Nationals. The TBS telecast will not be available locally in the Washington, […]
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It’s What We Came For
July 24th, 2019 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka As Dodger fans, Tuesday night’s 5-4 loss to the Angels of Anaheim was a painful one. As baseball fans, Tuesday’s game between the Dodgers and Angels in front of a sold-out Dodger Stadium crowd of 53,725 was exactly what we came for. It simply doesn’t get any better than this – period. We got to […]
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Ruiz will not be traded
July 24th, 2019 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 The Dodgers aren’t trading top catching prospect Keibert Ruiz. Nor will they be trading infielder Gavin Lux, right-hander Dustin May, or fellow catching prospect Will Smith prior to next Wednesday’s July 31 trade deadline to improve their bullpen. A bold prediction? Perhaps. But for as much as Dodgers fans (including yours truly) would love to […]
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