Game 59 Thread: May 31 vs. Phillies, 1p

Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs. Andrew Painter.

That starting matchup sounds like our Japanese ace does not support the arts. I don't think that's the case, but I hope Yoshi can paint corners himself today.

Game 58 Thread: May 30 vs. Phillies, 7p

Roki Sasaki (3-3, 4.93) vs. Jesus Luzardo (4-4, 4.38).

Tonight's matchup faces two starting pitchers with balanced win-loss records; actually, the Phillies' overall record of 29-28 is pretty damn balanced as well. But Dodger fans know that for Roki Sasaki, there can be flashes of brilliance just as there can be complete meltdowns.

Given recent history of meltdowns in Dodger Stadium with this opposing team, we'll see which team flinches first tonight.

Post-Game 57 Thread: Dodgers Home Run Derby

DODGERS 4, PHILLIES 2

It wasn't so much what the Dodgers did--stop the red-hot Phillies and give opposing starter Zack Wheeler his first loss of the year--but how they did it: four solo home runs from Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy, Shohei Ohtani, and Will Smith.

Oh, and Justin Wrobleski, who had struggled in his last start against Milwaukee, came back with a vengeance (7.0 IP, 1 ER, 9 Ks and 0 BB). Bryce Harper struck out three times and Kyle Schwarber struck out twice, contributing to 11 Ks overall for the Dodger pitchers (Wrobleski; the moderately effective Edgardo Henriquez; a clutch K for Alex Vesia (on his bobblehead night!); and a perfect ninth from Tanner Scott).

I couldn't watch this one as I don't have Apple TV, but that gave me the chance to hear Charley Steiner botch Freeman's HR call as well as call the Dodger right fielder "Kyle Turner." Hoo, boy.

Game 57 Thread: May 29 vs. Phillies, 7p

This manager looks vaguely familiar.

Justin Wrobleski (6-2, 3.07) vs. Zack Wheeler (4-0. 1.67).

Since taking over the manager's role in Philadelphia, former Dodger manager Don Mattingly has led the Phillies to a 20-8 record, basically the reciprocal of the 9-19 record he inherited. So while the Phillies currently appear to be a .500 team (at 29-27), looks are deceiving...which makes for a perfect test for the Dodgers this weekend.

Let's get this party started tonight.

Game 56 Thread: May 27 vs. Rockies, 7p

Hopefully, Mookie's back.

Shohei Ohtani (4-2, 0.73) vs. Tomoyuki Sugano (4-3, 3.86).

After getting dropped from the two-hole where he was an unfortunate black hole in the lineup, Mookie Betts was moved to the cleanup spot and promptly produced two HR and five RBI in his new environs, winning Player of the Game in the Dodgers' 15-6 romp.. Every Dodgers starter reached base, with only leadoff hitter Shohei Ohtani not registering a hit; Ohtani was HBP in the fourth inning which gave him only two ABs for the evening. Hopefully, he'll be okay for tonight's start.

It should be noted that the Rockies also had all of its starters reach base safely last night, though they didn't have much to show for it, especially once one removes the five-run ninth inning in which position player Miguel Rojas threw batting practice pitches.

Let's see if this Mookie resurgence sticks!

Game 55 Thread: May 26 vs. Rockies, 7p

Eric Lauer (1-5, 6.69) vs. Kyle Freeland (1-5, 7.04).

Eric Lauer last saw the Dodgers in 2025 World Series Game 3, when he threw over four scoreless innings late in the extra-innings contest. After flailing for the Blue Jays this year, Toronto let him go and the Dodgers snatched him up in exchange for some of the cash that they make hourly on Shohei Ohtani jersey sales to busloads of Japanese tourist visitors.

Tonight, Lauer makes his Dodgers debut. Here we go!

Game 54 Thread: May 25 vs. Rockies, 6p

Emmet Sheehan (3-1, 4.93) vs. Tanner Gordon (0-0, 6.59).

The Dodgers welcome the Rockies into town as well as the return of perennial postseason hero Enrique "Kiké" Hernandez to the lineup for the first time this season. This will trigger some sort of roster move, which as of press date has not been announced. But considering Hernandez' rehab starts in Oklahoma City (batting .216 over 12 games) were basically about as unproductive as his 2025 regular season statistics (.203 batting average in 92 games), it's safe to keep regular-season expectations low.

At least we face the Rockies, tied for the worst record in the majors (along with the Angels). Can't get much easier than this re-entry point.

Game 53 Thread: May 24 @ Brewers, 11a

Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3-4, 3.32) vs. Brandon Sproat (1-2, 5.75).

