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Eric Stephen

Minors: Thayron Liranzo, Diego Cartaya, Yonny Hernández

Dodgers minor league catcher Thayron Liranzo hit another home run for Low-A Rancho Cucamonga on Wednesday, May 31 against Inland Empire. | Ron Holman / Visalia Times-Delta / USA TODAY NETWORK

A pair of home runs by catchers highlighted Wednesday’s action in the Dodgers minor leagues.

Player of the day

With Chris Newell getting promoted to High-A, the spotlight on the Rancho Cucamonga lineup turns to catcher Thayron Liranzo, who hit a three-run home run on Wednesday for the...

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Eric Stephen

Dodgers vs. Yankees series info

Set Number: X162843 TK1

The Dodgers and Yankees play each other for the first time in four years, and this time won’t be wearing awful Spy vs. Spy uniforms like they did during MLB players weekend back in 2019.

This year both Los Angeles and New York are playing similarly. The Dodgers are 34-23 with a +57 run differential, and the Yankees are 34-24 with a +40. The Dodgers are in first place by a half-game over Arizona in the National League West, while the Yankees are in third...

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Eric Stephen

Notes: Michael Grove, Noah Syndergaard, Maddux Bruns

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Michael Grove will start for the Dodgers on Saturday against the Yankees, which was fairly obvious once Gavin Stone was optioned to Triple-A on Tuesday. But manager Dave Roberts made it official on Wednesday morning, telling reporters before the series finale against Washington.

Grove has been on the injured list since April 21 with a right groin strain. The right-hander made two rehab starts for Oklahoma City, striking out 14 in 10 innings while...

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Eric Stephen

Noah Syndergaard experiment isn’t working for the Dodgers

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Syndergaard has a 6.54 ERA in 11 starts for LA

The Dodgers one-year deal with Noah Syndergaard is a bust, that much is clear, with the right-hander unable to capture his old form nor even his serviceable reduced for of 2022 with Los Angeles. Now it’s just a matter of figuring out what’s next for Syndergaard, but it doesn’t sound like he’ll start for the Dodgers in the next week or so.

Syndergaard allowed three home runs and five runs in his five...

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Dave Roberts noncommittal on struggling righty making next start

Syndergaard had another frustrating appearance Wednesday afternoon, allowing five runs in as many innings with three homers in a loss to the Nationals. After the start, manager Dave Roberts was noncommittal about Syndergaard.

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May 31: Nationals 10, Dodgers 6

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Dodgers pitchers allowed five home runs, three off of Noah Syndergaard as the Nationals avoided a sweep on Wednesday afternoon at Dodger Stadium.

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Nationals hit five home runs to prevent Dodgers sweep

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On Dave Roberts’ birthday, the Dodgers handed him a rather sloppy 10-6 loss to the Nationals, with poor situational play as the lineup failed to produce with runners in scoring position, thus failing to pick up another poor start by Noah Syndergaard.

With 11 hits, and six stolen bases, there were plenty of chances for the Dodgers to secure this sweep, but for all that work, five of the team’s six runs came on the long ball, and in this slug fest,...

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Eric Stephen

Dodgers vs. Nationals Game III chat

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The Dodgers finish off their three-game series the Nationals on Wednesday afternoon in Los Angeles. This is the fourth of five weekday day games at Dodger Stadium this season for the Dodgers, who also have a 1:10 p.m. start against the Blue Jays on July 26.

let's gooooo, fellas.#NATITUDE pic.twitter.com/iP5FXBYu7k

— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) May 31, 2023

Today’s #Dodgers lineup vs. Nationals: pic.twitter.com/TWEZ28ASJl

— Los Angeles...

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Eric Stephen

The 2023 All-Star ballot is here

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Ballots for the 2023 MLB All-Star Game were revealed today, with each team submitting nine position players to vote for to start the midsummer classic at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on July 11.

Fans can vote online beginning Wednesday on the MLB app, MLB.com, every team site, and the MLB ballpark app. Just like the last two years, MLB splits voting into two phases.

The first phase of voting runs through 9 a.m. PT on Thursday, June 22, with fans able to...

