Kemp Homers As Dodgers Roll Past Pirates 10-3
Matt Kemp hit a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers broke out of a lengthy hitting slump in a 10-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
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Matt Kemp hit a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers broke out of a lengthy hitting slump in a 10-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
A former baseball executive appointed by Commissioner Bud Selig to help monitor the troubled Los Angeles Dodgers was relieved of his duties after it was discovered he was a paid consultant last year to ex-team CEO Jamie McCourt.
Neil Walker hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning and the surging Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 on Monday night to move above .500 in mid-May for the first time in seven years.
Andre Ethier got back on track with a two-run homer, Clayton Kershaw struck out eight and the struggling Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 4-2 on Sunday to snap a four-game losing streak.
Pinch-hitter Justin Turner came through with a long single that snapped an eighth-inning tie and the New York Mets stopped Andre Ethier's hitting streak at 30 games Saturday night in a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Andre Ethier became the first player in two years to extend a hitting streak to 30 games, but Jason Pridie's three-run homer in the sixth inning carried the New York Mets past the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3 Friday night in the opener of a weekend series between baseball's most financially troubled teams.
Andre Ethier has singled in the first inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers' game against the New York Mets, becoming the first major league player in two years with a 30-game hitting streak.
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier is back in the starting lineup for Friday night's game against the New York Mets.
Carlos Zambrano outpitched former teammate Ted Lilly with eight solid innings, and the Chicago Cubs scored all of their runs on homers by Geovany Soto, Carlos Pena and Marlon Byrd in a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.
After getting an out, Jonathan Broxton (1-2) walked Marlon Byrd and Carlos Pena on four pitches each.
Multiple sources say that the Los Angeles Dodgers will not be able to make payroll at the end of May, without taking out another significant loan.
Every time a sports franchise comes up for sale, its fans want Mark Cuban to buy it.
Andre Ethier of the Los Angeles Dodgers has extended his hitting streak to 29 games. Ethier lined a 1-2 pitch from Chicago Cubs right-hander Ryan Dempster just beyond the leaping attempt of rookie second baseman Darwin Barney and into right field with one out in the fourth inning.
Andre Ethier extended his hitting streak to 28 games with an infield single that capped a three-run fifth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Monday night.
Andre Ethier of the Los Angeles Dodgers has extended his hitting streak to 28 games, putting him halfway toward the record 56-game streak Joe DiMaggio had in 1941.
Charlie Sheen says he will donate $20,000 in profits and donations from a San Francisco show to the Giants fan who was severely beaten outside Dodgers Stadium.
Dustin Moseley pitched seven shutout innings for his first victory of 2011, Brad Hawpe doubled his RBI total for the season with a two-run single, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-0 on Sunday.
Tony Gwynn Jr. made a diving catch in left field for the final out, thwarting a ninth-inning rally by his former team and saving Jonathan Broxton and the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo will not be activated from the disabled list today.
Andre Ethier ripped a double to RF in the bottom of the 5th inning at Dodger Stadium against the San Diego Padres to extend his hitting streak to 25-games.
Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Casey Blake was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday, although he is expected to be out up to six weeks after developing a staph infection in his left elbow.
Andre Ethier hasn't been fooled by many pitchers during his long hitting streak. He'll have to overcome some daunting numbers to keep the run going for another game.
The embattled Dodgers owner remains defiant, calling out baseball's top executive and vowing not to let the team's new monitor control his finances.
