Saturday, August 13, 2011

Post-Game 118 Thread: Beating Up On The 'Stros

DODGERS 6, ASTROS 1

Hey, playing the league's worst team is really fun! Especially with Clayton Kershaw on the hill (8.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 Ks); Matt Kemp pounding a first-inning, two-run HR (his 27th); and Clayton Kershaw squeezing in Tony Gwynn on his own (a great highlight). Wandy Rodriguez gave up 5 2 ER (5 R total) over 6.0 IP, and never had a chance. This is a strangely enjoyable feeling, this winning thing!

Make sure you watch the video of Matt Kemp's two-run HR to kick off the scoring, including Rodriguez's Carlos Lee's visible epithet at 0:09. Lee set up the two-run jack with a throwing error to allow Jamey Carroll to reach at the start of the game. Good stuff.

10 comments:

Steve Sax said...

check out the BOS @ SEA highlight of Ichiro getting a double play, with Bard taking a vicious hit (but hanging on!) at the plate. Call went the Red Sox' way, and then was reversed--which on replay looks to be the right call. Bang.

Boston loses by a run tonight.

Fernie V said...

Watching highlights and Barajas looked like Jake Taylor from Major League, when he screwed up Kershaw K. Sax I believe they only charged wandy with 2ER

Steve K said...

Wow, great play by Ichiro and Bard.

And not to nitpick, but that was Carlos Lee with the visible epithet... he was mad because without his error the inning would've been over.

Josh S. said...

127 badges. I think ya hear me knockin'.

Steve Sax said...

shit, I *thought* that was Lee, but I got confused by the box score. Thanks.

Steve Sax said...

@Fernie V, I didn't see the Barajas highlight; what happened?

You're right on the 2 ER. Second edit of the evening...

Steve Sax said...

Josh S., I don't think you're really "sick", with that rate of badge collecting.

I'm sending a truancy officer after you.

Fernie V said...

@ sax It was a swinging strike three but the ball got away from him. He stumbled and I thought he was had hurt himself.

Steve Sax said...

What inning? I'll watch the condensed milk game

Fernie V said...

Early in the game before the forth.