On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, the offseason is here, and we take stock of the Dodgers, roster, decisions so far, and those yet to come. Since the season ended, three Dodgers had surgeries: Shohei Ohtani to repair a torn labrum after dislocating his left shoulder in the World Series, Clayton Kershaw had procedures on his left foo…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we look back on the 2024 Dodgers season, which ended in triumph with a World Series win. We answer trivia about the season and postseason, plus look at Dave Roberts’ legacy, the rivalry with the Padres, and much more. The Three-Inning Save is part of the Fans First Sports Network. Hosted by Eric Ste…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we recap the Dodgers winning the World Series. We recap the final three games at Yankee Stadium, which began with a Walker Buehler win in Game 3 in New York and ended with a Walker Buehler save two days later. In between was a study in bullpen management and game theory, plus a stunning comeback in …

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we recap the raucous first two games of the World Series, both won by the Dodgers over the Yankees at Dodger Stadium. From Freddie Freeman hitting the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history in Game 1 to Yoshinobu Yamamoto having an ace-like start in Game 2, plus Tommy Edman, Teoscar Herná…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, the Dodgers are in the World Series in a star-studded matchup with the Yankees. Jack Flaherty on the mound in Game 1 at Dodger Stadium against Gerrit Cole. Yoshinobu Yamamoto against Carlos Rodón in Game 2. We preview the matchup of so many potential Hall of Famers, like Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts,…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we remember the glorious career and baseball life of Dodgers icon Fernando Valenzuela, who died on October 22. The Three-Inning Save is part of the Fans First Sports Network. Hosted by Eric Stephen and Jacob Burch, with questions from Craig Minami. Produced by Brian Salvatore. Learn more about your …

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, the Dodgers finished the job at home, beating the Mets in Game 6 of the NLCS to clinch their first pennant at Dodger Stadium since 1988. The Dodgers deployed a bullpen game in Game 6, relying on all high-leverage relievers to cover all nine innings. Four pitchers recorded more than three outs, and B…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, the Dodgers won two of three over the Mets in New York in the NLCS, and now need just one more win to get back to the World Series. Every game of the NLCS has been decided by four or more runs, and the Dodgers were on the positive side of that in big wins in Games 3 and 4 at Citi Field. Max Muncy re…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, the Dodgers split the first two games with the Mets in the NLCS at home. Game 1 was a blowout for Los Angeles, with Jack Flaherty pitching seven strong innings in a 9-0 blowout win. That tied the Dodgers with the 1966 Orioles for the longest scoreless streak in postseason history at 33 innings. In G…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we preview the NLCS between the Dodgers and Mets with the fine folks at Home Run Applesauce. The Three-Inning Save is part of the Fans First Sports Network. Hosted by Eric Stephen and Jacob Burch, with questions from Craig Minami. Produced by Brian Salvatore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit …

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, the Dodgers are back in the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2021, and their sixth NLCS appearance in nine years. The Dodgers will face the Mets beginning Sunday night at Dodger Stadium, with Jack Flaherty on the mound in Game 1 for Los Angeles and Kodai Senga starting fo…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, the Dodgers foiled the Padres elimination plans twice in winning the NLDS. We recap the decisive Game 5 win for the Dodgers, which was their second straight shutout to close out the series. Yoshinobu Yamamoto recovered from a bad Game 1 start to pitch five scoreless innings. The Hernándezes (Kiké an…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, the Dodgers forced a Game 5 of the National League Division Series by beating the Padres in Game 4 in San Diego. Mookie Betts snapped an 0-for-22 postseason skid that dated back to 2022 with a pair of two-hit games at Petco Park, including a first-inning home run in each game. After a one-run loss t…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, the Dodgers split the first two games of the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium against the Padres. Starting pitching remains an issue for the Dodgers, who are constantly trailing early in games. The offense did enough to come back to win Game 1, but Game 2 featured fans throwing obje…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we look ahead to the Dodgers potential roster for the National League Division series, with really only one or two decisions remaining. Also, updates on Freddie Freeman’s sprained ankle and Miguel Rojas’ torn adductor/groin. Both are expected to start in Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday. The Three-Inn…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, the Dodgers won the National League West again and Shohei Ohtani is in the MLB postseason for the first time. The Dodgers beat the Padres two out of three times to clinch the division at Dodger Stadium, giving them three NL West titles in a row and 11 in the last 12 years. By the time the season end…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we look ahead to the postseason, which the Dodgers are in for a 12th year in a row. And we look at the many unanswered questions remaining in the starting rotation. Plus, we talked about delicious chocolate chip cookies. The Three-Inning Save is part of the Fans First Sports Network. Hosted by Eric …

