Last week when the Dodgers faced the Giants, their all-time record against each other was tied at 1,288-1,288. What you did not see were the 17 ties that they have had. So, I thought it would be interesting to see how they have fared against the teams in the National League.
Arizona: The Diamondbacks joined MLB in 1996. Since then, they have played 478 games against each other, not counting this season. LA holds a 273-205 edge. They have played 6 playoff games, with each team winning 3. At Chase Field, LA is 130-113. At Dodger Stadium LA is 143-92. This season, LA is 3-0 against the Snakes.
Atlanta-Milwauke-Boston Braves: Dodgers are 1,215-1,044 with 22 ties. Atlanta entered the league in 1876 as the Boston Beaneaters. They moved to Milwaukee in 1953 and stayed there just 13 years before moving to Atlanta. They were part of the NL West from 1969-94. They have been in the NL East ever since. They have met five times in the playoffs, with the Braves winning the first one in 1996, losing the next three and then winning in 21. LA is 231-154 against the Braves at Dodger Stadium. They are 13-8 at Truist Field. LA is 12-12 against the Braves, but if you count the last 2 games of 1959 as playoff games, they are 14-12.
Chicago Cubs: The Cubbies also joined the league in 1876 as the Chicago White Stockings. During their long tenure in the league, the Dodgers are 1,075-1,078-14 against Chicago. They have a losing record at Wrigley, 419-434 and are 184-138 against the Cubs at Dodger Stadium. They are 1-1 this season so far, but the Cubs have handled the Dodgers the last two seasons, 7-5. LA has met the Cubs in the playoffs three times, winning twice for a 9-5 record.
Cincinnati Reds: The Reds are one of the original baseball teams. For years, the first game of the season would be played in Cincinnati. Like seven other teams, they were part of the original NL in 1890. The Dodgers are 1.211-1,164-13 all-time against the Reds. They have met just twice in the playoffs, each team winning a series by sweeping the other for a 2-3 record against them in the playoffs.
Colorado Rockies: The Rockies joined MLB and the NL West in 1996. In that time, the Rockies have bested the Dodgers in the season series just 5 times. They have never won the West. Their lone World Series appearance in 2007 came as a Wild Card team. They finished second in 2018 after losing game 163 to the Dodgers. LA is 329-214 all-time vs the Rocks. 139-116 at Coors, 171-90 in LA. This season they are 2-2. They have never met in the playoffs.
Miami Marlins: Miami joined the NL East in 1993 as the Florida Marlins and remained that until 2011. Overall, the Dodgers are 132-101 against them. Marlins Park is relatively new with LA going 22-17 there. They are 64-46 in LA and have never met in the playoffs. The Marlins have played LA tough no matter how good or bad the team has been. Seven times they have taken the season series from LA.
Milwaukee Brewers: From 1969-97, the Brewers, who for one season, 1969, were the Seattle Pilots, were in the American League. First the AL West until 72 when they went to the AL East and then to the AL Central in 1994. When MLB realigned in 1998, the Brewers moved to the NL with Houston moving to the AL. All-time LA is 100-77 against the Brew-Crew. 40-33 at Miller and 48-36 at Dodger Stadium. LA was 12-8 against them at old County Stadium. They have met three times in the playoffs with LA winning all three, advancing to the World Series in 2017 after an exciting 4-3 series win, and again in 25 after sweeping them in the NLCS. They met in the 2020 Wild Card series too.
New York Mets: The Mets joined MLB in 1962. They were pretty bad their first few seasons losing 100 games or more five times in their first six seasons. They have become a much better team over the years and have 2 Championships and 5 pennants under their belt. The Dodgers overall have dominated the Mets with a 366-284-1 record. They have met four times in the playoffs. Both teams won twice, LA in 88 and 2024, the Mets in the LDS in 06 and 2015. They are 10-11 against NY in playoff games. LA is 194-134 at home, and 31-15 at Citi Field. They were evenly matched at Shea with LA holding a 141-135 edge.
