Chad Billingsley (4-0, 2.05) vs. Jonathan Sanchez (1-1, 3.65).
COMMENTS: The Dodgers haven't had a three-game losing streak all year, and we look to Billingsley to make sure that we come out with a win, as well as a shot at a winning record over this nine-game road trip. Coming after last night's disappointing loss and resultant second-guessing, a win up at the Big Phone would be a nice boost. Sanchez, who skipped his last start and hasn't pitched in 12 days, battles control issues and gives up a lot of walks (nine walks in 11.1 IP), but we'll need to make sure we can plate our baserunners (the Dodgers have the second-most runs scored in the NL, but also lead the league in GIDP with 21).
Today's WSJ lists the Dodgers as a 61% probability of winning, but I see from here that the probability has already shrunk a tad to 59.6%. Which means we'll likely lose. Remember, we're a .500 team on the road that's had the benefit of being undefeated at home (which extrapolates to a 121-41 record, which I suppose should win the NL West).
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1 – 200 of 407 Newer› Newest»I saw someone wearing a Jeff kent dodgers shirt today, i felt compelled to ask where they were giving those things out. People dont actually buy those, right?
I saw them for free on Ebay. Partially burned.
man, its a crime that brad penny has a ridiculously high era and still gets wins. stupid red sox.
Furcal, SS
Hudson, 2B
Ramirez, LF
Martin, C
Ethier, RF
Kemp, CF
Loney, 1B
Blake, 3B
Billingsley, P
Martin batting cleanup!
That's a weird batting order.
When is Torre going to remember that Ethier knocked the cover off the ball with Manny behind him?!?!
manny wants to hit 3rd. Also, everyone knocked the cover off the ball when they hit in front of manny. Except for Kent, that was just a coincidence apparently.
I like either protecting manny.
Plus manny hitting third equals potentially more at bats.
martin protecting manny will be interesting because he can still draw walks despite having a low average, which has been improving slowly.
but what do i know i'm not the man drinking the green tea.
Nic j, you're clearly not drinking the kool-aid, either.
penny knocked out after 2.2 IP but still gets the ND. bastard.
if your gonna drink all the kool-aid, make sure you leave a note.
wondering if 5-0 is too much to ask for...
Please, start the pre-game show!
i know this isnt the prime ticket pre game show. but what happened to Kevin Kennedy?
I'd take 5-0, koufax.
But I'd still like more...
I'm really hoping Chad has a great night tonight. Otherwise, I'm going to blame the Kurkjian Kurse...
EK hearts JP
the celtics bulls game is nuts
What's the celtics bulls score?
celtics won 106-104 came down to last second FT's in OT.
deja-vu?
Martin just stared at it.
wow deja-vu again.
Nice catch
thank you raffy!
Nice throw by Furcal!
and that boys and girls is how you block the plate!
nice block russ
great block with the leg
Okay, two plays (Matt's catch and play at plate) that could have gone the other way and didn't, so I'm thinking that means we'll have a good night.
thats the canadian goalie coming out of russ
Things appear to be going very well for the Blue Crew
Three beautiful defensive plays on that one play. Kemp with a Kemp throw. Furcal with a slingshot laser beam. Martin with a Scioscia-esque block and swipe. Amazing.
BTW, at what point does Fred Lewis figure out how to catch routine fly balls?
nice wimpy throw there from randy winn
YES
Trapped ball, alright
How does Bills have an OPS of .542?
Loney tattooed that ball. Nice to see him hitting again.
Anyone else see Ishikawa doing the old Mattingly trick of leading in front of the runner to hold them on and cut down the hole? I wonder why more lefty 1B don't do that?
bills workin the count, love it!
walk back on that mound buddy
Bills showed a good eye and a much more fluid swing. I wouldn't be surprised to see his hitting improve this year.
Someone please get Rowand a toilet.
bills giving up some shots right now
Nice DP
i think the giants lead the league in players with potbellys
Nice pitch and nice play. Furcal is one of the few SS who make that throw there.
A "switch-swinger". Vinny is the man.
way to work out of that one, Bills!
That 2-seamer was nasty. Almost unfair to Burriss
dont walk the pitcher
thank you
im sick of seeing guys get hit in the foot, if your going to send em to first hit em in the ribs
seems like the weak pitching that was predicted is starting to catch up with us.
man bills does not look good
whats up with the giants getting the weakest RBI's
Furcal should have shuffled to Hudson on that one.
Nic - You can hardly say that the ace of the staff was part of that "predicted" bad pitching.
Casey Blake just did a Blake DeWitt. Immitation
casey could have rolled that to first and still thrown molina out.
This inning will never end.
Chad is really fighting it. He does fight through though.
Amazing that Hudson makes such an amazing play and is pissed.
i meant it in a karma sense. and after the way he pitched in the playoffs i dont think to many people were calling him an ace, he has proved them otherwise although.
I hate seeing runs scored on infield singles that could just as easily be outs.
Bills has no control
I HATE THIS CHANT.
For some reason MLB Gameday is calling every fastball a 2-seamer
dodgers dodging bullets
could have been worse.
Bills is throwing everything low. I have noticed he seems to be trying to nibble. He should throw a few more hooks, as he seems to be commanding that more. Also, it seems that the ones he throws harder are getting over better.
Vinny just mentioned Juan Marichal. I heard somewhere Slappy McPopup was named after him. Is that true.
Kemp swings at that 0-1 junk last year
Hey everybody. Can someone describe Blake's nice defensive play last inning?
Juan Pierre was indeed named for Juan Marichal.
