Baseball

Los Angeles Dodgers (28-13) - Rookie Scott Van Slyke hit his first major league home run to give the team a series sweep over the powerful Cardinals and to give reliever Guerra (2-3) the win.  A.J. Ellis walked with the bases loaded to give Jansen (3-0) the win in game one.  In between, Kershaw (4-1) pitched a 6-hit shutout.  The team, playing without five regulars, scored six runs in each game.  Mark Ellis suffered a leg in game one and will be out of the lineup for at least six weeks. [JAM 5/20/2012]

Los Angeles Dodgers (25-13) - Capuano (5-1) lost his first game of the year as manager Don Mattingly rested all of the regulars except Ethier.  The game one lineup scored just two runs.  With the starting team back in place for game two, the offense score eight runs for Harang (3-2). [JAM 5/19/2012]

Los Angeles Dodgers (24-12) - With Kemp, Rivera, Uribe and Hairston on the disabled list, the team was lucky to split a two-game series with the Diamondbacks.  Kershaw (3-1) pitched seven shutout innings but Billingsley (2-3) was wild and ineffective, walking in one run and allowing five straight hits to strat the fifth inning.  The pitching staff will need to carry the team for the next 10-15 games until Kemp returns. [JAM 5/16/2012]

Los Angeles Dodgers (23-11) - The Dodgers completed a sweep of the Rockies with a combination of good pitching and timely hitting.  Starters Capuano (5-0), Harang (2-2) and Lilly (5-0) were the winners with six earned runs allowed in 21+ innings.  Ethier, Mark Ellis and Uribe homered in the first game.  Tony Gwynn Jr. hit a clutch two-out ninth inning pinch hit to win game two.  The offense scored six runs in the fifth inning of game three to reverse a 4-2 deficit.  Abreu doubled with the bases loaded and A.J. Ellis hit a three-run homer.  Matt Kemp was hitless in the series and removed from game three after aggravating his leg injury. [JAM 5/14/2012]

Los Angeles Dodgers (20-11) - The Giants were outgunned but manager Don Mattingly failed to sweep the three-game series by calling for two late-inning bunts that killed rallies and gave Kershaw (2-1) his first loss.  Lilly (4-0) lowered his ERA to 1.41 as the offense took advantage of a weak Giant defense in game one.  Wright (2-1) won in relief of the shaky Billingsley in game three.  Tony Gwynn's three-run triple turned the tide of the game.  [JAM 5/10/2012]

Los Angeles Dodgers (18-10) - Guerra blew the save in game 3 and then Wright (1-2) walked over the winning run in the eleventh inning.  After Billingsley (2-2) lost game one, Capuano (4-0) pitched seven scoreless innings.  The team left Chicago with Kemp, Hairston and Uribe injured.  Bobby Abreu was added to the roster.  He had one double in seven at bats.  Rivera had three hits and his second home run to give the Dodgers an early 3-0 lead in game 3. [JAM 5/6/2012]

Los Angeles Dodgers (17-8) - The pitchers had a difficult time allowing 20 runs in hitter-friendly Coors Field.  However, Javy Guerra saved game 2 for Ted Lilly (3-0) with a ninth inning strikeout with the tying run on third base.  Harang (1-2) lost game one Wright (1-1) lost game 3 in the ninth inning after the offense twice rallied in the 8th and 9th innings.  Gordon hit his first home run and A.J. Ellis hit his 2nd in game 2.  Kemp hit his 12th home run in game 1.  Ethier hit his 6th home run in game 2 and had 3 RBIs to raise his league leading total to 27. [JAM 5/2/2012]

Los Angeles Dodgers (16-6) - The team bounced back behind excellent pitching performances by Kershaw (2-0), Billingsley and Capuano (3-0).  The offense made a great comeback to tie the second game in the ninth inning.  Kemp hit his 11th home run to lead the 10th inning and give the win to Jamie Wright (1-0).  The sweep of the Nationals puts the first place Dodgers four games ahead of the second place Giants. [JAM 4/29/2012]

Los Angeles Dodgers (13-6) - In a difficult series with a strong Atlanta team, Javy Guerra (1-3) lost the last two games in 9th inning relief.  After Kemp hit his 10th home run to give the team a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning of game 3, Guerra was hit in the face by a line drive and then allowed three run-scoring hits for the loss.  The offense exploded for 15 hits in game one for Capuano (2-0) with Juan Uribe leading the way with four singles and three RBIs. [JAM 4/28/2012]

Los Angeles Dodgers (12-4) - Lily (2-0) and Kershaw (1-0) dominated the Astros to easily win the first game but Billingsley (2-1) in the third as the hitters were shut out 12-0 for the first time this season.  Kemp hit his 8th and 9th home runs.  Loney hit his first. [JAM 4/28/2012]

Los Angeles Dodgers (10-3) - In a tough three-games series with the Brewers, the Dodgers salvaged just the third game won by starter Aaron Harang (1-1).  After Andre Ethier put them ahead in the ninth inning of game one with his fourth home run, Guerra (1-1) was unable to hold the lead.  Game two was tied in the tenth inning when the Brewer scored the winning run on a disputed pop fly sacrifice.  The slow-motion replay showed the runner out at the plate.  Matt Guerrier (0-1) was the unlucky losing pitcher.  Matt Kemp's seventh home run was the difference in game 3 as Guerra saved his sixth game.  Kemp and Ethier raised their league-leading RBI totals to 18 each.  Kemp was 4-12 to drop his average to .451. [JAM 4/20/2012]

Los Angeles Dodgers (9-1) - The team completed a sweep of the six-game homestand with three more wins over the Padres.  Ted Lilly (1-0) won his first start and relievers Jansen (2-0) and Guerra (1-0) benefitted from late-inning victories.  Matt Kemp continued his torrid hitting with four more home runs to give him six on the season.  Kemp had 10 RBIs in the series and raised his league-leading average to .457.  Andre Ethier added his third homer and five RBIs.  Kemp and Ethier lead the majors with 15 and 14 RBIs, respectively. [JAM 4/20/2012]

Los Angeles Dodgers (6-1) - Dodger pitchers allowed just four runs to sweep the Pirates.  Andre Ethier hit his second home run in the 8th inning of game one to give the win to Kenley Jansen (1-0) in relief of Kershaw.  Starters Chad Billingsley (2-0) and Chris Capuano (1-0) won games 2 and 3.  Closer Javy Guerra saved all three games to give him five saves in five tries. [JAM 4/12/2012]

Los Angeles Dodgers (3-1) - Led by Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier with eight RBIs each, the Dodgers dominated the Padres in the series but showed weakness in the bullpen in games three and four.  Kemp had two home runs and a double; Ethier had a homer, triple and two doubles in the series.  Chad Billingsley (1-0) and Clayton Kershaw did not allow runs in their starts.  Josh Lindblom (1-0) and Todd Coffey (1-0) won in relief.  Aaron Harang (0-1) lost game four as the offense started slowly.  James Loney did not have a hit in the series.  Juan Uribe had one single in ten at bats. [JAM 4/8/2012]

St. Louis Cardinals (4-3) - The NL wild-card champs defeated the Texas Rangers to win the 2011 World Series. [JAM 10/28/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (82-79) - As a sour reminder of the first half of the season, the Dodger bullpen crashed and burned, allowing two grand slams and eleven runs in the ninth innings of the last two games.  In spite of this, the team won the last game of the season after blowing a five-run lead in the penultimate game.  Eveland (3-2) won the first game with 5+ shutout innings.  After saving his 21st game, Guerra (2-2) was the victim of the first slam.  Lilly (12-14) pitched seven shutout innings by Jansen had to be called to relieve Troncoso for his fifth save.  Matt Kemp hit two home runs in the series to give him the National League lead in home runs (39), RBIs (126), Runs (115) and Total Bases (352).  The Dodgers played like a playoff team in the second half after having a miserable first half.  The free agents: Uribe, Thames and Garland absolutely collapsed; the bullpen was decimated when Broxton, Padilla and Kuo went on the disable list; and injuries to veterans Furcal, Blake & Ethier, and the poor start by Loney caused the offense to fizzle.  To his credit, manager Mattingly rebuilt the bullpen with rookie Guerra as closer supported by Jansen, Elbert and McDougal.  A trade for Juan Rivers (46 RBIs in 62 games) and the addition of rookies Gordon and Sands promoted some optimism for 2012.  The Dodger management needs to re-sign key players like Kemp & Ethier, and add at least one starter and another bat at third base or first base. [JAM 9/28/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (80-78) - Clayton Kershaw (21-5) finished the season with 248 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.28 to lead the National League in all major pitching categories, and is the favorite to win the Cy Young award for 2011.  Barajas hit his 16th home run to seal the lead.  [JAM 9/25/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (78-77) - The Dodgers dashed the playoff hopes of the Giants by winning this final home series.  Kershaw (20-5) outdueled Lincecum for the third consecutive time as he won his fifth start of the years against the rivals.  Kemp hit two home runs and eight total hits in the series to increase his triple crown number to .326 average, 36 home runs and 118 RBIs.  Kuroda (13-16) pitched a solid seven innings to win game three.  The Giants jumped on Eveland (2-2) for five runs in four innings in game two.  [JAM 9/22/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (76-76) - After a terrible game one (that I attended), the team came back to win three straight games from the Pirates.  Eveland (2-1) let the opposing pitcher hit a three-run homer in the second inning of game one and the offense never recovered.  Kuroda (12-16), Lilly (10-14) and Billingsley (11-10) pitched well enough to win.  The team scored 15 runs in game four as Loney had five hits and Kemp hit his 34th home run. [JAM 9/18/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (73-75) - The offense struggled in the series with Arizona winning just one of three to break their winning streak.  Lilly (9-14) was removed from game one with the scored tied in the sixth inning.  Relievers allowed six more runs to score.  The team rallied for four runs in the first inning of game two but never scored again and lost in the tenth inning when Guerra (2-1) walked in the winning run as he pitched two innings of relief for the first time.  Kershaw (19-5) pitched a one-hitter for five innings but was ejected when he hit a batter in the sixth inning.  Relievers Lindblom, Eovaldi and Jansen barely held the lead.  Kemp hit his 33rd home run in game one and had an RBI in each game to give him 110, second in the NL. [JAM 9/14/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (72-73) - The team won their seventh consecutive series but failed to sweep the Giants in SF as Kuroda (11-16) and relievers were wild.  Kershaw (18-5) won a great pitching duel with Lincecum to take the NL ERA lead at 2.35.  Eveland (2-0) pitched seven shutout innings in his second Dodgers start.  The Dodgers briefly returned to .500 before losing game three. [JAM 9/11/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (70-72) - In rainy Washington DC, Kuroda (11-15) was bombed for four home runs in the first games but the team fought back to win the next two games of the series.  Game four was cancelled.  Ethier, Barajas, Rivera and Gwynn were the batting heroes.  Jansen (2-1) and MacDougal (3-1) were the winning pitchers in relief. [JAM 9/8/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (68-71) - An infield error by Miles in the seventh inning allowed Atlanta to get back in the game after Kemp had hit his 32nd home run with RBIs to raise his total to 105.  The loss ended a six-game winning streak and kept Kershaw for his 18th win.  Hawksworth (2-5) was unable to get the final out in the ninth inning.  The Dodgers won the first two games of the series with a great comeback from a 5-0 deficit and a tenth inning win as rookie Gordon raced around the bases.  Relievers Kuo (1-2) and MacDougal (2-1) were winners as Guerra saved both games. [JAM 9/4/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (66-70) - In his first appearance of the year, Dana Eveland (1-0) allowed just one run in eight innings.  The offense scored six runs and took a five-run lead to the ninth inning.  Relievers Hawksworth and Jansen struggled but Jansen finished the game after three runs had scored. [JAM 9/1/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (65-70) - Kershaw (17-5) pitched his fifth complete game and starters Kuroda (11-14) and Lilly (9-13) completed the sweep over San Diego to win their 8th of nine games.  Ethier returned from his embarrassing sports story with seven hits in the series including the grand slam home run that capped the 8-run second inning in game two.  Barajas hit his 15th home run in game three for the victory margin. Guerra saved the last two games to give him 12 of 13 on the season. [JAM 8/31/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (62-70) - The team won the series with Colorado but had their 5-game winning streak ended by the 5-run first inning in game three.  With Ethier benched for his newspaper comments, replacement Oeltjen got a late start on a pop fly to allow three runs to score off Eovaldi (1-2).  Lilly (8-13) was the beneficiary of the 6-run seventh inning in game one.  The offense fought back from an 0-4 deficit in game two and capped the win in the 11th inning with Kemp's league-leading 31st home run.  McDougal (1-1) won the game in relief. [JAM 8/28/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (60-69) - After being blanked for eight innings, the team took advantage of a ninth inning pitching change in the first game.  Miles tripled in the tying run and scored the winning run to give the win to Guerrier (4-3).  Then, offense exploded for 22 runs to sweep the series.  Home runs were hit by Barajas (2), Kemp, Miles, Rivera and Ellis.  Loney was 7-13 in the three games.  Kershaw (16-5) and Kuroda (10-14) were the winners in games two and three. [JAM 8/24/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (57-69) - Kuroda (9-14) pitched six innings and the offense scored eight runs for him in the first game.  However, the usually-reliable Guerra blew his first save of the year in the 12th inning of the second game after Miles and Oeltjen had homered for the lead in the top of the inning.  The home run by Oeltjen was inside-the-park.  Hawkworth (2-4) was the losing pitcher in the 13th inning.  Billingsley (10-10) allowed two home runs to lose the final game in spite of four hits and a home run by Loney. [JAM 8/21/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (56-67) - After scoring just two runs in the first three games, the offense found a way to avoid the sweep by scoring five runs for Kershaw (15-5) in the final game of the series with Milwaukee.  Lilly (7-13), Kuo (0-2) and Eovaldi (1-1) were the unlucky victims of the anemic offense.  Loney made five outs in his first two at bats in game one and had zero hits in the series leaving seven runners on base.  Kershaw pitched eight shutout innings and struck out six to increase his league-leading total to 199. [JAM 8/18/2011]

Minnesota Twins - Jim Thome hit two home runs to give him ten for the season and 600 for his great, 21-year career. [JAM 8/15/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (55-64) - The home team swept the hapless Houston Astros allowing just one run in three games.  Starters Eovaldi, Kershaw (14-5) and Kuroda (8-14) were in fine form.  Reliever Lindblom (1-0) was the winner in the first game as Matt Kemp drove in the only run in the tenth inning.  Kemp had home runs in the last two games to give him 28 for the season, tied for the league lead.  Rookie Sellers hit his first major league home run in game three. [JAM 8/14/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (52-64) - Billingsley blew a six-run lead in a series that showed why the Dodgers are certainly not a playoff team.  Four errors and several other poor plays handed three games to the Phillies.  Kemp left nine runners on base in the first two games then had just one RBI with four hits in the third game.  Ethier also left nine runners on base in the series.  Kuroda (7-14) and Lilly (7-12) were victims of poor play in the first two games.  Hawksworth (2-3) failed to hold the lead that was mostly blown by Billingsley.  [JAM 8/10/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (52-61) - Kershaw (13-5) made two bad pitches but that was enough to allow four runs and to keep the team from a sweep in Arizona.  Billingsley (10-9) and rookie Nathan Eovaldi (1-0) were winning pitchers in the first two game.  The offense exploded for six runs in the third inning of the first game and came back in each of the last two games.  Barajas had five hits and five RBIs plus his tenth home run in the series.  Ethier was 6-13 and Loney hit his fifth home run of the season.  Guerra saved his tenth consecutive game and Elbert saved his second.  The team moved into third place, ten games behind SF. [JAM 8/7/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (50-60) - The team won another series from the Padres although they only scored seven runs.  Kemp continued his hot streak with two RBIs in the first two games that included the only run of game two.  Kershaw (13-4) received six of the seven runs and Kuroda (7-13), who refused to be traded, pitched seven great innings of the team shutout.  However, the offense completely ran out of gas in game three giving Lilly (7-11) the loss.  Ethier left four runners on base by striking out three times leaving no runners for Kemp to advance. [JAM 8/3/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (48-59) - After scoring nine runs for Lilly (7-10), the team was sluggish in the last two games and lost the series to Arizona.  Billingsley (9-9) took a 4-1 lead into the sixth inning but totally lost control walking five batters and leaving with the loaded to cleared on a double by the first batter faced by reliever Guerrier.  Kemp had two home runs and seven RBIs in the series to take the NL lead in RBIs at 82.  De La Rosa (4-5) was ineffective through four innings and was placed on the disabled list after the game.  Ethier had eight hits in the series to break out of a long slump.  [JAM 7/31/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (47-57) - The offense scored runs for De La Rosa (4-4) and Kershaw (12-4) was lucky that Colorado outfielders made two poor plays in the only scoring inning of the second game.  However, Kuroda (6-13) again had no support.  The team won two of three in spite of scoring just two earned runs in the last two games. [JAM 7/27/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (45-56) - After again failing to score runs for Kuroda (6-12), the offense got going to come back from a 2-6 deficit in game two with Furcal delivering the game-winning double in the ninth inning.  Guerra (2-0) won game two and saved game three.  Billingsley (9-8) pitched six shutout innings after twice loading the bases in the first inning.  The young Washington team made three errors and several other poor fielding plays in the series.  [JAM 7/24/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (43-55) - The anemic offense continued during the road trip scoring just four runs in SF.  However, Kershaw (11-4) and Guerra completed a shutout to avoid the sweep.  Navarro homered for the only run in game 3.  Billingsley (8-8) and Kuo (0-1) were the losing pitchers in the first two games.  With the team sinking into last place, GM Coletti will start to trade players. [JAM 7/20/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (42-53) - After a five-game winning streak, the Dodger offense returned to form and scored just three runs to lose the series with Arizona.  Kershaw (10-4) was supported in game one but Kuroda (6-11) and Lilly (6-10) were not as lucky.  Kemp hit two more home runs to give him 24 on the season but Ethier was 0-12 in his homecoming series.  Manager Mattingly is still struggling to find anyone who can produce in the five through eight positions. [JAM 7/18/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (41-51) - Dodger pitchers held the hapless Padres to one run in three games for their first sweep of the year.  Billingsley (8-7), Hawksworth (2-2) and Lilly (6-9) were winning pitchers.  The Dodger staff completed 29 scoreless innings before one run scored in the final game.  Dodger relievers have pitched nine scoreless innings in the last four games in which the staff ERA was 0.25.  Guerra saved two of the three games, loading the bases in game one and putting two men on base in game three before blanking the Padres.  The Dodger offense scored just six runs on 12 hits in the series.  Furcal drove in the winning run in the eighth inning of game one.  After being held hitless for 8-2/3 innings in game two, Uribe doubled and Navarro delivered the walk-off hit.  All-star Ethier hit two home runs in the third game.  [JAM 7/10/2011]

