Thursday, April 21, 2016

Game 16 Thread: Apr. 21 @ Barves, 9a

Clayton Kershaw (2-0, 1.64) vs. Matt Wisler (0-1, 4.61).

Breakfast baseball! The Dodgers go for their third consecutive series win with Kershaw on the mound (never "on the bump"), and what with yesterday's come-from-behind extra-innings victory and the bullpen finally doing its job, it could actually happen. Another round of mimosas!

55 comments:

QuadSevens said...

Happy birthday Joc! You're hitting cleanup and get an RBI on your first at bat.

QuadSevens said...

Kershaw gives up a run on a double. Good relay nails Castro at third. But it's going to be reviewed.

QuadSevens said...

Utley 2B
Seager SS
Gonzalez 1B
Pederson CF
Thompson RF
Hernandez LF
Ellis C
Culberson 3B
Kershaw P

QuadSevens said...

Call stands. One out bottom of the 1st. Kershaw needs to settle down.

QuadSevens said...

Kid K's next two more pitches get two ground outs. He's settled down. Tied at one after one.

QuadSevens said...

Barves load the bases in the second. Kershaw gets a K. Pitcher coming up.

QuadSevens said...

Amazing double play started by Utley up the middle to save Kershaw's bacon! Still tied after two.

QuadSevens said...

Dodgers go quietly in the third.

QuadSevens said...

AGon with a single to lead off the 4th.

QuadSevens said...

Joc lightly taps one to short, away from the shift, and gets himself an infield single. Two on, nobody out for Thompson.

QuadSevens said...

Utley is making plays that have Charlie Steiner asking where he found the fountain of youth. Game still tied in the bottom of the 5th.

QuadSevens said...

Kershaw with 6 Ks through 5.

QuadSevens said...

AGon leads off the 6th with a solid single. Joc to the plate who's 2 for 2.

QuadSevens said...

Joc goes down swinging.

QuadSevens said...

Thompson walks and Kike flies out to end the inning.

QuadSevens said...

To end the top half of the 6th I should say.

QuadSevens said...

Freeman tries to take 2nd, overslides the base, and is tagged out by Utley. Steiner is drunk on the Utley Kook-Aid.

QuadSevens said...

Culberson makes a good play down the line at third base. Barves have a runner at third now with 2 out.

QuadSevens said...

Kershaw gets a called strike three to end the threat and the inning. Still 1-1 after six.

QuadSevens said...

Ellis reaches on an error to start the 7th.

QuadSevens said...

And he's quickly erased by a GIDP from Culberson.

QuadSevens said...

Kid K bats for himself and hits a flyball to right center. The Barves collide with each other, and Kersh is on second.

QuadSevens said...

Utley walks. End of the line for Wisler. Seager coming up.

QuadSevens said...

I think this is the most comments I've ever left in one game thread.

QuadSevens said...

O'Flaherty in to pitch to Seager.

QuadSevens said...

Take out a couple of letters from his name and it becomes O'Farty. Heh!

QuadSevens said...

Seager gets a basehit, but Kershaw is thrown out at the plate. Dodgers are challenging.

QuadSevens said...

Kershaw's foot beat the tag, but it may not have been down on the plate. Awaiting the verdict.

QuadSevens said...

Still waiting. How about that pace of play?

QuadSevens said...

Challenge denied. Kershaw is called out. Still tied going to the bottom of the 7th.

QuadSevens said...

Quick inning for Kid K. AGon leads off the 8th with a double.

QuadSevens said...

Correction, AGon lead off with a single. The Double-Double promotion got in my head.

QuadSevens said...

Jim Johnson pitching the 8th for the Barves.

QuadSevens said...

Joc goes down swinging. Thompson bounces into a fielder's choice. Kike up now.

QuadSevens said...

Kike draws a walk. Grandal pinch hitting for Ellis with 2 on and 2 out.

QuadSevens said...

Wild pitch moves Thompson to third.

QuadSevens said...

Grandal walks. Justin Turner now pinch hitting for Culberson with the bases loaded.

QuadSevens said...

Turner flies out to right. Sad trombone.

QuadSevens said...

Kershaw, still on the mound in the 8th, gets his ninth K.

QuadSevens said...

10 Ks now.

QuadSevens said...

A walk and a single puts two on with two out in the 8th for the Barves.

QuadSevens said...

Grounder to Turner at third ends the inning. Going to the 9th still tied.

QuadSevens said...

We've left 10 on base today! Kendrick pinch hitting.

QuadSevens said...

He promptly fouls out.

QuadSevens said...

Utley hits one into the corner for a double! Let's not strand him now boys!

QuadSevens said...

Seager grounds to the right side. Utley moves over to third. Two out.

QuadSevens said...

AGon gets the intentional walk. Joc, it's up to you on your birthday. No pressure.

Orel said...

I walk in here to find IT'S A 7777 PARTY, BABY!

Orel said...

WIN

spank said...

noice

MR.F said...

Lots of hits allowed by Kershaw but he still holds them to 1 run in 8 innings.

QuadSevens said...

I wanted to finish the game off, but the site decided to pull me early. Glad Orel was able to come in for the save.

QuadSevens said...

I went the whole game without clicking the "I'm not a robot" checkbox, and it did me in after my 49th comment.

Cliff Beefpile said...

gnats lose again. Not a bad day.

QuadSevens said...

It was a really slow day at work for me yesterday. It was fun!