Dodgers scratch Alex Wood from start against Chicago Cubs with forearm...
Alex Wood won’t start Saturday because of stiffness in his left (throwing) forearm. (Associated Press photo)GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Dodgers scratched Alex Wood from his scheduled start on Saturday due to...
View ArticleMike Bolsinger is improving, but no answers yet about who the Dodgers’ fifth...
Dodgers pitcher Mike Bolsinger is recovering from a strained oblique muscle. (Getty Images) GLENDALE, Ariz. — First things first. The Dodgers will need a fifth starter once in their first 17 games,...
View ArticleScott Kazmir and Zach Lee will start the Dodgers’ split-squad games Saturday.
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Dodgers announced their starters for Saturday’s split squad games: Left-hander Scott Kazmir will start the 1:10 p.m. game in Peoria against the Seattle Mariners, while...
View ArticleCarlos Frias makes his pitch for Dodgers’ fifth starter’s job.
Carlos Frias threw four shutout innings against the San Francisco Giants on Friday. (Associated Press photo) GLENDALE, Ariz. — Carlos Frias, in his most important start of spring training, did not...
View ArticleEither Carlos Frias or Ross Stripling will be the Dodgers’ fifth starter.
Carlos Frias is the front-runner to be the Dodgers’ fifth starter. (Associated Press photo) The race to be the Dodgers’ fifth starter has been a shell game wrapped in a war of attrition wrapped in a...
View ArticleRoss Stripling is the Dodgers’ fifth starter.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts named Ross Stripling his fifth starter on Friday, saying the rookie right-hander will start April 8 in San Francisco and remain in the rotation “in the near term.”...
View ArticleThe Dodgers are creatively staggering the ‘innings clocks’ among their young...
Dodgers pitching prospect Julio Urias, center, could see his innings clock expire before a September call-up is possible. (Getty Images) Along with today’s announcement that Ross Stripling is the...
View ArticleOklahoma City Dodgers announce their starting rotation.
Today was the first day of workouts in Oklahoma City for the Dodgers’ Triple-A affiliate. The OKC Dodgers are expected to release a formal roster tomorrow. In the meantime, we have a starting rotation:...
View ArticleMike Bolsinger is outpacing his peers on the injury rehab trail.
The Dodgers had several candidates for their fifth starter’s job in the final weeks of spring training. Three of them are currently rehabbing injuries, one (Ross Stripling) got the job and the other...
View ArticleCarlos Frias throws four scoreless innings for Double-A Tulsa.
Carlos Frias threw four scoreless innings in his latest rehab start at Double-A Tulsa on Tuesday. The right-hander allowed two singles to the Springfield Cardinals, walked none and struck out two....
View ArticleGame 71: Kenta Maeda stands tall, Dodgers come back to beat Milwaukee Brewers.
Chase Utley is tagged out at home plate by Brewers catcher Martin Maldonado in the first inning of the Dodgers’ 2-1 win Sunday. (David Crane/Staff photographer) Kiké Hernandez‘s eighth-inning home run,...
View ArticleDodgers’ Wednesday starter remains to be determined.
Carlos Frias is scheduled to start Monday for Triple-A Oklahoma City, but could make a spot start for the Dodgers on Wednesday instead. (Associated Press photo) PITTSBURGH — The Dodgers still haven’t...
View ArticleDodgers add Carlos Frias and Hyun-Jin Ryu, excommunicate Luis Avilan and Will...
Hyun-Jin Ryu will make his 2016 debut today against the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers will have 14 pitchers and a three-man bench when they face the San Diego Padres today. Carlos Frias was recalled...
View ArticleSources: Dodgers calling up Andrew Toles, who was out of baseball last year....
A winding baseball journey will come full circle today, as the Dodgers will give Andrew Toles his first taste of the major leagues. According to multiple sources, the 24-year-old outfielder will be...
View ArticleThe Dodgers broke the record.
The Dodgers added Clayton Kershaw to their active roster today so he can start against the Miami Marlins. As a small but historic footnote, the Dodgers set a record in the process. To create room for...
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