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31-05-2025
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Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts is day-to-day after injuring his left toe in mishap
Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts is out of the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup against the New York Yankees with an injured left toe. Manager Dave Roberts said Friday that the shortstop was having X-rays and is day-to-day. Advertisement Roberts said Betts 'stubbed his toe, not exactly sure how' after the Dodgers returned from their road trip. 'It's just kind of an accident.' 'I feel confident saying it's day-to-day,' Roberts added, 'but putting on a shoe today was difficult for him.' The manager said Betts was available to pinch hit in the series opener against Aaron Judge and the Yankees in the rematch of last year's World Series, won by the Dodgers. Betts' mishap was reminiscent of first baseman Freddie Freeman slipping in the shower at home in April. He aggravated his surgically repaired right ankle and missed nine games. Advertisement 'It just keeps coming,' Roberts said, referring to the team's string of injuries, especially to the pitching staff. 'It's Murphy's law, but yeah, this is a weird one.' ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
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UCLA baseball to host regional that includes UC Irvine; USC snaps NCAA drought
UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky and the Bruins will host an NCAA Regional that will include UC Irvine. (Kyusung Gong / Associated Press) UCLA is hosting the Los Angeles Regional that includes UC Irvine, while USC ends its postseason drought with a trip to the Corvallis Regional, the NCAA announced Monday. The Bruins earned the No. 15 national seed and right to host a regional at Jackie Robinson Stadium. UCLA will open play against Fresno State on Friday, while UC Irvine will face off with Arizona State to round out the UCLA regional pool. The Anteaters were coming off a strong season but on the bubble entering the selection show. Advertisement USC's postseason fate was in doubt during the final weeks of the season, but the Trojans made the tournament field for the first time since 2015. USC will travel to Corvallis Regional and open play against TCU on Friday. Oregon State and Saint Mary's round out the regional field. Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Sport
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UCLA rolls past South Carolina, earns spot in Women's College World Series
UCLA's Jordan Woolery helped the Bruins beat South Carolina Sunday, advancing to the Women's College World Series. (Kyusung Gong / Associated Press) Oklahoma City bound. UCLA softball is heading to its 33rd Women's College World Series after rallying from a game down to win the Columbia Super Regional, defeating South Carolina 5-0 in the series decider at Beckham Field on Sunday. Advertisement After Jordan Woolery kept UCLA's (54-11) season alive with a walk-off home run in Game 2, she picked up right where she left off with a first-inning RBI single off South Carolina (44-17) starting pitcher Sam Gress. The Bruins failed to tack on runs with the bases loaded, but Kaitlyn Terry made sure the early tally was enough. Terry threw 5 ⅔ innings of two-hit shutout ball with four strikeouts before giving way to Saturday's starting pitcher, Taylor Tinsley. Woolery delivered a critical insurance run in the fifth inning when she poked an infield single through the right side of South Carolina's infield shift to bring Jessica Clements around after her one-out double. Advertisement After Tinsley pitched out of a jam with the tying runs on base in the sixth, UCLA added three runs in the seventh to put the game out of reach thanks to back-to-back RBIs from Rylee Slimp and Alexis Ramirez. UCLA will play fellow Big Ten school Oregon on Thursday in Oklahoma City. Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
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Muncy's sacrifice fly scores Ohtani with go-ahead run in 10th and Dodgers beat D-backs 4-3
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers a pitch during the second inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Ryne Nelson delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers a pitch during the second inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Ryne Nelson delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Muncy's sacrifice fly to center scored Shohei Ohtani with the winning run in the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 to snap a four-game skid on Tuesday night. Yoshinobu Yamamoto tossed seven innings of one-hit ball, losing his no-hit bid on Ketel Marte's single leading off the seventh. The Japanese right-hander struck out nine on a career-high 110 pitches. Advertisement The Dodgers scored three runs in the 10th after Arizona took a 3-1 lead in the top half of the inning on Corbin Carroll's two-run homer off Tanner Scott. Kiké Hernández started at second and scored on Tommy Edman's double to left off Shelby Miller (3-1). All three of Arizona's runs came off Scott. He gave up a tying homer to Gabriel Moreno in the ninth. With Tim Tawa starting the 10th on second, Corbin blasted a 404-foot shot to center. The Dodgers led 1-0 in the fourth. Freeman doubled to center with two outs and scored on Smith's double to left. Key moment After intentionally walking Ohtani and Freddie Freeman, Miller hit Will Smith to force in Edman with the tying run in the 10th. Advertisement Key stat The Dodgers' Anthony Banda improved to 4-0 with six pitches in one-third of an inning. Up next RHP Corbin Burnes (3-1, 2.56 ERA) starts the series finale Wednesday. RHP Dustin May (1-4, 4.43) goes on four days' rest for the Dodgers. ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
21-05-2025
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Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches 6 no-hit innings against the Diamondbacks
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers is pitching a no-hitter against the Arizona Diamondbacks through six innings Tuesday night. The Japanese right-hander walked second baseman Ketel Marte in the fourth for his only baserunner. Advertisement Yamamoto has eight strikeouts, including the sixth when Alek Thomas and Corbin Carroll took called third strikes and Jordan Lawler went down swinging. He joined the Dodgers last season after signing a $325 million, 12-year contract in December 2023. Yamamoto spent seven years with the Orix Buffaloes in the Nippon Professional Baseball League in Japan. He had a record of 70-29 with a 1.82 ERA and 922 strikeouts in 172 games. He is the 12th Japan-born player in Dodgers history. ___ AP MLB:
