Los Angeles Dodgers

Giants' starting rotation suddenly lacking starpower

2013-05-18 18:02:00

Giant vulnerability? The San Francisco Giants rode their starting pitchers to two World Series championships in three years, and starters renowned for their health are at it again. None of the Giants' five starters has missed a turn this season....

Clayton Kershaw is a Dodgers star now but it almost didn't happen

2013-05-18 18:05:00

On the morning that would deliver to the Dodgers their greatest arm in two generations, Clayton Kershaw awoke with a thought. The baseball draft was not televised in 2006. Each team made its picks on a secure conference call line with the league office....

Dodgers bullpen falters once again in 3-1 loss to Braves

2013-05-18 19:00:00

The Dodgers flirt with winning these days, bat their big eyelashes, tease it, get all comfy with it, and then watch it slip away. They couldn't close the deal yet again today, their bullpen faltering in a 3-1 loss in Atlanta that wasted a masterful...

New year, same old Angels and Dodgers

2013-05-18 17:01:00

When I think of our local baseball teams and their supporters, I envision my wife in a bathing suit. Or trying to get into one. Every year when spring arrives, I hear about her summer plans and how good she's going to look in a new bathing suit....

Letters: A lot of errors going around

2013-05-17 17:44:00

Obviously the owners of the Angels and Dodgers have never heard of team chemistry. Arte Moreno and the Guggenheim Guy thought they could build better teams just by adding more expensive elements. Here's a lesson from Chemistry 101: You won't improve...

Dodgers President Stan Kasten tight-lipped about Don Mattingly

2013-05-17 22:25:00

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Dodgers' pen writes another bad ending in 8-5 loss to Braves

2013-05-17 23:03:00

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The 20 greatest Dodgers of all time, No. 1: Sandy Koufax

2013-05-17 11:00:00

We recently asked you to list your choices for the 10 greatest Dodgers of all time, and vote you did, as we received an amazing 12,231 ballots. So many people voted that we have decided to expand the list from the top 10 to the top 20. Each weekday at...

Poll: Where should Vin Scully's voice be heard?

2013-05-17 14:47:00

Readers are talking a lot about a man who talks for a living: Vin Scully. Times data editor Doug Smith's Op-Ed article Tuesday musing on "the voice of L.A." closed with a question: "As far as I'm concerned, the voice of L.A. should be heard every day in...

Tampa Bay puts David Price on DL because of strained triceps

2013-05-17 00:00:00

The Tampa Bay Rays put Cy Young Award winner David Price on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left triceps. This is the first time in Price's career that he has been on the DL. The left-hander departed his start Wednesday night against Boston...

Dodgers' medical staff feeling the strain

2013-05-16 22:30:00

Zack Greinke returned to the Dodgers' rotation this week, recovering from surgery on his left shoulder in five weeks, three ahead of schedule. Hanley Ramirez came back last month from a broken thumb two weeks earlier than expected. But head trainer...

Dodgers' scouts deserve credit as Hyun-Jin Ryu pays dividends

2013-05-17 13:55:00

This smelled of a huge gamble. Looked like a reach. You had to wondered if it wasn’t largely a publicity exercise, if the Dodgers had really spent a total of $61.7 million to sign Hyun-Jin Ryu. Yet nearly a fourth of the way into the season, it&...

Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke drives in a run against the Nationals with a single to right field in the second inning Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium.

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Clayton Kershaw gave up just five hits over 8 2/3 innings for the Dodgers while striking out 11 Nationals batters to give L.A. a 2-0 victory over Washington on Tuesday.

2013-05-14 00:00:00

Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper (34) walks off the field after running into the wall in the fifth inning.

2013-05-13 00:00:00