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Eric Stephen

Chris Newell powers up in High-A Great Lakes debut

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Loons set franchise record with 20 runs

Tuesday was moving day for a handful of hitters in the Dodgers minors, with several promotions.

Player of the day

Outfielder Chris Newell got promoted from Low-A Rancho Cucamonga, and hit the ground running in his first game with High-A Great Lakes. He doubled home a run in his second at-bat, then hit two-run home runs in both the fifth and ninth innings for a three-hit, five-RBI night,...

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Jacob Macofsky

Notes: Alex Vesia, Daniel Hudson, Minor League standouts

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Alex Vesia is back with the Dodgers after four weeks in Triple-A, called up Tuesday when starter Gavin Stone was optioned to Oklahoma City.

Vesia struggled with a 7.84 ERA in the majors this season, but allowed only one unearned run over his last 9? innings in Triple-A, with 18 strikeouts before getting called back up. Vesia will now hope to reclaim his role as a setup man within the Dodgers bullpen, behind arms such as Brusdar Graterol and Evan...

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Freddie Freeman powers Dodgers past Nationals

Freddie Freeman hit a home run among his four hits, Tony Gonsolin went six strong innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 9-3 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Tuesday.

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Dodgers power & defense back Gonsolin in win over Natts

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Answering the bell every single time the Nationals tried to get close on this one, the Dodgers secured a 7-3 win Tuesday behind a strong outing from Tony Gonsolin and the defense behind him, with four different batters chipping in multi-hit games.

Just another evening of Freddie Freeman and J.D. Martinez carrying this lineup to a fine offensive performance. The Dodgers first baseman had four hits, extending his hitting streak to 19 games, with 13 of them...

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May 30: Dodgers 9, Nationals 3

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Freddie Freeman (who had four hits), J.D. Martinez, and Jason Heyward homered, backing six strong innings by Tony Gonsolin in the Dodgers’ second straight win over the Nationals on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.

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Dodgers vs. Nationals Game II chat

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The Dodgers and Nationals are back at it on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.

~ Dodgers, Day 2 ~#NATITUDE pic.twitter.com/B6BEvlN476

— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) May 30, 2023

Today's #Dodgers lineup vs. Nationals: pic.twitter.com/axADtGWvMe

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 30, 2023 Game info Teams: Dodgers vs. Nationals Ballpark: Dodger Stadium Time: 7:10 p.m. TV: SportsNet LA Radio: AM 570 (English); KTNQ 1020...

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Nationals pitcher 'deeply troubled' by Dodgers' decision to reinvite Pride Night group

Washington Nationals pitcher Trevor Williams wrote on social media Tuesday that he was "deeply troubled" by the Los Angeles Dodgers' decision to reinvite

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Dodgers recall LHP Alex Vesia, option RHP Gavin Stone

The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled left-hander Alex Vesia from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday and optioned right-hander Gavin Stone to Triple-A. Vesia, 27, struggled to start the season, going 0-2 with a 7.84 ERA over his first 13 relief outings before he was optioned on May 3 when Stone was called up to join the rotation.

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Eric Stephen

Austin Gauthier wins 2nd player of the week award

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High-A Great Lakes utility man Austin Gauthier was named Midwest League player of the week on Monday, for the week of May 22-28.

Gauthier hit .350/.519/.600 and drove in eight runs on the strength of two doubles and a home run. He also walked seven times and scored six runs. This is the second player of the week this month for Gauthier, who also captured the honor for the week of May 1-7.

The Dodgers signed Gauthier as a non-drafted free...

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Eric Stephen

Kershaw disagreed with Dodgers honoring Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

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Clayton Kershaw in an interview with Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times said he disagreed with the Dodgers’ decision to honor The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence during LGBTQ+ Pride Night at Dodger Stadium, though he didn’t plan to boycott that night.

It did prompt Kershaw to accelerate the announcement of the Dodgers’ already-planned Christian Faith and Family Day, which is July 30 at Dodger Stadium.

From Harris:

Kershaw...

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Freddie Freeman, Dodgers look to stay hot vs. Nationals

Freddie Freeman had one of the best seasons of his accomplished career with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2022 and is in position to do even more this season.

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