Angels
The Angels fell to the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Wednesday for their seventh straight loss and have dropped 13 of 15.
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The Dodgers are trying to decide on a starting pitcher for Game 3, while three of their former starters are in the playoffs with new teams
Manny Machado and Yu Darvish are two ex-Dodgers who have the first shot of beating L.A. in the playoffs when the Padres open the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium.
Dodgers
Kenta Maeda is happy the Twins view him as a starter. Rich Hill is excited to join the rotation in June. Both ex-Dodgers love the team’s potential.
Logan O’Hoppe hits a three-run home run, Luis Rengifo hits a two-run blast and the bullpen shines in the Angels’ 5-2 win over the Detroit Tigers.
The Dodgers’ first significant gripe with the umpiring crew in their 7-2 loss at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night arose in the first inning, on the 25th pitch of Kenta Maeda’s forgettable outing.
Kenta Maeda will start for the Dodgers against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, the first day he is eligible to come off the injured list, manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday.
Kenta Maeda was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with what the Dodgers called a left adductor contusion -- or, in layman’s terms, a left groin bruise -- two days after the right-hander compiled 12 strikeouts and no walks over 6 ⅔ scoreless innings while driving in both runs with a bloop single in a 2-0 win over the San Diego Padres.
Kenta Maeda signaled his readiness for the postseason with a pair of quality relief appearances on consecutive nights for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Corey Seager was taken aback Friday night when informed of the number of wins the Dodgers are on pace to accumulate through the season’s first two months.