Ken Gurnick
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Clayton Kershaw pondering contract opt-out
LOS ANGELES -- Sandy Koufax's last Dodgers start was a World Series loss, so Clayton Kershaw will be in familiar company if he chooses free agency and Sunday night's 5-1 defeat to the Red Sox that eliminated the Dodgers from the World Series doubles as Kershaw's Los Angeles farewell. Kershaw has three days to decide whether to exercise a contract opt-out and walk away from the final two years… → Read More
Shortstop Corey Seager is future of Dodgers
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The only first-round Draft picks to become Rookies of the Year and then in their first two seasons All-Stars and Silver Slugger winners are Mike Trout and Corey Seager. Since 1980, when the Silver Slugger debuted, there have been more than 1,500 first-round picks. There have been 76 Rookies of the Year, 56 of them position players. Six first-round picks who became Rookies of… → Read More
Clayton Kershaw doesn't allow run in spring
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Making his first start as a 30-year-old, Clayton Kershaw toyed with the Royals over 6 2/3 scoreless innings of Friday's 10-0 Dodgers win, allowing one hit to wrap up Spring Training with a 0.00 ERA. Despite having his fastball velocity still stuck around 90 mph, Kershaw couldn't have been much more effective or efficient, in this start and all of the others this spring. He… → Read More
Dodgers' Justin Turner hosts golf tournament
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- It's late January, supposedly the dead of winter. But on Monday at the Sherwood Country Club in Ventura County, Santa Ana winds pushed temperatures into the 80s and cleared the skies by tee time for the third annual Justin Turner Foundation Charity Golf Tournament. If celebrity turnout indicates peer respect for the host, consider the guest list, starting with Lake… → Read More
Dodgers decline option on Andre Ethier
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers declined a $17.5 million option for Andre Ethier for 2018 and paid a $2.5 million buyout to make the senior member of the club a free agent Sunday. Ethier, 35, spent the past two seasons battling serious injuries -- a broken leg in 2016 and a herniated disk in 2017 -- yet rehabbed to make postseason rosters both years. → Read More
Astros beat Dodgers to win first World Series
LOS ANGELES -- The Astros, just four years removed from the low point in their unprecedented rebuilding project, capped their remarkable turnaround with a franchise-defining victory, beating the Dodgers, 5-1, in Game 7 of the World Series on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium to win their first championship. • Dress like a champion! Get Astros World Series title gear → Read More
Dodgers solve Justin Verlander, force Game 7
LOS ANGELES -- The Astros had the Dodgers right where they wanted them in Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday night. Starting pitcher Justin Verlander, who'd been unbeatable since Houston acquired him two months earlier to the day, had a one-run lead through five dominant innings, putting the Astros four frames away from winning the World Series. • World Series Gm 7: Wed., 7:30 p.m. ET air… → Read More
Astros beat Dodgers in wild Game 5, go up 3-2
HOUSTON -- They were down but never out. They were bruised but not beaten. The never-say-die Astros -- facing a four-run deficit in a pivotal Game 5 of the World Series with Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw on the mound -- pulled off the unthinkable in an epic game in an unforgettable Fall Classic. Alex Bregman shot a walk-off single into left field off Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen in the 10th inning… → Read More
Astros rally past Dodgers to even World Series
LOS ANGELES -- The Astros found themselves with no shortage of heroic moments and performances in Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night, pushing aside the pressure of October to deliver the biggest win in franchise history. • World Series Gm 3: Fri., 7:30 p.m. ET air time | 8 ET game time on FOX → Read More
Dodgers' homers back Clayton Kershaw in Game 1
