The Dodgers, however, do clearly have the ability to make a deep postseason run, but they will need their stars fully healthy to do so. All-Star catcher Will Smith was recently placed on the injured list last Saturday after he experienced a setback in his right hand bone bruise.

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers open a four-game series at home against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday. Los Angeles has a 49-28 record in home games and an 85-67 record overall. The Dodgers are 63-16 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

Perhaps on the verge of winning a third straight MVP award, Shohei Ohtani has been plenty valuable to the Los Angeles Dodgers as a designated hitter and starting pitcher.

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So my very reasonable hope is that they don’t get swept. And that they don’t lose by double digits in every game. That feels very reasonable to me. Although maybe not so much, after watching this team over the last few games.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says using two-way star Shohei Ohtani in a bullpen role during playoffs is "something we're talking about."

Ohtani told members of the Japanese media on Tuesday that he is willing to do whatever the team needs in the postseason, even if that means vacating his DH spot to pitch in relief and then move to

The Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 after sending the game into extra innings. It was an Andy Pages home run that tied the game at fi

The Mets are clinging to a slim lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks for the National League's final postseason berth and will need some more wins if they hope to hold on. It has been a surprising fall for the Mets, who appeared to be the best team in their division earlier this season.