The last time Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched at American Family Field, he shut the Brewers down by pitching the first postseason complete game in eight years (a 5-1 NLCS Game 2 victory). That was a heck of a lot better than Yamamoto in his regular season start that season, when he lasted two thirds of an inning and gvae up five runs, three of them earned.

Brandon Sproat has never faced the Dodgers in his two years in the majors.

That's all I got. It's early, and I'm still hung over from last night's romp. I need coffee.

Game 52 Thread: May 23 @ Brewers, 4.15p

Roki Sasaki (2-3, 5.09) vs. Robert Gasser (0-0, 4.50).

If last night's 5-1 loss and injury to Max Muncy didn't give you the shits, tonight's opposing starter threatens to be at least quite a Gasser. Let's hope we don't shit our pants again against Milwaukee.

Game 51 Thread: May 22 @ Brewers, 4p

Wrobleski vs. Henderson.

After an inspiring series victory against the Padres, the Dodgers sit 1.5 games up in the NL West. Milwaukee has thst exact same division lead over the Cubs in the NL Central. So this is not the time to sleep on Old Milwaukee.

The Brewers are always the little engine that could, confounding baseball pundits by achieving beyond their small-market roots. Wouls love to see the Dodgers not get rope-a-doped this weekend and come out ahead.

Game 50 Thread: May 20 @ Padres, 5.40p

Shohei Ohtani (3-2, 0.82) vs. Randy Vasquez (5-1, 2.68).

The Dodgers have a shot at maintaining their first-place division lead, if they could only win today's rubber match and take the series with the Padres. Shohei Ohtani will surely bring his stuff, but after experiencing a crushing 1-0 loss in the series opener, this game will come down to whether the Dodgers' bats will be feeling Randy (Vasquez, that is).

Vasquez has only given up 1 ER in his last two starts (11.0 IP, 10 H, 0 BBs and 9 Ks across those two outings), so this won't be easy. Let's see if these Dodgers can come of age.

Game 49 Thread: May 19 @ Padres, 6.30p

Sheehan vs. Canning.

Call this what you may: we're back in second place in the NL West. We were shut out last night. This is a disaster.

Game 48 Thread: May 18 @ Padres, 6.40p

Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3-3, 3.60) vs. Michael King (3-2, 2.63).

47 games into this season, and the Dodgers haven't yet faced the team that looks to be our prime division rival in 2026, the San Diego Padres. Heading into tonight's opener with Yoshinobu Yamamoto should give us some confidence, but Michael King isn't a pushover. And I'm sure the Petco Park faithful will be ready to cheer on their team. Let's see how this boss battle goes.

Game 47 Thread: May 17 @ Angels, 1p

Ohtani, in Saturday's game.

Roki Sasaki (1-3, 5.88) vs. Grayson Rodriguez (0-0, -.--).

This is Grayson Rodriguez' debut as an Angel, after two seasons with the Baltimore Orioles (20-8, 4.11). Meanwhile, we're just looking to see if Roki Sasaki has what it takes to get a third time through a batting order.

Game 46 Thread: May 16 @ Angels, 6.30p

Justin Wrobleski (5-1, 2.42) vs. José Soriano (6-2, 1.66).

We've got a matchup of two breakout stars this year, but only Soriano has gotten the full press coverage, which probably also reflects the heavy star power of the Dodgers vs. the Anaheim team only known for Mike Trout.

But Justin Wrobleski has held his own in the 2026 Dodgers starting lineup, which is a lot more than I can say for the injury-prone Tyler Glasnow or the indifferent, ineffective, and injured Blake Snell. Let's go, Wrobocop!

Game 45 Thread: May 15 @ Angels, 6.30p

Actually, Snellzilla is more toothless than this.

Blake Snell (0-1, 12.00) vs. Jack Kochanowicz (2-2, 3.97).

Maybe forgoing that minor league rehab stint in Ontario, to instead face one of the best teams in the majors, was not a great idea for Blake Snell last outing. The Dodgers' PR department did its best to try and put lipstick on this baby dinosaur ("Snell averaged 95.9mph with his fastball, up from 95.1mph last year"), but the truth of the matter was, Blake Snell sucked against the Braves: 3.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB and 5 Ks.

That's not a "mixed bag". That's a steaming pile of shit from the 5-year, $182M man who has only given the Dodgers 12 regular season games, a quarter of the way through his excessive contract.

