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04/04/23: Dodgers traveling to Arizona for their series against the Diamondbacks.

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Phil Bickford takes 53. Last worn by Dennis Santana earlier this month.

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Mets Acquire Relievers from Dodgers

The Mets will send the Dodgers cash for relievers Phil Bickford, as well as Adam Kolarek.

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Thompson’s WO Walk Helps Dodgers Win Wild One.

Twins 8 Dodgers 9 W-Bickford (1-1) L-Lopez (1-1)

The Dodgers have found their stride after a month of .500 baseball. The team has been reeling off wins at a massive rate and another good game enused as the Twins came to town tonight. Freddie Freeman ignited a first inning rally with a single to right. Will Smith followed and belted a Pablo Lopez fastball out to right-center for a two-run homer. Max Muncy took Lopez deep and the Dodgers had a three-run lead after an inning of play. The Twins got a run back in the second as Jorge Polanco reached on an infield single. Kyle Farmer singled him home and the Twins were within a pair. The Dodgers got that run back and more in the third with a Will Smith one-out single. Max Muncy drilled a Pablo Lopez change-up out to left for a two-run shot and Los Angeles had a 5-1 lead. Jorge Polanco inched the Twins closer with a solo homer off Noah Syndergaard in the fourth. The bats calmed down in the middle innings until Christian Vazquez lined a single to right in the seventh. Donovan Solano walked and Alex Kirilloff singled home a run. The Dodgers got that run back with a Freddie Freeman run-scoring single. The Dodgers took a three-run lead in the eighth inning and it did not hold up. Byron Buxton led-off with a single and Jorge Polanco doubled. Trevor Larnach belted a Yency Almonte fastball out to right for a three-run homer that tied the game at six. Miguel Vargas answered with a two-out double in the eighth. David Peralta doubled him home to put the Dodgers up 7-6. The Twins continued to be pests as Carlos Correa walked with one-out in the ninth. Byron Buxton doubled him home to even the game at seven. Jhoan Duran had a 1-2-3 ninth and we needed extra innings tonight. The Twins quickly loaded the bases against Phil Bickford in the tenth. Christian Vazquez drew a bases loaded walk and Bickford found his form by retiring three straight men. JD Martinez countered with an RBI single in the tenth and we needed another inning. Neither side scored in the eleventh and Phil Bickford continued to put up zeroes. The Dodgers loaded up the bases with two outs in the twelfth. Trayce Thompson drew a walk to walk-off the Twins tonight in Los Angeles. 

-Final Thoughts- Pablo Lopez wasn’t very sharp tonight. He lasted 4 2/3 innings and allowed five runs on five hits with four strikeouts. Brock Stewart got four outs, Emilio Pagan gave up a run in the seventh, and Griffin Jax allowed another run in the eighth. Jhoan Duran threw two solid innings and gave up the ghost run. Jorge Lopez was pretty good, but took the loss with the bases loaded walk. Jorge Polanco and Christian Vazquez led the team with three hits on the night. Byron Buxton added two hits tonight. The Twins hit 4-for-17 with runners in scoring position and left fifteen men on base. Tomorrow, Bailey Ober faces Clayton Kershaw in Game 2. 

-Chris Kreibich-

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Albert Pujols hits 700th career home run as a St. Louis Cardinal

Albert Pujols hits 700th career home run as a St. Louis Cardinal

Albert Pujols joins Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, and Babe Ruth as the only players to hit 700 homersImage: Getty Images I never know how to write about the teams or players I like. I could pen 2,500 words on Albert Pujols in 20 minutes, literally breaking Mavis Beacon records along the way, and none of it would be coherent or old-time-y poetic like in the days when you had to read sports writers to…

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Albert Pujols makes history, hits home runs 699, 700

Albert Pujols makes history, hits home runs 699, 700

Albert Pujols has officially joined the mythical 700 home run club, becoming just the fourth player in MLB history to achieve the feat. The St. Louis Cardinals slugger made history Friday against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning with a three-run shot against reliever Phil Bickford. It was his 14th homer since the start of August for the NL Central-leading Cardinals and his 21st of the…

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08/20/22: After missing last season due to Tommy John surgery, Dustin May makes his return : 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K.

Dodgers beat the Marlins 7-0.

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Jonathan Araúz takes 19. Last worn by Mark Canha last week.

Phil Bickford takes 50. Last worn by Dominic Leone yesterday.

