The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired outfielder Scott Podsednik from the Kansas City Royals for a pair of minor leaguers Wednesday night, trying to boost their chances in the NL West. The trade was announced before Los Angeles played at San Diego. The Dodgers began the day five games ...

Pinch-hitter Andre Ethier delivered a clutch two-run single with two outs in the seventh off Jon Garland to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 2-0 win over the NL West-leading San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. Ethier didn't start in right field due to a stomach ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel was suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount on Tuesday for inappropriate conduct in arguing an umpire's call last Friday against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Manuel lost his temper, gesticulating wildly, in disputing the first base umpire's ruling that Luis Castillo was out at first base on ...

Baltimore infielder Ty Wigginton has had his suspension cut to two games while Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is set to sit out five games. Both players appealed their penalties from last week. Major League Baseball announced the outcomes Monday. Wigginton was originally suspended for ...

Hiroki Kuroda threw eight outstanding innings, Matt Kemp drove in both runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the offensively inept New York Mets 2-0 Thursday night. It was the Dodgers' second consecutive 2-0 win, having edged San Francisco a night earlier. The Mets lost their fourth ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers snapped a six-game losing streak with a 2-0 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. Third baseman Casey Blake drove in both runs for the Dodgers -- a second-inning home run and eighth-inning single. Chad Billingsley pitched a complete-game shutout for the Dodgers, holding the Giants to five hits. Los Angeles manager Joe ...

Los Angeles Dodgers skipper Joe Torre says he's not ruling anything out, but he doesn't anticipate managing anywhere else, including Chicago. Torre's name has emerged as a possible candidate to replace Lou Piniella, who is retiring as Cubs manager at season's end. "I ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has been suspended for five games following a heated encounter between his team and the San Francisco Giants that featured multiple ejections. Dodgers manager Joe Torre and his bench coach Bob Schaefer were each given one-game suspensions and undisclosed fines, Major League Baseball announced Wednesday. Kershaw, Torre, Schaefer and All-Star Dodgers ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers had two players and two coaches ejected in a 7-5 defeat to fierce rivals San Francisco on Tuesday. Pitchers Clayton Kershaw and Jonathan Broxton were forced out of the game, as were manager Joe Torre and bench coach Bob Schaefer. Kershaw may face disciplinary action for throwing at an opposing batter. The game ...