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(Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneThe Reds were rattling the gate and about to bust it open.The bases were loaded. The Dodgers held a one-run lead. There were no outs. It was getting late.And yet the pitcher standing right in front of it all was breathing free and easy.Yoshinobu Yamamoto kept the gate closed and put a lock on it. He retired the final three … [Read more...] about 2025 Wild Card: Welcome Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the clutch conversation

Mookie Betts’ six hits sparked the Dodgers’ two-game Wild Card Series sweep against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium. (Kate Foultz/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Mark LangillAlready blessed with Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman, Dodger manager Dave Roberts didn’t need another MVP in the top third of his lineup in the final months of the 2025 regular season.He just needed a … [Read more...] about 2025 Wild Card: Betts back in postseason groove

Roki Sasaki retired all three batters he faced on Wednesday. (Katie Chin/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneTucked in the corner beyond the fencing in right field at Arizona’s Chase Field, there was a seemingly quick acclimation going on for starting pitcher Roki Sasaki in late September.The truth was, the Dodger bullpen had already embraced the 23-year-old from Japan long … [Read more...] about 2025 Postseason: The emergence of Roki Sasaki

(Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneThere have been few performances this powerful in Dodger postseason history, and only a handful in Major League postseason history.One of them was Babe Ruth’s “called shot” game in the 1932 World Series.After starter Blake Snell struck out the first batter of the game and retired the Reds in order in the first inning on … [Read more...] about 2025 Wild Card: Dodgers are led by a power couple in Game 1

Blake Snell pitched seven innings against the Reds on Tuesday in the Game 1 win of the NL Wild Card Series. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Megan GarciaBlake Snell adjusted his game plan as soon as he realized the Reds’ aggressiveness against his fastball.His solution was his changeup.The Reds swung and missed 15 times on it. They struck out five times against it. Through … [Read more...] about 2025 Wild Card: Blake Snell sets the tone for the Dodger rotation in Game 1