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• Dodgers series preview: Ohtani takes the mound

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images The Japanese phenom is scheduled to pitch this weekend. For a team reeling with nine consecutvie losses at home, the Dodgers are probably the last team you want to see on the schedule. The franchise has become the bullies in baseball, combining lavish spending with a smart front office to produce 100-win seasons in five of the last seven full years, includin...2025
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• Dodgers 3, Rockies 1: Vintage Kershaw quiets Rox bats in series finale

Photo by Isaiah Downing/MLB Photos via Getty Images Doyle homered but the Rockies have lost 10 straight to the Dodgers The Colorado Rockies entered the day looking to snap a nine-game losing streak against the Los Angeles Dodgers dating back to 2024. The problem, however, is that future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw stood in their way as the offense struggled to get much going on the day, ...2025
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages versus starting pitchers: 0.305, 0.717 — Freddie Freeman batting at Austin Gomber. 0.301, 0.730 — Jacob Wilson batting at Dietrich Enns. 0.301, 0.707 — Andy Pages batting at Austin Gomber. 0.291, 0.690 — Hyeseong Kim batting at Austin Gomber. 0.291, 0.688 — Will Smith batting at […]...2025
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• Dodgers 8, Rockies 1: The rain delay didn’t stop Max Muncy

Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images The noted Rockies-killer knocked in six runs for the Dodgers The Colorado Rockies once again lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers, but not without some drama in the middle with a 1:25 rain delay. The Rockies hung in there pre-delay, but the Dodgers did Dodger things after the delay and blew things open en route to a 8-1 victory. Chase Dollander held his own ...2025
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• Dodgers Named ‘Best Fit’ for $45 Million All-Star Starting Pitcher From AL Contender

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been linked to a host of names recently as possible reinforcements for the team’s oft-injured pitching rotation. A name recently mentioned, courtesy of ESPN writers Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel, is Kansas City Royals pitcher Seth Lugo. More news: Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman Doing Whatever He Can to Break Out of Slump …...2025
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• Dodgers 9, Rockies 7: The offense persisted, but couldn’t catch up

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The Dodgers start the series with a hard-fought win. The Los Angeles Dodgers came into Denver leading the Colorado Rockies by 29.5 games and hoping to add to their total. When the evening ended, the Dodgers met their goal, defeating the Rockies 9-7. To their credit, though, the Rockies never gave up. The offense was solid — but it wasn’t enough The Rockies offens...2025
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• Dodgers series preview: Ohtani takes the mound
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• Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers Host Free-Falling Nationals

Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood (29) celebrates with Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams (5) after hitting a two run home run against the Colorado Rockies during the fourth inning at Nationals Park. | Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Winners of 10 of their last 12, Los Angeles welcomes a slumping Nationals squad desperate to stop the skid, but slowing down Ohtani and company won’t be easy. W...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Julio Teheran throws one hitter against Mets

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Teheran tosses a treat against New York Braves Franchise History 1924: With the Giants playing the Braves in Boston, the home team mixes up its batting order at the start of the game. After the leadoff batter grounds out, Ray Powell comes to the plate one spot early and also grounds out. The Giants point that out to Umpire Hank O’Day and he declares th...2025
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Braxton Fulford is making the most of his opportunities (June 10th-June 16th)

Original photo credit: Todd Kirkland/Getty Images (June 15, 2025) Colorado Rockies minor league report for Tuesday, June 17th, 2025 When the Colorado Rockies drafted catcher Braxton Fulford out of Texas Tech in 2021, the team’s catching situation was murky. However, they had already drafted their potential “catcher of the future” in fellow Texan Drew Romo the year prior. Fulford (no. 39 ...2025
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• Braves at Giants series recap: The nightmare continues unabated

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images There is no relief. There are no answers. There is only struggle. On August 9, 2017, the Atlanta Braves lost 3-2 to the Philadelphia Phillies at what is now known as Truist Park. Sean Newcomb started and gave up three runs (two in the third and one in the fifth) and two runs from the Braves in the seventh inning weren’t enough for the Braves to e...2025
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• Which Braves have a chance to make the All-Star team?

