Freddie Freeman knocks in winning run in 5-4 victory
11th inning
White Sox: Caleb Ferguson now pitching for the Dodgers. Romy Gonzalez is the runner at second. Jake Burger struck out swinging. Andrew Vaughn flied to center, Gonzalez to third. Yasmani Grandal grounded to third.
Dodgers: Left-hander Garrett Crochet now pitching for the White Sox. Chris Taylor is the runner at second. Taylor took third on a passed ball. Miguel Rojas walked. Mookie Betts walked after a 12-pitch at-bat. Freddie Freeman singled to center to drive in the winning run.
Final score: Dodgers 5, White Sox 4
Still tied after 10 innings
10th inning
White Sox: Elvis Andrus is the runner on second. Tim Anderson grounded to first, Andrus to third. Gavin Sheets walked. Andrew Benintendi ran for Sheets. Luis Robert Jr. struck out looking. Benintendi stole second. Eloy Jimenez struck out swinging.
Dodgers: Jason Heyward is the runner at second. Left-hander Aaron Bummer now pitching for the White Sox. Jonny DeLuca, batting for Peralta, grounded to the pitcher, Heyward to third. Miguel Vargas fouled to the catcher. J.D. Martinez, batting for Outman, was walked intentionally. Chris Taylor struck out swinging.
Score after 10: Dodgers 4, White Sox 4
Dodgers strand two and we go to extra innings
Ninth inning
White Sox: Evan Phillips now pitching for the Dodgers. Yasmani Grandal struck out swinging. Clint Frazier struck out swinging. Elvis Andrus flied to right.
Dodgers: Right-hander Kendall Graveman now pitching for the White Sox. Miguel Rojas singled to short. Mookie Betts grounded to third, forcing Rojas. Freddie Freeman walked. Will Smith struck out swinging. Jason Heyward struck out swinging.
Score after nine: Dodgers 4, White Sox 4
We go to the ninth, 4-4
Eighth inning
White Sox: Yency Almonte now pitching for the Dodgers. Eloy Jimenez struck out swinging. Jake Burger struck out looking. Andrew Vaughn grounded to the catcher.
Dodgers: Right-hander Gregory Santos now pitching for the White Sox. Miguel Vargas struck out swinging. James Outman struck out swinging. Chris Taylor flied to right.
Score after eight: Dodgers 4, White Sox 4
All tied up after seven innings
Seventh inning
White Sox: Elvis Andrus doubled to left. Tim Anderson struck out swinging. Gavin Sheets grounded to second, Andrus to third. Luis Robert Jr. walked. With Eloy Jimenez batting, Robert tried to steal second. Smith faked a throw and threw to third instead, where Andrus was too far off the bag. Taylor ran him down for an out.
Dodgers: Right-hander and former Dodger Joe Kelly now pitching for the White Sox. Freddie Freeman flied to left. Will Smith walked. Jason Heyward struck out swinging. David Peralta lined to center.
Score after seven: Dodgers 4, White Sox 4
Chris Taylor’s grand slam brings Dodgers even, 4-4
Sixth inning
White Sox: Shelby Miller now pitching for the Dodgers. Andrew Vaughn grounded to second. Yasmani Grandal flied to left. Clint Frazier struck out swinging.
Dodgers: Will Smith singled to center. Jason Heyward struck out swinging. David Peralta singled to center, Smith to second. Right-hander Reynaldo Lopez now pitching for the White Sox. Miguel Vargas flied to right. James Outman singled to center, loading the bases. Chris Taylor hit a grand slam to left. We’re tied. Miguel Rojas beat out a slow bouncer to short. Rojas stole second. Mookie Betts flied to right.
Score after six: Dodgers 4, White Sox 4
White Sox lead 4-0 after five
Fifth inning
White Sox: Gavin Sheets walked. Luis Robert Jr. struck out swinging. Eloy Jimenez struck out swinging. Jake Burger struck out swinging.
Dodgers: James Outman struck out swinging. Chris Taylor walked. Miguel Rojas struck out swinging. Mookie Betts singled to center, Taylor to second. Freddie Freeman grounded to second, forcing Betts.
Score after five: White Sox 4, Dodgers 0
Two more solo homers by White Sox, who lead 4-0
Fourth inning
White Sox: Jake Burger homered to center. Andrew Vaughn homered to left. Yasmani Grandal singled to center. Clint Frazier flied to center. Elvis Andrus flied to right. Tim Anderson grounded to short, forcing Grandal.
Dodgers: Will Smith walked. Jason Heyward popped to first. David Peralta fouled to third. Miguel Vargas struck out looking.
Score after four: White Sox 4, Dodgers 0
Dylan Cease dispatching the Dodgers with relative ease
Third inning
White Sox: Tim Anderson singled to center. Gavin Sheets lined to right. Luis Robert Jr. struck out swinging. Eloy Jimenez grounded to third.
Dodgers: Chris Taylor struck out swinging. Miguel Rojas struck out swinging. Mookie Betts singled to center. Freddie Freeman popped to third.
Score after three: White Sox 2, Dodgers 0
White Sox lead after two innings
Second inning
White Sox: Andrew Vaughn grounded to short. Yasmani Grandal singled to right. Clint Frazier struck out looking. Elvis Andrus struck out looking.
Dodgers: Jason Heyward struck out swinging. David Peralta grounded to second. Miguel Vargas walked. James Outman struck out swinging.
