Diamondbacks: Relief Pitching Key in Wild Card Victory over Brewers, Form Must Continue against Dodgers For much of the season, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Achilles heel was relief pitching, especially the back end. Even trading for elite closer Paul Sewald on July 31 seemed to merely be a drop in the bucket, for the Diamondbacks had […]
Read MoreDiamondbacks 6, Dodgers 3 PHOENIX, Apr. 7 — Evan Longoria and Corbin Carroll hit back-to-back home runs off Clayton Kershaw to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a lead they never relinquished as they downed the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6–3, Friday night in Phoenix. Longoria went 3-for-3 with a walk, a double, an RBI, and two runs […]
Read MoreAfter eight straight seasons as the National League West Division’s top team between 2013-2020 that culminated in its first World Series win since 1988, the Los Angeles Dodgers followed up with a second-place finish in 2021 and another division crown in 2022. But this year’s season preview is different for the Dodgers. There were big […]
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw agreed to a one-year, $20 million contract. Kershaw, 34, is coming off a season in which he earned his ninth All-Star nod and pitched to a 2.28 ERA in 126 1/3 innings. While Clayton’s innings numbers are down relative to the numbers he put up in his 20s, […]
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