New York Yankees - Derek Jeter hit a home run to give him 3,000 hits.  Jeter became the 28th hitter to reach the milestone. [JAM 7/9/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (38-51) - All-star Kemp ignited a five-run sixth inning with a two-run double, and all-star Kershaw (9-4) pitched eight shutout innings to avoid a sweep by the Mets.  Kershaw took the major league strikeout lead with 148.  In the first three games, De La Rosa (3-4), Lilly (5-9) and Kuroda (6-10) were losing pitchers as the offense scored only five runs.  After the fourth game, Ethier was name as the third Dodger all-star replacing an injured player. [JAM 7/7/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (37-48) - Kuroda (6-9) pitched great in the first game as the team shut out the Angels.  However, the offense returned to form scoring  just one run in games two and three.  Kershaw (8-4) and Billingsley (7-7) took the losses.  Matt Kemp was elected to the starting lineup for the All-Star Game.  Clayton Kershaw was selected for the all-star pitching staff.  Andre Ethier, batting .322, was snubbed.  [JAM 7/3/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (36-46) - The last place Dodgers followed their best game in many years with two awful games and lost another series.  Billingsley (7-6) and three relievers shut the Twins as the offense scored 15 runs on 25 hits setting some all-time single-game team records.  However, the team returned to its normal, lackluster performances in games two and three.  Lilly (5-8) pitched poorly buy rookie De La Rosa (3-3) was the hard-luck loser of a 1-0 game. Rookie Oeltjen was perfect (5-5 plus two walks and a SF) in the series with his first major league home run but manager Mattingly put him back on the bench after game one. [JAM 6/29/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (35-44) - Tony Gwynn Jr. delivered an RBI triple to tie the game, and then an RBI double with two out in the ninth inning to avoid a series sweep by the cross-town Angels.  Kershaw (8-3) pitched his second consecutive complete game, striking out eleven to take the league lead.  De La Rosa (3-2) and Kuroda (5-9) were losers in the first two games in which the team was thoroughly outplayed.  Kemp hit his 21st home run in the first game to lead the National League. [JAM 6/26/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (34-42) - Dodger pitchers struck out 35 Detroit batters in three games but gave up four home runs in the third game that prevented a sweep.  Kershaw (7-3) pitched an excellent two-hit shutout in the first game.  Billingsley (6-6) pitched well for five innings in the second game but needed four Dodgers relievers to finish the game for him.  Lilly (5-7) allowed six of the seven runs in the third game but the Dodger offense rallied and fell short as Navarro's long fly ball was caught with the bases loaded in the ninth inning.  The fifteen runs and 31 hits by the offense against a very good AL pitching staff gave Dodger fans hope that the recent hitting slump has ended. [JAM 6/22/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (32-41) - The offense continued its scoring slump with just four runs in the series against the Astros with the worst record in baseball.  Lilly (5-6) was the first game loser.  De La Rosa (3-1) pitched four shutout innings but then allowed five runs when he lost control in the second game.  The team failed to score a run in spite of ten hits.  Navarro homered in the eighth inning for the only run of the third game.  Kuroda pitched seven shutout innings but Guerrier (3-3) got the win for retiring thre batters in the top of the eighth inning.  Guerra saved the game, his second. [JAM 6/19/2011] 

Los Angeles Dodgers (31-39) - After showing signs of life during the ten-game road trip, the Dodger offense came home and scored just eight runs and were swept by the Reds in three games.  Kuroda (5-8) and Kershaw pitched well.  Billingsley (5-6) was bombed again.  Reliever Hawksworth (1-2) took the loss in the middle game.  Rookie Gordon contained his good play at shortstop and had five hits in the series.  [JAM 6/16/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (31-36) - The team split the series in Colorado that saw 93 runs scored as both bullpens collapsed.  Kemp hit three home runs to give him the league lead with 20.  Loney hit a grand slam in game four.  Elbert (0-1) and Macdougal could not hold a four-run lead for Kershaw in the first game.  The Dodgers five-run rally with two out in the ninth fell one short after Billingsley (5-5) was bombed in the fifth inning.  The offense exploded for 21 runs and 35 hits in the last two games of the series handing victories to starters Lilly (5-5) and De La Rosa (3-0). [JAM 6/14/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (29-34) - Dodger hitters were stopped by two Phillies left-handers but won the middle game.  Kemp hit his 17th home run to lead the league.  Rookie De La Rosa (2-0) was the winning pitcher.  Lilly (4-5) and Kuroda (5-7) pitched well but had no offensive support.  Rookie Dee Gordon hit singles in his first three major league at bats.  Ethier and Kemp raised their batting averages to .328 and .323, respectively. [JAM 6/8/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (28-32) - The offense scored 20 runs in the last two games of the series after Kuroda (5-6) lost a close 2-1 game.  Reliever Guerra (1-0) won the second game when the team scored four runs in the top of the 11th inning.  Billingsley (5-4) was the beneficiary of the nine-run output in the third game in which he added three RBIs and raised his batting average to .304.  Kemp hit three more home runs to increase his total to 16. [JAM 6/5/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (26-31) - After scoring 15 runs in the first two games, the team was held scoreless against a pitcher with a good fastball.  Billingsley (4-4) pitched seven strong innings in spite of allowing eleven hits.  Lilly (4-4) followed with six innings.  Both allowed just one run.  Garland (1-5) allowed three early runs and got no support from the feeble offense.  Kemp (13), Blake (3) and Loney (3) hit home runs in the first two games. [JAM 6/1/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (24-30) - The team finally won a series.  Navarro hit a clutch bases loaded single in the first game giving rookie De La Rosa (1-0) his first win.  However, the offense was absent again in the third game getting just six hits against five relief pitchers for the starterless Marlins.  Kuroda (5-5) did not have his good stuff.  In the final game, Kershaw (6-3) pitched a two-hit shutout and breezed through the game with eight runs and 17 hits including two of his own.  Ethier (6-10), Furcal (5-13) and Gibbons (3-6) let the charge. [JAM 5/29/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (22-29) - Dodgers lost another road series against the worst team in the league.  Jansen (1-1) allowed three runs in the ninth inning of the first game with two outs and two strikes on three batters in a row.  Billingsley (3-4) was staked to a 5-0 lead in the second game after the grand slam by Sands but barely held the lead as rookie relievers De La Rosa and Guerra pitched scoreless innings.  The offense did not make any noise other than Kemp's 12th home run.  Guerrier (2-3) lost the game in the ninth.  Kemp hit two homers in the series to tie for the league lead.  Slumping Ethier sat on the bench for the series but did get an RBI single in the first game to give Kershaw a lead before the Jansen meltdown. [JAM 5/25/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (21-27) - Although rookies Mitchell and Sands hit their first home runs of the season, the team played poorly in the last two games of this series with the White Sox.  Mitchell's homer with two out in the ninth inning tied the game and set the stage for a rare tenth-inning rally giving the victory to Jansen (1-0).  Starters Garland (1-4) and Kuroda (5-4) were the losing pitchers.  Uribe, Ethier and Barajas joined the crowd on the injured list.  Ethier has just one hit in the last nine games.  He removed from the third game in the middle of a defensive inning after failing to catch two fly balls. [JAM 5/22/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (20-25) - The team staged late-inning comebacks in both games against the Giants but failed to win either.  In game one, Mattingly ran out of relief pitchers and kept Cormier (0-1) on the mound into the ninth inning to allow the winning home run.  Dodgers were shutout through eight innings in the second game but scored a run in the ninth and loaded the bases.  Carroll's line drive to right field was caught on a desperate dive by the right fielder.  Billingsley (2-4) was the losing pitchers.  The offense is still struggling.  Ethier is now 0-21. [JAM 5/19/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (20-23) - Kuroda (5-3) ended a terrible three-game team losing streak while the offense continued to struggle.  Kemp hit his 8th home run in the first inning to end the 0-21 Ethier-Kemp hitting slump.  After being rained out in Chicago, Garland (1-3) was the unlucky victim of the feeble offense in the first of two games with the Brewers. [JAM 5/17/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (19-22) - The offense collapsed scoring just one run in the last two games.  After Kershaw (5-3) struck out eleven in seven shutout innings, the bullpen barely held the lead in the first game.  Billingsley (2-3) pitched a great one-hitter in eight innings of the second game but lost because on a single unearned run.  Lilly (3-4) allowed two home runs in the final game of the series and that was more than enough to lose the game.  Dodger management should be concerned about this anemic offense that needs more than the return of Furcal and Blake. [JAM 5/15/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (18-20) - The team won the road series with Pittsburgh after rain caused cancellation of the fourth game.  After Billingsley (2-2) was the hard-luck loser in the first game of the series, Lilly (3-3) won the second game with support by the offense - ten runs on 15 hits led by Kemp's seventh home run.  Kuroda (4-3) pitched seven shutout innings and relievers Guerrier (6th hold) and Padilla (3rd save) completed the shutout.  A clutch double (#7) by rookie Sands in the sixth inning completed the scoring. [JAM 5/13/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (16-19) - Ethier hit his fourth home to salvage the last game of the series.  His home run came one game after his hitting streak was ended at 30 games.  Kershaw (4-3) was the winner allowing one run in 6+ innings.  Kuroda (3-3) and MacDougal (0-1) were the losing pitchers in the first two games while the offense scored five runs. [JAM 5/8/2011]

  Los Angeles Dodgers (15-17) - The offense collapsed scoring just two runs in the last two games of the series with the Cubs.  With Furcal and Blake on the disabled list and injured Ethier and Uribe joining them, the team has very little support for Kemp.  Kershaw (3-3) pitched well in the first game but Lilly (2-3) was bombed for three homers in game three.  Billingsley allowed only one run in seven innings but Broxton (1-2) failed to find the plate and walked two in the ninth inning.  Ethier continued his hitting streak (29) in the first two games but sat on the bench with an injured elbow for game three.

Los Angeles Dodgers (14-15) - The team scored just five runs against the worst offense in the major leagues.  Lilly (2-2) won the first game as Broxton barely recorded his sixth save thanks to a game-saving catch by Gwynn.  Guerrier (2-2) and Garland (1-2) took the losses.  Ethier increased his hitting streak to 27. [JAM 5/1/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (13-13) - Ethier hit his third home run of the season in the 10th inning to salvage one of the three-game series with Florida.  Padilla replaced Broxton as closer getting his first save and giving the win to Guerrier (2-1).  The Dodgers held a 4-3 lead in the first game of the series when Broxton (1-1)  gave up a walk and a single before Carroll's error allowed the tying run and the next batter singled for the game-winner.  Kershaw (2-3) allowed four runs in six innings of the second game.  Ethier extended his hitting streak to 24.  Barajas (5) hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning of the final game to set the stage for Ethier's shot. [JAM 4/27/2011]

 Los Angeles Dodgers (12-11) - The team scored 27 runs in a three-game series with the Cubs but Guerrier (1-1) allowed five runs in the eighth inning of the second game to spoil the sweep.  Billingsley (2-1) and Kuroda (3-2) were the winning pitchers.  Ethier hit in all three games to extend his streak to 21.  Uribe (2), Thames (2), Barajas (4), Blake (2) and Kemp (6) hit home runs.  Kemp had five hits to keep his average at .402.  The team hit .316 in the series. [JAM 4/24/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (10-10) - The Dodgers took three of the four-game series as Kemp again hit a walk-off homer in the 12th inning of game four.  Kershaw pitched well but gave away the lead in the 9th.  Matt Guerrier (1-0), who has not allowed a run in 10+ innings, was the winner.  Jon Garland (1-1) pitched a complete game to win game three.  Lilly (1-2) won the first game of the series.  Kuroda (2-2) pitched well for 6+ innings in game 2 but relievers Jansen and Troncoso allowed eight runs in the terrible ninth inning.  Ethier extended his hitting streak to 18 with seven hits in the series including two doubles and his second homer.  Kemp is first in the league with a .411 average.  Ethier is third at .385.  Uribe drove in five runs in the series. [JAM 4/21/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (7-9) - Matt Kemp hit his third home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to prevent a Cardinal sweep.  St. Louis hitters dominated Dodger pitchers for three games with Kuroda (2-1), Lilly (0-3) and Kershaw (2-2) taking the losses.  Billingsley pitched a shutout for eight innings but Broxton (1-0) was the winning pitcher in the fourth game of the series.  Andre Ethier opened the ninth with a double to extend his hitting streak to 14.  With three more hits, Kemp raised his major league leading average to .474.  Ethier and Kemp continued to lead the team with 16 of the 34 hits in the series. [JAM 4/17/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (6-6) - Kershaw (2-1) and the Dodger offense were impressive in the first game of the road series in San Francisco but Billingsley and Lilly (0-2) failed to hold leads in the last two games.  Reliever Hawksworth (1-1) took the loss in game two.  Kemp entered game three as the major league's leading hitter with a .472 average but dropped to .425 with an 0-4 game including two strikeouts.  Barajas had two home runs in the series. [JAM 4/13/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (5-4) - John Ely (0-1) allowed four runs in six innings and the offense generated just four hits. [JAM 4/10/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (5-3) - The team won a double-header as a rain-suspended game was completed with two runs in the 11th inning giving the victory to Hawksworth (1-0).  Kuroda (2-0) pitched a shutout through 8-2/3.  Broxton saved both games giving him five saves on the season.  Kemp and Ethier continued their hot hitting.  Kemp went 6 for 9 raising his average to .429.  Ethier hit his first home run and had four hits raising his average to .367. [JAM 4/9/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (3-3) - Billingsley (1-1) was rocked for five runs in three innings.  Loney and Barajas had solo home runs.  With no outs and two on in the ninth, Furcal was robbed of an extra base hit that would have tied the score.  [JAM 4/6/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (3-2) - The Dodger offense was stifled by excellent fielding by the Rockies infield.  Kershaw (1-1) allowed six hits including two home runs in six innings. [JAM 4/5/2011}

Los Angeles Dodgers (3-1) - Marcus Thames tripled to drive in the first of four runs in the seventh inning to win the four-game series from the Giants.  Hiroki Kuroda (1-0) pitched seven innings for the win.  Broxton allowed a homer but saved his third game. [JAM 4/3/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (2-1) - With four starters on the bench, the Dodger offense could never generate a rally against Giant pitchers.  Ted Lilly (0-1) had a balk in the fourth inning that led to three runs that changed the game.  [JAM 4/2/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (2-0) - Matt Kemp was again the offensive leader with two hits and excellent base-running.  The team staged a sixth inning rally to overcome a two-run deficit.  Chad Billingsley (1-0) allowed a three-run homer but completed six innings for the win.  Newcomers Blake Hawksworth and Matt Guerrier each pitched a scoreless inning and Jon Broxton closed it for his second save. [JAM 4/1/2011]

Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0) - Clayton Kershaw (1-0) pitched seven excellent innings on opening day and the offense generated just enough runs (two) to win the game.  James Loney's clutch double drove in the second run scoring Matt Kemp who also scored the first run.  Hong-Chih Kuo pitched a scoreless eighth and Jon Broxton got the save although he allowed a home run in the ninth. [JAM 3/31/2011]

San Francisco Giants (4-1) - The Giants defeated the Texas Rangers in five games.  This was the first World Series championship for the Giants since they moved to California in 1958. [JAM 11/1/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (80-82) - At last, this awful season is done.  Kemp hit his 28th homer and he homered in the last five games.  Ethier had two more hits and finished the season with six straight hits.  Lilly (7-4) pitched well again.  Kuo saved his 12th game and finished with a terrific 1.20 ERA. [JAM 10/3/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (79-82) - Kemp hit his 27th home run and Ethier had four hits.  Where were you guys in August?  Billingsley (12-11) struck out nine batters in seven plus innings. [JAM 10/2/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (78-82) - So Joe Torre lets Brad Ausmus manage for a day but will not let him use Kershaw.  The team probably would have won the game with five runs and Kershaw pitching.  Ely (4-10) not so much. [JAM 10/1/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (78-81) - Now that the games don't matter, Kemp has started to deliver some key hits.  He hit a grand slam home run to lead the team to a sweep of the Rockies.  He also struck out twice to raise his all-time Dodger record to 168.  Troncoso (2-3) was the first of five relievers who held the opponents to one run in 4+ innings.  [JAM 9/29/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (77-81) - Casey Blake hit two home runs and Kemp & Loney hit one to help score enough runs to help five pitchers hold the lead.  Belisario (3-1) was the winning pitcher in relief of Kuroda.  The Dodgers scored nine runs for the first time since August 12, a game that was lost 10-9. [JAM 9/28/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (76-81) - Lilly (6-4) pitched eight solid innings and Kuo (1.26 ERA) saved it in the ninth.  Blake had three hits and two RBIs to provide the offense. [JAM 9/27/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (75-81) - This game was a reminder of how bad this season has been for the Dodgers.  After Belisario retired the first batter in the eighth inning with a three-run lead, manager Torre took him out of the game and allowed Sherrill (7.08 ERA) and Broxton (5-6) to lose the game.  Billingsley had been excellent for seven innings allowing just one run and striking out 13.  Barajas hit a homer in the eighth inning.  Loney drove in the first two runs with his 41st double. [JAM 9/26/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (75-80) - With one starter in the lineup, Torre got one run and one hit through eight innings.  Starting pitcher Ely (4-9) ran out of gas in the sixth inning. [JAM 9/25/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (75-79) - Kershaw (13-10) pitched a shutout for eight innings and struck out nine.  Jansen pitched the ninth inning for the save.  The team scored three runs on triples by rookie Oeltjen and Ethier, and Reed Johnson's home run.  [JAM 9/24/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (74-79) - Ethier drove in Furcal twice and scored the third run to give Kuroda (11-13) a well-deserved win.  Kuo struck out the side in the ninth inning for his tenth save. [JAM 9/23/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (73-79) - Ted Lilly (5-4) won his first five starts for the Dodgers but now has lost four in a row.  Once, the Dodger offenses has learned that you usually cannot win a game with just three hits.  [JAM 9/22/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (73-78) - The Dodgers have really rolled over for the Padres since the all-star break.  Billingsley (11-11) never had a chance to win.  Ethier and Kemp each left four runners on base.  Kemp now has struck out 157 times. [JAM 9/21/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (73-77) - Ellis hit a walk-off single with the bases loaded in the 11th inning.  Kemp set up the run with a clutch single.  Kemp also tied the game in the ninth inning with a clutch RBI-double and hit his 23rd home run.  Ethier hit his 23rd homer in the first inning.  Dodger relievers recovered from a shaky start by Kershaw.  Sherrill (2-2) got the win with his 11th inning strikeout with the bases loaded.  Kuo pitched two more scoreless inning.  In an otherwise dismal season, Kuo is certainly the team MVP with a 1.31 ERA. [JAM 9/19/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (72-77) - The Rockies had no problem with rookie Ely (4-8) scoring six runs in five innings.  Then, they scored six more against the ineffective Weaver.  Fielding a weak-hitting team, the Dodgers had nine hits through eight innings but failed to score.  Theriot left five runners on base.  When the game was our of reach (12-0), rookie Mitchell hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning.  Kemp extended his strikeout record to 156. [JAM 9/18/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (72-76) - Catcher Ellis and Gibbons led the offense with three hits each.  However, Blake and Kemp left the bases loaded in the seventh inning and then the game was lost.  Kuroda (10-13) was not sharp allowing five runs in six innings.  Kemp struck out in the ninth inning with the tying runs on base.  Kemp now has 155 strikeouts for the season.   [JAM 9/17/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (72-75) - Lilly (5-3) was bombed.  Kemp broke his own Dodger record for strikeouts. [JAM 9/16/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (72-74) - Billingsley (11-10) and Jansen gave the Giants two runs on wild pitches.  Ethier's two-out, ninth inning home run was the only whimper of the very weak offense.  [JAM 9/15/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (72-73) - Clayton Kershaw (12-10) spoiled the Giant's party with a four-hit shutout and he needed to do that because the Dodger "zero" scored just one run on an error after a hit batter and two walks.  Kemp's second inning single was their only hit.  [JAM 9/14/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (71-73) - After a terrible sub start by Monasterios, the team tied the score in the fourth inning thanks the fifth home run by Gibbons (aka "The Dodger Offense").  However, four Dodger relievers could not hold the tie with Troncoso (1-3) getting the loss.  [JAM 9/12/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (71-72) - The team scored three runs in the ninth inning on a sacrifice bunt by A.J. Ellis.  After Joe Torre was ejected in the first inning, the Dodgers scored six runs for the first time since August 27.  Blake hit his 15th home run.  Jansen (1-0) won his first major league game as one of four pitchers to relieve Ely.  [JAM 9/11/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (70-72) - Gibbons hit a home run in the 11th inning to end the losing streak.  He also made one good catch but missed two others in left field.  Dotel (1-1) pitched the last two innings for the win. [JAM 9/10/2010].

Los Angeles Dodgers (69-72) - Ethier hit his 21st home run in the first inning and then the offense shut down again.  Four minor-leaguers in the lineup did not help.  Torre has really quit trying.  Lilly (5-2) was today's sacrificial pitcher. [JAM 9/9/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (69-71) - In a thoroughly awful performance offensively and defensively, the team failed to score again.  Billingsley (11-9). [JAM 9/8/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (69-70) - One run is not enough.  Kershaw (11-10).  14 Ks including three by Ethier.  This team just cannot wait until the season is done. [JAM 9/7/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (69-69) - Weak-hitting Dodgers ended the ten-games losing streak for the Padres.  Padilla (6-5) lost. [JAM 9/6/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (69-68) - The hapless Dodgers were shut out for the 15th time this season.  Kemp and Ethier each struck out three times.  Kuroda (10-12) deserved better from this crappy offense. [JAM 9/5/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (69-67) - Broxton (5-5) blew it again. [JAM 9/4/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (69-66) - Billingsley (11-8) pitched eight innings allowing just two hits and two unearned runs, and drove in the winning runs.  Barajas hit his fourth homer as a Dodger driving in the first two runs.  Kuo saved his eighth game. [JAM 9/3/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (68-66) - While Manny Ramirez and three other ex-Dodgers were leading the White Sox to victory, the Dodgers managed just one hit in seven innings.  Although the team finally did score a run in the eighth, that inning was marred by another base-running blunder by Kemp who could only get to second base when Loney hit the scoreboard.  Since Kemp kept Loney from a double, the next grounder led to a double-play that killed the inning.  Kershaw (11-9) was the unlucky starting pitcher. [JAM 9/1/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (68-65) - Monasterios (3-5) and Tronscoso each allowed three-run homers by the third inning to put the team in a deep hole.  Loney hit his ninth home run in the sixth inning to make it close. [JAM 8/31/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (68-64) - Hiroki Kuroda (10-11) pitched a no-hitter through seven innings and allowed just one hit in the eighth inning.  Barajas hit a home run in his first home game as a Dodger.  Kuroda also had his first hit of the year. [JAM 8/30/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (67-64) - The Dodgers matched the Rockies with 13 hits but scored only half as many runs.  Ethier struck out four times and left eight runners on base.  Loney also left eight runners on base.  Podsednik and Kemp had three hits each but neither hit with runners in scoring position.  Maybe Joe Torre will find a spot in the lineup for Ramirez tomorrow.  Lilly (5-1) suffered his first loss.  [JAM 8/29/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (67-63) - With Ramirez on the bench again, the Dodgers could only eke out a single run against some really mediocre pitchers until Barajas hit the home run with two outs in the ninth inning.  Billingsley (10-8) walked five and had zero strikeouts.  Reliever Belisario was worse.  It was just a matter of time before the Rockies scored. [JAM 8/28/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (67-62) - Ethier finally broke through to tie the game in the eighth inning and then Blake hit a grand-slam homer.  The team has now won four games in a row on the road.  Kershaw pitched great again but Broxton (5-4) got the win in relief. [JAM 8/27/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (66-62) - Six Dodger pitchers combined for a two-hitter to complete the three-game sweep of the Brewers in Milwaukee.  Belisario (2-1) pitched to one batter to vulch the win from Monasterios.  Podsednik drove in the tie-breaking run.  Blake drove in two more in the sixth inning with his 13th home run to provide a comfortable lead.  Podsednik and Ausmus had three singles each. [JAM 8/26/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (65-62) - The team won two games in a row for the first time since August 10.  Kuroda (9-11) finally got another win.  Ethier hit his 20th home run.  Ramirez had two doubles and two walks.  His second double drove in the winning run.  Loney drove in two runs with a double.  Kemp had a sacrifice fly and his running catch in the ninth inning saved the game.  Three relievers (Belisario, Sherrill & Dotel) combined to pitch the ninth with Dotel getting his first Dodger save.  This was definitely a team victory. [JAM 8/25/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (64-62) - Newcomer Rod Barajas from Norwalk, California hit two doubles and a three-run home run to lead the team to victory.  Lilly (5-0) won his fifth consecutive start.  Kemp hit his 22nd homer. [JAM 8/24/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (63-62) - For the 44th time this season, the Dodger offense scored two runs or less.  Starting pitcher Kershaw (11-8) deserved better.  Rookie catcher A.J. Ellis had three hits. In spite of the loss, there was some good news in Dodgertown: Vin Scully will return in 2011. [JAM 8/22/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (63-61) - With Manny Ramirez back in the lineup, the team hit four homers and scored eight runs.  Where has that been?  Kemp (20), Ethier (19), Theriot (1) and Gibbons (2) joined the parade,  Billingsley (10-7) enjoyed the offensive support and Broxton saved his first game in many moons. [JAM 8/21/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (62-61) - Hits, hits, hits.  I wish our team could hit.  Manny, where are you?  Monasterios (3-4) was today's loser.  Batters had four singles and one double scattered here and there. [JAM 8/20/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (62-60) - Ted Lilly (4-0) won his fourth straight game with a two-hit shutout.  Reed Johnson hit a two-run homer for the only runs in the game.  Torre wisely allowed the starter to finish the game this time. [JAM 8/19/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (61-60) - Dotel (0-1) delivered another horrible relief appearance walking three with three wild pitches.  Once again the Dodgers showed how shallow the bullpen is.  The tying run was thrown out at the plate with two out in the bottom of the tenth.  Torre called a disastrous squeeze play on a 3-2 pitch that killed the second inning rally.  Matt Kemp has struck out 128 times this season and the worst part of it is that he looks like he just doesn't care.  Every pitcher in the league knows that Kemp will go fishing for the outside curve in the dirt.  [JAM 8/18/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (61-59) - Four Dodger pitchers shut out the Rockies on six hits with starter Kershaw (11-7) getting the victory.  Podsednik and Loney each drove in two runs in the five-run fifth inning. [JAM 8/17/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (60-59) - Dodger relievers blew another lead in the ninth inning.  This time it was Kuo (3-2) and Dotel who spoiled another excellent start by Billingsley.  Ethier had two hits and made two great catches in right field. [JAM 8/16/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (60-58) - With Juan Castro batting seventh in the lineup, Torre did not expect to score many runs in this game.  It was basically a forfeit as many of the Sunday games are.  Padilla (6-4) deserved a better lineup. [JAM 8/15/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (60-57) - The Dodgers scored just two run on twelve singles but great pitching gave them the win.  Kuo saved the game for Lilly (3-0).  Podsednik had three hits to raise his average to .313. [JAM 8/14/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (59-57) - This dysfunctional team did not come close to scoring a run in Atlanta.  Kuroda (8-11) allowed just one run but it was one too many for the punchless Dodgers. [JAM 8/13/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (59-56) - In another unbelievable finish, The Dodger bullpen blew a seven-run lead in the last two innings.  Broxton (4-4) allowed four runs without recording an out in the ninth inning.  The collapse spoiled a good game by Kemp who had been benched for two games.  Kemp had three hits, four RBIs and his 19th home run. [JAM 8/12/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (59-55) - Billingsley (9-7) held the Phillies to two run but no support again.  Theriot, Ethier, Loney and Carroll left runners in scoring position. [JAM 8/11/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (59-54) - Padilla (6-3) was the beneficiary of an 18-hit attack.  Newcomer Jay Gibbons had three hits including a three-run homer to raise his average to .800.  Blake hit his 12th home run and had four RBIs.  Ethier had four hits.  [JAM 8/10/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (58-54) - Ted Lilly (2-0) pitched six innings to win his second Dodger start.  Carroll led the offense with three hits and two RBIs.  Bench players had eight of the team's ten hits. [JAM 8/8/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (57-54) - Loney lined a hit with the bases loaded in the tenth inning for the win.  Broxton (4-3) pitched two excellent innings.  [JAM 8/7/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (56-54) - Kershaw (10-7) served up two consecutive three-run home runs to Adam Dunn, the league's leading home run hitter.  The weak Dodger offense could not respond to a 6-0 deficit.  Ethier hit his 18th homer in the fourth inning. [JAM 8/6/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (56-53) - Billingsley (9-6) had one bad inning.  Without Ramirez, Martin and Furcal, the offense did not deliver a single clutch hit.  Loney left five runners on base. [JAM 8/5/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (56-52) - Padilla (5-2) pitched a two-hit shutout as the offense broke out of its very long slump.  Ethier had three hits including his 17th home run. [JAM 8/4/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (55-52) - Russell Martin doubled in the winning runs in the second inning but failed to score the third run by not sliding into home and injured by the tag.  Ted Lilly (1-0) allowed just two hits in seven innings, retiring 20 in a row in his Dodger debut.  Kuo and Broxton closed the win. [JAM 8/3/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (54-52) - The Dodger offense had five hits in a row but failed to score a run.  Kuroda (8-10) pitched OK but had terrible luck in the five-run fourth.  Weaver was awful again allowing five runs in two innings to put the game out of reach.  Kemp had five hits including his 18th HR but was caught off base twice. The team now has its second six-game losing streak after the all-star break. [JAM 8/2/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (54-51) - No runs.  No win.  At this stage of the season, the Dodgers are the worst-hitting team in the National League.  Another good effort by Kershaw (10-6) was wasted by the non-existing offense.  In his first game with the Cubs, Blake DeWitt had three hits just one less than the entire Dodger team.  Slumping Matt Kemp left four runners on base. [JAM 8/1/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (54-50) - Manager Torre gave Billingsley a quick hook in the seventh inning with a 1-0 lead and then Broxton (3-3) served up the game winning home run in the eighth.  Blake hit his eleventh homer for the only Dodger run.  GM Coletti made some trades with Chicago and Pittsburgh for some mediocre players but it is too little too late.  The Dodger season is over.  I hope by some miracle that I am wrong about this. [JAM 7/31/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (54-49) - Manager Torre tried to win a game with relievers Monasterios (3-3) and Weaver against the best pitcher in the league, and he failed miserably.  An excellent game by Furcal (homer, double, single, two walks) was wasted as the other hitters stranded 21 baserunners.  The return of Ramirez cannot come too soon.  The late ninth inning fell one run short.  [JAM 7/30/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (54-48) - The slump continues.  The Dodgers had just three hits including Loney's eighth home run.  Four Dodger pitchers held the Padres to a tie for eight innings but Sherrill (1-2) lost it in the ninth. [JAM 7/29/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (54-47) - I hate these team batting slumps! Kuroda (8-9) pitched well but the second-line relievers Weaver, Taschner and Schlichting let a close 2-1 game get away. [JAM 7/28/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (54-46) - Dodger pitchers completed their fourth shutout in the last six games to support a weak offense.  Billingsley (9-5), Kuo and Broxton allowed just five hits with ten strikeouts.  Flu-stricken Ethier came off the bench to drive in two runs in the seventh inning. [JAM 7/27/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (53-46) - Kershaw (10-5) and rookie Jansen shut out the Mets.  Martin drove in the only run in the eighth inning as the anemic offense continued to struggle with only four hits. [JAM 7/25/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (52-46) - James Loney hit his seventh home run in the bottom of the 13th inning to give the team its third win in ten games since the break.  The team has scored only 24 runs in those games.  Nine Dodger pitchers held the Mets to two runs with George Sherrill (1-1) getting his first win of the year.  [JAM 7/24/2010]