Tonight, Snell gets the punching bag that is the Angels, 16-28 and in last place in the AL West. If Snell can't succeed in these conditions, there's no place to hide.

UPDATE: What a surprise, Snell has been scratched.

Game 44 Thread: May 14 vs. Giants, 7p

Emmet Sheehan (2-1, 4.79) vs. Landen Roupp (5-3, 3.09).

Thanks to Shohei Ohtani playing the stopper last night, the Dodgers ended their four-game losing streak and actually took only their second game from the Giants in six games this year. Tonight, we face a starter who pretty much owned us a couple of weeks ago: 5.0 IP, 1 ER, 7 Ks, in a Giants victory.

The Dodgers' four runs last night provided some hope but should not be cause for a big celebration: we still went a meager 2-for-10 with RISP and saw 0-fer nights from Will Smith (0-for-4) and Andy Pages (0-for-3). And that's without the stuggling Ohtani taking up another 0-fer slot in the lineup.

Dave Roberts is gonna have to keep shaking up this lineup if we are going to crack the code. A quarter of the way through this season, we still haven't figured it out.

Game 43 Thread: May 13 vs. Giants, 7p

Shohei Ohtani (2-2, 0.97) vs. Robbie Ray (3-4. 2.76).

The Dodgers' 2026 Opening Day hype video was set to the theme of "Bad Guys". It's unfortunately pretty fitting right now for other reasons, with the Dodgers having lost four in a row, including two games to the moribund Giants, thanks to crappy offense, shaky starting pitching, and pathetic bullpen appearances.

The Dodgers bats have been totally silent this entire homestand. Oh, we're bad, all right.

Game 42 Thread: May 12 vs. Giants, 7p

Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3-2, 3.09) vs. Adrian Houser (0-4, 6.19).

That's three consecutive blowout losses for the Dodgers, dropping us into second place in the NL West, and I'm frickin' tired of this shit.

Shohei Ohtani went 0-for-5 with two Ks in the leadoff spot--his second straight 0-fer night--and now has one multi-hit game in his last 10 games. Glad we're only paying him $2M/year.

It was nice to see Mookie Betts back in the lineup (he went 1-for-5 and raised his average to .182), but the Dodgers' sparsely placed 10 hits weren't going to overcome our parade of ineffective relievers last night.

When does Tommy Edman get back again?

Game 41 Thread: May 11 vs. Giants, 7p

Roki Sasaki (1-3, 5.97) vs. Old McDonald (EI-EIO).

After this weekend's disappointing series loss to the Braves, I'd like to think that the Dodgers would be full of excitement to play the 16-24 Giants, let alone welcome back the return of Mookie Betts to the lineup. Not to mention the World Series Replica Trophy giveaway at today's game.

Except, we're trotting Roki Sasaki out there, on what I anticipate will be another pummeling.

I'll be at the Stadium tonight.

(cries)

Game 40 Thread: May 10 vs. Braves, 1p

Happy Mothers Day! Mom, can you carry my stuff for me?

Justin Wrobleski (5-0, 1.25) vs. Pliny the Elder (3-1, 2.02).

Happy Mothers Day! Get us a win, Justin!

Game 39 Thread: May 9 vs. Braves, 6p

Blake Snell (has not pitched all frickin' year) vs. Spencer Strider (0-0, 8.10 after one game this year).

Blake Snell has earned about $9M from the Dodgers in this year alone, just by sitting on the couch for all of this ongoing 2026 season. The oft-injured pitcher was a valued asset down the stretch and in the postseason last year, sure, but it's pretty easy to be fresh for October when you only throw in 11 games during the regular season (Snell participated in only six games in the 2025 postseason, earning a winning decision in none of those games).

And this was only the first year of his five-year, $182M contract. Just think how many games Snell can miss for us over the full five-year term!

And yet, on the other side of the ledger is Spencer Strider, coming back from an oblique strain this year, after seeing limited action last year as well. Maybe Snell and Strider can hang out together on the couch and watch some television.

Game 38 Thread: May 8 vs. Braves, 7p

Emmet Sheehan (2-1, 5.23) vs. Chris Sale (6-1, 2.14).

The Braves lead the National League, thanks largely to the bats of Matt Olsen and breakout star Drake Baldwin. The Braves are the only NL team with a larger run differential, and unlike us and our miniscule one-game lead over the Padres, the Braves have an eight-game lead on the second-place (sub-.500) Nationals.

If there's any hope for the Dodgers in this series opener, it's that Chris Sale's worst start of the year came in a game in Anaheim, a 6-2 loss to the Angels where he lasted only 4.0 IP. Let's see if we can benefit again from Sale away.

