Through 39 games this season, the Dodgers have been arguably the most injured team in all of baseball. Starting with Hanley Ramirez, the Dodgers have had to place players Zack Greinke, Chad Billingsley, Josh Beckett, Ted Lilly on the disabled list, to name a few. The people who aren’t thought of with each Dodger injury is [...]
Dodgers News: Time To Welcome Ted Lilly Back To the Rotation
Well this won’t make many Dodgers fans happy, but starter Ted Lilly sounds like he’s ready to re-join the rotation after a rehab start yesterday. Lilly tossed five innings allowing four runs on five hits and he reported no issues with his strained rib cage. According to Steve Dilbeck of the LA Times, Lilly could [...]
Dodgers News: LA Times T.J. Simers Asks Mark McGwire About Roids
Much has been made about the Dodgers lack of runs and for good reason. The Dodgers rank second to last in all of baseball with only 131 runs scored in 38 games played. However, they’re hitting .260 as a team and find themselves ranked 6th in baseball in on-base percentage. So, what’s the problem? Why [...]
Dodgers News: Kenley Jansen Records Save, Closer’s Controversy?
Lost in last night’s epic performance from Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw is the fact that manager Don Mattingly chose to go with Kenley Jansen and not closer Brandon League in a save situation. After a two-out single from Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche, Mattingly went to Jansen after publicly giving League a vote of confidence [...]
Dodgers Beat Nationals 2-0, Clayton Kershaw Masterful For 8.2 Innings
A night after a terrible start from starter Josh Beckett, Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw turned in an absolute gem of a performance Tuesday night. Kershaw twirled 8.2 shutout innings allowing just five hits while striking out 11. While he threw 132 pitches, Kershaw kept hitters off balance and lowered his major league leading ERA to [...]
Dodgers News: Zack Greinke Set To Rejoin Rotation Tomorrow Night
With his status unknown for the better part of three days, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly finally announced that Zack Greinke will start tomorrow night at Dodger Stadium. Sidelined for a month with a broken collarbone, the right hander will face the Nationals, who he is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA against in his career. Ken [...]
Dodgers News: Don Mattingly Shakes Up The Batting Lineup
Matt Kemp’s offensive woes have manager Don Mattingly thinking outside the box as the slugger is hitting second in the lineup tonight. Kemp has primarily hit in the third spot, with Mattingly sparingly flipping him and Adrian Gonzalez in the cleanup spot. While he’s in the midst of a 12-game hitting streak, Kemp is still [...]
Dodgers News: Josh Beckett Removed From Start Due To Groin Issue
Dodgers starter Josh Beckett labored through three innings last night as the veteran right-hander surrendered four runs on only 68 pitches. Manager Don Mattingly pulled Beckett in favor of reliever Javy Guerra and after the game last night, Mattingly shed some light as to why Beckett was pulled early. Ken Gurnick of Dodgers.com provided an [...]
Dodgers News: Will Greinke Start Wednesday And Is Mark Ellis Close?
In his pre-game post conference, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly was vague in his response about whether or not starter Zack Greinke would start on Wednesday against the Nationals. Greinke made a rehab start last week and it was assumed that he would re-join the team in time for a start this week. However, the Dodgers are [...]
Dodgers News: Don Mattingly Hints At Luis Cruz’s Job Security
Prior to the second game of their series against the Marlins, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly created speculation about third baseman Luis Cruz. Cruz hasn’t played since May 8 and is hitting an awful .090 for the season. Many believed that last season was an indication that Cruz figured everything out, but his start this season [...]