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The junior pitchers threw a complete game in the circle and drove in four runs in UCLA's 6-1 victory to put the Bruins within one win of the Women's College World Series.

Five of the first six Dodgers batters in the game reached base and came around to score. David Freese hit a grand slam in the first inning and Cody Bellinger his 18th homer of the season later in the game.

Accepting the Dodgers' qualifying offer for one year at $17.9 million last winter was an easy decision for Ryu. If he continues to pitch as well as he has this season, things could be more complicated next winter.

As young players have become more vital to a team's success, they are no longer expected to "walk on eggshells." Dodgers veterans have been particularly "welcoming" to the arrival of talented young players.

The sophomore shortstop is a first-team All-Pac-12 selection, a second-team NFCA All-West Region pick and UCLA softball’s first CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree since 2010.

The former Nebraska assistant joins the staff with Darren Savino and Rod Palmer.

Avisail Garcia and Kevin Kiermaier each hit three-run home runs in the Rays' big inning, handing the Dodgers' bullpen a one-inning battering.

Jansen thinks his mechanics have been "out of whack" since the start of last season. But he might have discovered some of the solutions thanks to a Facebook memory.

The 27-year-old rookie is striking out less than Ty Cobb. 'I don’t think I’ve ever seen anybody like him,' the Twins' manager says, 'and don’t know if we ever will again.'

Clayton Kershaw took a shutout into the seventh inning as the Dodgers built their lead. But Pedro Baez was hit in the right leg by a 103-mph comebacker and left the game with an injury.

Urias was reinstated by MLB on Tuesday and added to the Dodgers' active roster. That decision "tells us something" about MLB's conclusions, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said.

The 74-year-old is the winningest football coach in UCLA and Pac-12 history.

The Clippers' pair were the only starting rookie duo on a playoff team this season.

Arrested last week on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery, the left-hander is back on the active roster starting with Tuesday's game in Tampa. Outfielder Kyle Garlick was returned to Triple-A.

Urias was placed on the restricted list last week while MLB conducted an investigation of an incident last week for which Urias was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery.