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The Dodgers are in good shape in NLCS vs. Mets after Jack Flaherty's gem in Game 1

Why the Yankees have a good chance of winning another World Series The year 2009 feels like an eternity for the New York Yankees and their fans, but Steve Gardner explains why this is the best team to contend for a title since. Sports seriously LOS ANGELES – Jack Flaherty grew up in Los Angeles. […]

By Andrew Jack

October 14, 2024October 14, 2024

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Dodgers crush Mets in NLCS Game 1, tying MLB record with scoreless streak: highlights

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers, secretly worried about an emotional letdown in the National League Championship Series, spent Sunday night making sure they didn't get too confident about the rest of the series. The Dodgers absolutely defeated the Mets 9-0 in Game 1 of the NLCS, with New York becoming the latest casualty […]

By Andrew Jack

October 14, 2024October 14, 2024

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Yamamoto defeated Darvish in a historic matchup as the Dodgers beat the Padres 2-0 and reached the NLCS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers spent $1 billion on Japanese talent in the offseason, and it's paying off in the playoffs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto defeated Yu Darvish in a historic postseason matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Dodgers got home runs from Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández defeated the San Diego Padres 2-0 […]

By Andrew Jack

October 12, 2024October 12, 2024

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Yamamoto defeated Darvish in a historic matchup as the Dodgers beat the Padres 2-0 and reached the NLCS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto defeated Yu Darvish in a historic playoff matchup between Japanese-born starters and the Los Angeles Dodgers got home runs from Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández to beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 on Friday and moved on to the National League Championship Series. Yamamoto allowed two hits in five […]

By Andrew Jack

October 12, 2024October 12, 2024

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Dave Roberts aims for change in NLDS format as Dodgers force Game 5

SAN DIEGO – Under the current MLB playoff format, division winners continue to be dropped like so many foul pop-ups in the stands. In the National League, Philadelphia and Milwaukee have already disappeared. In the American League, Houston is dead. Cleveland is behind Detroit. The Los Angeles Dodgers are hanging by a thread after defeating […]

By Andrew Jack

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

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Plaschke: Dodger up! Desperate Dodgers drop Padres and return to Dodger Stadium for Game 5

Mookie Betts celebrates with Teoscar Hernández after hitting a solo home run in Game 4 against the Padres in San Diego on Wednesday. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The opening statement read as two batters entered the game: Mookie Betts hit a ball to Chula Vista, the stunned stadium enveloping him in the sweetest […]

By Andrew Jack

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

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Dodgers bullpen Mookie Betts battles back to tie the NLDS and force a Game 5

SAN DIEGO – It would be difficult to describe the Dodgers' outlook heading into Game 4 of the NLDS as anything other than bleak. San Diego took all of the momentum of the series by winning Game 2 and carried it into their own building to win a decisive Game 3. After winning haymaker after […]

By Andrew Jack

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

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“Street Fight” NLDS goes back to LA

There is parity in the MLB postseason as big spenders and budget rosters collide USA TODAY Sports' Bob Nightengale explains parity in the MLB postseason and why teams like the Padres are excelling despite budget cuts. Sports seriously SAN DIEGO – The Los Angeles Dodgers giggled, shook their heads and, like everyone else in Los […]

By Andrew Jack

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

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2024 MLB Playoffs: Dodgers bullpen Mookie Betts fights back to tie the NLDS and force a Game 5

By Andrew Jack

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

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Playoff matches in the LDS quadrupleheader

There is parity in the MLB postseason as big spenders and budget rosters collide USA TODAY Sports' Bob Nightengale explains parity in the MLB postseason and why teams like the Padres are excelling despite budget cuts. Sports seriously A blitzkrieg of wild playoff baseball roller coaster rides is about to reach its climax: a quadruple-header […]

By Andrew Jack

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024