Freddie Freeman expects to be ‘a 100% go’ for Game 1 of World Series
It might be the World Series matchup everyone wanted to see.But three days before the Dodgers and New York Yankees opened their best-of-seven set in…
L.A. is 4 wins away from Dodgers World Series parade it never got
Clayton Kershaw deserves a parade. So does Los Angeles.Let’s do this, shall we?Four years ago, the Dodgers won the World Series, but a pandemic canceled…
Dodgers hope bullpen will carry them vs. Mets in NLCS Game 6
The cost of the Dodgers’ reluctance to use their top relievers in “minus” games, as manager Dave Roberts likes to say, became clear in Game…
Freddie Freeman shouldn’t be playing for Dodgers in NLCS vs. Mets
NEW YORK — Freddie Freeman should not be playing right now. Doctors told him that his sprained ankle generally takes at least four weeks to heal.…
Andy Pages, Brent Honeywell big in Dodgers’ NLCS Game 5 loss
NEW YORK — The list of Dodgers center fielders to hit two home runs in a postseason game was not long. It consisted of one player,…
Dodgers still control their World Series destiny after Game 5 loss
NEW YORK — Relax. Deep breaths. Relax.The Dodgers still own this. The Dodgers are still in control. The Dodgers still have the New York Mets right…
How Dodgers bullpen saved them from Mets rally in NLCS Game 4
NEW YORK — Most fans from a sold-out crowd of 43,882 had filed out of Citi Field by the eighth inning Thursday night, the Dodgers pulling…
Bullpen game blows up as Dodgers lose NLCS Game 2 to Mets
In theory, the Dodgers’ decision to go with a bullpen game in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Monday made sense.The club’s…
NLCS: Jack Flaherty gives LA Dodgers 1-0 lead over New York Mets
Jack Flaherty stars as the Los Angeles Dodgers tie a Major League Baseball record for consecutive scoreless innings pitched, reaching 33 in their 9-0 win…
Dodgers pitchers zero in on MLB history in Game 1 win over Mets
Bats have flailed, balls have soared, runners have sprinted, and still…Nobody can score off the Dodgers!The New York Mets came to town Sunday as the…
Sacrifice bunts part of Dodgers’ NLCS strategy against Mets
It was exactly 36 years ago Tuesday that Kirk Gibson hit his famous walk-off home run off Dennis Eckersley and hobbled around the bases in…
Dodgers dominate New York Mets in NLCS Game 1 shutout victory
The Dodgers had been here before.Coming off an emotional five-game division series against a National League West opponent. Entering an NL Championship Series against a…
Dodgers Dugout: Why the Dodgers will beat the Mets in the NLCS
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell. A rare Sunday edition of the newsletter. Newsletter Are you a…
Dodgers still working on starting pitching plan for NLDS vs. Mets
The players’ voices were still hoarse. The clubhouse carpet was still sticky. But, less than 24 hours after a booze-soaked National League Division Series celebration…
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,…
Playoff demons gone! Dodgers outlast Padres to advance to NLCS
This time, they didn’t choke.This time, they did the choking.On a glorious night amid a roiling sea of joyful blue, the Dodgers wrapped their weathered…
Francisco Lindor grand slam powers Mets past Phillies and into NLCS
NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his latest clutch swing in an extraordinary season full of them, and the…
NLCS: D-backs beat Phillies in Game 7 to reach World Series
PHILADELPHIA — Corbin Carroll went three for four with two RBIs and two runs scored, and the Arizona Diamondbacks advanced to the World Series for the…
Arizona Diamondbacks defeat Phillies and force an NLCS Game 7
PHILADELPHIA — Tommy Pham and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit back-to-back homers and Merrill Kelly struck out eight to help the Arizona Diamondbacks force Game 7 of…
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…