Los Angeles Dodger (51-46) - Padilla (4-3) pitched the third consecutive excellent team start allowing just one earned run in seven innings but the offense continued its post-all-star-break slump.  Torre's decision to start three left-handed hitters against the left-handed pitcher did not work very well.  Ethier, Loney and DeWitt were 0-9 against the starter contributing nothing to the offense.  After Padilla was removed for a pinch hitter, four Dodger relievers allowed four runs on only one hit in the eighth inning to ruin a close game.  At this stage of the season, Torre has no bench and no bullpen other than Kuo and Broxton.  Upper management seems to be satisfied to limp through the season without attempting to improve the team. [JAM 7/23/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (51-45) - Kuroda (8-8) pitched a five-hit shutout for eight innings but manager Torre would not allow him to complete the game.  Kuo pitched the ninth inning for a save.  Matt Kemp drove in both runs with a double and his 17th home run. [JAM 7/22/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (50-45) - With Don Mattingly managing instead of Joe Torre, Chad Billingsley (8-5) pitched a five-hit shutout to end the losing streak.  It was the first complete game by a Dodger pitcher this year.  Casey Blake drove in both Dodger runs.  [JAM 7/21/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (49-45) - With a rookie umpire making some very strange decisions, the Dodgers lost a manager, a coach and two pitchers.  Subbing for ejected Torre, acting-manager Mattingly was charged with two trips to the mound for hesitating during the discussion.  Broxton (3-2) was not allowed to finish the game and then Sherrill threw another terrible pitch the allow the winning runs to score in the ninth inning.  This was the third four-run lead blown by the team in less than a month.  When things are going bad, it seems that no lead is safe.  And still, the Dodger front office shows no signs of providing pitching help to this struggling team. [JAM 7/20/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (49-44) - With the utility infielder (Carroll) playing left field, a tired old player (Blake) batting clean-up and minor-leaguer James McDonald (0-1) pitching, the Dodgers were no match for an average major league team.  Furcal, Kemp and Martin had three hits each but they were spread out through the lineup preventing rallies of any sort.  Slumping all-star Ethier came to bat with six runners on base but could not drive in any of them.  With this awful post-break, five-game losing streak, the team is stuck in fourth place in a very weak division.  Will the front office ever make any moves to strengthen the team?  Not likely. [JAM 7/19/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (49-43) - Padilla pitched a one-hit shutout for six innings and drove in the first run but Torre pulled him for a pinch hitter in the seventh.  Then, three Dodger relievers blew a four-run lead with Broxton (3-1) getting the loss after the home plate umpire failed to call strike three on a batter with two outs in the ninth.  This was absolutely the worst possible road series with the whole team playing poorly. [JAM 7/18/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (49-42) - With Ramirez out of the lineup, the Dodger offense is very poor.  Paul and Loney both killed rallies with weak double-play grounders.  Kuroda (7-8) pitched well but not pitcher can win without runs.  The St. Louis pitchers and humidity make the Dodgers look like minor-leaguers. [JAM 7/17/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (49-41) - Billingsley (7-5) was worse than Kershaw allowing seven runs on ten hits.  The offense is really at a disadvantage when the young starters put the team in a hole in the first inning.  And, it appears that the Dodger front office has no plans to help the team by trading for an established pitcher.  Manny Ramirez may have injured his leg again making this one of the worst road series of the season. [JAM 7/16/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (49-40) - Kershaw (9-5) was wild allowing five runs and eight hits in less than five innings.  The offense was flat.  Ethier had a homer and a single to retake the NL batting lead. [JAM 7/15/2010]

National League (1-0) -  Brian McCann doubled with the bases loaded in the seventh inning to give the NL its first win in 13 years.  Matt Capps (1-0) was the winning pitcher.  Marlon Byrd made a game-saving throw to Furcal in the ninth inning.  Ethier had one hit and played well in center and right fields.  Furcal walked in his only plate appearance.  Kuo made a throwing error but did not allow an unearned run.  Broxton saved the game in the ninth inning. [JAM 7/13/2010] 

Los Angeles Dodgers (49-39) - Padilla (4-2) pitched a two-hit shutout for eight innings.  Loney hit a three-run homer in the first inning for all the runs that were needed.  The team is in second place, two games behind San Diego at the all-star break.  Ethier (starter), Broxton, Furcal and Kuo were selected as all-stars for the game in Anaheim. Furcal and Ethier are the first and third leading batters by average.  Loney is hitting .309 with 63 RBIs (two behind leaders Howard & Wright) [JAM 7/11/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (48-39) - Ely (4-7) had bad luck and was tagged for six earned runs in the second and third innings.  Ethier drove in two more runs and raised his average to .324 but with only four starters in the lineup, the offense was no match for the Cub pitchers. [JAM 7/10/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (48-38) - Martin hit a three-run homer in the second inning and the team held the lead in spite of some late-inning runs off relievers Sherrill, Miller and Broxton.  Billingsley (7-4) pitched well for seven innings.  Ethier had three more hits to raise his average to .322. [JAM 7/9/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (47-38) - Rafael hit the gane-winning home run and had three hits to raise his average to .339.  At this point in the season, Furcal is the best player not named to the all-star team.  Kershaw (9-4) struck out 12 and allowed just two runs in eight innings.  Broxton saved his 19th game. [JAM 7/8/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (46-38) - Kuroda (7-7) had one bad inning but the offense could not score a run on just six hits. [JAM 7/7/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (46-37) - Padilla (3-2) took a shutout into the seventh inning and Kemp (16), Ethier (14) and Blake (9) hit homers.  Furcal (.336) continued his hot hitting with two hits and three RBIs.  [JAM 7/6/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (45-37) - Torre waited too long to remove Ely (4-6) who had nothing allowing six runs and nine hits.  Weaver and Belisario pitched great in relief and the offense rallied but fell one run short.  Furcal hit his fifth home run. [JAM 7/5/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (45-36) - Kuo (3-1) struck out six of seven batters he faced in relief of Billingsley who allowed just one run and struck out eight.  Broxton saved his 17th game with two more strikeouts.  Kemp broke the tie in the eighth inning with his 15th home run. [JAM 7/4/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (44-36) - The offense scored 14 runs on 15 hits and six errors by Arizona.  Furcal (4), Kemp (14) and Ethier (13) hit home runs.  Every starter scored at least one run.  Kershaw (8-4) struck out eight batters in six innings and relievers Schlichting and Broxton struck out four more. [JAM 7/3/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (43-36) - Kuroda (7-6) allowed six runs in less than two innings and the bullpen allowed six more.  The offense scored five runs on 12 hits but it was not nearly enough to overcome the awful pitching performances. [JAM 7/2/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (43-35) - Furcal (.333) had four hits with a homer and Kemp had three hits with a homer (13) to lead the team to a sweep of the series with the Giants.  Padilla (2-2) allowed just three hits in seven innings. [JAM 6/30/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (42-35) - Loney again had the clutch hits for three RBIs.  Ely (4-4) pitched seven good innings for the win. Furcal had three hits to raise his average to .321.  Ramirez singled to raise his average to .322 but was injured at second base.  [JAM 6/29/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (41-35) - With Broxton unavailable, Kuo saved the game for Weaver (5-1).  Billingsley pitched well in his return from the disabled list but manager Torre took him out after six innings with the score tied.  Casey Blake hit his 8th homer in the eighth inning to break the tie.  Ramirez continued his hot hitting with three more hits to raise his average to .319. [JAM 6/28/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (40-35) - Broxton blew a four-run lead in the ninth inning and then Sherrill served up the game-winning home run in the tenth.  The relievers spoiled another good performance by Kershaw with Troncoso (1-2) taking the loss.  Loney could have easily thrown out the tying run in the ninth but he tried for a first-to-home double play but made a poor throw to the plate. Manager Torre took Ramirez out of the game with the score at 6-2 so he was not available to win the game in the bottom of the ninth. His sub (Anderson) flew out and then was thrown out of the game for arguing about strike two.  [JAM 6/27/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (40-34) - The inconsistent offense found a pitcher they liked and recovered from a 3-0 deficit.  Loney had four RBIs to lead the nine-run attack.  Kuroda (7-5) was the beneficiary of the run barrage although he allowed four runs in five innings. [JAM 6/26/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (39-34) - The offense is gone again.  Ethier and Kemp struck out three times each.  Ramirez had two hits and drove in the only run.  Padilla (1-2) pitched well allowing just two run in seven innings but had no support. [JAM 6/25/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (39-33) - The team ended a horrible six-game losing streak by scoring ten runs on 15 hits.  However, Broxton had to save the game in the ninth inning because the previous six pitchers had allowed six runs on 12 hits.  Weaver (4-1) got the victory for not pitching as bad as the others.  Blake and Carroll had three hits each as eight starters drove in runs. [JAM 6/24/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (38-33) - In an unbelievable ninth inning, both Kemp and Martin were picked off second base and the Dodgers failed to score the tying run in spite of two hits, a walk and an Angel error.  The Angels scored two runs on errors by Furcal to spoil an excellent performance by rookie Ely (3-4).  However, the second run scored after the first-base umpire made a huge mistake.  The Dodgers had absolutely no luck in this game but they should not have expected to win with an anemic offense, with poor base-running, that scored only one run. [JAM 6/23/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (38-32) - Manager Torre took Kershaw (7-4) out of a tie game and reliever Belisario blew it again.  Other than Kuo and Broxton, the Dodger bullpen is just awful.  Ethier and Loney had clutch RBI singles in the third inning.  Kemp hit his 12th homer in the third. [JAM 6/22/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (38-31) - Argh!  The Dodgers were swept in a three-game series in Boston.  Kuroda (6-5) pitched well but the offense fizzled.  Ramirez had two of the four hits in the game and five hits in the series to raise his average to .304. [JAM 6/20/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (38-30) - Ramirez hit his eighth home run in his return to Boston and the Dodgers rallied in the seventh inning to tie the score.  However, Broxton threw one bad pitch in the ninth inning to allow the winning single giving Belisario (1-1) the loss.  Anderson had three more hits in a rare start to raise his season average to .194. [JAM 6/19/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (38-29) - Monasterios (3-2) and Troncoso were terrible allowing ten runs in four innings and neither pitcher could get anyone out in the seven-run fifth inning.  Anderson hit a ninth inning homer. [JAM 6/18/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (38-28) - With Ramirez, Furcal and Martin out of the lineup, the offense was punchless.  Losing pitcher Ely (3-4) drove in the only run but also allowed three home runs.  Casey Blake had three hits. [JAM 6/17/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (38-27) - Kershaw (7-3) pitched seven excellent innings allowing just one run.  Loney doubled with the bases loaded for the first two runs.  Ethier hit his 12th home run with two men on base to put the game away.  Ramirez added his seventh home run in the ninth inning. [JAM 6/16/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (37-27) - The Dodgers blasted out 12 runs on 19 hits.  Ramirez had two RBI singles and a two-run homer.  Furcal had five hits and Loney had four hits including three doubles.  Four pitchers shut out the Reds on eight singles.  Starter Kuroda (6-4) pitched five innings for the win. [JAM 6/15/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (36-27) - Former Dodger Mike Scioscia, who should have been the Dodger manager, swept old Joe Torre who seems to be guessing most of the time.  The Angel hitters looked like the adults playing against the Dodgers young pitching staff in the series.  Monasterios (3-1) took his first loss after allowing four runs in less than three innings.  Ramirez and Loney made the game close with three hits each. [JAM 6/13/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (36-26) - With Ramirez on the bench, the Dodger bats were quiet for the second game against the Angels scoring just two runs on a double by Martin.  John Ely (3-3) pitched five innings and was tagged for the loss. [JAM 6/12/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (36-25) - Billingsley (6-4) allowed the opposing pitcher to start three rallies and score three runs.  This was a very poor pitching performance against a player who never bats.  Loney hit his fifth home run of the year.  [JAM 6/11/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (36-24) - Ramirez hit his fifth home run and DeWitt had a clutch hit for two RBIs each.  James Loney had four hits.  Kershaw (6-3) gave up a three-run homer but Belisario and Broxton (16 saves) held the game for him.  Dodgers swept the series with the Cardinals. [JAM 6/9/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (35-24) - Manny Ramirez doubled in the eighth inning to score the only run in the game.  Kuroda pitched seven shutout innings and Kuo (2-1) and Broxton finished the game.  Broxton recorded his 15th save and lowered his ERA to 0.99 when he struck out Albert Pujols to end the game.  Ethier had three hits to raise his league-leading batting average to .360. [JAM 6/8/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (34-24) - Blake DeWitt hit his first home run of the year and drove in five runs to lead the 12-run offense.  Monasterios (3-0) pitched six innings and won easily. [JAM 6/7/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (33-24) - Rookie catcher A.J. Ellis delivered the game-winning hit in the bottom of the 11th inning.  Furcal hit his first home run of the year.  Pitchers Miller, Kuo, Weaver, Broxton and Belisario (1-0) pitched six innings of scoreless relief with Belisario getting the win for pitching the last two innings. [JAM 6/6/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (32-24) - Billingsley (6-3) pitched six shutout innings but left the game leading 2-1 after facing three batters in the seventh innings.  Relievers Troncoso and Bellisario allowed six more runs in the inning on four hits.  It makes one wonder why manager Torre would allow Billingsley to hit in the sixth inning and then use the quick hook in the next inning. [JAM 6/5/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (32-23) - Loney hit a clutch single in the seventh inning to regain the lead after Kuo (1-1) allowed two runs to score spoiling an excellent performance by Kershaw.  Broxton saved (14th consecutive) the game for Kuo.  Every Dodger starter had a hit in the game.  Furcal tripled in a run and scored two. [JAM 6/4/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (31-23) - The Dodger team hitting slump in June continues.  They had one rally in the game in the eighth inning to make the game close.  Kuroda (5-4) was not sharp.  Ethier had his first extra-base hit (double) since returning from the disabled list. [JAM 6/3/2010)

Los Angeles Dodgers (31-22) - The Dodgers won back-to-back 1-0 games as Garret Anderson singled in the 14th inning with two outs.  Dodger pitchers shut down the Arizona Diamondbacks for 31 consecutive innings.  Rookie Travis Schlichting (1-0) pitched the last for innings in his first game of the year for the victory. [JAM 6/2/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (30-22) - Matt Kemp broke a scoreless tie in the tenth inning with a walk-off homer, his 11th of the year.  Ely, Belisario, Kuo and Weaver (3-1) pitched the shutout allowing just four hits. [JAM 6/1/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (29-22) - After James Loney was picked off at second base with none out, the Arizona pitcher balked with two out and Casey Blake on third to allow the winning run.  The Dodgers had tied the score in the eighth inning on two errors by the second baseman.  Billingsley pitched eight innings but had allowed four runs on three home runs in the first two innings.  Broxton (3-0) pitched the ninth inning for the win.  Ramirez hit his fourth homer.  Kemp had three hits.  [JAM 5/31/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (28-22) - Jon Broxton saved his 13th consecutive game in spite of an error by Blake in the ninth inning.  Kid Kershaw (5-3) pitched five innings for the win.  Kemp and Loney made great defensive plays to save several runs.  Troncoso, Kuo and Belisario set up the save with one shutout inning each.  [JAM 5/30/2010]

