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Dan Haren still isn't the answer
The crazy notion pounded as loud as the ball Matt Holliday drove to the base of the center-field fence in the first inning, a shot that gave the St. Louis Cardinals a lead before the Dodgers had even broken a summer Missouri sweat. The best starting rotation in baseball needs another starting pitcher. The unlikely idea burst open four innings later, like the home run fireworks exploding through the thick sky, snaking red plumes that draped a colorful canopy over a smiling Holliday and a scowling Dan Haren. The best starting rotation in baseball needs another starting pitcher. The Dodgers began baseball's traditional second half Friday at the same spot they ended last season,...
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Dan Haren still isn't the answer
The crazy notion pounded as loud as the ball Matt Holliday drove to the base of the center-field fence in the first inning, a shot that gave the St. Louis Cardinals a lead before the Dodgers had even broken a summer Missouri sweat. The best...
The Times' Major League Baseball rankings
Mike Hiserman ranks the 30 teams. Last week’s ranking in parentheses; statistics are through Friday’s games: 1. OAKLAND: Catchers Derek Norris, John Jaso and Stephen Vogt have combined for a .309 average, 20 homers and...
Dodgers likely won't trade the farm for top pitcher
With Josh Beckett sidelined, Dan Haren inconsistent and the bullpen short on dependable late-inning options, General Manager Ned Colletti said he remains in search of pitching as the July 31 nonwaiver trade deadline approaches. Speaking...
The Times' baseball rankings
Last week’s ranking in parentheses, statistics are through Friday’s games: 1. OAKLAND: Franchise with reputation for polishing young talent is only team that hasn’t used a rookie this season. (1) 2. MILWAUKEE: Marco...
Angels' Garrett Richards strong again in 6-2 win over Twins
KEY MOMENT: Kevin Jepsen relieved starter Garrett Richards in the eighth inning and gave up a run-scoring single to Kendrys Morales that cut the Angels' lead to 5-2 and put runners on first and third with one out. But Jepsen struck out...
Dodgers face elimination after Cardinals win Game 4 of NLCS, 4-2
Momentum is a one-game deal in the playoffs, and as high as the Dodgers were feeling Monday, they were as low after Tuesday. The Dodgers fell, 4-2, to the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, leaving...
Ricky Nolasco to start Game 4 for Dodgers, pitching coach says
The Dodgers plan to start veteran right-hander Ricky Nolasco — and not ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw — in Game 4 of the National League division series on Monday, Dodgers pitching coach Rick Honeycutt told The Times. The Dodgers...
Dodgers don't fret as winning streak ends in 3-2 loss to Phillies
Hanley Ramirez's two errors in the ninth inning lead to loss that ends winning string at 10 games, but the shortstop says the Dodgers 'just keep moving forward.'
Ricky Nolasco won't fret if Dodgers let Clayton Kershaw start Game 4
Ricky Nolasco said he would not object if the Dodgers take the ball out of his hands and give it to Clayton Kershaw for Game 4 of the National League Division Series. "This isn't about me," Nolasco said. "This is about the team." ...
After stormy days, skies are blue again for Dodgers and Ned Colletti
The chair on which General Manager Ned Colletti sits, night after night, at Dodgers home games, once came with a very high temperature. Now, the hot seat is more like a throne. Colletti has lasted, persevered. He has gone over Niagara Falls...
Daily Dodger in Review: Stephen Fife the emergency starter
STEPHEN FIFE, 27, pitcher Final 2013 stats: 4-4, 3.86 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, .304 opponent batting average, 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings in 12 games (58 1/3 innings). Contract status: Under...
Dodgers beat Red Sox, 2-0, as NL West lead goes to great expanse
Ricky Nolasco's pitching, Hanley Ramirez's homer lift Dodgers to another win and a 101/2-game division lead, their biggest since 1977.
Joe Torre can relate to Don Mattingly's status within Dodgers
Asked about protégé Don Mattingly's uncertain future, former Dodgers manager Joe Torre explained Sunday why Mattingly might be concerned about his lame-duck status. As the New York Yankees manager...
Dodgers are close to signing Dan Haren
The Dodgers are close to signing former All-Star Dan Haren, who could add depth to the battered back end of their rotation. Haren agreed to a one-year, $10-million contract that includes a vesting option for 2015, according to people familiar...
Dodgers see it slip away in 13th, drop opener to Cardinals, 3-2
It was taunt and tense. It was a sweaty, nervous little game. And ultimately, one extremely frustrating game for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers lost the opener of the National League Championship Series, 3-2 in 13 innings, on...
Dodgers lose Mark Ellis after he reportedly signs with Cardinals
They come and go, though sometimes it can feel like they’re just going. The Dodgers have signed Juan Uribe,...
Dodgers are pitching themselves into the playoffs, but what then?
Pitching wins. Especially in the playoffs. That's one of those baseball adages, like the infield fly rule, that everyone simply accepts but no one has really proved. "There's no question pitching's at a premium because every team in the...
Yasiel Puig back in Dodgers' starting lineup, no harm, no foul
The Dodgers took early batting practice Friday, before their first game since the Benching Heard 'Round the World. Yasiel Puig, unceremoniously yanked from Wednesday's game by Manager Don Mattingly, was not...
The Dodgers and the pursuit of Japanese pitching star Masahiro Tanaka
This is the place where I would like to share my incredible personal connections to reveal the Dodgers’ double-secret plans to snare Japanese star pitcher Masahiro Tanaka. Alas, there is none to offer. But, come on, does this not look...
Hanley Ramirez, Andre Ethier back in Dodgers' lineup for NLCS Game 4
The Dodgers’ lineup news for Tuesday’s Game 3 is it will be the same crew as Monday. Now maybe that doesn’t sound like news, but if you were sending guys on the field with duct tape hanging out of their sleeves, it qualifies as a...
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