Los Angeles Times 1 hour ago
Dodgers Dugout: Breaking down the trade for Curtis Granderson
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell, and I’m wondering if Joc Pederson has any tickets to “Hamilton” he’d like to unload now. I need two. A grand addition Well, Dodgers fans can no longer complain that Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi don’t know how...
Grand Rapids Press 18 hours ago
Justin Verlander conjures up playoff mentality before dominant start
Verlander had a no-hitter through 5 2/3 innings and ultimately allowed only one run on two hits and one walk in eight dominant innings against the Dodgers. DETROIT -- Unless the Detroit Tigers pull off a shock trade in the next 10 days, Justin Verlander won't be pitching...
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Andy Mccullough / Los Angeles Times 29 mins ago Dodgers mailbag: Which team would be their toughest National League Division Series opponent?
The Dodgers are 87-35. That translates to a 116-win pace. Only one other team in baseball, the Astros, has won more than 75 games thus far. The Dodgers remain the class of the sport, within striking range of the 2001 Mariners. The team traveled here on Sunday evening after dropping a series finale...
Andy Mccullough / Los Angeles Times 20 hours ago Curtis Granderson homers for Dodgers, but Detroit ends their winning streak, 6-1
The flirtation with history lasted five innings. Detroit pitcher Justin Verlander permitted only one walk during that time. Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda did not allow a Tiger to reach base. Rare is the day when two pitchers travel this deep into a game with a no-hit bid in sight, but that was the...
Washington Times 20 hours ago
No hits till 6th: Verlander, Tigers top Maeda, Dodgers 6-1
DETROIT (AP) - Justin Verlander and Kenta Maeda both took no-hitters into the sixth inning, but only the Detroit star was able to keep his outstanding performance going as the Tigers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Sunday. Verlander (9-8) allowed a home run to Curtis Granderson in the ...
Grand Rapids Press 20 hours ago
Justin Verlander pitches 2-hit gem as Tigers beat Dodgers, snap losing streak
The Tigers snapped a six-game losing streak; the Dodgers saw their six-game winning streak end. DETROIT -- There was no history made on Sunday, but the beleagured Detroit Tigers will happily settle for a win. Justin Verlander pitched eight innings of two-hit ball as the Tigers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 at Comerica Park. Verlander's bid for a no-hitter was broken up with two outs in the sixth inning when former Tiger Curtis Granderson homered off the right field foul pole. But Verlander retired the seven of the next eight batters and left to a loud...
BSN Denver 20 hours ago
BSN Rockies Podcast: The Dodgers are so good
On this episode of the BSN Rockies Podcast, Drew Creasman and Jake Shapiro react to Greg Holland’s poor performance and why you shouldn’t boo it. The two also talk at length about just how good the Los Angeles Dodgers are.
Grand Rapids Press 21 hours ago
Tigers' Justin Verlander has no-hitter through 5 innings vs. Dodgers
Verlander had a perfect game through 4 1/3 innings, but he walked Yasiel Puig on a 3-2 pitch. DETROIT -- Justin Verlander hasn't allowed a hit to the Los Angeles Dodgers through five innings Sunday at Comerica Park. He has company. Dodgers starter Kenta Maeda has retired all 12 Tigers he's faced through four innings. The game is tied 0-0 in the middle of the fifth. Verlander had a perfect game through 4 1/3 innings, but he walked Yasiel Puig on a 3-2 pitch. Verlander has eight strikeouts -- two each by Curtis Granderson, Adrian Gonzalez, Chase Utley and Logan...
Andy Mccullough / Los Angeles Times 23 hours ago Dodgers rookie Cody Bellinger gets day off after spraining ankle
A day after spraining his right ankle, Dodgers rookie Cody Bellinger received a day off for Sunday’s series finale against the Tigers. Manager Dave Roberts said Bellinger may also sit when the team travels to Pittsburgh for a four-game series. Roberts described the team’s stance on Bellinger as...
Washington Times Aug 19, 2017
Gonzalez, 4 pitchers lead Dodgers past Tigers, 3-0
DETROIT (AP) - Adrian Gonzalez's seventh-inning single broke a scoreless tie and the Los Angeles Dodgers went on to beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Saturday. The win was the Dodgers' sixth in a row and 21st in 24 games. Detroit has lost six straight and 12 of 14. Dodgers ...
Grand Rapids Press Aug 19, 2017
Error ruins Michael Fulmer's shutout as Tigers lose 6th in a row to Dodgers
The Tigers have lost six in a row and 12 of their last 14. They are now 16 games under .500 for the first time since 2005, when they finished 71-91. DETROIT -- After a one-game hiccup, Michael Fulmer is back to normal. That's the only good news that came out of the Detroit Tigers' 3-0 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park. Five days after struggling in his first start since coming off the disabled list, Fulmer threw seven strong innings and allowed only one unearned run. Fulmer had retired the first two batters of the seventh...
Andy Mccullough / Los Angeles Times Aug 19, 2017 New outfielder Curtis Granderson finds a role in Dodgers' 3-0 victory over Tigers
Curtis Granderson could not decide if he should smile. Around 11:30 p.m. on Friday, he sat inside Mets manager Terry Collins’ office at Citi Field. Before him were Collins and general manager Sandy Alderson. They told him he would no longer be a Met, an organization Granderson came to love during...
Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register Aug 19, 2017 
Dodgers at Tigers: Sunday game time, TV channel and starting pitchers
DODGERS at TIGERS When: 10:10 a.m. TV: SportsNet LA (where available) Where: Comerica Park THE PITCHERS DODGERS RHP KENTA MAEDA (11-4, 3.76 ERA) Vs. Tigers: Has never faced them before TIGERS RHP JUSTIN VERLANDER (8-8, 4.11 ERA) Vs. Dodgers: 1-0, 7.50 ERA At Comerica Park: 96-50, 3.22 ERA Hates to face: Chase Utley, 2 for […]
Washington Times Aug 19, 2017
Dodgers' Darvish goes on DL with lower back tightness
DETROIT (AP) - Yu Darvish has been placed on the 10-day disabled list after just three starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The team said Saturday that Darvish has lower back tightness, which he first noticed after a recent start in Arizona and mentioned again after making his Dodger Stadium ...
Andy Mccullough / Los Angeles Times Aug 19, 2017 Dodgers' Yu Darvish is expected to miss his next start because of back tightness
The Dodgers plan to skip Yu Darvish’s start next week in Pittsburgh because of lingering concern about the tightness in his back. Darvish exited his Dodger Stadium debut on Wednesday after his back locked up, and manager Dave Roberts indicated the team wanted to be cautious about Darvish’s condition....
Sports Illustrated Aug 19, 2017
Chapman's Closing Struggles Continue, Dodgers Get a New Piece
Aroldis Chapman continues to struggle for the New York Yankees, Curtis Granderson gets moved from the New York Mets to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
