Clayton Kershaw (11-2, 1.78) vs. Carlos Martinez (2-4, 4.43).
How quickly things turn. At the All-Star break the Dodgers were on top of the world, alone in first place with four All-Star representatives. Then Puig oh-fer'd his Home Run Derby appearance, and now the team is back in second place, their outfield controversy has rekindled itself, Plaschke is calling for big moves, and Puig is out of the lineup with a sore hand.
Which is when we get to the bright spot: Once every five starts we get to see a Kershaw start, and today he's only being asked to pull the Dodgers out of a nosedive against the very team that handed him his worst postseason loss ever. The Giants lost again, so first place is also at stake. Help us, Obi Wan Kershaw, you're our only hope.
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Something is going on about arrows
Gordon 2B
Ramirez SS
Gonzalez 1B
Kemp LF
Ethier RF
Van Slyke CF
Uribe 3B
Ellis C
Kershaw P
Wow, SVS in CF over Kemp OR Ethier.
Dodgers go down 1-2-3 in the 1st
Weak sauce first inning.
Screw a bunt.
And really A-Gon - first pitch swinging? Work a count already.
Ok let's do this, Kid K.
"Vintage Kershaw"...ESPN Guy.
Only good thing about a national game is we ALL get to see it!! Hooray!!
Greetings Dusty and Orel!
Mila Kunis for Jim Beam
Epale, Karen!
Fat Tire, by the way
Ethier triple!
Nice running Dre!
Don't forget about Dre!
Was that Mila Kunis? I think I'm usually looking at Ashton in the pics.
BTW...I just feel the need to add how pissed I am about Kelly nailing another one of our guys. It's way past time for retaliation.
Dre with the triple. Wow, one of our guys on third.
Whassup Kid K(aren)?
I got the RISP blues.
Ethier's not going anywhere
I think Kershaw should throw at Kelly in the clubhouse.
100 MPH pitch, damn.
Uribe flare! Glad to be wrong
Thank you Baseball Gods.
A run (barely) and we'll take it!!
I'm with Karen. But at this point you kind of have to throw at Kelly himself (per Dusty)
AJ has gone from meh to meh with added bland flavor.
I say have Jansen throw Mark Ellis at Kelly.
Yeah AJ calls a great game but his offensive pop is popped, to the extent it was ever there consistently.
I was thinking a 2fer re throwing at Kelly when they were showing Wacca next to him in the dugout. Get even with that bastard for the NLCS while we're beaning redbirds.
Shit. Tie game
Damn you Orel!!
Some things never change. Uribe with the nice D
No more runs, Kersh.
Kershaw with 36 pitches through two innings. Too many
Those Leinenkugels know how to party!
Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN 1m
As Kershaw came off the field, he walked in to talk with home plate umpire Ed Hickox, before heading back to the dugout.
Kershaw walks! Dee sacs him to second
I hope the Mets enjoy healthy Hanley next year
Hanley walks. Martinez might be having control problems
AGon first-pitch swinging AGAIN. Fortunately he just fouled it off
Bourjos with the diving catch of AGon's sinking line drive. Ex-Angels are the worst
Kemp first-pitch swinging for a strike. Good thing to do against a pitcher who's walked two this inning
Full count to Kemp
Kershaw spending the whole inning on the bases
But no more! KempBI makes it 2-1!
Nice hit Kemp! You still suck.
Matty brings in Kid K.
Dancing naked in the moonlight finally pays off!!
SD: Only team in MLB without a no-hitter. Ha ha!
Thanks for the hard work, Karen
Ethier first-pitching swinging. I'm noticing a pattern
Ethier RBI single! Two-out madness of the likes we haven't seen in a while
What are these things called - runs?
Dusty...I think 'runs' are what the other team gets. These things we just got are an unknown entity.
K-Zone sucks. If Kid K thought it was a strike, it was damn well a strike.
If the Dodgers trade Joc Pederson, you KNOW he'll come back to haunt us for the next 12 years.
Saw a Twitter item saying Julio Urias was untouchable, so...
Uribe single!
Geez A.J., at least get it out of the infield
Kershaw gets down the bunt but they get Uribe at second. Clayton on the basepaths again...but it's not like it hurt last inning
Dee nubber moves Clayton to 3rd. Dee safe at 1st, still two out
Raise your hand if you are freaking sick and tired of hearing how great Cardinals fans are.
Hanley beaned! Ouch! In the shoulder?
