Yasmani Grandal is out of the lineup Wednesday against Miami, Eric Stephen of SB Nation reports. The Los Angeles Dodgers are taking on lefthanded starter Justin Nicolino on Wednesday, which has resulted in the decision to start A.J. Ellis behind the plate.
We hear constantly the importance of getting ahead in counts for pitchers, and how much harder it is to pitch when behind in counts. Thursday, they beat the Braves 2-1 in 10 innings on the strength of Yasmani Grandal's RBI double. Kershaw gave up ...
Yasmani Grandal is out of the lineup Saturday, the Los Angeles Times' Andy McCullough reports. He is 4-for-8 over his last three games, with three walks also mixed in over that span, but after catching three straight games, the Los Angeles Dodgers will ...
Ross Stripling didn't have another stellar no-hitter performance, but he did get a lot of insurance pitching from the Los Angeles bullpen against the Braves. Grandal has reached base in each of his last six games, with at least one walk in each of ...
So did the pitcher's reaction; he immediately nodded to manager Dave Roberts to challenge the call.In terms of staying where they want to be in the standings, it'd be good for them to win and close out the Braves because the Rockies are going to be ...
Grandal, a switch-hitter, hasn't faced a left-hander through his first seven games of the season, though not by design. Last year manager Don Mattingly preferred Grandal against right-handed opponents. He faced righties six times as often as lefties ...