Jack Flaherty allowed two hits and no runs over seven innings on Sunday. (Gary Vasquez/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneJack Flaherty had just fired his 98th pitch of the game in the seventh inning on Sunday in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, and it landed into the glove of Teoscar Hernández in left field.To the Dodger starting pitcher’s back was a … [Read more...] about NLCS: Jack Flaherty pitches like an ace for the Dodgers in Game 1
NLCS: Kiké Hernandez’s next big postseason moment is a defensive one
Kiké Hernández (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneUp six runs, you just never know.A team could rally, and poof — there goes the lead.That’s what made Kiké Hernández’s athletic, deceptive play in the fifth inning of Game 1 the National League Championship Series so important.New York Mets second baseman Jose Iglesias followed designated hitter Jesse Winker’s … [Read more...] about NLCS: Kiké Hernandez’s next big postseason moment is a defensive one
NLCS: The Dodgers keep their foot on the offensive gas pedal in Game 1
The Dodgers are averaging 5.5 runs per game in the postseason. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Megan GarciaThe Dodgers weren’t fazed by the unfamiliarity of Kodai Senga. Their success against the Mets starter was up to them, and them only.Max Muncy summed up the Dodgers’ approach against the right-hander ahead of Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on … [Read more...] about NLCS: The Dodgers keep their foot on the offensive gas pedal in Game 1
NLCS: Tommy Edman fits in the Dodgers’ plans to win
Tommy Edman has five hits in the postseason for the Dodgers this year. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Megan GarciaFor years, the Dodgers wanted Tommy Edman in their lineup.Now they likely have him in it for the entire National League Championship Series.Miguel Rojas, the Dodgers’ regular shortstop, is out of the NLCS roster with an adductor muscle tear, which has … [Read more...] about NLCS: Tommy Edman fits in the Dodgers’ plans to win
Dodgers pitch record scoreless streak
Blake Treinen closes out the Dodgers’ 2–0 victory in Game 2 of the National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres. (Juan Ocampo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Mark LangillAfter a home run barrage by the San Diego Padres left a tattered Dodger pitching staff on the brink of elimination in the National League Division Series, the beginning of a historic scoreless streak … [Read more...] about Dodgers pitch record scoreless streak