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Shohei Ohtani doubles, singles, steals two, scores two, and drives in a run. But the Dodgers never led, and the former teammate sealed things with a 3-run home run for the D-backs in the seventh inning.
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers played from behind most of the night, and the Diamondbacks answered nearly every attempt to claw back. Arizona’s 7-3 win on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium snapped the Dodgers’ four-game win streak.
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4-game LA win streak snapped
Gavin Stone gave up four runs, matching his total in his previous four starts, and the Dodgers lost to the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. Joc Pederson hit a three-run home run against his old team.
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The Dodgers’ drive for five starts with Gavin Stone on the mound, and Gavin Lux at second base.
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Dodgers starter pitched three simulated innings to teammates before Tuesday’s game at Dodger Stadium. Miller has been out since April 10 with shoulder inflammation.
LOS ANGELES — Dodgers right-hander Bobby Miller will begin a minor league rehab assignment on Sunday for the Low-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, as he works his way back from shoulder inflammation that has sidelined him for six weeks.
Miller’s latest step in his rehab...
Due to the dangerous 1-2-3 punch of Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, and Freddie Freeman that the Dodgers deploy at the start of games, opposing managers face a constant headache.
Ohtani met his match height-wise this week in the form of Brink.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded for right-handed relief pitcher Yohan Ramírez on Monday. Despite his ERA of 6.91, the trade could end up being a big win.
The Diamondbacks were hoping that using an opener would give them a better chance of slowing down the Dodgers lineup when Slade Cecconi came into the game.
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Freddie Freeman hit a grand slam in a third inning in which Kiké Hernández and Will Smith also homered. Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched into the seventh inning as the Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks on Monday night at Dodger Stadium.
Freddie Freeman hit a grand slam in a six-run third inning that included three home runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 6-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.
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Freeman, Kiké Hernández, and Will Smith all homered in the third inning off D-backs right-hander Slade Cecconi. Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched into the seventh inning to lead the Dodgers in the series opener
Arizona’s opener strategy worked with a scoreless first inning on Tuesday night. But then the Dodgers scored in bulk off the next guy, smashing three home runs in a six-run third inning to beat the Diamondbacks 6-4 in the series opener at...
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Sheehan is expected to be out until at least midseason 2025 after the surgery on May 15. “There’s a lot of work to be done ahead of me,” the Dodgers right-hander said Monday at Dodger Stadium.
LOS ANGELES — Emmet Sheehan was back at Dodger Stadium on Monday, fresh off Tommy John surgery last Wednesday that ended his 2024 season, and will keep him out at least part of the 2025 season as well.
Sheehan hasn’t pitched...
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It’s Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s turn in the rotation, starting for the Dodgers on Monday, his fourth start this season on six days rest or longer.
Yohan Ramírez is the new guy in the Dodgers bullpen.
The Diamondbacks are using left-hander Joe Mantiply as an opener, with left-handers Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman sure to bat in the first inning. The Reds did this last Thursday with Brent Suter, who walked Ohtani in between a Mookie Betts groundout and...
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If Ramírez pitches for the Dodgers, he’ll be the 27th different pitcher used by the team in 2024
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers on Monday activated right-hander Yohan Ramírez, who was acquired by trade from the Mets for cash considerations...
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Ramírez, who is out of minor league options, had a 6.91 ERA in 10 games with the Mets and Orioles. Dodgers will be the seventh team for the right-hander since the last of 2022.
The Dodgers’ quest for bullpen depth continues unabated. On Monday they traded for well-traveled right-hander Yohan Ramírez, sending cash considerations for the Mets.
Ramírez has a 6.91 ERA and 3.78 xERA in 10 games with the Mets and Orioles this season, with 17 strikeouts...
Shohei Ohtani had a memorable past week. On Thursday, Ohtani’s bobblehead night sparked the largest crowd for any stadium this season, following with him receiving his own day from the Los Angeles City Council, where he proceeded to hit his National League leading 13th home run of the season.
To cap off an electric week, Ohtani had his first walk-off hit as a Dodger, which gave the team their first series win over the Cincinnati Reds since the June 2022.
Ohtani reflected on his...
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A recap of Sunday in the Dodgers minor leagues
Sunday in the Dodgers minors saw three wins in four games.
Player of the daySwitch-hitter Thayron Liranzo homered twice for Great Lakes, the first shot...
Dodgers started and ended the week with extra-inning wins, and went 5-2 against the Giants and Reds. Walker Buehler won his first game in nearly two years, and Shohei Ohtani had his own day in the city of Los Angeles.
The Dodgers last week had a squishy middle, but both started and ended strong to win five out of seven against the Giants and Reds. That marks the fourth straight week the Dodgers won at least two-thirds of their games.
This week was a group effort for the pitching staff, with...
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Ohtani’s RBI single wins it in 10th inning, giving Dodgers three straight wins over Reds. Andy Pages homered earlier Sunday. Anthony Banda wins his Dodgers debut with a scoreless inning.
Shohei Ohtani delivered his first walk-off hit with the Dodgers, rocketing a two-strike RBI single to beat the Reds 3-2 in 10 innings on Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium.
With free runner Jason Heyward on second base and pinch-hitter Will Smith on first base with...