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July 20: Brewers 6, Dodgers 5
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Week 18: All-Stars and all sweeps
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First came the All-Star Game in Atlanta, then the Dodgers returned home to get swept by the Brewers for the second time in two weeks.
The All-Star break provided no magical cure for the Dodgers, who were swept by the Brewers for the second time in 14 days, this time in Los Angeles. Then again, sweeps are more common than not in three-game series at Dodger Stadium this season.
The Dodgers are out of sync right now, not scoring when the pitching does well, and allowing one too many runs when the offense breaks out. The result this week was three losses in three games, and 10 losses in their last 12 games.
Also, Freddie Freeman suffered a left wrist contusion on a hit by pitch on Sunday. X-rays were negative, but we’ll see how that affects the coming days for the slumping Dodgers first baseman.
Batter of the week
Shohei Ohtani takes this one by hitting two of the team’s five home runs over the weekend, and drove in five of the team’s 12 runs. Honorable mention to Miguel Rojas for another home run in his fill-in work all over the infield.
Pitcher of the week
Tyler Glasnow returning to form was a silver lining in the dark cloud of the last two weeks. He allowed only one run in six innings with six strikeouts on Friday night, an outing that with those exact runs and innings has resulted in a team .707 winning percentage (123-51) in the majors this season. But the Dodgers did not score in the series opener, and Glasnow was hung with the tough-luck loss.
Week 18 results
0-3 record
12 runs scored (4.00 per game)
16 runs allowed (5.33 per game)
.371 pythagorean win percentage
Year to date
58-42 record
530 runs scored (5.30 per game)
465 runs allowed (4.65 per game)
.560 pythagorean win percentage (56-44)
Standing: 1st place in NL West, 3½ games up on San Diego
Miscellany
All-Star streaking: Shohei Ohtani singled and scored in the first inning of the midsummer classic on Tuesday in Atlanta, after last year hitting a three-run home run in the All-Star Game in Arlington, Texas. He’s the first Dodger with a hit in consecutive All-Star Games since Andre Ethier in 2010-11, and the first Dodger to score a run in consecutive All-Star Games since Mike Piazza in 1995-96.
Ending a streak: Tommy Edman singled and scored in the sixth inning on Saturday against the Brewers, for his first hit since July 3. The hellacious slump in between lasted 29 at-bats, the second-longest by a Dodgers player this season, behind Michael Conforto’s 0-for-31 skid that ran from April 23 to May 5.
Transactions
Friday: Left-hander Nick Nastrini, who was claimed off waivers from Miami on July 11, cleared waivers and was sent outright off the 40-man roster, still with Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Game results
- All-Star Game: National League 6, American League 6
- Friday: Brewers 2, Dodgers 0
- Saturday: Brewers 8, Dodgers 7
- Sunday: Brewers 6, Dodgers 5
Previous reviews: Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17
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The Dodgers have their third all-interleague week of the season, running the Tom Brunansky gauntlet against American League teams the Twins and Red Sox.
Old friend and World Series hero Walker Buehler starts for Boston on Monday in Philadelphia, which lines him up to also start Sunday’s series finale against his old team at Fenway Park.
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/7/2...p-freddie-freeman-shohei-ohtani-tyler-glasnow
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July 21: Dodgers 5, Twins 2
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/7/21/24471742/dodgers-twins-july-21
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Dodgers look to double their wins against the Twins
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Well, remember yesterday when we were talking about the 2025 Doodgers being cursed?
The team received another blow when reliever Tanner Scott left the field in the ninth inning with a forearm injury. He will undergo an MRI on Tuesday, and is likely headed for the injured list. Another one bites the dust, potentially.
It’s funny how baseball works. The Dodgers shocked the baseball world by going out and getting not one but two of the big named relievers available in the offseason, in Kirby Yates and Tanner Scott, and now they are still going to need to acquire bullpen help at the trade deadline.
In things that are going right, Max Muncy looks to be ahead of schedule. He could be going out on a rehab assignment as early as next weekend. The offense sorely needs him back.
The Dodgers did manage to get a win against the Twins on Monday night, with all five runs coming via the home run — three solo shots, and a two-run homer from Shohei Ohtani.
Tuesday, the Dodgers will face Simeon Woods Richardson, a 24-year-old righty with a fantastic name. He is 5-4 on the season with a 3.95 ERA, but has been pitching really well as of late. He’s only allowed two runs in his last three outings, including five scoreless against the Chicago Cubs. He has a 1.47 ERA over his last six starts, giving up just two homers in that same time period.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto will take the mound for the Dodgers, making his first start since the All-Star break. It will be interesting to see which Yamamoto comes out of the break — the one that most recently went seven scoreless against San Francisco, or the one that couldn’t make it out of the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers. After such a stellar start, Yamamoto really has had a roller coaster ride of late.
Most importantly, the Dodgers could use another seven-inning outing from Yamamoto, to save the bullpen some work. Wednesday’s game is a day game with Tyler Glasnow going who also should be able to give the Dodgers bullpen some relief, at a time when they really need it.
Tuesday game info
- Teams: Dodgers vs. Twins
- Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
- Start time: 7:10 p.m.
- TV: SportsNet LA, MLB Network (out of market)
- Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/7/22/24472414/dodgers-twins
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Dodgers bullpen implodes as Twins even the series
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/7/22/24472707/dodgers-twins-game-recap
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Dodgers bullpen allows seven runs after Yamamoto’s solid start as Twins come away with a 10-7 victory.
The Dodgers never held a lead against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, with the bullpen imploding across the middle innings as Minnesota stole the second game of the series by a final score of 10-7.
The Twins once again got the scoring started early, this time with a misplay by Miguel Rojas on a ground ball from Royce Lewis that deflected off his glove to Mookie Betts, who fired a throw wide of the second base bag, allowing Carlos Correa to score the game’s first run. Catcher Christian Vázquez added some insurance coming from the nine spot in the order, banging a two-run double to give Minnesota a three run lead.
