Monday, June 25, 2018

Series Thread (Games 77-80): June 25-28 vs Cubs

The Cubs' last visit to Dodger Stadium.

Mon 6/25 7p: Maeda vs. Underwood Jr. LAD 2, CHC 1; Maeda 9 Ks; Hernandez HR; Taylor PH HR
Tue 6/26 7p: Stripling vs. Lester
Wed 6/27 7p: Wood vs. Hendricks
Thu 6/28 12p WTF is up with this game time: Kershaw vs. Quintana

Our last series against the CUbs, last week, was a bummer: Monday postponement game turned into a doubleheader Game 1 win, but the Dodgers lost the nightcap, and then dropped the series with a 0-4 shutout on Wednesday. Sure, sweeping the LOLMets this weekend might be a bit of a boost (and the Cubs were swept in a four-game series in Cincinnati). But as we sit six games above .500 and 2.5 games back of the Diamondbacks, this is the best test of mettle that we'll have before the All-Star Game.

I hope JT's game-winning HR yesterday augurs a power comeback for Red Turn 2!

60 comments:

Orel said...

GAME 1
Pederson CF
Muncy 2B
Turner 3B
Bellinger 1B
Kemp LF
Grandal C
Hernández SS
Puig RF
Maeda P

Orel said...

RANCHO ARDIENDO

Orel said...

ugh

QuadSevens said...

Powerful bats today again. Two solo bombs. Kiké and CT3.

QuadSevens said...

Kenta had 9 Ks over seven shutout innings.

QuadSevens said...

2-0 in the ninth with Kenley in. First and third one out.

QuadSevens said...

Sac fly scores one. Two down now. 2-1.

QuadSevens said...

Win!

Steve Sax said...

I'll take the win. Nice outing by Kenta.

Orel said...

GAME 2
Hernández SS
Turner 3B
Kemp LF
Muncy 1B
Forsythe 2B
Bellinger CF
Puig RF
Barnes C
Stripling P

Orel said...

Chicken Strip wiggles off the hook in the 1st

karen said...

1-0 on Cody rbi

Orel said...

Eat it, Cubs

karen said...

horrible DP with Cody out between 3rd and home and then puig thrown out off the bag at 1st.

Orel said...

The Cubs have six hits and no runs? Are they us?

Orel said...

It's that seventh hit that always gets you. 1-1 tie

QuadSevens said...

I started to fall asleep when we were down 7-2. We ended up losing 9-4. Series tied going into tonight.

Orel said...

GAME 3
Pederson LF
Muncy 1B
Turner 3B
Bellinger CF
Hernández SS
Grandal C
Puig RF
Forsythe 2B
Wood P

Orel said...

Not gonna be pitching duel tonight

QuadSevens said...

Chavez Ravine is a launching pad tonight! Muncy and Joc with bombs! 6-2 after two.

Steve Sax said...

Turner getting testy at home plate early on?

Steve Sax said...

Here's video of Turner in the first inning.

Steve Sax said...

6-3 LA, B6, none out and runner on first.

QuadSevens said...

I'm not really sure what he was upset about.

Cliff Beefpile said...

Forsythe is really getting into 2011-12 Uribe territory now.

QuadSevens said...

Ranch ardiendo for Muncy!

QuadSevens said...

Muncy strikes out. Turner up now.

QuadSevens said...

We got nothing!

QuadSevens said...

Bellinger with a blast! 7-5 now in the 8th.

Steve Sax said...

WIN

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers take the series!!!

Oh wait, there’s another game tomorrow...

...we’re gonna split, aren’t we?

(cries)

Orel said...

WIN

Orel said...

GAME 4
Taylor SS
Hernández LF
Turner 3B
Kemp RF
Muncy 1B
Bellinger CF
Forsythe 2B
Barnes C
Kershaw P

karen said...

Happy Kershaw Day All!!! A rare nooner at the Ravine today. Ferris will be coming in after Kid K today for his own 'big league' rehab start in lieu of a trip to OKC.

karen said...

Pop's is running some sort of BBQ at the Yard and taking pictures and signing autographs today.

Steve Sax said...

Man, I was supposed to be at the Stadium today.

(cries)

Steve Sax said...

Forsythe and his menacing .212 BA, at seventh in the lineup

karen said...

Ahhh Saxy!! You could have caught up with Pop's and maybe shared some ribs!

Steve Sax said...

Baez just looked foolish there on that strikeout.

Steve Sax said...

@karen: believe me, we've ribbed Pop enough...

Steve Sax said...

Leadoff DOUBLE for Chris Taylor, on the first pitch!

Steve Sax said...

Nice shot down the left field line, 18th double this season for CT3.

Steve Sax said...

Kike grounds to short on his first pitch, Taylor lucky not to be doubled up.

Steve Sax said...

That's a pretty subtle crossmark on the "Q" in Quintana's name (on the uniform).

Steve Sax said...

Ump calling the low strike here. 2-1 to JT.

Steve Sax said...

Turner works a 7-pitch walk. First and second, one out, for the well-rested Matt Kemp.

Steve Sax said...

Kemp, first pitch fly out to left.

Here's Muncy.

We're going to strand the leadoff double, aren't we?

Steve Sax said...

Full count to Maxster. Runners will be going

Steve Sax said...

Muncy walks, but Bellinger fricking grounds it right to second for the third out.

0-0 through 1.

Steve Sax said...

Rizzo hits a single to right, and inexplicbly heads for second. Kemp guns him out at second.

karen said...

Matty Puig'n out in right throws Rizzo out at 2nd.

karen said...

KIKE comes through with the rbi. 1-0 Blue.

karen said...

Holsters her weapon and saunters away....

karen said...

Clayton done for the day. 5 innings and 68 pitches and the kid looked pretty damn good. Ferris warming up to come in next.

karen said...

Not sure what happened here but I left the room for about 10 min. and the score is all tied up at 3.

karen said...

Game has come undone. Score 8-3 Bad Guys who are still batting.

karen said...

10-3 Chi Town in 7th. i think i'm going to find something else to do with my time.....

Steve Sax said...

what the hell happened there

Orel said...

welp

Steve Sax said...

Split it is. 11-5 loss