Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers didn't merely tread water in Clayton Kershaw's absence. They went full Michael Phelps and splashed into the lead.

Scott Van Slyke's disappointing season will come to a premature end, as the Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder will have surgery on his ailing right wrist. 

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Outfielder Andre Ethier hasn't played a regular-season game in 2016, but the Los Angeles Dodgers are hoping he will be able to contribute before the year is over.

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Even with Adrian Gonzalez's awesomeness meter at less than 100 percent for most of the season, the Los Angeles Dodgers haven't had much trouble hitting in 2016.

Just imagine what they can do now that his meter is far past 100 percent.

There are a number of ways a baseball player might injure a finger. Ordering room service at a hotel isn't traditionally one of them.

Just when the Los Angeles Dodgers have finally caught up with the San Francisco Giants, their starting pitching has gone and quit on them.

Clayton Kershaw and Rich Hill, that's your cue to come back and fix everything.

A little after 1 p.m. Sunday, a Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher not named Clayton Kershaw took the mound.

Fifteen minutes later, the Dodgers were down 5-0, and the pitcher not named Clayton Kershaw was done for the day.

It can be dangerous to buy into the hype whenever a top baseball prospect begins his major league journey. There's a long list of examples to vouch for how potential doesn't always pan out.

And then there are guys like Corey Seager.

It's not easy to take Justin Turner seriously as a star player. He used to be an anonymous New York Mets utility guy. He's now a Los Angeles Dodger not named Clayton Kershaw, Adrian Gonzalez or Corey Seager.

Yasiel Puig is a good baseball player.

With all the acrimony and controversy swirling around the Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder, it's easy to lose sight of that fact. But it's a fact, nonetheless.

And yet, it's been a while since results were consistently there for Puig.