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Ohtani reaches 30 homers for 5th straight season as Yamamoto and the Dodgers beat the White Sox 6-1
Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy is congratulated after scoring a run against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) Los Angeles Dodgers' Michael Conforto hits a two-run single against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) Chicago White Sox pitcher Shane Smith throws against Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws against Chicago White Sox during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani reacts after striking out against the Chicago White Sox during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani reacts after striking out against the Chicago White Sox during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy is congratulated after scoring a run against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) Los Angeles Dodgers' Michael Conforto hits a two-run single against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) Chicago White Sox pitcher Shane Smith throws against Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws against Chicago White Sox during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani reacts after striking out against the Chicago White Sox during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani reached 30 homers for the fifth straight season, hitting a fourth-inning drive after fouling a pitch off the plate umpire, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 on Tuesday night. Ohtani fouled the ball off Alan Porter's right knee in the fourth. Ohtani checked on the umpire and stood by watching until Parker got up under his own power. The three-time MVP then hit a 408-foot shot to center, snapping an 0-for-6 skid and extending the lead to 6-1. Advertisement Ohtani walked over and checked on Porter again during the seventh-inning stretch before leading off. Los Angeles scored its most runs this season in support of Yoshinobu Yamamoto (8-6), staking the Japanese right-hander to a 4-0 lead in the first inning. The Dodgers won for the 13th time in 16 games and opened a season-high, eight-game NL West lead. Every run in the game was scored with two outs. Yamamoto allowed one run and three hits in seven innings, struck out eight and walked one. White Sox rookie Shane Smith (3-6) got two quick outs in the first before walking Will Smith and Max Muncy back-to-back. Teoscar Hernández followed with a RBI single, Andy Pages hit a run-scoring double and Michael Conforto a two-run single. Advertisement Chicago's lone run came on Lenyn Sosa's RBI single in the third. Key moment Ohtani joined Seattle's Cal Raleigh (33) and Aaron Judge of the Yankees (30) as players with at least 30 homers by the All-Star break. Key stat The Dodgers had been averaging just 2 1/2 runs of support for Yamamoto. Up next White Sox RHP Sean Burke (4-7, 4.22 ERA) makes his first career start against the Dodgers on Wednesday. Los Angeles LHP Clayton Kershaw (4-0, 3.03) is three strikeouts from reaching 3,000 in his 18-year career. ___ AP MLB:
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Dodgers could land Pirates $107M All-Star in place of Michael Conforto, per insider
The Los Angeles Dodgers have to be stunned at what they've gotten this season from Michael Conforto. Nearly everyone assumed that Conforto would somehow be great for the Dodgers after inking a one-year, $17 million contract this offseason. He was decent for the Dodgers' rivals, the San Francisco Giants, but the Dodgers usually seem to get the most out of their veteran signees. Advertisement Instead, Conforto has a .173 average, .602 OPS, and -1.0 bWAR in 71 games. The Dodgers seem to be experimenting with more left field alternatives of late, and a trade before the Jul. 31 deadline could wind up sealing Conforto's fate. Is that trade coming? It's too early to say, but one baseball insider has an interesting idea of who the Dodgers could acquire. On Tuesday, Russell Dorsey of Yahoo Sports named Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Brian Reynolds as a potential trade fit for the Dodgers. "Longtime outfielder Michael Conforto was supposed to fill that need after a strong 2024 season, but that success has not followed him to L.A., as Conforto is slashing just .173/.300/.302 with six homers and 77 wRC+ this season," Dorsey wrote. Advertisement Follow The Sporting News On WhatsApp "Starting pitching should be the Dodgers' main concern ahead of the trade deadline, but acquiring an additional outfielder who could replace Conforto or allow Teoscar Hernández to move back to left field should also be a target. Potential targets: Bryan Reynolds (Pirates)." Reynolds is only in year three of an eight-year, $106.75 million extension, so it would be something of a surprise to see him get traded. Then again, it's the Pirates, so any chance they have to save a buck, they might just take. But the 30-year-old Reynolds also has just a .709 OPS and -0.3 bWAR of his own. Do the Dodgers really want to sink more money into the corner outfield, especially for a 5 1/2-year commitment, just to hope for marginal improvement? More MLB: Dodgers predicted to bring 103-mph lefty fireballer to Los Angeles


