Scott Van Slyke

MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH The Dodgers' new owners are going to great lengths to extend Dodger Stadium's history to new sports. The 51-year-old facility will host soccer for the first time Aug. 3 when Real Madrid, Juventus,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH Given the description of Dodgers reliever Ronald Belisario as "out of control" by one of the umpires Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, Belisario's comment the next day was ominous....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH Manager Don Mattingly's normally upbeat outlook on things has been sorely tested by the Dodgers' season-long battle with injuries. "A couple (injuries), you see that. That's just...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH The dream of having a healthy lineup remains an unattainable one for the Los Angeles Dodgers. On the same day they scratched a starting pitcher for the third time in a week (Ted...

The Dodgers won in walk-off fashion. And believe it or not, Yasiel Puig had nothing to do with the late-game heroics. He was standing in the on-deck circle as Juan Uribe stood at the plate with runners on the corners and one out. Braves reliever Anthony...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH If nothing else, Dodgers right-hander Josh Beckett is relieved to be more informed than he was. Whether that leads to him pitching again this season remains to be seen. Beckett...

The palpable frustration is creeping back for the Dodgers as Puigmania slowly loses its freshness. The images were clear Sunday: Adrian Gonzalez staring blankly at the baseball in his left hand after making an error that led to four runs in the third...

From Wells to Ethier For all the magic Yasiel Puig worked in his first week in the major leagues, let us not overlook this trick: He turned Andre Ethier into Vernon Wells. The Angels took on the $86 million owed to Wells when they traded for him in...

RHP Kenley Jansen took over as the Dodgers' closer Tuesday, and he struck out two in a 1-2-3 ninth inning against the Diamondbacks to pick up his third save in four opportunities. Jansen tossed scoreless relief for the 10th consecutive outing since May 25...

Patrick Corbin looks to become the majors’ first 10-game winner on Wednesday when the Arizona Diamondbacks play the rubber game of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Both teams figure to be warned before the game after five players...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH After watching Brandon League blow a two-run lead and surrender four runs in the ninth inning of a loss to the Diamondbacks on Monday night, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly would...

Part 3 : continues.... ----------------------------------------------- MLB Note - Washington Nationals Strasburg, Stephen RHP Stephen Strasburg (right lat muscle) threw a simulated game that went well. "Threw all my pitches," he said. "Velocity was...