Dodgers fall into last place with 9-2 loss to Arizona

L.A. is held in check by Trevor Cahill, who helps his cause with a two-run triple, and drops fifth consecutive game.

Adrian Gonzalez plans to play for Dodgers despite strained neck

An MRI exam confirms that the source of the pain is muscular, and the first baseman says he will 'try to play through it.'

Dodgers' Adrian Gonzalez won't be switching back on his swing

Gonzalez says he has been unable to recover the swing that made him an elite power hitter, and is most effective now with a flatter swing. He thinks that will cost him five to 10 home runs a season.

Dodgers aren't sweating getting swept by Giants

They lose, 4-3, in San Francisco, but Manager Don Mattingly says he's disappointed only in the result. 'I feel better about our club walking out of here than I did walking in,' he says.

From the hire point, the descent can be sudden for L.A. coaches

If you want to coach a major sports program in Los Angeles these days, lose your sense of pride, find your sense of humor and prepare to spend every waking hour apologizing for not being Phil Jackson.

Dodgers are breaking even on the field, doing better off it

Dodgers are only 83-83 since Guggenheim Baseball bought them, but with resolution of a key TV-contract issue apparently at hand, their long-range plan looks good.

Dodgers rally but fall to Giants in 10 innings, 10-9

L.A. comes back from early deficit with seven runs in the fifth inning but lose on a walk-off home run by Guillermo Quiroz.

Dodgers lose sixth in a row ... again

Brandon League gives up a two-run homer to Paul Goldschmidt in the ninth and Diamondbacks win, 5-3.

Dee Gordon gets another chance, maybe his last

Dodgers put Hanley Ramirez back on the DL because of a hamstring strain and recall Dee Gordon, who will try, again, to prove he can be an everyday shortstop.

There's more trauma than drama as Dodgers fall to Giants, 2-1

A night of potential triumph ends badly for Dodgers, who lose Hanley Ramirez to hamstring injury in sixth, then lose game on Buster Posey's walk-off homer in ninth.

Adrian Gonzalez is latest Dodger felled by injury

First baseman Adrian Gonzalez, the Dodgers' RBI leader, sits out against Giants because of neck stiffness, an injury sustained in a collision with an umpire.

Mark McGwire says Dodgers to start hitting big any day now

'There's so much talent in that clubhouse,' the hitting coach says. As of Thursday, the Dodgers were the second-lowest-scoring team in the major leagues.

Dodgers' Josh Beckett still looking for first victory

Veteran right-hander struggles again and goes only four innings in a 7-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies.

Not just a Dodgers fan, but a true jeer leader

Hilda Chester heckled at Ebbets Field in the team's Brooklyn days. By comparison, today's crowd can seem a tame lot.

Dodgers' Mark Ellis may go to disabled list if not ready Friday

Second baseman has missed the last five games with a strained quadriceps. Clayton Kershaw is expected back from the bereavement list to start in San Francisco.