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Dave Roberts had great reaction to Dodgers breaking losing streak

The Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday finally ended their 7-game losing streak, and manager Dave Roberts had a very fitting reaction to it. The Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., to end their streak.

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All-Star profile: Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto in his second season with the Dodgers was the club’s opening day starter, in Tokyo, and also made his first MLB All-Star Game, an honor he achieved regularly in Japan.

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto has a 2.77 ERA in 18 starts, with 109 strikeouts and 34 walks in 97? innings through Saturday. He ranks seventh in the National League in ERA, fourth in xERA (2.99), and fifth in strikeout rate (27.9 percent).

Yamamoto leads the Dodgers in innings and strikeouts, and his 10...

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All-Star profile: Shohei Ohtani

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Shohei Ohtani the biggest worldwide star in baseball, so it’s only fitting that the Dodgers designated hitter will be showcased in the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday.

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Ohtani is hitting .275/.380/.608 with a 168 wRC+, leads the National League with 32 home runs and a .987 OPS, and leads the majors with 89 runs scored.

Ohtani during May hit 15 home runs to match the Dodgers franchise record for a single month, which was enough to capture...

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Five Dodgers in the 2025 MLB All-Star Game

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Five Dodgers were named to the National League All-Star team, more than any other team in the majors. The midsummer classic will be played on Tuesday, July 15 at Truist Park in Atlanta.

Shohei Ohtani received the most fan votes in the National League, earning his fifth consecutive All-Star start at designated hitter.

Freddie Freeman was voted to start at first base for the fifth time, and second with the Dodgers. It’s his ninth All-Star nod, including all...

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Paul Skenes joins exclusive club with second straight All-Star Game start

It was announced on Saturday that Paul Skenes, the Pittsburgh Pirates' phenom starting pitcher, is slated to start for the National League in the 2025 All-Star Game on Tuesday night in Atlanta.

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All-Star profile: Clayton Kershaw

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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw finds himself in a familiar spot, selected to the All-Star team for the 11th time in 18 seasons.

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Kershaw missed the first 45 games of the season on the injured list as he worked his way back from surgery on his left toe. He’s 4-1 with a 3.38 ERA in his 10 starts, with 35 strikeouts and 15 walks in 50? innings.

On July 2 against the White Sox, Kershaw became the 20th pitcher in major league history with...

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All-Star profile: Will Smith

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After two years of battling nagging injuries for large stretches of the season, Dodgers catcher Will Smith is healthy and having his finest season yet, and was appropriately rewarded with a spot in the National League starting lineup in the MLB All-Star Game.

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Smith is hitting .328/.429/.549 with 12 home runs, leading the NL in batting average, on-base percentage, and wRC+ (174) entering Saturday. Though with regular rest this...

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All-Star profile: Freddie Freeman

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Freddie Freeman has been a fixture at the All-Star Game, including each of his first four seasons with the Dodgers.

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Freeman missed time in the early going with ankle and rib issues, remnants of injuries he played through last October. But when he was on the field he came out of the gate red hot, including hitting over .400 during May. But he’s struggled since, including the longest home run drought of his career, over 41 games and 179 plate...

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Shohei Ohtani hits new benchmark in pitching return as Dodgers snap season-long loss skid

When the Los Angeles Dodgers needed him most, Shohei Ohtani delivered. 

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Josue De Paula homers to win Futures Game MVP award

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3-run home run scored Dodgers teammate Zyhir Hope and turned the tide in the National League’s win on Saturday in Atlanta.

Top Dodgers prospect Josue De Paula hit a three-run home run in the 2025 MLB Futures Game in the National League’s 4-2 win over the American League at Truist Park in Atlanta. That earned the outfielder the Larry Doby Award as the game’s Most Valuable Player.

De Paula is the second Dodger to win MVP in the 27-year history of...

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Ohtani, Dodgers bullpen snap 7-game losing streak

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Ohtani goes three scoreless innings, bullpen allows just one run over six innings as Dodgers defeat the Giants 2-1.

The Dodgers’ seven-game losing streak is now a thing of the past, as they kept the San Francisco Giants at bay in a 2-1 victory at Oracle Park.

Shohei Ohtani took the mound for the fifth time this season, and Dave Roberts increased his leash by tasking the two-way star to go three innings.

Ohtani got his day going with a...

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Shohei Ohtani guides Dodgers past Giants to end seven-game skid

Shohei Ohtani pitched three scoreless innings, Alex Vesia emerged from a bases-loaded jam in the eighth and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.

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July 12: Dodgers 2, Giants 1

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Shohei Ohtani had his longest start yet this season with three scoreless innings, and Emmet Sheehan retired 12 in a row while pitching into the eighth inning. In all, Dodgers pitchers limited the Giants to only one run to snap a seven-game losing streak on Saturday afternoon at Oracle Park in San Francisco.

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Los Angeles Dodgers Fans Are Taking Over Oracle Park, Per Giants Player

The Los Angeles Dodgers have one of the largest and most loyal fan bases in all of sports. We have seen plenty of stadium takeovers from Dodgers fans, and this weekend is already starting to be much of the same.

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Dodgers on Deck: Sunday at Giants

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One more game before the break

The Dodgers face their fourth All-Star starting pitcher this week on Sunday afternoon with Robbie Ray on the mound for the Giants in the series finale at Oracle Park in San Francisco.

Ray has been excellent this year with a 2.63 ERA in 19 starts, and joins Freddy Peralta and rookie Jacob Misiorowski of the Brewers plus his Giants teammate Logan Webb as All-Stars to have pitched against Los Angeles on this road trip.

The...

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Dodgers vs. Giants game V chat

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The Dodgers look to snap their seven-game losing streak and even the series against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.

Shohei Ohtani makes his fifth start of the season while Landon Roupp goes for San Francisco.

Today’s #Dodgers lineup at Giants: pic.twitter.com/TaKbU60izJ

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 12, 2025

Giants vs. Dodgers continues

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Starting LF Michael Conforto’s Trade Timeline With Los Angeles Dodgers Revealed

When the Los Angeles Dodgers signed Michael Conforto this past offseason, it was met with plenty of excitement. For one, they were able to pluck him away from a rival in the San Francisco Giants.

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When the Dodgers pick in the 2025 MLB Draft

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The Dodgers have 21 selections in the 20-round MLB Draft this year, four of which will come on Sunday night, which contains every pick through the first three rounds. The remaining picks will come on Monday.

By virtue of winning the World Series last year (remember that?), the Dodgers were slated to pick 30th among 30 teams in the first round. But they, along with the Mets and Yankees, saw their first pick drop 10 slots for having...

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A compilation of 2025 Dodgers mock drafts

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The 2025 MLB Draft starts on Sunday night, with the first three rounds, followed by the remaining 17 rounds on Monday. Most of the focus tends to come with the first round, and this year the Dodgers have two picks in that general area, at 40th and 41st overall.

Over the last few months I’ve been tracking mock drafts from various sources, mostly Baseball America (even their staff drafts, which are more exercises than informed reporting), MLB Pipeline, and...

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Los Angeles Dodgers Continue To Struggle With 7th Straight Loss

The All-Star break cannot come soon enough for the Los Angeles Dodgers. With an 8-7 loss last night on the road against the San Francisco Giants, LA dropped its seventh consecutive game.

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