Score after two: White Sox 2, Dodgers 0
White Sox jump out to quick 2-0 lead
First inning
White Sox: Tim Anderson grounded to third. Gavin Sheets lined to third. Luis Robert Jr. homered to center. Eloy Jimenez homered to right-center. Jake Burger struck out swinging.
Dodgers: Mookie Betts struck out swinging. Freddie Freeman flied to center. Will Smith struck out swinging.
Score after one: White Sox 2, Dodgers 0
Help could be on the way for beleaguered Dodgers relief corps
A beleaguered Dodgers bullpen could receive a much-needed shot in the arm by the end of June with the anticipated return of right-hander Daniel Hudson, who will move his rehabilitation from left-knee surgery from the Arizona rookie league to triple-A Oklahoma City sometime over the next week, manager Dave Roberts said Thursday.
Hudson, who went 2-3 with a 2.22 ERA and five saves in 25 games for the Dodgers before tearing his knee ligament last June, has thrown four scoreless innings in the span 10 days in Arizona, giving up one hit, striking out six and walking one.
“I think he’s done using bullets in Arizona, so he wants to kind of ramp up the competition,” Roberts said. “Hopefully if that goes well, to expect him at some point this month, I think, is hopeful.”
The Dodgers entered Thursday night’s game against the Chicago White Sox with a 4.90 bullpen ERA, the second-worst in baseball ahead of only the woebegone Oakland Athletics. Relievers failed to hold a 4-2 lead Wednesday night, combining to give up six runs in the final two innings of an 8-4 loss to the White Sox.
Hudson, who turned a corner in his recovery after receiving a cortisone injection in his knee in May, would add veteran depth to a group of high-leverage relievers that includes Evan Phillips, Caleb Ferguson and Brusdar Graterol. The 36-year-old closed for the 2019 World Series-winning Washington Nationals.
“He’s a high-leverage reliever who I think adds a little consistency, some calm, to the bullpen,” Roberts said, “and if you look at how things have been going the first 2 ½ months, that can be pretty helpful.”
Tonight’s starting lineups
The starting lineups for tonight’s Dodgers-White Sox game:
A grade change for Max Muncy’s hamstring strain
The prognosis did not change for Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy, but the diagnosis did, manager Dave Roberts saying he “misspoke” when he told reporters on Wednesday that Muncy had suffered a Grade 2 left-hamstring strain.
Both Roberts and Muncy clarified that the injury, suffered on Sunday in Philadelphia, is a mild strain, and the Dodgers remain hopeful that the slugger will be able to return by this weekend.
“I thought I heard Grade 2 as opposed to low grade or Grade 1, so that was my mistake,” Roberts said before Thursday night’s series finale against the Chicago White Sox in Dodger Stadium. “I don’t know if it set off alarm bells, but that was my fault.”
Muncy said he “had no idea” where the breakdown in communication occurred, but when told it was Roberts who announced that he had a Grade 2 strain, which would probably sideline him for several weeks, he said, “I know we’ve got a lot going on here. Maybe Doc just mixed up reports. No harm, no foul. Just not a Grade 2.”
Muncy took ground balls, ran in the outfield and took one round of batting practice on Thursday. A decision on whether to place him on the 10-day injured list will probably be made before Friday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants, and it will be based more on how Muncy reacts to ground balls than how hard he can run the bases.
“In my mind, defense is probably gonna be the biggest thing,” Muncy said. “At third base, it’s just react. If a ground ball is hit to your left or right, you don’t necessarily have time to think, ‘I’ve got to put the governor on.’ You just have to go for it. Coming out of the batter’s box, you can always control your effort, how hard you’re running, but at third base, you can’t really do that.”
Muncy would seem to have extra motivation to return by this weekend. He has a .274 average, 1.019 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, 25 homers–more than he has hit against any other opponent–and 55 RBIs in 75 career games against the Giants.
“My motivation to get back is I love playing, and I don’t like sitting — it kills me,” Muncy said. “It doesn’t hurt that it’s the Giants, but I want to get back on the field playing. I want to get back to helping the team win.”
Dodgers need to remember their history and trade for pitching
This sounds crazy, but so does the fact that this could be the worst pitching staff in Dodgers history.
This seems unimaginable, but so does three walk-off losses in a week.
This may make little sense, but neither does a slowly decaying Dodgers mound, so I’ll just write it anyway.
I miss Kenley Jansen. I miss Alex Wood.
I miss the stability that a genuine closer like Jansen once brought to the bullpen, even if his tenure here ended in a dumpster fire. He was never fully appreciated. He should be now.
Wednesday recap: Dodgers bullpen blows it late again in loss to White Sox
Dodger Stadium was lights-out Wednesday night, a brief power outage plunging Chavez Ravine into darkness for a few seconds before the bottom of the ninth inning.
The same cannot be said for the Dodgers bullpen, which has dispensed far more gasoline than flame retardant this season and was torched for six more runs in the final two innings of an ugly 8-4 loss to the Chicago White before a crowd of 44,442.
Clayton Kershaw navigated his way through six challenging innings, giving up two runs and six hits, striking out five, walking two and escaping three harrowing jams during his 97-pitch outing, and the 35-year-old left-hander was in line for a win when the Dodgers rallied for four runs in the sixth inning to take a 4-2 lead.
Dodgers TV schedule for remainder of regular season
Here’s a look at the Dodgers TV schedule for the remainder of the 2023 regular season. All times and broadcast/streaming options are subject to change.
