As the Dodgers open a four-game series Thursday night against the Cardinals, two teams battling for a second wild card that nobody seems to want. The middle of the order has been struggling mightily of late
As the Dodgers mercifully say goodbye to the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, playing their last game against a divisional foe that has beaten them 11 of 17 times this year, the problems for Los Angeles are obvious. The team simply isn't hitting.
As the Dodgers open their two-game series against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night they are expected to have Clayton Kershaw on the mound, two days after he was scratched with left hip inflammation. The shift may cost the Dodgers in the playoffs.
Already without their best player in Matt Kemp for the series finale against the Giants, the Dodgers will also be without their best pitcher Sunday night as Clayton Kershaw was scratched from his scheduled start.
After going 0-for-5 Friday night and in the midst of a week-long slump, Matt Kemp is out of the Dodgers' lineup on Saturday in their middle game of a weekend series against the Giants.
The Dodgers and Giants get together for their third and final series in San Francisco this season, with the Dodgers looking to climb out of a 4½-game hole they have created in the National League West.
The Dodgers look to win their series against the Padres on Wednesday, but mostly they are looking for some offense.
While the Dodgers await word on the 2012 fate of closer Kenley Jansen on Tuesday, the rest of the bullpen has been getting a lot of work of late. Here's a look at the workload for the last week or so for Dodgers relievers.
Chris Capuano has struggled over the last two months or so, but the left-hander looks to turn things around in the Dodgers' series finale on Sunday afternoon against the Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium.
The Dodgers added three players to their active roster on Saturday before their third of four games against the Diamondbacks. Javy Guerra and Tim Federowicz were recalled from Triple A Albuquerque, and joining them is John Ely, who was added back to