The Dodgers were able to put the first two men on base in the bottom half of the inning against Simeon Woods Richardson, but Michael Conforto grounded into a double play before Hyeseong Kim left a potential run at third base. The Dodgers once again put the leadoff man on in the bottom of the third, but James Outman lined a ball right to the first baseman Ty France, backpedaling to the first base bag to double up Rojas.
Woods Richardson had been solid over his first three innings of work, although he struggled mightily with his command, becoming more apparent in the fourth inning after walking the first two hitters he saw. Andy Pages made him pay as he swatted out his second home run in as many games, tying the score.
Yamamoto recovered nicely after allowing those three runs in the second inning, allowing just two baserunners over his final three innings of work, finishing with eight strikeout and one walk over five full innings while tossing 101 pitches.
Ben Casparius took over for Yamamoto in the top of the sixth inning, and he immediately ran into trouble as he loaded the bases on a double and two walks. Royce Lewis worked a walk on just four pitches to give Minnesota the lead, and Casparius grabbed his right calf, departing the game due to a cramp with the bases still loaded.
Alexis Díaz made his Dodgers debut on Tuesday, allowing a pair of runs to score that were charged to Casparius that expanded the deficit to three runs.
The Dodgers kept the battle going in the bottom half of the sixth inning, as Hyeseong Kim lined a two-run single up the middle that brought the score to a one run difference.
After Will Klein loaded the bases in the seventh inning, Edgardo Henriquez was called on to make his season debut. He got Lewis to hit a weak tapper right back to him, but bobbled the attempt and sailed the throw past Freddie Freeman and Kim, ending up ricocheting off the right field wall to clear the bases and give the Twins a four run lead. None of the runs were charged to Henriquez.
The Dodgers were down to their last out when Shohei Ohtani launched his National League lead tying 36th home run of the season, marking the first time Ohtani has homered in four straight games. It wasn’t enough to mount a comeback against Jhoan Duran, as Minnesota evened the series, sending the Dodgers to their 11th loss over their last 14 games. They still maintain a 3 1⁄2 game lead in the division with the San Diego Padres losing to the Miami Marlins.
Game particulars
- Home runs— Andy Pages (19), Shohei Ohtani (36)
- WP— Brock Stewart (2-1): 1 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout
- LP— Ben Casparius (7-4): 0 IP, 1 hit, 3 earned runs, 3 walks, 0 strikeouts
Up next
The Dodgers will look to take the series in the rubber match against the Twins on Wednesday (1:10 p.m. PT, SportsNet LA). Tyler Glasnow gets the start for the Dodgers against Chris Paddack for Minnesota.
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/7/22/24472707/dodgers-twins-game-recap
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It’s 2025, and the Dodgers still need Clayton Kershaw
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/7/24/24472546/clayton-kershaw-dodgers-surprising-impact
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The impact of Kershaw on the 2025 Dodgers has exceeded expectations
When Clayton Kershaw had an outburst after leaving the mound as he saw a series of defensive mishaps ruin an otherwise admirable performance on Sunday, it was symptomatic of not only the ultimate competitor but of a player who’s here not for what he did, but what he is capable of doing now. The veteran southpaw came back for one more year and has so far managed to defy the expectations of many, including yours truly, to be a rather important piece of the puzzle in yet another injury-riddled campaign for the Dodgers' starting rotation.
If between anywhere from 2019 to late 2023, we saw just how effective the post-prime version of Kershaw was, still pitching as one of the best in the game, these days we’re seeing the post-post-prime Kershaw not only hold his own well enough to provide a positive impact, but at times be one of a few reliable arms amidst so many setbacks.
After a forgetful season debut against the Angels, Kershaw has allowed no more than two earned runs in eight of last 10 starts, including an outstanding month of June that saw him earn four straight wins and the Dodgers go undefeated in his five performances.
The starter who allowed well over a hit per inning in 30 of them in 2024 has bounced back tremendously to prove we might have underestimated the impact of a clean bill of health, leaving that nagging big toe issue behind. Don’t forget the knee surgery he had as well.
But speaking of that big toe problem, there’s something potentially related to it that stands out. Going back to 2015, Kershaw’s fastball velocity has gradually gone down to the recent campaigns of not even averaging 90 mph on his four-seamer. One of the ways to sort of manufacture velocity in a manner of speaking, even if it isn’t technically true, is through extension.
Oddly enough, Kershaw’s extension of 6.6 feet on every pitch except for the curveball (6.5) is the highest in his career. 6.6 feet is not necessarily anything to write home about, but at this point, the big left-hander will take any help he can get. It doesn’t take a genius to speculate that with a healthy big toe, he’s able to push off a little more aggressively in his windup.
Another aspect to factor in when discussing Kershaw, and this is more of a secondary cost-benefit one, is that he signed a one-year contract with a $7.5 million base salary, nearly the bare minimum for any innings-eater veteran. That contract is filled with incentives, but even hitting them, Kershaw is extremely likely to live up to it and then some.
Dating back to last year’s title-winning season, in which not only did Kershaw seldom see the field — and when he did, he struggled heavily — not to mention the pitching additions ahead of 2025, skepticism about his impact was natural. Every Dodger fan is happy to be wrong, though, and thoroughly enjoys this legend of the game for however much longer we get to watch him.
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/7/24/24472546/clayton-kershaw-dodgers-surprising-impact
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Dodgers travel guide to Fenway Park
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/7/24/24188003/dodger-travel-guide-boston-red-sox-fenway-park
Adric at Fenway Park. August 25, 2023 | Michael Elizondo / True Blue LA
The Guide explores Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox
So you have decided to heed the call to adventure. Good for you.
If you need to recall what the Guide is or who I am, please refer to the included links.
Not nice, but kind
The Guide has the following to say about going to a game at Fenway Park:
New Englanders, particularly those from Boston, often receive a bad rap for being perceived as brusque, loud, and cliquish in matters of race. In my experience, the Boston faithful are not what I would consider nice, but they are kind and generally leave well enough alone.