Philadelphia Phillies: The Phillies were on of the NL’s original 8 teams. For most of their early existence, they were the doormat in the NL. They got to their first World Series in 1915. They lost. They did not go again until the Whiz Kids team of 1950. They lost again. They won their first one in 1980. Against the Dodgers, they have a 1,091-941-14 deficit. The Dodgers are 182-146 against them in LA, and 32-32 at Citizen’s Bank Park. They have met six times in the playoffs, with each team winning three. Dodgers won the 77-78 LCS by 3-1 in each series. In 83, 08, 09, the Dodgers lost each series winning just 1 game in each and losing 11 games total. They beat the Phillies last year in the LDS 3-1.
PittsBurgh Pirates: Another of the original eight. The Pirates have lost over 2,000 games in their tenure in the NL. PNC Park is their third modern day home. Old Forbes Field, and then Three Rivers were their previous homes. All-time the Dodgers are 1,165-1,020-13 against the Bucs. They are 199-124 in LA and 47-33 at PNC. They met once in the playoffs in 1974 in the LCS. LA won 3-1.
St. Louis Cardinals: Another original eight team, and the only team besides the Giants, who are now 1 game up on LA, with a winning record against the Dodgers. LA is 1,086-1,113-16 against the Redbirds. LA has a losing record at the new Busch, 25-35, and are 1163-152 at Dodger Stadium. In the playoffs, the Redbirds have won four of their six meetings, 85, 04, 13, 14. LA won in 09 and 2021. Their combined playoff record against the Birds is 10-14. Cardinals also beat Brooklyn in a 2-game playoff in 1946.
San Francisco Giants: Originally in New York, they moved to California along with the Dodgers in 1958. They brought their rivalry with them. They have battled each other pretty evenly over the years as the 1 game edge for the Giants is because of their 2-1 series win last week. Overall LA has a 302-242 edge in LA and a 111-106 edge in SF. They met just once in the playoff in 21 when LA won 3-2. In 1962, the Dodgers lost a three-game playoff to the Giants, and had the same thing happen in 1951.
San Diego Padres: Padres joined the NL West in 1969 and were the leagues doormat until 1984 when they won the pennant, led by exe-Dodger, Steve Garvey. So far, that is their only trip to the series. Over the years LA has compiled a 532-431-1 record over the Friars. 281-198 in LA and 103-77 at Petco. They have met 3 times in the playoffs with LA winning twice. SD won the 2022 LDS 3-1.
Washington Nationals: Originally the Montreal Expos, they joined the league in 1969. Over the years, they have 6 appearances in the playoffs, one pennant and one World Series win in 2019. The Dodgers against the combined franchise are 304-211. In LA they are 165-88 and 30-19 at Nationals Park. They were 105-104 in Montreal. They have met three times in the playoffs, once as the Expos, and twice as the Nationals. LA beat Montreal 3-2 in 1981, then beat the Nats 3-2 in 2016. Nats won in 2019 when they also won their only World Series.
Overview: The Dodgers longtime rivals, the Giants, have not fared well since 2021, when they won 107 games and edged the Dodgers by one game in the West. They have not been to the World Series since 2014 when they won their third in five years. They have basically been replaced as Dodger enemy number one by the Padres. Dodger fans for the most part despise the team from down south. Especially since Manny Machado joined the team. With a hot start to this season by both teams, that rivalry it seems will be even more heightened this season. Hopefully, the Dodgers can handle the Padres and get their threepeat.
MiLB GAME SUMMARY REPORTS
Round Rock Express (Texas) 6 – OKC Comets 3
With LHSP Logan Allen on the hill, the leadoff hitter for the Express hit a HR. A single, double, ground out, walk and single scored the other two runs and a 3-0 lead.
OKC tied it up in the 5th. 3B Ryan Fitzgerald led off with a double (8). With one out, 1B Ryan Ward drew a BB, and RF James Tibbs III followed with a ground rule double (11). Fitzgerald scored and Ward moved to 3rd. A ground out scored Ward, and DH Jack Suwinski singled home Tibbs III.