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Albert Pujols Hits 700th House Run Joins MLBs Unique Membership

LOS ANGELES (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit his 700th profession residence run on Friday evening, connecting for his second drive of the sport in opposition to the Los Angeles Dodgers and changing into the fourth participant to succeed in the milestone in main league historical past. The 42-year-old Pujols hit No. 699 within the third inning, then launched No. 700 within the fourth at Dodger Stadium. With the drive within the closing days of his final large league season, Pujols joined Barry Bonds (762 homers), Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714) in one in all baseball’s most unique golf equipment. Albert Pujols joins the 700 residence run membership! With back-to-back homers in Dodger Stadium he enters the unique firm of Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth. pic.twitter.com/YAKbyq5vWy — St. Louis Public Radio (@stlpublicradio) September 24, 2022 It’s been a outstanding run for Pujols. This was his 14th residence run for the reason that begin of August for the NL Central-leading Cardinals, and his twenty first of the season. Pujols’ historic homer was a three-run shot in opposition to Dodgers reliever Phil Bickford. The ball landed within the first few rows of the left-field pavilion, the identical location his two-run shot touched down the earlier inning off left-hander Andrew Heaney. Pujols obtained a chronic standing ovation from the group — he completed out final season whereas enjoying for the Dodgers. He took a curtain name, elevating his cap in acknowledgment. The followers chanted “Pujols! Pujols!” They lastly sat down after being on their toes in anticipation of seeing historical past. Pujols snapped a tie with Alex Rodriguez for fourth on the checklist when he hit profession homer No. 697 in opposition to Pittsburgh on Sept. 11. Reaching 700 homers appeared like a protracted shot for Pujols when he was batting .189 on July 4. However the three-time NL MVP began to seek out his stroke in August, swatting seven homers in a single 10-game stretch that helped St. Louis draw back within the division race. “I do know that early within the 12 months … I clearly wished higher outcomes,” Pujols mentioned after he homered in a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Aug. 22. “However I felt like I used to be hitting the ball onerous. Generally this sport goes to take extra away from you than the sport (is) supplying you with again. “So I feel on the finish of the day it’s a must to be constructive and simply keep targeted and belief your work. That’s one thing that I’ve carried out on a regular basis.” Pujols has loved a resurgent season after returning to St. Louis in March for a $2.5 million, one-year contract. It’s his highest whole since he hit 23 homers for the Angels in 2019. He plans to retire when the season ends. The primary HR of Albert Pujols’ profession on April 4th 2001 “And after watching that child in batting observe, that swing proper there, it is not going to almost be the final” All time forecaster. pic.twitter.com/1t7r1ib651 — Beginning 9 (@Starting9) September 24, 2022 Pujols additionally started his profession in St. Louis. He was chosen by the Cardinals within the thirteenth spherical of the 1999 newbie draft and gained the 2001 NL Rookie of the 12 months award. The Dominican Republic native hit at the very least .300 with at the very least 30 homers and 100 RBIs in every of his first 10 seasons. He helped the Cardinals to World Collection titles in 2006 and 2011. He set a profession excessive with 49 homers in 2006 — one in all seven seasons with at the very least 40 homers. He led the majors with 47 homers in 2009 and topped the NL with 42 in 2010. Pujols left St. Louis in free company in December 2011, signing a $240 million, 10-year contract with the Angels. He was waived by the Angels in Might 2021, after which joined the Dodgers and hit 12 homers and drove in 38 runs in 85 video games. Originally published at San Jose News HQ

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Dodgers Force Game 5 With Win!

Giants 2 Dodgers 7 W-Kelly (1-0) L-DeSclafani (0-1) 