Philadelphia Phillies (28-20) - Roy Halladay (7-3) pitched the second perfect game of the season with 11 strikeouts.  This was only the 20th perfect game in the 125-year history of the game. [JAM 5/29/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (27-22) - Kuroda (5-3) was wild allowing seven runs on ten hits.  The offense was asleep again until a late three-run rally in the seventh inning.  Furcal led the offense with three hits by made a key error that allowed three runs to score. [JAM 5/29/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (27-21) - Manny Ramirez hit his third home run of the year in the sixth inning to complete a come-from-behind victory.  Broxton slammed the door in the ninth for his 12th consecutive save.  Monasterios (2-0) pitched five innings for the win benefitting from the four-run sixth.  Kemp hit his tenth homer.  Furcal and Martin had key RBIs in the sixth inning rally. [JAM 5/28/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (26-21) - Xavier Paul misplayed two balls in right field in the eighth inning allowing the only run.  John Ely (3-2) pitched great for seven innings but was tagged for the loss as the Dodger offense is absent again.  Torre kept Furcal and Ramirez on the bench until the ninth inning. [JAM 5/27/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (26-20) - The offense woke up and scored eight runs for Billingsley (6-2).  Relievers Belisario and Kuo struggled but Broxton came in to record five outs for his 11th save.  Kemp had a key two-run double, Loney had three hits and Blake hit his seventh home run. [JAM 5/26/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (25-20) - Rafael Furcal, in his first game back from the disabled list, made two errors to allow two of the three runs to score.  Kershaw (4-3) allowed just one unearned run in six innings but the offense was zero.  [JAM 5/25/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (25-19) - Kuroda (5-2) allowed three runs in the first inning and the Dodger offense could not recover.  Xavier Paul drove in two runs in the fifth inning but pinch hitter Ramirez grounded out with the bases loaded in the sixth.  [JAM 5/23/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (25-18) - Rookie Ely (3-1) continues to be a solid major league pitcher.  Casey Blake had three more hits including his sixth home run, and made a game-saving play in the ninth inning.  Matt Kemp hit his ninth homer.  Jon Broxton had a rough ninth inning but still saved his tenth consecutive game with a strikeout with runners at second and third. [JAM 5/22/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (24-18) - The Dodgers moved into a tie for first place with their 11th win in 12 games.  Billingsley (5-2) has become a reliable seven-inning pitcher.  Broxton saved his ninth with three strikeouts.  Reed Johnson led the offense with three hits.  The team was able to win easily with only three starters in the opening lineup.  [JAM 5/21/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (23-18) - Kershaw (4-2) won his third straight and Broxton save his eighth game.  Super-sub Carroll had two hits and two RBSs to lead the offense.  Martin has now hit in 15 straight games. [JAM 5/20/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (22-18) - Ortiz (1-2) and Troncoso were rocked for eight runs in four innings.  The team really needs a reliable fifth starter and Ortiz is not the guy.  Without Ramirez, Ethier and Furcal, the Dodgers has no chance of overcoming a 5-run lead.  Martin extended his hitting streak to 14.  Casey Blake had three more hits including his fifth home run. [JAM 5/19/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (22-17) - Casey Blake broke out of his hitting slump with three hits including his fourth home run as the Dodgers won their ninth game in a row.  Kuroda (5-1) pitched six good innings and the bullpen "O" boys (Belisario, Kuo and Troncoso) pitched three more shutout innings.  Ramirez, Loney and Blake had two RBIs each.  Martin hit in his 13th consecutive.  With Ethier joining Furcal on the disabled list, Dodger pitching has allowed less than four runs in each game of the streak. [JAM 5/18/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (21-17) - The streak is now at eight.  Rookie John Ely (2-1) pitched another excellent game.  Blake Dewitt had two triples.  Ramirez, Kemp and Blake added doubles for a solid team victory with Andre Ethier on the bench with a broken finger. [JAM 5/17/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (20-17) - With five starters on the bench, the Dodgers scored just one run on two hits but it was enough for their seventh consecutive win.  Chad Billingsley (4-2) allowed just 4 hits in 7+ innings.  Ku and Broxton (seventh save) finished the game.  Russell Martin drove in the only run with his hit in the 11th straight game. [JAM 5/16/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (19-17) - Without Ethier in the lineup, the Dodgers easily won their sixth in a row and second straight over the first-place Padres.  Clayton Kershaw (3-2) was sharp again allowing just three hits in seven innings.  James Loney hit his fourth home run and Garret Anderson, Jamey Carroll and Russell Martin added clutch RBIs. [JAM 5/15/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (18-17) - Matt Kemp hit his eighth home run for the game winner in the seventh inning.  Jeff Weaver (2-1) got the vulch.  The major league's leading hitter, Andre Ethier had two more hits to raise his average to .392.  Broxton saved his fifth game with a perfect ninth inning. Dodgers have their longest winning streak (5) of the season. [JAM 5/14/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (17-17) - Manny Ramirez hit a bases-loaded double for the winning margin.  Andre Ethier hit his 11th homer in the fourth inning and was walked intentionally before Manny's double.  Kuroda (4-1) pitched 7+ innings for the win with nine strikeouts.  Broxton struck out three in the ninth for his fourth save.[JAM 5/12/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (16-17) - With a good starting pitcher, John Ely (1-1), Dodgers pounded out 17 hits for 13 runs, seven in the 13-batter eighth inning.  Jame Loney had four hits.  Martin had a three-run homer, his fourth.  Five batters (Martin, Ethier, Ramirez, Belliard and Carroll) had two hits. [JAM 5/11/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (15-17) - The first seven Dodger batters scored seven runs on eleven hits.  Ethier raised his league leading batting average to .393 with three more hits.  He now has 34 RBIs in 30 games.  Billingsley (3-2) pitched well for five innings and the bullpen was solid again.  [JAM 5/10/2010]

Oakland Athletics (17-15) - Dallas Braden (4-2) pitched the 19th perfect game in major league history against Tampa Bay.

Los Angeles Dodgers (14-17) - In the toughest game of the year to date, Kid Kershaw (2-2) escaped a first-inning jam and then out-dueled the Rockies phenom (Ubaldo Jimenez), pitching a two-hit shutout for eight innings with nine strikeouts. Kershaw's performance was significant considering the dismal Dodger pitching of the previous day.  The Dodgers scored a third-inning run on Blake DeWitt's double and Jamey Carroll's single.  Russell Martin added an insurance run in the eighth inning with his third homer of the season.  Broxton posted his third save. [JAM 5/9/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (13-17) - Other than Joe Torre, does anybody in Southern California believe that Charlies Haeger (0-4) is a major league pitcher?  He cannot throw the knuckler for strikes and his other pitches are only good for batting practice.  In this loss, Haeger faced five batters and they all scored.  He threw only eight strikes in the inning; the last one being a triple to clear the bases.  Ethier had three more hits to raise his league-leading batting average to .394.  The poor pitching performance marred the return of Manny Ramirez from the disabled list.  He had one single in four at bats. [JAM 5/8/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (13-16) - In a game with five lead changes in the first six innings, relievers Sherrill, Weaver (1-1), Troncoso and Broxton (save #2) did not allow an earned run after Kuroda struggled for 5+ innings.  Ethier continued his hot hitting with a double, single and two RBIs.  Matt Kemp tripled in the winning run. [JAM 5/7/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (12-16) - Andre Ethier hit a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth to save the win for Torre and Broxton.  The Dodgers were leading 3-0 when Torre failed to bat for rookie pitcher John Ely with the bases loaded in the sixth.  One hit in the sixth inning could have iced the game for the Dodgers.  Without the big lead, the Brewers tied the game against Broxton (2-0) who blew the save but got the win.  Ely pitched a great six innings but tired in the seventh after failing to hit.  Belisario and Kuo set up the ninth for Broxton.  Triple-crown leader, Ethier increased his number to 10 HRs,  30 RBIs and a .371 batting average. [JAM 5/6/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (11-16) - Billingsley (2-2) was rocked for four runs in the first inning.  The Dodger offense closed the gap to 4-3 with twelve singles but relievers Belisario and Troncoso gave away the game by allowing five runs in the eighth inning. [JAM 5/5/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (11-15) - Torre kept Kershaw (1-2) in the game until seven runs had scored in the second.  James Loney hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning but it was much too late.  Four Dodger pitchers allowed 15 hits to a team that had not scored more than two runs since April 28. [JAM 5/4/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (11-14) - Andre Ethier hit two more home runs to tie the league-lead at nine, and Blake DeWitt had four hits in a 16-hit attack.  Ace Kuroda (3-1) pitched eight more solid innings allowing just one run. [JAM 5/2/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (10-14) - The Dodgers found a new starting pitcher today.  Carlos Monasterios pitched four innings and allowed just one run.  The manager took him out to save his arm after 73 pitches.  Ramon Ortiz (1-1) was the winner after pitching three innings.  Does that make any sense?  Ethier (homer #7 & two doubles) and Loney (two doubles) provided the power for the second consecutive game.  The team won two straight for the first time since April 16. [JAM 5/1/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (9-14) - The losing streak has finally ended.  Ethier (6) and Loney (1) hit early homers to give the team the lead and Billingsley (2-1) held it for six innings.  Relievers Belisario, Sherrill and Broxton (second save; 0.00 ERA) did their jobs. [JAM 4/30/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (8-14) - The futility continues.  Without Ramirez, the team is 1-6 scoring just 15 runs in seven games.  Kershaw (1-1) pitched well again but had no support.  Slugger Jamie Carroll left five runners on base, four in scoring position.  Strangely, Manager Torre had five left-handed bats in the lineup facing a left-handed starter.  Bad guess, Joe. [JAM 4/29/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (8-13) - The Dodgers completed a dismal 2-7 road trip and will limp home with their confidence at a low point.  Rookie pitcher John Ely (0-1) was not the answer allowing five runs in six innings.  Russell Martin hit his second home run of the season. [JAM 4/28/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (8-12) - Kuroda (2-1) and Haeger (0-3) took losses as the team again played poorly in a double-header in New York.  Furcal joins Ramirez, Weaver and Padilla on the injured list.  [JAM 4/27/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (8-10) - The team wasted a good performance by Billingsley (1-1).  Blake, Belliard and Anderson stranded 12 runners on base. [JAM 4/25/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (8-9) - For the first time this year, a victory belongs to the bullpen.  Although Kershaw pitched well for six innings, six relievers fought for seven innings without allowing an earned run.  Carlos Monasterios (1-0) finished the last three innings for the win.  Casey Blake hit two home runs to keep the team in the game as the rest of the offense continued to struggle without its leader.  Russell Martin's clutch single in the 13th was the game winner. [JAM 4/24/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (7-9) - With Manny on the disabled list, and Blake & Martin on the bench, the punchless Dodgers rolled over for another second-division team.  Haeger (0-2) took the loss after a forgettable performance that included two deep bombs by Adam Dunn. [JAM 4/23/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (7-8) - Blake Dewitt made a bad throw and Matt Kemp missed a fly ball to set up the decisive four-run seventh inning.  Relievers Hong-Chih Kuo (0-1) and Ronald Belisario were ineffective.  Kuo took the loss in his first appearance of the season.  Ethier (5) and Anderson (1) hit homers.  Dodger pitchers have allowed nine or more runs in five of the fifteen games. [JAM 4/22/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (7-7) - Kemp (7) and Ethier (4) led an 18-hit attack with home runs to give Hiroki Kuroda (2-0) an easy win.  Furcal, Ethier, Ramirez and Loney each had three hits.  The team now has a major-league-leading batting average of .313.  [JAM 4/21/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (6-7) - Billingsley again blew a big lead by allowing seven hits and seven runs in three innings with a big error on the easiest possible play.  The Dodger offense, led by Kemp's sixth homer run, roared back to tie the game in the eighth inning.  However, Troncoso (1-1) lost the game in the bottom of the inning.  This was a very sloppy game with two errors and a bonehead play by Blake DeWitt, but the pitchers deserve the blame because nine runs should be enough for a win. [JAM 4/20/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (6-6) - After keeping him on the bench for 16 innings as the team scored zero, manager Torre finally allowed Ramirez to pinch hit in the eighth inning and win the game with his second home run of the season.  Big Jon Broxton saved the game for Ramon Troncoso (1-0).  Kershaw pitched seven excellent innings allowing just one run but had to leave the game before Manny did his thing. [JAM 4/18/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (5-6) - With four starters on the bench and wild knuckler Haeger (0-1) pitching, the Dodgers were no match for the best pitcher (Tim Lincecum) in the league. [JAM 4/17/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (5-5) - Andre Ethier hit home runs in the first and second innings with the second being a grand slam.  Matt Kemp also homered in the first inning, his fourth in consecutive games and fifth of the year.  Padilla (1-1) pitched well enough for seven innings.  However, unacceptable relievers (Russ Ortiz and Troncoso) allowed five runs to make it a close game.  It appears that the team has just one effective relief pitcher (Broxton) this year.  His arm will be dragging by September.  Team average is now .320.  Team ERA is now 5.62. [JAM 4/16/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (4-5) - Andre Ethier delivered the game-winning, tenth-inning hit as the offense twice recovered from poor pitching performances.  Matt Kemp homered in his third consecutive game giving him four HRs on the season.  Jon Broxton (1-0) pitched a perfect tenth inning.  The team had 13 more hits to keep their major-league-leading average at .316.  However, the team ERA of 5.29 makes every game a struggle. [JAM 4/15/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (3-5) - The manager allowed Chad Billingsley to blow two leads and then took Ramirez out of the game in the ninth inning leaving Jamie Carroll as the clean-up hitter in extra innings.  Torre's poor substitution decisions have contributed to a losing record for a team with 6.5 runs scored per game and a .316 average.  This is cause for concern since the team has yet to play a real contender.  Russ Ortiz (0-1) took the loss in the 11th inning.  Ramirez, Furcal, Ethier and Martin had three hits each.  Matt Kemp hit his third home run. [JAM 4/14/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (3-4) - Powered by four home runs - Ramirez (1), Blake (1), Kemp (2) and Ethier (1) - the Dodger offense was impressive in the home opener.  Kid Kershaw (1) was sharper but still allowed five walks and two runs in 5+ innings.  Ramon Ortiz had another poor relief outing allowing three runs in less than one inning, making him the obvious candidate for an Albuquerque assignment when Kuo or Belisario is ready to return. [JAM 4/13/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (2-4) - Did Manny Ramirez really need four days of rest in the first eight days of the season?  Without Manny in the lineup, the Dodgers fell a run short to complete a very disappointing road trip.  Knuckle-baller Charlie Haeger struck out 12 batters but allowed four runs in six innings.  Jeff Weaver (0-1)took the loss.  Belliard has three hits again but he will be back on the bench for opening day in Los Angeles.  Kemp, Loney and Johnson each had two hits. [JAM 4/11/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (2-3) - Manager Joe Torre left closer Broxton in the bullpen and watched as George Sherrill (0-1) blew a two-run lead in the ninth inning.  Andre Ethier had given the team a lead in the eighth inning with a pinch single and Matt Kemp had hit his first home run of the season in the ninth inning.  Dodger hitters delivered again but starter Padilla was bombed in the fifth inning for the second straight game.  Torre made very poor decisions in the game including a botched squeeze play with the bases loaded in the second inning.  A better manager would have won this game. [JAM 4/10/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (2-2) - Hiroki Kuroda (1-0) pitched eight solid innings allowing only one unearned run.  Scoreless through six innings, doubles by Ramirez and Blake, and a clutch single by DeWitt set up a four-run seventh inning.  Furcal had two doubles and Loney also had a double to give the team a league-leading 16 doubles in four games. [JAM 4/9/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (1-2) - Playing with five subs, the team pounded 16 hits for the first win of the season.  Rafael Belliard led the way with a double-triple-home run and four RBIs.  Reed Johnson and James Loney also had three hits each.  Starter Chad Billingsley (1-0) pitched five shutout innings with seven strikeouts to stake his claim as ace of the staff.  [JAM 4/8/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (0-2) - With a runner on third and no outs in the ninth inning, Furcal, Kemp, Ethier and Ramirez failed to get the ball out of the infield.  Blake Dewitt booted an easy grounder in the tenth inning.  Then, reliever Ramon Ortiz (0-1) gave up two walks and a single for the loss.  With no clutch hitting or pitching in the first two games, Dodgers are starting very slowly. [JAM 4/7/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers (0-1) - Pitching is the big question mark for the team this year.  Vicente Padilla (0-1) was wild and hittable.  The Dodger hitters pounded out twelve hits and were robbed of several more by good Pirate fielders.  Manny Ramirez and Matt Kemp had two RBIs each.  The team may have the best hitting lineup in the National League but it appears that they will struggle to make the playoffs unless they find some leaders on the pitching staff. [JAM 4/5/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers - The team starts Spring Training today and the once-great Eric Gagne has rejoined the organization by signing a minor league contract.  Gagne set the major league record for consecutive saves in the 2002 to 2004 seasons with 84. [JAM 2/20/2010]