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Not as many as we’d hoped, that’s for sure. It’s probably fair to say that 2025 is the most anticipated All-Star Game for Atlanta Braves fans since the year 2000, when the game was hosted at Turner Field and Chipper Jones started at 3B for a National League team that was managed by Bobby Cox. Entering this year, there was plenty of excitement about Trui...2025
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• Dodgers News: Mookie Betts’ Injury Could Linger For ‘Quite Some Time’

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been plagued by injuries through the first quarter of the 2025 season, so much so that first baseman Freddie Freeman has played with an ailment from the onset of the year. More news: Dodgers GM Provides Latest Update on Mookie Betts Injury Freeman, whose ankle was surgically repaired in the …...2025
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• Freddie Freeman’s Future, Chris Taylor to Padres?, Paul Skenes Trade, Injury Updates and More: Watch Dodgers Dougout Live

Dodgers Nation’s Doug McKain is live on YouTube for Thursday’s episode of Dodgers Dougout Live. Click here to join the livestream. It is a jam-packed show discussing Freddie Freeman’s future, Chris Taylor being linked to the San Diego Padres, Paul Skenes trade rumors, major injury updates and more. Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman …...2025
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• Dodgers’ Andrew Friedman Doing Everything He Can to Find Ways to Prevent Pitcher Injuries

The Los Angeles Dodgers have an unfortunate amount of pitching injuries at this point in the season. With already 14 arms on the injured list, including Cy Young award winners and All-Stars, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman spoke on the extent to which he is working to find solutions. More news: Freddie Freeman …...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Who’s the best reliever?

Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks you which reliever you trust the most. It’s Tuesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the swinging-est spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. So glad you decided to stop by. You’re always welcome here. I’m sure we can find a table for you. Let us know if you need anything. The show wi...2025
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• This Day in MLB History: Freddie Freeman signs with the Dodgers

Photo by John McCoy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The official end of the Freddie Freeman era in Atlanta MLB History 1900: Ban Johnson announces that an American League team will be placed in Chicago to ensure the stability of the league. In an agreement with National League officials, the AL club will be placed on the south side of the city and will be called the Chicago White Stocking...2025
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• 2024: the best, the worst, the ... last of the real ones?

Greetings in the last few hours of what I think was the very real year of 2024.It's difficult to tell what's real and what's not these days. Just yesterday I saw a report that said the brilliant minds that run Facebook and Instagram plan to infiltrate both social media sites with AI-generated users. This kind of stuff freaks me out. I've seen very real cases of people I know being fooled by...2025
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"One out later a single moved Ohtani to second, but then Shōta Imanaga struck out Freddie Freeman [VIDEO]."

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"The Dodgers have reinstated Freddie Freeman from the restricted list and designated Cavan Biggio for assignment, reports Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic."

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"Freddie Freeman hits 300th home run: Dodgers star gets to milestone in rare fashion"

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"Dodgers' Freddie Freeman hits a home run in first at-bat against the Braves"

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"Freddie Freeman might have played his final game for Atlanta on Tuesday."

2020
"Braves All-Star Freddie Freeman revealed Saturday that he had a high temperature of 104."

2019
"and Freddie Freeman are among those scheduled to attend Chop Fest on Saturday at SunTrust Park, a free event that provides fans a chance to interact with their favorite Braves players, coaches, alumni and personalities."

2018
"As Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman made an early arrival to Spring Training on Friday morning, he anxiously looked forward to testing the physical improvements he made during the offseason."

2017
"Freddie Freeman soured Michael Pineda's final tuneup with a three-run homer and the Braves manufactured a five-run sixth that proved decisive in Atlanta's 8-5 win over the Yankees on Friday night at SunTrust Park."

2016
"Freddie Freeman and Adonis Garcia each hit three-run homers, and Ender Inciarte and Matt Kemp also went deep in the Braves' 13-5 win over the Cardinals on Saturday night at Busch Stadium."

2015
"Freddie Freeman hit his second spring homer, a three-run shot, and Julio Teheran fanned four in three innings as the Braves downed the Mets, 3-2, on Tuesday at Champion Stadium."

2014
"Freddie Freeman is the only returning player who had an on-base percentage over ."

