Dylan Hernandez

SAN FRANCISCO – This time, the odds are against them. The Dodgers will enter the playoffs as the World Series favorites again this year in the sense that there isn’t another team in the field that is more likely to win the World Series. But if the choice ... See more

SAN FRANCISCO – The sequence was promising on paper. In practice on Friday night, it was spectacular. Roki Sasaki in the eighth inning. Tanner Scott in the ninth. Manager Dave Roberts emphasized they wouldn’t necessarily be deployed in that order come the... See more

Something’s not right. The Dodgers said so without saying so. When Shohei Ohtani returned from the 15-day injured list, they batted him second . This is no knock on Mookie Betts, who led off instead . Betts is an eight-time All-Star who is hitting .317 ov... See more

Earlier this month, Shohei Ohtani was ruled out from pitching again this season. But on Sunday, a pitcher from his high school alma mater scaled the mound at Dodger Stadium. Yuuri Teramoto, a first-year student at Hanamaki Higashi High School, threw out t... See more

Super Mario ran into a mushroom. Popeye devoured a can of spinach. The Dodgers are scoring runs in bunches again. Say what you want to say about the quality of opposition or small sample size, but the numbers are the numbers. Ninety-seven runs in their fi... See more