The Dodgers are in Houston for the weekend, with Games 3-5 of the World Series against the Astros taking place at Minute Maid Park. First pitch of Game Three is tonight at 5:20 PM PST. With the shocking extra innings 7-6 defeat in Game Two now firmly in the rear view mirror, the Dodgers look ahead to a crucial Game ...
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Astros Slip Past Dodgers 7-6 In Extra Innings Game Two Thriller
Eight combined home runs, and a World Series record three in extra innings for the Astros, stunned the Dodgers in eleven innings, evening the series at 1-1 as it shifts to Houston for games 3, 4, and 5. LA’s streak of 28 consecutive scoreless bullpen innings was snapped in dramatic fashion with six earned runs allowed. The 2017 edition of ...
Read More »Taylor, Turner And Kershaw Fuel Dodgers Game 1 World Series Win
It was a familiar, clinical formula for victory Tuesday: a dominant performance by Clayton Kershaw, a go-ahead home run from Justin Turner, and a clean ninth inning for Kenley Jansen. The Dodgers defeated the Astros, 3-1, coming three wins closer to a World Series championship. Clayton Kerhsaw had an ERA of over 25 in the seventh inning of postseason coming ...
Read More »Dodgers Host Astros In Game 1 Of The 2017 World Series
The night the Dodgers’ faithful fans have been eagerly awaiting for almost three decades has arrived. Dodger Stadium will play host to the World Series, with first pitch at 5:09 this evening. Los Angeles announced it’s World Series roster earlier this morning, and there were two notable moves: Corey Seager and Brandon McCarthy were added, while Curtis Granderson and Kyle ...
Read More »Kike Hernandez Powers Dodgers To The World Series
The Dodgers are four wins from a World Series championship, the first in 29 years, after a dominant run to the National League Pennant. Alas, Los Angeles Dodgers fans can exhale and rejoice. The wait since 1988 is finally over and Chavez Ravine will host the 2017 World Series. Los Angeles completed a 4-1 NLCS series win over the Chicago ...
Read More »Dodgers Look To Close Out NLCS With Kershaw On The Hill
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs slugged through a grueling NLCS Game 3 Wednesday night, with the Cubs avoiding elimination in a 3-2 win. All seven of Chicago’s runs in the series have come via the home run, and all five runs for both teams in Game 4. The Cubs haven’t shown an ability to manufacture and sustain anything ...
Read More »Dodgers Dismantle Cubs 6-1 For Franchise Record Sixth Straight Postseason Win
The Dodgers are on the verge of the World Series after dismantling the Chicago Cubs in Game 3 to take a commanding 3-0 NLCS lead. Yu Darvish and Chris Taylor starred in the win, and the LA bullpen is up to 16 2/3 innings of shutout baseball in the postseason. The best 50 game stretch in Major League Baseball in ...
Read More »Santa Clarita Sports Report – October 17, 2017
National League Championship Series Only five teams in the three major sports (MLB, NBA, and NHL) that have best-of-seven series have overcome a 3-0 deficit to win four straight games. Only one team has done it in Major League Baseball–the Boston Red Sox in 2004 against the New York Yankees. Quite simply, the Dodgers have an opportunity to dramatically increase ...
Read More »Dodgers Lead Cubs 2-0 After Justin Turner’s Walk-Off Heroics
The Dodgers are two wins away from representing the National League in the 2017 World Series, thanks to their fifth consecutive postseason victory, a 4-1 walk-off in the ninth inning. On the anniversary of Kirk Gibson’s pinch hit homer in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, Justin Turner provided his own clutch moment in what could become a defining ...
Read More »Santa Clarita Sports Report – October 12, 2017
Santa Clarita High School Volleyball Thursday’s schedule: Hart (6-0) vs Valencia (5-1) The KHTS Game of the Night features the battle for first place in the Foothill League with four games to play. The Indians won a thriller over Valencia earlier this season, beating them in league play for the first time in two years. The Vikings have not lost since. A ...
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