Fenway Park is the oldest and generally smallest ballpark in regular use in MLB. The home of the Boston Red Sox opened in 1912, and in some ways, it's absolutely evident. As a native Californian, the thought of going to Fenway was always something that sounded off to my ear. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever envision that I would watch a game in Boston.
In 2023, my mother and I checked this stadium off our collective bucket lists.
As the smallest stadium in MLB, be prepared to pay a premium while dealing with similar logistical issues that you would find at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Fenway is flawed, but it has a soul that some new ballparks like loanDepot Park will never have. In many ways, Fenway is an urbanist’s dream ballpark, but there are different hurdles to manage and overcome if one were to make the trek from California to see the ballpark.
Yes, it is worth it to see the Dodgers play at Fenway Park; just be prepared to pay for the privilege. Whether one would want to return every two years is an open question. Here is all you need to know about attending a Dodgers/Red Sox game in Boston.
The Five Questions of the Guide
1. Is it worth going here?
Yes, but be prepared to open your wallet.
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Outside Fenway Park. August 27, 2023
The best way to describe the surrealism of Fenway Park is to reference the State of the Union speech. The annual speech is given in the House Chamber, and one can be forgiven if the room seems grand and spacious. However, when you visit the Chamber in Washington, D.C, say on a visit to Nationals Park, one cannot help but notice how small the Chamber is.
Along those same lines, for all of its majesty and history, Fenway Park is small and designed for a different age, for better or worse. Sometimes, the majesty of baseball can be summed up with photography more than words.
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Fenway Park. August 25, 2023.
However, there have been renovations, including the construction of a jewel box stadium, as well as certain aspects that one might take for granted, such as aisles, excellent universal views, and seats designed for larger individuals.
Yes, the Dodgers visit every two years; it should not take two years to save up for and attend three games in Boston, especially if one is flying in from California.
The food itself at Fenway is just fine, which is a disappointment considering the likely king’s ransom one would have to pay to attend. Truthfully, one’s best bet is to eat before the game at one of the many restaurants in the neighborhood outside of Fenway. If you make your way to New England, and you don’t have your share of lobster rolls and oysters, you are doing something wrong (barring a food allergy).
Tours are offered at Fenway year round. While not offering as many extensive options as Dodger Stadium, one can opt for a one-hour tour of the ballpark, rain or shine. As I recall, the tour was fine, albeit a bit rushed. Also, one might have to buy a ticket in person because online sales can sell out. Back in 2023, I had a choice of options to go to tours, which were sold out online as the Dodger faithful came out in droves for Mookie Betts’ return.
One can even opt to take a drone tour of Fenway Park without visiting the stadium.
First Game bundles are offered by customer service, which includes a button and a link to generate a digital First Game Certificate. If you have misplaced your link, please contact Customer Service, and they will be happy to resend it to you so that you can generate your certificate.
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First Game Certificate
The Fenway Faithful are generally rowdy and respectful. Patter and banter are to be expected but as long as you are polite, it is all in good fun. Granted, I did not test this theory in the cheaper bleacher seats.
2. How should I get there?
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Fenway Park. Grandstand. August 25, 2023.
If you live in California, getting to Boston is straightforward: one flies to Boston. Getting around Boston is fairly easy, but keep in mind that the city was designed hundreds of years ago, so be prepared for some interesting street layouts.
While parking is technically possible near Fenway Park, under no circumstances should one default to using anything but public transportation to get to and from this ballpark. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) offers bus and rail lines that serve the ballpark.
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The Brown Line is the T Line.
The T Line has a stop on Lansdowne Street, which empties onto David Ortiz Drive, three minutes away from the ballpark on foot. One can also walk to Fenway Park, which is an experience in of itself.
3. Where should I stay?
Finding a hotel is the second-biggest hurdle that a traveling Dodger fan will face when visiting Fenway Park. While there are options in the immediate vicinity of the ballpark, they sell out quickly, and they can be quite expensive.
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The hotels near Fenway Park.
The simplest solution would be to stay at either the Residence Inn Boston or The Verb Hotel and just walk to the ballpark. I stayed at The Verb Hotel in 2023. A converted Howard Johnson’s, the music-themed hotel was literally a five-minute walk to the ballpark.
Moreover, during my stay, I was entitled to discounts at local restaurants, like Eventide, where I indulged in brown butter lobster rolls and oysters over multiple games. A good oyster should taste like the sea, briny and tangy, especially when paired with horseradish ice.
If one is on a budget, any hotel that is near the T line will suffice. The problem with this approach is that hotels sell out extremely quickly. For my 2023 adventure, most of the applicable hotels sold out months in advance. Also, I had to switch hotels because I had a second-floor room with no elevator.
4. Where should I sit?
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Fenway Park. August 26, 2023.
The main hurdle to overcome for attending a Dodgers game at Fenway Park is the exorbitant price of tickets. Granted, these prices are a literal drop in the bucket compared to what I paid to watch the Dodgers in Tokyo.
Generally, most people should not drop the cost of a moderately used car on baseball tickets. However, some views are worth the once-in-a-lifetime cost. Please be mindful that those seats offer little to no protection from the sun, so it's essential to dress and use sunscreen accordingly.
Much like Petco Park in San Diego or Oracle Park in San Francisco, the concept of a cheap ticket when the Dodgers come to town is purely a hypothetical. Except to pay in excess of $150/ticket. Considering Fenway is a jewel box stadium, terrible seats are part in parcel with the experience. Baseball social media content creator Cameron Guzzo provides an example of one such seat.
Fenway Park is one of those parks where sitting in the front row may not be the best option unless you are right behind home plate or sitting atop the Monster. The stadium can be most charitably described as cozy, so fans walking in front of sections can and often do block view of the action.
The general rule of thumb is to sit at least two to three rows back in most sections of the ballpark (think row CC or higher) to alleviate this problem. With Grandstand seats, if you sit in the very front of the section, you can avoid most of the obstruction that comes from the support poles.
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The sections highlighted in yellow are one’s best bet.
The Red Sox have a 3D-viewer to simulate from literally any seat in the ballpark. The views are approximate at best, but they served me well in 2023. As a general rule, any seat within the yellow section I have indicated in the illustration would work to see the Dodgers in Boston.
However, those seats will generally cost you. For what you will pay, there is no reason to sit in the outfield with one monster of an exception. The questions of value, budget, and socialization are rendered moot in Boston because a) the Dodger tax renders the cheap ticket or budget impossible, and b) the ballpark is so cozy that unless you are the most hardened of introverts, you will socialize with your seatmates.
The $64,000 question that most people have about Fenway Park is the following:
- Is it worth it to watch a game from on top of the Green Monster?
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Adric atop the Green Monster. Fenway Park. August 27, 2023.
Truthfully, yes, with conditions and exactly once.
There are ten sections on top of the Monster with three rows each. However, it is only worth it to sit in the front row, which reduces the blind spot in left field. The higher you go, the greater the blind spot will be.
If you can find a front row seat on the Monster for less than $1,000, it’s worth doing exactly once. There are minimal concessions on the Monster, so one would be best served by getting everything early.
Also, if you do not prepare for direct sun exposure for several hours, you will likely get sunburned. With those caveats aside, you may see something you will never see again from an angle you can only dream of.
5. After your trip, is it worth going back?
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Outside Fenway Park. August 27, 2023.
In the disclaimer to the Guide, I described the informal range of subjective outcomes that can occur after visiting a location. So far, I have attended three games at Fenway Park in 2023, during which the Dodgers won two. After these visits, my rating of going to Fenway Park is:
- Hey, that was fun, but I don’t need to go back right away.
Fenway Park offers a superior ballpark experience compared to its contemporary counterpart, Wrigley Field. The problem is that the exorbitant costs of hotels and tickets for a Dodgers/Red Sox game in Boston, which dwarfs whatever edge Fenway has over Wrigley. Sometimes good enough is just that.
Yes, the Dodgers visit every two years; it should not take two years to save up for and attend three games in Boston, especially if one is flying in from California.
It is worth visiting Fenway Park as a bucket list event.
Still, paying playoff prices for the regular season is a cost that most people cannot afford regularly. As such, I cannot recommend visiting Fenway Park more than once without extenuating circumstances that would help alleviate the cost.
If you have disposable income to spare, go for it. Otherwise, I would honestly use the funds to return to other stadiums with more modern amenities and slightly more forgiving costs.
The only reason I can look back on my visit to Boston with nostalgia is that the costs were dwarfed by those in Tokyo. When you offer an experience that far exceeds the costs of going to the ballpark at Dodger Stadium, it better be one hell of an experience for all the trouble.
Fenway Park almost pulls it off, but for the same price, I can do six games in both Pittsburgh and Baltimore with money left over. It turns out there is a price for being “beloved,” regardless of how often one sings “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond.
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Adric: See you next time!
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/7/24/24188003/dodger-travel-guide-boston-red-sox-fenway-park
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Teoscar insurance, bullpen zeroes enough to beat Sox
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/7/25/24474628/dodgers-red-sox-fenway-park
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Teoscar Hernández hit his first home run in more than a month for key insurance in the 8th inning. Emmet Sheehan went 5 strong, and the Dodgers bullpen shut the Red Sox out through the final 4 innings Friday night at Fenway Park.
It was a positive start to the three-city and nine-game road trip for the Dodgers (61-43) who battled to secure a 5-2 victory in the first game of three against the Red Sox (55-50) Friday night at Fenway Park.
Emmet Sheehan made his first major-league start at Fenway Park on Friday, but he is no stranger to Beantown. Sheehan was drafted by the Dodgers in the 6th round of the 2021 MLB June Amateur Draft from Boston College.
Sheehan had trouble finding the strike zone and labored through a 32-pitch first inning. Fortunately, Sheehan was able to escape without allowing much contact and zero runs. Other than the three-hit burst of offense against Sheehan in the third inning, the young right-hander settled down and pitched five solid innings of work.
Tommy Edman got the Dodgers on the board first with a two-out two-strike softly hit single that dropped in over Trevor Story’s head to bring in Andy Pages.
Sheehan bounced back with a six-pitch second inning after being all over the place in the first.
The Dodgers tacked on another two runs in the bottom of the third against Brayan Bello. Consecutive singles from Shohei Ohtani, Will Smith, and Freddie Freeman loaded the bases with one out.
Hernández walked with the bases juiced to bring in a run, and a Pages sac fly secured the Dodgers third run.
Boston got a run back in the bottom of the third on a Jarren Duran RBI single. A sky-high Alex Bregman RBI double off the Green Monster made it a one-run game. Duran scored from first, perfectly timing his teammate’s ball off the Monster.
Sheehan struck out the side in the bottom of the fourth.
The Dodgers had men at first and third with one out in the fifth, but Bello struck out Hernandez and Freeman to strand Ohtani and Smith.
Hernández really does love playing at Fenway Park. He got a sunflower shower this time after his huge two-run home run to the deepest part of Fenway Park in the eighth to make it 5-2. This would be key insurance as things got a bit rocky in the bottom of the ninth.
Anthony Banda, Edgardo Henriquez, Alex Vesia, and Ben Casparius combined to pitch four scoreless innings. Although things in the ninth inning got sketchy, Casparius was able to hold on and picked up his first career save.
Friday particulars
Home runs: Teoscar Hernández (15)
WP — Emmet Sheehan (2-1): 5 IP, 3 hits, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts (78 pitches)
LP — Brayan Bello (6-5) 5⅓ IP, 6 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts (98 pitches)
Sv — Ben Casparius (1): 1 IP, 1 hit
Up next
The match-up between Clayton Kershaw (4-1, 3.27 ERA, 1.25 WHIP) and Garrett Crochet (11-4, 2.19 ERA, 1.06 WHIP) is a must-watch with first pitch Saturday at (4:15 p.m.; FOX) for the second game of the series in Boston.
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/7/25/24474628/dodgers-red-sox-fenway-park
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Can you guess this Dodgers righty in today’s in-5 trivia game?
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/7/27/24475337/sb-nation-dodgers-daily-trivia-in-5
Think you can figure out what Dodgers player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.
