Los Angeles Dodgers Headlines

Cardinals arrive in New York at 8:30 am after flight delay (The Associated Press)

The St. Louis Cardinals did not arrive at their hotel in New York until 8:30 a.m. Monday after a flight delay that followed a nationally televised night game. St. Louis' 9-6 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Sunday night's ESPN game lasted 3 hours, 49 minutes, and ended shortly before 11 p.m. CDT. The plane taking the Cardinals to New York did not land in St. Louis on time because of weather, causing the team to remain in its clubhouse for several hours. [read full article]

Posted Mon, 25 Jul 2016 16:10:21 PDT - via Yahoo Sports

Baseball-Highlights of Thursday's MLB games (Reuters)

(Adds remaining games) July 21 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Thursday's Major League Baseball games: Dodgers 6, Nationals 3 Justin Turner hit two home runs with five RBIs to hand Stephen Strasburg his first loss of the season as the Los Angeles Dodgers posted a 6-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon. The Dodgers (54-43), who used eight pitchers, took two of three games in the series and are 5-1 this season against the National League East leaders. Washington (57-39) is 30-18 at home, but has lost six of its last 11 at Nationals Park. [read full article]

Posted Fri, 22 Jul 2016 00:59:27 PDT - via Yahoo Sports

Reynaldo Lopez'sdebut for Nationals historic and disappointing (Big League Stew)

The Washington Nationals called up Reynaldo Lopez to make a start Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers and it didn’t go so well, even though Lopez made a bit of history. The 22-year-old right-hander from the Dominican Republic pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up 10 hits and six earned runs and suffered the loss in the Dodgers 8-4 win. Lopez got off to a poor start allowing a home run to Chase Utley to leadoff the game. [read full article]

Posted Tue, 19 Jul 2016 22:58:37 PDT - via Yahoo Sports

Reynaldo Lopez's debut for Nationals historic and disappointing (Big League Stew)

The Washington Nationals called up Reynaldo Lopez to make a start Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers and it didn’t go so well, even though Lopez made a bit of history. The 22-year-old right-hander from the Dominican Republic pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up 10 hits and six earned runs and suffered the loss in the Dodgers 8-4 win. Lopez got off to a poor start allowing a home run to Chase Utley to leadoff the game. [read full article]

Posted Tue, 19 Jul 2016 22:58:37 PDT - via Yahoo Sports

Can Kershaw win the MVP award for the second time? (The Associated Press)

It's rare for a pitcher to win an MVP award. If the season ended now, Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers would have a good chance to do just that. In 2014, Kershaw became the first pitcher to win the National League MVP since Bob Gibson in 1968. [read full article]

Posted Mon, 11 Jul 2016 08:23:14 PDT - via Yahoo Sports

Orioles-Dodgers preview (The Associated Press)

One of the American League's best teams will face one of the National League's most intriguing rookie pitchers when the Baltimore Orioles and the Los Angeles Dodgers begin a three-game series on Monday night at Dodger Stadium. The Orioles arrive in California leading the Boston Red Sox by three games in the American League East, despite having the league's third-best record. The Seattle Mariners narrowed Baltimore's divisional advantage with a four-game sweep that gave the Mariners a 6-1 record against the Orioles this year. [read full article]

Posted Sun, 03 Jul 2016 19:19:39 PDT - via Yahoo Sports

Julio Urias finally earns first win a month after MLB debut (Big League Stew)

On a night when the No. 1 prospect in baseball made his major league debut for the Washington Nationals, another ballyhooed young pitcher finally earned the first win of his career for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Julio Urias made his MLB debut for the Dodgers earlier this season with the same hype Lucas Giolito experienced Tuesday. Giolito pitched well for Washington through four innings but didn’t return to the mound after a rain delay. [read full article]

Posted Tue, 28 Jun 2016 23:44:17 PDT - via Yahoo Sports