National League West

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...

Brandon League can't hold ninth-inning lead, Dodgers fall, 5-4

2013-06-10 23:31:00

Brandon League shuffled off the mound. The save had been blown. The boos were pretty loud. Don Mattingly handed the ball to the new reliever, and then the Dodgers manager headed back to the dugout by himself. The boos were even louder. On what might...

Dodgers' Matt Magill founders in 8-1 loss to Braves

2013-06-09 19:15:00

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Yasiel Puig, Zack Greinke lead Dodgers past Atlanta Braves, 5-0

2013-06-06 21:50:00

Yes, Yasiel Puig will have nights like that. And nights like this. One night after the Dodgers' rookie right-fielder came down to earth with an 0-for-4, two-strikeout performance, he headed back out to orbit by blasting a grand-slam home run in a 5-...

Dodgers fans like what they see in Yasiel Puig's major league debut

2013-06-03 23:12:00

Dodgers fans haven't had much to look forward to, what with baseball's highest-paid team stumbling to last place in the National League West and owning one of the worst records in the major leagues. But Chavez Ravine was thick with anticipation on...

Dodgers' Yasiel Puig could make Andre Ethier obsolete

2013-06-08 17:44:00

From Wells to Ethier For all the magic Yasiel Puig worked in his first week in the major leagues, let us not overlook this trick: He turned Andre Ethier into Vernon Wells. The Angels took on the $86 million owed to Wells when they traded for him in...

The Times' baseball rankings

2013-06-01 19:43:00

Now that June is here, the summer wedding season is upon us. So Times staff writer Kevin Baxter surveys the teams most likely to take a walk down the aisle this fall. (Statistics through Friday’s games. Last week’s rankings in parentheses.)...

Dodgers' Hyun-Jin Ryu dominates Angels, 3-0

2013-05-28 22:55:00

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Dodgers still the bottom line after loss to Padres, 6-2

2013-06-05 23:32:00

The Dodgers were oh so close to climbing out of last place. Clayton Kershaw was on the mound. Yasiel Puig was in the lineup. They were facing the San Diego Padres, whom they beat the previous two nights. But Kershaw made his shortest start in six...

No Yasiel Puig or Clayton Kershaw brilliance in Dodgers' 6-2 loss

2013-06-05 22:53:00

Neither Clayton Kershaw on the mound nor Yasiel Puig at the plate was enough for the Dodgers to manage their first three-game winning streak since the opening week of the season. Kershaw was outpitched by 34-year-old Jason Marquis as the San Diego�...

'No plans' for Dodgers to fire Don Mattingly, club official says

2013-05-20 06:00:00

The Dodgers have "no plans" to fire Manager Don Mattingly when the team returns home Thursday or any time before then, a club official said late Sunday night. Mattingly's status has appeared tenuous since the Dodgers were swept in San Francisco two...

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....

Won four of seven in two recent series against the Giants to solidify their standing as NL West contenders.

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Encina: Dodgers Connolly: Dodgers Schmuck: Dodgers Selig: Dodgers

2013-02-16 00:00:00

Won 10 of 11 to clinch the NL West on Saturday. Could face the Reds, and Baker, in the division series.

2012-09-23 00:00:00