Dan Haren (5-3, 3.16) vs. Gerrit Cole (4-3, 3.76).
The Dodgers, who had been "surging" until Clayton Kershaw's loss yesterday, invite the Pirates to Chavez Ravine for four games. Dan Haren will be greeting Pittsburgh with a ERA almost a full point less than his overall ERA (2.39 in four starts).
The Pirates start Gerrit Cole, who has helped the Bucs win four of his last five starts (Cole went 2-1 with two NDs). The SoCal native and UCLA Bruin has only faced the Dodgers once in his two MLB seasons, beating us 6-3 in June of last year by going a modest 5.2 IP, yielding three runs, and getting the win. Last year, however, the Pirates streaked; they're now sitting in fourth place in the NL Central; and even though the Dodgers have struggled this season, Los Angeles still ranks third in the NL in batting average (.258), OBP (.326), and slugging percentage (.416).
Tonight is Fan T-shirt Stadium Giveaway Night, so there should be a good crowd on board to cheer on the team (not like we can watch the game at home, can we?). As for whether Gerrit will serve as judge and jury? It might not be a picnic out there for the Dodgers tonight, but on the other hand I don't expect to see Cole's Law.
Wow, that pun was not worth the effort.
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well I liked it
Gordon 2B
Ethier CF
Puig RF
Ramirez SS
Gonzalez 1B
Kemp LF
Turner 3B
Federowicz C
Haren P
Matty back in left
Oof it looks like Withrow is donezo.
With Bills coming back soon and Maholm already in the pen, we seem to be a little top heavy.
Haren gives up a one-out ground single but FedEx chops him down trying to steal second. That was around a couple of fly balls to Puig
Dre with another triple into the right field corner!
FedEx! Haven't seen him for a while!
Yasiel brings in Dre. Boys up 1-0 early.
Puig with a perfectly-placed pop fly double, Dre scores
Hanley foul pops out to first
Adrian works the walk
dammit matt, first pitch swinging, on a crappy inside pitch? booooo
1-0 dodgers through 1. could have been more.
and Matty grounds out on the first pitch
Ike back up after the caught stealing
and he flies out to Dre
so much for that lead. Two-out HR by Alvarez ties it.
Haren can't get the third out
Gee, if Bills comes back anytime soon, I wonder who'll he'll replace in the rotation.
FedEx not sure why he was bunting before the pitcher
FedEx also not sure how to hit a baseball which is the root of the problem
and Haren Ks, Dee up with 2 outs and Pete and Pete on second
attaboy, Dee!
Dee Deeeeelivers! 2-1 LA
Dee swipes second!
Dee has really come through so far. I bet if I were able to watch him I'd be really impressed.
Dee swipes third too!
Dre fooled by a breaking changeup of some kind
Can Haren protect another lead?
Giants keep rolling, they were down 4-3 in the eighth and now are up 6-4 on StL
@Orel 7:55p: The best way to understand Dee Gordon's speed is by listening to games on the radio. No need for a television image.
Anyone else tired of retreads finding a second wind in SF? #Morse
Alvarez, for all his hitting prowess, has 12 Es on the year. You'd think he was a Dodger!
Anyone else tired of retreads finding a second wind in SF? #EverySingleGiantEver
DEE!
@Orel and Stubbsy, I think that's been named the Pat Burrell Effect
Cmon Matty, find your groove
quiet inning
Barmes with a 1-out 2-strike single through the left side
Cole bunts Barmes over to second
@FB Maybe Kemp needs to start dating Taye Diggs.
shit, Harrison with the single to get Barmes home. Tie game. Haren not good at finishing innings tonight
How Matty got his tube packed
great play on the bunt gets Dee
another quiet inning
Nice play by Pete to get McCutcheon
Haren is due for one more home run
Ike Davis is on the Pirates now?
and there it is, of course it's by Russ
of course my son did it :(
you called it, FB :(
ugh, I am going to bed. This has ridiculously annoying loss written all over it
You guys have a better chance of turning this around without me
hey FB! do not lose it, we are at home
That's goos
Goos?
Bullpen bad.
Very bad.
This is not our season. I feel 84 wins and hating the Giants even more in my future.
League turned back into a pumpkin? I am le shocked.
I think I needs to hook up with Taye Diggs,tambien.
I find your lack of faith disturbing, both Stubbs and Paul.
Wish I could repeat that until you regain some optimism. Wait, Stubbs...
Chris Perez, a fine example of our bullpen.
aaaaah, after that Puig play, we all should forgive bullpen and rejoice in it
@Paul Stubbs shares your point of view, too
that's it. Tomorrow we'll have a better bullpen
chicken fried bullpen
PGtUP
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