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Smith hit his first career grand slam, and Kershaw passed Sandy Koufax on the Dodgers' career strikeouts list while throwing six strong innings in Los Angeles' 8-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Thursday night. After Smith connected to deep center off Padres reliever Trey Wingenter in the sixth, his teammates firmly shoved him out of the dugout for that curtain call. The 24-year-old prospect with the Hollywood name has adapted to the big leagues without a hitch during one of the most prolific starts to a career in the Dodgers' lengthy history. Continue to Article

August 02, 2019 2:45:am EST

May’s shot comes more as a result of right-hander Ross Stripling’s stiff neck (along with Rich Hill’s forearm strain), though what’s a 16-game lead good for if not a few August tryouts? Continue to Article

August 02, 2019 2:10:am EST

The 2019 MLB trade deadline came and went without much fanfare. Big names predicted to be moved, like Madison Bumgarner and Noah Syndergaard, instead remained with their clubs. The most notable deals of the past few days included pitcher Zack Greinke joining the Houston Astros and the swap that sent Yasiel Puig to Cleveland and Trevor Bauer to Cincinnati. Continue to Article

August 01, 2019 12:45:pm EST

With the best record in baseball and a 15-game lead in the NL West Division, the Los Angeles Dodgers are bringing up their top pitching prospect, right-hander Dustin May. ESPN's Jeff Passan cited sources on Wednesday who said that May, ranked the 35th-best prospect among all teams according to MLB Pipeline, will start Friday when the Dodgers host the San Diego Padres in the second game of their four-game series. May, whom the Dodgers drafted in the third round in 2016, is on a rapid rise through the Dodgers' farm system, having begun the season at Double-A Tulsa, where he was 3-5 with a 3.74 ERA in 15 starts. Continue to Article

August 01, 2019 1:26:am EST

In the 30 minutes after the deadline passed, a flurry of moves was announced, providing the mass chaos that many had expected would occur with so many prominent names said to be available. Most of those prominent names stayed with their incumbent teams. But a select few stole the headlines, and dictated which teams won the trade deadline, and which ones lost. Continue to Article

July 31, 2019 6:38:pm EST