Jonathan Broxton

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers came up short in their effort to clinch the National League West title Tuesday by losing to San Diego 3-1. Six Padres pitchers combined to hold the Dodgers to four hits, including Ryan Webb (2-0), who picked up the win in relief, and Heath Bell, who struck out the side in the bottom of the ninth for his 41st save. Tony Gwynn had a solo home run to lead the Padres' offense, which also mustered only four hits. Kevin Kouzmanoff singled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning. Kevin Billingsley (12-11) took the ... Read Full Story

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Randy Wolf scattered four hits, struck out five and gave up two runs in seven innings to earn his 100th victory Saturday as the Dodgers defeated the Padres 7-4. Wolf has won his last five decisions and is unbeaten in his last seven starts for the Dodgers, who have alternated wins and losses for the last seven games and retained their 4 1/2-game lead over the Rockies in the NL West. Andre Ethier, who went 2-for-5 with a homer, had two RBI. James Loney also drove in two runs and Matt Kemp one. Kevin Kouzmanoff scored a run ... Read Full Story

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A bases-loaded walk to Andre Ethier brought in the eventual winning run Tuesday in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 4-3 victory over Arizona. Ethier was the third player walked by Leo Rosales (1-1) in the seventh inning, which also included a double by Rafael Furcal. Matt Kemp had a solo home run for Los Angeles, who won for the fifth time in its last seven games and leads the National League West by 5 ½ games. Arizona's Justin Upton had three hits and extended his hitting streak to 10 games. Ronald Belisario (3-3) got the win in relief of ... Read Full Story

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Fri Jan 9th 2008 With Trevor Hoffman bound for Milwaukee, the Los Angeles Dodgers plan to install Jonathan Broxton as their closer and acquire setup men to complete their bullpen, the Los Angeles Times reported. "We thought we'd take a shot at Hoffman if we could, because he would give us a nice combination with Broxton," Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti said Thursday. "We're fine with the way it is, with Jonathan. We're still trying to add to the bullpen." The Brewers agreed to pay Hoffman $6 million this season, with another $1.5 million available in incentives. There is no option year in the ... Read Full Story