(raises hand)
ANOTHER Dodger nailed by a fucking Cardinal
And AGon wastes the RA on — GUESS WHAT? — a first-pitch swing
Yeah, Clayton! Gets Mothballs on the hip
YES SIRREE CLAYTON! HIT THAT SOB!!!
And oh yeah, shut the fuck up Kruk.
Nice jump by Hanley to avoid Angry Mothballs
Joc woulda caught that!
Shut the ver loving fuck up, Kruk. Clay did exactly what he needed to do - the right way.
Total respect for Kershaw. Fuck these ESPN Cardinals announcers. Fuck them all up in their fucking ears!
These ESPN idots need to look at some recent history with Cardinal pitchers hitting our guys before they start running their mouths.
I'm out!
*drops mic*
Spanky with the drive by!!
Well said, Spanky.
Kemp doing the walk of shame back to the dugout.
It can't be said enough.
AJEllis an't get it out of the infield.
I really hope that HanRam getting hit and Kid K going all Drysdale on Mothballs lights a fire on this team. They sure need it.
SHIT
ugh
Hit him again, Clay!
Sit the fuck down, Holliday.
Dammit
3-3
Listening to these knuckleheads call this game reminds me of the FOX game against the Yankmes when Joe Buck was so blatantly rooting for NY.
@CliffB...I just love your avatar!!!
Great catch by Matty.
Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN 1m
Very small sample size warning: Kershaw hasn't had strong outings in two previous games with Hickox behind the plate. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=kershcl01&year=Career&t=p#ump_extra
Dodgers on ESPN Sunday night = losing on a walk off. I hope I am wrong but I have a bad feeling.
GO DEE GO
Double Dees!
@Karen: If I recall correctly, it was a pic in one of the posts here on SOSG. Pretty sure from one of the Bark in the Park games.
And we're back to boobs
Watching Dee run is a beautiful thing.
Bark in the Park 2012
Orel: Our source for, well...everything!!
Nice wiggle, Hanley!
God damn I want this one tonight.
^ What Dusty said.
Ah, SHIT Matty!
Kershaw at 104 pitches, still in there in the 7th
Kershaw's fastball: REMEMBER ME???
Kershaw: Happy Karen: Happy
I love how these announcers talk about Kid's sequencing. They've said "I'd throw the slider here." about 54 times. Brilliant analyses, dickweeds.
MKWs happy!
Excellent analysis as usual by Dusty on both ESPN guys and Matt Kemp Whores.
"I'd strike him out here."
Just like that, all the fight goes out of the Dodger bats
Ugh, Wilson?
Hold on there about BWil Orel...He's got the 'Good Luck' rubberband in the beard thing going on again.
oh well in THAT case
A.J. has Bourjos on time but Dee can't hold on to the ball
You can see this game falling apart at the seams
Yes yes yes ESPN. Matty Hit my balls is mad and only he has the right to be mad.
Hey Hey Hey Fat Adams.
but AMERICA'S TEAM
Taking Uribe out in a late-inning switch? Don't like losing his glove
This game has an October feel to it and it's making my tummy feel all yucky.
=(
Uribe gone. Brilliant Donnie.
Maybe it's Donnie's managerial skills that's making my tummy yucky.
A.J. asleep at the wheel? Bourjos steals third
This will not end well.
J.P. wriggles off the hook!
You can exhale now Karen.
I think I've seen "Slaying the Badger", but it wasn't about bicycles, ESPN.
Just what did happen there with Bourjos taking third with no throw???
Okay AJ, you're making a good argument for forgiveness on that 'no throw'.
A.J. lumbering double!
Shit JT.
Dee K's on a 99 mph fastball
WHAT THE FUCK Hanley hit again
"Clearly no intent"
Yeah. Fuck you idiot.
I am so fuckin pissed. This is bullshit. What is the point of warning the teams?!
Fucking nuke the place!
Uh, epale everybody.
Wow, where was that? And I'm saying that with a Cards pitcher on the mound
Goddammit, Kemp.
Epale, Gnomes!
Even if we win this it'll be shit if it costs us Hanley.
Star Wars and Steve Garvey just collided on Twitter. Life complete.
In case y'all didn't know, Orel is ON FIRE on Twitter tonight.
Ours, not the other one.
Ha! That was pretty high, ump, but we'll take it.
Kenley got the high strike call there
Did he swing on ball four?
Best fans in baseball are leaving.
One more strike...
Jansen has the best back.
Make party! Fuck a Red Bird.
WIN
Got him! Party makin' commences! Get well soon, HanRam!
This win doesn't feel good. I've got a baaad feeling about Hanley.
PGTUP!
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