We’re back for another day of the True Blue LA in-5 daily trivia game. If you missed any of this week’s games, you will find a link below. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in the Google Form.
Today’s True Blue LA In-5 game
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The goal of the game is to guess the correct Dodgers player with the help of up to five clues. We’ll mix in BOTH ACTIVE AND RETIRED PLAYERS this week. It won’t be easy to figure it out in one or two guesses, but some of you might be able to nail it. The game will appear in the No. 3 slot of the True Blue LA layout each day this week and as noted above, will appear in this article exclusively.
After you correctly guess the player, you can click “Share Results” to share how you did down in the comments and on social media. We won’t go into other details about the game as we’d like your feedback on it. How it plays, what you think of it, the difficulty level, and anything else you can think of that will help us improve this game. You can provide feedback in the comments of this article, or you can fill out this Google Form.
Enjoy!
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Los Angeles Dodgers
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July 27: Red Sox 4, Dodgers 3
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Start of Sunday’s game delayed 41 minutes by rain
The Dodgers reached base 17 times but scored only three runs, none after the fourth inning in a loss to the Red Sox on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park in Boston. Alex Bregman’s two-run home run off Dustin May in the fifth was the difference.
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Dodgers and Reds start three game series
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Those Dodgers still can’t quite get their gears going, can they. The Boys in Blue lost two of three to the Boys in Green, and then Yellow, and then White. Maybe they ought to try multiple jersey tops, to switch things up.
Of course that is in jest, the Dodgers have one of the best uniforms in all of MLB. But still, they need something to ignite some more offense,
The Dodgers now head into Cincinnati, where they face a red-hot Reds team. Cincinnati came out of the gates from the All-Star break taking two-of-three from the New York Mets, and are 6-3 since the break, including winning their last four straight. They are currently one game out of the wild card race, in between the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants.
The Reds are led in pretty much offensive category by Elly De La Cruz. The only areas in which he doesn’t lead are on-base percentage, triples, and walks. Every other category is all Elly.
During this past weekend series in which they swept the Tampa Bay Rays, the Reds outscored the Rays 15-5, but hit only two home runs. The rest were all scored by small ball.
The Reds as a whole pride themselves on that kind of offensive mentality, grinding out at bats and hustling on the base paths as much as possible. Manager Terry Francona said as much after Sunday’s game.
Also stated in the article is how the Reds are also looking at bullpen help at the trade deadline. Some good news for the Dodgers is that the Reds set-up man Tony Santillan and closer Emilio Pagan both pitched on Sunday for the third day in a row, which seemingly renders them out for at least Monday’s game against the Dodgers.
Monday’s starter for the Reds will be Chase Burns, a righty that is 0-2 in five games so far this season, with a 6.65 ERA. He is a big strike out pitcher, K’ing 10 batters in each of his last two outings.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto will head to the mound for the Dodgers. Yamamoto is coming off of a decent outing against the Minnesota Twins at home, allowing only one run, walking just one, and striking out eight. He did only last five innings.
The weather is going to very hot in Cincinnati, with game time temps in the nineties all three games. Monday’s game has a chance of thunderstorms moving through around game time.
Monday game info
- Teams: Dodgers at Reds
- Ballpark: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati
- Start time: 4:10 p.m. PT
- TV: SportsNet LA
- Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/7/28/24475903/dodgers-reds-preview
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Will Smith the hero in Dodgers’ 5-4 win over Reds
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/7/29/24477058/dodgers-reds-game-recap
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Dodgers score three late unanswered runs to take the series by a final score of 5-4.
The Dodgers clawed their way back from a two-run deficit to steal the middle match and take the series from the Cincinnati Reds by a final score of 5-4.
Coming off a complete game shutout in his most recent start, Nick Lodolo continued his torrid second half by striking out the side in order in the top of the first. Tyler Glasnow only managed one strikeout in the bottom half, but also faced the minimum.
Freddie Freeman lined a single up the middle off the first pitch he saw from Lodolo, but the southpaw bounced back with two straight strikeouts. Tommy Edman ruined Lodolo’s chances of another shutout by slicing a two-run home run the opposite way, his seventh home run hit from the right side of the plate this season. Lodolo got a strikeout of Miguel Rojas to bring his total to six in just two innings of work.
Glasnow began to struggle with his command in the bottom of the second inning, walking two consecutive hitters after recording a strikeout for the first out. Glasnow needed just two pitches to get a double play off the bat of Noelvi Marte to escap trouble, although the two walks issued tied the same amount Glasnow had over his first two starts of the second half.
The Dodgers had the chance to provide some insurance after Mookie Betts worked a one out walk, but after Shohei Ohtani struck out for the second time, Lodolo picked off Betts in between first and second on an ill-advised steal attempt. The Dodgers once again threatened in the top of the fourth with a pair of singles from Freeman and Andy Pages, but a strikeout of Edman gave the Dodgers their first runners left on base. Lodolo would finish his night with 11 strikeouts over 5 1⁄3 innings, marking the second straight game that Reds starting pitching struck out at least 10 hitters against the Dodgers.
After a leadoff walk to Austin Hays to begin the bottom of the fourth, the Reds immediately took Lodolo off the hook for the loss as Jake Fraley clobbered a slider that hung in the middle of the zone, depositing it into the right field bleacers to tie the game. Two batters later, Marte went the other way to give the Reds their first lead of the series.
Glasnow’s command went complete awry in the bottom of the fifth inning, as he walked a pair of hitters after allowing a leadoff double to load the bases with nobody out. Glasnow failed to record five innings of work for the first time since leaving early against the Pittsburgh Pirates due to injury. Glasnow’s five walks on the game tied a season high.
The Dodgers relied on both Jack Dreyer and Ben Casparius to escape the bases loaded jam, as the tandem allowed only one to score after Glasnow left the bases loaded.