In the bottom of the 5th, Allen allowed a leadoff single. RHRP Griff McGarry relieved Allen and walked 4 to force in 2 go-ahead runs for Round Rock.
RHRP Brock Stewart completed 1.0 scoreless inning with 1 BB and 2 K. The goal was for Stewart to go back to back. Let’s see if he comes in on Thursday.
RHRP Nick Frasso entered in the 8th. He allowed a leadoff single, and double to score the final run.
- James Tibbs III – 3-5, 1 run, 1 RBI, double (10)
- Ryan Fitzgerald – 2-5, 1 run, double (8)
- Jack Suwinski – 2-5, 1 RBI, double (7)
Tulsa Drillers 4 – San Antonio Missions (Padres) 3
Tulsa got 4 runs on just 4 hits. Three of those hits were XBH.
LHRP Evan Shaw was the opener in a bullpen game. After two batters, Shaw was trailing. A leadoff double and single and the Missions were up 1-0.
RHRP Carson Hobbs was the second pitcher in the bullpen game, and he surrendered back to back solo HRs to open the 4th, and a 3-0 lead.
Tulsa climbed back in it in the bottom of the 4th. 3B Kyle Nevin was HBP, and that was followed by LF Zyhir Hope’s 5th HR.
C Frank Rodriguez tied it up with his 1st HR of the year.
Three Tulsa pitchers pitched the final 5 scoreless innings on 3 hits and 1 BB. They combined to toss 5 K.
In the bottom of the 7th, with 1 out, 2B Jake Gelof got an infield single and RF Chris Newell followed with a BB. Rodriguez stepped up and got his first double of the season with Gelof scoring and giving Tulsa a 4-3 lead.
Rodriguez was the only Driller with a multi-hit game.
Great Lakes Loons – Peoria Chiefs (St. Louis)
Game Postponed – Doubleheader Thursday.
Lake Elsinore Storm (Padres) 4 – Ontario Tower Buzzers 3
RHSP Cam Leiter completed 1.2 IP and 30 pitches (19 strikes). He did not allow a run. 1 hit and 2 K. A good return.
RHP Jesus Tillero entered in the 3rd, and was staked to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third. In the 4th, 2 singles, a sac bunt, and a 3rd single plated 2. In the 5th, he allowed a double and HR for 2 more runs.
Ontario scored first in the 3rd. LF AJ Soldra drew a leadoff BB. SS Joendry Vargas singled. With one out, 2 BB scored one, and RF Ching-Hsien Ko hit a sac fly to score a second.
In the 6th, 1B Easton Shelton hit a solo HR (3) to close the gap. But they could not close it all the way.
Joendry Vargas was the only Ontario batter to have two hits.
Missed the game, had to pick up a friend at the bus depot in Colorado Springs. Looks like I did not miss much.
Very disappointing ending. Roberts needs to stop bunting with Shohei on deck. Guy just walked Kim & Rushing was behind 1-0 on Freeland, who is fast and has a good eye. Trust your talent.
A lot of baseball news today. Royals starters, Ryan Bergert and Ben Kudrna, both underwent surgery today. Bergert TJ surgery and Kudrna to repair a stress fracture. Orioles place Trevor Rogers on the IL with an illness. Tigers hired former MLB pitcher, Kyle Hendricks as a special assistant. Tigers placed Casey Mize and Javier Baez on the IL and recalled Emmanuel De Jesus and Jace Jung. Brewers outrighted Luis Matos to AAA. Giants called up Gregory Santos and optioned Blade Tidwell to AAA. Pirates DFAd Ryan Harbin and called up Chris Devenski. Blue Jays DFAd Eloy Jimenez and activated George Springer. Red Sox placed Garrett Crochet on the IL with an inflamed shoulder. White Sox called up Jared Kelenic. Angels DFAd Joey Lucchesi. Braves DFAd Carlos Carrasco. Yankees DFAd Randal Grichuk and called up pitching prospect Elmer Rodriguez.
