With the trade deadline right around the corner, the Dodgers still remain idle spectators to everyone else in the league. The question of will they or won’t they make a deal this season is driving most fans crazy right now, especially since the team could certainly benefit from the services of let’s say, Roy Oswalt. The Astros’ asking price of Oswalt, which is deemed as an arm and a leg, could be too expensive for the Dodgers. Still, the front office should be doing everything within their power(s) to make this team better for a run at the post-season.
At 53-46, [...]

How badly needed was that??  Chad Billingsley delivered the team’s FIRST complete game by a starting pitcher in 2010 and single-handedly put a tally in the victory column upon defeating the Giants 1-0 at Dodger Stadium.
It was the first time all season the Dodgers didn’t have to use their bullpen.
It was the first shutout thrown by a Dodgers pitcher since May of 2009 (Eric Stults? Really?).
It was the first time Billingsley went 9 innings since July 30, 2008 (he shutout the Giants 4-0, at least he knows what opponent to bring the A-stuff against).
Amazingly, it was the fourth 1-0 game [...]

Perhaps one of the biggest stories in baseball this year has been the success of the San Diego Padres. Thanks to their pitching staff, the Padres have managed to remain atop the NL West for much of the season. As a result, the defending division champion, Los Angeles Dodgers, have been playing catch-up during the first-half of the season.
The Dodgers, who are just 2.0 games back of the Padres, struggled earlier this season with their pitching staff. Talented youngsters, Chad Billingsley (7-4, 4.14 ERA) and Clayton Kershaw (9-4, 2.96) struggled early on, but are now showing signs of progress. Kershaw, [...]

At least there is a plausible explanation for Billingsley’s last start against the Angels, during which he got rocked to the tune of 7 ER in 5.2 IP. Billingsley will head to the DL with a groin strain. It’s likely that Carlos Monasterios will get the ball in his place.

It is important to take a look at the big picture, especially during a season that involves 162 games. Accordingly, Dodger fans shouldn’t assume that the sky is falling after getting handed the broom by our freeway foes. However, a crucial stretch of road games (12 out of the next 15 on the road) begins against the 1st place Reds on Tuesday and the Dodgers, half a game back of the Padres in the NL West, will hand the ball to sizzling Hiroki Kuroda against the 1st place Reds.
The series [...]

Certainly back in March, many of us baseball writers picked either the Dodgers or Rockies as the favorites to win the National League West in 2010. The Dodgers had a stellar cast on offense, and the Rockies emerged as a young and talented team in 2009. So, it wasn’t crazy to think that the two team would be duking it out in 2010. However, how many of us thought that the NL West would essentially be a four team race come June 2nd?
The Dodgers struggled for most of the early part of this season, but have turned it around over [...]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are quickly turning things around, as most of us knew they would. Sure, the pitching was terrbile for the first month or so, but it has gotten better and the Dodgers are playing exceedingly well.
The Dodgers will look to extend their recent streak to an impressive 10 games. During this streak, the Dodgers have seen their horrendous pitching staff turn things around, and as a result the team ERA has been lowered to a solid 4.31 (11th in NL). Opponents are now just hitting .249 against LA pitching, and the Dodgers have continued to log quality [...]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been an early disappointment for most people, however, with the team 7-3 in their past 10 games, fans now have reason to believe that the Dodgers will turns things around. Sure, the pitching still needs a lot of work (4.76 ERA), but the Dodgers are seeing a lot of positives from their hot-hitting offense.
Andre Either, who has an incredible .390/.446/.729 line, has been the Dodgers best player on offense. Either’s 10 home runs lead the team, in fact, Either leads the team in all major offensive categories. Currently, Either’sOPS is an astounding 1.175. Either’s production [...]

Chad Billingsley, one of the Dodgers young pitchers, has struggled so far this season and will look to help Los Angeles rebound tonight against the Brewers. Last night, the Dodgers were smoked 11-6, and their pitching staff struggled once again. The staff’s inconsistent start to the season has LA in last place at 11-15. They now trail the Padres by 5.5 games and have now been outscored by their opponents by seven runs (137-144).
Billingsley (2-1, 4.85 ERA), who won in his last performance against Pittsburgh, will look to get the Dodgers back on track. Prior to last night, the Dodgers [...]

Ouch. That’s gotta hurt. The Los Angeles Dodgers placed OF Manny Ramirez on the 15-day DL on Friday because of the slugger’s right-calf strain. Ramirez, who is in his last year of the two-year deal he signed in 2009, was off to a tremendous start for the Dodgers. Through the season’s first two weeks, Manny was batting a scorching .415/.500/.659 with 2 HR and 12 RBIs. It’s a definite hit on the Dodgers’ impressive core of OFs, that also includes Matt Kemp (.333/.405/.730, 7 HR, 20 RBIs) and Andre Either (.388/.455/.714, 5 HR, 16 RBIs).
In order to fill Ramirez’s spot [...]