SAN FRANCISCO — The Dodgers concluded a peaceful if unsuccessful game here Tuesday, and then the waves hit: On social media, catcher Dalton Rushing had become the newest enemy among San Francisco Giants fans. In the sixth inning of Tuesday’s game, Rushing tagged out Jung Hoo Lee at home plate to end the inning. Lee, who had…
DENVER — The Dodgers escaped the House of Mile High Horrors having to salvage a split against the less-talented Colorado Rockies, having played the coldest game in franchise history, having reliever Blake Treinen hit in the head by a batted ball during batting practice. And most significantly, having to report Monday that star closer Edwin Díaz will…
DENVER — What do you know? The once-stampeding Dodgers have been caged by the Colorado Rockies. With a 9-6 loss Sunday at Coors Field, the two-time defending World Series champions lost back-to-back games for the first time this season. The Dodgers again couldn’t hold a lead, letting the Rockies tee off for 15 hits. Nor could the…
DENVER — Nobody’s perfect, not even the Dodgers. Their steamroll hit a speed bump as they squandered opportunities in Saturday’s 4-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Even the hottest of Dodgers’ hitters cooled off as the night did. Collectively, they went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight runners on base, including…
DENVER — The hottest team in baseball, the coldest game in franchise history. And a California kid on the mound, battling the inclement elements, this time beating the 35-degree chill. Last April, a deluge in Philadelphia derailed the Dodgers and Tyler Glasnow in a frustrating defeat against the Phillies. On Friday, in his first game at Coors…
HOUSTON (AP) — Hunter Goodman homered and doubled to help the Colorado Rockies snap a six-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night. Goodman’s solo shot tied it in the fourth inning and Colorado took the lead in the fifth on an RBI single by Tyler Freeman, who had three…
The Dodgers are too good, and too rich. If the owners of other major league teams ultimately deem that combination so objectionable that they shut down the sport this winter because of it, they will risk a rupture in one of the greatest fan bases in American sports history. The four million tickets the Dodgers…
The only player twice suspended under baseball’s domestic violence and sexual assault policy has yet to decide whether he wants to resume his career, according to his agent. Former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías, whose second suspension expired last July, has not signed with any team since then. Scott Boras, the agent for Urías, declined to…
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani breaks Ichiro Suzuki all-time MLB record originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Shohei Ohtani pretty much can’t stop making baseball history. Advertisement His latest is quite special — the Japanese superstar just broke an MLB record held by Ichiro Suzuki. Ichiro…
TORONTO — Here’s a twist on fantasy baseball: Which quartet would you prefer at the top of your lineup? Option 1: Bobby Witt Jr., Bryce Harper, Aaron Judge and Kyle Schwarber. Option 2: Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Tucker, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. If you go with Option 1, you are taking the top four batters, in order,…
