Three-Inning Save: A Los Angeles Dodgers Podcast

The Dodgers played their first home doubleheader in 23 years, part of four games in a 45-hour span. It was a weird week for Los Angeles, with a long losing streak followed by a long win streak, with two starting pitchers making major league debuts along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look at the Dodgers’ start to the season, which has their offense leading the majors in runs scored per game but still feeling like not everyone is clicking just yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recapping April for the Dodgers, in which scoring was way down across MLB. Also, the Trevor Bauer situation moved closer to a resolution, with the pitcher getting suspended two years by MLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The stacked Dodgers lineup hasn’t looked so hot through four games, outside of two big innings. We also wonder what’s up with Julio Urías and his decreased velocity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After an extended lockout and a shortened spring training, the 2022 Major League Baseball is finally upon us. We look at where the Dodgers are at heading into their first series of the year at Coors Field in Colorado. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers traded outfielder AJ Pollock to the White Sox for closer Craig Kimbrel on the second-to-last day of spring training camp at Camelback Ranch in Arizona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After about two weeks of spring training, we try to guess the 28 players who will be on the Dodgers opening day active roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers added first baseman Freddie Freeman, a five-time All-Star and former National League MVP, to an already potent lineup, signing Freeman to a six-year contract worth a reported $162 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLB is back in business with a new labor deal and spring training already started. Clayton Kershaw re-signed on a one-year deal, and the Dodgers are reportedly in the mix for Freddie Freeman too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLB owners, who locked out the players, canceled the first week of regular season games after failing to reach agreement with players by an artificial owner-imposed deadline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Commissioner Rob Manfred said Major League Baseball missing regular season games would be disastrous, but he and the owners haven’t acted like anyone with any sense of urgency in labor negotiations. Plus, more discouraging views of minor leaguers, and a Trevor Bauer update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the designated hitter likely coming to the National League in the next collective bargaining agreement, we try to guess which players will have the most plate appearances at DH for the Dodgers in 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We kick off 2022 by catching up on MLB labor negotiations (hint: you haven’t missed much), look at Brandon Gomes getting promoted to general manager and other Dodgers front office hires, plus a brief look at the international signing period. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Longtime Dodgers first baseman Gil Hodges was elected to the Hall of Fame on his 35th try. Plus Dodgers minor league news, including the Rule 5 Draft and Triple-A Oklahoma City getting bought. Also, a pair of Dodgers coaches interviewed to be the Mets manager, Danny Duffy had surgery, and Yasiel Puig confidentially settled a pair of sexual assault allegations in 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Major League Baseball owners locked out the players on December 2 after the expiration of the league’s collective bargaining agreement. But not before a spending spree that saw former Dodgers Corey Seager and Max Scherzer cash in elsewhere as free agents, and Chris Taylor returned to Los Angeles on a four-year, $60 million contract. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guessing the 2022 teams for Dodgers free agents Clayton Kershaw, Corey Seager, Kenley Jansen, Max Scherzer, Chris Taylor, and more. Plus, a closer look at the Dodgers’ signing of Andrew Heaney and why it happened so early in the offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A postmortem on the Dodgers’ NLCS loss and playoff elimination, plus a look ahead to the offseason, and a look back to Bill North, a centerfielder on the 1978 team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Stolnis, Kris Willis and Ashley MacLennon set the table for the World Series showdown between the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros! Presented by T-Mobile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A recap of Games 3-5 of the NLCS, featuring the Dodgers winning two of three games from the Braves to force the series back to Atlanta with the Braves up three games to two. The Dodgers looked dead in the water in Game 3 before Cody Bellinger drug them out of the abyss. Chris Taylor and AJ Pollock kept LA alive with a five-homer power display in Game 5. We look ahead to the (potentially) two games in Atlanta. Note: This episode was recorded before Max Scherzer was reportedly scrapped from his Game 6 start. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers in the National League Championship Series did not take advantage of opportunities in the first two games in Atlanta, falling behind 2-0 after two walk-off wins by the Braves. Poor hitting, bad baserunning, and pitching decisions have cost the Dodgers dearly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric Stephens of True Blue LA and Kris Willis of Talking Chop go head-to-head to preview the MLB NLCS showdown between the Braves and Dodgers! Presented by T-Mobile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers withstood the Giants in an classic, exhausting five-game series, finally surpassing the 109-win NL West champions. That earned Los Angeles a return trip to the National League Championship Series against the Braves in a rematch of the seven-game 2020 classic tilt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Description: Just like the first two games of the National League Division Series in San Francisco, the Dodgers and Giants split Games 3 and 4 at Dodger Stadium. Max Scherzer was fantastic on a windy night in Los Angeles, but the Dodgers were shut out for the second time in the series. The Dodgers found their offense to stay alive in Game 4, a game in which Walker Buehler added to his postseason lore by starting on three days rest for the first time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers and Giants split the first two games of the National League Division Series in San Francisco, with the next two games set for Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers won a thrilling National League wild card game thanks to a home run by Chris Taylor, the fourth walk-off home run in franchise history. That set up an historic NLDS matchup with the Giants, the first time the Dodgers and Giants will meet in the playoffs, and the first time two MLB teams with 105 or more wins will meet in the postseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric Stephen (True Blue LA) and Brady Klopfer (McCovey Chronicles) go head-to-head in SB Nation's special preview of the Giants-Dodgers NLDS showdown! Presented by T-Mobile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talent from all around SB Nation come together to preview the MLB NL Playoffs as John Stolnis, Brady Klopfer and Kris Willis debate all the biggest topics and make their predictions! Presented by T-Mobile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers finished their regular season with a flourish, winning their final seven games to tie a franchise record with 106 wins, only to finish in second place in their own division, barely. A look at the red-hot Dodgers offense, a preview of the wild card game against the Cardinals, and how much of a bummer it is that Clayton Kershaw and Max Muncy suffered serious injuries in the final weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With one week left in the regular season, we look at what’s ahead for the 100-win Dodgers heading into the postseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the season enters its final weeks, the Dodgers have Clayton Kershaw (and Tony Gonsolin) back in their starting rotation, getting ready for October. They also have Gavin Lux back, rejuvenated and playing a new position after getting optioned in August. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look at the amazing Max Scherzer, who has a 1.05 ERA in his first seven starts with the Dodgers, who have needed every bit of it to stay in contention in the National League West. Plus a look at last week’s series loss to the Giants, the pending return of Clayton Kershaw, and AJ Pollock’s hamstring injury. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look at how the Dodgers have used rest for their position players and pitchers, plus several Dodgers questions about Corey Seager’s free agency, Will Smith’s postseason starts at catcher, and who has more Hall of Famers between the current Dodgers and Lakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers won nine straight games and moved closer to the Giants in the National League West. A look at that, plus what’s ahead in the final seven weeks of the regular season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look back at a week that saw the Dodgers win five of six games on the road against the Phillies and Mets, overcoming various obstacles along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers have added several players over the last few weeks. Max Scherzer and Trea Turner are the headliners from the trade deadline. But there have been several other waiver claims, signings, and call ups on the fringes as the Dodgers try to fill a pitching gap they will have until September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the trade deadline, the Dodgers acquired Max Scherzer, who is starting this week, and Danny Duffy, who will be ready in late August or early September. But with two starting pitchers currently on the injured list, did they add enough pitching to the staff? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers made a huge splash at the MLB trade deadline, adding future Hall of Fame pitcher Max Scherzer to shore up a leaky starting rotation and infielder Trea Turner in a blockbuster deal with the Nationals. A look back at all the deals at the trade deadline, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mookie Betts went on the injured list for the first time in three years with hip inflammation, after missing a week’s worth of games. Cody Bellinger has hurt off and on since November, and after snapping a long hitless streak he got hurt, too. Corey Seager still entering his 11th week on the injured list. The Dodgers depth chart is getting tested with only a few days until the MLB trade deadline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a week and a half until the MLB trade deadline, we look at the state of the Dodgers pitching staff and possible targets for adding to the staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLB great John Kruk joins Sam Wilson, John Stolnis, Brady Klopfer and a host of community guests from around SB Nation to watch the 2021 MLB Home Run Derby! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SB Nation’s all-star cast (Sam Wilson, John Stolnis, Eric Stephen and guest Jeremy Brener) breaks down everything that happened in the 1st round of the 2021 MLB Draft! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SB Nation welcomes you to it’s coverage of the 2021 MLB All-Star Week, powered by T-Mobile! On today’s episode, Sam Wilson, John Stolnis, and Brady Klopfer break down the rosters, set the state of the league, discuss trade rumors PLUS Talking Chop's Demetrius Bell joins the show to talk about the move from Georgia to Colorado! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trevor Bauer is accused of assault and a Los Angeles judge granted a temporary restraining order against him, with a hearing date in court set for July 23. Bauer was placed on administrative leave by Major League Baseball on July 2. Here’s what comes next for Bauer and the Dodgers. Note: the Bauer discussion ends and gives way to a general Dodgers update at approximately 23 minutes into the episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A couple of former All-Stars returned to the Dodgers lineup and were the best hitters in a week that ended with a four-game winning streak. It followed a four-game losing streak, which included a three-game sweep by the division-rival Padres and the Cubs throwing a no-hitter at Dodger Stadium. That skid was called “embarrassing” and “a wake-up call” by the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We went two weeks in between True Blue LA podcasts, so we caught up on Dodgers news in the interim, including both Max Muncy and Cody Bellinger getting hurt and concluding their injured list stints within that time. Also, 30-somethings Andy Burns and Steven Souza Jr. debuted with the Dodgers, and 2017 draft pick Zach Reks made his MLB debut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon Weisman updated his seminal book, '100 Things Dodgers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die' after the Dodgers won the 2020 World Series, and included so many eventful things that happened in the eight years since the previous edition published, the most prolific stretch for the franchise in at least 50 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We briefly recap the latest kerfuffle surrounding MLB with foreign substances on baseballs, including Trevor Bauer’s comments. And we also compare the first 60 games of 2021 to the 60-game 2020 season, recap the last week, and answer mailbag questions that mostly have to do with the trade deadline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look back at Max Muncy’s incredible May, and how he’s become a heightened version of his 2018-19 self, a strike zone-owning power hitter who has kept the Dodgers offense afloat amid several injuries. Also, some of those injured players have returned or are close to returning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers won eight straight games for the second time in 2021, and have moved near the top of the National League West, fueled by a starting rotation that is the backbone of the team and an offense that is coming back around after a three-week slump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The losses kept coming for the Dodgers, but not on the field. Corey Seager broke his hand, AJ Pollock got hurt, and Edwin Ríos is out for the year after shoulder surgery. With the Dodgers needing all the position-player help they can get, it made more sense that they signed a 41-year-old Albert Pujols, and traded for Yoshi Tsutsugo, both hitting under .200. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices