Dodgers

… [Read more...] about Scott leads parade of high-leverage arms back to bullpen

SAN DIEGO — The Dodgers’ offense has taken on the characteristics of a light bulb, flickering on and off as it is about to expire. It went dark again Friday night. The Dodgers were held to three hits by Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres’ bullpen and the Padres took a 2-1 victory in the opener of this weekend’s NL West skirmish. The win pulls the Padres and Dodgers into a tie … [Read more...] about Dodgers held to 3 hits as Padres take series opener, regain share of 1st

Less than a week after sweeping the Padres to reclaim first in the NL West, the Dodgers are held to just three hits in a 2-1 loss to San Diego. … [Read more...] about Dodgers held to three hits in loss to Padres, falling back into tie for first place

… [Read more...] about NL West knotted despite Dodgers’ late threat

SAN DIEGO — If the Dodgers are going to get more offense down the stretch, it could come from an unexpected source – right out of left field, in fact. Going into the weekend series against the San Diego Padres, Dodgers left fielders had combined for a .214 batting average (27th in the majors) and .667 OPS (23rd). By Wins Above Replacement, that group ranks 23rd in … [Read more...] about Dodgers gathering options to improve production from left field