Russell Martin News

In his Friday morning blog, ESPN.com's Buster Olney mentioned that the Dodgers had two scouts at the Blue Jays - Rays game on Thursday to watch Roy Halladay pitch.

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Hoping to change his fortunes and avoid yet another no-decision, Wolf switched Wednesday from jersey number 21 to 43 - the digits he used to wear with Philadelphia.

New York Met Gary Sheffield barely beats Russell Martin's tag to score on Jeremy Reed's hit in the third inning.

Schools have have pumped out major-league talent The easiest place to catch a glimpse of a future baseball star isn't in faraway places such as Atlanta or Tampa.

James Loney, bottom, was on the wrong end of this collision with Russell Martin, but ended up the hero for the Dodgers on Sunday.

News: Ramirez has hit his first home run since his return from a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy.

If there is one consolation the Dodgers can take from their 4-2 loss Sunday to Seattle it is that interleague play has met its season end.

Dodgers 1, Rockies 0. AP Photo LAD106, LAD105 LOS ANGELES Rafael Furcal had a pinch hit, RBI single in the eighth inning Wednesday, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 1-0 in the final game of Manny Ramirez's 50-game drug suspension.

A surprisingly taut pitchers' duel, both sides scoring a pair in the fifth, the Rockies' on Ryan Spilborghs' two-run jack.

Rafael Furcal had a pinch hit, RBI single in the eighth inning Wednesday, helping the Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 1-0 in the final game of Manny Ramirez's 50-game drug suspension.

The All-Star break has come early for catcher Russell Martin, who is in the midst of a three-day mental break aimed at helping his offensive woes.

Andre Ethier hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 13th inning and Los Angeles beat Colorado 4-2 on Monday night.

Ryan Spilborghs proved to be the right man against left-handed starter Randy Wolf.

Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Orlando Hudson, left, is late with the tag as Mariners' Jose Lopez steals second during the second inning.

Halfway through the 2009 season it is probably fair to say it has not played out the way most fans expected.

Los Angeles Dodgers' Andre Ethier is greeted by Russell Martin after he hit a home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Los Angeles on Friday, June 26, 2009.

After holding a Thursday news conference to announce his involvement with the ONE DROP Foundation, while en route to the clubhouse, Russell Martin walked past injured infielder Doug Mientkiewicz, who was practicing his swing, which included the leg lift he uses to keep his body weight back.

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Jeff Weaver is taken out of the game by manager Joe Torre, left, during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, June 20, 2009.

Joe Torre played against his brother Frank, so he's not caught up in the sentimentality of Saturday's Weaver sibling showdown, nor does he get emotional about Interleague Play.