Mark Ellis

Dodgers expect Yasiel Puig to remain in majors for rest of season

2013-06-16 10:39:00

PITTSBURGH — Manager Don Mattingly said he expects Yasiel Puig to remain in the major leagues for the remainder of the season. Even when Matt Kemp and Carl Crawford return from the disabled list, Mattingly thinks there will continue to be enough...

Dodgers blow lead but recover for 5-3 win over Pirates

2013-06-15 19:55:00

PITTSBURGH -- Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly was supposed to watch Toby Keith in concert Saturday night. He never made it. The Dodgers' notoriously unreliable bullpen blew yet another lead, extending a game that should have been won in nine innings. So...

Dodgers blow lead in ninth but rally to win in 11 innings, 5-3

2013-06-15 17:15:00

Say this for the Dodgers, they may not win a lot, but when they do, they tend to make it interesting. They seemed all set to win a routine game Saturday -- getting great starting pitching, a spurt of timely hitting and even a game-saving defensive...

New troops can't get Dodgers offense going in 3-0 loss to Pirates

2013-06-14 19:05:00

The Dodgers’ refrain: Wait until we get our guys back! Wait for the cavalry! The first wave came Friday, and for one night, the new Dodgers looked a lot like those old Dodgers. Offense continued to be mere rumor, the Dodgers going meekly in a 3-...

A look at the makings of Dodgers-Diamondbacks rivalry

2013-06-12 20:39:00

The Dodgers and Diamondbacks seem an unlikely rivalry. The Giants, that every one understands. The Yankees, certainly. Even the Padres. But the Diamondbacks? A team from the Arizona desert managed by Dodgers World Series hero Kirk Gibson? Sorry, it&...

Dodgers go extra only to lose to Diamondbacks, 8-6

2013-06-12 23:37:00

And then on Wednesday, all was calm. No hit batters, no ejections, no bubbling testosterone. There was just a pretty decent baseball game, ultimately won 8-6 in 12 innings by the Diamondbacks before a Dodger Stadium crowd of 41,927. This marked...

Dodgers get first walk-off win of season, 2-1

2013-06-07 23:13:00

This Yasiel Puig craziness is getting so out of hand, Friday night the Dodgers managed their first walk-off victory of the season. Without a hit. While Puig the Amazing was busy working on his legend with his fourth home run in five games, the Dodgers...

Carl Crawford's injury worse than expected

2013-06-06 22:08:00

addCustomPlayer('8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', 'eplayer15'); Carl Crawford isn't expected to return to the Dodgers lineup on June 18, the day he is eligible to be activated from the 15-day disabled list....

Dodgers can't overcome Atlanta's solo shots in 2-1 loss

2013-06-08 22:25:00

And then there are those games when it all comes flooding back. The nice but not good enough starting pitching. The weak offense. Another loss. The Dodgers dropped a tad deeper into last place Saturday, falling to the Atlanta Braves, 2-1, before a...

Dodgers hang Matt Magill out to dry, fall to Braves 8-1

2013-06-09 16:59:00

The palpable frustration is creeping back for the Dodgers as Puigmania slowly loses its freshness. The images were clear Sunday: Adrian Gonzalez staring blankly at the baseball in his left hand after making an error that led to four runs in the third...

These Dodgers lineups are getting difficult to watch

2013-06-10 18:16:00

The good news for the Dodgers on Monday was Luis Cruz and his .140 batting average was not batting fifth. And that’s pretty much it for the good news. As has been the case for weeks, the Dodgers’ daily lineup is a thing of beauty. In a...

Dodgers, Brandon League, let one get away to Diamondbacks, 5-4

2013-06-10 22:31:00

It seemed like the Dodgers had a nice formula for success: start Clayton Kershaw, scrape together a few runs, catch the ball and hang on. It worked well enough Monday night, until it got to the hanging on part. Closer Brandon League blew a two-run...

Dodgers second baseman Mark Ellis can't get to a ball hit for a single by Arizona Diamondbacks' Josh Wilson during the ninth inning.

2013-06-10 00:00:00

Dodgers' Mark Ellis throws to first base during a game against the Atlanta Braves Sunday.

2013-05-19 00:00:00

Dodgers second baseman Mark Ellis (14) is congratulated by catcher A.J. Ellis (17) after scoring in the first inning Friday night against the Brewers.

2013-04-26 00:00:00