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[Los Angeles Dodgers]

Week 20: A successful road trip

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Series wins in Cincinnati and Tampa, a relatively tame trade deadline for the Dodgers, Alex Freeland making his major league debut, Freddie Freeman finding his swing, and two strong starts by Yoshinobu Yamamoto

The Dodgers won the final two series of their long road trip, giving them their first winning week in a month.

Batter of the week​

After a brutal two-month stretch, Freddie Freeman finally found his swing again. He wreaked havoc last week, driving in eight runs and hitting over .400. Freeman’s resurgence started after he got hit by a pitch on his wrist on July 20, with a little help from (not old friend) Chris Martin, in a way.

Pitcher of the week​

When a team isn’t scoring runs, a stingy pitcher is worth their weight in gold. Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been the Dodgers’ best pitcher this season and this week was no different, allowing one total run in his two starts, with 15 strikeouts.

Honorable mention goes to Clayton Kershaw, who pitched six scoreless innings on Friday night in Tampa. The six Dodgers starts this week had a collective 2.90 ERA.

Week 20 results​

4-2 record
20 runs scored (3.33 per game)
15 runs allowed (2.50 per game)
.629 pythagorean win percentage

Year to date​

65-47 record
576 runs scored (5.14 per game)
505 runs allowed (4.51 per game)
.558 pythagorean win percentage (63-49)

Standing: 1st place in NL West, three games up on San Diego

Miscellany​

Welcome aboard: Infielder Alex Freeland got the call to the majors for the first time on Tuesday, and made his major league debut on Wednesday in Cincinnati, playing third base. Freeland singled, walked, and was hit by pitch, the 24th Dodger to reach base at least three times in their major league debut. The only other Dodger debuters to reach base three times this century are Blake DeWitt (single, two walks) in 2008, James Outman (home run, double, single) in 2022, and Dalton Rushing (two singles, walk) this May 15.

Gotta hear both sides: Freeland on Friday in Tampa got a hit batting left-handed against Shane Baz and got a hit batting right-handed against Ian Seymour. Freeland is the first Dodger in the modern era (1901-present) with hits from both sides of the plate in one of their first two games. Switch-hitters Ed Rakow (a pitcher, in 1960), Bill Sudakis (1968), Mike Ramsey (1987), and José Offerman (1990) each had multiple hits in one of their first two games, but all were from the same side of the plate in those games.

None shall pass: Saturday’s game in Tampa saw no walks by either side, just the fourth major league game this season with zero walks. Astros at Twins on April 3 was the first no-walk game this year, and the next two were both on July 6 — Pirates at Mariners and Brewers at Marlins.

Transactions​

This section is always busy during trade deadline week.

Tuesday: Utility man Hyeseong Kim was placed on the injured list with left shoulder bursitis, and Alex Freeland was selected from Triple-A.

Thursday: Catcher Hunter Feduccia was sent to the Rays in a three-team trade that brought back pitcher Paul Gervase and minor league catcher Ben Rortvedt from Tampa Bay and minor league southpaw Adam Serwinowski from the Reds.

Thursday: Right-hander Brock Stewart returned to the team that drafted him, acquired from the Twins for James Outman.

Thursday: Outfielder Alex Call was acquired from the Nationals for minor league pitchers Sean Paul Liñan and Eriq Swan.

Thursday: Dustin May, the odd man out in the rotation, was traded to the Red Sox for minor league outfielders James Tibbs III and Zach Ehrhard.

Friday: Lower back pain landed Kirby Yates on the injured list, his second IL stint this season, Newcomers Stewart, Gervase, and Call were all activated.

Saturday: Blake Snell was activated off the 60-day IL, Gervase was optioned for active-roster room, and left-hander Zach Penrod was designated for assignment to make space on the 40-man.

Game results​

• Monday: Dodgers 5, Reds 2
• Tuesday: Dodgers 5, Reds 4
• Wednesday: Reds 5, Dodgers 2
• Friday: Dodgers 5, Rays 0
• Saturday: Rays 4, Dodgers 0
• Sunday: Dodgers 3, Rays 0

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 | Week 18 | Week 19

Up next​

The Dodgers return home to run the Marc Rzepczynski gauntlet, hosting the Cardinals and Blue Jays. The weekend rotation for Toronto is a bit of a guess, but that Friday matchup would be a cool reunion 17 years later at Dodger Stadium, whether Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer are replaced by young starting pitchers or not.

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/8/4...ie-freeman-yoshinobu-yamamoto-clayton-kershaw

 

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Dodgers vs. Cardinals open thread

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True Blue LA is undergoing a redesign tonight, and during that time there won’t be any new posts (game recap, roster moves, etc) until Tuesday morning.

So for now, please use this as an open thread for the rest of Monday and through the game, the Dodgers’ series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Monday game info​

• Teams: Dodgers vs. Cardinals
• Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
• Start time: 7:10 p.m.
• TV: SportsNet LA
• Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/24480894/dodgers-cardinals

 

[Los Angeles Dodgers]

Dodgers return home, looking to string wins together

The Dodgers are back home from a winning road trip, facing the Cardinals on Monday night at Dodger Stadium, and trying to string some wins together for the first time in a while.

Last week the Dodgers won the first two games in Cincinnati, but weren’t able to extend that into a longer streak. It’s been that way for a few weeks. Since the seven-game losing streak near the beginning of the month, the Dodgers won the final two games in San Francisco on July 12-13, then won the finale against the Twins and the first game in Boston from July 23-25 before last week against the Reds.

But they haven’t been able to win at least three straight since a four-game streak that began with the final game of June in Kansas City before sweeping the White Sox at home from July 1-3.

Monday is 32 days after the end of that win streak, and after Sunday’s win in Tampa the earliest they coule possibly complete their next three-game win streak is Tuesday, which would be 33 days.

In the 68 seasons the Dodgers have been in Los Angeles, they’ve had 784 win streaks lasting at least three games, an average of about 11 per year. So far in 2025, the Dodgers have eight win streaks lasting at least three games, topping out at eight straight to open the year.

Only 41 of those Los Angeles Dodgers streaks (5.2 percent) came at least 33 days after the previous streak ended. So it happens roughly three times every five years. In the team’s current stretch of making the postseason 12 years in a row, the Dodgers only had two droughts at least this long.

In 2023, the Dodgers had a six-game win streak from May 9-15, but then both Julio Urías and Dustin May went down with injuries and things got messy for a while. Their next extended winning streak came from June 20-24, lasting four games that ended 40 days after the previous streak.

Ten years earlier, the Dodgers won three games in a row in the season’s first week, then played terribly for the next month and a half, bottoming out at 12 games under .500 on June 21. Then they won six straight games, completing that streak 81 days after their last streak of at least three games.

The only longer drought since the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles was in 1968. One day after Don Drysdale broke the record for consecutive scoreless innings, the team won its seventh straight game. But they didn’t have another streak of at least three games until September, which was 89 days later.

Tyler Glasnow, whose return along with Blake Snell has brought more stability to a Dodgers rotation that needed it, will try to get the Dodgers streak to two games on Monday night.

Monday game info​

• Teams: Dodgers vs. Cardinals
• Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
• Start time: 7:10 p.m.
• TV: SportsNet LA
• Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/8/4/24480868/dodgers-win-streaks-cardinals

 

[Los Angeles Dodgers]

Dodgers offense lacking in opener loss to Cardinals

The Dodgers did not lead Monday night’s game at any point, until the final pitch.

Scoring was very hard to come by on Monday night at Dodger Stadium, at least until the bullpens got involved. The Cardinals got the better of the back-and-forth, scoring single runs in the eighth and ninth innings to beat the Dodgers 3-2 in the series opener in Los Angeles.

Brock Stewart allowed three singles in the eighth inning for the winning run in his first appearance back at Dodger Stadium as a Dodger. Entering a tie game, Stewart allowed consecutive singles to open the frame to put runners on the corners, but then induced a foul popout to Freddie Freeman at first base and got a strike out. Needing one more out to keep the game tied, pinch-hitter Yohel Pozo singled into right field.

Stewart has been dominant against right-handed batters this season, including just 7-for-67 (.104) while with the Twins. So far with the Dodgers, right-handers are 3-for-6. The two right-handed hits off Stewart were not hard-hit, but that’s hardly any solace.

Shohei Ohtani led off the ninth with a single off JoJo Romero. Mookie Betts followed with a flyball down the right field wall that Lars Nootbaar snagged with an incredible sliding catch to neuter the rally. Will Smith walked with two outs, setting up Max Muncy, in his first game back since returning from the injured list.

Muncy lined a ball 99.4 mph to right field, but it was right at Nootbar to end the game, holding the Dodgers to two or fewer runs for the 11th time in their last 25 games.

Back-and-forth​

Anthony Banda didn’t allow a run in any of his first eight appearances since the All-Star break, but Cardinals catcher Iván Herrera was designated to hit in this game and lived up to the name. Herrera took two sliders from Banda for balls, but crushed the third one deep over the center field wall for the go-ahead home run in the eighth inning.

