Three-Inning Save: A Los Angeles Dodgers Podcast

A look back at former Dodgers catcher Jeff Torborg, who caught three no-hitters, including Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dodgers outfielder James Outman homered, doubled, singled, and drove in three runs in his incredible major league debut at Coors Field. Plus, the Dodgers' first trade deadline move was made on Saturday, acquiring reliever Chris Martin from the Cubs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a big lead in the division and a week before the trade deadline, the Dodgers are in a position to basically set themselves up for October Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Answering Dodgers questions about the trade deadline, will Carson Fulmer be up from Triple-A, what does Chris Taylor's return mean for the roster, and what about the postseason roster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers scored six runs early to beat the Nationals and take some of the heat off the beleaguered bullpen. Plus a look at the state of the relief corps heading into a four-game series at Coors Field in Colorado. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday's Dodgers game left little doubt that the bullpen depth is lacking at the moment, a reminder that the club needs relief help, with the trade deadline less than a week away. Mitch White will probably provide some of that help as he gets bumped from the rotation, but not after a very solid final start before Andrew Heaney returns. Also, an appreciation of Mookie Betts on defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony Gonsolin suffered his first loss of the season, and it came at the hands of the Nationals, the team with the worst record in baseball. Also in the Dodgers' loss, Reyes Moronta had an eventful eighth inning, plus a look ahead to coming roster options with Andrew Heaney returning and possibly shuffling the lower end of the bullpen totem pole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers came out of the All-Star break as hot as they were going into it, sweeping the Giants in four games, and have won 19 of their last 21. We look back at the weekend series, plus the upcoming trade deadline, and Juan Soto coming back to Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An interview with Eric Adams, who wrote a book about his grandfather, longtime Dodgers pitching coach Red Adams, and his incredible baseball life and tremendous impact on so many in the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look back at Mike Sharperson, a productive utility player for the Dodgers for a few years who hit his way onto the 1992 National League All-Star team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon Weisman joins us ahead of the 20th anniversary of starting Dodger Thoughts, the gold standard of Dodgers blogging. We talked about the history of the site, of Jon's writing process, his favorite moments, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An homage to the Dodgers' best comeback win of the year, erasing a late six-run deficit to beat the Cardinals. Plus the Home Run Derby field for Dodger Stadium is nearly complete. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium is almost here, and at least four Dodgers will play for the National League. We break down the roster, and also share our favorite All-Star memories from years past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look at Leo Durocher's playing career, which included fights as a rookie with teammates Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, winning a World Series with the Gashouse Gang, and making three All-Star teams, twice with the Dodgers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Answering questions about the Dodgers depth compared to recent years, how they use relievers, the roster churn of pitchers, when will Bobby Miller reach the majors, and of course, Dr. Pepper talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mookie Betts, Trea Turner, Clayton Kershaw, and Tony Gonsolin were named to the National League All-Star team, for the midsummer classic at Dodger Stadium on July 19. A look at the voting process, results, and how Freddie Freeman and Will Smith might potentially join their teammates as All-Stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recapping another win for the Dodgers, strong outings from Mookie Betts and Tony Gonsolin, plus Brusdar Graterol getting hurt and Craig Kimbrel shaky again. Also, we bid farewell to Mike Brito, legendary scout for the Dodger for over four decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Catching up on two weeks of Dodgers news, including injuries to Mookie Betts (who’s since returned), Chris Taylor, and Andrew Heaney. Plus, catcher Austin Barnes got a new contract extension through 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers swept the Rockies in three games at home thanks in large part to great pitching of late. Also, LA will be without Chris Taylor for a while, after the outfielder suffered a fracture in his left foot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Franklin Stubbs hit a grand slam to cap an improbable seven-run rally to beat the Cardinals on July 6, 1988. Thirty-four years later, I look back at my memories from that game, which I attended with my older brother. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look back at Dodgers reliever Hank Aguirre, the left-hander who in his one season in Los Angeles set a franchise record for best ERA by a relief pitcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Answering your questions heading into the trade deadline, such as should the Dodgers get a position player with Max Muncy, Cody Bellinger, and Justin Turner slumping, or what’s going to happen with Trea Turner and Freddie Freeman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mookie Betts and Trea Turner have a chance to start in the MLB All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium, plus we look at other potential deserving Dodgers candidates among position players. And Justin Turner found his power stroke to beat the Padres in the opener of a showdown series in Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Answering Dodgers questions on streaks, home runs, the likelihood of the Angels trading Shohei Ohtani, who the Dodgers might acquire before the All-Star break, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers' offense is struggling at Coors Field, but also just about everywhere for the last month, when LA has only been a .500 team. Jake Lamb is the latest veteran added to the bench, as the team navigates its lineup without Mookie Betts for the immediate future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking back to Tommy Brown, the youngest player in Dodgers history, who played for Brooklyn from 1944-50, hit three home runs in a game once, and is