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Shohei Ohtani heads to 1st postseason after Dodgers clinch NL West title with a 7-2 win over Padres

Sep. 27, 2024 02:10 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is headed to the postseason for the first time in his career after the Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL West on Thursday night by scoring five runs in the seventh inning in a 7-2 win over the second-place San Diego Padres. The Japanese superstar spent...

Dodgers rally with 5 runs in 7th and beat Padres 7-2 to clinch 11th NL West title in 12 years

Sep. 27, 2024 02:01 AM EDT

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...

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...