Dodgers' Billingsley leaves game with injury

Dodger Thoughts: Jon doesn't like adding a bullpen arm to what is already a good bullpen.This is just part of my ongoing curiosity about paying a premium for someone who probably won't have a big impact and isn't overwhelmingly better than most of the former homegrown minor leaguers and non-roster invitees he'll largely be joining. Yeah, pretty much.Minor League Ball: John thinks...

Former Dodgers pitcher Derek Lowe, in is first meeting with his old team, gave up five hits and three runs over six innings as Atlanta evened the series with a 4-3 victory. Andre Ethier continued to swing a hot bat, slugging his 22nd homer gave the Dodgers a 3-2 lead in the sixth. Ethier also homered and drove in four runs in Los Angeles’ 5-0 win over the Braves in the first game of the series.

This looked to be a fairly taut pitcher's duel early on, with the game hanging on the kinds of plays that make the difference in such contests, Jair Jurrgen's 1-3 inning-ending, lineout double play in the top of the second being the most visible; but then you had predictable non-events like Chad Billingsley striking out with the bags juiced to end the fourth, or the Braves twice...

The Los Angeles Dodgers said Monday that the first 50,000 fans attending the Sept. 16 against Pittsburgh would get the bobbleheads. These ones will feature Ramirez tipping his hat to the crowd — the pose he struck after his pinch-hit grand slam on July 22.

Trailing 6-1, the Dodgers mount a late rally that ends when Brewers closer Trevor Hoffman escapes after loading the bases. Clayton Kershaw had generated so much buzz in recent weeks that Manager Joe Torre spent nearly half his pregame meeting with reporters Monday answering questions about...

The Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen is finally turning the corner.The front office has been working feverishly to find a solution in the overworked bullpen and recently got some help from the injury Gods with the return of Hong Chi-Kuo and the soon-anticipated return of rookie sensation Ronald Belisario.Back on July 5, I spoke of the reasons why Belisario and fellow late-innings reliever...

Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers return home to face Manny Parra and the Brewers. VS. MILWAUKEE

More photos » by John Amis - AP Atlanta Braves pitcher Jair Jurrjens walks back to the mound after giving up a three-run home run to Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp as he rounds third base during the fifth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009, in Atlanta. Browse more photos » Alls I'm gonna say here is that we better figure these Dodgers out because we're going to...

ATLANTA (AP) -Matt Kemp homered and matched a career high with five RBIs to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 9-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night.

Gold Glove third baseman Adrian Beltre is returning to the Seattle Mariners.