Clayton Kershaw (15-3, 1.82) vs. Wade Miley (7-9, 4.29).
Winning today's game wouldn't count as a "sweep", right? Because these stupid two-game series make no sense (especially given the MLB scheduling gods have given the Dodgers a rest day both before, and after, this intense two-game series). But hopefully we'll be wielding mini-brooms (to go with our mini sirloin burgers?), after Clayton Kershaw gets done with today's start. I do worry about Kirk Gibson ordering an inside pitch on Kid K (Roberto Hernandez did hit Alfredo Marte in Tuesday's game), but I'm hopeful that common sense will prevail. And that we can get out of Chase Field with a win, before resting up for our three-game series at Petco Park this weekend.
Random fact: A.J. Ellis' 2-for-4 performance last night (with a run scored) was only his second multi-hit game since July 4. It helped raise Ellis' batting average to .186. Keep 'em coming, A.J.!
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Gordon, 2B
Puig, CF
Kemp, RF
Ramirez, SS
Van Slyke, LF
Turner, 1B
Ellis, C
Rojas, 3B
Kershaw, P
the new MSB draws a walk off Kershaw. How many lefties has he walked this year? 1?
Pennington Ks
Hill flies to SVS
Trumbo Ks after MSB steals second
SVS grounds out but JT walks
AJ with a seeing-eye single between 3rd and short, JT to second
Rojas with a slow chopper to short, AJ out at second, Rojas beats the throw, JT makes it to third
Clayton grounds to first for the 3rd out
JT makes a nice play on a foul pop to first
Pacheco pops to short
Tuffy, the Kershaw Killer, is up
Wow, Hanley with a nice diving play to get Tuffy!
Dee with a perfect bunt
Dee swipes second!
Puig walks
Matty Kd last time up, let's see what he can do this time
Matty with a 2R double to center! But he gets thrown out trying for 3, wasn't really close
dumb play with no outs
Hanley with an ugly K
SVS golfs a home run to left! 3-0 good guys!
I've always said Hanley is all glove, no bat
that was Van Slyke's 5th homer vs Miley, his most against any pitcher
Turner Ks
Clayton gets Gregorious to 0-2 but he battles back to 3-2 and then singles. He's a pain in the ass for a .220 hitter
Miley bunts Greg over to second
Lefties are killing Clayton tonight
yeesh, Clayton walks Pennington
Figure it out, Clayton
Hill with a soft flare right to Dee
Clayton keeps missing low and in
and Trumbo flies to left, Clayton gets out of it, but his pitchcount is in the high 40s
AJ with another single between 3rd and short
Rojas with the double play grounder
And Clayton quickly Ks
oh no what is happening. injury delay?
SVS rolled his ankle
crawford in for svs?
And can someone tell me what happened on that play: "Jordan Pacheco singles on a soft line drive to left fielder SVS, deflected by CF Yasiel Puig. Marte scores. Pacheco to 2nd. Throwing error by left fielder SVS."
huh?
Sax rolled his eyes.
3-1 LA, bottom four; snake on second with no out
@Sax I missed it at the time but the replay has Puig nearly making the play but it deflected to SVS. He picked it up and bounced it into second. He must have rolled the ankle when he planted to throw it in.
Matty Ks again
@Sax, his ankle turned when the shitty turf gave way. It looked like a patch of grass was draped over a hole
Pennington Ks
Hanley catches Hill's popup
MSB hit his triple on the first pitch. Vin was saying yesterday that he does all of his hitting on the first pitch. If Vin has that scouting report, you'd think the team does too. So how about not giving him anything to hit on the first pitch?
Umps not giving Clayton anything close
Clayton gets Trumbo on the hook, MSB left at third
CC with a single after Hanley flies to right center
JT with a liner past third, CC to second
jesus, Crawford thrown out at third by a mile
then AJ walks
How high was SVS' homer?
How bad was whatever happened to him later (sprain)?
Turner grounds to short
It feels like Clayton's gonna battle through another inning or two and will leave with a lead but the bullpen will choke this up, probably Wilson and Howell in the 8th
Marte Ks looking
Vin: "Fatsball.... gotcha"
flyout to Puig
Tunny lines to third, great inning for Clayton
Tuffy^
@Dusty, the homer was as high as Snoop Dogg at Everest basecamp
and the ankle sprain didn't look terrible, I wouldn't guess it would mean any DL time, just a few days off it, but he kind of does that anyway
Joc fans are probably hoping for the DL trip
Ollie Perez in
Perez has done very well to make himself a useful pitcher. He was so gawdawful for the Mets, I figured he was donezo
Clayton works the walk!
Dee with a popup on the infield. I want him doing pushups at home plate after that shit
Puig is really frustrated at the plate
milehigh chopper to third but they still get Puig, Clayton to second
So CC and Kemp both thrown out at third on not close plays, Kemp with no outs, CC with 1
@DB or whoever is around, what's the word on Fernando as a broadcaster? Is he regarded as a good color guy?
Kemp walks on 4 pitches
Hanley watches a curveball drop in for strike three
Gregorious Ks, AJ makes a tough play to get him at first after the 3rd strike gets away
Old friend Xavier Paul up
and he Ks. Not sure why you send up a lefty pinch hitter against Clayton
MSB up again, time for a homer
and MSB Ks, another good inning for Clayton
CC grounds to second
looking at the SVS play, I think the Dbacks might have a gopher problem
Turner whistles one past short for a single
AJ grounds to short, Gregorious bobbles the ball and can only get Turner at second
Rojas grounds to third, is hitting under .200
Pennington quickly grounds to second
Hill chops to third, Turner, now at third, guns to Adrian who is now at first
Trumbo singles to left
Should we worry about Kershaw throwing 100+ pitches every start, even with his DL stint at the beginning of the season?
Clayton Ks Marte with a big sweeping curveball, his 109th pitch
@Orel, I do, but I worry about everything
A sure sign that Clayton out of the game: he is talking on the on the bench to other people. That and Andre grounding out to first for him
A.J. Ellis has another multi-hit game! 2-for-3, BA at .192
Dee rolls to second
I would really like to see Yasiel and Hanley get going
Watch out Miguel Rojas, AJ is coming for you!
Puig pops up what looked to be a meatball
Puig seems out of it lately, slumpin' up a storm
there was an interesting piece on Puig's lack of power on Dodger Digest, signs kind of point to when he hurt his hip back in early June
I really hope we have a clean inning here. I don't want to have to face the MSB with tying or winning runs on base
Peralta with a small pop to third
Tuffy with a foul tip caught by AJ, 2 down
WOOP!!!
Kenley Ks Gregorious for his 100th career save!
100 career saves!
Great battling by Clayton for win #16, 10 more Ks, no earned runs
OK I gotta sleep, goodnight all!
Thanks for holding down the fort, FB!
LA wins!
SF up 2-1 in the eighth
Rox tie it in the ninth on a Justin Morneau double!
"Still here!" - Dusty
Gnats win. Our lead stays at five. But the noose tightens with fewer games left for the assholes to catch up.
Oyster Pubes walkoff HR for the Giants. Oh well
Son of a kumamoto.
Pennant drive. Stretch run. Gotta keep winning.
PGT up!
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