Stephen Fife

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 are reaching: sign Jonathan Sanchez to minor league deal

2013-05-15 18:49:00

Ugh, it’s come to this. The Dodgers, rich with starting pitching when the season began, are now so decimated they’re fishing in the baseball scrap heap. Brace yourself: The Dodgers have signed Jonathan Sanchez.��...

Chad Billingsley's comeback finally leads to Tommy John surgery

2013-04-23 14:26:00

That felt inevitable, but no less damning. Chad Billingsley tried to buck the odds, tried to do it his way, but in the end all he did was delay a season-ending surgery. The Dodgers announced Tuesday that Billingsley would undergo Tommy John elbow...

Rockies blitz Dodgers early and don't let up in 12-2 win

2013-04-29 23:40:00

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Brewers rally for 6-4 win, spoil Matt Magill's solid Dodgers debut

2013-04-27 21:04:00

Things seemed to be going so well for the Dodgers on Saturday, they could almost momentarily forget their burgeoning injury list. The kid called up as an emergency starter and making his first start in the majors, Matt Magill, was pitching wonderfully,...

Brewers spoil major league debut by Dodgers' Matt Magill

2013-04-27 23:22:00

Lost among all the bells and whistles added during Dodger Stadium’s $100 million off-season renovation was the expansion of the trainers’ room, which was outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment. But less than a month into the season, it&...

A true story: Dodgers put Stephen Fife on DL, call up Matt Magill

2013-04-27 15:36:00

At some point maybe you laugh, but forgive the Dodgers if they’re not in a particularly laughing mood. Still, the situation is so absolutely ridiculous, that might be the best medicine. The Dodgers, the team that actually started the season with...

Hanley Ramirez to begin rehab assignment Saturday

2013-04-26 21:33:00

Shortstop Hanley Ramirez will begin a minor league rehabilitation assignment Saturday night and could be back with the Dodgers next week, nearly a month sooner than expected. Even that's not soon enough for Ramirez, though. "It hasn't been easy,...

Hanley Ramirez expected to begin rehab assignment Saturday

2013-04-26 17:36:00

Hanley Ramirez, wonder boy, is about to take on his next test. Ramirez continues to make strong progress from his March 22 thumb surgery, so much so that he is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment Saturday with Class-A Rancho Cucamonga. He was not...

After long absence, Dodgers' Ted Lilly holds his own against Mets

2013-04-24 22:44:00

NEW YORK — Considering Ted Lilly hadn't pitched in more than 11 months, considering he was recovering from shoulder surgery and considering no one really knew what to expect from him, his start Wednesday marked a minor victory for the Dodgers....

What's left of Dodgers' rotation needs to get back on track

2013-04-23 13:05:00

That little ol' offensive fury in Baltimore on Sunday best be a sign of things to come, because right now the one rock to this Dodgers team is showing cracks. The Dodgers are not only down an entire rotation — one pitcher traded (Aaron Harang) and...

Dodgers exhale, snap six-game losing streak with 7-4 victory

2013-04-21 14:10:00

The Dodgers were one desperate team Sunday in Baltimore. In the rotation, in the lineup, in those early standings and in spirit. Hours after learning Chad Billingsley’s elbow had flared up again and the Dodgers had placed him on the disabled list,...

Dodgers starting pitcher Stephen Fife made his debut last Sunday against the Orioles last week, giving up seven hits and four runs in 4 2/3 innings.

2013-04-21 00:00:00