Yoshinobu Yamamoto gives up six walks, but the bullpen gives up just one run in a 2-1 win over the Giants that gives the L.A. a three-game lead in the NL West.

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers walked a tightrope act on Thursday night, walking 10 batters and living to tell about it, surviving a 2-1 win over the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a four-game series at Dodger Stadium.

The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman had Lynn at the top of his list and also mentioned Baylor head coach Dave Aranda, BYU’s Kalani Sitake, Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi, White and Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator Tommy Rees (whose dad, Bill, was on Terry Donahue’s staff).

The Los Angeles Dodgers are gearing up for the postseason, and they may not have a starting spot for Rōki Sasaki when October rolls around.

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced that Clayton Kershaw will retire at the end of the 2025 season. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner, 2014 NL MVP, and 11-time All-Star will make his final Dodger Stadium regular-season start on Friday.

The Phillies view Ohtani’s five shutout innings his first outing against them as a learning experience. “That’s big for us, to be able to get eyes on him,” said Kyle Schwarber.

With nine games left in the regular season, Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Blake Snell appear to have a slight edge over Tyler Glasnow and Clayton Kershaw to start Wild Card Series games.

Sorry Goose, but it’s time to buzz the tower.” This line from “Top Gun,” spoken by Tom Cruise’s character Maverick just before he flippantly defies orders and flies uncomfortably close to the control tower,