They may be maddening at times, but they are OUR back to back maddening WS champs! As long as we’re all happy the first of November!
Have to agree there. But what I really would love? A season where they win the pennant by 20 games, score well over 900 runs, hit 300 homers. Then breeze through the playoffs. Losing say 1 game in each series except the last one where they win all four games. is that so much to wish for?
Yes
Dang, I thought it was a reasonable request. After all, the 27 Yankees won by 19 games and swept the Pirates in the series.
True
But I’d feel better about flipping the switch if the Jays hadn’t nearly knocked us off.
Truth is, the Dodgers won 3 of the 4 games by 2 runs or less. Their other win was by 4 runs in Yoshi’s complete game win in game 2. Jays won their games by 7, 4 and 5 runs. When they beat the Yankees in 24, LA won by 3, 2, 2 and 1.
The offense was lacking… but it was against Alcantara, who seems to be back in all-star form.
Another pretty good outing for Glasnow… well, except for the six walks and 2 HRs.
But not as good as Alcantara against the Dodgers’ superior offense.
I’m starting to feel a little impatient about Mookie.
MiLB Game Summaery Reports have been added above.
The Dodgers’ record in 2026 is 2-4 when they don’t hit a homerun:
Dodgers 2026 Record Without a Home Run
Date Opponent Result Final Score
March 30 vs. Cleveland Guardians Loss 2–4
April 7 @ Toronto Blue Jays Win 4–1
April 8 @ Toronto Blue Jays Loss 3–4
April 14 vs. New York Mets Win 2–1
April 28 vs. Miami Marlins Loss 1–2
April 29 vs. Miami Marlins Loss 2–3
The Los Angeles Dodgers lost 28 games during the 2025 regular season when they failed to hit a home run, finishing with a 14–28 record in those contests.
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Mookie Betts said he was sore the day after hitting BP off coaches. Once he tries that again and wakes up without any soreness is another big check point.
Betts said he was told 4-6 weeks to return from his oblique strain, but believes he’s ahead of schedule.
Geez, it seems like it’s been forever.
And zero word on Edman.
From the Dodgers’ Official Page:
INF/OF Tommy Edman
Injury: Recovery from right ankle surgery
IL date: March 22 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Late May or early June
Status: Has resumed facing live pitching. He is still only doing straight-line running and is building up slowly in that regard. (updated April 25)
Stewart should be ready after today. Do we phantom IL Treinen or send down Eder?
Eder gets optioned.
Betts is no longer youthful so I wouldn’t expect a quick recovery. Hopefully he’s there everyday in the second half. Same with all the other guys who currently look off.
Checking the box some things just don’t make sense. Kim is OPSn higher than Tucker, Smith and Freeman, Rushing is still over 1.200, Muncy is in Ohtani country at .968, Call is hitting .310 , and Freeland still looks like an overmatched rookie at .619. Pitching looks great as all 4 pitchers in the game yesterday show ERAs under 3.
All of this will likely settle into “baseball card” numbers by summer. And what will that mean for the standings? Oddly very little as the team remains in first place..
I still believe one has to ask if we are seeing a hint of age related regression. Ohtani is 31 and the schedule he is on is quite demanding. Muncy is injured every year, Freeman is 36, last night he looked 46, Smith is 31, Betts is 33, will he ever play 150 games again?
It’s May tomorrow, which obviously is still early in the season. Snell, Diaz, Betts, Edman, Hernandez, Stone, Knack, Casparius…. and others. Feels kinda like a Dead Pool. Who’s next? Good thing this roster is $400 million deep.
Freeman shouldn’t play every day because of the age factor.Rushing would be an excellent replacement at first.Mookie also should not play any more than 125 games. That’s why next year with Rojas retiring and Kiki hopefully gone,Kim and Freeland could fill in at short. Age catches up with all of us.
