The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to roll. They now have won 14 of their last 16 games, including the last seven straight. They also have opened a 6.5 game lead over the San Diego Padres,… More
Dodgers News and Notes – Team Gaining Traction Again, Injury Updates and More
Despite rumors of their demise, the Los Angeles Dodgers are back, baby!
Ok, so no one really thought they were dead but it’s been a rough few weeks for the Boys in Blue. They lost four of their last five series, including the last three straight at home.
However, the Dodgers have seemed to righted the ship. They finished a three game sweep of the Washington Nationals on Thursday, who took two of three from the Dodgers just last week at home.
Starters James Paxton, Landon Knack, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto combined to only allow four runs over 16.2 innings of work, and the bullpen only allowed one run covering the rest of the innings.
The offense finally had another game where they got it all together, exploding for 20 hits and 11 runs in Tuesday’s game, garnering Knack his first career win. Yamamoto had the best start of his Dodgers career, throwing six shutout innings and showing much better command with his fastball.
Now the Dodgers head north of the border to Toronto to take on the Blue Jays. Gavin Stone, Tyler Glasnow, and most likely Johnny Wholestaff will take the mound over the three game series.
Hopefully this will be the last time (for awhile at least) that the Dodgers have to turn to a bullpen game.
Walker Buehler has seemingly made his last rehab start. He could return to the Dodgers for what would be his first big league start since his elbow injury in June 2022 leading to his second Tommy John surgery.
Over his five rehab starts, Buehler went 0-2 with a 4.86 ERA and 1.68 WHIP with both Triple-A Oklahoma City and Single-A Rancho Cucamonga. In his latest rehab assignment, he allowed five runs, three earned, and throwing 86 pitches over four innings of work. The team was in Albuquerque, whose high altitude could have skewed his results some.
Blake Treinen had his first rehab assignment earlier this week, and didn’t have the best outing. He allowed three runs on three hits, and only had one out, a strikeout, before he left the game after 20 pitches. This outing was also in Albuquerque. Roberts had previously said he will need three to four outings before he sees his first major league game this season.
Brusdar Graterol has been shut down. Manager Dave Roberts told reporters on Wednesday that he still has a sore arm, and it’s going to “be a long process” for the relief pitcher to be healthy again.
Jason Heyward also is a long way from coming back. He is still feeling residual soreness, and is currently not swinging a bat. Heyward is still more than a week from starting rehab.
Andy Pages has filled in nicely for Heyward in right field. Since his call-up from Triple-A on April 16, he is batting .258 with two homers. If he continues to play well he will force the Dodgers to make a hard decision about seeing him back to Oklahoma City.
The odd man out could be Chris Taylor, who maybe would have an “injury” when Heyward returns if things don’t improve. Taylor currently is struggling something fierce, batting only .047 and just looking lost at the plate. One would think he’s bound to break out of it sooner than later but right now it’s tough to watch.
The Dodgers will head off to San Diego at the conclusion of the Toronto series before heading home again.
Dodgers Avoid Sweep Against Mets
The Los Angeles Dodgers found a bit of redemption Sunday by avoiding a sweep against the New York Mets in what could have been one of the worst homestands in recent years.
The redemption wasn’t so much about getting revenge against the Mets as it was reassuring themselves just how capable they were of playing exceptional baseball.
Dodgers Looking for Momentum Change
It’s safe to say the 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers have yet to fire on all cylinders. Although it is only mid April, many fans are up in arms about how the team has performed thus far.
After 21 games, the Dodgers sit at 12-9, one game ahead of the San Diego Padres in the NL West. They have only won two of their last seven games, which includes two losses to the aforementioned Padres, and only two wins in their current nine game home stand.
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Dodgers Roster: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not
Although it’s been right around two weeks since the beginning of the season for most MLB teams, more time has passed for the Los Angeles Dodgers due to the South Korea trip to open up the year. The Dodgers already have 16 games on the books and are already on their second go-around with division foe San Diego.
Overall, the infamous Dodger offense has lived up to its name for the most part, despite a select few bottom-of-the-order regulars struggling mightily.
Shohei Ohtani’s Interpretor Charged with Stealing Over $16M from Ohtani
On Thursday, Shohei Ohtani’s translator, Ippei Mizuhara, was charged in connection with his theft of millions of dollars from Ohtani. And it’s much worse that was originally thought.
While in Korea for the international series against the San Diego Padres, Ohtani and the whole Los Angeles Dodgers team found out that Ippei had stolen around $4 million from Ohtani. Ippei was then fired from his duties as Ohtani’s translator.
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Dodgers Starting Rotation: Walker Buehler Nearing MLB Return
Although spirits weren’t particularly high when the Los Angeles Dodgers left Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sunday evening, the team could be in for a major energy boost when 29-year-old righty Walker Buehler returns to the mound sometime soon.
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Dodgers Embark on First Road Trip of Season
The Los Angeles Dodgers are starting their first road trip of this season, aside from that little sojourn to Korea. Does that actually count as a road trip?
Regardless, this one is a little six game spin through the north side of Chicago and the Twin Cities.
First up is a three game set against the Cubs, where the friendly confines of Wrigley Field may not be so friendly, temperature wise. All three games are mid afternoon games, local time, and no day while they’re there is it supposed to be above 50°. Sunday looks like there is rain forecast for most of the day.
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Dodgers Starting Rotation: Glasnow, Miller Looking Sharp Early
Heading into the start of the 2024 regular season, the offense of the Los Angeles Dodgers received most of the attention across the baseball blogosphere by boasting one of the most prolific one-two-three punches the game has seen in recent history.
However, a pair of righty pitchers stole the show this week, leading the Dodgers to two early victories in their home opening series at Dodgers Stadium.
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Dodgers News and Notes Before Opening Day 2.0, Smith Extension and More
Happy Baseball Eve baseball fans! The Los Angeles Dodgers (re)start their march towards another World Series championship, beginning with their home opener against the St Louis Cardinals.
Unfortunately the weather does not seem as excited to start the season as the rest of us. Rain is forecast in Southern California for this weekend, which may lead to the ultra-rare rainout at Chavez Ravine.
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Dodgers Roster: 4 Things to Watch as the Second Round of 2024 Opening Day Approaches
The 2024 regular season has already been unique for the Los Angeles Dodgers in ways they’ve never seen in the past — an opening series in South Korea, a leadoff batter hitting the cover off the baseball and a potential gambling scandal with scores of unanswered questions.
Think Blue Planning Committee 