Lima&#39;s stellar start keeps LA alive
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In Short* Jose Lima pitched his first complete game since 2001 to keep the Dodgers alive. l Los Angeles had lost eight postseason games in a row since beating Oakland in the 1988 World Series.
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Taking two of three from the Los Angeles Angels, the Oakland Athletics opened a 1 1/2-game lead in an AL West race that has seen all four teams stay in contention going into the final two months.
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LOS ANGELES -- Everywhere you looked before Monday night&#39;s game at Dodger Stadium, there he was. Paul Lo Duca, the thirtysomething mother of two. Paul Lo Duca, the dude with the thick beard and the backward Dodgers cap. Paul Lo Duca, the guy with the beer ...
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A lot of offense by the Angels helped Ervin Santana go a long way on a hot day.
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Southern California has reached all its goals to this point. Although they were pushed by crosstown rival UCLA, the Trojans made sure they&#39;ll get a shot at the one that remains.
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The Dodgers, holding the baseball equivalent of triple-match point, brought champagne wishes to Friday night&#39;s series opener with San Francisco.
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A DETERMINED Guillermo Canas held off a strong early charge from Spain&#39;s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez to win his first round clash at the Shanghai ATP event 7-6 6-1 today.
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LOS ANGELES - Jose Lima and Shawn Green had big nights, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers their first postseason win in 16 years and staving off elimination in their first-round series against the St. Louis Cardinals...
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It was fitting that the Los Angeles Dodgers would return to California down 2-0 in the National League Division Series. After all, playing from behind was what got them there.
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SAN DIEGO - Cesar Izturis homered and Adrian Beltre had three hits for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who survived a shaky start by Kazuhisa Ishii and beat San Diego 9-6 on Thursday night to take a 1 1/2-game lead over San Francisco in the NL West.    San Francisco lost 7-3 to Houston...
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Alex Cora's second homer in two days provided the unexpected spark Los Angeles needed. The light-hitting second baseman homered and drove in two runs again, and the Dodgers moved 2 1/2 games ahead of the Giants in the NL West with a 7-4 victory over San Francisco on Sunday.
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Alex Cora's second homer in two days provided the spark Los Angeles needed yesterday. The light-hitting second baseman homered and drove in two runs as the Dodgers moved 2 1/2 games ahead of the Giants in the West with a 7-4 win in San Francisco.
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Jose Lima, the heart and soul of the 2004 Dodgers, performed magic beyond any Dodger fans wildest dreams, holding the Cardinals to five singles and pitching the first shutout in Dodger post season since Orel Hershiser stopped Oakland in the second game of
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Andre Ethier hit a three-run homer, Luis Gonzalez added a tiebreaking solo shot in the sixth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Wednesday.
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The Dodgers were cruising along with a five-run lead when the Cubs got to their bullpen for seven runs. Los Angeles responded by returning the favor against Chicago's bullpen. Juan Pierre hit a sacrifice fly to drive in the go-ahead run in a four-run eighth and the Dodgers rallied for a 9-8 victory Friday night.
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The Dodgers seldom win with the long ball. They're a good hitting team, with an NL-leading .275 batting average heading into last night's game against Pittsburgh, but home runs are for teams such as the Reds, Phillies, and Braves. Not the Dodgers.
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Los Angeles scores seven runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the NL West. LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers have spent recent Octobers watching postseason baseball on television.