Shohei Ohtani had a .927 OPS on July 3, his last game pitching. As of that home run (his third in the last two days), he has a 1.013 OPS in the (almost) 36 games since then.
Rowan Kavner
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MLB writer, FOX Sports. BBWAA. Twin dad. Never walk the bases loaded. I guess we’re running this back?
The Brewers won both the series and the season series against the Dodgers with today’s victory, which could have implications as both teams vie for a first-round bye. Dodgers are now 5-10 in August, 18-21 since the start of July.
Kyle Tucker, who is hitless on the homestand, was unable to secure this catch. Booing commenced.
The Dodgers put Justin Wrobleski on the injured list with left forearm inflammation. Kyle Hurt is up.
Pat Murphy said Brice Turang is going to have to manage his knee pain the rest of the year, but he is expected to be available soon. Possibly even today.
The Brewers have hit the fewest home runs in baseball this year, but they've launched two off Justin Wrobleski in the first four innings tonight. Wrobleski's first 17 games: 8 HR allowed Last 4 games: 11 HR
Misiorowski to Ohtani: 103.7 mph fastball 103.8 mph fastball 104.1 mph fastball 102.9 mph fastball 104.2 mph fastball 103.8 mph fastball Popout to third
Rowan Kavner@rowankavner.bsky.social · 4d agoJacob Misiorowski is pitching at Dodger Stadium for the first time since the NLCS. Why that experience was a "turning point" for Miz, plus his plan vs Ohtani tonight: "He knows what I’m going to do...I’m going to throw a heater. Good luck. Here it is." www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/...
Jacob Misiorowski is pitching at Dodger Stadium for the first time since the NLCS. Why that experience was a "turning point" for Miz, plus his plan vs Ohtani tonight: "He knows what I’m going to do...I’m going to throw a heater. Good luck. Here it is." www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/...
'Real Turning Point': How Last Year's NLCS Loss Shaped Jacob Misiorowski
Jacob Misiorowski considers last year's NLCS loss to the Dodgers "the real turning point" leading into his dominant 2026 campaign.
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Kyle Tucker is out of the lineup tonight. Dave Roberts said he can see the frustration starting to set in with his struggles at Dodger Stadium, so he’s giving him a day. Tucker at home: .192/.290/.276 On the road: .275/.371/.469
Edwin Díaz has blown three saves in his last four appearances. In 5.2 innings since returning from his elbow procedure, he has allowed 12 hits and three walks.
Brice Turang has been nursing knee pain and Pat Murphy said it got to a point where he needed time off. He’s out at least for tonight.
Freddie Freeman is back in the Dodgers' lineup after his spill into the visiting dugout yesterday.
Blake Snell — 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 10 K, 1 BB — very much enjoyed returning to L.A. after his last rehab start at Salt Lake City. “If I played in Salt Lake growing up, I don’t know if I’d be here today.”
Jac Caglianone just scored from second base ... on a flyout to CF. Andy Pages lost the ball on the transfer, and the struggling Dodgers bullpen has blown another late lead.
Dalton Rushing said he does not expect surgery to be necessary on his injured UCL. He doesn’t have a timeline for return yet, but he’s already swinging a bat and is hopeful he can return to catching before season’s end.
Skubal needed 95 pitches to get through five innings in his home debut. He left an 0-2 pitch up to Jac Caglianone that he'd like back and struggled to put hitters away consistently but struck out six. He departs trailing 3-2. Final line: 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 6 K
The "hit it to Bobby Witt Jr" strategy is not working out great for the Dodgers.
Pitcher, catcher, both runners thought there were two outs. Scoreboard showed two outs. There was only one. Scoreboard flipped back to one out right before the flyout was caught. Then the Red Sox got doubled off. Huge play in the game. There has been a looooong delay figuring out what to do.
During their 11-17 stretch, Dodgers hitters rank in the bottom five in MLB in both batting average and slugging against four-seam fastballs. Dave Roberts was asked about that today: “It’s something that I hope our guys take that personally. We shouldn’t get bullied.”
“Surely, he’s not expecting right down the middle again.”
Big day. Tarik Skubal gets to start in Ben Rortvedt’s 2026 Dodgers debut.
With the chaos of deadline day in full force, the first-place Astros have been quiet to this point. Still think a match with the Rockies (Moniak? McCarthy?) would make a lot of sense.
The year is 2050. Manager Miguel Rojas has the Dodgers in position to win their 27th straight World Series championship. Kaj Betts is tracking toward MVP honors. They acquire C Ben Rortvedt at the deadline.
The Red Sox, who have won 28 of their last 33 games, swept the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. A couple months from now, I'm sure that is what we will all remember from this weekend.
The Red Sox are… quite literally hitting the ball all over the yard
Thirty miles from Dodger Stadium, the Brewers are in Anaheim. I asked Sal Frelick for his Tarik Skubal trade reaction. He was neither surprised nor upset, but acknowledged some disappointment after feeling like the Brewers were actually going for the deadline prize this time:
Roberts: “It was Skubal or nothing, essentially.”
Rowan Kavner@rowankavner.bsky.social · 2w agoTarik Skubal will make his Dodgers debut Tuesday in Chicago. Andrew Friedman said the Dodgers didn’t kick the tires on any other starting pitchers. They had one guy in mind and got him. “I felt like we were being really aggressive.”
Tarik Skubal will make his Dodgers debut Tuesday in Chicago. Andrew Friedman said the Dodgers didn’t kick the tires on any other starting pitchers. They had one guy in mind and got him. “I felt like we were being really aggressive.”