Teoscar Hernández doubled to open the eighth off reliever Riley O’Brien, then his pinch-runner Esteury Ruiz scored the equalizer on a pair of groundouts.

For starters​

Tyler Glasnow has been a life raft for the rotation since returning from the injured list on July 9. He allowed four runs in his last start but that was the anomaly, giving up only one run in each of his other four starts, including Monday night.

Masyn Winn took Glasnow deep in the second inning for a solo home run but that was it. Glasnow allowed only two more singles and two walks, completing seven innings for the second time in his last three outings. Those other baserunners all came in the first four innings, but Glasnow retired his final 11 batters in row, and hit 98 mph in his final frame.

Glasnow has a 2.17 ERA since returning, with 33 strikeouts and 12 walks in his 29 innings, the kind of performance that could help the Dodgers string some wins together.

But they have to hit as well.

Glasnow’s mound counterpart on Monday was Sonny Gray, who also pitched seven innings and only gave up one hit.

The hit was a fourth-inning home run into the right field pavilion by Freeman.

Freddie ties it! pic.twitter.com/XLmuwekPtw

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 5, 2025

Freeman has three home runs in his last five games, after only two home runs in his previous 70 games before that. The Dodgers first baseman also has a pair of doubles during that stretch, and since getting hit by a pitch on his wrist on July 20, and subsequently finding his swing again, is hitting a robust .385/.439/.615 with 12 RBI.

Monday particulars​

Home runs: Freddie Freeman (13); Masyn Winn (8)

WP – Riley O’Brien (1-0): 1 IP, 1 hit, 1 run

LP – Brock Stewart (2-2): ⅔ IP, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 strikeout

Sv – JoJo Romero (2): 1 IP, 1 hit, 1 walk, 1 strikeout

Up next​

The Dodgers and Cardinals are back at it again on Tuesday night (7:10 p.m.; SportsNet LA, MLB Network), with Emmet Sheehan getting the start against Miles Mikolas.

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-...offense-cardinals-tyler-glasnow-brock-stewart

 

[Los Angeles Dodgers]

Max Muncy, Teoscar Hernández power much-needed Dodgers outburst

Max Muncy in his second game back from the injured list hit two home runs and drove in four runs, and Teoscar Hernández did the same on Tuesday night in the Dodgers’ 12-6 rout of the Cardinals at Dodger Stadium.

The Dodgers led the majors in scoring before Muncy landed on the injured list on July 3, averaging 5.61 runs per game. In the 25 games without him, the Dodgers were dead last in baseball at 3.52 runs per contest.

On Tuesday the Dodgers already scored before Muncy came to the plate, courtesy of a Shohei Ohtani double and a pair of productive outs. Muncy added to the tally with a 416-foot blast into the right field pavilion to put the Dodgers up 2-0.

Muncy with that home run passed Matt Kemp for sole possession of seventh place on the Dodgers all-time home run list with 204. Then Muncy passed himself with a two-run shot in the third inning, his 205th career home run with the Dodgers. This one gave the Dodgers the lead back.

2 at-bats, 2 HOME RUNS for Max Muncy! pic.twitter.com/To6Lm1sM19

— MLB (@MLB) August 6, 2025

Muncy’s home run scored Mookie Betts, who doubled to snap an 0-for-22 skid. Hernández, who doubled in the first inning, followed Muncy’s second home run with a home run of his own in the fourth. The Dodgers had three home runs and three doubles off Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas, who allowed five runs in his three innings.

The veteran right-hander commented during spring training in 2024 how the Dodgers were playing “checkbook baseball,” comparing his St. Louis teammates to a group of midwestern farmers. But in three meetings since, the Dodgers did the plowing, tagging Mikolas for 15 runs in 13 innings, including seven home runs, beating him in all three starts.

All those early extra-base hits and runs came in support of Emmet Sheehan, who struck out five in his five innings. He allowed a long two-out, two-run home run to Nolan Gorman in the second inning, with both runs unearned after an error by Muncy helped extend the frame.

Jack Dreyer, pitching on his second day in a row, got the first two outs out of the bullpen but left after a two-out single in the sixth. Ben Casparius got the final out of the sixth and the first two outs of the seventh, but allowed three singles and a run, pulling the Cardinals to within two.

Alex Vesia needed one pitch to finish the seventh, on a tapper back to the box that stranded the tying runs on base.

Insurance for the Dodgers came in the bottom of the seventh when Ryan Fernandez walked Ohtani and Betts to open the frame, then ran a 3-0 count to Freddie Freeman before inducing a flyout. Muncy followed with a single to right field to score Ohtani. That brought up Hernández again, and he put the game to bed with a three-run home run, his second of the night.

TEOSCAR SAID DEUCES! pic.twitter.com/H2kMAUDtVm

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 6, 2025

Notes​

• Hernández matched his season high with three extra-base hits, also done on April 6 in Philadelphia. After struggling with injuries since May, Hernández over his last 11 games is hitting .326/.370/.674 with 10 RBI.
• Betts after those 22 hitless at-bats had hits in his final three at-bats on Tuesday, his first three-hit game since June 7. His last three three-hit games are against the Cardinals, with both June 6 and 7 in St. Louis.
• Four home runs are the most by the Dodgers in 13 games, since July 21 against the Twins, and their nine extra-base hits are the most since May 31 against the Yankees.
• The Dodgers’ 12 runs were their most since June 22 against the Nationals.

Tuesday particulars​

Home runs: Max Muncy 2 (15), Teoscar Hernández 2 (18); Nolan Gorman (10), Willson Contreras (16)

WP — Emmet Sheehan (3-2): 5 IP, 4 hits, 2 unearned runs, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts

LP — Miles Mikolas (6-9): 3 IP, 7 hits, 5 runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout

Up next​

The Dodgers finish off their series against the Cardinals on under the sun (1:10 pm. PT; SportsNet LA, MLB Network), with Shohei Ohtani back on the mound for the second of likely at least three consecutive Wednesday starts. Left-hander Matthew Liberatore gets the Call for St. Louis.

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-...teoscar-hernandez-home-runs-dodgers-cardinals

 

[Los Angeles Dodgers]

Dodgers bullpen loses second game of series to Cardinals

The Dodgers didn’t have the offensive firepower they had on Tuesday night, and combined with sloppy defense late in Wednesday’s game resulted in the Cardinals stealing the rubber match and the series by a final score of 5-3.

Shohei Ohtani got out to a nice and easy start, needing just 11 pitches to set down the top third of the Cardinals lineup. He needed just one pitch from Matthew Liberatore to reach on an error from first baseman Alec Burleson, but a Mookie Betts double play quickly took Ohtani off the bases before Will Smith struck out looking to end the inning.

After a silent second inning from both sides, St. Louis finally broke through Ohtani with a first pitch single from Jordan Walker to begin the top of the third, an infield fly ball that Miguel Rojas lost in the sun. Walker successfully stole second base before reaching third on a ground ball from Victor Scott II, eventually scoring the game’s first run on a bunt single from Brendan Donovan.

Newcomer Alex Call answered back in the bottom half, leading off with an opposite field double. Two batters later, Ohtani made up for his blemish on the mound by launching a go-ahead two-run home run 440 feet to left center field. It was Ohtani’s 1,000th major league hit, joining both Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui as the only Japanese born players with at least 1,000 career big league hits. The Dodgers had the chance to stretch the lead with men at the corners, but Liberatore got Teoscar Hernández to fly out to Scott to end the threat.

Ohtani dazzled on the mound to end his outing, with all four of his final outs coming via the strikeout. Ohtani managed to complete four full innings for the first time as a Dodger, registering a season-high eight strikeouts while allowing just two hits and zero walks, lowering his ERA on the season to 2.37.

The Dodgers padded the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning courtesy of some sloppy defense from St. Louis. Andy Pages began the inning with a base hit before reaching second base on a wild pitch with Miguel Rojas at the plate. Pages broke for third base later in the at bat, and the throw from Pedro Pagés ricocheted off of Rojas’ bat before nesting on the Dodgers’ on-deck circle, allowing Andy Pages to score easily and expanding the lead to two.

Justin Wrobleski took over for Ohtani in the top of the fifth inning, and was in jeopardy of giving up the lead as both Walker and Pagés slapped a pair of hits to put both men in scoring position with one out. Wrobleski got a strikeout of Scott before Alex Freeland made a great play at third base to gun down Donovan, ending the threat. Masyn Winn’s single against Wrobleski cut the Cardinal deficit to just one run, but the southpaw regained his composure the rest of the way, going three full innings while preserving the Dodgers’ one run lead.

Alex Vesia came on for the top of the eighth inning, entering with a microscopic ERA of just 0.60 over his previous 15 appearances. He immediately ran into trouble, as Burleson and Winn reached on a pair of singles while the lefty recorded just one out. After getting Monday’s hero Yohel Pozo to fly out for the second out, Walker lined a game-tying base hit into left center field. The relay throw went to third base as Walker tried to advance to second, and Freeland’s throw from third base sailed into right field, allowing Winn to score and giving the Cardinals back the lead.