the only AL/NL player ever to homer before his 18th birthday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dodgers pitchers Andrew Heaney and Daniel Hudson are on the injured list, including Hudson out for the season with a torn ACL. That adds to the Dodgers' trade deadline needs. Plus, reaction to Freddie Freeman's return weekend in Atlanta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric Stephen and Craig Minami talk about the Dodgers' sweep of the Reds, then delve into questions about famous Los Angeles and Brooklyn June performances, doubles and home run hitters, and of course, bagels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stefen Romero was called up from Triple-A, the second veteran right-handed outfielder the Dodgers have added to the roster in two days. A look at how the Los Angeles bench looks now and for the next few weeks, plus more time missed for the injured Edwin Ríos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers quenched their outfield thirst by bringing back an old friend, trading for Trayce Thompson, who was on a minor league deal with the Tigers. Thompson played for the Dodgers in 2016-17. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Dodgers about to play the Braves, we look back at a third baseman who played for only those two teams, but in Brooklyn and Boston over a century ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mookie Betts is on the injured list with a broken rib, and is expected to miss at least two weeks. It comes at an interesting time for the Dodgers, who will need to reduce to 13 pitchers on Monday and bring up an extra position player on Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A recap of a rather weird week for the Dodgers, which included getting swept in San Francisco and Walker Buehler needing to miss three months with a flexor tendon strain. But Los Angeles is being kept afloat by the likes of Tony Gonsolin, and his resurgent season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dodgers pitcher Tyler Anderson took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before the Angels' Shohei Ohtani, the reigning American League MVP, broke it up with a triple. Anderson had to settle for another win in a resurgent season with Los Angeles, improving to 8-0. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is already on the injured list with a Grad 2 right flexor tendon strain. On Monday, he also had surgery to remove bone spurs in his right elbow, which he says won't affect his timetable for returning to the majors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look back at longtime outfielder, first baseman, and announcer Tom Paciorek, who started his playing career with the Dodgers, played in the majors for 18 seasons, and broadcasted games for another two decades after that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dodgers opening day starter Walker Buehler suffered an elbow injury and will be shut down for 6-8 weeks, putting his return this season in jeopardy. For now at least, it looks like he won't need surgery, which is a sliver of good news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Answering several Dodgers questions, like whether the team would use a six-man rotation once Andrew Heaney returns from the injured list, what's going on with Walker Buehler, what is Dellin Betances up to now, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now that the Dodgers season is one-third over, we take guesses at some performances for the middle 54 games of the 2022 campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin is on the best run of his career, lowering his ERA to 1.58 through 11 starts, with a 7-0 record, making a bid to make the All-Star Game, which this year is in his home stadium in Los Angeles. That included six innings to beat the White Sox Wednesday in Chicago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A single in the seventh inning on Tuesday night in Chicago was the 1,000th hit of Justin Turner's time with the Dodgers. That was one of the few highlights of the Dodgers' series-opening loss to the White Sox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look back at third baseman Ken McMullen, who started twice on opening day for the Dodgers and in between was involved in a pair of star-studded trades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recapping the four-game weekend series between the Dodgers and Mets, a split for the teams with the two best National League records. Plus, Clayton Kershaw makes a rehab start and is close to a return to the Los Angeles rotation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heading into the weekend with updates on several injured Dodgers. Kevin Pillar fractured his shoulder and will be out a while. Clayton Kershaw makes a minor league rehab start this weekend and could return next week. Max Muncy and Andrew Heaney are headed to Oklahoma City and could be back soon as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking back on the Dodgers' May, plus injury updates. But the most important thing is the MLB-wide glorious distraction that is the Tommy Pham vs. Joc Pederson fantasy football kerfuffle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look back at the incredible May for Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts, which he carried over into June with a home run in his first game of the month. But it wasn't enough to prevent a sweep at the hands of the Pirates at Dodger Stadium for the first time in 22 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers lost two games in a row at Dodger Stadium to the Pirates, something that hadn't happened since 2016. After winning 23 of the last 25 meetings between the two teams, the Dodgers have dropped four of five games in 2022 to lose the season series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Pignatano, a Brooklyn native who debuted with his hometown Dodgers in 1957 and caught the final five innings of the last game at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, died at age 92 in Florida. Here's a look back at his career, which included four years with the Dodgers and about 15 years as a coach across baseball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The True Blue LA podcast is branching out, and adding a weekday morning podcast that will run every Monday through Friday, called Leading Off with True Blue LA, hosted by Eric Stephen. We will bring you insights, analysis, interviews, and reaction to Dodgers news on a daily basis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers are currently operating with four starting pitchers and a series of fill-ins while Clayton Kershaw and Andrew Heaney rehab their injuries. What that means for the next few weeks, especially with active rosters reducing to a 13-pitcher limit beginning Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices