Chad Billingsley (3-2, 4.82) vs. Wade LeBlanc (2-0, 1.61).
COMMENTS: As Josh S pointed out in yesterday's PGT, the Dodgers are now 5-0 in Vin Scully-covered road games, and 4-11 when they're on the road and Eric Collins is calling the games. Hmm.
Today Chad Billingsley has the opportunity to put the Dodgers two games back of first place and (more importantly) keep Vin's road streak alive. He'll need to be on since Jonathan Broxton, with saves in the last three games (over four days), is likely unavailable; also unavailable will be slugger Andre Ethier, out with a broken pinky. (You know who will be available, though? The MSB.)
LeBlanc is 1-2 with a 6.47 ERA against the Dodgers (in four appearances), but is obviously pitching a lot better this year. Let's let all those Dodger fans who have worn blue this weekend in Petco Park go home happy, okay, Chad?
"Win for Vin" image from the Left Field Pavilion
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Johnson 9
Loney 3
Kemp 8
Belliard 4
Anderson 7
Green 5
Carroll 6
Billingsley 1
Interesting lineup, to say the least.
Wouldn't it make more sense to have Green playing short and Carroll playing third?
I was sitting around waiting for the GT before I saw it Jere, buried under that other over there post above it.
Or Belliard third, Carroll second, Green short.
Well, at least we're trying to get all the run support we can for our struggling starter.
Let's hope Bills feeds off recent success/improvement of the other pitching staff.
Who wants to take side bets?
Who has more hits green, Johnson, or anderson?
Does kemp have more hits than the three combined?
Does Anderson or belliard strike out more in this game?
No word on Andre's replacement?
I think Joe's not too concerned with the outcome of this game. We have the series, what's one little Sunday afternoon loss?
I WANT TO WIN, DAMMIT
Wouldn't two games back sound better than four games back?
All I am asking for is a Dodges win and an Astros win in 20 innings.
I missed that Brad Lidge is back!....on the DL.
Torre jus said Belly will play 3rd.
I have been informed I have been misquoting Antonio De Rivera Garcia Azul Falcon.
It is not "We party" it is "We make party".
I will make the proper adjustments before gametime.
On the 5, Vinny!
The camouflage unis. How I hate them.
I hate those flippin uniforms, looks so idiotic.
The Padres have had a long history of ugly clothing, starting with the stupid idea of brown and yellow.
Fans streaming into the park were wearing those hideous unis. Looked like tools. Glad I got the hell out when I did.
I'm caught for the first half boys...hold down the fort for me!
Hehe Little David - Love you Vin!
Bills made his debut 4 years ago against Pods, per Vin.
1 2 3 inning for Bills.
Nice first inning for Chad. I expect 6-7 more like them.
Bills made his debut 4 years ago against Pods, per Vin.
Gentleman and Mademoiselles,
I will be doing a LIVE KFC Double Down broadcast soon.
Stay tuned.
This might just be me, but I always remember Chad as being a Padre-killer. Even when they would kick our asses during 06 and 07 Chad would still get the win against them.
Little David. Vin really likes putting him in his tiny place.
@Delino - Stupid question, but grilled or fried?
Will there by live video Delino?
I expect that Kemp would be running. We need guys in scoring position, because we won't have a lot of runners today.
I don't know what the hell Belly2 was swinging at there.
Dr. Shin is a hand specialist?
Isn't Dr Chin Casey Blake's doc?
Bills is starting to struggle.
Nice play by Loney.
I can't see the Pod Rays when they're in the field.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the extent of Nick Green's power.
Epale, everyone!
@Paul 11:20 you're gonna be slightly difficult to please today
Astros 1-Jints 2
Carroll BB.
Almost had something goig there. Like that we're getting Matt Le Blanc's pitch count up tho.
I can't see the marines in right.
Cheapest HPB ever.
Must eckstein perpetually be on base?
Carlos Lee homered off Zito to tie the game.
It is the first HR Zito gives up this season
Hate that jolt that you get on radio when Vin transitions to Charley and Rick.
That Zito needed to be popped.
Nice Bills!
Thank you for your service, Marines. Please enjoy these shitty seats.
Why LeBlanc has the Dodgers on No-No?
C-mon, let's win this game!
Two more innings till the promised land for Bills...
Wow, Wade LeBlanc has a no-hitter through four! This guy is unstoppable! Surely he can go all the way!
Those Padres "special uniforms" are ugly offensive, why do they keep wearing them?
@karina...You know a lineup's weak when Anderson's batting 6th.
Just got home to turn on the tv.
Who is pitching the ball? It seems to be coming out of that wooded area on the mound.
GA sporting the .140 average...whoops, popup to MSB means it's still plummeting south
Hello everyone. Just stopped by to say one thing...
NO-HITTER
LeBlanc has a no-hitter through five!
A NO-HITTER!!!!
Wow! That's a low number-of-hits!
Ugh, ugh, ugh! Our offense is looking horrible.
You know your lineups weak when Nick green has the two hardest hit balls.
Meg Whitman, non-voter for 28 years
that would not give her a very high feedback rating on eBay
lol, everybody's trying to jinx it?
Hey Erin! Is your trip getting more and more affordable each day, with the death-spiralling Euro?
@David: jinx what?
Oh, you mean THE NO-HITTER?
Nah.
Hey, Sax. Yeah, the vacation portion of this trip, which starts in five days, is looking much nicer every day, thanks to the Greeks and whatever else has caused the plummet. I'll be happy as long as it stays where it is (or lower) for another three weeks.
Le Blanc: Noonan! Nnnnnnnnoooooooonnnnannnn.
It's been that kind of game where a single for the pitcher warrants thunderous applause.
I hate pitchers that can hit. (If they don't play for us.)
So here's the strategy, I suppose, from such a sorry lineup:
• if the Dodgers lose, it's not like Torre put out a real team anyway. So it's expected.
• if the Dodgers win, and sweep the Pods with this sorry lineup, it's like grinding so much salt into the wounds of those camouflaged nutjobs, they have to think twice. We'll be in their domes each time they take the field against us.
The pound is pretty favorable too these days, Erin. Expect the Euro to slide more when this whole thing implodes. *runs to buy gold*
DP!
VERY nice work, Chad.
Okay Chad, hold on here
boom gidp for cabrera! 0-0 through five and Chad showed some mettle there.
Ah yes, the "Beat LA" chants. They are so appropriate for "man on first with a full count to the batter and one out" situations.
Don't forget British Petroleum. They're doing some damage of their own.
Stopping off at the in-laws in Buena Park so we can watch the rest of the game. I'll be RB land!
NO HITTER THROUGH FIVE
@DB: yeah, both currencies are down but for different reasons. I'm watching the Euro closely, andim watching to see how many days the British coalition government holds on.
Nooooooooooonan!
Let's go Carroll
Here's Vin with the Carroll propaganda campaign
look, he's done okay of late but we gotta calm this drooling down
Double play! HECK YES!!!!
As Steve Sax said, it's ok if the Dodgers lose the game. But I sure as heck want Bills to pitch into the 7th, at the very least.
Smallball time.
Good eye Carroll: 0-2 count but draws the leadoff walk
no hitter still intact!!!!
At least Carroll knows how to work the walk.
C'mon Bills, settle this game right now with a nice, fat home run!
Now we just need a wild pitch and a sac-fly and we have a lead without a hit.
That works too, I guess.
Leblanc won't lose a nono to Chadley, right?
Nope; and a great sac bunt Chad!
Calling RBI single right here
Can .260 Russ keep his hitting streak alive?
Son, you don't really want a NO HITTER
Think how many more pints I could buy in London than I could have two weeks ago. #Chelsea
If you can read this: EPALE, Erin!
Weve got a MSB duel at second base.
Aw man, they switched it so Ely's going tomorrow instead.
Pickoff play to Eckstein, to try and get Carroll, and suddenly the CF camera has to zoom way in to catch the action
Nice eye there Russ
3-2 count
Jinx worked!
One run, one hit.
YES YES YES YES YES
Russ tried to take him out for good measure.
Boom Russell!!!
No no-hitter!
No shutout!
No tie game!
Hell yeah!
Epale, Karina! I haven't spoken with you in so long!
that's my son!
1-0 Dodgers, two out and a man on first
This is one of those games where 1 run equals 3.
Glad Torrendidntbrest JMart.
It always freaks me out when that works
Giants up on the hapless 'Stros, 4-2
Come on FJL, connect here
Man the c's/magic game doesn't even look competitive.
Mark Jackson already saying the lakers are too soft to beat a healthy celtics team
Stop throwing to first Matt LeBlanc
Vin, that's not Martin on first, it's Johnson
Did LeBlanc get the E on his jersey from Eckstein's jersey?
FJL pop to MSB
1-0 Dodgers
MSB coming up
Mark Jackson can bite me.
oh well, we scored
I really hate MSB.
Double play!
Of course, MSB singles
It is destiny. Chad Bills will make it to the 7th inning.
Jesus, how does MSB not win the batting title every year?
Eckstein is like a fly buzzzing buzzing then you think he is gone an he comes back.
Gonzo dp!
Hell, Bills could pitch a shutout if his last three innings are very pitch-efficient.
Chad's at 80 pitches, so he might even be able to pitch the eighth.
You're the man, chadleigh.
Alright I changed the channel and it's still a comercial. Did billingsley have a meltdown or was it a quick inning?
Erin, i've missed you here!
Maybe next time. Belly with a hit.
Is it just me, or is Matt Kemp having a very similar year to Andre Ethier's 2009?
Great. 2 outs left in the inning, Anderson and Green up.
Nicj
6 pitches, 3 outs. Quick inning
Houstan we have a problem. Praying foe a giant bullpen melt down.
That was the ugliest hit an run attempt.
Huge if bills can get us to the ninth with Brox presumably out of comission.
No leadoff walks.
Nice catch by Reed!
Stretch Johnson!
Another nice catch by Reed!
That was sweet, Reed.
And again!
Flying Johnson!
Bills is at 6 2/3
"the omnipresent mr Johnson"
Bills is nails
Dodgers rolling.
Bwahaha no complete game for LeBlanc
That Mega Millions commercial confuses me. Some of the shots are clearly filmed at Dodger Stadium and some clearly are not. But in the shots that are filmed at DS, the seat colors are wrong.
Padre announcers referring to Carroll as a pesty fly.
Hold the fort, gotta drive my mom to some baby shower.
Go Bills, go Blue!
They're letting Chad pitch the eighth!
Who closes if Chad can't go far?
Also, I'm out.
7 1/3 innings for Bills. I'm loving this.
I started to type a comment, Josh, but then realized I was thinking about a different commercial. They must film a lot there.
Speaking of guys I really dislike...
ugh, matt stairs
Damn Papa Joe, perpetuating the whole Matt Stairs phobia aren't we?
MLASF also can't pitch today?
So I say Kuo.
What? Why did they just pull Bills? He was pitching great, and he was only at 95 pitches!
Pretty awesome outing for Chadley. Well done, Bills!
Oh kuo is out there already.
Kuo nails down the eighth!
Kuo is money right now
Nice Kuo. Keep him out there in the 9th? Or belly?
Houston with runners at the corners, top of the 9th, down by 1, 2 out.
Get some Geico at Petco.
Broxton again available. Good thing he got so much rest the last few weeks.
Wow this lineup is bad. How are we winning?
@Josh S 2:58p: yeah, I don't know why the lottery commercial would go through all that trouble to artificially color a couple of levels of the stadium.
Two out, FJL up
dang it, Houston lost.
Three outs away from a good Sunday afternoon mood for me.
Giants win. Astros are bad. We play them next!
Tim Kurkjian just tweeted that Bills would have gone the complete game if he had been more pitch-efficient.
Gosh, the Astros are worthless in the ninth
Of course, MSB is up
broxton is apparently available after all, but can't find his mini sirloin strikezone
Casey has a slight beard!
Furless ewok up.
Hey, it's the unavailable Brox!
MSB again, oh lordy
Eckstein flies out to right, one away
One to go. Hold on to your butts.
Sweeeeeeeet play by FJL
Nice stop!!!!
One more out and we make party!!!!!
Loney on his toes, thankfully
Here's Brox' most difficult out to get
One more strike Bubba.
1 more strike!
Dodger fans alive at petco!
You can do it!
YES!!!!!
Wow, we won with our lineup of suck.
Wow! Dodgers with sweep #2!!!
SWEEEEEEEEP
How Sweep it is!!!!!
How sweep it is!
One six-game stretch almost completely erases a disastrous April.
That's just one of the reasons I love baseball.
Suck.
It.
Eric.
Collins.
Also if you look at those east coast teams we struggled against and how they have faired it doesn't seem that horrific.
The errors hurt us in April. Now this is Dodger baseball.
Dusty now has to be a roadie and go to all away games.
I will go to all road games except the ones where the team unis are Camo. I have to draw the line somewhere.
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