The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants, 7-5, on Saturday night and improved to 88-67 on the year. The magic number to win the division is now at three.
In other news, All-Star catcher Will Smith has an unfortunate update regarding his status for the start of the postseason. A hairline fracture has been found in his hand as his chances of returning before October are slim.
Additionally, relief pitcher Brusdar Graterol is likely out for the year. Although he has yet to log any innings this season amid a recovery from shoulder surgery, his latest health update from president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman wasn’t ideal.
Finally, an All-Star shortstop heading towards free agency this offseason has been linked to the Dodgers. The 27-year-old currently leads the majors in hits (181) and doubles (44).
Here’s all the latest Dodgers news and stories (click the headline for the full article):
Dodgers’ Will Smith Has Hairline Fracture, Could Miss Start of Postseason
Dodgers’ Brusdar Graterol Unlikely to Pitch This Year in Unfortunate Update
Dodgers Named Top Landing Spot for All-Star Shortstop Heading to Free Agency
Dodgers’ Magic Number Lowers With Win Over Giants; When Can LA Clinch NL West?
Dodgers Players Want to Win World Series for Clayton Kershaw
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani Sends Message to Clayton Kershaw on Retirement
Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw Apologized to Dave Roberts After Exiting Friday’s Game
Dodgers Lineup vs Giants: Dalton Rushing Out, Max Muncy Returns
Dodgers Video of the Day:
Dodgers Tweets of the Day:
Clayton Kershaw decided to get some swings in today after knocking out his final Dodger Stadium start of his career last night.
Y’all not ready for Kersh to start hitting some bombs ? pic.twitter.com/c4d3Amm4bS
— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) September 20, 2025
Will Smith has a hairline fracture in his right hand, which was revealed by another scan Dave Roberts said.
Roberts expressed optimism but “it’s up in the air” if he will be available at the beginning of the postseason.
— Dodger Insider (@DodgerInsider) September 20, 2025
Ben Rortvedt AKA “The Rortweiler” is now thrust into the role of Dodgers’ starting catcher for the rest of the regular season and perhaps a bulk of the postseason.
In his 4-year MLB career, he’s never played in the postseason and his best stretch at the plate has come in his 13…
— Michael J. Duarte (@michaeljduarte) September 20, 2025
Photo Credit: Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images
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