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The rivalry between the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers is big - possibly the biggest in baseball depending on which coast you live on.
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The rivalry between the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers is big - possibly the biggest in baseball depending on which coast you live on.
The Los Angeles Dodgers rallied Monday night for a testy 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants that increased their NL West lead to six games.
Two aspiring American League playoff teams suffered four-game sweeps last week, and in the National League, the San Francisco Giants continued their freefall down the standings. But that's not all that happened last week in Major League Baseball, of course.
Whether nationally or locally, the 2016 Major League Baseball season is getting very interesting down the stretch. Just 20 games or so remain for 30 teams across the nation, and the playoffs are just around the corner. Last week's action gave us some great moments, from the nation's capitol to Motown to the West Coast.
With September roster expansion in Major League Baseball, it's hard to keep track of which player is in the lineup on a day-to-day basis. Even if a team is in the hunt for a playoff spot, resting starters can hurt your fantasy baseball team. Every fantasy owner has to make sure the lineup is being maximized during these final weeks of the season.
The Dodgers are about to get a big boost just in time for the playoff push and a rookie celebrates his birthday in style.
At the break, San Francisco was 24 games over .500 and 6.5 games ahead of the Dodgers in the West. The Giants are now just nine games over .500 and have more than just the Dodgers to worry about.
On the Friday edition of the Grant Napear show, Grant talks about week three of the preseason in the NFL this weekend and takes a look at the San Francisco Giants series vs the Atlanta Braves. All that and more on the Grant Napear Show, heard only on Sports 1140 KHTK! Daily 3-7 PM
Rich Hill pitched six dominant innings in his first start with Los Angeles and Justin Turner hit his 24th homer. Los Angeles has a three-game lead over the Giants atop the NL West.
Grant is back from vacation and firing on all cylinders, hear him touch on topics such as the 49ers QB situation, Joey Bosa vs Chargers saga and if the San Francisco Giants can right the ship, All that and more on the Grant Napear Show, heard only on Sports 1140 KHTK! Daily 3-7 PM
Los Angeles Dodgers roughed up Madison Bumgarner again to beat the San Francisco Giants 9-5
The Giants have allowed 48 home runs in the second half and will begin play Tuesday one game behind the first place Dodgers.
The 2016 Non-Waiver Trade Deadline passed and it was an eventful one with big name players being shipped all over Major League Baseball.
Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reported the A's and Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to swap Reddick and starting pitcher Rich Hill for prospects.
Everywhere Major League Baseball fans turned last week, a team was winning a game with a walk-off plate appearance. The Chicago White Sox won two games via the walk off last week, yet they also lost two games via the walk off. The Oakland Athletics won two straight games over the Tampa Bay Rays, and at the Coliseum, that means pies in the face for the player that just won the game. The St. Louis Cardinals won a big game against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a walk-off home run this week, too.
The best record in baseball + an even year = a great chance for another World Series.
For all the noise about the Chicago Cubs this season, it's now the San Francisco Giants with the best record in baseball. Of course, that doesn't mean anything come October, as the Giants well know: Each of their last three World Series titles have come when they did not have the best record in the National League.
Brandon Belt hit a two-run homer off rookie Julio Urias in the sixth inning to help Jake Peavy earn his 150th career win.
The Dodgers look to their top prospect to solidify the shortstop position for years to come.
Left-hander Scott Kazmir agreed to a three-year, $48 million contract on Wednesday with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
California lawmakers have taken the first step toward accomplishing something Major League Baseball could never do: Stop players from stuffing those big wads of chewing tobacco into their mouths during games. With Gov. Jerry Brown signing a bill earlier this week banning the use of smokeless tobacco in all California ballparks, a practice dating to the days of Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb now seems headed toward the sport's endangered species list.
Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley was suspended two playoff games by Major League Baseball on Sunday night for his late takeout slide that broke New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada's right leg.
Scully, who turns 88 in November, said in August he expects next season will be his last in the booth. His 66 years with the Dodgers are a broadcasting record for the same big league franchise.
