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Dodgers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:30:51 PDT

Not that he was expected to be a one-man savior, but Scott Podsednik could only do so much to ignite a dormant Dodgers offense in his debut.

The newest Dodger went 0-for-3 with a walk and stolen base as the Dodgers' offensive misery continued.

In the 14 games since the All-Star break, the Dodgers have been shut out once, scored one run four times, two runs five times (including Thursday), three runs once, four runs twice, and five runs once. That's an average of 2.1 runs a game, and it's remarkable the Dodgers actually won five of six games in one stretch.

Podsednik caught a morning flight to San Diego, arrived at Petco Park less than three hours before first pitch, started in center field (as Matt Kemp was given a day off), batted leadoff and had teammates hoping...

Hit in ninth gives Padres win over Dodgers (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:32:55 PDT
Oscar Salazar's single in the bottom of the ninth gave the National League West-leading San Diego Padres a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday. The Padres took two of three games in the series, opening a seven-game gap between them. The California rivals will meet again in a four-game series at Dodger Stadium starting Monday.

Salazar's pinch-hit single lifts Padres, 3-2 (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:18:25 PDT
The San Diego Padres are no longer a surprise to Joe Torre and the Los Angeles Dodgers. "We've been past that point, in my mind," Torre said after watching Oscar Salazar deliver a pinch-hit single with one out in the ninth inning to give the NL West-leading Padres a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers on Thursday to take two of three games.

Power Rankings: Pitchers know their places (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:41:00 PDT
Joba Chamberlain can't throw the eighth and Jamie Shields could sit in only one spot during Matt Garza's no-hitter.

Podsednik bats leadoff in 1st game with Dodgers (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:07:24 PDT
Scott Podsednik is batting leadoff and playing center field in his first game with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Podsednik was obtained on Wednesday from the Kansas City Royals. He took a flight to San Diego on Thursday morning and joined his new team in time for a series finale against the NL West-leading San Diego Padres.

Rangers still owe A-Rod, Mickey Tettleton and others some cash (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:45:12 PDT
If you thought all those angry creditors of the Texas Rangers were just jilted beer and jock strap companies,...

Might Lilly re-sign with Cubs in offseason? (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:02:15 PDT
Teams are lining up to take Ted Lilly off the hands of the Chicago Cubs for the rest of the season.

Padres finally beat Dodgers at Petco Park, 6-1 (AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:14:30 PDT
As Adrian Gonzalez's at-bat dragged on, Tony Gwynn Jr. stood on second base, constantly checking out how deep center fielder Matt Kemp was playing. When Gonzalez hit a bloop one-out single that fell in just in front of Kemp, Gwynn took off for home, sparking the NL West-leading San Diego Padres to a 6-1 win over the rival Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.

Dodgers get OF Podsednik from Royals (AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:47:31 PDT
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired outfielder Scott Podsednik from the Kansas City Royals for a pair of minor leaguers Wednesday night, trying to replenish their outfield and boost their chances in the NL West. The trade was announced before Los Angeles played at San Diego. The Dodgers began the day five games behind the division-leading Padres.

Wobbly contenders weaken trade market (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:43:00 PDT
Several teams are on the verge of falling out of pennant races, leaving fewer suitors for top players on the block.

Podsednik gives Dodgers outfield insurance (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:31:00 PDT
Newly acquired Scott Podsednik will play left field for the Dodgers until Manny Ramirez is healthy.

Ethier's pinch single lifts Dodgers to 2-0 win (AP)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:59:40 PDT
Andre Ethier was too sick to start in right field for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He felt good enough to pinch-hit, though. Ethier delivered a clutch two-run single with two outs in the seventh inning off Jon Garland to give the Dodgers a 2-0 win over the NL West-leading San Diego Padres on Tuesday night, the first of seven games between the division rivals in 10 days.

4 more minor leaguers suspended for drugs (AP)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:39:20 PDT
Four more minor league baseball players have been suspended for 50 games each following positive drug tests. Washington shortstop Pedro Lopez, Detroit first baseman Cesar Nicolas, Pittsburgh pitcher Jose Acosta and free agent first baseman Jorge Castillo were penalized Tuesday by the commissioner's office.