CBS News
25-06-2025
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- CBS News
Conforto and Ohtani homer as NL West-leading Dodgers hold off last-place Rockies 9-7
Michael Conforto hit a three-run homer, Shohei Ohtani added a two-run shot and the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers held off the last-place Colorado Rockies 9-7 on Tuesday night. Trailing 2-0, the Dodgers got their bats cranked up in a six-run fourth inning. Conforto sent a knuckle-curve from Germán Márquez (3-9) over the fence in right. Ohtani lined his 27th homer of the season into the left-field seats in the sixth to make it 8-3. Ohtani finished 1 for 5 with a strikeout. His homer was the 300th of his career across Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball, according to research on Baseball Reference. Jordan Beck had a two-run double for Colorado in eighth to make it an 8-7 game. Teoscar Hernández added an insurance run with an RBI double in the ninth. Tanner Scott closed it out with a game-ending double play to record his 16th save. Justin Wrobleski (3-2) pitched five innings and allowed two runs while striking out seven. He took over after Jack Dreyer handled the first. It was a rough fourth frame for Rockies first baseman Michael Toglia, who committed two fielding errors and threw wide on another occasion trying to get a runner at home. Toglia had a productive night at the plate with three double and two RBIs. Márquez allowed six runs (four earned) over four innings. The Rockies dropped to 18-61 overall and 8-30 at Coors Field. They have yet to win back-to-back home games this season. Key moment Third baseman Max Muncy made a nifty barehanded play on a slow roller to throw out Thairo Estrada in the first inning and save a run. Estrada was originally ruled safe but the Dodgers challenged and the call was overturned. Key stat The Dodgers have 11 comeback wins in June over 22 games. Up next The Dodgers will send RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6-6, 2.76 ERA) to the mound Wednesday while the Rockies counter with RHP Chase Dollander (2-7, 6.19).


New York Times
25-06-2025
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- New York Times
Dodgers come to Denver looking to pile on wins, improve some ugly stat lines
DENVER — The Los Angeles Dodgers arrived here to be further witnesses to history. The 2025 iteration of the Colorado Rockies is trending toward new levels of baseball ineptitude, plummeting toward the bottom at 18-61 with an even more rapid pace than last year's Chicago White Sox, whose 121 losses were a record. Coors Field is home to beautiful views, a stunning ballpark, ugly baseball and an opportunity for the Dodgers. Advertisement They have survived their gantlet, playing a month's worth of games against teams feasibly within postseason contention. Now, a chance to catch their breath and soak up wins against the soft part of their schedule to expand their lead in the National League West, having already taken a series against the floundering Washington Nationals. 'It's the truth — you need to beat the teams you're supposed to beat,' Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. 'That's just the way it is.' This place also serves as a great equalizer. Weird stuff happens within these walls. The Dodgers managed to take care of their business, holding tight to their once-large lead to preserve a 9-7 victory. It helps when the Rockies are seemingly so good at beating themselves. Tuesday, it was a six-run outburst in the fourth inning that started when Freddie Freeman's groundball trickled under Rockies first baseman Michael Toglia's glove, extended when Toglia threw wide of home plate trying to nab Will Smith and — after the struggling Michael Conforto turned on a go-ahead three-run blast — reached its defining moment. Tommy Edman scorched a grounder in Toglia's direction. As Rockies starter Germán Márquez watched the ball go between Toglia's legs for another flub, Márquez stumbled and rolled his ankle, going down in pain. So it goes for the 2025 Rockies, and the Dodgers were prepared to take full advantage. Michael for three! — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 25, 2025 Conforto collected a double to go with his three-run blast. Shohei Ohtani launched a two-run homer in the sixth inning to pad the Dodgers' lead. Justin Wrobleski touched 100 mph again as he continues to show signs of being a real potential contributor. They've won 11 of their past 15 games, remaining within a game of the best record in the majors. Advertisement The Dodgers did what they should against a bottom-feeder. They'll have to keep doing so. After the Nationals and Rockies, they will get cracks at the Kansas City Royals and the White Sox, hoping to expand upon a division lead that sits at 4 1/2 games. 