http://mlb.mlb.com LA Homepage News Wed, 22 May 2013 02:32:10 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_22_lanmlb_milmlb_1&mode=preview&vkey=preview_web_away&c_id=la Wed, 22 May 2013 00:29:48 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_22_lanmlb_milmlb_1&mode=preview&vkey=preview_web_away&c_id=la With the series win on the line, Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu faces off against the Brewers' Wily Peralta on Wednesday in the finale of a three-game series at Miller Park. Austin Laymance http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_21_lanmlb_milmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=la Wed, 22 May 2013 01:13:06 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_21_lanmlb_milmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=la Zack Greinke brought a 15-0 record at Miller Park into Tuesday night's game, but he couldn't get an out in the fifth inning as the Brewers beat the Dodgers, 5-2. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130521&content_id=48200932&notebook_id=48206092&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Tue, 21 May 2013 20:21:15 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130521&content_id=48200932&notebook_id=48206092&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Hall of Famer Tom Lasorda and current senior advisor Charlie Hough will represent the Dodgers at MLB's 2013 Draft next month. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130521&content_id=48200932&notebook_id=48201994&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Tue, 21 May 2013 19:43:54 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130521&content_id=48200932&notebook_id=48201994&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Hanley Ramirez tested his hamstring running in the outfield, and Don Mattingly said the shortstop continues to make progress, although he is still probably two weeks away from playing. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130521&content_id=48200932&notebook_id=48201354&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Tue, 21 May 2013 19:37:40 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130521&content_id=48200932&notebook_id=48201354&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Clayton Kershaw's three-hitter Monday was backed up by homers from Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp. The previous time both Ethier and Kemp homered in a game was over a year ago -- April 14, 2012. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130521&content_id=48200932&notebook_id=48200934&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Tue, 21 May 2013 19:34:22 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130521&content_id=48200932&notebook_id=48200934&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la The bullpen-wide slump that cost the Dodgers a sweep in Atlanta has manager Don Mattingly as uncertain about the late innings as the fans. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130520&content_id=48133152&vkey=news_la&c_id=la Tue, 21 May 2013 01:13:40 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130520&content_id=48133152&vkey=news_la&c_id=la Matt Kemp is from Oklahoma City and was shaken after reading first-hand accounts from family and friends of the destruction in the wake of Monday's monster tornado. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_20_lanmlb_milmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=la Tue, 21 May 2013 00:17:59 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_20_lanmlb_milmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=la Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier ended home run droughts while Clayton Kershaw was dazzling again with a three-hitter as the Dodgers took the series opener in Milwaukee, 3-1. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130520&content_id=48096226&notebook_id=48102088&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Mon, 20 May 2013 20:43:17 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130520&content_id=48096226&notebook_id=48102088&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Rookie pitcher Matt Magill has Minor League options and the Dodgers apparently want to see if veteran left-hander Ted Lilly can return to his form of early last season. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130520&content_id=48096226&notebook_id=48098488&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Mon, 20 May 2013 21:22:42 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130520&content_id=48096226&notebook_id=48098488&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Hanley Ramirez continues to take ground balls and hit, but manager Don Mattingly reiterated that the club will be careful with the injured shortstop. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130520&content_id=48096226&notebook_id=48098478&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Mon, 20 May 2013 19:52:12 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130520&content_id=48096226&notebook_id=48098478&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Dodgers manager Don Mattingly met with GM Ned Colletti on Monday, but insisted it was about the team and how to get it out of last place, not reports of his job security. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130520&content_id=48096226&notebook_id=48096260&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Mon, 20 May 2013 20:43:09 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130520&content_id=48096226&notebook_id=48096260&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said his "perspective" on manager Don Mattingly "hasn't changed" and "the players still have to play." Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130519&content_id=47980760&notebook_id=48035970&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Sun, 19 May 2013 20:06:42 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130519&content_id=47980760&notebook_id=48035970&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la X-rays were negative on the lower left leg of Dodgers outfielder Scott Van Slyke, who exited Sunday's 5-2 loss against the Braves after he fouled consecutive pitches off his leg in a seventh-inning at-bat. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130519&content_id=48020702&vkey=news_la&c_id=la Sun, 19 May 2013 21:25:22 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130519&content_id=48020702&vkey=news_la&c_id=la The Dodgers left Atlanta Sunday night after three disappointing, debilitating and ultimately, depressing defeats. Their bullpen lost late leads in all three games. Much is expected of the Dodgers, but so far this season they have delivered only a 17-25 record. Mike Bauman http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_19_lanmlb_atlmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=la Mon, 20 May 2013 01:25:01 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_19_lanmlb_atlmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=la All facets of the Dodgers' struggles were on display in Atlanta. The most obvious is an unreliable bullpen, which took all three losses. Kenley Jansen absorbed his second defeat in as many games, although all four of Atlanta's eighth-inning runs scored with "closer" Brandon League on the mound in Sunday's 5-2 defeat. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130519&content_id=47980760&notebook_id=47983450&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Sun, 19 May 2013 13:40:50 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130519&content_id=47980760&notebook_id=47983450&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Dodgers manager Don Mattingly was still shaking his head in dismay Sunday over reliever Kenley Jansen's decision to challenge Braves pinch-hitter Evan Gattis, who slugged a two-run homer Saturday night on an inside cutter. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130519&content_id=47980760&notebook_id=47983330&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Sun, 19 May 2013 13:40:17 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130519&content_id=47980760&notebook_id=47983330&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Dee Gordon heard about it from manager Don Mattingly, baserunning coach Davey Lopes, and father and former All-Star closer Flash Gordon: "Don't steal third, unless you know you'll be safe." Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130519&content_id=47980760&notebook_id=47983210&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Sun, 19 May 2013 13:40:39 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130519&content_id=47980760&notebook_id=47983210&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Dodgers infielder Luis Cruz said he was available to play Sunday after being unavailable Saturday night because of a bone spur flare-up in his right elbow. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130519&content_id=47980760&notebook_id=47980762&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Sun, 19 May 2013 20:12:00 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130519&content_id=47980760&notebook_id=47980762&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la The Dodgers activated second baseman Mark Ellis off the disabled list Sunday and optioned catcher Tim Federowicz to Triple-A Albuquerque. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130518&content_id=47912618&notebook_id=47951220&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Sat, 18 May 2013 22:33:52 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130518&content_id=47912618&notebook_id=47951220&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Scott Elbert allowed one run on two hits in one inning Saturday night as he continued his rehab assignment with Double-A Chattanooga. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_18_lanmlb_atlmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=la Sat, 18 May 2013 23:51:24 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_18_lanmlb_atlmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=la Don Mattingly was again seeking an explanation for another unbearable loss Saturday night, 3-1 to the Braves, this crusher the result of back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning by pinch-hitter Evan Gattis and leadoff hitter Andrelton Simmons off Kenley Jansen, the one reliever Mattingly thought he could trust with a one-run lead. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130518&content_id=47922158&vkey=news_la&c_id=la Sun, 19 May 2013 00:34:56 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130518&content_id=47922158&vkey=news_la&c_id=la In a rare show of in-game sportsmanship, Braves slugger Jason Heyward tipped his helmet in admiration after Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp robbed him of a potential home run. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130518&content_id=47912618&notebook_id=47914218&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Sat, 18 May 2013 18:41:11 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130518&content_id=47912618&notebook_id=47914218&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Manager Don Mattingly's forensic study of Jordan Schafer's bloop single in a pivotal sixth inning Friday night revealed shortstop Dee Gordon was too aggressive. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130518&content_id=47912618&notebook_id=47913070&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Sat, 18 May 2013 22:33:42 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130518&content_id=47912618&notebook_id=47913070&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Second baseman Mark Ellis played one more inning than he was scheduled in Saturday's rehab appearance with Double-A Chattanooga, spending seven innings in the field while going 0-for-3 with a walk, two strikeouts and a run scored. After the game he will meet the Dodgers in Atlanta, then fly with the club to Milwaukee after Sunday's finale with the Braves. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130518&content_id=47912618&notebook_id=47912736&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Sat, 18 May 2013 18:41:14 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130518&content_id=47912618&notebook_id=47912736&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Pitcher Ted Lilly will be activated from the disabled list when the Dodgers are in Milwaukee, beginning Monday next week, but manager Don Mattingly said he isn't sure what the lefty's role will be. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_17_lanmlb_atlmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=la Sat, 18 May 2013 00:28:42 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_17_lanmlb_atlmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=la Lefty reliever Paco Rodriguez gave up his first home run since being drafted last summer and it was a crusher, a sixth-inning grand slam to Justin Upton that lifted Atlanta to an 8-5 win. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130517&content_id=47812864&notebook_id=47818052&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Fri, 17 May 2013 23:21:02 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130517&content_id=47812864&notebook_id=47818052&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Dodgers manager Don Mattingly gave a lengthy injury update Friday that included good news on Zack Greinke, the impending return of second baseman Mark Ellis and a setback for utility man Jerry Hairston. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130517&content_id=47812864&notebook_id=47818042&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Sat, 18 May 2013 00:14:39 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130517&content_id=47812864&notebook_id=47818042&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Luis Cruz and Scott Van Slyke were in the Dodgers' lineup Friday night, but their careers are suddenly headed in opposite directions. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130517&content_id=47812864&notebook_id=47818032&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Fri, 17 May 2013 20:31:20 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130517&content_id=47812864&notebook_id=47818032&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Don Mattingly has adjusted his late-inning bullpen use recently by deploying Kenley Jansen to face the hitters posing the greatest threat, no matter the inning. Ken Gurnick http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130517&content_id=47812864&notebook_id=47818026&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Fri, 17 May 2013 20:31:50 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130517&content_id=47812864&notebook_id=47818026&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la Yasiel Puig fanatics won't want to hear this, but the Minor League outfielder that could get the next call-up is Puig's Double-A Chattanooga teammate, Joc Pederson. Ken Gurnick