The magic number for the NL West division is four. And after taking two of three from the Nationals this weekend (dropping, of course, the only game on national television; luckily the playoffs aren't nationally televised or anything), we stand a chance to clinch the division if the Padres can hold tough at home vs. Arizona, while we beat up on the last-place Phillies on the road.
Were the last two series, both of which were winning series on the road for the Dodgers, a fluke? Or the sign of the Dodgers finally getting gritty (and on a roll, so to speak), with 14 games left to play?
Monday 9/19 4p: Clayton Kershaw vs. (Doctor) Nick Pivetta (L, 3-4)
Tuesday 9/20 4p: Yu Darvish vs. Aaron Nola (L, 2-6)
Wednesday 9/21 4p: Alex Wood vs. Jake Thompson
Thursday 9/22 4p: Kenta Maeda vs. Mark Leiter
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UPDATE 9/20 (Sax): Please stop the Pedro Baez madness. Now.
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GAME 1
Taylor CF
Turner 3B
Bellinger 1B
Puig RF
Barnes C
Granderson LF
Utley 2B
Hernandez SS
Kershaw P
@kengurnick 5m
Medical staff tells him Seager's arm "is playable. Our staff is on top of it."
ugh
JT HR! CT3 ITP HR!
Kershaw gives up a 6th-inning GS
Padres lead the Snakes 3-0 in the 1st!
AZ loses 4-2. Magic number drops to 3, no thanks to the Dodgers tonight.
GAME 2
Taylor CF
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Bellinger 1B
Granderson RF
Utley 2B
Grandal C
Ethier LF
Darvish P
rain delay
Grandal HR! Welcome to the 20-HR club!
Ugh. Corey is not right
Pedro Baez, professional thrower
For the love of God, get Baez off our goddamn roster
I fucking hate Pedro baez
Four-pitch walk by Baez, with the bases loaded, allows Phillips to tie the game at two.
STOP PUTTING BAEZ IN THE GAME
So.
(crosses Sax off Pedro Baez Marching & Chowder Society invite)
(crosses Sax off Corey Seager's broken elbow Marching & Chowder Society invite)
Roberts said not to boo Baez. So how about a bunch of curse words instead
Pedro Baez does not pitch for San Diego, who beats AZ. Magic number down to two.
I bet in the offseason we hear about some injury Baez was playing with that he didn't tell anyone about. He better not be on the playoff roster.
GAME 3
Taylor CF
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Bellinger 1B
Puig RF
Barnes C
Granderson LF
Forsythe 2B
Wood P
Granderson is batting .126 with us in 27 games and .208 on the year. I think it's time we stop calling him a "streaky" hitter and give someone else a shot in the outfield.
After re-reading my comment I can see that it doesn't make sense. I'll try again.
Granderson sucks. Start anyone else.
I feel better.
Watching our boys try to limp to the finish line reminds me of Kramer and the AIDS walk. Remember what he looked like when he crossed the finish line?
We seem to have lost all our two-out magic
But I'm sure they'll flip a switch in the playoffs!
HI OREL!!!
HI KAREN!!!
Word has it that Baez will be spending the next 2-3 games in the dugout with Doc. Hmmm....
Lets see how we do with a runner in scoring position this time...
Utley leadoff triple in the 7th. It's like he's daring the team not to score!
C'mon Kike...Do it for Puerto Rico!
Enrique!
TIED!!
damn you
Corey ain't right.
YEE HAW!!!
I agree on Corey.
Hey we're winning!
You spoke to soon.
Ross is getting shelled
WELP
Madres have tied up the game with the douche nozzles. 2-2.
Man, the Padres have really been bros lately
Christ what has happened to the bullpen???
Avilan got himself into a mess with this one
The Granderson curse.
Puig couldn't save us that time.
Or that time.
Lord have mercy.
GAME 4 TURNER IS ALREADY OUT BECAUSE HE GOT HIT ON THE HAND GODDAMMIT
Taylor CF
Turner 3B
Bellinger 1B
Puig RF
Granderson LF
Utley 2B
Grandal C
Forsythe SS
Maeda P
Now Bellinger is hurt?
Hey Orel....xrays neg. Contusion on thumb. Corey out too with ankle and arm.
***xrays on JT.
Maeda goes a whole 3 innings.
Fields gives up 2...4-2 bad guys.
Only 61 pitches for Maeda? WTF?
Maeda's next appearance will be in the bullpen
Wow...Granderson goes long. 4-3 bad.
OMG!! Either ties game with pinch hit homer.
Belli brings in CT3 who had tripled. 5-4 Boys mid 7th.
We're leading 5-4 at the stretch. Let's see what happens next.
RANCHO ARDIENDO
(sad trombone)
Kenley coming in for 4 out save. Tying run on 1st with 2 out in 8th.
Kenley gets the GIDP in the 9th. 2 down!
WIN somehow
Win!
We won.
We. Really. Won!
5-5 road trip. Happy flight?
I will take it
Beat the gnats! Clinch the division tonight, mofos!
Hill with an RBI double and a three run bomb for Bellinger clinch the NL West!
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