LOS ANGELES -- Pitching just like the legend sitting in the second row at Dodger Stadium, Sandy Koufax, left-hander Clayton Kershaw overwhelmed the explosive Astros with 11 strikeouts in seven dazzling innings on Tuesday night, and Justin Turner slugged a tiebreaking two-run homer off Dallas Keuchel for a 3-1 Dodgers win in the opener of the World Series. • World Series Gm 2: Tonight, 7:30 p.m.… → Read More
Dodgers' confident heading into NLCS
LOS ANGELES -- In 2016, the Cubs won 18 more regular-season games than the Dodgers, enjoyed the home-field advantage as they beat the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series, and ended more than a century-long franchise World Series drought. • NLCS Game 1: Tonight, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on TBS → Read More
Dodgers sweep D-backs for return trip to NLCS
PHOENIX -- With Cody Bellinger driving in runs and Yu Darvish and the bullpen preventing them, the Dodgers completed their three-game sweep of the National League Division Series presented by T-Mobile on Monday with a 3-1 victory over the D-backs at Chase Field to reach the NL Championship Series presented by Camping World for the second consecutive year. It opens Saturday at Dodger Stadium… → Read More
Yu Darvish leads Dodgers to 100th win
LOS ANGELES -- For the first time in 43 years, the Dodgers are a 100-win ballclub, and the complete performance they turned in Monday night -- a 9-3 throttling of the San Diego Padres -- went a long way toward showing how they got there. The National League West champions got offense from everywhere -- including a homer and a three-run double from Logan Forsythe and a three-run shot from Austin… → Read More
Dodgers clinch National League West
LOS ANGELES -- For the past month the Dodgers played like they had the division clinched. On Friday night, they finally did. • Dress for success: Get NL West champions gear → Read More
Aaron Altherr's slam helps Phils beat Dodgers
PHILADELPHIA -- Aaron Altherr launched the first grand slam Clayton Kershaw has allowed with two outs in the sixth inning Monday night as the Phillies stunned the Dodgers with a 4-3 comeback win at Citizens Bank Park. The Dodgers' magic number to secure the National League West title fell to three with the D-backs losing in San Diego and sits at eight for home-field advantage in the NL (over… → Read More
Dodgers beat Nationals, reduce magic number
WASHINGTON -- The Dodgers have put some separation between themselves and the Nationals, utilizing another dominant pitching performance to lead them to a 3-2 victory in front of a sellout crowd Saturday afternoon at Nationals Park. Los Angeles has now won four games in a row and owns a seven-game lead in the race for the top seed in the National League. The Dodgers' magic number to clinch the… → Read More
Dodgers' Cody Bellinger has 3 RBIs vs. Giants
SAN FRANCISCO -- Cody Bellinger homered and drove in three runs Wednesday as the Dodgers conducted their first dress rehearsal for October in a 4-1 triumph over the Giants. The Dodgers, who clinched a postseason berth 24 hours earlier, jumped on the Giants and starter Matt Moore (5-14) as Bellinger's RBI triple served as the centerpiece of a two-run first inning. Bellinger then followed Justin… → Read More
Dodgers use homers to beat Pirates, win 90th
PITTSBURGH -- For 10 innings Wednesday night, the Dodgers couldn't scratch across the one run they would need to support Rich Hill's no-hit bid. They stranded 11 runners in that game and 15 more Thursday afternoon, but they found enough offense to support Hyun-Jin Ryu and secure their 90th victory, a 5-2 win over the Pirates at PNC Park. Curtis Granderson hit his third homer of the week, which… → Read More
Dodgers hit five homers to stay perfect vs. NY
NEW YORK -- The Greatest Show on Earth continued its record run at Citi Field on Saturday, as five Dodgers homered in a 7-4 comeback win over the Mets, who hit four home runs. Yasiel Puig rocketed a tie-breaking laser shot in the seventh inning, Justin Turner added an insurance solo shot in the eighth and Corey Seager blasted a two-run upper-decker in the ninth. Earlier, teammates Chris Taylor… → Read More
Dodgers trade for Yu Darvish, bolster bullpen
LOS ANGELES -- The best team in baseball totally went for it on Monday when the Dodgers acquired starting pitcher Yu Darvish from Texas, plus left-handed relievers Tony Watson from Pittsburgh and Tony Cingrani from Cincinnati just before the non-waiver Trade Deadline. The bold upgrade of the pitching staff reaffirms management's commitment to ending a World Series drought since 1988. The club… → Read More