Alexis Diaz came into the game in the seventh inning, facing his former team for the first time in his career. Díaz managed to get four outs, while keeping the Reds off the bases. Key base hits from both Will Smith and Freddie Freeman in the top of the seventh inning tied the game at 4, helping Glasnow turn the page on a rather forgettable outing. Smith’s heroics returned in the top of the ninth inning, as his RBI double gave the Dodgers the lead once again.
Alex Vesia was called on to for a save situation, nailing the door by retiring the side in order and giving the Dodgers a series win in Cincinnati.
Mookie Betts has enjoyed quite the series at Great American Ball Park, as he notched his second straight multi-hit game, now registering four hits in eight tries while scoring four times over the first two games of the series. The strikeouts continued to plague Shohei Ohtani on Tuesday, as he finished 0-4 with four strikeouts.
Game particulars
- Home runs— Tommy Edman (12); Jake Fraley (6), Noelvi Marte (7)
- WP— Alexis Díaz (1-0): 1 1⁄3 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts
- LP— Emilio Pagán (2-3): 1 IP, 1 hit, 1 earned run, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
- SV— Alex Vesia (4): 1 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts
Up next
The Dodgers wrap up their three game set against the Reds on Wednesday (4:10 p.m. PT, SportsNet LA) before traveling to Tampa (not St. Petersburg) to take on the Tampa Bay Rays. Shohei Ohtani will make his seventh start of the season, and will go more than three innings for the first time as a Dodger. Right-hander Nick Martinez starts for Cincinnati.
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/7/29/24477058/dodgers-reds-game-recap
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Dodgers missed opportunities prove costly in loss to Reds
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LA only managed 2 runs in series finale. Shohei Ohtani left his pitching start with hip cramping, but remained in the game as designated hitter. Reds scored 3 runs in 8th after missed catch in foul territory by Andy Pages.
Emmett Sheehan was one strike away from delivering four outstanding no-hit frames, but a couple of walks did him in; Spencer Steer hit a two-run triple in the bottom of the eighth to key the Reds’ 5-2 win over the Dodgers on Wednesday night in Cincinnati.
What hurts the most about this particular hit after 11 pitches is that the Dodgers came quite close to an earlier out to end the frame. Andy Pages jumped near the stands to catch a fly ball in foul territory but couldn’t quite come down with it. The at-bat continued, and eventually Steer got the go-ahead hit, one that hit off James Outman’s glove at the center field wall in a nearly spectacular catch.
As has been the case in some previous games, Sheehan came in as a kind of second starter following Shohei Ohtani, who also had his troubles with walks. Sheehan gave the Dodgers offense plenty of opportunities to take control of this game, but they never capitalized, and ultimately, he couldn’t maintain the zeroes on the board until the end.
Going back to Ohtani’s performance, after a few outings in which opponents racked up hard-hit balls against him, Ohtani dealt more with bad luck and shaky command than anything else, allowing seven baserunners and only one hard-hit ball. Shaky command was the case for an abundance of caution that took him out early in the fourth.
Ohtani had tied his season-high in pitches with 46 after three, and looking to push their superstar a bit more, the Dodgers sent him out there for the fourth with shaky results and a departure mid-at-bat after six straight balls that led to a 2-0 count with a couple of runners on. Anthony Banda did his best to limit the damage, but the Reds did get one across to tie the game at 2-2.
Ohtani walked off with the trainer, and the Dodgers later announced he was experiencing cramps. But he did remain in the game as the designated hitter.
When it comes to the offensive struggles, maybe there is something in the water out there in Cincinnati. Going against not only his season but also career numbers, Nick Martínez followed in the footsteps of Chase Burns and Nick Lodolo. The Reds’ starter dominated the Dodgers with seven strikeouts in six innings, going deeper than either of those, both unable to get out of the sixth frame.
Unlike with Burns and Lodolo, this time the Reds took advantage of a good performance from their starter, with Freddie Freeman’s two-run shot the only offense Los Angeles could muster up through nine frames.
The big difference in this game and the previous two was that Cincinnati’s bullpen held its own, although not for a lack of opportunities given to the Dodgers. Back when the game was tied at 2-2, Los Angeles had the bases loaded in the eighth with one out and Pages up. A pop-up and a fly ball later, the Dodgers left that frame without scoring and would be trailing a few moments later.
Game particulars
- Home run: Freddie Freeman (11)
- WP —Scott Barlow (4-0): ⅔ IP, 1 hit
- LP — Emmet Sheehan (2-2): 3⅔ IP, 1 hit, 3 runs, 3 walks, 5 strikeouts
- Sv Tony Santillan (3): 1 IP, 1 strikeout
Up next
With two-thirds of the road trip now in the rearview mirror, the Dodgers head to Florida for their first regular season action at George Steinbrenner Field, facing the Rays. Clayton Kershaw will pitch opener on Friday night (4:35 p.m. PT; SportsNet LA, MLB Network).
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Can you guess this Dodgers outfielder in today’s in-5 trivia game?
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/7/31/24478185/dodgers-trivia-your-in-5-daily-game-thursday-edition
Think you can figure out what Dodgers player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.
We’re back for another day of the True Blue LA in-5 daily trivia game. If you missed any of this week’s games, you will find a link below. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in the Google Form.
Today’s True Blue LA In-5 game
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Monday, July 28, 2025
Sunday, July 27, 2025
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True Blue LA in-5 instructions
The goal of the game is to guess the correct Dodgers player with the help of up to five clues. We’ll mix in BOTH ACTIVE AND RETIRED PLAYERS this week. It won’t be easy to figure it out in one or two guesses, but some of you might be able to nail it. The game will appear in the No. 3 slot of the True Blue LA layout each day this week and as noted above, will appear in this article exclusively.
After you correctly guess the player, you can click “Share Results” to share how you did down in the comments and on social media. We won’t go into other details about the game as we’d like your feedback on it. How it plays, what you think of it, the difficulty level, and anything else you can think of that will help us improve this game. You can provide feedback in the comments of this article, or you can fill out this Google Form.
Enjoy!
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/7/31/24478185/dodgers-trivia-your-in-5-daily-game-thursday-edition
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Dodgers trade deadline summary
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/7/31/24478347/dodgers-mlb-trade-deadline-2025
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Every roster move made by the Dodgers at and around the 2025 major league trade deadline of July 31
The Major League Baseball trade deadline is 3 p.m. PT on Thursday, July 31, and the Dodgers got their dealing started the night before. Here’s a summary of all the moves made by Los Angeles in and around the 2025 trade deadline, which included three players added to the 40-man roster, three players removed from the 40-man roster, four minor leaguers coming to the Dodgers and two minor leagues traded away.
Gervase and extras to Los Angeles
Technically the first trade by the Dodgers was completed on the morning of the deadline, though it was all reported the Wednesday night before. The Dodgers traded catcher Hunter Feduccia to the Rays for pitcher Paul Gervase, a 6’10 right-hander with impressive strikeout rates in the minors who made his major league debut this season. But that’s not all.
This was a three-team deal, and the Dodgers also got minor league catcher Ben Rortvedt, who has major league experience and replaces Feduccia as third on the catching depth chart, but just off the 40-man roster. Also coming to the Dodgers was left-hander Adam Serwinowski from the Reds, a 21-year-old in High-A.
Getting potentially multiple years of a reliever for Feduccia, who was the odd man out behind Will Smith and Dalton Rushing, seems like a reasonable deal for the Dodgers, and more so if they get anything out of Rortvedt and/or Serwinowski.
Old friend returns home
Brock Stewart pitched in an independent league and Tommy John surgery wiped out his 2021-22 seasons. But he has emerged as an effective reliever the last three seasons for the Twins who throws hard, strikes out a lot of batters and limits hard contact. He’s back with the team that drafted him in 2014, and for whom he pitched parts of four seasons for 2016-19.
Stewart, now 33, has two more seasons of salary arbitration remaining after 2025.
James Outman was sent to the Twins for Stewart. The outfielder finished third in National League Rookie of the Year voting in 2023, but hit just .137/.245/.269 with a 36.5-percent strikeout rate in 75 games in the majors in the two seasons since.
Getting the Call
After dealing away two position players off the 40-man roster, the Dodgers got one back with Alex Call coming from the Nationals. The right-handed hitter has played all three outfield positions during his four major league seasons and has better career numbers against left-handed pitching.
Like the additions of Gervase and Stewart, the 30-year-old Call could potentially be around for longer than 2025, as he won’t hit salary arbitration until this winter and still has two option years remaining.
Minor league pitchers Eriq Swan and Sean Paul Liñan were sent to the Nationals in the trade.
The Paxton route
Dustin May was the odd man out in the Dodgers rotation, which will get Blake Snell back on Saturday. May, a pending free agent with a healthy but uneven season to date, was traded to the Red Sox, just like James Paxton one July earlier.
The Dodgers in return got two minor league outfielders drafted in 2024. James Tibbs III, the 13th pick in 2024 out of Florida State, was traded for the second time this season, He also went from the Giants to the Red Sox in the Rafael Devers trade in June. Zach Ehrhard was the fourth-rounder by the Red Sox last year out of Oklahoma State. Both Tibbs and Erhardt were playing in Double-A Portland.
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/7/31/24478347/dodgers-mlb-trade-deadline-2025
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Dodgers on Deck: Saturday morning at Rays
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A pair of morning starts, Pacific time, will end the Dodgers nine-game road trip, beginning with Saturday at 10:10 a.m. PT against the Rays.
The headliner here will be Blake Snell returning from the injured list to make his first major league start in four months. And he’ll do it in a general environment to which he is very accustomed, having pitched for the Rays for five seasons.
Fifty-one of Snell’s 213 career starts were at Tropicana Field, but the Rays aren’t playing there this year. Instead, they are playing at Steinbrenner Field, the spring training home of the Yankees. He pitched there twice before, including his second game for High-A Charlotte on June 5, 2014 in the Florida State League. Snell that day against the Tampa Yankees pitched six scoreless innings, allowing four singles and a walk, with three strikeouts.
Snell’s second game there came during spring training on March 19, 2018. He struck out nine in 4⅔ innings, allowed a run on three hits and three walks.
He Drew Rasmussen as his mound opponent in the middle game of the season. Rasmussen has a 2.96 ERA in 21 starts this season.
Saturday game info
- Teams: Dodgers at Rays
- Ballpark: Steinbrenner Field, Tampa
- Start time: 10:10 a.m. PT
- TV: SportsNet LA
- Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/8/1/24478854/dodgers-rays-game-august-2
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Minors: Campos, Martin, Elkins, George
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Rancho Cucamonga wins on a two-out, two-strike game-winning home run
In Dodgers minor league action, we have a down-to-the-last-strike game-winning homer, a couple of starting pitcher gems, and so far not much from Max Muncy.
Players of the day
After Chris Campos put together a nice streak at the end of June of 16 consecutive innings without giving up an earned run, he had a nightmarish July when he gave up 22 runs in 22 innings. One thing about Campos is that he can get you through seven innings, which he has done four times in his last ten starts. That is very unusual these days, especially in the minor leagues. On Friday, Campos got off to a good start to August. He threw 94 pitches to complete seven innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits, striking out eight without walking anyone.
21-year-old Payton Martin, now in his third year in the Dodgers organization, is quietly putting together an impressive resume. A cumulative 3.10 ERA after 45 minor league starts will earn you a 21st-place ranking at MLB Pipeline amongst Dodger prospects. But Martin has improved dramatically this year, after a bit of a regression in 2024. His 65/16 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 62 innings contrasts well against last year’s 54/35 in 72 innings. On Friday, he notched his fifth win with five no-run, no-walk innings
Triple-A Oklahoma City
A four-run seventh inning provided all the runs necessary for the Salt Lake Bees (Angels) to defeat the Comets 4-2. The Comets scored the first run in the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly, and added a second run the next inning on a Nick Senzel single. Max Muncy, playing in his third rehab game for the Comets, went 0 for 4 and is now 0 for 9 with five strikeouts. Bobby Miller, now pitching in relief, went two innings without allowing anything but a walk.
