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by Beth Harris AP Sports Writer Article Last Updated; Sunday, August 29, 2010  12:00AM LOS ANGELES - the local headlines blare almost daily with new details abou...

From the opening pitch of Closing Time back in April 2008, we've tried to stay away from making this an injury blog. Sure, we have to talk about hurt players coming and going and the DL chase will always get some play in this series, somewhere, but we rea...

Gather 'round, because it's time to recap the most recent diamond doings. Roll Call starts at Dodger Stadium, where the San Diego Padres could not burst Vicente Padilla's(notes) bubbles. Game of the Day: Dodgers 9, Padres 0 And-a-one, and-a-two: Padilla ...

Kansas City StarVicente Padilla stars as Dodgers run it up against Padres, 9-0Los Angeles TimesThe team gets bad news about catcher Russell Martin, who has a labral tear in his right hip and could face season-ending surgery. Padilla takes no hitter into t...

Russell Martin hits a three-run homer in the second inning. AP Photo/Chris Carlson After being shut out by Cubs’ starter Ted Lilly for seven innings on May 27 at Wrigley Field in their 1-0 loss, the Dodgers went to town against him in their 9...

       Although it was Andre Ethier action figure night, it was Rafael Furcal and his game winning two-run homer in the seventh inning who was the hero for the Dodgers in their 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. Furcal wen...

       After they couldn’t quite complete the comeback in last night’s 6-5 loss to the Florida Marlins, the Dodgers uncoiled against them and their starter Chris Volstad (4-8) in their 7-3 win. “Every...

       In his last two starts, Dodgers’ starter John Ely rebounded from what was an awful June up to that point going seven innings each and giving up one earned run in each game. The Florida Marlins paid no mind t...