Clayton Kershaw (3-5, 4.50) vs. Max Scherzer (0-2, 2.65).
COMMENTS: After Dan Haren and Brandon Webb each got drubbed by the Dodgers, 7-0 and 7-2 respectively, in the first two games of this series, the Diamondbacks look to their stopper, Randy Johnson Max Scherzer? You mean the guy who hasn't started a game since May 17? After the Dodgers edged into sole possession of first place with yesterday's stirring outburst after a four-inning pitchers' duel? After Justin Upton was caught losing fly balls in the sun, letting Manny Ramirez get a two run ground-rule double on what should have been an easy end-of-inning out? There's so much momentum behind the Dodgers now, winners of their last seven straight games, that this kind of crazy move to Scherzer might just make sense. SoSG's own Alex Cora will be there at the game today to witness the final game of the homestand, likely frying in the hot sun like an egg behind third base. Look for the dehydrated guy gasping for air!
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Martin, C
Ethier, RF
Ramirez, LF
Loney, 1B
Blake, 3B
Kemp, CF
DeWitt, 2B
Berroa, SS
Kershaw, P
Sweep. I want a sweep.
football sucks go Dodgers
Nice 3-6 play by Loney.
Are we starting the same line up on back to back days? Now theres a winning team.
Dunn doubles. 1st & 3rd w/1 out for the D'backs.
Oops, 2nd & 3rd.
Maybe, Andrew. Let's see how they do against a pitcher they're not familiar with.
TV gun says 94 mph.
Rancho Ardiendo for the D'backs.
Kershaw struggling. Tight strike zone not helping.
Kershaw is about to walk a run in.
No, he won't.
Not so! Young pops out!
You got here just in time, Karin!
Two consecutive 94-mph fastballs!
YES! Kershaw escapes the first!
31 pitches for Kershaw in the first. Good thing Lowe and Bills pitched deep, it looks like we'll be seeing Park and/or Kuo today.
Team is on a roll!. Neebs will have to find out new ways to use those mighty gloves.
Meh, my comment about the starting line up was a touch of sarcasm as I feel that Torre may have been trying to do a bit much.
Lets hope Kershaw settles...nice to see some guts out of him early!
Martin first pitch swinging. He didn't do that yesterday.
Im sure all the Arizona fans are happy the starting pitcher is hetero
Yeah, shouldn't that be private?
I don't get your last comment, Andrew.
Great job, Andre, to shake off those bad calls.
karina...vinny was talking about how scherzer was heterochromia, which means he has two different eye colors.
I can't believe Manny didn't swing at the first pitch.
TV gun says Manny swung at a 99-mph fastball!
And another!
You can even see Scherzer's heterochromia in his Gameday photo!
Yeah, boyee! Manny doubles! 2nd & 3rd w/1 out! Just like for the D'backs in the top of the inning!
I suppose that means Im homochromia....oh well, maybe another life I can be so lucky.
Manuelito!
The good news is King james is at the plate.
I learn something new today. Heterochromia.
Loney singles! 2-0 Dodgers!
King James delivered! Dodgers 2- Arizona 0
If you wear contacts, does that mean you have bichromia?
Colored contacts, that is.
Interesting question, Orel.
However, if you wear clear prescription glasses, they give you some flair in the look of your eyes.
Kemp has been slumping lately, should we be worried?
Eye flair is good!
Way to work the pitcher, Matty!
28 pitches for Scherzer. It would be great to get to Arizona's bullpen early.
The DBacks hitters have some of the worst discipline I have seen.
First K for Kershaw. Keep on track, kid!
Solo HR Snyder. 2-1 Dodgers.
I just jinxed Kershaw.
Kershaw went three balls to Scherzer but struck him out.
Derek Jeter tied Babe Ruth on number of hits.
Kershaw is starting to stretch the strike zone a little.
Good for Jeter.
53 pitches through two for Kershaw.
DeWitt singles!
That's a trend in Kershaw. He seems to throw lots of pitches in the first couple of innings.
Do you think he'll settle down?
Scherzer at 42 pitches.
Wow, that was quite the casual outstretched running catch by Manny!
Dunn ties it up.
Scherzer is settling down. Kershaw is not.
Manny just cost us a base there. Vin is going easy on Manny.
Kershaw will be lucky to go five. He's on the edge of giving the D'backs the lead here.
I think Vinny just said this is Kershaw's ninth three-ball count.
Snyder RBI. 3-2 D'backs, still one out.
Sorry, Orel. Someone called...
Kershaw shouldn't pitch the 5th. This game is too important to give any unnecessary leads.
Kershaw K's Drew to end the inning. 92 pitches.
I agree, Karina.
The thing that make me uneasy about Kershaw is that he has nothing to go off of his fastball, like a change up. So when he struggles with placement these hitters just sit for the pitch they want.