• Dodgers 3, Rockies 1: Vintage Kershaw quiets Rox bats in series finale
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• Dodgers 9, Rockies 7: The offense persisted, but couldn’t catch up
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• Padres fail to get clutch hits, drop another game to Dodgers

Randy Vasquez | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images Randy Vasquez keeps San Diego in the game with strong outing, bullpen tagged with loss The sixth inning of the contest between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers illustrated the painful difference between the two teams. Of course, there is the drastic difference in payroll, but after the money, the difference shows up in the performanc...2025
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Braxton Fulford is making the most of his opportunities (June 10th-June 16th)
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• Padres lose slugfest with Dodgers in extras

Mike Shildt and Manny Machado | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images San Diego shows it can go toe-to-toe with Los Angeles The first meeting of the 2025 season between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers proved to be worth the wait. Both teams put up runs, and the game went to extra innings before the Dodgers won the series opener 8-7 at Petco Park in 10 innings, Monday. The g...2025
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• Which Braves have a chance to make the All-Star team?
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• Freddie Freeman’s Future, Chris Taylor to Padres?, Paul Skenes Trade, Injury Updates and More: Watch Dodgers Dougout Live
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• BCB After Dark: Who’s the best reliever?
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• MLB Insider Reveals One Thing Linking Freddie Freeman & Matt Olson as Dodgers Star’s Free Agency Drama Resurfaces
Veteran sportscaster Bob Costas points out an impressive similarity between Matt Olson and Freddie while looking back at their contracts....2025
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• Dodgers Pitcher Elects to Leave Organization, Sign in KBO

Former Los Angeles Dodgers left-handed pitcher Alec Gamboa signed with the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization. Gamboa signed with the Dodgers organization as an amateur free agent in 2019, but elected to leave L.A. this week. More news: Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman Believes He Could Reach Historic Milestone Before Career Ends Done deal ??Alec …...2025
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• Pinch-hit home run off Robert Suarez results in disappointing loss for Padres

Stephen Kolek | Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images San Diego drops third consecutive game to Los Angeles Robert Suarez entered the game with San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers tied, 3-3. After two batters, Suarez and the Padres walked off the field with a 4-3 loss. Suarez got Tommy Edman to pop out to Xander Bogaerts for the first out of the bottom of the ninth inning. The Dod...2025
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• Padres fail to get clutch hits, drop another game to Dodgers
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Braxton Fulford is making the most of his opportunities (June 10th-June 16th)
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• Pete Crow-Armstrong, Kyle Tucker lead NL outfield All-Star balloting

Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images The Phase 1 voting will continue until June 26. Major League Baseball’s All-Star balloting began recently and two Cubs outfielders could get starting spots. In voting results released Monday, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Kyle Tucker were the two leaders among outfielders: PCA is also third among all NL vote-getters behind Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman...2025
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• Padres lose slugfest with Dodgers in extras
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• Drake Baldwin named NL Rookie of the Month for May

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Drake Baldwin joins an illustrious list of Braves rookies to have won Rookie of the Month. For the first time since the 2022 season when Michael Harris II and Spencer Strider were seemingly playing hot potato with the award, an Atlanta Braves rookie has received monthly honors from Major League Baseball. MLB has announced their monthl...2025
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• MLB Insider Reveals One Thing Linking Freddie Freeman & Matt Olson as Dodgers Star’s Free Agency Drama Resurfaces
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• Minor League Film Room #1: Brock Wilken

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images Breaking down Wilken’s approach over the last few seasons Milwaukee used their first-round selection in the 2023 draft on Wake Forest third baseman Brock Wilken, who finished his career as the all-time ACC home run leader. Here’s an excerpt of Baseball America’s scouting report from when he entered the draft: Wilken has amassed 71 home runs ov...2025
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• Braves complete salvage job against Dodgers

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves are done with the Dodgers and considering how this season’s series went, not a moment sooner! The Atlanta Braves were riding high heading into this series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. They were on a run of having won four straight series and had just returned home from a productive road trip out West against the Diamondbac...2025
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• Dodgers 8, Rockies 1: The rain delay didn’t stop Max Muncy
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• Dodgers Lineup vs Nationals: Freddie Freeman Returns As L.A. Looks to Win Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 6-5 win over the Washington Nationals Friday night, and look to carry the momentum into the second game of the series Saturday. The Dodgers’ lineup will face Nationals right-handed pitcher Jake Irvin, who has a 5-3 record with a 4.23 ERA and 59 strikeouts this season. Freddie Freeman returns …...2025
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• Padres lose slugfest with Dodgers in extras
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• Braves at Giants series recap: The nightmare continues unabated
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• Freddie Freeman and Wife Chelsea Pledge $1,000,000 to Children’s Hospital That Helped Son Maximus Brave Rare Health Condition
Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman and his wife Chelsea pledge to donate $1 million to a Children's hospital in Orange County, California...2025
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• Dodgers’ Freddie and Chelsea Freeman Donating $1 Million to Children’s Hospital of Orange County

Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman and his wife, Chelsea Freeman, are donating $1 million to the Children’s Hospital of Orange County, according to MLB insider Jeff Passan. More news: Former Dodgers Utility Man Chris Taylor Signs With Angels in Surprise Move https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1927100877388624241 The hospital is where their son, Maximus, recovered after a severe case...2025
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• Dodgers Notes: Freddie Freeman Reveals Retirement Timeline, Major Injury Updates, Andrew Friedman Talks Injuries

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 3-1, on Wednesday evening as they improved to 31-19 on the year. In other news, Freddie Freeman recently spoke about what a potential retirement timeline would look like. The veteran has shown through consistency and countless clutch moments that he has plenty left in the tank, but …...2025
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• Freddie Freeman Doesn’t Want to Retire When Current Dodgers Contract is Up

Los Angeles Dodgers star first baseman Freddie Freeman is what people call a “pure hitter.” He’s the type of guy who can roll out of bed and collect four hits without breaking a sweat. The player the opposition is dreadfully fearing whenever he steps into the box — especially in a pivotal moment. As of …...2025
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• Freeman prayed for his life while battling virus
Braves All-Star Freddie Freeman revealed Saturday that he had a high temperature of 104.5 degrees early in his battle with COVID-19 and prayed for his life....2020
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• Braves clock 4 homers in rout of Cardinals
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• Braves clock 4 homers in rout of Cardinals
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• Cardinals can't dig out of hole vs. Braves
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• Braves christen SunTrust with a 'W'
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• Bird, Carter go yard at Braves' new home
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• Outside The Confines: Is Mookie Betts trading strike-outs for strikes?

Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images (It’s a very clever joke because he bought a bowling league franchise.) It’s not mystery that baseball players, being athletes, are often fond of more than one sport. Plenty of baseball players were on multiple teams in high school and college, lots of guys play golf (some, like Justin Verlander were actually semi-pro, at least according to his old T...2025
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• Let the Games Begin! Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep- February 23, 2025
Yesterday was the first full day of games in the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues. After an active offseason teams are getting work in and facing game conditions. Fantasy drafts are starting and for those not drafting yet it's time to pay attention to what's happening. Chris Sale- P- ATL- Sale tossed 2 perfect IP in his Grapefruit League debut. He threw 21 pitches with his fastball averaging 93.8...2025
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• Preseason Prep - February 17, 2024
Francisco Alvarez (C-NYM) enters the 2025 campaign as a question mark after a torn thumb ligament suffered in April forced him to miss a chunk of last season. He's reportedly retooling his swing this offseason at the suggestion of J.D. Martinez to lift the ball more and use the opposite field more often. After bursting onto the scene with 25 homers in just 423 PA as a 21 year-old rookie in 2023, A...2025
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-February 15, 2025
Welcome Back! Around the League Alex Bregman-Red Sox-3B Alex Bregman signed a three-year, $120 million deal with the Boston Red Sox, including opt-outs after the 2025 and 2026 seasons. He reportedly chose this higher average annual value contract over longer-term offers from the Tigers and Cubs. Bregman is expected to transition to second base, a position he last played in 2018. This is going t...2025
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• Fantasy Baseball: Who's hot, who's not heading into Week 2
Ah, the beauty of small sample sizes. Am I right?MLB players all over the league are either enjoying inflated statistics because of a quick start, or are trying not to look at their FanGraphs page until they string a few good outings together. That’s part of the beauty when it comes to baseball in April.Current stats are bound to normalize at some point, but fantasy baseball owners still must deci...2018
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• Dodgers series preview: Ohtani takes the mound
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• Dodgers 8, Rockies 1: The rain delay didn’t stop Max Muncy
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• Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman Doing Whatever He Can to Break Out of Slump

Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman is one of three MVPs in the lineup that have struggled as of late. More news: Dave Roberts Doesn’t Believe Shohei Ohtani’s Hitting Struggles Coincide With Pitching Return Shohei Ohtani appears to be the first of the trio to have broken out of his slump, going 2-for-5 with three …...2025
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages versus starting pitchers: 0.337, 0.736 — Freddie Freeman batting at German Marquez. 0.330, 0.734 — Jackson Merrill batting vs. Trevor Williams. 0.327, 0.741 — Luis Arraez batting vs. Trevor Williams. 0.321, 0.712 — Andy Pages batting at German Marquez. 0.316, 0.700 — Hyeseong Kim batting at […]...2025
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• Dodgers Lineup vs Nationals: Shohei Ohtani Makes Second Pitching Start, Hyeseong Kim at Second

