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With the Los Angeles Dodgers on the verge of turning to another bullpen game in place of Julio Urías' spot in the starting rotation, they needed Michael Grove to be effective and provide some length in the series finale against the Chicago White Sox.Grove was neither, as he gave up four runs and completed just five innings but was picked up by the bullpen and offense in the Dodgers' 5-4 walk-off win in 11 innings.

The Los Angeles Dodgers took down the Chicago White Sox in incredible fashion on Thursday, winning their first series of June.The Dodgers won 5-4 on a walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning by Freddie Freeman - one of the weirdest walk-offs you'll ever see - but the 11th was far from the only drama in this one.

The Dodgers and White Sox played a dramatic rubber match to their series, with the Dodgers mounting a comeback to tie the game, and eventually coming out of it with a 5-4 win in extra innings.The much-beleaguered pen got six scoreless frames today and the Dodgers ended their three series losing streak.

Mike Clevinger had just thrown the fourth pitch of a fifth-inning battle with Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter J.D. Martinez, which was fouled off.The Chicago White Sox starter walked behind the mound in obvious pain.The training staff checked on the right-hander, who exited the game with right biceps soreness.

A diminished fastball did not equal diminishing returns for Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin, who blanked the Chicago White Sox on two hits through six innings of Tuesday night's 5-1 victory before a crowd of 45,561 in Chavez Ravine.Gonsolin, pitching on six days' rest-two more than normal-because the Dodgers felt he needed more recovery time between starts, struck out six, walked two and allowed only one runner to reach second base.

LOS ANGELES - June gloom continues to hang thickly over the Dodgers' bullpen.Held scoreless for five innings, the Dodgers rallied to take a two-run lead in the sixth inning only to have their unreliable bullpen allow six runs in the final two innings, blowing another lead in an 8-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox Wednesday night.

LOS ANGELES - June gloom continues to hang thickly over the Dodgers' bullpen.Held scoreless for five innings, the Dodgers rallied to take a two-run lead in the sixth inning only to have their unreliable bullpen allow six runs in the final two innings, blowing another lead in an 8-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox Wednesday night.

Two pitches.Two swings.Four runs.That equation added up to a loss for the Chicago White Sox.Starter Lance Lynn allowed two two-run homers in the first inning in a 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in front of 45,561 on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium."It's kind of how it's going right now," Lynn said.

After dropping their last three series and losing six of their last eight games, the Dodgers got a day off and returned home.Rested up, they were at least able to take the first game of this series from the White Sox, jumping out to an early lead and cruising comfortable from there in a 5-1 victory.

The Dodgers are back home in Los Angeles and hoping that some home cooking can get them back on the winning side of the ledger.Coming off a 2-4 road trip, manager Dave Roberts will turn to 2022 All-Star Tony Gonsolin (3-1, 2.21 ERA) to get things going.Pedro Grifol and the visiting White Sox counter with veteran hurler Lance Lynn (4-6, 6.72 ERA).

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tony Gonsolin's velocity was down, not that it mattered.He delivered six shutout innings after getting a couple extra days of rest as the result of experiencing body soreness.Will Smith and David Peralta staked Gonsolin to an early lead with two-run homers in the first inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Tuesday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tony Gonsolin pitched six shutout innings, Will Smith and David Peralta hit two-run homers in the first inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Tuesday night.Gonsolin (4-1) allowed singles to Andrew Vaughn and Yoán Moncada after being staked to an early 4-0 lead.

(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

A diminished fastball did not equal diminishing returns for Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin, who blanked the Chicago White Sox on two hits through six innings of Tuesday night's 5-1 victory before a crowd of 45,561 in Chavez Ravine.Gonsolin, pitching on six days' rest-two more than normal-because the Dodgers felt he needed more recovery time between starts, struck out six, walked two and allowed only one runner to reach second base.

The Dodgers have gotten out of the gates cold in June.After a week that saw them finish 2-5 with series losses to the Reds and Phillies - and fall firmly behind the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL West race - the verdict for LA couldn't be good.It wasn't.The Dodgers fell to No. 6 in MLB.com's latest Power Rankings and sit one spot behind the surging Diamondbacks, who jumped Los Angeles to No. 5.

The Los Angeles Dodgers went just 2-4 on their road trip and have now lost six of nine games in June.In their last 10 games, they have just three wins.A lot of that has to do with the state of their pitching staff, but the offense has also been inconsistent during this stretch.Overall, the Dodgers just have not played good baseball, and the results are showing it.

11 days ago, Major League Baseball opened up "Phase I" voting for this year's All-Star Game and I wrote about how Thairo Estrada of our beloved San Francisco Giants, being the best second baseman in the National League, should get yours and many other people's vote.Today, Major League Baseball released the first "Phase I" results from the balloting and, to my horror, Thairo Estrada, still the best second baseman in the National League, is not leading the results - he's SIXTH!

Sometimes you just need a little home cooking to get you back on track and for the Dodgers, they need it badly.After dropping another series on the road this past weekend, the club has now lost four of their past five road series and they have a losing record away from the friendly confines of Dodger Stadium.

Home/Dodgers Team News/Dodgers Notes: Mookie Swaps with Harper, Alex Reyes Shut Down for 2023, Roberts Struggling with Bullpen & More It certainly has been a rough couple of days in the land of the Dodgers as they ended off the week with a 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday and dropped yet another series to close off their road trip.