In the 34 games before his first hamstring injury, Matt Kemp batted .359 with 12 home runs and a 1.173 OPS. The Dodgers went 23-11. He played in two games over the next two months (re-injuring his hamstring in late May) and the Dodgers went 24-29.
Is Matt Kemp back just in the nick of time? The Los Angeles Dodgers' best hitter, stuck in a miserable hitting slump for nearly a month, came up with a game-winning hit for the second time in three games Friday night.
SAN FRANCISCO -- In a season of offensive lows, the Los Angeles Dodgers have sunk to a new one. They lost 4-0 to Barry Zito and the San Francisco Giants on Sunday night, scraping together just five hits.
LOS ANGELES -- When Bobby Abreu walked into the Los Angeles Dodgers’ clubhouse Sunday morning, he could hardly recognize the players surrounding him. He had been gone for only one month after being sent down to Triple-A Albuquerque when the Dodgers traded for Shane Victorino on Aug.
LOS ANGELES -- Not even an appearance from Dwight Howard could turn around the fortunes of the struggling Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night. With Howard, the NBA star, watching the game from a luxury suite, the Dodgers lost their fourth straight game, 3-2 to the Philadelphia Phillies, to fall three games behind the San Francisco Giants in the NL West.
LOS ANGELES -- Well, if it's any comfort for Dodgers fans, if the Blue are going to lose, at least let defeat come with serious points for originality. I mean, any closer (in this case, Kenley Jansen) can simply blow a save opportunity.
LOS ANGELES -- This wasn't the Dodgers prettiest win of the year. This wasn't even a win they'll want to remember. But after seven consecutive losses, including shutouts in five of their last six games, a win's a win and the Dodgers will gladly take their 8-3 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday night.
LOS ANGELES -- And after Thursday’s two-run barrage, we’re back at zeroes again after the Dodgers were shut out by the Mets, 9-0, on Friday night at Dodger Stadium. The Good: Instances of good fielding.
Not only did the Giants’ three-game sweep of the Dodgers earlier this week erase LA’s lead in the NL West, it also marked the first time in Dodgers franchise history that they had been shut out in every contest in a series of at least three games.
ANAHEIM -- Asked before the game about his team’s struggles with interleague play this year -- the Dodgers entered Friday’s tilt in against the Angels with a 5-7 mark after going 6-9 a year ago -- manager Don Mattingly deflected concern.
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