George Kontos

This time there was no final drama to clutch their guts, no walk offs to break their hearts. Just a final indignation at the hands of the Giants, the Dodgers falling, 4-3, Sunday to be swept out of San Francisco. Matt Cain, looking remarkably mortal...

Matt Cain of the San Francisco Giants matched the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw zero for zero through the first six innings. Then Cain had to be taken out. The reason: He had already thrown 92 pitches. That could have been the difference in the Dodgers'...

Clayton Kershaw's performance Monday ranked among the most memorable Andre Ethier could recall ever witnessing at Dodger Stadium. "There are no superlatives you can use," catcher A.J. Ellis said. "Sign him," center fielder Matt Kemp implored. Against...

addCustomPlayer('8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', 'eplayer15'); The Dodgers are only three games into a 162-game season, so it's far too early to draw any conclusions. But there was something unsettling...

Join Times writers Dylan Hernandez and Mike DiGiovanna at 11:30 a.m. (or watch it above anytime afterward) as they discuss everything Dodgers and Angels now that the 2013 season is finally underway. Hernandez wrote Tuesday about Dodgers pitcher...

Maybe the Dodgers should have signed Clayton Kershaw for that $200 million extension this preseason when they had the chance. He looked like a guy whose price is going up Monday in the Dodgers' 4-0 victory over the Giants in the season opener for both...

All-Star shortstop Ian Desmond hit his 14th home run, and the Washington Nationals became the latest team to beat up on Tim Lincecum, pounding the struggling right-hander hard early and often Tuesday night in a 9-3 victory. The opener of the three-game...