BREWERS

Bellinger robs Yelich, homers off Hader, as Dodgers top Brewers

April 21, 2019 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Cody Bellinger saved a run with his glove and nailed down a series-clinching win for the Los Angeles Dodgers with his bat. After the game, he focused on food. “We are going to eat some pizza here in a minute,” Bellinger said when asked what he enjoyed most about the day. “Pretty […]

BREWERS

Yelich homers, but too little, too late, as Dodgers hold of Brewers

April 19, 2019 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Cody Bellinger and Christian Yelich chatted in the outfield after batting practice ended. Once Thursday’s game started, the bats of the National League home run co-leaders kept the exchange going. Bellinger hit his 10th home run, Max Muncy also went deep, and Julio Urias struck out a career-high nine and allowed one […]

BREWERS

St. Louis, LA … LA, St. Louis. Do the Brewers play anyone else? Not really.

April 18, 2019 Rick Solem

First St. Louis, then LA … then LA and again, St. Louis. If you think the Milwaukee Brewers are just playing St. Louis and LA teams, you’re pretty close to correct. There was a stint in there against the Cubs and Reds. But, so far, 13 of the Brewers 19 games have been against the […]

BREWERS

Brewers drop finale with Dodgers 7-1, but take two in series

April 14, 2019 Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ross Stripling pitched as though he had somewhere else to be. The former All-Star threw 88 pitches in a career-high eight innings to rescue an overworked bullpen, inducing soft contact rather than dazzling with high velocity, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1 Sunday to snap a six-game […]

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NLCS REMATCH: Brewers face off with Dodgers on WKTY

April 12, 2019 Rick Solem

Last season, the Milwaukee Brewers were a win away from their first World Series appearance since 1982. The Brewers lost at home to the L.A. Dodgers 5-1 in Game 7 of the NLCS. Beginning tonight, those teams face off again with a three-game series in L.A. At 9 p.m. tonight, the Brewers will send […]

MLB

Red Sox win World Series over Dodgers in five

October 28, 2018 Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Boston Red Sox really are that great. David Price proved his postseason mettle, Steve Pearce homered twice and Boston beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Sunday to finish off a one-sided World Series in five games. The new Titletown. #CHAMPS pic.twitter.com/1gAj5s3mj9 — MLB (@MLB) October 29, 2018 Long downtrodden […]

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Back by the beach, Dodgers look to get hot in World Series

October 25, 2018 Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Palm trees! Shorts! Sunglasses! While the World Series isn’t quite a trip to the beach, the Boston Red Sox anticipate staying hot in balmy California, and the Los Angeles Dodgers hope a warm welcome will help them reverse a 2-0 deficit. “I think the climate is a little different,” Dodgers manager […]

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Dodgers go cold in Boston, then fall behind 2-0 to Red Sox

October 24, 2018 Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — The San Gabriel Mountains shimmering in the distance will be a welcome sight for the Los Angeles Dodgers after two chilly, failed nights at Fenway Park. The Dodgers were cold and out of sorts during two games in Boston, falling behind 2-0 in the World Series — a deficit no team has […]

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Column: Over-managing costs Dodgers in Game 1 of Series

October 24, 2018 Associated Press

Sometimes, in the pressure cooker of a World Series, a manager gets distracted by all those indecipherable charts and the trove of analytics he has at his disposable. Sometimes, he spends too much time flailing around in search of the perfect matchup instead of just watching what’s happening right before his eyes. That’s what happened […]

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Red Sox beat Dodgers 8-4 at Fenway in World Series opener

October 24, 2018 Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — The Fenway Funhouse proved too tricky, too cold and just too much for the beach boys. Andrew Benintendi, J.D. Martinez and the Boston Red Sox came out swinging in the World Series opener, seizing every advantage in their quirky ballpark to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 on a chilly, windy Tuesday […]