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we marvel at Shohei Ohtani, baseball’s first 50-50 player. The superstar clinched 50-50 on the same day the Dodgers clinched a playoff berth, the first of Ohtani’s career. On that day in Miami, Ohtani has six hits, two doubles, three home runs, two stolen bases, and 10 RBI in one of most ridiculous …

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we look ahead to the final two weeks of the regular season, and what’s left on the Dodgers checklist heading into the postseason. The Three-Inning Save is part of the Fans First Sports Network. Hosted by Eric Stephen and Jacob Burch, with questions from Craig Minami. Produced by Brian Salvatore. Lea…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we catch up on two weeks of news and several disastrous Dodgers pitching injuries. Tyler Glasnow has a sprained elbow that effectively ended his season. Gavin Stone has shoulder inflammation, which leaves his October very much in doubt. Those two are the top two Dodgers in starts and innings on the …

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we look at Clayton Keshaw’s inflamed left big toe, and how he’ll miss at least two weeks and maybe more. Kershaw is another unknown along among Dodgers starting pitchers with Tyler Glasnow, who is throwing again but still not close to returning from elbow tendinitis. There are less than four weeks r…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we look back at the Dodgers winning three of four games over the Diamondbacks in a wild weekend in the desert, to solidify LA’s spot atop the National League West. More on the series, including a rested Freddie Freeman finding his power stroke, and Shohei Ohtani running wild as he closes in on a 50-…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we peek ahead at what the Dodgers postseason roster might look like. The lineup is complete with Mookie Betts, Max Muncy, and Tommy Edman back. The bullpen is at its fullest strength all season. Now it’s just a matter of sorting out the starting pitching, and hoping that Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu …

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we relive Shohei Ohtani’s walk-off grand slam that also clinched the sixth 40-40 season in major league history. That was part of a winning week for the Dodgers, who won five out of six games after getting their lineup back at full strength with Max Muncy and Tommy Edman activated off the injured li…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we look at an American League-heavy schedule for the Dodgers to close out August and start September. We also catch up on the progress of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who threw a simulated game last week in St. Louis and will likely throw a few more. He could conceivably pitch a few times in September as a p…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, Tyler Glasnow is back on the injured list and we take stock of the Dodgers pitching staff, whose depth has been severely tested. Freddie Freeman jammed his finger, Mookie Betts returned from a broken hand and had a solid first week back. The Dodgers also got Walker Buehler back from the injured list…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we take stock of the various players returning to the Dodgers this week and next. Mookie Betts, Walker Buehler, and Ryan Brasier are back this week on the road trip, with Max Muncy and Tommy Edman due back next week on the homestand. Yoshinobu Yamamoto looms as he nears a rehab assignment, too. The …

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we recap a winning homestand for the Dodgers, who did lose a series against the Phillies but then swept the Pirates. Teoscar Hernández is on fire, Tyler Glasnow is pitching like an ace, and we try to figure out what obstruction means. Also, brutal injuries for River Ryan and Brusdar Graterol, and a …

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we dig into Shohei Ohtani, who is the third Dodgers player ever with 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in a season. Ohtani is the first primary DH in MLB history with a 30-30 season, and he tied Jose Canseco among all 30-30 seasons as the fourth-fastest to reach the milestone, at just 111 team games …

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we recap a busy trade deadline, before which the Dodgers acquired five players in a total of four trades. Plus we recap a very up-and-down week, losing both games to the Padres in San Diego, including a blown 5-0 lead in the opener. The Dodgers were 2-3 on the week, with wins in the final two games …

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we look back at a 4-3 week, and a bumpy weekend in Houston, marked by a pair of pitching decisions by Dave Roberts. The Three-Inning Save is part of the Fans First Sports Network. Hosted by Eric Stephen and Jacob Burch, with questions from Craig Minami. Produced by Brian Salvatore. Learn more about …

