Rich Hill (11-5, 3.66) vs. Mike Foltynewicz (13-10, 2.85).
Manny Machado has batted cleanup all three games this series, where he is collectively 1-for-12 with 7 Ks, a .083 BA, and a .487 OPS. Sure, his one HR in Game 2 probably won the game for us. But the rest of his swings, a big looping disaster reminiscent of Cody Bellinger in last year's playoffs, is a catastrophe (Bellinger is also anniversarying his playoff performance with an 0-fer-series so far in 2018). If we lose this series--and last night's pendulum-swinging Game 3 loss seems to have shifted momentum to Atlanta--it's going to be because Machado has been a black hole up there at the plate.
Not that we didn't have our chances last night, battling back to tie the game after a Walker Buehler mental meltdown in the second inning (even Buehler recovered, and he sounded pissed off after the game), only to fall short by one run thanks to another Alex Wood mistake.
We've got D Mountain going tonight, so you know there's going to be at least one shaky inning in there. Let's get to Foltynewicz early, as we did in Game 1, and see if we can put this series away.
photo: AP / Mark J. Terrill
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Pederson LF
Turner 3B
Muncy 1B
Machado SS
Grandal C
Hernández 2B
Bellinger CF
Puig RF
Hill P
Cleanup, in aisle Machado
Kershaw starts a possible Game 5
Oh man. I’m freaking out here.
I’m tense already. And I can’t watch the game today!
More kitchen living for Quad!
I’m in downtown LA today. This room doesn’t even have windows, let alone a tv. But I have WiFi!
i've got it on in my office...
Smoltz believes in Machado ("watch these numbers change") --and Machado rips one down the left field line, past a slow Acuna, to score Muncy from first.
Now Yasmani is up there hacking.
1-0 LA, two out, Machado on second, Grandal with a 1-2 count.
Machado with a first inning RBI! Can you believe it Orel?
Yasmani Ks, feebly.
1-0 through 0.5
Smoltz says Acuna was late to react to Manny's hit, but the replay angle didn't prove that point. Need a better angle.
Why isn't Mila Kunis just hanging out in the bars I frequent, ready to whisper to me as I approach the bar?
(And by the way, i wouldn't turn away from her and let her disappear)
Two-out Freddie Freeman single, and then a walk. Atlanta fans start singing.
Camargo up. I've got a bad feeling.
Muncy makes a great catch in foul territory, as Camargo swings at the first pitch!
1-0 LA through one.
Let's get some runs NOW, Dodgers!
Sorry, it wasn't Acuna at third, he's in left field.
He was a split-second away from letting Puig's one out single get past him.
Now Bellinger on third, Puig on second, two out (Hill sacrifice).
Watch us strand them though
Pederson is swinging right through the pitches here. 0-1
0-2 count to Joc
hack hack hack hack hack
three-pitch K for Pederson. Horrible.
Honestly when we have innings like that, I just want to scream. Instead of hacking and hacking and hacking with two men on, why not just get a fucking single? Come on.
Glare looks really bad out there.
More LOB. Great!
damn. forgot about the early start. east coast sucks.
1-0 LA through 2.
1-2 count to Turner.
Turner has a long at bat, but flies out again.
muncy hacking badly as well
Muncy Ks. We are letting this guy get a groove here.
Machado flies out to center.
1-0 LA through 2.5. I don't have a good feeling about this.
Hill be dealing today... But I still don't have a good feeling about this.
Crap, I jinxed it... C'mon Hill!
Hill does a nice job to escape a two-out jam. 1-0 LA through 3
@DBT: Hiya!
Okay I'm off to the ther other side for a while, sorry
Suzuki knocks in two. Braves up 2-1 in the 4th.
Whew...
Still 2-1 Braves after five.
If Manny does something today, we win. That is what I declare.
I like how with this ownership and front office, I don’t need to worry about them signing a useless turd like MM.
