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Framber Valdez strikes out 10 over 6 1/3 innings and Astros beat Dodgers, 5-0
HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez struck out 10 in 6 1/3 innings, Alex Bregman and Jon Singleton hit home runs and the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 on Friday night. Bregman hit a solo home run to left in the third inning and Singleton hit a 403-foot two-run homer...
Kershaw returns from shoulder surgery, Ohtani hits 31st homer, Dodgers beat Giants 6-4
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw allowed two runs over four innings in his return from shoulder surgery, Nick Ahmed and Shohei Ohtani homered on consecutive pitches in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 Thursday. Kershaw made his first...
Ohtani drives in 3, Dodgers beat Giants for 5th straight win; SF's Fitzgerald extends HR streak to 5
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had two hits and drove in three runs, rookie Landon Knack pitched five solid innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to five games by beating the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Tuesday night. Tyler Fitzgerald became the first...
Ohtani's 473-foot drive leads 6-homer onslaught for Dodgers in 9-6 win over Red Sox
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a 473-foot home run and the Los Angeles Dodgers went deep six times in a 9-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernández, Gavin Lux, Austin Barnes and Jason Heyward also connected as Los Angeles swept the...
Ohtani hits 473-foot homer that clears bleachers at Dodger Stadium
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani made his 30th home run in Dodger blue a memorable one. The superstar slugger drove a cutter from Boston pitcher Kutter Crawford 473 feet over the bleachers at Dodger Stadium during the fifth inning of Sunday's game against the Red Sox. ...
Hernández and Smith rally Dodgers past Red Sox 7-6 in 11 innings
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith singled with the bases loaded and one out in the 11th inning to drive in Kiké Hernández as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 7-6 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Smith lined a base hit to center field off Greg Weissert (2-2) to give the...
Freddie Freeman hits grand slam in 8th inning to lift Dodgers to 4-1 win over Red Sox
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freddie Freeman hit a grand slam in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Friday night. Miguel Vargas walked before Zack Kelly got Chris Taylor to strike out looking. Brennan Bernardino (3-3) relieved and gave up a double...
Judge and Ohtani are the MVP favorites, but there's plenty of time left in baseball's award races
Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani are the front-runners for baseball's MVP awards, according to the oddsmakers. It's only the All-Star break, but one or two clear favorites have emerged for several of the game's top honors. With play set to resume again Friday, here's a look at what the...
Dodgers and Cubs open 2025 MLB season in Tokyo March 18, rest of league starts March 27
NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani will open the 2025 season in Tokyo against the Chicago Cubs on March 18 and the Athletics will start the home portion of their first season in Sacramento against the Cubs on March 31. All 30 teams are scheduled for March 27,...
MLB All-Star Game viewers up 6% to 7.44 million after falling to record low last year
NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Skenes, Shohei Ohtani, Jarren Duran and the rest of this year's All-Stars drew 7,443,000 viewers on Fox, up 6% from the 2023 game but the second lowest for the event. The American League's 5-3 victory at Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday night saw an increase from...
