This afternoon, the Dodgers made their long awaited return to Yankee Stadium, but the bullpen didn’t benefit from the extra day off from the rainout yesterday. Trailing throughout the game, the Dodgers cut the Yankees to 3-2 and were moving their way through their bullpen. However, J.P. Howell allowed back-to-back singles and Don Mattingly brought [...]
Video: Clayton Kershaw Discusses His Meal During Days When He Starts
Ever wonder what Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw eats before a start? Kershaw joined the Chatting Cage on MLB.com and answered a multitude of questions ranging from what he eats before his start to what he thinks is the biggest reason for his success. So far this season, Kershaw is 5-4 with a 1.84 ERA, but [...]
Dodgers News: Yasiel Puig Spent Off Day At MLB Fan Cave In New York
Yasiel Puig has electrified Dodger Stadium and people around major league baseball are taking note as the star outfielder spent his off day in New York at the MLB Fan Cave. So far this season, Puig is hitting .479 with four home runs and 10 RBIs as his arrival has fueled speculation that the Dodgers [...]
Animated: Hyun-Jin Ryu Records First Career Major League Triple
Given the nickname “Babe Ryuth” by many, Dodgers rookie starter Hyun-Jin Ryu smacked an RBI triple during the Dodgers four-run rally in the fifth inning against the Diamondbacks tonight. Ryu has been a sensation for the Dodgers this season as he’s surpassed expectations with a record of 6-2 and an ERA of 2.72 coming into [...]
Video: Dodgers And Diamondbacks Brawl After Greinke Is Hit
There’s no doubt that the Dodgers and Diamondbacks don’t like each other very much and those sentiments were realized again tonight when the benches cleared not once, but twice. Diamondbacks starter Ian Kennedy hit Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig on the nose with a fastball in the sixth inning and Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke retaliated by [...]
Animated: Yasiel Puig Throws Out Chris Denorfia From Warning Track
With all the pressure to immediately turn the Dodgers season around, outfielder Yasiel Puig started and ended tonight’s game in spectacular fashion. Puig had a bloop single in his first at-bat and added another single in the sixth inning as the Dodgers got solo home runs from Adrian Gonzalez and Scott Van Slyke. However, the [...]
Animated: Matt Kemp Hits His Second Home Run Of The Season
Matt Kemp finally hit his second home run of the season, taking Milwaukee Brewers starter Yovani Gallardo deep in the top of the 6th inning. Kemp tagged an 87 mph change-up deep to left field to give the Dodgers a 3-1 lead. Clayton Kershaw is on the mound and is dominating so far, allowing just [...]
Video: Dodgers’ Matt Kemp Robs Braves Outfielder Jason Heyward
While he isn’t hitting home runs so far this season, Matt Kemp took away a sure home run away from Braves outfielder Jason Heyward. Heyward was the second batter of the game and hit a Chris Capuano pitch to left center and Kemp took over. Shaded more towards right center, Kemp came all the way [...]
Video: Hyun-Jin Ryu Plays Catch With Fan In Left-Field Pavilion
Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu has been a sensation with fans since he’s come over from Korea. Ryu has become a rockstar in the Dodgers community and is already a favorite amongst his teammates. Through eight starts, Ryu is 4-2 with a 3.40 ERA and has been arguably the Dodgers most consistent starter behind ace Clayton [...]
Dodgers Highlights: An eventful day as Dodgers catch Cards
We can confirm that the Cardinals getting out in front early against the Dodgers appears to be the remedy for the team to snap out of their skids — as evidenced by this Adrian Gonzalez RBI-single. If not for this play, where might the Dodgers have ended up on Saturday night? It’s plays like these [...]