Los Angeles Dodgers - The National League announced this month that Matt Kemp and Orlando Hudson won gold gloves for 2009.  Also, Kemp and Andre Ethier won silver slugger awards.  For all of us who were screaming that Matt Kemp should have been on the all-star team, we now have proof that he was the best hitter and fielder at his position.  Mr. Kemp should have been the starting center fielder on the team.  The voters are idiots. [JAM 11/18/2009]

New York Yankees (4-2) - The Yankees defeated the Phillies in six games. [JAM 11/4/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (4-4) - The baseball season is over for the Dodgers.  Manager Joe Torre was unable to find a pitcher to stop the Phillies.  Vicente Padilla (0-1) lost his first National League game of the season.  Ethier, Loney and Hudson hit home runs in the loss. [JAM 10/21/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (4-3) - Jon Broxton (0-1) allowed a two-out, ninth-inning double to spoil a well-played game by the team.  The Dodgers must now win game five to bring the series back to Los Angeles.  Randy Wolf pitched well for 5+ innings and four relievers held the Phillies hitless until the game winner.  Matt Kemp hit a home run.  James Loney, Russell Martin and Casey Blake all had clutch two-out RBI hits to give the team a lead through eight innings.  This was the toughest loss of the year. [JAM 10/19/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2) - Hiroki Kuroda (0-1) was wild and hittable allowing six runs in less than two innings.  Manager Joe Torre was guessing that Kuroda would be ready for the Phillies but he was very wrong. [JAM 10/18/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1) - The Dodger offense squeaked home two runs in the eighth inning after being shut down for seven innings by ex-Dodger Pedro Martinez.  Vicente Padilla pitched 7+ excellent innings.  Ex-Dodger Chan Ho Park got the loss.  Hong-Chih Kuo (1-0) got the win in relief.  Big Jon Broxton got the big save.  Jim Thome had a clutch pinch hit to set up the winning run on a based-loaded walk to Andre Ethier. [JAM 10/16/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (3-1) - Manager Joe Torre left Kershaw (0-1) in the game for five big runs in the fifth inning.  Why was Scott Elbert warming in the bullpen?  The Dodger offense could never get even after the fifth inning in spite of 14 hits.  James Loney and Manny Ramirez hit home runs.  Loney and Andre Ethier each had three hits.  [JAM 10/15/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (3-0) - The Dodgers swept the Cardinals in the first round of the playoffs as Vicente Padilla (1-0) pitched seven shutout innings and Andre Ethier hit a big two-run homer in the third inning.  Ethier and Manny Ramirez each had three hits in the 12-hit attack. [JAM 10/10/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (2-0) - Cardinal outfielder Matt Holliday dropped a fly ball with two outs in the ninth inning and then the Dodgers staged a huge two-out rally with a game-tying hit by Ronnie Belliard and a game-winning pinch hit by Mark Loretta.  Clayton Kershaw pitched 6+ excellent innings.  George Sherrill (1-0) was the winner in relief with the help of two great outfield catches by Manny Ramirez and Matt Kemp.  Andre Ethier hit a home run to tie the game in the fourth inning. [JAM 10/8/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0) - Matt Kemp blasted a two-run homer to center field on the first playoff pitch he saw to give the team a first-inning lead.  Starter Randy Wolf was shaky but five Dodger relievers shut down the Cardinals.  Jeff Weaver (1-0) cut off the fourth-inning rally for the victory.  Rafael Furcal led the 12-hit attack with a triple and two singles. [JAM 10/7/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (95-67) - With substitutes playing the entire game, the team scored four runs in the first inning and defeated the Rockies again.  Six Dodgers pitchers struck out 17 batters.  Vicente Padilla (4-0) pitched five excellent innings for the victory.  M12 had three hits. [JAM 10/4/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (94-67) - The Dodgers clinched the National League Western Division title and the home-field advantage throughout the NL playoffs with a big five-run seventh inning.  Clayton Kershaw struck out ten Rockies and allowed just three hits for six innings.  Hong-Chih Kuo (2-0), George Sherrill and Jon Broxton each pitched a perfect inning in relief.  In the seventh inning Casey Blake singled to left-center and took second on an error.  James Loney bunted Furcal to third.  Ronnie Belliard came off the bench and singled sharply to first for the first run.  After Russell Martin walked, Mark Loretta hit a pinch-double to right-center to score the second run.  Rafael Furcal was intentionally walked to load the bases.  Juan Pierre blooped a single to left field for the third run.  Matt Kemp hit a sacrifice fly to left field for the fourth run and then Manny Ramirez broke his slump with a single to right field to complete the five-run inning. [JAM 10/3/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (93-67) - Dodger batters continue to be mired in a horrendous slump with a five-game losing streak, longest of the season.  Randy Wolf (11-7) was wild in the first inning and got the loss.  Manny Ramirez and Casey Blake each struck out four times.  Russell Martin hit a home run. [JAM 10/2/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (93-66) - Jon Garland (3-2) lost. [JAM 9/30/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (93-65) - Chad Billingsley (12-11) was wild in the sixth inning again and the offense was flat at the end of a long road trip. [JAM 9/29/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (93-64) - With four starters on the bench, including Manny Ramirez for the second day, the Dodgers rolled over for the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates.  Former Dodger, Andy LaRoche had two home runs, two doubles and a single.  Hiroki Kuroda (8-7) was bombed for seven runs.  The magic number is still one. [JAM 9/28/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (93-63) - Jon Broxton (7-2) blew a three-run lead to keep the Dodgers from clinching the division title. [JAM 9/27/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (93-62) - The Dodgers clinched a spot in the playoffs with a come-from-behind victory.  Randy Wolf pitched well but Manager Joe Torre would not let him finish the seventh inning.  The manager brought in two left-handed pitchers against right-handed hitters and they blew the save for Wolf.  The eighth inning rally was capped by a bases-loaded, pinch-hit, two-run single by Jim Thome after two bases-loaded walks.  Ronnie Belliard added another run in the ninth inning with his fifth home run as a Dodger.  George Sherrill (1-0) blew the save but received the win after the eighth inning rally. [JAM 9/26/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (92-62) - Jon Garland (2-1) did not allow an earned run for six innings but Dodger errors by Blake DeWitt and James Loney allowed three runs to score.  DeWitt had two doubles and Brad Ausmus had two singles to lead a very weak Dodger offense against five Pirate pitchers. [JAM 9/25/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (92-61) - Jonathan Broxton saved his 36th game with a 1-2-3 ninth inning.  Matt Kemp (single-triple-HR) and Rafael Furcal (single-double-double-HR) led the offense.  Ramon Troncoso (5-4) was the winning pitcher in relief.  The magic number is reduced to 5 with 9 to play. [JAM 9/24/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (91-61) - Chad Billingsley looked like an ace for five innings but hung a curve ball with two out and two on in the sixth.  The Dodgers tied the score on errors in the ninth but James McDonald (5-5) lost the game in the bottom of the ninth. [JAM 9/23/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (91-60) - The Dodgers out-classed the worst team in the league with 14 runs on 15 hits.  Rafael Furcal led the way with four hits and four RBIs.  Hiroki Kuroda (8-6) won again allowing just two unearned runs in six innings. [JAM 9/22/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (90-60) - The Dodgers won two of three games from the Giants to crush their playoff hopes.  Vicente Padilla and Chad Billingsley were not effective in the first game as Ramon Troncoso (4-4) took the loss,  but Jon Garland (3-0) and Randy Wolf (11-6) pitched excellent games.  Ronnie Belliard hit a grand slam in the first inning of the second game and had a two-run single in the third game.  Andre Ethier hit his 31st home run against the SF ace in the series finale.  Manny Ramirez had a double and home run to keep the Dodgers in the first game until the tie was broken in the sixth inning.  The Dodger magic number is 8 with 12 games to go. [JAM 9/21/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (88-59) - Matt Kemp blasted his 24th home run to give Hiroki Kuroda (7-6) the victory with five starters on the bench.  Jon Broxton saved his 35th game.  Ronnie Belliard had three hits including an eighth inning home run.  Magic number is 11 with 15 games to go. [JAM 9/16/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (87-59) - Andre Ethier hit his 30th home run in the 13th inning for his sixth walk-off hit of the year.  Matt Kemp had hit a clutch two-out single to tie the game in the ninth inning.  Although Ronald Belisario (4-3) had allowed the go-ahead run in the top of the 13th after Casey Blake's throwing error, he received the victory.  [JAM 9/15/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (86-59) - Andre Ethier hit his 29th home run in the fifth inning to dead center to break the tie.  Jon Garland (2-0) pitched well enough to win.  Orlando had three hits and two RBIs.  The magic number is reduced to 14. [JAM 9/14/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (85-59) - With Manny Ramirez on the bench, the team had no punch against former-Dodger, Brad Penny.  Chad Billingsley (12-10) pitched poorly again.  Russell homered for the second consecutive game for the Dodger runs. [JAM 9/13/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (85-58) - Vicente Padilla (3-0) allowed just three hits and no earned runs in six innings.  Russell Martin hit a huge three-run homer for all the runs the team needed.  James Loney also hit a home run in the ninth inning. [JAM 9/12/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (84-58) - The Dodger offense broke out of its hitting slump with ten runs on 13 hits.  Hiroki Kuroda (6-6) allowed three hits through eight innings for the win.  Ethier, Kemp, Loney, Blake and Martin each had two hits.  Loney and Blake had three RBIs each.  [JAM 9/11/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (83-58) - Ramon Troncoso (4-3) made a two-base throwing error and then walked in the winning run in the ninth inning.  Manny Ramirez and James Loney hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning for a brief lead but the Dodger offense was weak again.  [JAM 9/9/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (83-57) - The Dodgers anemic offense hit into five double plays and Chad Billingsley was wild again through seven innings.  However, they tied the game and took the lead on a two-out rally in the eighth inning.  James McDonald (5-4) got the win.  Jon Broxton saved his 34th game. [JAM 9/8/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (82-57) - Manny Ramirez, James Loney and Ronnie Belliard hit early home runs to lead the team to an easy victory.  Vicente Padilla (2-0) pitched six innings for the victory.  After Ramirez was ejected for throwing equipment, Juan Pierre came into the game and had two hits, two stolen bases and one RBI.  The magic number is reduced to 21. [JAM 9/7/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (81-57) - Manager Joe Torre decided to start Hiroki Kuroda (5-6) who was just off the disabled list after his beaning.  Kuroda was wild and not ready to start a game allowing four runs in five innings.  Torre also decided to put Juan Pierre in center field and put the team's top hitter, Matt Kemp on the bench.  The first three batters were ineffective through five innings causing Manny Ramirez to become a leadoff hitter in the second, fourth and sixth innings.  Ramirez never did bat with a runner on base.  Andre Ethier doubled in two runs in the seventh inning but it was two late as the lowly Padres won the three-game series with only ten runs. [JAM 9/6/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (81-56) - Randy Wolf (10-6) was in command of this game as the offense finally scored some runs.  Andre Ethier had a home run and double to give him 90 RBIs.  James Loney had two run scoring singles.  Rafael Furcal scored three runs.  James McDonald allowed three consecutive hits in the ninth inning but Jon Broxton came in to save his 32nd game. [JAM 9/5/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (80-56) - The Dodger hitting slump continues.  The team has not scored more than four runs in the last six games.  Kid Kershaw (8-8) allowed one earned run and received the loss.  Jim Thome had a pinch-hit single in his Dodger debut. [JAM 9/4/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (80-55) - Jon Garland (1-0) had a shaky start against his former team but pitched well allowing just two runs in seven innings.  Jon Broxton saved his 31st game.  Manny Ramirez hit his 16th home run.  Newcomer Ronnie Belliard drove in the other three runs.  Casey Blake had three hits to break out of his slump.  The Dodgers are the first National League team to win 80 games. [JAM 9/3/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (79-55) - It seems that Chad Billingsley (12-9) lately has at least one bad inning per start.  In this game he allowed four runs in the fifth inning after pitching four perfect innings.  The Dodger offense did not support him.  Andre Ethier had three hits and was robbed of the fourth in the eighth inning rally.  Manny Ramirez drove in his 50th run in the eighth inning with a single up the middle. [JAM 9/2/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (79-54) - The Dodgers were 2-1 while I was out of town.  Ronald Belisario (3-3) won one game in relief of Scott Elbert who blew the save for Vicente Padilla.  James McDonald (4-4) won one game and lost one in relief.  Matt Kemp hit home runs in each game.  Andre Ethier saved the last game with a great catch against the wall in the eighth inning. [JAM 9/2/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (77-53) - Jeff Weaver (6-4) came into the game in the third inning to save the day for the Dodgers.  Manny Ramirez, Rafael Furcal, Matt Kemp and Orlando Hudson hit home runs.  Juan Pierre had three hits. [JAM 8/29/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (76-53) - Chad Billingsley (12-8) did not pitch very well and the hitters did not hit.  James Loney hit a ninth inning home run but Manny Ramirez struck out looking with the bases loaded. [JAM 8/28/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (76-52) - Newcomer Vicente Padilla (1-0) pitched five innings for the win.  Matt Kemp hit a huge two-run home run in the first inning.  Jon Broxton slammed the door in the ninth inning with two strikeouts in the ninth inning.  The magic number is reduced to 31. [JAM 8/27/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (75-52) - Andre Either hit his 26th and 27th home runs and James Loney broke out of his slump with a three-run homer in the fourth inning.  Randy Wolf (9-6) allowed just one run through seven innings for the win.  [JAM 8/26/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (74-52) - Manager Joe Torre put rookie James McDonald (3-3) into the game in the tenth inning leaving veterans Broxton, Mota and Sherrill on the bench.  Kid Kershaw pitched well but made one bad pitch in the fourth inning.  Manny Ramirez tied the game in the ninth inning with a clutch two-out, two-strike hit.  Casey Blake hit his 16th home run.  Andre Ethier had three hits.  James Loney was oh-for-five with two strikeouts and five men left on base. [JAM 8/25/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (74-51) - Dodger hitters had just three hits to give Chad Billingsley (12-7) the loss.  Tony Abreu drove in the only run. [JAM 8/23/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (74-50) - Pitchers Charlie Haeger (1-1), Jon Broxton and George Sherrill shut out the Cubs on five hits.  Matt Kemp and Casey Blake hit home runs for Dodger scores. [JAM 8/22/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (73-50) - Randy Wolf (8-6) allowed one hit through seven innings and drove in both Dodger runs.  Broxton saved his 27th.  Manny Ramirez was robbed of a home run to center field in the ninth inning.  Matt Kemp had two hits and a stolen base. [JAM 8/21/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (72-50) - Russell Martin hit a grand slam home run in the sixth inning to put the team ahead to stay.  Ronald Belisario (2-3) got Jeff Weaver out of a jam in the top of the sixth.  Weaver had struck out two batters with the bases loaded in the third inning.  Manny Ramirez had three hits in the win. [JAM 8/20/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (71-50) - Russell Martin's throwing error set up the winning run and gave Jon Broxton (7-1) his first loss of the year.  Ethier and Blake hit home runs to tie the game in the seventh inning/ [JAM 8/19/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (71-49) - Chad (Cleaver) Billingsley (12-6) was the beneficiary of 14 Dodger hits.  Andre Ethier and Orlando Hudson led the way with three hits each.  Jon Broxton finished the game to get his 26th save. [JAM 8/18/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (70-49) - Charlie Haeger (0-1) allowed only three runs in seven innings in his first game for the Dodgers but the team could only get five hits against the Cardinal pitchers. [JAM 8/17/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (70-48) - Randy ("Ace") Wolf (7-6) pitched a one-hit shutout for seven innings and hit a single, double and home run for three RBIs.  Andre Ethier had four hits including the three-run homer in the first inning that set the tone of the game.  Orlando Hudson had a two-run home run in the four-run fourth inning for an insurmountable lead.  The magic number is 40. [JAM 8/16/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (69-48) - Hiroki Kuroda pitched five shutout innings but was struck by a line drive to the head in the sixth and had to leave the game on a stretcher.  Broxton blew the save in the ninth and Troncoso (4-2) lost the game in the tenth. [JAM 8/15/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (69-47) - Kid Kershaw (8-7) had one bad inning and the Dodger offense did not respond.  Matt Kemp hit his 17th home run for the only run and had a double in the ninth.  Manny Ramirez had three hits and was robbed of the fourth. [JAM 8/14/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (69-46) - Guillermo Mota (3-4) allowed the game-winning home run in the tenth inning.  Andre Ethier had tied the game in the ninth inning on his second hit.  The Dodgers used seven relief pitchers to keep the league's best pitcher (Lincecum) from winning. [JAM 8/12/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (69-45) - Randy Wolf (6-6) pitched eight solid innings.  Manny Ramirez had a double, home run and three RBIs.  Matt Kemp had a three-run home run.  Andre Ethier had two doubles, a single and two RBIs.  James Loney broke out of his slump with two singles and an RBI.  The magic number is 43. [JAM 8/11/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (68-45) - Matt Kemp doubled in three runs and scored the fourth for all the runs the team needed in the fourth inning.  Hiroki Kuroda (5-5) pitched well for the win and Big Jon saved his 25th.  Manny Ramirez and Mark Loretta had two hits each.  Juan Castro made a great play in the ninth inning to end the game. [JAM 8/10/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (67-45) - With 50 games to go, the Dodgers are a tired team holding on to a 5-1/2-game lead.  The pitching staff is ragged and the hitters have been sluggish.  Minor-leaguer Eric Stults (4-3) got the start and the loss.  Stults was pitching because the Dodgers still do not have a fifth starter.  Manny Ramirez had three hits. [JAM 8/9/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (67-44) - Kid ("Ace") Kershaw pitched seven shutout innings and struck out ten but the Dodger offense did not score a run for him.  Mota (3-3) lost the game in the tenth inning. Brad Ausmus, playing for Martin, struck out three times leaving five runners on base. [JAM 8/8/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (67-43) - Manager Joe Torre took Manny Ramirez out of the close game in the ninth inning.  So, when the Braves tied the game, the Dodgers were left without punch in the third slot.  Pinch hitters Loretta and Abreu failed to deliver from the third slot in extra innings.  Casey Blake had given the team a three-run lead in the fifth inning with his 13th home run.  Billingley pitched well but left the game with an injury in the seventh inning.  Jon Broxton blew the save in the ninth inning.  Ramon Troncoso (4-1) took the loss in the 12th inning. [JAM 8/7/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (67-42) - Andre Ethier hit another walk-off home run with Pierre and Furcal on base.  The homer was Dre's 23rd for the team lead.  Manny Ramirez had two hits and an RBI and was waiting on deck with no outs in the ninth.  Randy Wolf was outpitched by Derek Lowe again.  Scott Elbert (2-0) got the win for retiring one batter in the top of the ninth. [JAM 8/6/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (66-42) - With Manny Ramirez on the bench for some reason, the Dodger offense was very flat scoring only one run on Rafael Furcal's leadoff homer.  Jason Schmidt (2-2) could not finish the fourth inning. [JAM 8/5/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (66-41) - The Dodger offense is back in full gear with 17 runs on 18 hits.  Matt Kemp led the way with a home run, double, two singles and five RBIs.  Manny Ramirez hit a home run and double for three RBIs.  Hiroki Kuroda (4-5) pitched six innings for the win. [JAM 8/4/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (65-41) - Manny Ramirez flied to right field with the bases loaded and two out to end the Dodgers comeback from a 6-1 deficit.  Kid Kershaw     (8-6) was very wild, walking four consecutive batters in the fourth inning.  Loney and Hudson had two RBIs each. [JAM 8/3/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (65-40) - The Dodgers were 3-2 while I was out of town.  The team should have also won the third game of the St. Louis series as Jon Broxton broke the hitter's bat on a 3-2 pitch with two outs in the ninth but the blooper dropped in to tie the score.  The Cardinals won the game in the 15th inning.  Matt Kemp was the batting hero of the final game of each series with eight RBIs.  Andre Ethier hit two home runs in Atlanta to give him 22 for the season.  Dre's four RBIs in the opener decided the first game in Atlanta.  Pitchers McDonald (3-2), Schmidt (2-1) and Billingsley (11-6) were winners.  Jason Schmidt pitched his best game in three years allowing one hit and no runs in six innings.  Schmidt also hit a pinch single and scored a run in the final game of the road trip.  Jeff Weaver (5-4) and Randy Wolf (5-6) were the tough-luck losers in St. Louis and Atlanta. [JAM 8/3/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (62-38) - Chad Billingsley (10-6) was great for five innings but totally lost it in the sixth inning.  Manager Joe Torre left Billingsley to hang out to dry on the mound for six earned runs.   Although the Dodgers have a better record, they have seemed to be inferior to St. Louis in this series. [JAM 7/28/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (62-37) - Dodger batters hit into four double-plays to kill rallies and spoil a good pitching performance by Randy Wolf (5-5). [JAM 7/27/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (62-36) - Jason Schmidt (1-1) and Jeff Weaver were bombed for eight runs.  Russell Martin hit a home run in the sixth inning.  James Loney had three hits and three RBIs to make it close at the end. [JAM 7/26/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (62-35) - Casey Blake drove in the winning run with a two-out, base-loaded, bloop single in the ninth inning.  Big Jon Broxton (7-0) got the win for a perfect ninth inning.  Andre Ethier and Orlando Hudson had three hits each.  Rafael Furcal scored the winning run after a bunt single. [JAM 7/25/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (61-35) - Kid Kershaw pitched well but relievers McDonald (2-2), Leach and Troncoso were ineffective.  Andre Ethier led the offense with three hits and two RBIs. [JAM 7/24/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (61-34) - Manny Ramirez hit a pinch-hit, grand-slam home run (21st in his career) in the sixth inning on the only pitch he saw.  Chad Billingsley (10-5) allowed two runs in sixth inning.  Andre Ethier hit his 20th home run in the first inning. [JAM 7/22/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (60-34) - Randy Wolf (5-4) allowed two hits through seven innings as the offense pounded out 12 runs.  Ramirez drove in the first two runs with a triple.  Kemp and Furcal hit home runs.  Furcal and Loney had three hits each. [JAM 7/21/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (59-34) - Jason Schmidt (1-0) pitched in the major leagues for the first time in over two years.  The first four batters got hits for three runs but then Schmidt completed five innings for the win.  The Dodger offense responded with four runs in the bottom of the first and then Ramirez and Ethier hit home runs.  Jon Broxton saved his 23rd game.  Russell Martin had three hits. [JAM 7/20/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (58-34) - Matt Kemp hit the game-winning home run in the eighth inning and scored all four runs.  Jon Broxton saved the game for Ramon Troncoso (4-0).  Brad Ausmus drove in the first two runs with two doubles.  Kemp and Andre Ethier had three hits each. [JAM 7/19/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (57-34) - That was better.  Clayton (Kid) Kershaw (8-5) is the new ace of the Dodger staff.  He pitched seven shutout innings for the win.  Big Jon Broxton struck out the side with the bases loaded for his 21st save.  Orlando Hudson had three hits.  Matt Kemp drove in two runs. [JAM 7/18/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (56-34) - Chad Billingsley (9-5) put the team in a deep hole with his worst performance of the year. [JAM 7/17/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (56-33) - The Dodger offense was flat after the break.  Andre Ethier ended two rallys with weak grounders keeping Manny Ramirez from batting with runners on base.  Randy Wolf (4-4) pitched well for six innings.  Orlando Hudson had three hits. [JAM 7/16/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (56-32) - The Dodgers have the best record in baseball at the all-star break.  Orlando Hudson hit two home runs, one from each side of the plate.  Brad Ausmus hit his first home run of the season.  Manny Ramirez had two doubles and a single to raise his batting average to .355.  Clayton (Kid) Kershaw (7-5) allowed just one hit through six innings.  Ramon Troncoso recorded his fifth save of the year. [JAM 7/12/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (55-32) - Dodger fielders allowed two unearned runs in the first inning and Jeff Weaver (5-3) allowed two more in the fourth.  Home runs by Furcal and Ethier made the game close in the fifth inning but the Dodgers could not score on Brewer relievers.  [JAM 7/11/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (55-31) - The Dodgers hit five home runs capped by Matt Kemp's grand slam in the tenth inning.  Kemp also made a great behind-the-back catch to end the game in the bottom of the tenth when the Brewers were threatening.  Billingsley could not hold the lead in the sixth inning.  Ramon Troncoso (3-0) won the game in relief.  Jon Broxton had another rocky outing, allowing two runs and three hits before Kemp ended the game.  Ramirez, Ethier, Loney and Martin had home runs in the 13-hit attack. [JAM 7/10/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (54-31) - Randy Wolf (4-3) finally won his fourth game as the Dodger offense scored eight runs in the first four innings and then cruised to an easy victory over the hapless Mets.  Rafael Furcal and Matt Kemp had three hits each. [JAM 7/9/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (53-31) - Hiroki Kuroda (3-5) was rocked for five runs and eight hits in four plus innings.  Manny Ramirez hit his eighth home run in the ninth inning to make it close.  Matt Kemp had three more hits. [JAM 7/8/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (53-30) - Manny Ramirez drove in three runs but dysfunctional umpire John Hirschbeck called him out twice on pitches that were way outside.  That umpire is not impartial.  In spite of Hirschbeck, the Dodger nine easily defeated the Mets nine-plus-one.  Kid Kershaw (6-5) struck out seven batters in six innings as the best team in baseball shut out New York. [JAM 7/7/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (52-30) - All-Star Chad Billingsley allowed two hits through eight innings but all-star Jon Broxton blew a four-run lead in the ninth.  James Loney's thirteenth inning homer and Jeff Weaver's (5-2) three shutout innings saved the day.  Ethier and Blake also hit home runs.  Orlando Hudson was also named as an all-star while sitting on the bench for the second game.  Manager Joe Torre made some strange decisions today but the Dodger players found a way to win the game anyway. [JAM 7/5/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (51-30) - Randy Wolf allowed one run and struck out eight through six innings but reliever Ronald Belisario (1-3) allowed three runs in the seventh and then Juan Castro's error allowed three more runs in the eighth.  Manny Ramirez blasted a first inning home run and was robbed of two more hits before Joe Torre took him out of the game early again. [JAM 7/4/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (51-29) - Manny Ramirez was 0-3 with a walk in his return but he broke up a double play in the first inning that led to five runs and the win.  Rafael Furcal had four hits.  Russell Martin and Matt Kemp had two RBIs each.  Hiroki Kuroda (3-4) pitch 5+ innings.  Broxton got the save (20). [JAM 7/3/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (50-29) - The Dodgers were 2-3 while I was out of town and they were lucky to win two games since they scored only eight runs in the five games.  The offense is in a terrible slump but the pitching has been terrific.  Relievers Belisario, Troncoso and Broxton have saved the team in recent weeks and all three should be all-stars. Manny Ramirez will return tomorrow to get the offense back on track. [JAM 7/2/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (48-26) - Andre Ethier blasted three home runs for six RBIs and led the Dodgers to end a two-game losing streak.  Kid Kershaw (5-5) allowed only five hits and two runs with eight strikeouts in six innings.  Matt Kemp also had three hits and ran a double into a triple. [JAM 6/26/2009]