St. Louis would add one more run in the ninth inning via a Lars Nootbaar double, and reliever Riley O’Brien worked a scoreless ninth inning to send the Dodgers to their first series loss since dropping two of three to the Boston Red Sox in late July. The Dodgers end the season series against St. Louis with a record of 2-4, and they now support a lowly 2-10 record over their last 12 matchups against NL Central opponents.

Game particulars

• Home runs: Shohei Ohtani (39)
• WP– JoJo Romero (4-3): 1 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout
• LP– Alex Vesia (2-1): 1 IP, 3 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 1 walk, 1 strikeout
• SV– Riley O’Brien (1): 1⅓ IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts

Up next

The Dodgers are off on Thursday, but remain at home as they prepare for a three game series against the Toronto Blue Jays (7:10 p.m. PT, SportsNet LA). Clayton Kershaw starts the series opener on Friday, while his former teammate Max Scherzer starts for Toronto.

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-.../shohei-ohtani-dodgers-bullpen-woes-cardinals

 

[Los Angeles Dodgers]

New Dodger James Tibbs III homers twice in 4-hit game for Tulsa

A recap of Wednesday in the Dodgers minor leagues, which included a pair of pitchers stringing zeroes together plus a rarity for the Drillers.

Player of the day​

Right fielder James Tibbs III, acquired a week ago from Boston in the Dustin May trade, had four hits in his fourth game for Double-A Tulsa, including solo home runs in the third and fifth innings. He also walked twice, punctuating his four-RBI, three-run night for the Drillers.

JT3 THE TWO-TIMER
JT3 has the same amount of runs that Corpus Christi has
TUL| CC pic.twitter.com/1BmnSuumJk

— Tulsa Drillers (@TulsaDrillers) August 7, 2025

Triple-A Oklahoma City​

On a day two of the Dodgers’ best relievers allowed three runs in the final two innings in a loss to the Cardinals, the Comets followed the trend with three 40-man-roster pitchers allowing seven runs in the final three innings in a stunning loss to the El Paso Chihuahuas (Padres).

Oklahoma City led 6-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, when Paul Gervase allowed a two-run home run. Will Klein got the final out of the seventh and the first two batters of the eighth before two walks and a single ended his day. All three scored after Edgardo Henriquez came in thanks to a wild pitch, walk, and two singles to tie the game. Henriquez walked two and allowed a single to load the bases in the ninth inning with one out, before old friend Tim Locastro ended the game with a walk-off single off Sam Carlson.

The late implosion undermined the five scoreless innings by Christian Romero up from High-A in his second fill-in start. It wiped out two-hit, three-RBI games by both Ryan Ward and Jose Ramos, including a home run by Ramos.

Austin Gauthier had two singles and two walks. He’s reached base in all nine plate appearances so far this week.

Double-A Tulsa​

The Drillers scored in all nine innings in a road romp over the Corpus Christi Hooks (Astros), as Tibbs was hardly alone on offense.

Damon Keith homered as part of his three-hit, three-RBI game. Chris Newell and Taylor Young each reached base three times, scored two runs, and drove in a pair. Young included a double, and Newell stole a base. Every Tulsa batter scored a run except for first baseman John Rhodes, who had two hits and drove in a run.

Christian Suarez walked one in 2⅔ innings of scoreless, hitless relief to earn the win in relief.

High-A Great Lakes​

The Loons only scored a single run on offense, spoiling another great start by Wyatt Crowell. Three runs off the seventh off the Great Lakes bullpen was all the Lansing Lugnuts (A’s) needed to win.

Crowell struck out seven and allowed only three singles in his six scoreless innings, with no walks. The last time the left-hander allowed an earned run was July 8. In five games since, Crowell has given up only one unearned run and a measly nine hits in 24 innings, with 23 strikeouts and eight walks, with none of those walks coming on Wednesday. Opposing batters over those last five games against Crowell are hitting .113/.237/.138 (9-for-80).

Eduardo Quintero hit his first High-A triple, walked twice, and stole two bases.

Low-A Rancho Cucamonga​

Up by two runs after six innings, the Quakes bullpen allowed two runs in the seventh and two more in the ninth to lose to the Lake Elsinore Storm (Padres).

Like Crowell for Great Lakes, Aidan Foeller added to his recent scoreless streak but saw his bullpen give him the lead. Foeller struck out five in six scoreless innings, his fifth scoreless outing in his last six games, with a 1.17 ERA in that time with 31 strikeouts and 12 walks in 27 innings.

Right fielder Jaron Elkins singled home a run and stole his 60th base of the season, one of only five minor league players with 60 steals this year (Kendall George is another, tied at the top with 65 steals). Elkins was also picked off trying to steal second base, only the fifth time he’s been caught stealing this season.

Joendrys Vargas homered for the Quakes.

Transactions​

Triple-A: After getting designated for assignment last Friday, left-hander Zach Penrod cleared waivers and was on Sunday sent outright to Oklahoma City.

High-A: Outfielder Samuel Muñoz was promoted to Great Lakes. The 20-year-old hit .248/.355/.411 with 11 home runs, 33 extra-base hits, 18 stolen bases, and a 111 wRC+ in 96 games in his second go-around with Rancho Cucamonga.

Wednesday scores​

• El Paso 7, Oklahoma City 6
• Tulsa 14, Corpus Christi 3
• Lansing 3, Great Lakes 1
• Lake Elsinore 4, Rancho Cucamonga 2

Thursday schedule​

• 4:05 p.m. PT: Great Lakes (Payton Martin) vs. Lansing (Tzu-Chen Sha)
• 4:35 p.m.: Tulsa (Chris Campos) at Corpus Christi (Bryce Mayer)
• 5:35 p.m.: Oklahoma City (Zach Penrod) at El Paso (Wes Benjamin)
• 6:30 p.m.: Rancho Cucamonga (Sterling Patick) vs. Lake Elsinore (Kannon Kemp)

A bullpen game is on the docket for the Comets.

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-...dgers-james-tibbs-wyatt-crowell-aidan-foeller

 

[Los Angeles Dodgers]

Clayton Kershaw and Mookie Betts lead Dodgers to 5-1 win over Blue Jays

Clayton Kershaw got the win over Max Scherzer, his former teammate and fellow 3,000 strikeout club member, in the 5-1 Dodgers victory Friday night at Dodger Stadium against the Blue Jays (68-49). Mookie Betts drove in three runs in a big offensive night for the struggling shortstop. The Dodgers (67-49) picked up a game on the San Diego Padres in the NL West in the process.

It wasn’t merely a good pitching matchup for the sentimental value. For being so-called aging veterans, Kershaw and Scherzer kept two of the top offensive lineups in baseball in check. Their fastballs may not have the same velocity and zip as they once had, but the two MLB legends still put on dominant pitching performances.

Kershaw used two curveballs to set up a trademark slider to strike out Davis Schneider to start the battle between the two first-place teams. A called punchout of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. gave the veteran southpaw bookend whiffs to set the tone of the series in the first.

Clayton Kershaw, Wicked 85mph Back Foot Slider. pic.twitter.com/43ip0bb51l

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 9, 2025

Shohei Ohtani, another future first ballot Hall-of-Famer in the game, greeted Scherzer with a leadoff single. Betts followed with a single, but Scherzer was able to get a 3-2 slider past Freddie Freeman for the first out.

Schneider made an impressive running catch in left field to rob Will Smith of an extra-base hit.

Max Muncy drew a walk against Scherzer to load the bases for the Dodgers with two outs for Teoscar Hernández. Hernandez struck out on Scherzer’s 96-mph fastball to leave the bases loaded.

The Blue Jays offense challenged Kershaw in the second with four base hits against him in the inning. Bo Bichette doubled past Freeman along the first base line to start the second for Toronto. Addison Barger brought him home on a two-strike base hit to give the Blue Jays the first lead of the game.

Andy Pages made a bad blunder when he stayed at second for a while before he realized Alex Freeland had hit a pop-up foul. Vlad Guerrero Jr. caught it, and Pages got doubled off. At the time, it loomed heavy as it could have been costly.

Freeland made a great catch at second base to help close out the fifth inning behind Kershaw.

16 years later and Clayton Kershaw is still shutting down Guerreros pic.twitter.com/rt87unGfE9

— MLB (@MLB) August 9, 2025

Kershaw pitched around a lot of traffic, but the lone run he allowed was of the tough-luck kind that usually would have been handled by Freeman.

The Dodgers mounted a two-out rally against Scherzer in the bottom of the fifth. Mookie Betts gave the Dodgers the 2-1 lead with a two-out two-run home run against Scherzer. It was Betts first homer since July 5.

Mookie Betts gives the @Dodgers the lead with a 2-run homer! pic.twitter.com/CZWikDRKGb

— MLB (@MLB) August 9, 2025

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Mookie not only went 2-for-4 at the plate with three RBI, but he also initiated two double plays in the field.

The Dodgers added some insurance against the Toronto bullpen with a three-run seventh inning.

Freeland beat Bo Bichette’s weak throw to the plate home despite a challenge on the play. Betts collected his third RBI of the game on the scoring grounder. A bases-loaded walk to Will Smith and a Hernández sac fly against Louis Varland gave the Dodgers a 5-1 lead.

Justin Dean came in to play center field as a defensive replacement in his MLB debut. He attempted a diving catch and came up empty, but I’m sure we’ll get to see more from the speedy rookie.

Ben Casparius pitched an inning plus of scoreless ball to keep the dangerous contact loving Toronto lineup at bay in the late innings. Blake Treinen shut the door in the ninth to give the Dodgers their 67th win of the season. Dean caught the final out in center field.

The Dodgers now lead the NL West by 3 games.

Friday particulars

Home runs: Mookie Betts (12)

WP — Clayton Kershaw (6-2): 6 IP, 7 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts (74 pitches)

LP — Max Scherzer (2-2): 6 IP, 6 hits, 2 runs, 3 walks, 5 strikeouts (98 pitches)

Up next

The series continues Saturday night (6:10 p.m., SportsNet LA) at Dodger Stadium. Blake Snell (1-1, 3.21 ERA, 14 IP) faces Chris Bassitt (11-5, 4.12 ERA, 1.31 WHIP).

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-...-betts-lead-dodgers-to-5-1-win-over-blue-jays

 

[Los Angeles Dodgers]

Blake Snell back on Dodger Stadium mound again

First off, I would like to thank Walker Buehler for listening to me yesterday when I asked him to pitch well against the Padres. He did just that, the Red Sox won 10-2, and the Dodgers’ lead in the NL West is back up to three games. The Dodgers also helped the Red Sox out by winning, and now they are also three games behind the AL East leading Blue Jays.

Mookie Betts looked much better at the plate recently, and Friday night’s game might’ve been a breakthrough of sorts for him. He hit a two-run homer to give the Dodgers the lead, and the relief pouring out of him was palpable. Hopefully he will be able to keep this momentum going.

The Blue Jays as a team still out hit the Dodgers 10-7, and five of those seven hits were from Betts and Shohei Ohtani. That is not sustainable as far as getting wins goes, and so maybe Betts getting hot will light a fire under some of the other members of the offense.

Saturday’s game will be Blake Snell’s second outing since returning from the injured list. His first outing was five innings where he allowed three earned runs to the Tampa Bay Rays. Despite giving up two homers, one of which was only a home run at George Steinbrenner Field, he overall looked really good. He had eight strikeouts and didn’t allow any walks. Look for him to build on that outing.

The Blue Jays will send Chris Bassitt to the mound. The big righty is 11-5 on the season with a 4.12 ERA. The Dodgers for all their woes still rank first in wRC+ and wOBA, second in home runs, and fifth in batting average against right hand pitchers. The road has not been kind to Bassitt this season. He has a 6.45 ERA and has allowed 6+ hits in seven of 10 away starts. This bears out in his last three starts – one earned run over six innings at home against the Royals, only going 2 1/3 innings in Baltimore and allowing six earned runs, and 7 1/3 innings at home against the Yankees allowing three earned runs. Seems like a good time for the Dodgers to get on him early and tag him for some runs.

Saturday game info​

• Teams: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays
• Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
• Start time: 6:10 p.m.
• TV: SportsNet LA
• Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-scores-standings/101071/blake-snell-dodgers-blue-jays

 

[Los Angeles Dodgers]

Dodgers vs. Blue Jays game III chat

The Dodgers and Blue Jays finish things off under the sun.

Today's #Dodgers lineup vs. Blue Jays: pic.twitter.com/3y22n54Hdb

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 10, 2025

Game info​

• Teams: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays
• Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
• Start time: 1:10 p.m.
• TV: SportsNet LA
• Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-game-threads/101095/dodgers-blue-jays-game-chat

 

[Los Angeles Dodgers]

Dodgers Week 21: Starting pitching sets the tone

LOS ANGELES — A few late losses derailed the Dodgers from having a winning week, as they lost a series to the Cardinals then missed out on a sweep of the Blue Jays with a bizarre loss on Sunday that was anything but a walk in the park.

However, unlike chunks of June and nearly all of July, the Dodgers are now operating from a stronger base, thanks to the main weapons in their starting rotation all healthy. That led to a 1.38 ERA for the rotation last week and for the first 10 days of August the starters have a minuscule 1.46 ERA with a 24.7-percent strikeout-minus-walk ratio that is best in baseball.

“This is the time that we’ve got to hone our focus, mind the little things,” manager Dave Roberts said Sunday. “Certainly the good quality starting pitching has certainly helped. Defensively I like where we’re at, and the at-bats have been considerably better, and as a result we’re seeing some runs on the board.”

The runs did come last week, even with a few hiccups along the way. They still lost a game in the division, now leading the Padres by two games instead of three. The Dodgers will have chances to deal with that directly over the next two weeks, to see if this stronger base of performance finally translates into stringing wins together.

Batter of the week​

Max Muncy welcomed himself back to the lineup with three home runs and tied for the team lead in RBI, and it’s hard to argue with a .609 on-base percentage. He narrowly beat out Shohei Ohtani, who hit .458/.552/.917 and achieved a few milestones listed below.

Pitcher of the week​

Tyler Glasnow didn’t have any wins to show for his two excellent starts, so he’ll get the win on volume, the only pitcher to make two starts last week, accounting for nearly a quarter of the innings with 15 strikeouts and only three runs allowed.

“He’s worked really hard on his delivery,” Roberts said of Glasnow. “He’s healthy, most importantly. I just really like that he’s really got the blinders on, and nothing is affecting him.”

Honorable mention goes to Blake Snell, who struck out 10 in five scoreless innings on Saturday, and to Clayton Kershaw, who out-dueled fellow 3,000-strikeout future-Hall-of-Famer Max Scherzer over six innings on Friday.

Week 21 results​

3-3 record
35 runs scored (5.83 per game)
21 runs allowed (3.50 per game)
.718 pythagorean win percentage

Year to date​

68-50 record
611 runs scored (5.18 per game)
526 runs allowed (4.46 per game)
.568 pythagorean win percentage (67-51)

Standing: 1st place in NL West, two games up on San Diego

Miscellany​

Double the power: On Wednesday against St. Louis, Shohei Ohtani not only homered but also packed eight strikeouts into his four innings, in his longest start yet this season. He’s just the 17th player in Dodgers history to hit a homer and strike out eight batters in the same game, and the first since Hyun-jin Ryu in 2019.

This is forty: Ohtani on Saturday hit his 40th home run of the season, the third major leaguer to reach that milestone this season. By doing so in 117 games, Ohtani got to 40 home runs in a season faster than any other Dodger in history, four games quicker than Gary Sheffield in 2000 and 12 games faster than Ohtani’s pace in 2024.

Max factor: Max Muncy’s first home run of the week broke a tie with Matt Kemp and moved him into seventh place all-time on the Dodgers home run list. Muncy now has 206 home runs with the Dodgers. No. 6 Steve Garvey is in sixth place with 211 homers.

Transactions​

Monday: Third baseman Max Muncy returned from the injured list after missing 25 games, but Tommy Edman was placed on the IL for the second time with a right ankle sprain.

Monday: First baseman Luken Baker was claimed off waivers from the Cardinals, and pitcher Jack Little was designated for assignment.

Wednesday: Little was claimed off waivers by the Pirates.

Thursday: Outfielder Esteury Ruiz was optioned to Oklahoma City.

Friday: Outfielder Justin Dean was called up to the majors for the first time, and Baker was designated for assignment.

