Caleb Ferguson (0-0, 21.60) vs. Bartolo Colon (3-3, 4.16), 7p
Kenta Maeda vs. Cole Hamels (3-6, 3.86), 7p
In a short two-game series, The Dodgers are seeing very different starting pitchers from the visiting Texas Rangers. Tonight, we see a gargantuan mound of flesh so large, his belly can withstand a 102-mph comebacker and simply reverberate like a jello mold. In tomorrow's game, we see a spindly toothpick who fancies himself a runway model when he's not pitching.
And that's the long and the short of it. Or, the fat and the skinny of it.
It shouldn't matter much for the Dodgers, whose recent clawing back to a one-game-over-.500 record reflects a starting rotation held together with duct tape and fishing line (not to mention an overworked bullpen). But we had a day off yesterday, following our seventh-straight series without a series loss (6-0-1 record). So go ahead, Texas, throw whatever you've got at us.
Just don't throw that big fat guy too far, or you'll strain your back.
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GAME 1
Taylor SS
Muncy 2B
JT 3B
Kemp LF
Cody 1B
Grandal C
Puig RF
Joc CF
Caleb Ferguson P
Ferguson: 0-0, 21.60 ERA.
Strangely enough, 21.60 is also Colon's hat size.
GT updated to reflect Ferguson
Joc and Muncy with homers and we're up 4-2 in the third.
Great series thread Sax!
Puig with a bomb! Followed by a ground rule double for Joc.
Puig and Joc both stay hot with a double and HR each.
Hola ya'll! This is a fun game so far.
Score was 11-3 and Orel starting to sing an Alicia Keys song, badly. He and Joe Davis joked about it, then Deiter played the song in the middle of the next at bat. Made for a pretty funny moment during the broadcast.
Holy cats, I just looked it up...Beltre wasn't an All-Star in that epic 2004 season!? Sorry-ass Mike Lowell was on the All-Star roster...how bad did we suck at voting that year?
Dieter is the tits! I'm so glad he's getting a wider audience after just being with the Kings. No one I'd rather have replace Nancy Bea.
Totally agree with you Cliffy.
12-3 score in the sixth means Joe and Orel talk about Prince Fielder and Scott Boras who are in the crowd tonight.
1-2-3 inning for Paredes.
Come on, Pittsburgh
Loving this Joc resurgence!
Can we do this every night?
12-5 now, better get Kenley up
WIN
Hey it's Kenta Maeda tomorrow!
Paredes gets the win. Corcino with the 3 inning save. What a game.
MMM. Almost time for some Dodger baseball.
GAME 2
Taylor SS
Turner 3B
Kemp LF
Hernández CF
Bellinger 1B
Puig RF
Forsythe 2B
Barnes C
Maeda P
Kemp and Chirinos thrown out of the game after a collision at the plate and shoving match after. 2-2 in the fourth.
Bottom of the ninth, still 2-2. Time for a walk off.
Leadoff walk for Puig.
Nice job working the count Puig
Puig takes third on the Forsythe single! No outs
Logie Bear with a single! First and third nobody out!
Bottom 9...
Good to see you, Quad! Did you get the final progression reward?
Hey Sax! No. I've been slacking on the last couple of MPQ stories.
Grandal PH with two out
@quad, yeah it’s been tough lately to keep plugging.
So close for Yaz. Damn.
Dammit, grandal flies out.
Dodgers are 2-3 in extras, rangers 6-1
Barnes, I blame you
Robbed by the umps in New York.
Goeddel in for the tenth.
Going to the bottom of the tenth with the top of our order coming up. Still 2-2.
Weak sauce by the 1-2-3 hitters. Going to the 11th
We go down in order. Going to the 11th.
You got me again!
Charley Steiner sounds so bored
I wish I had cable
We needed that GIDP! Mid 11 tied at 2
Surely we can get to Chavez in his third inning of relief!!!
3-0 count to Kike leading off the 11th
Berlinger should rope one here.
Whoops not enough. One out
Quad must be playing MPQ
Puig IBB, so Forsythe up with first and second and one out.
Pitching change for the Texas
Rangers
3-2 count to Forsythe
Walked him. Here comes Barnes, 0-for-8 and GIDP in his last AB
^0-for-4
1-1 count
2-1 count
Barnes barely gets a RBI when Hernandez avoids the tag?! Instant replay called
Barnes hits a comebacker and Kike sneaks home?
Fire up Randy Newman! Can’t wait to see this highlight.
Dodgers win 3-2 (11)
It always amazes me when a pitcher can throw 90+ and hit a spot, but can't make a decent throw after fielding their position. I'll take it! Win!
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