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Ohtani steals 49th base in Dodgers' 8-4 win over Marlins

Sep. 18, 2024 23:00 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani stole his 49th base and moved closer to becoming the first player in major league history with 50 homers and 50 steals in a season as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 8-4 Wednesday night. Ohtani, who began the day two shy of each mark,...

Freeman's 3-run homer helps Dodgers to 9-0 win, dropping Braves out of playoff position

Sep. 17, 2024 00:51 AM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman hit a three-run homer against his former team and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Atlanta 9-0 on Monday night, dropping the Braves out of a playoff position. Shohei Ohtani was 0 for 4 with a walk and a pair of run-scoring grounders that increased his...

Guardians edge Dodgers 3-1 on Giménez's 2-run shot and Boyd's strong outing

Sep. 07, 2024 01:26 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Boyd outdueled Landon Knack over five scoreless innings, Andrés Giménez hit a two-run homer in the sixth and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Friday night in a matchup of division leaders. The NL West-leading Dodgers managed...

Freeman rips 2 homers, Ohtani steals 3 bases as Dodgers take 3 of 4 from D-backs with an 11-6 win

Sep. 02, 2024 20:00 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Freddie Freeman hit two homers and had five RBIs, Shohei Ohtani stole three bases and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-6 on Monday. Teoscar Hernández went 5 for 5 to help Los Angeles take three of four games in a crucial series between NL...

Ohtani, Betts and Freeman open with consecutive HRs, and Dodgers beat Diamondbacks 8-6

Sep. 01, 2024 00:29 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman started the game with consecutive home runs, the first time that has happened in the Dodgers’ 141-year history, and Tommy Edman hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to give Los Angeles an 8-6 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on...

Ohtani, Betts and Freeman hit consecutive homers for Dodgers to lead off game vs. Diamondbacks

Aug. 31, 2024 20:48 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman led off Saturday's game with consecutive home runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Ohtani, on a full count, hit his 44th of the season — a 420-foot shot to dead center off of Diamondbacks...

Will Smith hits 3-run homer, Dodgers extend NL West lead to 5 games with 10-9 win over D-backs

Aug. 31, 2024 01:36 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Will Smith hit a late three-run homer, Shohei Ohtani added his 43rd of the season and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their NL West lead to five games with a 10-9 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. Arizona's late-season surge set the stage for a...

Caballero's 2-run homer off Kelly in the 10th lifts Rays over Dodgers 9-8

Aug. 25, 2024 00:52 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — José Caballero hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Joe Kelly in the 10th inning after Tampa Bay blew a 4-0 lead in the first and the Rays rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-8 on Saturday night. “That helped us a lot,” teammate Junior Caminero said. "I...

Ohtani hits grand slam in 9th inning, becomes fastest player in MLB history to join 40-40 club

Aug. 24, 2024 02:17 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is baseball's fastest 40-40 man. The Japanese superstar blasted a two-out grand slam in the ninth inning for his 40th homer after earlier stealing his 40th base, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. ...

Jason Heyward gets caught in Dodgers roster crunch, leaving Freddie Freeman without his best friend

Aug. 23, 2024 21:04 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freddie Freeman has lost seeing his best friend every day and the Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse is without a respected presence who mentored the younger players. Veteran outfielder Jason Heyward was cut loose Thursday, two days after his pinch-hit, go-ahead...