Carl Crawford had done several good things coming into tonight’s game: he’d overcome injury concerns that have plagued him since he was in Boston, carried a struggling Dodgers lineup, and vindicated management’s decision to keep rookie sensation Yasiel Puig in Class-AA. Wednesday night was no different, as the Dodgers beat the Padres 4-3 in Chad Billingsley’s season debut. Funny what ... Read More »
The Dodgers continued to struggle against National League West pitching, dropping the first game of a three-game series against the San Diego Padres 9-3. A sellout crowd of 44,436, which included the usual large contingent of Dodger fans, watched starters Josh Beckett and Clayton Richard attempt to bounce back from their respective bad outings. Richard, who had allowed three home ... Read More »
INSIDE THE NUMBERS Win: Clayton Kershaw (2-0) Loss: A.J. Burnett (0-2) Save: Brandon League (2) Start Time: 6:09 pm End Time: 9:11 pm Time of Game: 3:02 Today’s Attendance: 39,446 Total Attendance (Avg.): 231,528 (46,306 Avg.) 2B: Gonzalez 3B: None HR: None LA Starter: Clayton Kershaw – 97 pitches (59 strikes) W, 7.0 IP, 2 H, BB, 9 K PIT Starter: A.J. Burnett – ... Read More »
INSIDE THE NUMBERS Win: Zack Greinke (1-0) Loss: Jonathan Sanchez (0-1) Save: Brandon League (1) Start Time (Temp.): 7:11 pm (64 degrees) End Time: 9:45 pm Time of Game: 2:34 Today’s Attendance: 40,607 Total Attendance (Avg.): 192,082 (48,021 Avg.) 2B: A.J. Ellis, Kemp, Gonzalez 3B: None HR: Ethier (1) LA Starter: Zack Greinke ... Read More »
CRUUUUUUUUZ! has been a familiar sound heard throughout Dodger Stadium since Luis Cruz was called up last season in July. Cruz has made the most of that opportunity by hitting .296, 6 home runs, and 40 RBIs. He also played solid defense at short stop and primarily third base. Going in to the off-season, Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly said Cruz ... Read More »
Matt Kemp is 0 for 2013, hitless in his first 10 at-bats. Is it reason to worry? I don’t think so. Kemp has had traditionally pretty solid Aprils. Kemp ranks fifth with highest April Batting Average (since 1921) 1. Rogers Hornsby .387 2. Harry Heilmann .355 3. Riggs Stephenson .353 4. Tony Gwynn .347 5. Matt Kemp .343. He will ... Read More »
INSIDE THE NUMBERS Win: Tim Lincecum (1-0) Loss: Josh Beckett (0-1) Save: Sergio Romo (2) Start Time: 7:12 pm End Time: 10:16 pm Time of Game: 3:04 Today’s Attendance: 52,906 (Sellout #2) Total Attendance (Avg.): 151,475 (50,492 Avg.) 2B: AJ Ellis, Ethier, B. Crawford 3B: None HR: Sandoval (1), Pence (1) LA Starter: Josh Beckett – 91 pitches (62 strikes) L, 6.0 IP, 6 ... Read More »
via the Quakes Rancho Cucamonga, CA – The Los Angeles Dodgers have announced that starting pitcher Chad Billingsley is slated to make a rehab start for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Thursday night. Thursday’s Opening Day Celebration, featuring a post-game Fireworks Spectacular thanks to Boston’s, was already shaping up to be an Opening Day to remember. A member of the ... Read More »
INSIDE THE NUMBERS Win: Madison Bumgarner (1-0) Loss: Hyun-Jin Ryu (0-1) Save: Sergio Romo (1) Start Time: 7:12 pm End Time: 9:56 pm Time of Game: 2:44 Today’s Attendance: 45,431 Total Attendance (Avg.): 98,569 (49,285 Avg.) 2B: Ethier, AJ Ellis 3B: None HR: None LA Starter: Hyun-Jin Ryu L, 6.1 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 5 K – 80 pitches (55 strikes) ... Read More »
Ahh…The boys are back and not a minute too soon. Despite half the team being up the road in Rancho Cucamonga, Matt Kemp and Juan Uribe lead the way to a Dodgers 3-0 Victory over the Angels…JUAN URIBE?!? Yeah, you read that correctly. Uribe went 2 for 3 raising his Surprising spring batting average to .354 before being replaced by Nick Punto. But the story tonight was the ... Read More »
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