The San Francisco Giants have had a storybook season by winning 107 games and clinching the National League West Division. They entered tonight with a chance to knock out their rival Los Angeles Dodgers with a win. The Dodgers drew first blood in the first inning as Corey Seager lined a one-out single to left. Trea Turner doubled him home to put the Dodgers on the board first. Los Angeles got back to work in the second when Gavin Lux and Cody Bellinger singled to start the inning. Chris Taylor hit a sac fly to left and the Dodgers had a two-run lead. The Dodgers kept the heat on in the fourth inning. Walker Buehler started it all when he lined an infield single off Jarlin Garcia. Mookie Betts followed and smoked a Jarlin Garcia fastball out to right for a two-run homer. This gave the Dodgers a four-run lead after four innings of play. The Giants finally got their offense going in the fifth. Evan Longoria led-off with a base hit to right and Steven Duggar walked. Joe Kelly came on for Walker Buehler and Tommy La Stella hit a single to right to load up the bases. Darin Ruf hit an RBI groundout to pull San Francisco within three runs. The Dodgers quickly loaded the bases in the bottom of the fifth. Mookie Betts hit a sac fly to left to put Los Angeles back up by four runs. The Giants tried to inch closer in the top of the eighth. Brandon Crawford led-off with a double to right and went to third on a groundout. Kris Bryant hit an RBI groundout to third to pull San Francisco within three runs. The Dodgers put this game to rest in the eighth as Corey Seager led-off with a base hit to center. Two batters later, Will Smith belted a Jake McGee fastball out to left for a two-run homer. This put Los Angeles up by five runs as we headed into the ninth inning. Phil Bickford threw a 1-2-3 ninth and the Dodgers forced a Game 5 back in San Francisco on Thursday. 

-Final Thoughts- Walker Buehler gave the Dodgers what they needed on three days rest. He went 4 1/3 innings and allowed a run on three hits with two walks and four strikeouts. Joe Kelly got out of the fifth, Brusdar Graterol had a scoreless sixth, and Alex Vesia got the first two outs of the seventh. Blake Treinen got four big outs and Phil Bickford had a perfect ninth. Gabe Kapler used seven relievers tonight as he tried to end this series. It didn’t work, but at-least he has a day off for his bullpen. Mookie Betts, Corey Seager, Trea Turner, and Will Smith had two hits each to lead the top of the order. The Dodgers hit 1-for-11 with men in scoring position, but still got the job done. The Giants hit 1-for-8 with men in scoring position. The two teams will head North to San Francisco for Game 5. Julio Urias will face Logan Webb in a winner-take-all game. 

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2022 Los Angeles Dodgers Players By Nationality

American: 33 (Yency Almonte, Tyler Anderson, Austin Barnes, Cody Bellinger, Markus Betts, Phil Bickford, Walker Buehler, Danny Duffy, Caleb Ferguson, Freddie Freeman, Tony Gonsolin, Andrew Heaney, Daniel Hudson, Tommy Kahnle, Clayton Kershaw, Craig Kimbrel, Jake Lamb, Gavin Lux, Dustin May, Zach McKinstry, Max Muncy, Jimmy Nelson, Evan Phillips, Kevin Pillar, David Price, Will Smith, Chris Taylor; Jr., Trayce Thompson, Blake Treinen, Justin Turner, Trea Turner, Alex Vesia & Mitch White)

Mexican: 2 (Victor González & Julio Urías)

Dominican: 1 (Hanser Alberto)

Canadian: 1 (Freddie Freeman)

Puerto Rican: 1 (Edwin Ríos)

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Phil Bickford becomes a reliable reliever with the Dodgers

Phil Bickford becomes a reliable reliever with the Dodgers

The Dodgers routinely take flyers on pitchers who failed miserably at their previous station. Witness the acquisitions of three arms Tuesday. There’s a name for what the front office hopes one or more of them can become: a Bickford. Maybe Jake Jewell, Ryan Meisinger or Andrew Vasquez, who posted ERAs of 9.90, 12.27 and 10.80, respectively, with their previous teams, can replicate the success of…

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Diamondbacks rout Padres to end 24-game road skid

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Diamondbacks rout Padres to end 24-game road skid

Eduardo Escobar went 4-for-5 with a homer and five RBIs and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the host San Diego Padres 10-1 on Saturday night to halt the longest road losing streak in major league history at 24 games.

Christian Walker also homered and right-hander Merrill Kelly (4-7) shut out the Padres on five hits over six innings. Walker, Josh Reddick, Josh Rojas, David Peralta and Pavin Smith all had two hits as Arizona racked up 16 overall while winning for just the second time in its past 22 overall contests.

The Diamondbacks also ended San Diego’s eight-game winning streak. Tommy Pham’s RBI single in the ninth prevented the Padres from being blanked.

San Diego’s Jake Cronenworth saw his four-game home run streak end.

Dodgers 3, Cubs 2

Cody Bellinger hit a walk-off solo home run in the ninth inning to lift Los Angeles over visiting Chicago, ripping a 3-1 pitch over the fence in center with two outs in the ninth off Cubs reliever Keegan Thompson (3-2) to give the Dodgers their second straight win in the four-game series.

Dodgers starter Julio Urias struck out a career-high 12 batters in 5 1/3 innings. The left-hander allowed two runs, five hits and walked one, but for the third straight outing could not secure his 10th victory of the season.

