Dodgers blow lead, leave bases loaded and lose to the Blue Jays
Sunday was one of those cloudless late-summer Dodger Stadium afternoons in which the flags in center field stirred lazily in the slight breeze and the…
Dodgers waste strong start from Tyler Glasnow in loss to Cardinals
The Dodgers’ Tyler Glasnow and the Cardinals’ Sonny Gray squared off in an old-school pitchers’ duel Monday. But both were watching from the clubhouse when…
Dodgers manufacture enough offense to slip past Tampa Bay Rays
TAMPA, Fla. — Scoring runs at Steinbrenner Field should not be as hard as the Dodgers made it look this weekend.The spring training ballpark, which is doubling…
Freddie Freeman’s Coldplay meme-inspired rebound helping Dodgers win
TAMPA, Fla. — First, the meme made Freddie Freeman laugh.Then, in a serendipitous twist, it gave him a lightning-bulb epiphany about his recently ailing swing.At the end…
Clayton Kershaw can’t match Garrett Crochet in Dodgers’ loss
BOSTON — The Dodgers had MLB strikeout leader Garrett Crochet on the ropes early Saturday night, after Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernández each homered within the game’s…
Freddie Freeman’s walk-off hit saves the day and lifts the Dodgers
For 2 ½ hours of a sun-splashed Wednesday afternoon, the Dodgers were playing up to — or perhaps down to — recent expectations.Their offense consisted…
Freddie Freeman injured as Dodgers are swept by Brewers, again
When Clayton Kershaw signed a one-year deal with the Dodgers last February, it looked like it could have marked the start of a goodbye tour.…
Freddie Freeman and Braves fans find peace at the All-Star Game
ATLANTA — There were no tears.There were no tears when he addressed the crowd in a Fox interview that was played over the Truist Park sound system.There…
Amid resurgent year and batting title push, Will Smith unbothered being ‘overlooked’
ATLANTA — The hierarchy of stars was obvious even in the table arrangements.At an All-Star Game media day event on Monday at the Roxy Coca-Cola Theater in…
Yoshinobu Yamamoto dominates as Dodgers beat Giants to take series
SAN FRANCISCO — They’ve underperformed relative to preseason expectations, but worked around serious roster limitations.They’ve wowed with an undefeated 8-0 start, a star-studded offense that tops the…
Shohei Ohtani has top-selling MLB jersey; two other Dodgers in top four
Shohei Ohtani has the bestselling jersey in baseball.Again.He is joined in the top four by Dodgers teammates Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts.Again.According to rankings released…
With trade deadline looming, Dodgers’ skid raises questions
MILWAUKEE — The Dodgers have been here before.This time last year, in a season that bore so many similarities to their current one, a first-place and highly…
Dodgers fall to Brewers, extend losing streak to five games
MILWAUKEE — The game plan, manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday afternoon, was simple.As the Dodgers prepared to face Milwaukee Brewers phenom Jacob Misiorowski, a hard-throwing and supremely…
Dustin May has his best start of season as Dodgers sweep White Sox
Dave Roberts had some goals in mind for starting pitcher Dustin May on Thursday. And they had little to do with the final result.“The first…
Why Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman have struggled at the plate
DENVER — As the Dodgers completed a sweep of the Colorado Rockies on Thursday, it was two of their cornerstone hitters who helped lead the way.In what…
Dodgers strand 12 runners on base in walk-off loss to Cardinals
ST. LOUIS — The Dodgers’ offensive woes went from worrisome to a five-alarm emergency Saturday when they were lost their second game in less than 24 hours,…
Freddie Freeman appreciated gesture from slain Baldwin Park officer
Tears flowed from Freddie Freeman as he sat in a Dodger Stadium interview room Aug. 5 and described the arduous recovery his 3-year-old son Max…
Dodgers finish with 18 runs and 21 hits in blowout win over Yankees
It was a statement, a reminder and a warning all wrapped into one.The Dodgers might not have been playing their best baseball entering this weekend’s…
Shohei Ohtani homers twice in Dodgers’ comeback win over Yankees
It wasn’t quite as significant as the fifth inning of Game 5 last year.But, in the opening contest of a World Series rematch at Chavez…
California Science Center opens free interactive sports exhibits
There’s a new interactive exhibit opening on Thursday at the California Science Center across the street from the Coliseum that will provide Disneyland-like sports entertainment…