Just as Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin did the night before, and as the pair have done all season long, Dodgers left-hander Tyler Anderson was absolutely brilliant in his 10th start of the season against the NL East first-place New York Mets at Dodger Stadium on Friday night. In his 6.0 inning of work, the 32-year-old […]
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There’s a New Sheriff in Town
For more than 14 years, (now) 34-year-old left-hander and future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw has been the ace of the Dodgers pitching staff. But there’s a new sheriff in town, and that prestigious ‘ace’ torch appears to have been passed. Enter 28-year-old Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin. First and foremost, in no way is this […]
(Read More)Dodgers Starting Pitching
Fifty games into the Dodgers 2022 regular season the team is on pace to win the NL West Division for the ninth time in ten seasons. While the win-loss record is championship worthy, there has been a number of concerning, even unsettling, and surprising rotation staff developments. Inconsistent performances from co-aces Walker Buehler and Julio […]
(Read More)Baserunning Blunders Cost Dodgers Game, Series
For the second time in as many nights, poor baserunning decisions by the NL West first-place Dodgers cost them the game – and series – against the NL Central fourth-place Pittsburgh Pirates. Following Tuesday’s baserunning gaff by future Hall of Famer Freddie Freeman, who tried to stretch a seventh-inning single into a double on a […]
(Read More)Freeman Gamble Doesn’t Pay Off For Suddenly Struggling Dodgers
When 32-year-old Dodgers future Hall of Fame first baseman Freddie Freeman ripped a line drive single into the right-center field gap to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning with his team trailing the NL Central third-place Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 5-3, he was thinking two right out of the box, knowing […]
(Read More)Dodgers Disappointed After Falling Short of Come-From-Behind Win
After pulling off one of the most impressive comebacks in recent memory, the Dodger blew a 5-4 lead in the top of the ninth inning in front of a disappointed Dodger Stadium crowd of 46,724 on Monday night. But it wasn’t just Dodgers fans who were disappointed. “A little better at the end than at […]
(Read More)Will Smith’s ‘Nice AB’
It is a phrase that gets tossed around often in the game of baseball – “Nice AB” (at-bat). And even though we may hear it a lot, there is no real comprehensive definition of what constitutes a “Nice AB,” although savvy baseball fans know one when they see one. During the NL West first-place Dodgers’ […]
(Read More)Have A Game, JT!
Okay, admit it. At some point this season, you probably said (or thought) to yourself: “It’s time for 37-year-old Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner to hang up his spikes,” – especially when the extremely popular Long Beach, CA native and unofficial team captain was hitting an un-Justin-Turner-like .174 as recently as May 8. It’s okay […]
(Read More)Dodgers Recall Grove, Select Pillar, Option Pepiot, Place Muncy on IL
The Dodgers have recalled right-handed pitcher Michael Grove, selected the contract of outfielder Kevin Pillar, optioned right-handed pitcher Ryan Pepiot and placed infielder Max Muncy on the injured list with left elbow inflammation. In order to make room on the 40-man roster, the Dodgers transferred right-handed pitcher Tommy Kahnle to the 60-day injured list. Grove, 26, returns […]
(Read More)Ríos Continues to Flourish as Dodgers DH
Since becoming an official position in the National League this season, the Designated Hitter role has proven to be extremely valuable for the Dodgers; none more so than for 28-year-old utility infielder Edwin Ríos. In his 21 games as the Dodgers DH (out of the Dodgers thus far 45 games), the Caguas, Puerto Rico native, who […]
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