Nick Punto

The Dodgers have bullpen problems and hitting with runners in scoring position problems and health in the rotation problems. And one other little thing: They’re a lousy defensive team. This defensive trouble might come as a surprise. All three...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH Even as he emerged from a slow start, something has been missing from Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp's game -- power. Through the first 39 games of the season and 164 plate...

“Shredder” is a great nickname. No matter what you think about Nick Punto’s penchant for head-first dives to the bag, “Shredder” rocks. And, much to most everyone’s surprise, so does Punto. Punto was that other...

MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH The Dodgers' still can't get their starting rotation at full strength. But they finally have the strength of the rotation back together. Veteran RHP Josh Beckett went on the disabled list Wednesday...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH More than a week ago, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said he was "thinking about" dropping Brandon League from the closer role. After a couple more shaky outings by League, he is...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH Zack Greinke could be back in the Dodgers' rotation Wednesday, barely five weeks after he suffered a fractured left clavicle -- well ahead of the original eight-week prognosis....

addCustomPlayer('8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', 'eplayer15'); The Dodgers had a lot to be thankful for Sunday. They were thankful for the Miami Marlins, one of only two National League teams to begin...

(Updated: Scott Van Slyke had two hits, including his third career home run, and drove in two runs as host Los Angeles won the rubber match of the three-game series.) Dodgers 5, Marlins 3: Scott Van Slyke had two hits, including his third career home...

Dodgers make it two in a row LOS ANGELES -- Chris Capuano described it as a thin line, the difference between playing tight and playing loose. It's a line that the expectation-laden Los Angeles Dodgers have toed with increasing wobbliness this season,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH As the Dodgers suffered through an eight-game losing streak and speculation about his job security increased, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said he didn't read a word of it -- but...

Heads up Brandon McCarthy was eager to inspect the pitcher helmets making the rounds this spring. Then he tried one on. "It felt like a cat was sleeping on my head," he said. McCarthy had emergency brain surgery after he was hit on the head by a...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH The fact that right-hander Brandon League gave up a game-winning home run to Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt in the ninth inning of Tuesday's game doesn't make League...