Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Series Thread (Games 95-97), July 19-21 @ Nats


Another Nats series, another Dusty bobblehead. This one has the toothpick. (Or a weird melty popsicle. Hard to tell.)

7/19, 4p: Scott Kazmir (7-3, 4.52) vs. Reynaldo Lopez (0-0, -.--).
DODGERS 8, NATIONALS 4

7/20, 4p: TBD Bud Norris vs. Gio Gonzalez (5-8, 4.70).
NATIONALS 8, DODGERS 1

7/21, 9a: TBD Julio Urias vs. Stephen Strasburg (13-0, 2.51).
DODGERS 6, NATIONALS 3

Hyun-Jin Ryu is back on the DL with elbow tendonitis, so the Dodgers are starting a bunch of shrug emojis this series. One of them against Stephen Strasburg. What could go wrong?!

UPDATE! Norris tomorrow. And Urias Thursday against Strasburg, despite working out of the bullpen in AAA. That's, uh, something.

64 comments:

Hideo Nomo said...

Game 1
Utley 2B
Kendrick LF
Turner 3B
Gonzalez 1B
Grandal C
Pederson CF
Puig RF
Taylor SS
Kazmir P

Hideo Nomo said...

Seager sits again because reasons.

Hideo Nomo said...

Post updated with next two starters. Hoo boy.

Orel said...

Kershaw's back is still bothering him

Orel said...

Although if the Dodgers can manage not to tank, him getting a mid-season breather wouldn't be the worst thing in the world

Orel said...

That's a big if, I know

Hideo Nomo said...

But if the Dodgers do tank, they'll get a better leaderboard for the next story event.

Orel said...

There's an audience of, like, five people for that comment

Orel said...

Dodgers lead 3-1 in the 1st?

Orel said...

Kazmir scoreless 1st WHAAAAAA

Fred's Brim said...

Better keep pitching, we ain't scoring again tonight. Lopez look like has some nartsy stuff

Fred's Brim said...

those glasses make Dusty look like Urkel

Fred's Brim said...

reasons = hangover? or
reasons = it wasn't Yelich in that video, it was Seager?

spank said...

reasons = all were a lie

spank said...

4-0 LAD

Orel said...

5-0!

Orel said...

6-0! On a two-out Puig RBI of all things!

Fred's Brim said...

of course, Kazmir is pitching well but hurts himself on a comebacker
he's staying in for some reason

Fred's Brim said...

and he immediately gives up a homer
sheezus

Fred's Brim said...

Somehow he goes 2 more innings, 7-1 good guys in the 8th

Fred's Brim said...

Hatcher never fails to infuriate me

Fred's Brim said...

Jesus, Hatch, figure it out, you ass

Fred's Brim said...

what a hunk of shit, 3 batters, 2 runs, no outs

Fred's Brim said...

so far

Fred's Brim said...

And Roberts brings the hook
christ

Fred's Brim said...

Liberator should throw a wild pitch just to stick another run on Hatcher's line

Fred's Brim said...

Double by Murphy off the top of the wall scores the 4th run

Fred's Brim said...

Lipitor gets us out of the inning
I am assuming Kenley comes in for the 9th
Stupid Hatcher

Fred's Brim said...

Yaz with a homer to hopefully keep Kenley on his ass

Fred's Brim said...

but Kenley is in anyway

Fred's Brim said...

Kenley hits the leadoff hitter

Fred's Brim said...

Kenley nearly gives up a homer but recovers to get Espinosa on a grounder to 2nd

Fred's Brim said...

Reggaeton grounds to second, 2 outs

Fred's Brim said...

Heisey flies out, good guys win!

Fred's Brim said...

hopefully Kazmir's injury isn't a real one. The Dodger fan in me is expecting to see him added to the DL by the morning

QuadSevens said...

Totally forgot about the early game yesterday. I'm prepared today. Love the tanking comment Nomo.

MR.F said...

Oy vey

MR.F said...

Is Kershaw going to be okay?

Orel said...

Now they're talking possible back surgery for him

Orel said...

BOS 5, SF 0, bot 3

Orel said...

BOS 8, SF 0, top 4

Fred's Brim said...

Bud

MR.F said...

=/

Orel said...

Wheels off the bus for the Dodgers. Meanwhile, the Giants have almost completed an 8-run comeback

Steve Sax said...

we are shitting the bed. Boston is still on top however

Steve Sax said...

Bos 10, SF 7, B6

Fred's Brim said...

2-4 to start the second half?
yaaay *cries*

Orel said...

GAME 3
Breakfast baseball!

Fred's Brim said...

jesus, Urias is going to reach his season pitch limit by the 4th inning

Orel said...

They're not chasing his high fastball

Fred's Brim said...

holy moly, what's happening here?

Fred's Brim said...

Urias is almost at 50 pitches through 2 so this will essentially be a bullpen game. Is there any way they don't blow a 5 run lead?
I guess Hatcher being on the DL increases our win probability

Orel said...

The bullpen will find a way. It always does

Orel said...

(to blow the lead)

Fred's Brim said...

Urias made it through 4, Baez in now

Fred's Brim said...

Well done, PB, walking the opposing pitcher to lead off an inning is just what we wanted

Fred's Brim said...

Louis Coleman is el stinko these days

Fred's Brim said...

Jesus, no bench left? Hitting Maeda in the ninth as a pinch hitter

Fred's Brim said...

Kenley in to face the meat of the order, up 3

Fred's Brim said...

A single to Harper but Kenley gets 3 others, good guys win!

Orel said...

Wow, we won!

Fred's Brim said...

ugh, didnt realize Puig reinjured a hamstring

QuadSevens said...

Puig injured now too? When are the midseason tryouts being held?

spank said...

Dodgers are soon going to be signing players from the SoSG softball team due to all the injuries.