Blake Treinen ‘finds peace’ facing Aaron Judge in World Series
Even the casual baseball fan knows all about Kirk Gibson and his legendary walk-off home run. The serious baseball fan knows Dennis Eckersley gave up…
Nine concerns for the Dodgers facing the Mets in the NLCS
In the postgame clubhouse following Game 5 of the National League Division Series, the expletives flowed as freely as showers of beer and champagne. Actually,…
Padres see divine help from late owner in game-ending triple play
The Dodgers scored once in the bottom of the ninth inning to pull to within two runs of the San Diego Padres, they had runners…
Angels use four-run rally in ninth inning to beat the Astros
HOUSTON — Zach Neto hit two home runs and drove in six, and the Angels came from behind twice to beat the Houston Astros 9-8 on…
Mookie Betts’ walk-off homer gives Dodgers win over Rockies
Mookie Betts swears he didn’t mean to look at the scoreboard Sunday afternoon.But when he did, it crystalized the urgent situation the Dodgers found themselves…
Angels give up back-to-back homers in ninth, losing to Toronto
TORONTO — Rookies Joey Loperfido and Addison Barger hit back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Angels…
Late home run not enough to save Angels from loss to Blue Jays
TORONTO — Ernie Clement homered for the third time in his last three games and the Toronto Blue Jays used a five-run second inning to build…
Alex Call’s walk-off single lifts Nationals over Angels in 10th
WASHINGTON — Alex Call hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, Mitchell Parker pitched 6⅓ innings without allowing an earned run and the Washington Nationals…
Rockies rally to defeat Angels in extra innings
Jake Cave hit a tying two-run home run with two out in the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies scored on an error in the…
Jo Adell’s clutch hit lifts the Angels to victory over Mariners
Jo Adell drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out single in the ninth inning as the Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1 on Monday…
Dodgers fail to hold lead in ninth, dropping series to Tigers
DETROIT — For almost any other team in the Dodgers’ position, the first half of the season would have been a flying success.They entered Sunday with…
Miguel Vargas and Shohei Ohtani homer to lift Dodgers past Brewers
Miguel Vargas and Shohei Ohtani took manager Dave Roberts off the hook for a strategic decision that backfired in the eighth inning on Saturday, Vargas…
USC baseball loses to Arizona in Pac-12 tournament title game
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Tommy Splaine lined a run-scoring single in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Arizona rallied from a three-run deficit to beat USC…
Dodgers closer Evan Phillips put on 15-day injured list
The return of veteran setup man Blake Treinen on Sunday was dampened by the loss of an even more important Dodgers reliever as closer Evan…
Anthony Rendon, Taylor Ward help Angels rally past the Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Anthony Rendon and Taylor Ward hit run-scoring singles off struggling closer Pete Fairbanks in the ninth inning and the Angels beat the…
Prep baseball, softball roundup: Westlake rebounds from loss
After losing its first game of the season Tuesday, Westlake’s baseball team responded Thursday by collecting 17 hits and relying on the pitching of Dylan…
NLCS: Ketel Marte’s walk-off single leads D-backs over Phillies and close to 2-1 series
PHOENIX — More than 15 minutes after the game, Ketel Marte stood at his clubhouse locker, gulping water while trying to finally catch his breath after…