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In response to Cleveland Indians closer Chris Perez complaining about the team's attendance -- the Indians rank last in the majors in per-game average -- I wrote a little bit about Cleveland's attendance in Clearing the Bases. Susan Petrone of "It's ...

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Unless Chad Billinglsey gets going, things could get ugly for Dodgers pitching.

Story | Conversation | May 19, 2012

Wade Miley wiggled out of a couple of jams while pitching into the seventh inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks snapped the Los Angeles Dodgers' five-game winning streak with a 5-1 victory Tuesday night.

Tristan H. Cockcroft highlights the differences between his and the staff's mid-May consensus rankings with regards to starting pitchers.

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Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at pitchers who have made some adjustments from last season to this season and how it's affecting their numbers.

Eric Karabell recaps the highlights from the weekend, led by Philip Humber's perfect game against the Mariners.

Blog | Conversation | April 23, 2012

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The Los Angeles Dodgers enter tonight's action against the Milwaukee Brewers (8:10 ET) with the best record in baseball at 9-1. It's the franchise's best start since 1981, a year the Dodgers won the World Series. Much of the success has been thanks t...

Remember one week ago? I know many of you wanted to kill off the Yankees and Red Sox. Both teams were 0-3 and in such dire straits that Bill Simmons had a special podcast with his buddy JackO -- a Yankees fan -- to commiserate in their pain. Well,...

It was about as perfect a day as you can dream up for the Los Angeles Dodgers. On the 65th anniversary of the day Jackie Robinson played his first game for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Vin Scully returned to the broadcast booth after missing five games, Mat...

Andre Ethier hit an RBI single for his second go-ahead hit in two days and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 Wednesday night.

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Chad Billingsley came within two outs of a complete game, striking out 11 and allowing only three hits in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 6-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.

If the ESPN 500 were based on pedigree and potential, Chad Billingsley (No. 173) wouldn't have three digits next to his name. A first-round pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2003, Billingsley made his lone All-Star appearance in 2009, and has posted...