To show I’m magnanimous, I’m never to even mad about the error. Only the putriditu at the plate.
Let’s go Dodgers!
Put on your rally hats. Here come some runs.
I should fix my French. Le putritidu, I meant to say.
Ok DBT!
David Freese!!! My man!
You called it DBT! Dodgers lead 3-2 now in the 6th!
Enough with the highfalutin French words, Johnny B. This is a dive blog.
You put another brain in Baez ‘s body and you have instant ace
Yeehaw baseball fans. This would really suck if we lose because the Braves aren’t that good!!!!
Let’s put a hurting on these southern-fried rubes!
@Johnny Blanchard, Machado is up here in the seventh, no outs, first and second. He's fouling a lot away. Here we go....
BOOM!
Three-run HR!!!! MACHADO
Machado comes through! Sweet!
Oh man, that shot of a joyful Kershaw in the dugout was great.
M A C H A D O
Joe Davis just called this, but yes it's very quiet at SunTrust Field now.
Good good good. Pour it on boys. We’re the team to beat!
One-out walk to Kike.
@Johnny: I am not sure if I am feeling quite that optimistic, but I like how you're feeling.
Rosenthal said that Machado just said he's going to make them pay for their mistakes.
Well, he made a lot out of Sobotka's mistake.
That was a glorious dinger! Wow!
Bellinger is SO BAD at the plate in the playoffs. It's insane.
Kike on first, two out, Puig up.
Puig is gonna launch one here.
Puig chases a bad one.
6-2 going to the stretch.
@steve sax oh this will be bad if we blow this bad boy. But I don’t think we will!!!
Old reliable Pedro Baez. Setting em down like always
Freddie freeman. He’s ol daddy longlegs
6 outs until the Cerveceros! The cheesemen! The Bratboys!
I don’t think the Braves fans remember Matty played for them.
Is Wisconsin the land of, like, no lakes at all? It’s gotta still have like 4 or 5 Thousand lakes, right? Everyone pisses on Wisconsin’s lakes but seriously it must have a lot. Minnesota is a lake glory hog.
Maeda gets a K with that changeup. One out.
@JB 4.25p: "Old reliable Pedro Baez", that's some funny shit right there
Na na an na na na na na na hey hey hey hey goooood byyyyye
Later Braves. Need an upgrade.
UNa na an na na na na na na hey hey hey hey goooood byyyyye
Later Braves. Need an upgrade.
Nervous time. Bottom 8, Maeda with men at the corners, Duda up. 6-2 LA lead looks precarious.
2-0 count and neither pitch was close
Duda is a very big dude.
What's with Charlie Steiner and the doomsday scenarios? Let's go Maeda!
3-0 count. It's Walker Buehler all over again
3-1 count, Maeda grooved that so we are lucky
towering shot that went foul
MAEDA GETS DUDA TO POP TO CENTER!
6-2, going to the ninth
Big Dud-a
Lol who’s doomsday?lets reverse-jinx this mug
Time to add on 3 more Doyers!!!
That was one big Dud
Uncharacteristic at bat by the strike zone maestro Muncy
Wow, Fangraphs had the Braves with an 80% chance of winning, in the bottom of the fifth.
Manny is all over this guy
Manny is something else. That is a hit to right field but all. He. Does. Is. Try. And. Hit. Home runs.
Kenley for 3 outs! 6-2 ‘gers
I can’t drink beer 🍺 Yet. So all of you reading this. Drink. For. Delino
Two out. Freeman up, Kenley's got a 2-1 count.
K
DODGERS WIN!!!!
Big Papi, on the postgame show, is saying Kershaw on the road is a question mark.
A-Rod says Kershaw can't have a Game 2 gem against the Brewers.
That’s a weiner.
We make NLDS party!!!
8 more wins! (Sprays champagne)
Off to the Land of Plenty.
WIN
@Sax Btw...You really channeled your inner Nostradamus with the caption on the game thread pic.
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