Joe Kelly, Garrett Cleavinger, Phil Bickford and David Price (3-0) blanked the Cubs over the final 3 2/3 innings. Cubs right-hander Alec Mills allowed two runs and eight hits in four innings, striking out two and walking two.

Giants 6, Athletics 5 (10 innings)

Curt Casali put a happy ending on his nightmarish game when he doubled home Steven Duggar from first base with one out in the last of the 10th inning, capping a two-run rally that pushed host San Francisco past Oakland.

Down 5-4 after a Matt Chapman sacrifice fly in the top of the inning, the Giants got even on an RBI single by Duggar off Athletics reliever Burch Smith (1-1) that scored Brandon Crawford with one out.

Casali, who had struck out in each of his previous four plate appearances, then lined a double into the left-field corner. San Francisco closer Jake McGee (3-2) was credited with the win despite allowing a run without issuing a hit in the top of the inning. The Giants (50-26) are the first team in the majors to reach 50 victories.

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Red Sox 4, Yankees 2

Nathan Eovaldi took a shutout into the eighth inning and tossed 7 2/3 innings of one-run ball against his former team as host Boston beat New York to improve to 5-0 this season against their rival after a three-game road sweep of the Yankees on June 4-6 and winning 5-3 in the series opener Friday.

Eovaldi (8-4) allowed seven hits and walked none while striking out six batters. Enrique Hernandez, Bobby Dalbec, Hunter Renfroe and Xander Bogaerts each drove in a run for the Red Sox.

DJ LeMahieu finished 4-for-5 with a solo home run and two RBIs for New York. Yankees starter Jordan Montgomery (3-2) allowed three runs on eight hits with a pair of walks and five strikeouts in six innings. New York has dropped three of its last five games.

Marlins 3, Nationals 2

Rookie Zach Thompson struck out 11 batters — the most by any Miami pitcher since 2019 – in beating visiting Washington.

Nationals leadoff batter Kyle Schwarber, perhaps the hottest hitter in the majors entering the game, went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts and had his six-game hit streak snapped. Schwarber has 22 homers this season, including 13 in his past 15 games and nine in his past seven contests.

Instead of Schwarber, this game’s hitting star was Miami’s Jon Berti, who went 2-for-3 with the go-ahead homer and a double. Thompson (2-2), who was making just his fourth career start, lasted six innings, allowing four hits, two walks and two runs for his first quality start.

Tigers 3, Astros 1 (Game 1, 7 innings)

Zack Short blasted his first career home run, Casey Mize (5-4) tossed six strong innings and host Detroit snapped Houston’s 11-game winning streak Saturday in the opener of the day-night doubleheader.

Houston’s winning streak was one shy of the franchise record, which it established on three occasions.

Short was called up from Triple-A Toledo earlier in the day to serve as the 27th man on the roster for the doubleheader. In addition to his fifth-inning home run, the 26-year-old shortstop had a double.

Astros 3, Tigers 2 (Game 2, 7 innings)

Yordan Alvarez and Carlos Correa hit back-to-back homers during a three-run sixth and Houston rallied past host Detroit in the nightcap of a day-night doubleheader.

For Alvarez, it was his 13th homer of the season while Correa now has 15 long balls. Jose Altuve reached base twice and scored a run for Houston. Lance McCullers Jr. (5-1) allowed two runs on five hits and struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings. Ryan Pressly struck out the side in the seventh for his 12th save.

Jonathan Schoop and Omar Mazara each had a pair of hits for the Tigers.

Mets 4, Phillies 3

Michael Conforto hit the game-winning sacrifice fly as New York mounted another late-inning comeback to edge visiting Philadelphia a day after the Mets forced extra innings in the seventh inning of each game of a doubleheader, and they now have won two of the first three games of the four-game series.

The Phillies took the lead without the benefit of a base hit in the top of the ninth against Edwin Diaz (2-2), who gave up the tiebreaking sacrifice fly to Nick Maton, before the Mets built their winning rally in similarly piecemeal fashion against Hector Neris (1-5).

Pinch-hitter Trevor Blankenhorn led off the bottom of the ninth with a grounder that Rhys Hoskins misplayed for an error. Billy McKinney drew a pinch-hit walk before Kevin Pillar loaded the bases with an infield single. Luis Guillorme walked on a 3-2 pitch to force home Blankenhorn, and one out later Conforto drove home the winning run.

