Kenley Jansen News

A.J. Ellis hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.

You hear that? Yeah, me neither. It is the sound, or the silence, of Closer Gate 2012.

In a year full of uncertainty in the ninth inning, it's safe to expect the heavy amount of closer turnover to continue throughout the year.

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.

The Dodgers rookie from St. Louis had a green-light on a 3-0 count, two men on base and his team trailing the Cardinals by two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning.

The St. Louis Cardinals placed first baseman Lance Berkman on the 15-day disabled list Sunday because of an injured right knee.

It took about a half inning longer than they might have expected, but the Dodgers got a 6-5 win over the St.

As the Dodgers finish their two-game series with the San Diego Padres on Thursday, I'm sure manager Don Mattingly would like to have a chance to use his closer to try and end the club's two-game losing streak.

Clayton Kershaw pitched seven scoreless innings to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Arizona Diamondbacks, 3-1 in the opener of a two-game set.

Big names like Heath Bell and Francisco Cordero recently lost their ninth-inning jobs.

The Los Angeles Dodgers , once the home of Cy Young Award-winning reliever Eric Gagne and imposing flamethrowers like Jonathan Broxton, may now fall victim to a wayward corps of unproven relievers.

Following a run of free-agent signings, trades and bullpen-to-rotation moves, the beginning of spring seemingly brought an end to the offseason's closer carousel.

He worked a scoreless fourth inning for Inland Empire, struck out one batter, and that was it.

Two years ago, the Giants had just won their first world championship in 50 years.

Three blown saves and a recent spate of poor outings have cost Javy Guerra his role as the Los Angeles Dodgers' closer.

Diamondbacks outfielder Chris Young took some swings in the batting cage and is throwing the ball from 120 feet, and is close to starting a rehab assignment, possibly this weekend.

Before the game, we learned that Don Mattingly has demoted Javy Guerra from the closer role.

Javy Guerra began the season looking like he was going to quiet down any talk of a "closer controversy" between he and Kenley Jansen.

Javy Guerra blows his third save in the 9th and Jamey Wright walks in the game-winner in the 11th to send the Dodgers home with their 10th loss.

The Dodgers bullpen has struggled mightily of late, as the relievers have allowed nine runs and 17 hits in 8 2/3 innings over the last five games, with 10 walks and 14 strikeouts during that span.