Hot gang member wear for 2010: Dodgers and Reds hats! (Yahoo! Sports)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:59:54 PDT
Here's some bad news for Eazy-E, Dr. Dre and all the other rappers who worked so hard to put a Chicago White...

Wigginton penalty now 2 games, Kershaw stays at 5 (AP)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:08:01 PDT
Baltimore infielder Ty Wigginton has had his suspension cut to two games while Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is set to sit out five games. Both players originally appealed their penalties from last week. Major League Baseball announced the outcomes Monday. Wigginton's suspension was reduced from three games after he agreed to drop his appeal.

Already umpire's first ejection, Torre willing to be Harvey's last (Yahoo! Sports)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:00:00 PDT
Thousands of miles from Sunday's Hall of Fame inductions, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre told an old...

He wouldn't leave: Mets' Dickey makes fierce plea to stay in game (Yahoo! Sports)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:00:00 PDT
New York Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey might be part Jack Russell Terrier. Dickey stubbornly refused to leave in...

Oswalt would refuse Yankees trade? (Yahoo! Sports)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:54:36 PDT
Houston Astros ace Roy Oswalt is a very popular man. At least four contending teams sent scouts on Saturday to...

Angels fleeced D'backs in Haren deal (Yahoo! Sports)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:26:00 PDT
Their pilfering of starter Dan Haren is in character for a team that looks beyond the immediate future.

Torre was Harvey's first -- and last -- ejection (AP)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:59:20 PDT
Joe Torre was the first and last major league manager to be ejected by umpire Doug Harvey. And on the day Harvey was inducted into the Hall of Fame, Torre admitted he went looking for that final thumb. "I didn't know I was his first one until he told me about a month before," Torre recalled Sunday before his Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets.

Kershaw, Dodgers stifle punchless Mets 1-0 (AP)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:42:37 PDT
The added incentive behind Clayton Kershaw's stellar performance had more to do with a tired bullpen than the fact that it was his first start since appealing a five-game suspension. Kershaw scattered seven hits over eight innings and Russell Martin hit an eighth-inning RBI double in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 1-0 victory over the punchless New York Mets on Sunday.

Dawson, Herzog and Harvey inducted into BB HOF (The Canadian Press)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:10:51 PDT

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - "The Hawk" has landed in Cooperstown.

Dodgers' Monasterios struck in head by batted ball (AP)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:22:38 PDT
Dodgers pitcher Carlos Monasterios was struck on the right side of the head by a foul ball off the bat of Carlos Beltran while sitting in the Los Angeles dugout in the fourth inning of a game against the New York Mets. A Dodgers spokesman says Sunday that Monasterios never lost consciousness. Monasterios was examined by team physician Neal ElAttrache and appeared to be doing fine, adding that...

Loney's HR in 13th gives Dodgers 3-2 win over Mets (AP)
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:12:33 PDT
James Loney was willing to do whatever it took to help the Dodgers pull out a marathon victory against the New York Mets -- even pitch. He made sure it wasn't necessary. Loney homered in the 13th inning, giving the Dodgers a 3-2 victory on Saturday. The easygoing first baseman's seventh homer of the season was even more timely because manager Joe Torre had no true relievers left in his...

Mets beat Dodgers 6-1 to snap 4-game skid (AP)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:51:28 PDT
Johan Santana rarely kept the ball down. No matter, his teammates were all over the outfield making dramatic catches and generating some rare offensive support. Santana tossed seven strong innings, Ike Davis homered and the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Friday night, snapping a four-game skid.

Small wildfire burns hills next to Dodger Stadium (AP)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:39:21 PDT
A small brush fire that burned in the hills next to Dodger Stadium north of downtown Los Angeles has been contained. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Devin Gales says it took 69 firefighters just under an hour to contain that blaze that broke out late Friday afternoon. It burned three acres. The blaze produced a big plume of smoke visible from downtown freeways and to fans about to watch the...

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