STATS Writer
The Atlanta Braves have enjoyed a string of quality starts this month. Right-hander Tommy Hanson would like to see another offensive outburst from his teammates.
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ATLANTA — Jair Jurrjens and the Braves added to their home success as Troy Glaus hit a three-run homer and Atlanta trounced the Los Angeles Dodgers 13-1 on Sunday.
STATS Senior Editor
Impressive starting pitching this month has kept the Atlanta Braves in control of the NL East. There’s little reason to think that trend will change Sunday.
ATLANTA — Ted Lilly threw six scoreless innings for his third straight win, newly installed closer Hong-Chih Kuo pitched a perfect ninth and the Dodgers beat the Braves 2-1 on Saturday night.
ATLANTA — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre says he will decide by Labor Day if he will retire after the season.
STATS Senior Editor
Though Chipper Jones plans to come back next season, the Atlanta Braves might not be missing him much right now.
ATLANTA — Tim Hudson extended his dominant stretch of starts with three-hit ball for eight innings and Brooks Conrad homered in the seventh to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 1-0 win over the Los Ang
ATLANTA — Dodgers manager Joe Torre is removing Jonathan Broxton from the closer’s role.
STATS Writer
The Atlanta Braves’ return from a successful road series was tempered by the news of Chipper Jones’ potential career-ending knee injury.
PHILADELPHIA — Carlos Ruiz’s game-winning two-run double in the ninth inning capped a frantic rally to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-9 on Thursday night.
Hyped for a heck of a homestretch? You should be.
STATS Senior Writer
The Philadelphia Phillies usually get the best of Clayton Kershaw, but the Los Angeles Dodgers starter now has the benefit of facing a depleted lineup.
PHILADELPHIA — Roy Oswalt pitched seven impressive innings in his home debut, two relievers finished off the six-hitter and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 on Wednesday
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STATS Writer
Roy Oswalt has ended up with a victory every time he’s taken the mound at Citizens Bank Park, a trend the Philadelphia Phillies hope continues now that he’s on their side.
PHILADELPHIA — Andre Ethier had four hits, scored four runs and reached base six times, and Casey Blake and Jay Gibbons hit home runs to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 15-9 battering of the Phi
STATS Writer
Despite a lineup ravaged by injuries, the Philadelphia Phillies keep rolling along.
LOS ANGELES — Ted Lilly overcame a rough start to win his second straight outing with Los Angeles, and the Dodgers capitalized on two Washington errors during a four-run first in an 8-3 victory ov
LOS ANGELES — Outfielder Garret Anderson was designated for assignment Sunday by the Los Angeles Dodgers, who purchased the contract of outfielder-first baseman Jay Gibbons from Triple-A Albuquerq
STATS Writer
Ted Lilly was stellar in his Los Angeles Dodgers debut, but that victory is one of only three in the last 11 games for the team.
LOS ANGELES — James Loney singled home the winning run with one out in the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Friday night.
STATS Writer
There’s no question the Los Angeles Dodgers could use a bat like Adam Dunn’s in the middle of their lineup. Right now, they’d settle for not having to pitch to the Washington Nationa…
LOS ANGELES — Adam Dunn hit a pair of three-run homers off Clayton Kershaw, tying a career high for RBIs, and the Washington Nationals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3 on Friday night.
STATS Writer
Having squandered recent chances to make up ground on their division rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers hope to turn things around while playing their next 10 games against NL East foes.
LOS ANGELES — Kevin Correia and four relievers combined on San Diego’s 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night, and the NL West-leading Padres salvaged a split of the four-game
LOS ANGELES — Dodgers manager Joe Torre says he doesn’t expect Russell Martin to play the rest of the season.
LOS ANGELES — Dodgers manager Joe Torre says he doesn’t expect Russell Martin to play the rest of the season.
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STATS Senior Writer
The first-place San Diego Padres have had plenty of problems scoring against the Los Angeles Dodgers this year, and have yet to cross the plate when facing Chad Billingsley.
LOS ANGELES — Vicente Padilla took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and finished with his fourth career shutout, pitching the Los Angeles Dodgers past the San Diego Padres 9-0 Wednesday night.
LOS ANGELES — Dodgers catcher Russell Martin was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday because of a hip injury he sustained in Tuesday night’s victory over the San Diego Padres.
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Alex Rodriguez finally ended his home run drought Wednesday, becoming the seventh player in major league history to hit 600 homers.
STATS Writer
The Los Angeles Dodgers avoided falling into a double-digit hole behind the San Diego Padres in the NL West, snapping their six-game losing streak in the process.
LOS ANGELES — Ted Lilly outpitched Mat Latos with seven superb innings in his first start for the team that drafted him 14 years ago, and the Los Angeles Dodgers snapped a six-game losing streak w
STATS Writer
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired Ted Lilly before Saturday’s trade deadline in order to boost their chances of winning a third consecutive NL West title.They’ll need his help right a…
ANAHEIM, Calif.
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers pounded out five straight hits against the San Diego Padres on Monday night – and scored no runs out of them.
LOS ANGELES — “Mannywood” is no more at Dodger Stadium.
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The reeling Los Angeles Dodgers have spent much of the last week losing ground to two of their NL West rivals – a trend that will continue if they can’t snap their five-game losing s…
SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Cain pitched four-hit ball into the eighth inning for the surging San Francisco Giants, earning his first career win against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 2-0 victory Sunday ni
Remember all those tight three-team races at the All-Star break? By the end of the week, they could be mostly two-team races.
SAN FRANCISCO — Ted Lilly signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1996 and envisioned pitching for the big league club.
STATS Writer
Clayton Kershaw is ready to put a five-game suspension behind him. Doing it against the San Francisco Giants might be an issue.
SAN FRANCISCO — Pat Burrell lined a go-ahead two-run homer into the left-field seats with two outs in the eighth inning, and the San Francisco Giants rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Sa
