Who needs medical school when all you need to do is cover the Dodgers? It surely isn’t get any easier for the Dodgers as they place right-handed pitcher Vicente Padilla on the 15-day disabled list with a bulging disk in his neck. The team will be recalling right-handed relief pitcher Travis Schlichting from Triple-A Albuquerque. more ›

It appears that the Dodgers really do want to make it to a third consecutive October. Despite a patchwork lineup manager Joe Torre cobbled together thanks to injuries to Russell Martin and Rafael Furcal, the Dodgers got their offense going in their 9-0 win over the San Diego Padres. more ›

The Dodgers bullpen wasted away Dodger starter Vicente Padilla’s two-run outing drowning the Dodgers in a 6-1 loss. “Padilla pitched sensational,” Torre said. “He was very economical. We couldn’t generate any offense, but we certainly let it get away from us in the eighth.” more ›

Behind starter Vicente Padilla’s sterling eight innings of work and the offense jumping on Chicago Cubs’ starter Carlos Silva, the Dodgers finished out the last game before the All Star Break with an exclamation point shutting out the Cubs 7-0. more ›

After they couldn’t quite complete the comeback in last night’s 6-5 loss to the Florida Marlins, the Dodgers uncoiled against them and their starter Chris Volstad (4-8) in their 6-2 win. “Everybody’s making their contribution,” Dodgers’ manager Joe Torre commented about the win. “[Blake] DeWitt, a couple of stolen bases tonight. We just did a lot of good things tonight.” more ›

St. Louis Blues defeat LA Kings 3-1. Against the team with the worst home record in the league and outside the playoff hunt, the Kings did everything but score goals. The Blues took advantage of the Kings sleeping through their checks when BJ Crombeen scored on a two-on-one rush 3:57 into the game. The Blue extended more ›

LA Lakers defeat Houston Rockets 103-102 (OT). Kobe Bryant scored 41 points, his 98th career game with over 40 points and Andrew Bynum scored 17 points and 17 rebounds as the Lakers clung on for the win. As in the playoffs last season, the Lakers allowed the Rockets easy points in the paint. However they managed to play good defense at the end of the overtime period to take out the Rockets. This was the first game for Ron Artest and Trevor Ariza facing their former teams. Both scored 15 points. Here's a very telling stat for the Lakers that should be of concern. Derek Fisher in 34 minutes scored 0 points going 0-for-5 from the field. Now for some good news. Pau Gasol could return to the starting lineup on Friday in Memphis. more ›

The World Series isn't over yet, but that hasn't stopped the exciting Dodgers offseason from getting a little head start. Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla apparently shot himself in the right leg in his home country of Nicaragua today. more ›

Dodgers manager Joe Torre made sure that his team would not suffer a letdown after their miraculous 3-2 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals in game two of the National League Divisional Series. more ›

For the second consecutive season the Dodgers sweep an NL Central team in the National League Divisional Series - this season the Cardinals played the role of the victim losing 5-1 in game three. Although Matt Kemp had a golden sombrero (four strikeouts), Manny Ramirez and Andre Ethier went 3-for-5 each. Manny knocked in two RBI while Ethier was a single short of the cycle, hitting a two-run homer in the second inning. Dodgers starter Vicente Padilla threw a gem of a game shutting out the Cardinals for seven innings giving up only four hits and a walk while striking out four. The Dodgers now face the winner of the Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies series. more ›

When we last left the Dodgers they had a lot of things to address for the playoffs. Manager Joe Torre had no idea who would start in St. Louis for game three of the National League Divisional Series nor who would start at second base. These two questions finally had some sort of closure today. The starter for game three will be Vicente Padilla while Chad Billingsley will start if there’s a game four in St. Louis. more ›

The Colorado Rockies still couldn’t emerge from the K-hole they fell into yesterday. After striking out 12 times in last night’s game, they struck out an additional 17 times losing 5-3 against the Dodgers. Dodgers starter Vicente Padilla knew this was an audition for the postseason. His fast balls were crisp and he was able to get his curve balls over for strikes striking out the first five batters he faced. He ended up going five innings giving up a run on four hits with ten strikeouts. more ›

Andre Ethier was the savior for the Dodgers 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. On Air Force Appreciation Night, the Dodgers bullpen laid a stink egg for the second consecutive night. Right fielder Andre Ethier willed the Dodgers to victory twice. First with the game tied at three in the bottom of the seventh, Ethier worked a bases loaded walk to give the Dodgers a 4-3 lead. Then in the top of the eighth and stole a two-run homer in off of first baseman Brandon Allen to end the inning. more ›

Jayson Stark of ESPN.com is reporting that the Dodgers have signed former Texas Rangers starter Vicente Padilla to a minor league contract. Padilla will get a minor league start with the Albuquerque Isotopes and could be brought to pitch next Thursday. Padilla's last start was on August 5 with the Rangers who released him this week. Padilla is 8-6 this season with a 4.92 ERA. Known for being a troublesome character in the clubhouse during his tenure with the Rangers, Padilla was diagnosed earlier this season with swine flu. Torre said a couple of weeks ago he has managed difficult personalities in the past. We'll see how this goes. more ›