Chris Capuano (10-5, 2.81) vs. Jake Westbrook (8-8, 3.60).
North Hanley Station is a MetroLink stop in St. Louis, Missouri. And if the Dodgers want to use Hanley's Station to record a win, split the series with the Cardinals, and catch the next train out of town, the team is going to have to get itself back on track fast. (Especially Matt Kemp, who has one hit in his last 12 AB.)
The drubbing two nights ago, coupled with the depressing Cardinals walkoff-in-extras last night, puts us in danger of heading into San Francisco (for a weekend three-game series) a full three games back in the division. Let's get back on the rails.
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We got this one.
I feel like the split is reasonable. Our busted-ass-running-on-empty 'pen is my primary anxiety today.
That does drive the anxiety meter higher and higher each passing hour.
I always like my splits on the road.
I'm a big fan of banana splits.
Who broke Twitter?
*stares at shoes and kicks the dirt*
Gmail had a big outage, too. Weird for Blogger to actually be working.
Damn hell tha Twitters IS broken. What the hell am I going to do, go buy a so-called "newspaper"?
Gwynn LF
Mellis 2B
Kemp CF
Ethier RF
Ramirez 3B
Rivera 1B
Cruz SS
Treanor C
Capuano P
I guess Donnie's "I see Hanley at short" was meant to be followed by "after we trade for another third baseman."
I wouldn't have the heart to put Uribe back in the lineup, either.
Did you mother scratchers read Urine's comments re Ramirez? His comments were classy - he will fit in and contribute kind of stuff - then he went on to say he was okay not playing (in knowledge that Ramirez would likely be playing third). That makes two of us, Urine!
Uribe ate Stubbs' heart!
I'm sure Juan is way more frustrated than we are, and I certainly don't think he's been a bad teammate. He's just hitting Dee's weight.
Who shoved a basket full of sunshine up your ass, Stubbs? You sound downright positive.
cc: Karina
@Jason
with fried platains!
I'm positive...that having Kennedy out of the lineup is a step in the right direction.
Twitter is back along with my sanity.
This just in, I could go for some fried plantains.
@rbnlaw
Whoa! Throttle back there, big shifter. I'm sure one of those things is true.
No shit I'm right down the street from a great Cuban spot in DC. I could do plantains and rum fairly easily.
except I need to be sober for my next meeting.
*slaps some sense into Dusty*
@Stubbs
I have to be at a reception at (undisclosed government location). Can't fake the funk with this one.
Drinks right after at a nearby swank bar, though. Then mayhem ensues.
Cubans!!
Matty's being K'ing a lot lately.
SlumVp.
Dammit, Kempy keeps K-ing
He's K'ing of the World!
So, Kemp. Yeah.
*sanity flees*
Hanley GIDP. He's a true Dodger now.
TRADE HANLEY!
Three straight tweets from Dylan Hernandez linking to print articles in the LA Times. Fascinating attempt at journalism.
If HanRam hits a HR and no one was on base, will it be a Han solo?
Should I follow Dylan Hernandez?
Capster escapes the 2nd.
Depends on your tolerance for snark, Mr. F.
Thanks, Orel.
I guess I won't be following Dylan Hernandez!
But...you follow us!
Another K for K-emp.
You're still not following me.
So good job.
Fourth-inning blues for Cap. 2-0 Cards, no out.
Damage minimized.
No more dicking around. Time for offense.
woohoo
RUN(S)
If I'd have thought it might work, I would have asked earlier!
(RUN)S
Still none out!
woohoo
R(UN)S
4-2 dodgers yo
(RU)NS
Way to break the streak, Toni.
Whoa. I need to duck into conference calls more often!
After a trip to the bathroom, I come back to find us leading!
What's this, a lead?
After I find us leading, I head off to the bathroom!
Mr. F, light a match next time!
Nice use of parentheses, Marla
Los Angeles Hanleys post, up top
Settle down, Cap (first and second, none out, B5)
(whoops, make that one out)
damn
You know, the pause after seeing "In play, run(s)" is great when you're on offense.
On defense, it's interminable.
well that was quick how we gave back the lead
dammit Cap, you're at 77 pitches. what the fuck?
who is injured?
"YOU take the lead."
"No, YOU take the lead."
5-4 Cards
Well, this got ugly fast. I mean it escalated quickly.
five consecutive players reach base. not good, cap
Here's Guerra.
Gulp
Fucking Ethier. nice job with the glove asshole.
Whew. Cards bat around but plate the minimum four runs, when Furcal makes the first and last outs of the inning.
6-4 Cards through five.
We got this one.
Kemp will save us.
At least he didn't strike out.
Oh balls.
top of our order, combined 0-for-9
(Gwynn Mellis Kemp)
Westbrook basically mowed through Kemp & Ethier, walked Hanley to get to Rivera. Doesn't help when Hanley's "protection" is slumping.
Hanley is good at the baseball.
We need more Hanleys!
Fuck you, Mothballs.
7-4. this is going from bad to horrible
7-4 STL through six innings.
We got this.
goddammit
how is our pitching and defense the worst thing about us?
Loney starts the rally with a single!
Gwynn pummels the rally to death with a ground out
why does it feel like we don't have any bullpen anymore?
maybe it's because we are using our new LOOGY for whole innings on consecutive nights because he's the best thing we've got
maybe because we keep trotting Javy out every other night when he's Troncosoed
Gwynn in leadoff spot: 0-for-4
Mellis in the two-hole: 0-for-4
Kemp in the three-hole: 1-for-4
Kemp just got his first hit, after 0-fering in his last two games
Hey, Matt Kemp stole a base! Now Hanley can hit a 2-run HR so we can lose by one.
SB for Matty, first one since he's been back (and since April 28). That's good.
He's got 47 more to go if he wants to get 50-50
one-run games are meaningless
if I were STL I might take my chances with Rivera despite the fact he's the tying run
annnnnnnd...that's what they did
Rivera to ground into a double play where one out gets applied to the next inning
@FB 1:27p: not if we win
Hanley walks. Now Rivera can K so we can lose by three.
Bingo.
How soon until Hanley starts batting third?
How do the cardinals have the virtually the same record as us?
Fuck, Rivera
Why does a 4-3 road trip against teams that normally beat us feel so terrible?
18 goddamn hits. We certainly haven't done much to lower that league-leading batting average of the Cards
It's not, but what preceded the 4-3 roadie was worse.
That could have gone better.
And the Giants don't play today.
DAMNIT
SAVE US RYAN DEMPSTER
If we can sweep the Giants this weekend, we'll be essentially tied.
So that's good news, I guess.
At least we only lost by 3 so I was able to get a save from Jason Motte.
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