You forgot Graterol.
And Phillips, Stewart, Miller, Cousins… all part of the “others”.
Thursday’s Dodgers Affiliate’s Schedule
2:05 p.m. PT: Great Lakes (Brooks Auger) vs.Peoria (Leonel Sequera)
High-A game 2: Great Lakes (TBD) vs. Peoria (TBD)
4:45 p.m. PT: Oklahoma City (Jackson Ferris) at Round Rock (Austin Gomber)
5:00 p.m. PT: Tulsa (Patrick Copen) vs. San Antonio (Fernando Sanchez)
6:35 p.m. PT: Ontario (Marlon Nieves) vs. Lake Elsinore (Bryan Balzer)
MLB moves: Reds place Brandon Williamson on IL, Zach Maxwell recalled. Mets DFAd Carl Edwards Jr, placed Robert Jr. on the IL with a lumbar disc herniation, and called up Austin Warren and Eric Wagaman. Braves will get Spencer Strider back from the IL on Saturday. Tommy Pham elected free agency.
For your schadenfreude pleasure:
1. Devers with worst in-zone contact % in baseball
2. Mets with worst record
3. Red Sox & Astros stink
4. Phillies 9 games behind us
5 Bo Bichette quiet as a mouse
Bichette is hitting 5 points below what Tucker is doing. But his OPS is more than 100 points lower. Giants and Phillies playing a doubleheader today. SF up 2-1 in the first game. Mattingly’s Phils won their first game with him as manager.
Good information.
Every game counts of course, but come September few remember what happened in April.
What would a trade with the Mets look like?
For who?
Cold here today. Just 39 degrees and it is raining.
75 and mostly sunny here. But that isn’t news.
Great article Bear!!! Thanks
You are welcome, John. Mets claimed Andy Ibanez off waivers.
I know many wanted the Dodgers to trade for Luis Robert Jr. Not surprisingly, he is on the IL again (as usual).
Doesn’t surprise me at all. After a hot start, his stats started tanking. Dude has great skills but just cannot stay on the field. Brewers removed Brandon Woodruf from his last start after a serious drop in velocity on his heater. He went from averaging 93 down to 85.
He’s an ancient 28.
Fans in full panic mode on X. Some of the crap they come up with is pure comedy gold.
While I didn’t enjoy the outcome of yesterday’s game I did enjoy the Marlin’s broadcast. I couldn’t take another Jess Mendoza dose. Hopefully she’ll be off to the Women’s College World Series before long.
I’ve never listened to 2nd year guy, Kyle Sielaff, before and thought he was quite good. Jeff Nelson does a nice job of analysis and doesn’t over fricken analyze every pitch thrown. Old friend Tommy Hutton wasn’t on last night.
I love getting the occasional take from the opponent’s perspective. I though they were very good.
I just hit the mute button whenever she is doing the game.Can’t stand that annoying laugh.
When they play the Rockies, I am forced to listen to their guys unless I turn the sound off, crank my computer up and listen to the Dodgers radio guys.
San Fran,Arizona and Colorado all lost today. In addition San Fran is also losing 2-0 in the 3rd inning against the Phillies in a make-up game. Dodgers and Padres with a day off.Dodgers in first by a half game over the Padres despite playing like “shit” for the last 13 games.
Catching ATL is next
Davalan & Sirota with monster days.
Davalan 2 HR
Sirota 3 HR in doubleheader, all oppo field
Suwinski hit his 7th homer for OKC. He has the second highest OPS on the Comets. Tyler Fitzgerald was the DH last night, his first game as a Comet.
Country lost another artist, one of the original Outlaw country musicians, David Allan Coe. You Never Even Called Me By My Name, all time country classic. RIP David.
Dodgers, Yankees and Reds all have the same record. 20-11. Braves have 22 wins. Hard to believe it is May already. Mother’s day next weekend, and here in Canon we have the Blossom Music Festival started here on the 29th and goes through Sunday.