Will bulk of Dodgers’ closer role fall to Tanner Scott again with Edwin Diaz out? Brock Stewart is expected to join Dave Roberts’ list of ninth-inning options at some point soon, but the manager sees no reason to designate a closer to replace Diaz even though he named Scott as the ...

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Dodgers can’t overcome sloppy start in loss to Giants The Giants score three times in the first inning against Yoshinobu Yamamoto with the help of some poor Dodgers defense, and that proves the difference in a 3-1 game as the Giants hold the Dodgers to j...

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Dodgers can’t overcome sloppy start in loss to Giants The Giants score three times in the first inning against Yoshinobu Yamamoto with the help of some poor Dodgers defense, and that proves the difference in a 3-1 game as the Giants hold the Dodgers to j...

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Will bulk of Dodgers’ closer role fall to Tanner Scott again with Edwin Diaz out? Brock Stewart is expected to join Dave Roberts’ list of ninth-inning options at some point soon, but the manager sees no reason to designate a closer to replace Diaz even though he named Scott as the ...

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Dodgers put things right behind 2-homer nights from Max Muncy, Dalton Rushing Miguel Rojas also hits a home run as the Dodgers bang out 15 hits and score in all but two innings in a 12-3 win. Justin Wrobleski goes seven strong innings, allowing just one run as the Dodgers ended...

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Dodgers’ Edwin Diaz to have elbow surgery, will miss at least 3 months Diaz will have a procedure to remove “loose bodies” from his right elbow. Signed to a three-year, $69 million contract this winter, Diaz had diminished velocity on his fastball this season and struggl...

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Dodgers put things right behind 2-homer nights from Max Muncy, Dalton Rushing Miguel Rojas also hits a home run as the Dodgers bang out 15 hits and score in all but two innings in a 12-3 win. Justin Wrobleski goes seven strong innings, allowing just one run as the Dodgers ended...

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Dodgers’ Edwin Diaz to have elbow surgery, will miss at least 3 months Diaz will have a procedure to remove “loose bodies” from his right elbow. Signed to a three-year, $69 million contract this winter, Diaz had diminished velocity on his fastball this season and struggl...

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Dodgers’ 1st two-game skid comes in loss to Rockies Blake Treinen and Edwin Díaz fail to record an out against eight batters as the Dodgers’ bullpen lets a lead slip away in a 9-6 loss. The Rockies rally from behind for the second straight day.

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Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman rocked by death of baseball ‘hero’ Garret Anderson Freeman grew up in Orange County as “a massive Angels fan” and Anderson was his favorite player. They became friends later. Anderson’s sudden death on Friday left Freeman “totally shocked.”

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Dodgers can’t answer back after letting early lead slip away to Rockies Home runs by Kyle Tucker and Dalton Rushing help the Dodgers to an early lead, but they have just four hits after the second inning and reliever Will Klein couldn’t hold the lead in a 4-3 loss. The Do...

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Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman rocked by death of baseball ‘hero’ Garret Anderson Freeman grew up in Orange County as “a massive Angels fan” and Anderson was his favorite player. They became friends later. Anderson’s sudden death on Friday left Freeman “totally shocked.”

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Dodgers handle cold weather and Rockies easily in latest win Tyler Glasnow allows just two hits in seven innings in his best start of the season and Max Muncy has two homers and a double as the Dodgers score in each of the first five innings in a 7-1 win.

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Dodgers handle cold weather and Rockies easily in latest win Tyler Glasnow allows just two hits in seven innings in his best start of the season and Max Muncy has two homers and a double as the Dodgers score in each of the first five innings in a 7-1 win.

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Dodgers’ deep lineup offers best lineup protection for Shohei Ohtani Kyle Tucker is off to a slow start batting behind Ohtani. Perhaps as a result, Ohtani has 14 walks (four intentional), but the Dodgers think a deep lineup has more of an effect on how Ohtani is pitche...

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Dodgers’ deep lineup offers best lineup protection for Shohei Ohtani Kyle Tucker is off to a slow start batting behind Ohtani. Perhaps as a result, Ohtani has 14 walks (four intentional), but the Dodgers think a deep lineup has more of an effect on how Ohtani is pitche...

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Dodgers complete sweep of Mets behind Shohei Ohtani’s 6 strong innings Pitching but not hitting Wednesday, Ohtani allows just one run on two hits while striking out 10 in his six innings in an 8-2 win. The Mets scored just two runs off Dodgers pitchers in the three-game ...

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Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani starts on the mound but not as DH Ohtani was hit in the back of the right shoulder by a pitch during Monday’s game. As a precaution, the Dodgers decided not to have him in the lineup as a hitter for his scheduled start as a pitcher ag...

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Dodgers edge slumping Mets on Kyle Tucker’s RBI single in 8th inning Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Nolan McLean duel through the first seven innings, each giving up just one run. Tucker comes through with the game-winning single in a 2-1 win despite being in a 6-for-30 slump.

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Dodgers’ offense can’t break through against Jacob deGrom in loss to Rangers Shohei Ohtani leads off with a homer for the second straight game. But Jacob deGrom allows little else over six innings, and Roki Sasaki lasts only four in the Dodgers’ 5-2 loss to Texas.

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Dodgers’ Edwin Diaz attributes diminished velocity to annual slow start Diaz’s fastball velocity has been significantly lower than his norm so far this year. But he says he’s fine physically and the velocity will return as the season progresses.

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Kenley Jansen ties Lee Smith for third all-time with his 478th career save.

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Dodgers ride Yoshinobu Yamamoto to another win in Toronto Returning to the scene of his World Series MVP performance, Yamamoto allowed just one hit through the first five innings Tuesday and the Dodgers won their fifth consecutive game, 4-1.

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Dodgers’ Dalton Rushing finding ways to make most of limited playing time Rushing had the best game of his young career on Monday, going 4 for 4 with two home runs, but he was back on the bench Tuesday. “Make no mistake who our starting catcher is,” Dave Roberts says, refer...

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Dodgers return to Toronto with World Series memories put away The Dodgers returned to the site of their 2025 World Series win in “work mode,” Tyler Glasnow explained. Will Smith hit the game-winning home run in Game 7 but said “It’s a new day” now.

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Dodgers’ Mookie Betts optimistic about quick return from oblique injury Betts went on the injured list on Sunday but said the strain feels less severe than an oblique injury he suffered in 2018. He missed two weeks with that injury and hopes to be back in the lineup “as f...

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Dodgers storm back from 5-run deficit to sweep Nationals After falling behind 6-1 through four innings as Roki Sasaki gives up two home runs, the Dodgers rally to sweep the Nationals. Shohei Ohtani, Teoscar Hernandez and Dalton Rushing all homer, and a four...

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Dodgers’ Mookie Betts exits with back pain, undergoes MRI Betts felt lower back pain while running the bases in the first inning Saturday against the Nationals, and his status remains uncertain.

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