Brent Honeywell went 4 1/3 innings on Friday. (Lucy Raskin/MLB)by Cary OsborneMidway through Game 5 of the National League Championship Series, the Dodgers made things uncomfortable for a Mets team that was seemingly on its way to a blowout victory to save its season.Rookie Andy Pages had hit his second home run of the game in the fifth inning and Mookie Betts followed with a … [Read more...] about NLCS Game 5: The Dodgers head home after the Mets loosen their grip on an NL title
NLCS Game 3: Past meets present as three clutch performers help lift the Dodgers
NLCS Game 3: Past meets present as three clutch postseason performers help lift the DodgersKiké Hernández hit hs 10th postseason homer as a Dodger on Wednesday. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneBefore Wednesday, one could have flipped to the section in the Dodger history book on postseason heroes and found images of Walker Buehler, Kiké Hernández and … [Read more...] about NLCS Game 3: Past meets present as three clutch performers help lift the Dodgers
NLCS: Max Muncy ties a Dodgers’ postseason franchise record in Game 3 win
NLCS Game 3: Max Muncy ties a Dodgers’ postseason franchise record in Game 3 winMax Muncy matches the Dodgers’ all-time postseason home run record with 13 on Wednesday. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Megan GarciaMax Muncy is a Dodger home run king.He crushed a solo home run off Mets reliever Tylor Megill in the ninth inning for his 13th career postseason homer in the … [Read more...] about NLCS: Max Muncy ties a Dodgers’ postseason franchise record in Game 3 win
NLCS: Early game success builds momentum for Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Yoshinobu Yamamoto celebrates in Game 5 of the NLDS. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneWhen Dodger pitching coach Mark Prior remembers Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s breakout Major League start at Yankee Stadium on June 7, he goes to the beginning.Yamamoto threw an 0–2 pitch to Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe, who drove it to the wall in left field. Teoscar Hernández drifted … [Read more...] about NLCS: Early game success builds momentum for Yoshinobu Yamamoto
NLCS: One of the biggest walks in Dodger history
Center fielder John Shelby played a major role in the Dodgers’ 1988 championship season. (Los Angeles Dodgers)by Mark LangillHis hitting, fielding and speed led the Dodgers to acquire center fielder John Shelby from the Baltimore Orioles’ Triple-A Rochester affiliate early in the 1987 season. The May 22 transaction caused barely a ripple in baseball circles, something that … [Read more...] about NLCS: One of the biggest walks in Dodger history