Shohei Ohtani scored the Dodgers only run of the series thus far on a strikeout-wild pitch in the ninth inning on Saturday. (Ali Overstreet/MLB)by Cary OsborneMany numbers will show that the Dodgers are the best hitting team in the Major Leagues — MLB-leading batting average, home runs, batting average with runners in scoring position. But the offense has hit that … [Read more...] about The roaring offensive engine has stalled in St. Louis
Snapshots: New York, New York
Snapshots: New York then New York on Homestand 5The Yankees’ Aaron Judge and Freddie Freeman share a laugh on June 1 after Judge’s third-inning walk. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Mark LangillFor the first time in Dodger Stadium history, the Dodgers hosted the New York Mets and Yankees in the same homestand. The off-Broadway shows, which ran from May 30 to June 5, … [Read more...] about Snapshots: New York, New York
Four Dodger Minor Leaguers Named Pitcher/Player of the Month for May
Four Dodger Minor Leaguers named Pitcher/Player of the Month for MayOutfielder Eduardo Quintero is in his third season in the Dodger farm system after he signed in January 2023. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Megan GarciaThe Dodger farm system had four standout players whose respective performances led to each being awarded with Minor League Baseball Players and Pitchers of … [Read more...] about Four Dodger Minor Leaguers Named Pitcher/Player of the Month for May
Conforto comes though in clutch
Conforto comes through in clutch in Dodgers’ winMichael Confoto delivered the go-ahead RBI with a single in the eighth inning on Thursday. (Juan Ocampo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Mark LangillThe only carefree Michael Conforto smile in the Dodger clubhouse on Thursday afternoon was the Spring Training portrait attached to his locker plate.The hero of the Dodgers’ 6–5 victory over … [Read more...] about Conforto comes though in clutch
True to character, Evan Phillips faces surgery with a level head
Evan Phillips has a 2.22 ERA in five seasons with the Dodgers. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneThe normal aches that go with being a relief pitcher led Evan Phillips to believe that what he was going through in the first week of May would pass.So to finally get to a point where Tommy John surgery became a reality was sort of a stunner for the … [Read more...] about True to character, Evan Phillips faces surgery with a level head