Shohei Ohtani (and Glasnow and Snell) could be back on Dodgers’ mound sooner than expected
The most important pitches for the Dodgers on Tuesday came long before the start of their game that night.In the second of a key three-game…
Dodgers injury update: Mookie Betts nears return, Tyler Glasnow stalls
The Dodgers’ lineup should be back at full strength soon.When they’ll be able to say the same about their pitching staff is anyone’s guess.First, the…
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani inspires awe and confidence
They don’t know what their rotation will look like in October, and they don’t know how worn down their bullpen will look like.What the Dodgers…
Dodgers bullpen melts down as road trip ends with loss to Guardians
CLEVELAND — The Dodgers got five good innings out of Clayton Kershaw on Wednesday. Then they let it go to waste in a five-run eighth inning.Despite leading…
Juan Soto makes Tony Gonsolin and Dodgers pay in Mets victory
NEW YORK — It had been more than two weeks since Juan Soto, the only man in baseball with a richer contract than Shohei Ohtani, had recorded…
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani throws live batting practice session
NEW YORK — It had been 641 days since Shohei Ohtani last threw a pitch to a live hitter from a big-league mound.At 2:30 p.m. on Sunday,…
Dodgers overcome bullpen woes and rain to beat Mets in 13 innings
NEW YORK — The upcoming month was already going to be tough for the Dodgers.A rainy Friday night in Queens made it that much tougher.In the fourth…
Reinforcements soon? Injured Dodgers pitchers, including Shohei Ohtani, are finally progressing
Even as their pitching injuries have mounted in recent weeks, the Dodgers haven’t panicked.On multiple occasions, team officials have noted how none of the seven…
The Sports Report: Bullpen falters as Dodgers lose
Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. Newsletter Go beyond the scoreboard Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the…
Dodgers’ bullpen fatigue leads to extra-innings loss to Marlins
MIAMI — Most of Tuesday’s game went according to plan for the Dodgers.Tony Gonsolin produced a solid five-inning start in his second start back from Tommy John…
Matt Sauer saves the Dodgers’ bullpen in rout of Marlins
The Dodgers’ early season bullpen usage had become so much of a concern, even minor-league pitcher Matt Sauer was keeping tabs on it from the…
Roki Sasaki delivers solid six innings, but Dodgers fall to Rangers
ARLINGTON, Tex. — Roki Sasaki will have to keep waiting for his first Major League Baseball victory.Despite his season-long six-inning, two-run start against the Texas Rangers on…
When will Shohei Ohtani pitch for Dodgers? ‘We just don’t know’
A month ago, Dave Roberts was asked if the Dodgers’ hope was for Shohei Ohtani to be back in the team’s pitching rotation by May…
Jack Dreyer is Dodgers’ Rubik’s Cube master, and potential bullpen arm
PHOENIX — It took some four hours of work, roughly 1,200 Rubik’s Cubes, and years’ worth of knowledge with the six-side, 54-panel puzzle.Ever since high school, minor-league…
Angels reliever Ben Joyce eager to learn from Kenley Jansen
TEMPE, Ariz. — Troy Percival, then a rookie setup man with 26 big-league appearances under his belt, watched from the visiting dugout in the Oakland Coliseum as…
Four things to watch as the Dodgers begin 2025 spring training
PHOENIX — Ninety-nine percent. According to Baseball Prospectus’ PECOTA projection system, that is the Dodgers’ likelihood of making the playoffs this year. A whopping 99.4%,…
Dodgers’ signing of Kirby Yates latest effort to shore up pitching
The Dodgers held their fifth introductory news conference of the offseason Friday. For the fourth time, it was to welcome a notable pitching addition to…
Dodgers’ Brusdar Graterol to miss 2025 first half after surgery
Dodgers reliever Brusdar Graterol is expected to miss the first half of next season after undergoing surgery Thursday on the labrum in his right shoulder,…
Dodgers can’t complete sweep as Yankees get off the mat in Game 4
NEW YORK — The Dodgers’ lack of pitching hasn’t hurt them often this postseason.But in the third inning on Tuesday night, manager Dave Roberts stood in…
Alex Vesia latest Dodgers reliever to boost bullpen at a key time
The playoffs began with Blake Treinen rescuing a wobbly Dodgers bullpen, the 36-year-old right-hander replacing Michael Kopech and escaping a two-on, one-out eighth-inning jam and…