Post-Game 37 Thread: Dodgers Prosper Off Three (from) Pages

DODGERS 12, CHEATERS 2

Astros starter Lance McCullers was beaten by a pair of blisters on his throwing hand, helping the Dodgers pounce on Houston for seven XBH, three of which were home runs from Andy Pages (who also made a great catch in center field late in the game). Awesome news for the Dodgers to actually win a series on the road for a change, giving us some momentum before a rest day Thursday and a series against the red-hot Braves this weekend at home.

Boy, I hate Houston.

Game 37 Thread: May 6 @ Cheaters, 11a

Lance and Cheaters go together.

Tyler Glasnow (3-0, 2.56) vs. Lance McCullers Jr. (2-2, 6.32).

Today could be a merciful end to a horrifically unproductive road trip: 2-3 record in the first five games, but only scoring more than four runs one time. But with the National League-leading Atlanta Braves waiting for us this weekend, it might be nice to have a little of momentum going into that series.

Post-Game 36 Thread: Evil Wins

CHEATERS 2, DODGERS 1

You see what happens when you try and extend a Game Thread theme into a second GT? Havoc ensues.

Anakin goes from awakening from a nightmare to descending into evil. And just like that, the Dodgers' bats shifted from a single promising game to reverting back to sleep in Houston, leaving starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani hung out to dry on two cheapie solo home runs, only notching one run from a Kyle Tucker RBI.

Teoscar Hernandez left at least 427 people on base today thanks to his 0-for-4, 2K night. And for the second game this season, Dave Roberts sent Santiago Espinal up to pinch hit, only to watch Espinal K on three straight pitches.

We need Mookie Betts back, fast. And if Hernandez is going to be as much of an offensive liability as he already is defensively, it's time for him to take a seat.

Game 36 Thread: May 5 @ Cheaters, 5p

Shohei Ohtani (2-1, 0.60) vs. Lambert (1-2, 3.52).

Just like Anakin, the bats woke up from their slumber on May the Fourth, a 8-3 win over the Astros in which the Dodgers had seven runs, and home runs by Alex Freeland and Kyle Tucker, in the first three frames.. That was more than enough to let Yoshinobu Yamamoto do his work (6.0 IP, 3 ER, 8 Ks and 1 BB), guiding the Dodgers to a comfortable victory.

Today, we've got Shohei Ohtani on the mound...and at the plate. Considering Ohtani hasn't had a hit in his last five games, let's see if he can focus on both sides of the game today. UPDATE: Doc Roberts changed his mind, and Ohtani won't hit today, after all.

Game 35 Thread: May 4 @ Cheaters, 5p

Yoshinobu Yamamoto (2-2, 2.87) vs. Steven Okert (0-0, 4.20).

I don't care if it's May the Fourth. Screw these dirty, evil cheaters.

Post-Game 34 Thread: The Dodgers Actually Won A Game

DODGERS 4, CARDINALS 1

The Dodgers dropped yet another series, but avoided losing their fifth in a row (and getting swept in St. Louis) by gutting out another fine performance from Justin Wrobleski (6.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, 1 BB), who is now 5-0 with a 1.25 ERA. Wrobleski doesn't get a lot of Ks, but he seems to get out of trouble well enough thanks to ground-ball pitching with men on.

Speaking of ground balls, the Dodgers hit into four double plays this game, and went 4-for-10 with RISP. We had just enough to notch four runs, but still missed a lot of opportunies for more.

Off to Houston for more cheating.

Game 34 Thread: May 3 @ Cardinals, 11.15a

Justin Wrobleski (4-0, 1.50) vs. Dustin May (3-2, 5.28).

Four straight losses for the Dodgers, and today we face a former Dodger who was traded in the middle of 2025 (and has since gone 4-6 for two teams, with an ERA over 5). I would not be surprised if Dustin May comes to play today for St. Louis.

Game 33 Thread: May 2 @ Cardinals, 4p

Sasaki vs McGreevy.

The Dodgers are currently fairly unwatchable, but if there was ever a game you should skip anyway, it is probably this one.

Game 32 Thread: May 1 @ Cardinals, 5.15p

Emmet Sheehan (2-0, 4.78) vs. Matthew Liberatore (0-1, 4.75).

The Dodgers' offense could probably use a priest, if not an outright confessional from some of its worst showings. I'd love it if the Cardinals could exorcise some of the bad habits and get us on the path back to righteous wins. This half-game lead in the NL West is making me very anxious.