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Locked in at the plate, Shohei Ohtani chases Triple Crown entering final weekend of regular season
DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani's locked in at the plate, on the bases, for the NL MVP and now even on the Triple Crown. It's been that kind of late-season surge for the Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter who's already invented the 50-50 club. Ohtani went 4 for 5 —...
Ohtani launches homer No. 54, steals 57th base as NL West-champion Dodgers power by Rockies 11-4
DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his 54th homer of the season, a towering three-run shot, after stealing his 57th base earlier in the game and the NL West-champion Los Angeles Dodgers powered past the Colorado Rockies 11-4 on Friday night. The Dodgers designated hitter finished 4...
Dodgers leave Freddie Freeman in Los Angeles to rest a sore right ankle ahead of the playoffs
DENVER (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman didn't make the trip to Colorado for a three-game series against the Rockies to close out the regular season so he could rest a sore ankle. The All-Star slugger left Thursday's NL West-clinching game in the seventh...
Dodgers rally with 5 runs in 7th and beat Padres 7-2 to clinch 11th NL West title in 12 years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith hit a tying, two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers scored three more runs in the seventh to beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Thursday night and clinch the NL West title. The rally was dampened by an apparent injury to All-Star slugger Freddie...
Kershaw still hopeful he can pitch for playoff-bound Dodgers if stubborn toe injury heals
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw is hopeful he can pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the postseason, although his stubborn toe injury has still not healed. The three-time National League Cy Young Award winner has been limited to playing catch this week rather than face...
Shorter games, more running, more action. Two years in, MLB's rule changes have provided a jolt
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Two years ago, it looked as if Major League Baseball was having an existential crisis. To many inside the game, it certainly felt like one as a sport built on its timelessness careened toward a future hellbent on speeding things up. Pitch clocks. Defensive shift...
Shorter games, more running, more action. Two years in, MLB's rule changes have provided a jolt
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Two years ago, it looked as if Major League Baseball was having an existential crisis. To many inside the game, it certainly felt like one as a sport built on its timelessness careened toward a future hellbent on speeding things up. Pitch clocks. Defensive shift...
Dodgers edge second-place Padres 4-3, can clinch NL West with win in series finale
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani singled in the go-ahead run before stealing his 56th base of the season in the sixth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Wednesday night to move within a victory of clinching the NL West. The Dodgers increased...
Padres clinch postseason berth with 4-2 win over NL West-leading Dodgers in opener of crucial series
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Manny Machado started a game-ending triple play and the San Diego Padres clinched a postseason berth with a 4-2 victory over the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night. Jake Cronenworth hit an early two-run homer for the streaking Padres, assured at...
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw is in 'a holding pattern' with no current plans to face hitters
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw is in “a holding pattern” and there are currently no plans for the Dodgers' three-time Cy Young Award winner to face hitters as he tries to overcome a toe injury. “I don’t think there’s been improvement,” Los Angeles manager Dave...