Cardinals 3, Pirates 1

Paul DeJong and Paul Goldschmidt hit long solo home runs to power St. Louis past visiting Pittsburgh.

The Cardinals snapped their five-game losing streak while winning for just the seventh time in their past 25 games. Meanwhile the Pirates lost their 12th road game in their past 14 tries.

Winning pitcher Adam Wainwright (6-5) allowed one run on six hits in six innings. He struck out eight batters and walked only one. Colin Moran had two hits for Pittsburgh.

Blue Jays 12, Orioles 4

Randal Grichuk hit a three-run home run and had four RBIs, Teoscar Hernandez added a solo homer and three RBIs and Toronto defeated visiting Baltimore at Buffalo.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added a two-run blast for the Blue Jays, who have won two of the first three games of the four-game series. Bo Bichette had three of Toronto’s 15 hits with an RBI double.

Blue Jays left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu (7-4) allowed four runs, seven hits and two walks in 6 2/3 innings. Cedric Mullins and Pedro Severino each had a pair of RBIs for Baltimore.

Rays 13, Angels 3

A career-best four hits and two RBIs from Ji-Man Choi helped pace Tampa Bay to a 13-3 victory against host Los Angeles.

The Rays totaled 15 hits, with Manuel Margot and Mike Zunino each knocking in home runs. Tampa Bay scored 11 straight runs after briefly falling behind 3-2 in the third.

Rookie Shane McClanahan (3-2) logged a career-high six innings and had a strong outing, allowing three runs on four hits while striking out seven and walking two. Anthony Rendon had two RBIs for the Angels.

Brewers 10, Rockies 4

Christian Yelich’s two-run homer highlighted the six-run eighth inning that broke open a tie game and sent surging Milwaukee to a fourth straight win with a victory over visiting Colorado.

In a 4-4 game, Milwaukee loaded the bases with nobody out. Omar Narvaez followed with a go-ahead sacrifice fly and Luis Urias’ two-run single through the drawn-in infield made it 7-4. Yelich then belted his fifth homer of the season to right-center field and Willy Adames later delivered an RBI double.

Brad Boxberger (3-2) got the win with an inning of scoreless relief, giving up no hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Carlos Estevez (2-1) took the loss and allowed four runs on two hits and a walk, retiring just one batter in the eighth.

Reds 4, Braves 1

Jesse Winker homered for the first time in nearly three weeks and Luis Castillo (3-10) threw seven shutout innings as Cincinnati beat visiting Atlanta.

With the wind gusting out to left, Winker crushed an Ian Anderson fastball 435 feet to the seats in right-center for a 1-0 Cincinnati lead in the first. It was Winker’s team-leading 18th homer and first since his three-homer game June 6 at St. Louis.

Winker, who made a diving attempt for a Ronald Acuna Jr. double in the third, left the game after five innings due to a right hip contusion. Guillermo Heredia and William Contreras each had two hits for the Braves.

Rangers 8, Royals 0

Kyle Gibson (6-0) pitched seven innings of two-hit ball and struck out 10 as host Texas beat Kansas City in Arlington as Joey Gallo paced the Rangers offense, finishing the day 2-for-3 with two home runs and five RBIs.

The Rangers assured themselves of their first series win since sweeping Houston on May 21-23, and go for the sweep of the Royals on Sunday.

Kansas City went with a bullpen game with Kyle Zimmer opening up and throwing 22 pitches (two walks, two strikeouts) in the first before turning the game over to Kris Bubic (2-3) for the second. Bubic hit the first batter he faced and gave up three runs while only recording two outs before being pulled.

Mariners, White Sox (suspended)

Host Chicago’s game with Seattle was suspended in the bottom of the third inning and will resume play Sunday.

The game will resume with the first batter of the bottom of the third and the score tied at 0-0. The suspended game will be a nine-inning game but Sunday’s scheduled game between Chicago and Seattle will be a seven-inning contest.

Jose Abreu had the only hit of the game — a second-inning single — when the game entered a rain delay. Luis Torrens and Taylor Trammell both walked for Seattle in the top of the third. Lance Lynn and Logan Gilbert were the starting pitchers for the game.

Indians-Twins (postponed)

The game between Minnesota and visiting Cleveland was postponed due to rain in the area.

Saturday’s contest will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Sept. 14, with the first game scheduled for 2:10 p.m. ET and the nightcap expected to begin at 7:40 p.m.

–Field Level Media

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