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Animated: Matt Kemp Hits His Second Home Run Of The Season

Ross Gasmer — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:52:47 +0000

Matt Kemp finally hit his second home run of the season, taking Milwaukee Brewers starter Yovani Gallardo deep in the top of the 6th inning. Kemp tagged an 87 mph change-up deep to left field to give the Dodgers a 3-1 lead. Clayton Kershaw is on the mound and is dominating so far, allowing just [...]

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Dodgers News: Don Mattingly Adresses Firing Rumors Head On

Ross Gasmer — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:16:37 +0000

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly didn’t shy away from the reports about his impending removal as manager prior to the Dodgers-Brewers series on Monday. Reports surfaced late last night that Mattingly could be fired today, while a Dodgers official denied that initial report. However, speaking to Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register, Mattingly addressed the [...]

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Dodgers News: Ted Lilly Activated, Matt Magill Sent To Triple-A

Ross Gasmer — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:07:25 +0000

After a stellar outing on Sunday, the Dodgers have optioned starter Matt Magill to Triple-A to make room for Ted Lilly. Lilly was activated from the disabled list earlier today after a rib injury sidelined him for a couple weeks. In his brief stint with the Dodgers, Magill was decent as his ERA was 5.50, [...]

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Dodgers Rumors: Top-5 Potential Coaching Candidates

Ross Gasmer — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:14:29 +0000

Yes manager Don Mattingly hasn’t been fired yet, but it sounds like a decision is inevitable at this point. The Dodgers enter play today at 17-25 and seven games behind first-place as they get set to take on the Milwaukee Brewers. While it’s premature to speculate who the team would hire if Mattingly is indeed [...]

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Dodgers News: Club Official Weighs In On Mattingly Decision

Ross Gasmer — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:21:05 +0000

It may seem premature to say that Dodgers manager Don Mattingly is on the cusp of being fired, but reports late last night suggested the 1984 batting champion might have managed his last game Sunday afternoon. The Dodgers had a terrible weekend in Atlanta, holding leads in all three games while seeing the bullpen blow [...]

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Dodgers Series Recap: Bullpen Falters As Atlanta Sweeps L.A.

Mark Fabrick — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:42 +0000

The Dodgers had the lead heading into the sixth inning of all three games against the Atlanta Braves and lost every single one this weekend. The Dodgers’ bullpen fell victim to big innings at the hands of the first place Braves, including a Justin Upton grand slam on Friday night and a four-run eighth inning [...]

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Dodgers Rumors: Could Mattingly Be Fired As Early As Tomorrow?

Ross Gasmer — Mon, 20 May 2013 03:33:47 +0000

After another dismal series that saw the bullpen blow leads in three straight games, the Dodgers are suddenly looking to make a change. The Guggenheim Group is frustrated and the firing of manager Don Mattingly is imminent and could become official as early as tomorrow. The Dodgers start a series in Milwaukee tomorrow and it’ll [...]

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Dodgers Bullpen Collapses Again, Blame Doesn’t Belong in One Place

Jeff Spiegel — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:28:47 +0000

It’s like a horror movie with an obvious twist looming. We were all just waiting for it to happen. And then, in the bottom of the eighth, the seemingly inevitable happened as the Dodger bullpen imploded for four runs — turning a 2-1 lead into a 5-2 hole. But who is to blame? Is it [...]

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Video: Dodgers’ Matt Kemp Robs Braves Outfielder Jason Heyward

Ross Gasmer — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:44:21 +0000

While he isn’t hitting home runs so far this season, Matt Kemp took away a sure home run away from Braves outfielder Jason Heyward. Heyward was the second batter of the game and hit a Chris Capuano pitch to left center and Kemp took over. Shaded more towards right center, Kemp came all the way [...]

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Dodgers Bullpen Falters Again As Upton’s Grand Slam Proves Too Much

Ross Gasmer — Sat, 18 May 2013 02:39:44 +0000

While Hyun-Jin Ryu didn’t have his best stuff Friday night, the Dodgers were on track to pick up an important road win, before the 26th ranked bullpen completely imploded. The Dodgers got on the board first with a Dee Gordon RBI groundout, but quickly found themselves trailing 2-1 after the Braves got an RBI groundout [...]

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