Edgardo Henriquez got five outs, four by strikeouts, but gave up one run on two hits. Nick Frasso retired all three batters he faced in the ninth inning, needing only eight pitches.
Double-A Tulsa
The Drillers defeated the Midland Rockhounds (Athletics) 7-3 behind a strong pitching performance by Campos. Tulsa gave Campos five runs to work with in the first two innings. John Rhodes’ three-run homer in the top of the second gave the Drillers a 5-0 lead that they would never relinquish. DH Kyle Nevin reached base four times with two hits and two walks.
High-A Great Lakes
The Loons defeated the Fort Wayne TinCaps (Padres) 9-2 behind Martin, who pitched five scoreless innings to pick up the win. Great Lakes wasted no time getting on the board in the first inning. Kendall George, who was on base five times with two hits and three walks, started with a single, promptly stole second, and scored on a line drive double to center by Eduardo Quintero. Quintero then scored on a sacrifice fly by Elijah Hainline. For the game, George stole five bases (one shy of his Loons record, set on May 18), and Hainline added three hits and a walk.
Low-A Rancho Cucamonga
The Quakes beat the Fresno Grizzlies (Rockies) 5-3. Trailing by a run and down to their last strike, Jaron Elkins blasted a three-run homer to instantly turn the game around. Emil Morales, who had two hits, worked a challenging walk on a 3-2 pitch to extend the inning and give Elkins the chance. Ryan Brown retired the last six Grizzlies in order, striking out five of them, and picking up the win.
Friday scores
- Salt Lake 4, Oklahoma City 2
- Tulsa 7, Midland 3
- Great Lakes 9, Fresno 3
- Rancho Cucamonga 5, Fresno 3
Saturday scores
- Great Lakes (Brooks Auger) at Fort Wayne (Eric Yost), 3:35 PM PST
- Tulsa (Patrick Copen) at Midland (Henry Baez), 5:00 PM PST
- Salt Lake (Victor Mederos) at Oklahoma City (Landon Knack), 5:05 PM PST
- Rancho Cucamonga (Logan Tabeling) at Fresno (Manuel Olivares), 6:50 PM PST
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/8/2...pos-payton-martin-jaron-elkins-kendall-george
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Dodgers burned by Yandy-Ray relationship
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Snell struck out 8 and walked none in his return for Dodgers, but was felled by two fly balls that landed over the right field wall in Tampa
Blake Snell was sharp in his first major league start in four months, but he was felled by two well-placed fly balls to right field by Yandy Díaz in the Dodgers’ 4-0 loss to the Rays on Saturday afternoon at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.
Snell, who was activated off the injured list on Saturday morning after missing 102 games with left shoulder inflammation, induced 19 swinging strikes in his five innings, struck out eight of his 20 batters faced and walked none, just the 19th time in 214 career starts that he lasted at least five innings and didn’t issue a free pass.
But he got burned on a pair of fly balls off the bat of Díaz, going the other way to right field for home runs. Díaz led off the game with a solo home run, then two batters after a Taylor Walls single in the third inning hit another one.
Given the exit velocity, launch angle, and bat speed, Statcast rated the expected batting average on the first home run as .170, with .060 on the second.
“Those are flyouts to right field anywhere else,” analyst Jessica Mendoza said on the SportsNet LA broadcast after the second Díaz home run.
Mendoza was close. The first home run was deemed by Statcast to not have been a home run in the other 29 MLB parks. Díaz’s second home run would have been a home run in three of 30 parks, along with Houston and Yankee Stadium.
But this game was at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, and both teams played under the same rules.
By contrast, Mookie Betts’ drive off Rays starter Drew Rasmussen’s last pitch was similar to both Díaz home runs, 93 mph off the bat with a 32-degree launch angle, .140 expected batting average, a home run in two of 30 parks. The ball went 361 feet — longer than the 326 and 341 for Díaz’s home runs — but was hit to a deeper left field (not right field) and was caught on the warning track instead of a two-run home run.
The Dodgers didn’t get much off Rasmussen, only four hits in his 5⅓ innings, with six strikeouts and no walks. Their best scoring chance came in that sixth inning. After Miguel Rojas opened the frame with a bunt single off Rasmussen, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman singled off Garrett Cleavinger to load the bases. But Teoscar Hernández grounded into a double play to extinguish the threat.
Opposing starting pitchers on this road trip have a 32.6-percent strikeout rate against the Dodgers. Those starters also have a 4.15 ERA in 43⅓ innings so the Dodgers haven’t been completely shut down, with Rasmussen the only opposing starter on the trip to allow fewer than two runs.
Immediately after the Dodgers tried to string hits together but failed to score a run, the Rays went for the more direct rout, with Junior Caminero greeting Jack Dreyer in the bottom of the sixth with a solo home run to center field to widen Tampa Bay’s advantage. Dreyer has allowed only two home runs in 221 batters faced this season.
Díaz also singled off Snell, giving him three hits in three at-bats against the left-hander. But the Dodgers finally got Díaz out by deploying their own Díaz — Alexis — with a seventh-inning strikeout.
Neither team walked on Saturday, just the fourth MLB game this season without a free pass, joining Astros at Twins on April 3, Pirates at Mariners on July 6, and Brewers at Marlins also on July 6.
Saturday particulars
Home runs: Yandy Díaz 2 (20), Junior Caminero (28)
WP — Drew Rasmussen (9-5): 5⅓ IP, 4 hits, 6 strikeouts
LP — Blake Snell (1-1): 5 IP, 5 hits, 3 runs, 8 strikeouts
Up next
The Dodgers end the minor-league-park portion of their 2025 schedule on Sunday morning, with an even earlier start for the series finale (9:10 a.m. PT, SportsNet LA). Yoshinobu Yamamoto is on the mound for two of the three earliest start times (in the Pacific time zone) of the season for the Dodgers, along with opening day in Tokyo. Joe Boyle starts for Tampa Bay.
Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/8/2...dy-diaz-home-runs-dodgers-rays-drew-rasmussen
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August 3: Dodgers 3, Rays 0
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