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After three days of rain, Gus and Louie Varland finally got to make the start on the mound against each other in Double-A. Their families enjoyed every minute.

Andy Pages and Michael Busch homered for Double-A Tulsa, Bobby Miller struggled, and an automatic balk factored in Rancho Cucamonga’s loss.

Kevin Pillar homered and Ryan Noda doubled in a late rally for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers.

With the only affiliate win for the Dodgers minor league system Thursday, the Quakes were walk-off winners thanks to a run-scoring single from outfielder Damon Keith.

Dodgers pitcher Tommy Kahnle started a rehab assignment for Low-A Rancho Cucamonga, one of four Los Angeles minor league games on Saturday.

Great Lakes dropped both ends of a doubleheader and Rancho won in extras to prevent a complete shutout in terms of wins in the organization Wednesday.

Dodgers minor league right-hander Ryan Pepiot retired his first 15 batters faced, striking out eight in his five hitless innings for Double-A Tulsa on Saturday night.

Bobby Miller, a first-round pick from 2020, along with John Rooney in Double-A and Hyun-il Choi in Low-A all had strong pitching performances in the Dodgers minor leagues on Saturday.

Dodgers minor league shortstop Leonel Valera homered, tripled, and singled for High-A Great Lakes on Wednesday night, scoring both of the Loons’ runs.

Blowout loss doesn’t damper West Michigan Whitecaps’ first home game in 622 days Updated 11:40 PM; Facebook Share COMSTOCK PARK – Great Lake’s leadoff hitter Leonal Valera fouled off the game’s first pitch from West Michigan’s Kiedro Monteroi Tuesday at LMCU Ballpark. A split second later, the Whitecaps pounded the evening air with a series of fireworks in celebration of West Michigan’s first home game in 622 days. Unfortunately for baseball-starved Whitecaps fans, there really w...