This team is rolling and who knows if they?ll slow down. But if they don?t, watch out because a repeat of 1988 could be seen all over again. This Dodgers squad remains the best team in baseball, but how long will they keep it up? Read more »
Joe Gutierrez - Baseball Analysis
La Russa Kept His Promise
The Professor, Lugo Shipped to Dodgers
The deadline has come and gone, but GM Ned Colletti triggered two moves that he hopes to make the Dodgers chances of overtaking the NL West that much better. A young shortstop and a future Hall of Famer may just be the key to a playoff run. Read more »
Game Over In Los Angeles
After a short comeback this season, making only two appearances, Eric Gagne, the once dominant closer learned his back had suffered a herniated disk and would have to be shut down for the remainder of the year. It?s not as if the Dodgers weren?t prepared for something like this to happen. The trade for Danys Baez proved vital, but his numbers haven?t been impressive thus far. Read more »
Early Outburst Not Enough for LA
Odalis Perez couldn?t have hoped for a heftier six-run lead than the one his team supplied for him, until it all fell apart in the fifth. It would eventually lead to an Arizona comeback, and a 10-8 victory over the Dodgers Read more »
Penny is Snake-Bitten in Arizona
Brad Penny would do just about anything to get the second inning back in the Diamondbacks 3-2 win over Los Angeles Monday. Penny surrendered his three earned runs in that long inning, which finally ended with a double play, ending the pitcher?s misery Read more »
Dodgers Blow Five-Run Lead
The ninth inning started with many fans in San Diego coming to their feet, only to exit the stadium. But those who stood behind saw a huge five-run comeback for an eventual 6-5 win, and nearly avoiding the sweep at the same time Read more »
Life Isn?t Easy In The NL East
Winning fourteen division titles in a row isn?t easy. Just ask Bobby Cox and his Atlanta Braves, but be sure not to ask them just right now as the Mets have a comfortable first-place lead. The Braves find themselves in second place in the division so far, and it seems fairly good, right? Read more »
Tomko and Dodgers Pounce Pads
The Padres lack of effort so far this season was well documented by the Dodgers upon entering the series. Los Angeles took advantage of it and were able to beat San Diego, in a score of 4-2 Read more »
Dodgers? Pitching Combines for Two-Hitter
When the Dodgers acquired starting pitcher Jae Seo from the New York Mets during the off-season, the club was set to make him the final piece in the rotation. He struggled in his first couple of starts going winless at 0-2, but that finally changed as Seo and the Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 3-0 Read more »
Houston Hands Perez First Loss
Dodgers? pitcher Odalis Perez came into the final game of the series against the Astros with three wins. But 1B Lance Berkman and company absolutely destroyed Perez and racked him up for six runs on eleven hits Read more »
Extra Innings Doom Los Angeles
The Dodger bullpen could only go so long after Brad Penny was taken out in the seventh. Four hours and forty-eight minutes later, the Houston Astros were able to edge the Dodgers in the bottom of the fourteenth, and close out the longest recorded game in Minute Maid Park Read more »
Nomar is Grand in Dodger Win
Down by one in the bottom of the ninth with three runners on, 1B Nomar Garciaparra exploded on a 2-2 fastball from closer Brad Lidge to give LA a three run lead and ultimately a victory Read more »
Tomko Holds Off Arizona
Opposing pitcher Russ Ortiz had his sights set on his first win of the season Sunday, but the Dodgers thought otherwise. The 0-3 right-hander was hit hard in the first inning, allowing four runs as the Dodgers won the series by beating Ortiz and the Diamondbacks 6-4 Read more »
Garciaparra Returns, But Dodgers Lose
The return of Nomar Garciaparra to the Dodger roster was welcoming, as Grady Little was finally able to assemble the lineup he had envisioned to place on the field Opening Day. However, Jae Seo allowed all five runs, enabling the Arizona Diamondbacks to beat the Dodgers 5-4 Read more »
Dodgers Topple D-Backs
The Dodgers opened up a three game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks on a good note, as starter Odalis Perez was able to go six innings, allowing one run. Led by Perez who won his third game of the season, Los Angeles defeated the D-Backs 6-3 Read more »
Baez Unable To Maintain Lead
The Dodgers finished their three game series with Chicago Cubs last night, but not before closer Danys Baez failed to pitch the final two innings with caution. The Cubs would score three times in the eighth to beat the Dodgers 5-4 Read more »
Drew Knocks In Game Winner
Derek Lowe tossed another decent game tonight, but was unable to lock up his second win of the year. Instead, RF J.D. Drew broke a tie ball game in the 9th with a base hit to right, scoring CF Kenny Lofton for the win Read more »
Cubs, Maddux Beat Dodgers
The 40 year old workhorse, Greg Maddux, was nearly unhittable tonight against The Dodgers, allowing just one run through eight innings. Maddux received his third win of the season as the Chicago Cubs went on to win the game, 4-1 Read more »
LA Can?t Buy A Run
The Dodgers couldn?t have asked for a better outing by Jae Seo, as the young South Korean went six innings and allowed two runs. But the San Francisco Giants got the best of Seo and the Dodgers when they won the series Sunday night, beating their rivals 2-0 Read more »
Pitching Guides In Dodgers Win
Odalis Perez went seven strong innings and allowed just a run, as the Los Angeles Dodgers were able to maintain a two-run lead to defeat the San Francisco Giants Saturday night Read more »