Albuquerque Isotopes (37-36) - Scott Elbert (1-0) pitched a six-inning, one-hit shutout in a rain-shortened game.  Manny Ramirez did not play because the field was wet. [JAM 6/26/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (47-26) - Jeff Weaver (4-2) allowed a run in the 13th inning.  Chad Billingsley was ineffective for the first six innings.  The Dodger offense collapsed without a hit for the last six innings of the game.  Orlando Hudson had three hits and two RBIs in the loss. [JAM 6/25/2009]

Albuquerque Isotopes (36-36) - Nashville scored five unearned runs in the 15th inning.  Dwayne Polok (2-4) took the loss.  Manny Ramirez played five innings with a walk and groundout.  The Isotopes could have used Manny in some of the other ten innings. [JAM 6/25/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (47-25) - The Chicago White Sox bombed starter Randy Wolf (3-3) and relievers Silly Beard Wade and James McDonald for six home runs in five innings.  Matt Kemp hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to cut the lead to three runs. [JAM 6/24/2009]

Albuquerque Isotopes (36-35) - Manny Ramirez was 0-2 in his first rehab game since his suspension.  Blake Dewitt drove in the only run.  Giancarlo Alvarado (5-5) pitched seven scoreless innings. [JAM 6/23/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (47-24) - Hiroki Kuroda (2-3) pitched eight solid innings and struck out nine batters.  Jon Broxton struck out the last batter in the ninth inning for his 18th save.  James Loney hit his third home run in four games to provide the offense.  Casey Blake added a two-run single in the eighth. [JAM 6/23/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (46-24) - Kid Kershaw (4-5) pitched seven shutout innings and Jon Broxton saved his 17th game.  Juan Pierre had three hits and James Loney hit a two-run homer.  The Dodgers won the three-game series with the Angels in Anaheim. [JAM 6/21/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (45-24) - Jeff Weaver (4-1) out-dueled his brother Jared for the victory.  Russell Martin had three hits including his first home run of the season.  Dodger pitchers Weaver, Belisario, Troncoso and Broxton struck out eleven Angels. [JAM 6/20/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (44-24) - Chad Billingsley was staked to a 4-1 lead through five inning but allowed three runs in the sixth and departed the game ties.  Guillermo Mota (3-2) allowed the game-winning homer in the eighth.  Loney and Furcal hit home runs to give the Dodgers the early lead.  Orlando Hudson had three hits. [JAM 6/19/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (44-23) - Mark Loretta broke the tie in the seventh inning with his league-leading ninth pinch hit of the season.  Randy Wolf allowed only one run in six innings but Brent Leach (2-0) was the winning pitcher after throwing just two pitches to end the seventh inning.  Ramon Troncoso closed the game with his fourth save.  Orlando Hudson hit his fifth home run. [JAM 6/18/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (43-23) - The Dodgers missed several early scoring opportunities and Kuroda (1-3) was not impressive.  Andre Ethier had two hits and two RBIs but left the bases loaded in the first inning when the Oakland starter was wild.  [JAM 6/17/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (43-22) - Matt Kemp drove in the winning run in the tenth inning with his third hit.  Kid Kershaw pitched 5-2/3 innings of shutout baseball with eight strikeouts but Ramon Troncoso blew the lead in the eighth inning.  Dodger hitters rallied in the bottom of the inning to tie it.  Guillermo Mota (3-1) received the win after Wade and Broxton kept Oakland from scoring.  Casey Blake had two clutch RBI hits in the game.  [JAM 6/16/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (42-22) - Casey Blake hit his tenth home run in the third inning with two runners on base.  Chad Billingsley (9-3) pitched seven solid innings.  Troncoso and Broxton (16 saves) finished the game. [JAM 6/14/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (41-22) - Matt Kemp hit his eighth home run in the seventh inning to lead the Dodgers to a victory in a game delayed by over 100 minutes by a lighting failure.  Randy Wolf pitched five shutout innings but could not return after the delay.  Cory Wade (2-3) received the win and Jon Broxton saved his 15th game. [JAM 6/13/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (40-22) - The Dodger offense was non-existent in Texas.  James Loney left five runners on base in his first two at bats.  Hiroki Kuroda (1-2) allowed five runs on eight hits in 5+ innings. [JAM 6/12/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (40-21) - The Dodgers were 9-6 while we were on our RV vacation.  Also, they have had a 19-13 record since Manny Ramirez was suspended.  There are 18 games remaining before manager Joe Torre must make a difficult decision regarding four excellent outfielders (Ramirez, Ethier, Kemp and Pierre) and only three spots in the lineup. [JAM 6/11/2009]

