Ivan De Jesus News

Ivan De Jesus showed some surprising muscle at the plate and Dee Gordon hung tough turning two.

Friday marked four years to the day that a sandy-haired Texan debuted at Dodger Stadium .

Van Slyke was two weeks removed from the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes' lineup when he stepped up to the plate at Dodger Stadium in the seventh inning with two runners on base.

While several other teams have jockeyed with the closer position this season, the Diamondbacks plan to stick with J.J. Putz despite early-season inconsistencies.

Dwyane Wade was bleeding after taking a smack in the head from Tyler Hansbrough, who became the target of a retaliatory shot from Udonis Haslem a few moments later.

The Roger Clemens perjury case resumes Wednesday after a day off, with prosecutors coming to the end of their case against the former baseball all-star. On a seventh-inning sacrifice bunt back to the mound, Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Brad Ziegler opted to throw to second base instead of first.

Ivan De Jesus hit a two-run double with two outs in the ninth to give the Dodgers the lead and Dee Gordon went airborne to turn a game-ending double play as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied past the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7 on Tuesday night.

On Tuesday, it was Ivan De Jesus who played the role of hero with a two-run double in the top of the ninth inning, and the Dodgers became the first team to reach 30 victories as they rallied for an 8-7 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the middle test of a three-game set.

Ivan De Jesus hit a two-run double with two outs in the top of the ninth inning as the Dodgers overcame a five-run deficit to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7 and extend their winning streak to six games.

Joe Becker has been moved around enough in his career that he is almost getting used to changing teams at the drop of a hat.

Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly said Sunday that the team doctor told him second baseman Mark Ellis was within several hours of possibly having his left leg amputated if Ellis hadn't had emergency surgery.

It had nothing to do with the scheduled celebrity softball game, but with another "celebrity" who met with the media prior to donning a Sacramento uniform.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed second baseman Mark Ellis on the 15-day disabled list due to a left leg injury.

Albuquerque lost 16-5 Ivan De Jesus - 1 for 5, 2 K's Tim Federowicz - 2 for 4, 2B, 2 RBI, K Kyle Russell - 0 for 4, K Brian Cavazos-Galvez - 2 for 4, 2B, 2 R, 2 E's Tyler Henson - 1 for 3, 3B, RBI, R, BB, K Chattanooga won 6-3 Jake Lemmerman - 1 for 4, R, K J.T. Wise - 2 for 4, RBI, K, E Pedro Baez - 1 for 4, R, 2 K's Blake Smith - 1 for 4, 2 K's ... (more)

Minor League Player of the Day Gustavo Gomez - 5.2 IP, 2 Hits, 2 Runs, 2 BB's, 5 K's . Options were limited for this award on Tuesday, so I'm giving it to Gomez who started off his evening with 5 innings of 1-hit ball.

Albuquerque lost 3-2 Ivan De Jesus - 1 for 4, BB, K Jerry Sands - 3 for 3, 2B, HR , RBI, 2 R, BB, OF Assist Tim Federowicz - 1 for 3, BB Tyler Henson - 0 for 2, BB, CS Stephen Fife - 7 IP, 7 Hits, 3 R , 2 BB, K Shawn Tolleson - 1 IP, Hit, 0 R, 0 BB, K Chattanooga won 3-1 Jake Lemmerman - 0 for 5, 2 K's J.T. Wise - 2 for 4, 2 2B's Pedro Baez - 2 for ... (more)

A suicide squeeze led to the winning run as the host Salt Lake Bees stung the Albuquerque Isotopes 3-2 on Monday night.

John Ely struck out a career-high 11 as the Albuquerque Isotopes topped the host Tacoma Rainiers 3-2 on Thursday night.

Just so everyone knows, the minor league reports might be a little shorter for the next few days as I'll be in New Orleans on vacation.

Jerry Sands homered and drove in four runs as the Albuquerque Isotopes outlasted the host Tacoma Rainiers 9-7 on Wednesday afternoon.