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Los Angeles Dodgers get closer Craig Kimbrel in trade that sends OF AJ Pollock to Chicago White Sox

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox swapped veteran outfielder AJ Pollock and veteran closer Craig Kimbrel on Friday, a rare one-for-one trade — with no money exchanged — that cleared up uncertainties for two championship contenders. From the Dodgers’ perspective, the deal frees up more playing time for the young, promising Gavin […]

Chris Taylor keeps Los Angeles Dodgers alive with three homers in Game 5 win

LOS ANGELES — Cody Bellinger had goosebumps. It was the eighth inning of a game his Los Angeles Dodgers already led by nine runs, but Chris Taylor was up to bat, sitting on three home runs, and Bellinger could sense a fourth one coming. “I felt like he was really going to do it,” Bellinger […]

MLB playoffs 2021: Can the Los Angeles Dodgers come back from an 0-2 NLCS hole?

Doolittle: Home runs. I realize that the Dodgers have had major clutch-hitting woes — 2-for-18 with runners in scoring position so far in the NL Championship Series — but in theory that should even out as the series progresses. Take-and-rake, on the other hand, is the Dodgers’ game and no one does it better. So […]

Tired Max Scherzer exits in 5th, Julio Urias pitches 8th as Los Angeles Dodgers lose Game 2 of NLCS to Atlanta Braves

ATLANTA — Max Scherzer isn’t usually agreeable to being removed in the middle of a baseball game. It’s the type of situation that visibly enrages him and often sends his manager back into the dugout. But when Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts emerged onto the field at Truist Park in Sunday’s fifth inning, with […]

‘Just a bad read on my part’ — Chris Taylor’s baserunning blunder added to Dodgers’ downfall in NLCS opener

Cody Bellinger produced a hit against an opposing left-handed pitcher only 12% of the time this season. But in the ninth inning on Saturday night, against the closer for a team that won its division, Bellinger came up with the line-drive single that would place the go-ahead run in scoring position. It seemed as if […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Thursday

Here’s a look at Thursday’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in fewer than 50% of ESPN leagues. Miles Mikolas (R), rostered in 18% of ESPN leagues, St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates: It’s been a long road back for Mikolas, who was sidelined for roughly four and a half months due to shoulder […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Saturday

Elsewhere, it’s Sale Day in Boston as Chris Sale will make his long-awaited 2021 debut after rehabbing from Tommy John surgery. The southpaw hurled 89 pitches in his final rehab start so he shouldn’t be under any significant restrictions. The slate begins in the 4:00 PM ET hour but don’t wait to lock in your […]

The amazing numbers behind the Atlanta Braves’ 29-run outburst

The legendary baseball writer Roger Angell turns 100 next week. In his classic book “The Summer Game,” he poetically describes his beloved sport: “Since baseball time is measured only in outs, all you have to do is succeed utterly; keep hitting, keep the rally alive, and you have defeated time. You remain forever young. Sitting […]

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