Scherzer is rolling. Doesn't look good for the Dodgers.
Can you get away with just two pitches in the majors?
It is disappointing they have been struggling so far against an emergency starter.
Only when you're a closer, but one of those pitches has to be nastily fast. Besides, said pitcher would have to have a remarkable knowledge of location and command.
Orel, Torre listened to us.
Time for some Proctorology.
Pitcher's spot is due up second next inning, so hopefully Proctor can get through this inning.
"Trouble in rivery city" when the flare bloops into shallow center with 2 away. Man on first...
Hopefully we can work a pitch count here and knock him out... I suspect Schizer is one tough inning away from KO
Good job, Doctor Proctor.
Young preparing to PH for Proctor? Wherefore art thou, Sweeney?
Delwyn Young sighting!
At this rate, Scherzer will go six or seven innings.
I don't want Suckweeney near a bat today.
Torre likes to save Sweeney for the really high-stakes situations.
Six straight K's for Scherzer.
I can't believe Scherzer struck out his 3 batters.
Reynolds hit a lead-off double.
I still think they're gonna win this game.
The Dodgers?
Stealing third on Russell. Martin's defense has taken a blow this season.
YES! BOTCHED SQUEEZE! Martin gets his revenge!
Reynolds stole 3rd.
Of course Orel, the Dodgers. Sorry not to make my point clear.
The squeeze has to be one of the lowest expected value plays in baseball.
Yes, its nice to get that run in, but like there, you waste a runner on third when how many different ways are there to get that run home...grounder to second, hit, fly ball, wild pitch...etc.
Park gets out of it. Let's knock Scherzer out!
The Dodgers have pulled off the squeeze quite a few times this season.
The squeeze is one of my favorite plays, specially when you can watch it at the stadium. Maybe it's my caribbean blood, but i love the extra adrenaline.
Yes, Max Scherzer is human. Walks DeWitt.
Er, Ethier.
Ethier walks.
Manny singles! 1st & 3rd w/no out!
Is there any appropriate way of rubbing in the fact that Manny is still one of the best hitters in baseball to my coworkers here in Boston...I take suggestions and I have little shame.
We only need some King James magic.
#100 (for second game in a row)
Nice job, Loney! Tie game!
Andrew, how about a 1.248 OPS as a Dodger?
Game tied! thanks King James!
Strangely, Kemp is more disciplined at the plate but he's still striking out a lot.
Hey, it's Nomar! At third!
3-3? How did we score the third run?
Sorry, I am setting up some electronics...
Ethier walked, manny singled, Ethier went to 3rd, King James sac-fly
Orel, 1.248 OPS is nice but it isnt exactly like he wasnt putting stretches like that in Boston. He had a huge July before being traded and was the power while Ortiz was out for 2 months...truthfully I think the only stuff that will burn here is a championship t shirt with Mannys dumb ass cartoon character on the front.
Hombres en las esquinas. Garciaparra is up.
Gameday says Berroa sac bunt and there was a fielding error by Dunn.
Garciaparra sac fly! Dodgers 4- Arizona 3
Hello all.
Hello, Erin. How's Idaho?
Ethier RBI single. Dodgers 5- Arizona 3
Kuo is in trouble. Men at first and second. One out. Upton should GIDP.
Upton struck out. I'll take it.
The patented SoSG Dog Walking Strategy worked again! Seven runs yesterday, two runs today.
But Broxton in for a FIVE-OUT save?
Idaho is great. We had our regular Sunday morning breakfast today. A minimum of about fifteen show up every week, but today there were probably about twenty. Good times.
SWEEP!!!!!!
Orel, do you think at all Torre is following the relief ace theory in that you dont save your closer for the last three outs, but perhaps the most difficult to get three outs?
I would like that T-shirt, Andrew.
Hu singles!
Perhaps, Andrew. But those three outs have become five.
Today's closers seem uncomfortable with anything outside of a ninth-inning, three-out save. Kudos to Torre for ignoring that, but this is a hell of a time to test that theory.
Many blame the "save" stat.
Desperate situations require desperate measures. They need to win this particular game, it's a key for the playoffs.
IBB Dunn here and get the next guy.
I'm finishing this game on the radio. Thanks for keeping the thread warm, guys!
I'm glad everything is all right over there, Erin.
SWEEP! so the NL West first place Dodgers have 1.5 games over Arizona, Sweet, huh?
Two Words:
Magic Gloves!
Don't send out the new bonus gift just yet.
That was an incredible game. The crowd was electric when Nomar caught that screamer at first. I did fry out there and am a couple shades darker. However, it was worth it to see us extend the first place lead. Way to go Blue. Keep it up vs SD!
Clearly, AC was caught in the post-game traffic jam.
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