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we look ahead to the Dodgers a few days ahead of the July 30 trade deadline. The Dodgers got Tyler Glasnow and Clayton Kershaw back this week, but are in the market for a starter. We look at Garrett Crochet and Jack Flaherty. The Dodgers also lost Miguel Rojas and Chris Taylor to the injured list, a…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we salute Teoscar Hernández for being the first Dodgers player ever to win the Home Run Derby. Hernández is also starting the All-Star Game along with Shohei Ohtani on Tuesday in Texas. Freddie Freeman and Will Smith are the other active Dodgers on the National League roster as reserves. To that end…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, it was a rebound week for the Dodgers, with a sweep of the Red Sox after the All-Star break. Shohei Ohtani hit two memorable home runs last week: a three-run shot in the All-Star Game, the first by a Dodger in the midsummer classic in 28 years; and a 473-foot blast on Sunday that very nearly cleared…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we look back at a hell week for the Dodgers, losing five of six games on the road to the Phillies and Tigers. The club’s thinning pitching staff took more hits and the burden created by the starting rotation finally made the bullpen crack. And that’s before considering the underperformance from a la…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we salute Teoscar Hernández for being the first Dodgers player ever to win the Home Run Derby. Hernández is also starting the All-Star Game along with Shohei Ohtani on Tuesday in Texas. Freddie Freeman and Will Smith are the other active Dodgers on the National League roster as reserves. To that end…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we note the six Dodgers named to the National League All-Star roster, and the busy week ahead. The MLB Draft starts Sunday and runs for three days. The Future Game is Saturday, and the Home Run Derby is Monday before the All-Star Game itself on Tuesday in Texas. The Three-Inning Save is part of the …

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we recount a busy week of pitching roster moves, and a struggling staff. D-backs first baseman Christian Walker hit five home runs in three games at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers split six games against Arizona and Milwaukee, and Justin Wrobleski made his major league debut with a spot start on Sunday…

Today on The Three-Inning Save podcast, Eric Stephen and Jacob Burch look back at Willie Randolph, the second baseman who played parts of two seasons with the Dodgers, including making the All-Star team in 1989. Randolph played 18 years in the majors, including 13 years with the Yankees, and was part of four World Series teams and two championship …

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we look at various’ Dodgers chances of making the All-Star team, with Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernández likely starting plus reserve chances for Freddie Freeman and Will Smith, and maybe one or two pitchers. Also, trivia regarding Gavin Stone’s shutout last week, and questions regarding the Dodger…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we worry about the pitching staff after short starts last week by Bobby Miller, Tyler Glasnow, and James Paxton taxing the bullpen, while also exalting Gavin Stone, who pitched a shutout. With no real immediate cavalry in sight, the Dodgers rotation has little margin for error over the next few week…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we look at the Dodgers pitching staff at the moment, with Walker Buehler getting a reset with another trip to the injured list. In the last week-plus, the Dodgers lost Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Buehler, with the latter more of a reset as Buehler works through kinks in his mechanics and delivery. They g…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we marvel at the many majestic home runs and other exploits of Shohei Ohtani, who is now leading off for the Dodgers. Ohtani hit four home runs last week, and has an extra-base hit in seven straight games, but was also joined by others in the lineup around him, including a productive 7-8-9 group tha…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we look to the return of Bobby Miller after missing 10 weeks with shoulder inflammation, replacing the injured Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Also, a look at the weird schedule this week which includes the Dodgers and Angels having Sunday off after a two-game series. Plus loads of Dodgers trivia about the Ange…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we discuss the aftermath of the injuries to Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Also, a look at the top of the Dodgers lineup, which now has Will Smith batting second to break up left-handed hitters Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman. Miguel Rojas will take over the bulk of the time at shortstop, an…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we recap an absolutely brutal weekend at Dodger Stadium during which Mookie Betts broke a bone in his left hand and Yoshinobu Yamamoto suffered a strained rotator cuff. Both are expected to miss several weeks, if not months. Craig Goldstein at Baseball Prospectus shared data from the site's injury r…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, the Dodgers traded for Cavan Biggio, the utility player who was designated for assignment last week. Biggio has struggled at the plate, but the bottom of the Dodgers lineup is used to that. His numbers compare favorably to Kiké Hernández and Chris Taylor, and Biggio bats left-handed, unlike those tw…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we look ahead to the Dodgers playing an entire week of games against the American League, part of a 9-game interleague stretch on the schedule. This week brings the return of Corey Seager to Dodger Stadium for the first time since he signed with the Rangers. Plus we look back at the Dodgers’ history…

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we recap an exciting weekend series between the Dodgers and Yankees at Dodger Stadium, and the incredible weekend by outfielder Teoscar Hernández. Yankee Stadium saw a great game by Yoshinobu Yamamoto, some stellar patchwork relief by the taxed Dodgers bullpen, and Aaron Judge continued to be a mena…

Today on The Three-Inning Save podcast, Eric Stephen and Jacob Burch look back at Al Downing, who won 20 games, made an All-Star team, and won Comeback Player of the Year with the Dodgers in 1971. Downing also famously allowed Henry Aaron’s 715th home run, in 1974, but Downing had a distinguished career, pitching 17 seasons in the majors, including…