The Los Angeles Dodgers look to secure the series win over the Washington Nationals Sunday with Shohei Ohtani on the mound. The Dodgers lineup will face Nationals right-handed pitcher Michael Soroka. He is 3-5 with a 5.06 ERA and 49 strikeouts this season. Dodgers Starting Lineup Shohei Ohtani, DH Mookie Betts, SS Freddie Freeman, 1B …...2025
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• Dodgers Lineup vs Nationals: Freddie Freeman Returns As L.A. Looks to Win Series
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• Washington Nationals vs Los Angeles Game Thread

AP Washington finally ended an eleven-game losing streak. Currently at their lowest point in the season, things could continue to go even lower. Heading to Los Angeles to take on the stellar Dodgers, this could be the breaking point for the organization in 2025. As big of a test it is for the Washington Nationals, this is an even bigger test for MacKenzie Gore. Going up against arguably th...2025
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• Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers Host Free-Falling Nationals
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• Pinch-hit home run off Robert Suarez results in disappointing loss for Padres
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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• Dodgers 6, Cubs 3: Let’s have an overreaction party!

Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images As a Dodgers official I rode down in an elevator with after the game said, “It’s just two games.” TOKYO — You could look at it the way I noted below the headline. Or you could look at the Cubs’ 6-3 loss to the Dodgers at the Tokyo Dome, a sweep the Dodgers completed without two of their best players (Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman) and utterly panic as t...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Spring Training stories

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Injuries, excitement, sneaky showcases... Spring Training has it all. We’re finally into spring training in a real way, with actual gameplay and so much is going on. Pitchers are getting fired up about ABS... and ABS might also be proving some players have been lying about their height. Three Twins players had a scary near-miss, meanwh...2025
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• Assorted thoughts on the Braves’ commitment to Jurickson Profar

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Did the Braves wiggle out of their comfort zone? Does it matter? I considered titling this post, “So Profar, So Good,” but, that seemed to make little sense at this juncture, and that was a headline-in-the-sand I’m not willing to cross at this point. Did the Atlanta Braves do well by signing Jurickson Profar to a three-year, $42 million de...2025
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• Is the Golden At-Bat coming soon to baseball?

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Imagine having the choice to see Ronald Acuña Jr. having the bat in his hands for every big late at-bat with the game on the line. Sounds like a golden idea, right? Maybe, maybe not! By now, I’d imagine that you’ve all heard about or read Jayson Stark’s article over on The Athletic about the “buzz” surrounding the idea that Major League Baseball may ad...2024
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• Braves provide tl;dr of 2024 season with 9-0 loss to Dodgers

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Look, I’m just sayin’ — the Braves out-xBAed the Dodgers by .070 and had the only four barrels in the game, and lost 9-0 The Braves played a baseball game on Monday night, which they lost 9-0, to once again drop them out of a playoff spot (for the time being?). The flow of the game itself is, at this point, largely irrelevant. I’ll be...2024
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• The Postseason is quickly becoming the “Travis d’Arnaud Show”

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports The Braves catcher has estabilshed himself as one of the best postseason performers in baseball. When the trade for Sean Murphy proved to be the most significant move of this past offseason for the Braves, it likely was a surprise move to many. Atlanta was coming off a 2022 season in which it featured arguably the best catching duo in baseball with Travis d’Ar...2023
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the Division Series

Jason Heyward reacts after hitting a single against the Giants. | John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports Who are you cheering for as playoff baseball continues? Four Wild Card Series and four sweeps later the bracket is set for four best of five Division Series. One division winner, the Milwaukee Brewers, has already been eliminated, the other five remain. These series have everything, including lots...2023
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• Latest On Freddie Freeman
Freddie Freeman’s ultimate free-agent destination has been one of the more fascinating storylines of the offseason. At the outset of free agency, most felt a reunion with the Braves was a fait accompli, but as Freeman’s stay on the market has lingered, there’s been increasing speculation about him signing elsewhere. We can’t know when we’ll…...2022
• Extension candidates: NL East
We're not sure to what extent extension talks will continue during the coronavirus hiatus for Major League Baseball. But as we wrote earlier today, it seems reasonable to think contract talks will be explored to some extent. Some talks may have advanced nearly to completion before the global pandemic intervened. While we may have to wait to learn who the targets are and see what deals get done...2020
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