Game results​

• Monday: Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2
• Tuesday: Dodgers 12, Cardinals 6
• Wednesday: Cardinals 5, Dodgers 3
• Friday: Dodgers 5, Blue Jays 1
• Saturday: Dodgers 9, Blue Jays 1
• Sunday: Blue Jays 5, Dodgers 4

Player	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB-CS	BB	SO	PA	BA/OBP/SLG	OPS
Muncy	16	4	7	0	3	6	0-0	7	2	23	.438/.609/1.000	1.609
Ohtani	24	9	11	2	3	4	2-1	5	8	29	.458/.552/.917	1.468
Freeman	20	3	6	0	2	6	0-0	5	4	27	.300/.407/.600	1.007
T. Hernández	23	2	7	3	2	5	0-0	0	8	24	.304/.292/.696	.987
Betts	26	6	9	2	1	5	0-1	2	3	28	.346/.393/.538	.931
Call	7	1	2	1	0	0	0-0	1	2	9	.286/.375/.429	.804
Pages	23	3	7	3	0	3	2-0	2	3	25	.304/.360/.435	.795
Freeland	14	3	2	0	0	1	0-0	3	3	18	.143/.294/.143	.437
Conforto	15	1	2	1	0	1	0-0	1	4	17	.133/.235/.200	.435
Rushing	7	1	1	0	0	2	0-0	1	3	8	.143/.250/.143	.393
Rojas	10	1	1	1	0	0	0-0	0	3	10	.100/.100/.200	.300
Smith	13	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	4	4	17	.000/.235/.000	.235
Dean	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	1	1	.000/.000/.000	.000
Ruiz	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	——
Offense	199	35	55	13	11	34	4-2	31	48	236	.276/.372/.508	.879

Pitcher	G	Record	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
Snell	1	1-0	5.0	3	0	0	3	10	0.00	1.200
Sheehan	1	1-0	5.0	4	2	0	1	5	0.00	1.000
Kershaw	1	1-0	6.0	7	1	1	1	4	1.50	1.333
Glasnow	2	0-0	12.7	7	3	3	6	15	2.13	1.026
Ohtani	1	0-0	4.0	2	1	1	0	8	2.25	0.500
Starters	6	3-0	32.7	23	7	5	11	42	1.38	1.041
Wrobleski	2	0-0	3.7	6	1	1	1	6	2.45	1.909
Dreyer	3	0-0	3.0	2	1	1	0	2	3.00	0.667
Banda	4	0-0	2.7	2	1	1	1	3	3.38	1.125
Casparius	3	0-0	2.7	4	1	1	0	2	3.38	1.500
Stewart	3	0-1	2.7	5	2	2	2	3	6.75	2.625
Vesia	3	0-2	2.3	5	3	2	1	3	7.71	2.571
Treinen	2	0-0	2.0	3	2	2	0	2	9.00	1.500
Díaz	2	0-0	2.3	2	3	3	2	1	11.57	1.714
Bullpen	22	0-3	21.3	29	14	13	7	22	5.48	1.688
Totals	28	3-3	54.0	52	21	18	18	64	3.00	1.296

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 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20

Up next​

The Dodgers run the Ryan Schimpf gauntlet, hitting the road but only in a local sense, playing three games against the Angels before coming back home to Dodger Stadium for the first of two weekends in a row against future NLDS foe San Diego. The Padres rotation for the weekend is a guestimate.

Mon, Aug 11	Tue, Aug 12	Wed, Aug 13	Thu, Aug 14	Fri, Aug 15	Sat, Aug 16	Sun, Aug 17
at Angels	at Angels	at Angels	vs Padres	vs Padres	vs Padres
6:38 p.m.	6:38 p.m.	6:38 p.m.	7:10 p.m.	6:10 p.m.	1:10 p.m.
Yamamoto v.	Sheehan v.	Ohtani v.	Kershaw v.	Snell v.	Glasnow v.
Soriano	Anderson (L)	Hendricks	King	Cease	TBA
SNLA	SNLA	SNLA/MLB	SNLA/MLB	SNLA	SNLA/MLB

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-...r-glasnow-blake-snell-max-muncy-shohei-ohtani

 

[Los Angeles Dodgers]

August 11: Angels 7, Dodgers 4

• Dodgers at Angels game IV chat
• Yoshinbou Yamamoto faces the strikeout-happy Angels
• Dodgers on Deck: August 11 at Angels

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-scores-standings/101351/dodgers-angels-august-11

 

[Los Angeles Dodgers]

Dodgers hope to finally solve Angels

Another game, another day of wondering, how are the Dodgers going to manage to lose this one?

Sunday saw the Dodgers get approximately a gazillion runners on base, give or take two or three, and only plate four of them. Monday the Dodgers couldn’t get anyone into scoring position until they finally got four runs in the eighth, but it wasn’t near enough as the pitching staff allowed seven runs mostly from an uncharacteristically bad outing by Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

So this leads one to wonder just how are the Dodgers going to manage to not win Tuesday’s game? e

Tyler Anderson was slated to pitch for the Angels on Tuesday, but late Monday evening it was announced that Anderson is dealing with some back stiffness. Victor Mederos will go instead for his first career start.

Mederos has only pitched in two games for the Angels this season – one scoreless inning against Texas on July 7th, and three innings in Minnesota on April 25th. where he gave up two earned runs. However, his most recent outings for the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees, were going seven innings of one run ball, and four scoreless allowing three hits and six strikeouts.

While in the PCL, Mederos has a 3.55 ERA where the average ERA is 5.48. He has a 1.73 ERA since July 11. Mederos has reworked a lot of his delivery, dropping his arm slot 10 degrees, and adding a true sweeper to his arsenal. In short, with this being his first career start and the Dodgers history with these sorts of instances, expect the Dodgers to make him look like a superstar in the making out there.

For their part, the Dodgers will be sending Emmet Sheehan to the hill. Sheehan had a nice outing his last time out against the St Louis Cardinals, going five scoreless.

The Angels have had the Dodgers’ number so far this season. The cross town team swept the Dodgers in Dodger Stadium in May, and have won the first of this three game series in Anaheim. I guess we should all be happy the Dodgers will not face the Angels in the playoffs.

Fans hope that the Dodgers finally start to figure out how to beat the Angels, as the divisional lead is only down to one game. The San Diego Padres are playing the San Francisco Giants, who are back to just not playing well at all.

There is a lot of chatter about ’urgency’ from this team, but not a lot of it actually being shown on the field. Now is the time to get the momentum going, to head into the upcoming Padres series with a sense of confidence instead of a sense of dread.

Tuesday game info​

• Teams: Dodgers at Angels
• Ballpark: Angel Stadium, Anaheim
• Start time: 6:38 p.m.
• TV: SportsNet LA, FanDuel Sports Network West (Angels broadcast)
• Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-scores-standings/101371/dodgers-angels-preview

 

[Los Angeles Dodgers]

Dodgers’ skid to Angels reaches six games, lose 7-6 in walk-off fashion

The Dodgers battled hard to regain the lead in the ninth inning, but the Angels came back to tie it in the bottom of the ninth before walking off the Dodgers 7-6 in a 10 inning affair on Tuesday.

Old friend Tyler Anderson was originally supposed to start the middle match, but the southpaw was a late scratch, and right-hander Victor Meredos made his first big league start. It didn’t begin well, as he walked Shohei Ohtani and plunked Mookie Betts to put two men on with nobody out.

The Dodgers were able to strike first and grab ahold of their first lead of the series, with Teoscar Hernández slicing an RBI single over the leaping Zach Neto to plate Ohtani. The Dodgers had runners at the corners with just one out, but Max Muncy lined out to Nolan Schanuel, stepping on the first base bag to double up Hernández.

The Dodgers lead was short lived, as Taylor Ward tied the game up with an RBI single against Emmet Sheehan. Yoan Moncada followed Ward with an RBI double over the head of Andy Pages, scoring Mike Trout and giving the Angels the lead. Jo Adell grounded out to short, but plated Ward from third to give the Angels a three-run first inning.

Mederos made quick work of Pages and Conforto on just six pitches, but rookie Alex Freeland worked the count full, eventually reaching on a free pass. The two-out walk proved costly for Mederos, as Dalton Rushing connected for his first major league home run against a legitimate pitcher, tying the game at three.

Dalton ties it! pic.twitter.com/2KrLbWxHdr

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 13, 2025

Sheehan found a nice rhythm on the mound in the second inning, retiring the side in order on just 12 pitches after tossing 31 in the first. Sheehan had set down seven hitters in a row, but with two outs in the bottom of the third, Ward attacked the first pitch he saw over the center field wall to put the Angels back in front by a run. Rookie Bryce Teodosio extended the lead to two runs in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI double down the left field line with two outs, giving the outfielder his first career RBI.

Mederos’ outing was complete after tossing four full innings on 72 pitches, and the southpaw Andrew Chafin kept the rookie in line for the win after getting the first two hitters out. Things began to unravel after Mookie Betts reached on a two-out single, and in a matter of just two pitches afterwards, the Dodgers had three straight two-out baserunners and shrunk the lead back to a run. A walk to Muncy loaded the bases, and the Angels replaced Chafin with Ryan Zeferjahn to face the right-handed hitting Pages. After loading the count full, Pages worked a bases-loaded walk to tie the game. Michael Conforto had the chance to be the hero, but struck out swinging after working the count full to leave the bases loaded. The Dodgers are now 0-7 in bases loaded opportunities over their last three games.

The Dodgers were in a prime position to regain the lead as Freeland and Rushing began the sixth inning with a pair of singles against lefty Brock Burke. With the potential tying run at second base, Shohei Ohtani lined a weak line drive up the middle that was caught by Neto behind the second base bag. Neto quickly doubled up Freeland at second before firing a strike to Schanuel to nab Rushing at first, c0mpleting a 6-3 triple play. It was the first time the Dodgers hit into a triple play since Sep. 24 of last season, where the San Diego Padres went around the horn to clinch a postseason spot.

The trio of Jack Dreyer, Edgardo Henríquez, and Blake Treinen held the Angels to just one hit over three innings of work, while the duo of Luis García and Reid Detmers did their part in keeping the Dodgers scoreless after tying the game in the fifth inning.

Old friend Kenley Jansen came in to face his old team for the second straight day, and the first batter he faced, Shohei Ohtani, rocketed his fourth home run in as many games to give the Dodgers their first lead since the first inning. It was Ohtani’s 43rd home run of the season— passing Kyle Schwarber for the National League lead— and home run n0. 101 hit at Angel Stadium. Ohtani had previously been 0-7 in his career against Jansen prior to Tuesday.

SHOHEI DEMOLISHED THIS BASEBALL. pic.twitter.com/SykILpWIAp

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 13, 2025

Alex Vesia came in to try and snap the Dodgers’ losing streak, but immediately allowed a single to Luis Rengifo and a walk to Logan O’Hoppe with nobody out. After walking Zach Neto to load the bases, Nolan Schanuel needed to just put the ball into the outfield to tie the game, which he did with a sacrifice fly to center field, tying the score at six. Vesia once again loaded the bases after walking Mike Trout, and Ben Casparius was brought in to face Taylor Ward. After falling behind in the count 3-0, Casparius was gift wrapped a strike one call on a fastball that missed inside, and he finished with a swinging strikeout of Ward to leave the bases loaded and send the game to extra innings.

Connor Brogdon kept the Dodgers scoreless in the top half of the 10th inning, leaving the ghost runner Justin Dean stranded at third base. Rookie Christian Moore laid down a bunt down the first base line to begin the bottom of the 10th, but the ball nested right on the line and Will Smith’s patience allowed for Moore to reach on an infield single. A high chopper from Jo Adell bounced over Max Muncy and into left field, scoring Ward and sending the Dodgers to their sixth straight loss to the Angels.

Game particulars​

• Home runs— Dalton Rushing (2), Shohei Ohtani (43); Taylor Ward (28)
• WP— Connor Brogdon (3-1): 1 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout
• LP— Ben Casparius (7-5): 1/3 IP, 2 hits, 1 run (0 earned), 0 walks, 1 strikeout

Up next​

The Dodgers wrap up their three-game series against the Angels on Wednesday (6:38 p.m. PT, SportsNet LA) before heading back home to host the San Diego Padres over the weekend. Shohei Ohtani makes his first career start against his old team, while right-hander Kyle Hendricks starts the finale for the Angels.

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-scores-standings/101412/dodgers-angels-game-recap

 

[Los Angeles Dodgers]

Dodgers’ Kendall George is first in 2025 to 70 stolen bases

Kendall George, the Dodgers minor league outfielder currently patrolling center field for High-A Great Lakes, is running roughshod over the Midwest League this year, especially over the last month-plus.

George stole three bases for the Loons on Wednesday afternoon on the road against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, a Brewers affiliate. He has 72 stolen bases on the season, most in the minor leagues this season and the first player to steal 70 bases thus far in 2025.

On Wednesday, George led off the first inning with single, then stole second and third base easily before scoring on a single. In the ninth inning, George grounded into a force out but then stole second again and later scored in the inning.

Wednesday was George’s fourth game of stealing exactly three bases in the last four weeks, and that’s with a five-steal game and four other two-steal games mixed in, just in the last four weeks. George also set a Great Lakes record with six steals in a game back in May, and also stole three bases on April 24.

George, who was drafted by the Dodgers in the first round in 2023, stole at least one base in eight consecutive games in late July, and has 36 steals in his last 26 games.

In a system full of highly-regarded outfield prospects, George ranks in the lower half of the Dodgers’ top-30 prospects at both Baseball America (21st in the system) and MLB Pipeline (25th). But both sites agree George has 80-grade speed on the 20-80 scouting scale.

He’s one steal shy of Dee Strange-Gordon’s Great Lakes franchise record of 73 steals, set in 2009 when the Loons were a Low-A team. Great Lakes still has 22 games remaining on the schedule for George to add to his total.

Alan Wiggins, an infielder/outfielder who played parts of seven seasons in the majors, holds the Dodgers minor league record with 120 stolen bases for Low-A Lodi in 1980. That caught the eye of the Padres, who selected Wiggins in the Rule 5 Draft that December. In 1984, Wiggins recorded the final out of the NLCS at second base, clinching San Diego’s first pennant in franchise history.

Since those 120 steals by Wiggins in 1980, only six times has a Dodgers minor leaguer stolen 70 bases in a season.

Player	Year	Steals	Caught	Games	Level
Tom Goodwin	1990	82	15	134	AA San Antonio, A+ Bakersfield
Eric Young Sr.	1990	76	16	127	High-A Vero Beach
Cecil Espy	1982	74	15	131	Low-A Vero Beach
Dee Strange-Gordon	2009	73	25	131	Low-A Great Lakes
Kendall George	2025	72	18	94	High-A Great Lakes
Eric Young Sr.	1991	70	26	128	AAA Albuquerque, AA San Antonio

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-minor-leagues/101481/dodgers-kendall-george-stolen-bases

 

[Los Angeles Dodgers]

Dodgers vs. Padres is finally a real rivalry

The last time the Dodgers and Padres played each other, both managers wanted to fight each other. Now, the Los Angeles is looking up at San Diego in the standings heading into this weekend’s three-game series at Dodger Stadium.

It’s a battle between the two best teams in the National League West, though the Dodgers haven’t been playing anywhere near that level for a month and a half. Four straight losses coupled with four straight Padres wins have San Diego up by a game in the division, the first time the Dodgers have trailed since April 27.

An actual Dodgers-Padres rivalry is a relatively recent phenomenon, because they’ve rarely both been good at the same time.

San Diego had catching up to do as an expansion team in 1969, and they were mostly awful for their first two decades of existence. The Padres did not finish higher than fourth place in a six-team division for their first 15 seasons, before winning the National League pennant in 1984. The Dodgers that year were also-rans at 79-83.

The Dodgers and Padres have finished 1-2 in some order in the NL West only five times, and three of those came in the last five seasons.

A ‘wild’ first race​

It took all the way until 1996 until Dodgers vs. Padres had any real stakes, and even then was marred by the unintended consequences of adding new playoff teams. The Dodgers had a two-game lead over the Padres before getting swept at home at Dodger Stadium to give the Padres the division. Former Dodger Chris Gwynn delivered the big blow in the division-clinching Sunday win.

But this was the second year of a wild card team in each league, which loomed over the weekend. In reality, the Dodgers clinched their playoff spot on Friday night, when the Expos lost, and the Padres earned a postseason berth on Saturday.

Instead of a win-or-go-home game for the division, Sunday was mostly for seeding.

“You just knew when they invented the wild card that something weird would come up,” Dodgers pitcher Tom Candiotti told the Los Angeles Times. “And here it is. This is as weird as you can get.”

Instead of Ramón Martínez making a normal start on Sunday with the division on the line, the Dodgers had Martínez go only one inning as a tuneup for his NLDS Game 1 start three days later. Pedro Astacio followed with 6⅓ innings and the game was scoreless until Gwynn doubled home two runs in the 11th against his former team.

Both teams were swept in the NLDS, the Dodgers by the Braves and the Padres by the Cardinals.

4+1 , and another wild ride​

Ten years later, the Dodgers and Padres were back at it, with a division race that is most remembered for the Dodgers hitting four consecutive home runs in the ninth inning against the Padres, then winning in the 10th inning on a Nomar Garciaparra walk-off home run.

That win put the Dodgers in first place by a half-game, but there were still 13 days remaining in the season. And even with the loss, the Padres were 13-5 against the Dodgers that season, which earned them the tiebreaker.

San Diego reclaimed first place the very next day, and never looked back. But it wasn’t for lack of trying by the Dodgers, who were 9-3 after the 4+1 game, including winning their last seven games. Their win on Saturday, September 30 in San Francisco — the penultimate day of the season — clinched a wild card berth for Los Angeles.

Both the Padres and Dodgers finished 88-74, with San Diego winning the division due to head-to-head record.

Like a decade earlier, both teams were ousted in the NLDS. The Dodgers were swept by the Mets, while the Padres took a game off the Cardinals.

2020s: A real rivalry​

Aside from 1996 and 2006, the Dodgers and Padres never really matched up their competitive seasons in their first 52 years as divisional mates. There were a few situations when one of them finished first and the other was in third place — 1985 and 1987 were Dodgers years, and 1998 for the Padres — but the other team was double-digit games behind, mere specs in the rearview mirror.

But for the bulk of now six years running, the Dodgers and Padres have been largely operating in the same arena. There are even more wild card teams now but there have been actual stakes in these recent Dodgers-Padres tilts, buoyed by the fact they’ve also done battle in the postseason in three of the last five seasons.

In 2020 the Dodgers ran roughshod through the league, finishing 43-17 in the truncated season. The Padres at 37-23 had the third-best record and second-best run differential in the majors. The Dodgers swept the Padres in the NLDS in three games, in their first-ever playoff meeting. Game 1 was close until the sixth, then the Dodgers had to hold on to win Game 2, highlighted by Cody Bellinger’s catch to rob a home run from Fernando Tatis Jr.

Game 3 was a 12-3 rout, and the Dodgers later won the World Series.

Two years later, the Dodgers reached their regular-season peak with 111 wins, the most by a National League team since the 1906 Cubs. That earned Los Angeles another NLDS matchup with the second-place, 89-win Padres.

The Dodgers scored the first five runs of Game 1, which was enough to win the opener. But they scored only seven runs over the final 32 innings and went 5-for-34 (.147) with runners in scoring position for the series. The Padres won the next three games by two, one, and two runs, and advanced to their third NLCS in franchise history.

Last year the two teams were in a legitimate divisional race, and both teams finished with 90-plus wins for only the second time (1996 was the first instance, with the 91-win Padres taking the division over the 90-win Dodgers).

They met for three games in the final week of the regular season to decide the division. The Dodgers had the upper hand, but a loss in the series opener cut the distance between the two teams to just two games. Los Angeles prevailed in the final two games and the Dodgers were able to celebrate at home, but that was only the beginning of their 2024 story.

The Padres scored three runs in the first inning of Game 1 of the NLDS, which was somewhat triggering at Dodger Stadium after the Dodgers’ 2022 NLDS loss to the Padres followed by their 2023 NLDS sweep at the hands of the D-backs. This time, however, the Dodgers fought back to win Game 1, but still managed to drop the next two games, with time for an overblown manufactured “controversy” of a Manny Machado throw near the Dodgers dugout in between.

Staring down an elimination game on the road and the possibility of a third consecutive early exit, the Dodgers simply stopped permitting runs to the Padres, to keep their season alive. A bullpen game put up zeroes in San Diego in Game 4, then Yoshinobu Yamamoto and pals shut out the Padres in Game 5 back in Los Angeles. The Padres did not score over the final 24 innings of the series.

This was the ultimate in the Dodgers-Padres rivalry, in that both teams were very good — the Dodgers at multiple times over the next few months would say San Diego was their toughest opponent en route to a championship — and their late-season and postseason battles featured compelling games. This is what makes a rivalry.

The two best teams in the NL West this year are playing each other for two weekends in a row, which should make for some interesting theater. Or at the very least set the tone for their inevitable rematch this October.

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/los-angeles-dodgers-history-records/101440/dodgers-padres-rivalry-history

 

[Los Angeles Dodgers]

40 years ago tomorrow: Terry Whitfield beats the Braves

Forty years ago Friday, the Dodgers were about to finish off a homestand, and surging atop the National League West, having won six games in a row. The last three of those wins were against the fifth-place Braves, and Thursday, August 15, 1985 was the finale of a four-game series at Dodger Stadium.

Fernando Valenzuela started for the Dodgers, having won his last six decisions and only a few weeks removed from winning National League pitcher of the month in July. He also won the honor in April, and entered this start third in the NL with a 2.15 ERA, behind only Dwight Gooden (1.64) and future teammate John Tudor (2.07).

Valenzuela faced off against Atlanta rookie right-hander Joe Johnson, making his fourth major league start and pitching in his fifth game.

The teams exchanged runs early using the same template of a hit, stolen base, and RBI single. The Braves scored first in the opening frame, with Bob Horner driving in Brad Komminsk. In the second inning, Len Matuszek singled home Greg Brock.

Consecutive singles by Mike Marshall, Matuszek, and Mike Scioscia in the fourth inning gave the Dodgers their first lead.

But then a wild pitch by Valenzuela in the fifth inning tied the game, and Dale Murphy untied it with a two-run home run. For Murphy, the two-time MVP, this was his NL-leading 31st home run, three ahead of Pedro Guerrero, who didn’t start this game while nursing a left knee issue, but popped out as a pinch-hitter in the fifth inning for the Dodgers.

The Dodgers loaded the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the fifth but scored only once, on a Marshall sacrifice fly.

Atlanta’s one-run lead remained entering the eighth inning. Bruce Sutter, who got the final two outs of the seventh inning, started the eighth inning by walking Guerrero. Scioscia bunted pinch-runner Mariano Duncan to second base, and R.J. Reynolds flew out for the second out of the inning.

That brought up outfielder Terry Whitfield, pinch-hitting for Valenzuela.

Whitfield only started 17 games all season for the Dodgers, and nine of those starts were in May. Nine of his 10 August appearances were as a pinch-hitter, and when Tommy Lasorda called his number in the eighth inning on August 15, Whitfield hadn’t played in a week.

“It’s a tough life, but it’s a life I have to live with,” Whitfield told the Associated Press. “But I do contribute. If I don’t get a hit or go in and play defense, I’m cheering the other guys on.”

Whitfield was an excellent pinch-hitter that season, hitting .280/.333/.480 with 12 RBI in 54 plate appearances. He hit two of the Dodgers’ three pinch-hit home runs on the season, and led the team in pinch-hit at-bats, hits, and RBI.

Sutter, the ace reliever and former Cy Young Award winner who would one day be elected to the Hall of Fame, was in the first season of six-year deal. That contract made Sutter one of the highest-paid players in the sport, and also included what amounted to a 30-year annuity that was paid through 2021, pre-dating the infamous Bobby Bonilla deal by more than a decade.

Sutter played a role in Dodgers lore six weeks earlier in the season, when he gave up Pedro Guerrero’s record-setting 15th home run of June. That was a two-run shot that turned a one-run deficit into a Dodgers win.

A similar situation was presented to Whitfield, who also hit a two-run home run off Sutter to turn around the game.

“Light and happiness have taken a leave of absence from Sutter and his ballclub, the Braves, who had shelled out $10.125 million over six years to get Sutter to pitch them into first place,” wrote Thomas Bonk in the Los Angeles Times. “They’re closer to last place instead, and although Sutter is not the only guy responsible, he is the richest guy responsible.“

Tom Niedenfuer worked around a leadoff double in the bottom of the ninth to close out the one-run win. The seventh straight victory for the Dodgers was also their 22nd in their last 31 games at Dodger Stadium against the Braves.

The Dodgers widened their division lead to nine games over the Reds and Padres.

“There’s no way they can continue this hot,” Murphy said of the Dodgers, per Gordon Edes of the Los Angeles Times. “But then again, I don’t think they’re going to get much cooler, either.”

The Dodgers did cool off a bit, dropping seven of their next 10 games. But their NL West lead never dipped below 4½ games the rest of the way, and they cruised to their third division title in five years.

Game particulars​

Home runs: Terry Whitfield (3); Dale Murphy (31)

WP – Fernando Valenzuela (14-8): 8 IP, 7 hits, 4 runs, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts

LP – Bruce Sutter (7-5): 1⅔ IP, 1 hit, 2 runs, 2 walks

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/los-ange...ry-whitfield-bruce-sutter-fernando-valenzuela

 

[Los Angeles Dodgers]

Dodgers and Padres begin head-to-head battle for division

Well, it’s finally here, the two weeks that will probably decide the division.

The Dodgers and the Padres start a three-game series Friday night at Dodgers Stadium, then will see the Padres next Friday in San Diego for another three-game series. After having a nine-game lead going into July 4, the Dodgers are now in second place in the division, a game behind the Padres.

Since that date, the Dodgers have gone 12-21, the fifth worst record in the majors over that time span. Injuries have hit every part of the team, but the front office also did not do much to address those injuries at the trade deadline.

While the Dodgers chose to just stay mostly pat at the deadline, the Padres made the most moves, and it is showing on the field. Since July 31, the Padres have won nine of 12 games including their last five in a row, while the Dodgers have lost seven of 12, including the last four in a row.

On the Foul Territory podcast on Thursday, Tom Verducci of Fox Sports said that he thought there were some deep issues with this team, although he couldn’t quite put his finger on what they were.

“I’m telling you guys, there’s something that’s just not right with this team,” Verducci said on the podcast. “This is not just, you know, oh, let’s get healthy. They’ve not played well this year.”

The Dodgers and Padres have played each other earlier this season, with the Dodgers winning five of seven games. That was back in June, when the Dodgers were in the slog of it, and the division was also tight, and a three-way race at the time.

That team did what needed to be done and went on to build that nine game lead. The current team simply does not have that feel about them.

One huge difference is that the Padres’ bullpen, with the notable addition of Mason Miller, has been stepping up and saving games, whereas the Dodgers’ has been blowing games left and right.

The bullpen will be a major problem for the team moving forward. Word dropped on Thursday that Brusdar Graterol is unlikely to return to the team this season. Brock Stewart, acquired at the trade deadline, recently went on the IL, joining Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates. Blake Treinen and Alex Vesia are regressing and fatigued.

Adding insult to injury, pun intended, is that the condition of Max Muncy is currently unknown. Muncy was scratched from Wednesday’s lineup in Anaheim with right side soreness.

CJ Alexander is with the team as a non-roster taxi, hopefully just a precaution for Muncy. While the team did have this current losing streak with Muncy on the team, the offense was producing better with him back in the lineup and they can ill afford to lose him for any length of time again.

Regardless, the Dodgers have to go into this series with the personnel they have and try to do the best with what they have.

“Now it’s a new season,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “You look at the standings, and we just got to play better baseball and find ways to win games.”

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-scores-standings/101612/dodgers-padres-begin-battle-for-division

 

[Los Angeles Dodgers]

Dodgers 2026 minor league schedules

This week was big for planning ahead, first with the 2025 major league postseason schedule dropping on Tuesday, including the wild card round starting on September 30 and the Division Series round beginning on October 4.

Also on Tuesday, the Double-A Tulsa Drillers announced their 2026 schedule, which begins on Thursday, April 2, a date the team says matches 1998 for the earliest season opener in franchise history. Tulsa’s schedule runs through September 6.

None of the other Dodgers minor league affiliates have officially announced their 2026 schedules, but next year’s slates are online for both Triple-A Oklahoma City and High-A Great Lakes as well.

Looking at the minor league schedules, it fits the same pattern as recent years. Triple-A starts the earliest, with Oklahoma City’s first game set for Friday, March 27 at home against Albuquerque. Double-A and both Class-A levels start the next weekend.

MLB hasn’t yet announced its 2026 schedule, but it always lines up with the minor league slates. That means opening day in the majors will likely be on Thursday, March 26, which would be the earliest domestic opening day in the history of the league. Last year MLB announced the 2025 schedule on July 18, the announcement the year before came on July 13, and in 2022 the 2023 schedule came on August 24. So expect a 2026 MLB schedule announcement some time soon.

Back to the minors for a moment, 2026 will be a year of change for the Dodgers, whose Low-A affiliate will switch from Rancho Cucamonga to a new Ontario team that hasn’t yet been named (that name will be revealed on September 18). But in perusing the online schedules of every other California League team, a 2026 schedule for Ontario can be gleaned. Ontario is set to play its inaugural game in its new park, which is currently being built, on Friday, April 3 against Lake Elsinore, a Padres affiliate.

None of this has yet been officially announced, but it looks like this will be Ontario’s first schedule.

Date	Opponent	Affiliate	Location
Fri, Apr 3	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Home
Sat, Apr 4	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Home
Sun, Apr 5	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Home
Tue, Apr 7	Inland Empire	Mariners	Road
Wed, Apr 8	Inland Empire	Mariners	Road
Thu, Apr 9	Inland Empire	Mariners	Road
Fri, Apr 10	Inland Empire	Mariners	Road
Sat, Apr 11	Inland Empire	Mariners	Road
Sun, Apr 12	Inland Empire	Mariners	Road
Tue, Apr 14	Fresno	Rockies	Home
Wed, Apr 15	Fresno	Rockies	Home
Thu, Apr 16	Fresno	Rockies	Home
Fri, Apr 17	Fresno	Rockies	Home
Sat, Apr 18	Fresno	Rockies	Home
Sun, Apr 19	Fresno	Rockies	Home
Tue, Apr 21	San Jose	Giants	Road
Wed, Apr 22	San Jose	Giants	Road
Thu, Apr 23	San Jose	Giants	Road
Fri, Apr 24	San Jose	Giants	Road
Sat, Apr 25	San Jose	Giants	Road
Sun, Apr 26	San Jose	Giants	Road
Tue, Apr 28	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Home
Wed, Apr 29	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Home
Thu, Apr 30	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Home
Fri, May 1	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Home
Sat, May 2	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Home
Sun, May 3	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Home
Tue, May 5	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Road
Wed, May 6	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Road
Thu, May 7	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Road
Fri, May 8	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Road
Sat, May 9	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Road
Sun, May 10	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Road
Tue, May 12	San Jose	Giants	Home
Wed, May 13	San Jose	Giants	Home
Thu, May 14	San Jose	Giants	Home
Fri, May 15	San Jose	Giants	Home
Sat, May 16	San Jose	Giants	Home
Sun, May 17	San Jose	Giants	Home
Tue, May 19	Inland Empire	Mariners	Road
Wed, May 20	Inland Empire	Mariners	Road
Thu, May 21	Inland Empire	Mariners	Road
Fri, May 22	Inland Empire	Mariners	Road
Sat, May 23	Inland Empire	Mariners	Road
Sun, May 24	Inland Empire	Mariners	Road
Tue, May 26	Visalia	D-backs	Home
Wed, May 27	Visalia	D-backs	Home
Thu, May 28	Visalia	D-backs	Home
Fri, May 29	Visalia	D-backs	Home
Sat, May 30	Visalia	D-backs	Home
Sun, May 31	Visalia	D-backs	Home
Tue, Jun 2	Stockton	A’s	Home
Wed, Jun 3	Stockton	A’s	Home
Thu, Jun 4	Stockton	A’s	Home
Fri, Jun 5	Stockton	A’s	Home
Sat, Jun 6	Stockton	A’s	Home
Sun, Jun 7	Stockton	A’s	Home
Tue, Jun 9	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Road
Wed, Jun 10	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Road
Thu, Jun 11	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Road
Fri, Jun 12	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Road
Sat, Jun 13	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Road
Sun, Jun 14	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Road
Tue, Jun 16	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Home
Wed, Jun 17	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Home
Thu, Jun 18	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Home
Fri, Jun 19	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Home
Sat, Jun 20	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Home
Sun, Jun 21	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Home
Tue, Jun 23	Visalia	D-backs	Road
Wed, Jun 24	Visalia	D-backs	Road
Thu, Jun 25	Visalia	D-backs	Road
Fri, Jun 26	Visalia	D-backs	Road
Sat, Jun 27	Visalia	D-backs	Road
Sun, Jun 28	Visalia	D-backs	Road
Tue, Jun 30	Fresno	Rockies	Road
Wed, Jul 1	Fresno	Rockies	Road
Thu, Jul 2	Fresno	Rockies	Road
Fri, Jul 3	Fresno	Rockies	Road
Sat, Jul 4	Fresno	Rockies	Road
Sun, Jul 5	Fresno	Rockies	Road
Tue, Jul 7	Inland Empire	Mariners	Home
Wed, Jul 8	Inland Empire	Mariners	Home
Thu, Jul 9	Inland Empire	Mariners	Home
Fri, Jul 10	Inland Empire	Mariners	Home
Sat, Jul 11	Inland Empire	Mariners	Home
Sun, Jul 12	Inland Empire	Mariners	Home
Fri, Jul 17	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Home
Sat, Jul 18	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Home
Sun, Jul 19	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Home
Tue, Jul 21	San Jose	Giants	Road
Wed, Jul 22	San Jose	Giants	Road
Thu, Jul 23	San Jose	Giants	Road
Fri, Jul 24	San Jose	Giants	Road
Sat, Jul 25	San Jose	Giants	Road
Sun, Jul 26	San Jose	Giants	Road
Tue, Jul 28	Fresno	Rockies	Home
Wed, Jul 29	Fresno	Rockies	Home
Thu, Jul 30	Fresno	Rockies	Home
Fri, Jul 31	Fresno	Rockies	Home
Sat, Aug 1	Fresno	Rockies	Home
Sun, Aug 2	Fresno	Rockies	Home
Tue, Aug 4	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Road
Wed, Aug 5	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Road
Thu, Aug 6	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Road
Fri, Aug 7	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Road
Sat, Aug 8	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Road
Sun, Aug 9	Lake Elsinore	Padres	Road
Tue, Aug 11	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Road
Wed, Aug 12	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Road
Thu, Aug 13	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Road
Fri, Aug 14	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Road
Sat, Aug 15	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Road
Sun, Aug 16	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Road
Tue, Aug 18	Inland Empire	Mariners	Home
Wed, Aug 19	Inland Empire	Mariners	Home
Thu, Aug 20	Inland Empire	Mariners	Home
Fri, Aug 21	Inland Empire	Mariners	Home
Sat, Aug 22	Inland Empire	Mariners	Home
Sun, Aug 23	Inland Empire	Mariners	Home
Tue, Aug 25	Stockton	A’s	Road
Wed, Aug 26	Stockton	A’s	Road
Thu, Aug 27	Stockton	A’s	Road
Fri, Aug 28	Stockton	A’s	Road
Sat, Aug 29	Stockton	A’s	Road
Sun, Aug 30	Stockton	A’s	Road
Tue, Sep 1	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Home
Wed, Sep 2	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Home
Thu, Sep 3	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Home
Fri, Sep 4	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Home
Sat, Sep 5	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Home
Sun, Sep 6	Rancho Cucamonga	Angels	Home

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-minor-leagues/101568/dodgers-schedule-2026-minor-leagues

 

[Los Angeles Dodgers]

August 16: Dodgers 6, Padres 0

• Dodgers vs. Padres game IX chat
• Will Smith throws out 3 Padres trying to steal in first 2 innings
• Kirby Yates, Tanner Scott start rehab assignments Tuesday in Triple-A
• Blake Snell vs. Dylan Cease, a battle of strikeouts & walks
• Dodgers on Deck: August 16 vs. Padres

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-scores-standings/101717/dodgers-padres-august-16