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Loney began the season as the starting first baseman and had a 15-game hitting streak.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rafael Furcal goes 4-for-4 with HR as Dodgers beat Pirates|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2008-04-17-4106781678_x.htm|access-date=May 29, 2016|work=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|date=April 17, 2008}}</ref> He finished the season batting .289 with 13 HR and 90 RBIs. Loney led the team in runs batted in consistently for the entire year. On October 1, 2008, in Game 1 of the [[National League Division Series]], Loney hit a [[Grand slam (baseball)|grand slam]] off of [[Chicago Cubs]] pitcher [[Ryan Dempster]] as the Dodgers went on to win the game 7–2.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hernandez|first1=Dylan|title=Thud follows a slam|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/oct/02/sports/sp-dodgers2|access-date=May 29, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|date=October 2, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kepner|first1=Tyler|title=Cubs Are Quickly Against the Wall|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/baseball/02cubs.html|access-date=May 29, 2016|work=New York Times|date=October 1, 2008}}</ref>
Loney turned in numbers in 2009 similar to his 2008 numbers, hitting .281 with 13 home runs in 158 games as the team's starting first baseman. On January 19, 2010, Loney agreed to a new 1-year contract that substantially increased his salary from $465,000 to $3
On September 16, 2011 Loney hit a three-run pinch hit home run in his only plate appearance and the following day hit another three-run homer.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dilbeck|first1=Steve|title=James Loney, home-run machine, powers Dodgers past Pirates, 6–1|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dodgers/2011/09/james-loney-home-run-machine-power-dodgers-past-pirates-6-1.html|access-date=May 29, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|date=September 17, 2011}}</ref> He set a career high with five hits on September 18, helping the Dodgers win three straight games against the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Peltz|first1=Jim|title=Dodgers' bats come alive in 15–1 win over Pittsburgh|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/18/sports/la-sp-0919-dodgers-pirates-20110919|access-date=May 29, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|date=September 18, 2011}}</ref> Loney finished the season by hitting .288 with 12 home runs, though his RBI total of 65 was the lowest since his rookie season.
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