Wild Pitch
I think Gameday guesses at seams by speed and pFX
there's karma again.
its throw the ball into the stands day, woohoo
Errors all around, enough for everybody!
E-6! Thank you, Juan Uribe! 2-2 tie!
wow both pitcher are pretty wild tonight
damn
Wow. Most parks that is long gone.
Hack, Chad!
wow
Wow, what happened to Sanchez?
Funny, I thought "Where the Wild Things Are" wasn't coming out until Fall.
Sanchez is wilder than Dog the Bounty Hunter on meth.
Hong-Chih Kuo plants that last pitch in the stands :-p
Was Kuo the last pitcher to homer for LA?
Not sure L.A. Fan
And to quote the Giants' homer announcers. EAT SOME PINE MEAT!!
bills looked way better that inning, im sure pitching out of a windup helps.
there you go bills, great inning
Bills just found his hidden nasty.
badda bing badda BILLS!!!
i like him being more aggressive in the zone, its no secret the giants cant hit.
when the dodgers were putting up huge offensive numbers it always seemed like furcal and hudson were on base. lets get some of that this inning.
so much for that idea
At what point do they think about moving Furcal out of the 1 spot and puttint Martin there?
Kuo bat flip!
martin has to remember how to hit first
i wouldnt mind seeing that, martin can draw a walk at least.
C'mon Martin, knock in Manny here.
Martin walks and runs. That is what you need from the leadoff man.
How the hell was that a strike?
lets go andre!
Way not to swing, Russell.
lets go dre
whew, a walk.
They are wasting time for the 'pen
What is wrong with KCAL's gun?
Like watching a repeating loop of Charlie Brown missing the football.
Chadley settling down. Let's get him a W.
That fastball was only 84?
Nice play, Loney
Damn, James can still play D.
that dude swings at everything.
James Loney, Gold Glove.
san diego won tonight
haha did u see blake there
We need this game all the more, then.
Mmmm, Jackie Johnson.
Nice eye, Kemp.
how did kemp squeeze out a walk there he looked terrible, i will take it
when is loney going to go deep?
Leadoff walk, Bills deserve to win!
wow, that sucked
koufax, contact hitting also produces runs...
Sanchez got lucky with the CS.
could of had two on with no outs
Loney walks. It sucks Kemp caught stealing.
two on, no outs, and a fast runner in scoring position. Sigh.
the giants broadcasters just said, "loney doesnt steal often but he can get u a base when he wants"
Zambrano is smashing the D'Backs. 7 IP, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, hasn't strike out many but he has helped himself with the bat: two doubles and a HR.
Okay, that's not Sanchez. I'm screwing up tonight.
Blake singles...if not caught stealing, would Kemp score?
hey cool i get to see kershaw pitch on friday, but its against peavy.
:/
Raffy, you can drive this run in!
raffy, no pop up please.
Optimism, Nic J. I will get to see the game on TV
nice. mid at bat pitching change
dont see a pitcher get yanked in the middle of a batter very often.
It looks Bills bunt was good, he moved the runners!
that's why i love the National League.
Wow, a pitching change in the middle of the count.
Karina, if Kemp hadn't been caught stealing? It would have been a close play at the plate.
give me a heart attack, jeeze.
now that was close
come on
i was one batter off.
has manny had anyone on base when he was batting yet?
AAUGH
why O-dog? Why do you swing with a 2-0 count and the active grand-slam leader?
Karina, new post on the main page calling for the Fashion Police!
nic j, no but next inning will be the first time he is up with less than 2 outs
I'll be right away, Orel.
If baseball disappoint me, i can always be entertained with fashion!
way to find that silver lining. you know how to cheer me up.
anyone going to the game on friday?
now thats how you hit someone
that barely hit him.
i remember when broxton nailed holliday last year.
ouch.
i would like to retract my statement, originally thought it was an fb that knocked him off his feet
Not me, Nic. Are they doing fireworks after every Friday game?
what the hell kemp.
Ishikawa would have scored there.
Orel, favorable ruling! mainly because i love boys with beards!
yeah i think so.
loney!
OH YES
james, i love you.
3-5 DP!
now hit the damn ball.
Karina, do you like Casey Blake then?
If there was an academy of gold glove awards, Loney should submit this to get a nomination
manny lead off hr
So, is King James making his case for the Gold Glove tonight? two outstanding plays tonight?
*crossing fingers i'll get to see them on tomorrow's sportscenter*
If Loney hit for more power he would be unstoppable.
I'm holding you to that, Koufax.
Time to make 'em pay!
Manny is so disciplined, especially with two strikes.
wishful thinking but i will take the two bagger
Manny Ramirez: 8 multi-hit games in last 10
Trying not to panic about Martin.
wow, Manny!
Let's go son! you've already made a Scioscia play, teach them!
me too orel
Martin pops out, IBB to Ethier. Make 'em pay, Kemp.
come on kemp, man up they wanted u
That's right, that's right. Bases loaded.
well...
Anything but a DP here, James. Anything. Please?
if bochy was smart he would bring in a lefty
nice curve for strike one
James is flailing.
Rancho Ardiendo, King James.
Great defense, now shine with the bat.
Hmmm, cutaway to many birds above the stadium.
James fouls another one off.
Ah, the birds. Such an important item at this point of the game.
Nice camera work there.
good eye good eye
Vin is just defusing the tension, Natalie.
3-2
Rancho Ardiendo + full count!
Good eye and Good eye, again.
i will take it
We'll take it! 3-2 Dodgers!
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