Los Angeles Dodgers

Will Smith had two hits and Michael Grove pitched five solid innings to pick up his first career victory as the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the No. 1 overall seed in the National League with 4-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Two days after reaching 700 home runs, Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols received a standing ovation when…

Miguel Vargas hit his first big league home run, Clayton Kershaw won his third straight start and the Los Angeles Dodgers bounced back with a 6-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night. Will Smith and Trayce Thompson also went deep for the NL West champion Dodgers, who had dropped three of four — including an 11-0 blowout…

Albert Pujols joined the 700 home run club on Friday, and MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger saw the historic night coming months ago.

St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit his 700th home run on Friday night, connecting for his second drive of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers and becoming the fourth player to reach the milestone in major league history. With the drive in the final days of his last big league season, the 42-year-old Pujols joined Barry Bonds (762…

Former Los Angeles Dodger and Angel, Albert Pujols, hit two home runs on Friday night at Dodger Stadium to become the fourth player in Major League Baseball history to join the exclusive 700 career home run club. After striking out in his first at-bat against former Angels’ teammate Andrew Heaney, Pujols launched a 434-foot bomb halfway up the pavilion in…

Former Dodgers’ slugger, Albert Pujols, hits the 700th home run of his career at Dodger Stadium on Sept. 23, 2022. The St. Louis Cardinals slugger becomes just the fourth player in MLB history to eclipse 700 career homers.

Max Muncy hit a tying infield single in the ninth inning and pinch-hitter Mookie Betts singled home the winning run, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers edge the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Thursday night for their major league-leading 45th comeback victory of the season. The Dodgers didn’t take the lead until Arizona starter Zac Gallen left after eight innings. He...

Madison Bumgarner tossed six innings of one-hit ball, giving the former World Series MVP his first win in nearly two months, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Wednesday night. Bumgarner (7-15) beat the Dodgers for the first time as a Diamondback and the first time since Sept. 23, 2017, when he was with San Francisco….

Drey Jameson pitched six strong innings in his second big league game and Ketel Marte homered as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 Tuesday to split a doubleheader. The Dodgers won the opener 6-5 as rookie Miguel Vargas drove in the go-ahead run with an infield single in a five-run eighth. Jameson (2-0) and the Diamondbacks ended…

Rookie Miguel Vargas drove in the go-ahead run with an infield single in a five-run eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied past the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 Tuesday for their MLB-leading 44th comeback win in the first game of a doubleheader. The Dodgers, with the best record in the majors, won their fifth in a row. Los Angeles shortstop…

Clayton Kershaw struck out 10, Chris Taylor blasted a three-run homer in which the Dodgers successfully challenged a fan interference call, and Los Angeles defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 on Monday night. The Dodgers have beaten the D-backs in 19 of their last 20 meetings at Dodger Stadium. They improved to 12-3 against Arizona this season. Kershaw (9-3) allowed one…

Mookie Betts had an RBI double in the 10th inning, Max Muncy drew a bases-loaded walk and the Los Angeles Dodgers held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Sunday night. The Dodgers beat the Giants for the 15th time in 19 meetings this season, getting that many wins for the first time in the rivalry that goes…

Trayce Thompson hit a two-run homer to back Julio Urías’ 17th win, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 7-2 on Saturday night to notch their 10th 100-win season in franchise history and fourth in six years. Justin Turner hit a pair of RBI singles among his three hits a day after reaching a career-best 35 doubles…

Manager Dave Roberts considered giving Dustin May one more inning then thought better of it. The Los Angeles Dodgers are counting on much more from May down the stretch and into the postseason — and his post-Tommy John form is coming along well that no added risk is worth it. May pitched five no-hit innings and outdueled Logan Webb, and…

 Late-inning defensive replacement Sergio Alcántara hit a three-run homer in the 10th to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Wednesday night. Alcántara hit the surprising, two-out long ball — his fifth of the season — way over the right field fence off closer Craig Kimbrel. The D-backs snapped a 10-game losing streak against the...

The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate clinching the 2022 NL West Division title in their clubhouse. It’s their 9th NL West crown in the last 10 seasons.

Was there any doubt the Los Angeles Dodgers were going to win the NL West? The Dodgers became the first team to clinch a playoff spot on Monday, and celebrated their ninth National League West division title in the last 10 years on Tuesday after dispatching of the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0 at Chase Field. For the Boys in Blue, this…

After a mathematical error by MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers have now officially clinched a spot in the 2022 postseason.

The Dodgers are now the first MLB team to clinch a playoff spot following an 11-2 rout over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.

Freddie Freeman drove in four runs on four hits, including a two-run homer, and Trea Turner hit a go-ahead, three-run double for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who beat the San Diego Padres 8-4 on Saturday night to reduce to four their magic number for clinching the NL West. The Dodgers are closing in on their ninth division title in 10…