The Latest Breaking News from Dave Roberts

LOS ANGELES — Dave Roberts campaigned on his pitcher’s behalf before the game. His teammates endorsed his credentials in the clubhouse.

LOS ANGELES — On Friday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ late-game rally against the Chicago Cubs began after their starting pitcher blocked home plate.

LOS ANGELES — Few Los Angeles Dodgers batters swooned in June more dramatically than Justin Turner, who hit .209 with no homers and eight RBIs in his first 24 games of the month, but that didn’t shake manager Dave Roberts’ confidence in the veteran third baseman.

He is an emotional guy who cares deeply about his organization. Isn’t that what fans want from a star player?

ATLANTA — On Saturday afternoon, the Los Angeles Dodgers learned they would be without setup man Daniel Hudson for the rest of the season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

ATLANTA — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts described veteran reliever Daniel Hudson suffering a season-ending knee injury Friday as “a big loss.”

LOS ANGELES — Even with the almost supernatural intervention of Shohei Ohtani, the Angels were very nearly swept this week by the Kansas City Royals. The Royals are not a good team. The Angels might not be, either. As of Thursday, Baseball Prospectus projects them with a one in 10…

The All-Star outfielder was a late scratch ahead of L.A.’s meetings against Cleveland this weekend.

LOS ANGELES — It might be expected that Sandy Koufax’s presence would inspire a pitchers’ duel. Instead, it triggered an overdue Los Angeles Dodgers offensive outburst in a 7-1 victory Saturday over the Cleveland Guardians.