'To be honest with you … this is the part of the year that we always get hot,' Miguel Rojas said recently. 'We get a lot of wins in the middle of the year like this. I know we played .500 (baseball) for a long time, and that's not who we are.' It's clear who the Rockies are. The Dodgers took full advantage of Colorado's struggles to get themselves right. That included Conforto, who started his 66th game of the season Tuesday and finally recorded his first game with multiple runs batted in while adapting a slight leg kick to impact his timing to get to a fastball. 'Had some good games here and there, but just to put a run of some solid games together has been the thing that I've been missing to kind of get on a roll,' Conforto said. 'That's what we've been working towards.' 'To get production out of Michael was big tonight,' Roberts said. It included another big swing from Ohtani, who broke out of his miniature slump Sunday against the Nationals. It even showed signs of life from Mookie Betts, who collected a pair of hits and drove in the final run of that eventful fourth inning with a double. Betts' OPS entering Tuesday was .728. The last time it was that low this late into a season was a decade ago, in his first full season in the majors. It's not what the Dodgers envisioned when they mapped out putting his bat at the shortstop position this winter. Instead, it's his sterling glove that has carried the majority of his overall value. 'I think we all are (surprised),' Roberts said. 'None more surprised than Mookie himself. But he's playing great shortstop — premium position. He's doing it at short. So I just feel that the bat is gonna come back to life.' Advertisement Still, Roberts said, 'I don't think there's a correlation' between Betts' move to shortstop and his sudden inability to barrel up baseballs the way he always has. 'I've never played short every day, but I don't think that's really playing a part,' Betts said. 'Being sick and just kind of playing catch-up – there's a lot of variables that go into it, but you got to figure it out.' Tuesday was a better day. In his second at-bat, he barreled up a Márquez fastball to center field that left his bat at 105.7 mph, just the second ball in the last nine days he'd hit at least 100 mph. Brenton Doyle tracked it down for an out. In the fourth inning, he waited out a breaking ball, lining it past the third-base line to extend the Dodgers' advantage for a double. He added a grounded single the other way to his tally in the sixth, completing his first multi-hit game since June 7. He had gone 9-for-54 since. 'We had a good day today, and we'll see about tomorrow,' Betts said. Just as with the Dodgers, Tuesday was a chance to come into this ballpark and exit with numbers that look a little better. (Photo of Michael Conforto after hitting a three-run homer: Matthew Stockman / Getty Images)


Washington Post
25-06-2025
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- Washington Post
Conforto and Ohtani homer as NL West-leading Dodgers hold off last-place Rockies 9-7
DENVER — Michael Conforto hit a three-run homer, Shohei Ohtani added a two-run shot and the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers held off the last-place Colorado Rockies 9-7 on Tuesday night. Trailing 2-0, the Dodgers got their bats cranked up in a six-run fourth inning. Conforto sent a knuckle-curve from Germán Márquez (3-9) over the fence in right. Ohtani lined his 27th homer of the season into the left-field seats in the sixth to make it 8-3. Ohtani finished 1 for 5 with a strikeout. His homer was the 300th of his career across Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball, according to research on Baseball Reference. Jordan Beck had a two-run double for Colorado in eighth to make it an 8-7 game. Teoscar Hernández added an insurance run with an RBI double in the ninth. Tanner Scott closed it out with a game-ending double play to record his 16th save. Justin Wrobleski (3-2) pitched five innings and allowed two runs while striking out seven. He took over after Jack Dreyer handled the first. It was a rough fourth frame for Rockies first baseman Michael Toglia, who committed two fielding errors and threw wide on another occasion trying to get a runner at home. Toglia had a productive night at the plate with three double and two RBIs. Márquez allowed six runs (four earned) over four innings. The Rockies dropped to 18-61 overall and 8-30 at Coors Field. They have yet to win back-to-back home games this season. Third baseman Max Muncy made a nifty barehanded play on a slow roller to throw out Thairo Estrada in the first inning and save a run. Estrada was originally ruled safe but the Dodgers challenged and the call was overturned. The Dodgers have 11 comeback wins in June over 22 games. The Dodgers will send RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6-6, 2.76 ERA) to the mound Wednesday while the Rockies counter with RHP Chase Dollander (2-7, 6.19). ___ AP MLB: