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Great Lakes Loons pitch seven-inning no-hitter

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Logan Wagner homers in both games of a doubleheader, Chris Newell with two-homer day as well

In the Dodgers’ minor league games on June, we have a seven-inning no-hitter, two players with two-homer days, and Chris Campos shows how it’s done with a seven-inning start for the win.

Player of the day​

Eriq Swan pitched six no-hit innings in his best professional performance so far. Needing 84 pitches (50 strikes), Swan matched his career high with seven strikeouts. The 23-year-old is MLB Pipeline’s 17th-ranked Dodger prospect. Taken in the fourth round of the 2023 draft, Swan has a fastball that reaches triple digits and is given a scouting grade of 70. In his last five starts, Swan has 28 strikeouts in 19⅓ innings and a 3.26 ERA.

Triple-A Oklahoma City​

It was the battle of the Jarvisses as Comets starter Justin Jarvis squared off against Reno Aces (Diamondbacks) starter Bryce Jarvis (no relation). Justin gave up two runs, Bryce gave up four runs, and the Comets beat the Aces 5-3. The game was scoreless until the bottom of the third, when Comets left fielder Nick Senzel hit a solo home run. In the bottom of the fourth, things got out of control. Four walks and a hit-by-pitch allowed the Comets to score three runs with just one hit, a single. The four runs turned out to be enough, as five Comets pitchers held the Aces to just three runs on the evening.

Will Klein struck out three of his four batter faced in 1⅓ innings in his Dodgers organizational debut.

Double-A Tulsa​

The Drillers defeated the Amarillo Sod Poodles (Diamondbacks) 7-4. Tulsa starter Chris Campos pitched a classic game for the win, going seven innings, giving up two runs, three hits, and two walks. Chris Newell provided him with all the offense he would need, with two home runs and four RBIs.

See ya later ball!
Chris Newell homerun!
TUL|AMA pic.twitter.com/35C0Oz4xFp

— Tulsa Drillers (@TulsaDrillers) June 6, 2025​

AND ANOTHER B M B FROM CHRIS NEWELL

TUL| AMA pic.twitter.com/6c6UDjHHq8

— Tulsa Drillers (@TulsaDrillers) June 6, 2025​

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High-A Great Lakes​

The Loons played a doubleheader against the South Bend Cubs, which meant two 7-inning games. The Cubs won the first game 6-5 when they pushed home the winning run in the bottom of the seventh without the benefit of a hit. A walk, steal, balk, and sacrifice fly was the winning formula. A grand slam home run by the Loons’ Logan Wagner in the sixth turned a 5-1 deficit into a brand new game.

Mike Sirota, fresh off the seven-day injured list, also hit a homer for the Loons.

LOGAN WAGNER GRAND SLAM

It's a new ball game in South Bend! pic.twitter.com/6g7SJxewve

— Great Lakes Loons (@greatlakesloons) June 6, 2025​

I don't think anyone expected the season that Mike Sirota is putting together. Today he got a hold of one for his 10th home run of the season.

He is currently slashing .373/.458/.716 with 34 RBI! pic.twitter.com/jgwUm0cnok

— Ross Jensen (@RossJensen12) June 6, 2025​

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The second game featured a 3-0 Loons victory on a seven-inning no-hitter. Swan pitched six of those innings, striking out seven and walking two. Roque Gutierrez finished it with a hitless seventh for the save. Logan Wagner again provided the offense, hitting another home run and driving in two of the runs.

Low-A Rancho Cucamonga​

The San Jose Giants defeated the Quakes 6-4 in ten innings. The Quakes came from behind to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh, the key hit being a triple by Eduardo Guerrero. They had a chance to win it in the ninth. With the bases loaded and two out, Joendry Vargas popped out to first to end the threat. Earlier in the game, Eduardo Quintero hit his league-leading tenth home run.

Thursday scores​

• Oklahoma City 5, Reno 3
• Tulsa 7, Amarillo 4
• South Bend 6, Great Lakes 5, game 1
• Great Lakes 3, South Bend 0, game 2
• San Jose 6, Rancho Cucamonga 4

Friday schedule​

• Great Lakes (Luke Fox) at South Bend (Erian Rodriguez), 4:05 PM PST
• Amarillo (Logan Clayton) at Tulsa (Patrick Copen), 5:00 PM PST
• Reno (Yu-Min Lin) at Oklahoma City (Kyle Funkhouser), 5:05 PM PST
• San Jose (Greg Farone) at Rancho Cucamonga (Christian Zazueta), 6:30 PM PST

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/6/6/24444268/dodgers-eriq-swan-hitless-chris-newell

 

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Tony Gonsolin on injured list with right elbow discomfort

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Any sort of literal relief from the Dodgers adding Kirby Yates and Michael Kopech back to the bullpen on Saturday was muted with the corresponding move of Tony Gonsolin landing on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort.

Gonsolin, who missed the entire 2024 season after Tommy John surgery in September 2023, has had an uneven return to the major league rotation this season, with a 5.00 ERA and 5.22 xERA in seven starts.

He allowed four home runs on May 30 against the Yankees, but battled back to remain in the game for six innings to earn the win. Gonsolin’s 24.2-percent strikeout rate is a bit higher than his 23.2-percent career rate, but his 11.5-percent walk rate is his highest since 2021 and well above his 8.9-percent career walk rate.

Gonsolin’s last start was Wednesday against, in which he allowed three runs (two earned) with six strikeouts and three walks in five innings in a loss to the Mets.

He was slated to start on Tuesday in San Diego, so those innings will need to be filled. Gonsolin’s injury likely also means an extended stay in the rotation for Justin Wrobleski, who replaced Landon Knack on the roster and started Friday.

Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, and Roki Sasaki are all on the injured list, none of them particularly close to a return, having not yet progressed to even starting a rehab assignment. The short-term path for the Dodgers rotation involves basically what they already have.

With Nick Frasso recently moved to the bullpen in Oklahoma City, the only starting options available in Triple-A are Knack (who can’t return before June 21 unless replacing an injured player), Matt Sauer, and Bobby Miller.

The Dodgers have been resistant to move Ben Casparius into the rotation given his value as an incredibly effective bulk reliever, but perhaps with Yates and Kopech now back in the bullpen, a path for Casparius to start could be made.

The roster move of Gonsolin to the injured list was announced after Dave Roberts’ pregame media scrum on Saturday, so more information will come later. But no matter how you slice it, this is a huge blow and a further test to a Dodgers depth chart already stretched to its limits.

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/6/7/24444993/tony-gonsolin-injured-list-dodgers-elbow-discomfort

 

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Dodgers avoid being swept by Cardinals behind Clayton Kershaw’s gem

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Kershaw goes five innings, allowing just one run and striking out a season-high seven hitters en route to his first win of 2025.

The Dodgers were able to give Clayton Kershaw ample run support on Sunday, as they avoided a sweep by the St. Louis Cardinals by taking the finale by a 7-3 final score.

The Dodgers immediately put a man in scoring position to begin the game against Cardinals right-hander Michael McGreevy, as Shohei Ohtani lined a double on the first pitch of the game. The Dodgers’ 2-4 hitters couldn’t provide any further offense as Ohtani was left on base to close the half inning.

St. Louis threatened in the bottom of the first inning with a two-out double from Brendan Donovan, but Clayton Kershaw was able to record a strikeout of Willson Contreras to keep the game scoreless.

The Dodgers opened the second frame with two straight singles from Max Muncy and Will Smith, and the former Cardinal Tommy Edman sliced a single up the middle to bring home the game’s first run. Hyeseong Kim lined a bullet down the right field line that crept into the corner, plating both Smith and Edman as Kim hustled into third base with a two-run triple, giving the Dodgers their biggest lead of the entire series.

Tommy and Hyeseong strike first! pic.twitter.com/UyRbGdZgyi

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 8, 2025​

Kershaw kept the Cardinals at bay in the second inning, as he recorded a pair of strikeouts, including a one of Pedro Pagés on his signature 12-6 curveball to end the bottom half. Kershaw added another pair of strikeouts in the third inning to bring his total on the afternoon to five, already surpassing his season total of three coming against the Cleveland Guardians on May 27.

That Kershaw curve. pic.twitter.com/6YTDDW7FcF

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 8, 2025​

Will Smith led off the fourth inning and slashed a leadoff triple, the second of the game for the Dodgers. Tommy Edman fought off a pitch near his hands and poked it down the third base line and past Nolan Arenado for an RBI double, pushing the Dodger lead to four.

Kershaw found himself in a jam in the fifth inning, as he allowed a pair of singles to Alec Burleson and Pagés to begin the inning. The Cardinals could only mount one run off of Kershaw all afternoon, as Masyn Winn lined a double to put St. Louis on the board. Kershaw rebounded quickly by striking out Donovan for his seventh of the game. The last time Kershaw had recorded at least seven strikeouts in a game came back on this day two years ago. His seventh strikeout was the 2,981st of his big league career, surpassing old teammate Zack Grienke for 20th on the all-time strikeout leaderboard.

The Cardinals let out a collective sigh of relief after Kershaw’s day was over, as Contreras knocked an RBI double in the bottom of the sixth inning against Lou Trivino and followed up with an RBI single in the seventh inning against Kirby Yates making his return from injury.

The Dodgers did get an insurance run before the bottom of the seventh inning as Mookie Betts connected for his first home run since his two-home run game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on May 19. It was the Dodgers’ first home run of the series, and the first overall since Andy Pages went deep on Wednesday against the New York Mets.

Mooooooook! pic.twitter.com/4YMdnopIBf

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 8, 2025​

Tommy Edman recorded his third RBI of the game on a sacrifice fly before Max Muncy scored on a wild pitch from rookie Matt Svanson in the top of the eighth inning to push the Dodger back to four runs.

Tanner Scott recorded a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning before Michael Kopech came on for the ninth inning, making his season debut. After allowing a leadoff single to Ryan Vilade, Kopech needed just eight more pitches to seal a Dodger victory.

Game particulars​

• Home runs— Mookie Betts (9)
• WP— Clayton Kershaw (1-0): 5 IP, 6 hits, 1 earned run, 0 walks, 7 strikeouts
• LP— Michael McGreevy (1-1): 6 IP, 8 hits, 4 earned runs, 0 walks, 5 strikeouts

Up next​

The Dodgers return to southern California, but will head 122 miles south of Dodger Stadium to open a three game series against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on Monday (6:40 p.m. PT, SportsNet LA). Dustin May starts the series opener for the Dodgers, while Nick Pivetta gets the nod for San Diego.

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/6/8/24445480/dodgers-cardinals-game-recap

 

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June 8: Dodgers 7, Cardinals 3

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Clayton Kershaw struck out seven, his most in a start in exactly two years, and walked none in five strong innings. The Dodgers scored three runs in the first inning and tacked on more to beat the Cardinals on Sunday afternoon at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

Mookie Betts homered in the win.

Source: https://www.truebluela.com/2025/6/8/24444788/dodgers-cardinals-june-8