San Francisco Giants (26-25) - Randy Johnson won his 300th game today at the age of 45.  Johnson, who is a class act in any uniform, allowed only two hits in six innings for the win.  He may be the last major league pitcher to ever reach this milestone.  Johnson is noted for his love and respect for the game.  He is also a huge fan with a large collection of historical baseball items. [JAM 6/4/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (31-15) - Playing without Furcal and Ethier, Dodger hitters blasted 19 hits for 16 runs.  All strating position players had hits and scored runs.  Seven players had at least two hits.  Russell Martin, Matt Kemp, James Loney and Juan Castro had three hits.  Orlando Hudson stretched his hitting streak to 15.  Jeff Weaver (3-1) vulched the win from Eric Stults who could not complete the fifth.  Will Ohman stopped the Rockie rally in the sixth inning.  [JAM 5/25/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (30-15) - Rookie Jamie Hoffmann hit his first major league home run but Chad Billingsley (6-2) could not hold the lead.  Relief pitchers Wade, Leach and Troncoso allowed five more runs to negate eighth and ninth inning rallies by Dodger hitters.  Hot-hitting Casey Blake had three more hits batting clean-up.  Orlando Hudson increased his hitting streak to 14. [JAM 5/24/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (30-14) - Juan Pierre took ball four with the bases loaded in the tenth inning.  Big Jon Broxton (5-0) got the win with two shutout innings.  Casey Blake's third hit set up the winning run. [JAM 5/23/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (29-14) - Cory (no more silly beard) Wade (0-3) was ineffective in the eighth inning allowing two runs on three hits and a walk.  Angel's center fielder, Torii Hunter made two great catches against the wall robbing the Dodgers of at least three runs.  Russell Martin scored the only Dodger run after a double but also left seven runners on base in his other at bats. [JAM 5/22/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (29-13) - Russell Martin drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning to complete the three-game sweep of the Mets.  Rookie Brent Leach (1-0) won his first major league game and Jon Broxton saved his eleventh.  Orlando Hudson scored the winning run and extended his hitting streak to eleven.  Hudson and Juan (Bass Fiddle) Pierre had two hits.  Pierre is now hitting .405 as the replacement for Manny Ramirez.  [JAM 5/20/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (28-13) - Casey Blake hit his ninth home run in the sixth inning with two runners on base for the lead.  Chad Billingsley (6-1) won the game with relief from Leach, Belisario, Wade and Broxton (ten saves).  Blake and Billingsley had two hits in the game. [JAM 5/19/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (27-13) - The New York Mets made five fielding errors and one very big base-running error.  First-baseman Jeremy Reed threw wildly to home with the bases loaded in the eleventh inning.  Met reserve Ryan Church missed third base in the top of the eleventh to erase the go-ahead run.  Ramon Troncoso (1-0) pitched the last two innings for the win.  Randy Wolf was excellent for seven innings but Cory (Silly Beard) Wade could not save it for him.  The Dodgers had only five hits in the game: Furcal 2, Hudson 2 and Loney 1 - all singles. [JAM 5/18/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (26-13) Clayton (Kid) Kershaw allowed no hits for seven innings.  Kershaw left the game in the eighth after Cody Ross doubled.  Juan Pierre continued his hot hitting with three hits and three RBIs.  Mark Loretta also had three hits and three RBIs in the laugher. [JAM 5/17/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (25-13) - Jeff Weaver (2-1) was ineffective in relief of Eric Milton.  It was the first Dodgers start for Milton who allowed two runs in four innings.  Juan Pierre had three hits including a triple and scored all three Dodgers runs. [JAM 5/16/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (25-12) - The Dodgers overcame a 3-0 deficit to spoil the first game in the newly-named Landshark Stadium of the Florida.  Juan Pierre broke the 3-3 tie with a bases-loaded single in the seventh inning.  Jeff Weaver (2-0) received the pitching victory and Jon Broxton saved his ninth game of the season.  Casey Blake and Xavier Paul had back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning.  Blake, Pierre, Hudson and Loney each had two hits. [JAM 5/15/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (24-12) - Russell Martin and Matt Kemp doubled home two runs in the tenth inning.  Jon Broxton (4-0) blew the save for Chad Billingsley in the ninth inning but got the vulch that was saved by Ramon Troncoso in the bottom of the tenth.  James Loney hit his second home run in less than 24 hours.  Martin and Kemp each had three hits as the Dodgers won the series from the World Champion Phillies. [JAM 5/14/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (23-12) - James Loney had four RBIs on three hits including his first home run of the season to lead the 14-hit attack.  Randy Wolf (2-1) pitched six solid innings for the win.  Pierre, Furcal, Hudson, Kemp and Blake also had two hits.  Casey Blake hit his seventh home in the ninth inning. [JAM 5/13/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (22-12) - The Dodgers were flat on the first game of the road trip.  Kid Kershaw (1-3) allowed four runs on four hits and four walks in five innings.  Orlando Hudson had three hits to raise his average to .343. [JAM 5/12/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (22-11) - Guillermo Mota (2-1) allowed a run in the 12th inning and two in the 13th as the Giants won the three-game series.  Casey Blake hit his sixth home run.  Blake and Juan Pierre each had three hits in the loss. [JAM 5/10/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (22-10) - Eric Stults (4-1) pitched a four-hit shutout to lead the team to an easy win over the Giants.  Bench players Juan Pierre and Juan Castro had six hits and five RBIs to lead the offensive.  Matt Kemp saved the shutout with several excellent catches in center field. [JAM 5/9/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (21-10) - The Dodgers were 4-2 while I was on vacation.  They set a major league record with 13 consecutive home wins to start the season, then lost Manny Ramirez [see Opinions - Sports] and then lost two games.  Russell Martin had eight hits and Matt Kemp had six RBIs (including a grand slam HR) in the six games.  Billingsley (5-1), Stults (3-1), Kershaw (1-2) and Weaver (1-0) got the wins.  Billingsley and Wade (0-2) were the losing pitchers.  Relievers Broxton (8 saves) and Belisario did not allow any earned runs.  Six relievers allowed 10 earned runs on Friday, failing to hold a five-run lead for Randy Wolf. [JAM 5/9/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (17-8) - Andre Ethier slammed the ball over the right fielder's head with the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the tenth inning.  Four Dodger pitchers held the Padres to three hits.  Guillermo Mota (2-0) escaped a tenth inning jam for the win.  Russell Martin had three hits.  The Dodgers are 9-0 at home. [JAM 5/2/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (16-8) - Kid Kershaw and Jake Peavy dueled to a 0-0 tie.  The Dodgers scored the only run on a two-out, bases-loaded, 3-2 count walk to Russell Martin from former Dodger, Duaner Sanchez.  Jon Broxton (3-0) got the win for pitching a perfect ninth inning. [JAM 5/1/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (15-8) - In his first appearance of the year, Jeff Weaver pitched four shutout innings in relief of James McDonald who walked four batters in the second inning.  Relievers Will Ohman and Ronald Belisario (1-2) lost the lead but the hitters rallied in the seventh and eighth innings.  Hudson and Ramirez hit back-to-back homers in the third inning.  Six Dodgers had two hits.  Jon Broxton recorded his seventh save by striking out the side.  The vulch was the first major league win for Belisario. [JAM 4/30/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (14-8) - Giant pitcher Tim Lincicum was very good and Dodger pitcher Eric Stults (2-1) was not.  Dodgers staged a rally in the eighth that fell short.  Hudson and Pierre each had two hits in the loss. [JAM 4/29/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (14-7) - Chad Billingsley pitched seven excellent innings but Jon Broxton (2-0) walked two in the eighth for the vulch.  Manny Ramirez kept the team in the game with three doubles and two walks.  Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp delivered ninth inning RBIs to ice the game. [JAM 4/28/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (13-7) - On a cold and windy day in San Francisco, Matt Kemp made three poor fielding plays in the first inning to give the Giants a 3-0 lead.  The Dodgers finally rallied for four runs in the seventh on Casey Blake's two-run homer and RBI singles by Hudson and Ramirez.  However, reliever Ronald Belisario (0-2) could not hold the lead. [JAM 4/27/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (13-6) - Manager Joe Torre rested three starters and took the punch out of the lineup.  Kid Kershaw (0-2) was bombed for nine runs in four plus innings.  James Loney has three hits and three RBIs in the loss. [JAM 4/26/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (13-5) - Reliever Ramon Troncoso pitched four shutout innings to save the first major league win for James McDonald (1-1).  The Dodgers jumped to a 4-0 lead in the first inning with five consecutive two-out hits.  Hudson now has an 11-game hitting streak.  Russell Martin had two hits and four RBIs after resting on Friday.  [JAM 4/25/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (12-5) - Reserve catcher Brad Ausmus drove in the winning run in the ninth inning and Jon Broxton posted his sixth save.  Hong-Chih Kuo (1-0) was ineffective but took the vulch from Ronald Belisario who pitched two hitless innings in relief of Eric Stults.  Orlando Hudson hit in his tenth straight game.  Mark Loretta had a clutch RBI pinch hit in the eighth.  Furcal, Ramirez, Ethier, Loney and Ausmus had two hits each. [JAM 4/24/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (11-5) - Chad Billingsley (4-0) and Jon Broxton (5 saves) shut out the Astros on four hits.  Ramirez and Blake drove in the runs. [JAM 4/23/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (10-5) - Dodger hitters exploded for three home runs (Ramirez, Ethier and Blake) in the sixth inning but reliever Ronald Belisario (0-1) could not hold the lead for Randy Wolf.  The winning run scored after a wild pitch during an intentional walk in the bottom of the eighth inning.  Andre Ethier had three hits in the loss to Houston. [JAM 4/22/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (10-4) - Kid Kershaw (0-1) was ragged, allowing six runs in four innings.  Manny Ramirez blasted his 530th home run to deep center in the seventh inning.  Matt Kemp extended his hitting streak to 14 with a triple and a single.  However, the ninth inning rally fell short as Loney and Martin left the bases loaded and the Houston Astros ended the Dodger eight-game winning streak. [JAM 4/21/2009] 

Los Angeles Dodgers (10-3) - I like this team.  Matt Kemp saved at least two runs with a great catch in the top of the fifth when the game was close.  Then he hit a grand slam in the bottom of the fifth and a solo HR in the eighth.  The Dodgers pummeled five Rockie pitchers for 14 runs on 19 hits.  The team batting average is now .302.  Rookie James McDonald pitched four scoreless innings but tired in the fifth.  Rookie Scott Elbert (1-0) pitched two innings plus for the vulch.  Seven Dodgers starters had at least two hits in the game.  Orlando Hudson was 3-4 to raise his team-leading average to .385, two points higher than Kemp who was 3-5. [JAM 4/19/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (9-3) - Manny Ramirez and Andre Ethier each slugged two home runs to lead the team to an easy 9-5 victory.  Chad Billingsley (3-0) pitched six strong innings.  Matt Kemp extended his hitting streak. [JAM 4/18/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (8-3) - Big Jon Broxton saved the game for Guillermo Mota (1-0) and rescued Hong-Chih Kuo who loaded the bases in the eighth.  Broxton struck out four of five batters.  Dodgers came from behind with a four-run rally in the seventh inning capped by Mark Loretta's game winner.  Furcal, Ramirez and Loretta had two hits each.  Matt Kemp extended his hitting streak to eleven. [JAM 4/17/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (7-3) - Dodgers outscored the Giants 23-7 to sweep the three-game series.  Eric Stults (2-0) pitched five innings for the win.  Rafael Furcal opened the game with his first home run of the season.  Matt Kemp has a ten-game hitting streak.  Doug Mientkiewicz ("M12") drove in two runs with a pinch double in the sixth inning but left the game with a separated shoulder. [JAM 4/16/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (6-3) - Clayton Kershaw allowed only one hit and struck out 13 in seven innings but relievers Kuo and Belisario gave up three runs in the eighth inning.  James Loney had three RBIs without a hit with one SF and two bases-loaded walks including the ninth inning game-winner.  Jon Broxton (1-0) pitched a perfect ninth inning after Matt Kemp tied the game in the bottom of the eighth with a clutch two-out single.  Hudson had three more hits.  Casey Blake hit his third home run of the season, [JAM 4/15/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (5-3) - Orlando Hudson hit for the cycle in the Dodgers 11-1 rout of the San Francisco Giants.  It was the first Los Angeles Dodger cycle since the one by Wes Parker on May 7, 1970 in New York.  Andre Ethier had two home runs and four RBIs in the game.  Chad Billingsley (2-0) allowed one run in seven innings.  The Dodgers chased future hall-of-famer Randy Johnson with six runs in the fourth inning.  A Dodger Stadium attendance (57,099) record was set for the home opener as Vin Scully threw out the first ball. [JAM 4/13/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (4-3) - Randy Wolf (1-1) allowed only two hits through seven innings and relievers Kuo and Broxton (3rd save) held the lead.  James Loney and Matt Kemp had clutch RBIs in the 3-1 win.  [JAM 4/12/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (3-3) - I love this game!  Eric Stults (1-0) pitched 5+ strong inning as the replacement for Disabled Kuroda.  Orlando Hudson homered and doubled driving in three runs and scoring two.  Four other Dodgers had doubles in the first laugher of the year as LA outscored Arizona, 11-2. [JAM 4/11/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (2-3) - Rookie pitcher James McDonald (0-1) was not ready for prime time.  After a third inning home run by Arizona Diamondback outfielder Chris Young, McDonald completely lost his control, walking three and hitting another.  Five runs scored before manager Joe Torre could get another pitcher ready.  Casey Blake hit a two-run homer in the seventh and Manny Ramirez drove in a run with his second hit in the eighth to make it close but the Diamondbacks scored three more in the bottom of the eighth to put the game away.  Brad Ausmus had two hits in his first Dodger start. [JAM 4/10/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers - Placed Hiroki Kuroda on the disabled list. [JAM 4/10/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (2-2) - This was a crushing loss for the Dodgers as relievers Ohman and Wade (0-1) were bombed in the eighth inning for three runs, and hitters Ramirez, Ethier and Martin failed to score Hudson from third in the ninth after his lead-off triple.  Clayton Kershaw struggled through five innings but was leading 3-1 after Matt Kemp's two-out, two-run single in the top of the sixth.  Ronald Belisario pitched two more shutoff innings to carry the lead to the eighth.  Kemp, Hudson and Ethier each had two hits in the game. [JAM 4/9/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (2-1) - Manny Ramirez singled for an rbi in the first inning and doubled two home and scored the third in the seventh inning as the Dodgers defeated San Diego 5-2 and gave Chad Billingsley (1-0) his first win of the year after walking three straight in the fifth and leaving with game tied in the sixth.  Wade and Kuo again held the lead for Broxton to get save number two.  Casey Blake hit his first home run of the year in the second inning.  Furcal, Hudson, Ramirez and Loney each had two hits in the ten-hit win. [JAM 4/8/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (1-1) - Randy Wolf (0-1) pitched five good innings but was obviously tired in the sixth.  Manager Joe Torre waited too long to replace him as the winning runs scored in the 2-4 loss.  Manny Ramirez and Russell Martin had doubles in the fourth inning rally.  Matt Kemp had two hits.  Guillermo Mota, Will Ohman and Ronald Belisario pitched well in relief of Wolf. [JAM 4/7/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0) - Led by the bats of James Loney (three hits, two rbis), Matt Kemp (hr) and Andre Ethier (two hits, one rbi), the Dodgers defeated nemesis Jake Peavy and the San Diego Padres 4-1.  Hiroki Kuroda (1-0) and three relievers held the Padres to five hits.  Big Jon Broxton recorded his first save with two strikeouts and a popup.  Matt Kemp made the key defensive play in the sixth inning when the Padres loaded the bases and chased Kuroda.  Cory Wade and Hong-Chih Kuo held the lead for Broxton. [JAM 4/6/2009]

Atlanta Braves - Former Dodger pitcher Derek Lowe opened the 2009 baseball season by pitching eight shutout innings for the wrong team.  Lowe led the Braves to a 4-1 victory over the World-Champion Philadelphia Phillies.  Former Dodger Jayson Werth drove in the only run for the Phillies in the ninth inning. [JAM 4/5/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers - The Dodgers defeated the Angels of Anaheim 6-2 behind the pitching of Randy Wolf and six relievers.  Andre Ethier and Casey Blake hit home runs in the only spring game between cross-town rivals.  Both teams are favored to win division titles four days before season-opening games. [JAM 4/2/2009]

Milwaukee Brewers - Eric Gagne was released by the Brewers on March 8.  The former Los Angeles Dodger pitcher has been plagued with injuries since 2005.  Gagne was the best pitcher in baseball for three years (2002-2004) when he saved 152 games for the Dodgers including the major league record of 84 consecutive saves.  During the period, Gagne allowed only 49 earned runs in 224 games (1.80 ERA) and struck out 365 of 926 batters faced in 247 innings allowing a batting average of 0.169. [JAM 3/10/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers - Manny Ramirez agrees to a two-year contract.  Dodger season is saved.  Juan (Banjo) Pierre looks for a comfortable spot on the bench. In 2008, Ramirez hit .396 with 53 RBIs in 53 games. [JAM 3/3/2009]

Los Angeles Dodgers - Orlando Hudson was signed today to replace the gap at second base from the retirement of Jeff Kent.  Hudson is good for about 80 runs and 70 RBIs in a full season.  He averaged .294 in the last three seasons for Arizona.  This move places Mark Loretta on the bench and probably sends Blake Dewitt to Las Vegas.  One gap still remains with Juan (Banjo) Pierre hoping to roam left field in 2009.  The Dodgers really need the big bat of Manny Ramirez to offset the patchwork pitching staff.  The Dodgers desperately need Ramirez who drove in 53 runs in 53 games to save the 2008 season.  In 50+ years, I have not seen such a hitting performance by a player in a Dodger uniform.  Give Manny what he wants!  He will be the best player in the National League and he deserves to be paid for it.  [JAM 2/20/2009]