Kiké Hernandez, Mookie Betts and Teoscar Hernández celebrate after Kiké’s home run in Game 5 of the NLDS. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneThis feel of this past National League Division Series wasn’t all that unfamiliar.Division rival, heavy pressure, palpable tension — 2021 was like that, too.Then, the Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants in an emotionally … [Read more...] about NLCS: The Dodgers go from highly charged DS into the fire of the Championship Series
NLCS: The Dodgers and Mets, a history
Managers Tommy Lasorda and Davey Johnson shake hands before the start of the 1988 NLCS. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Mark LangillThe history of the Dodgers and Mets isn’t a storied rivalry, but rather an extended baseball family affair tracing the path of a 1962 expansion team filled with former Brooklyn heroes that blossomed into a “miracle” champion by the end of … [Read more...] about NLCS: The Dodgers and Mets, a history
NLCS: Dodgers, Mets overcame adversity and now meet at the crossroads
The Dodgers advanced to the NLCS for the first time since 2020. (Gary A. Vasquez/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Megan GarciaA lot has changed since the Dodgers and Mets last met in the postseason in 2015. Even more has changed since these two teams faced each other this past May.Now, as the last two teams standing in the National League, they begin their October battle in the National … [Read more...] about NLCS: Dodgers, Mets overcame adversity and now meet at the crossroads
NLDS: The Dodgers get the final roar
Teoscar Hernández hit a solo home run in the seventh inning on Friday. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneThe bear was poked and poked and poked.And it had enough. It roared. And it responded.With five shutout innings from a maligned starting pitcher. With strikeouts and cathartic celebrations from relief pitchers. With one Hernández (Kiké) homering and then … [Read more...] about NLDS: The Dodgers get the final roar
NLDS: Yoshinobu Yamamoto finds redemption against the Padres
Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched five scoreless innings in the NLDS Game 5. (Juan Ocampo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Megan GarciaThe Dodgers weren’t surprised Yoshinobu Yamamoto would dominate against the Padres in Game 5 of the National League Division Series.His career demonstrated success in big games. The Dodgers wanted that same success in the postseason. Yamamoto brought it … [Read more...] about NLDS: Yoshinobu Yamamoto finds redemption against the Padres