Mon 7p: Clayton Kershaw vs. Luis Castillo (1-1. 0.92) Tue 7p: Kenta Maeda (2-1, 4.76) vs. Tyler Mahle (0-0, 0.82) Wed 12n: TBD vs. Sonny Gray (0-2, 2.03)
I guess I should have used last week's series thread photo for this series, given we're seeing the Reds and everything. But I suppose I'm just too surprised that we actually won a game Sunday, our first win in seven games against NL Central teams, who seem to be more formidable opponents than the cushy NL West teams we've played. Amazingly, the Dodgers' plummet to Earth still has us only 2.0 GB the league-leading Padres (I can't believe I just typed those last three words in succession), so it's not inconceivable that we could find ourselves back in first before the end of this homestand Wednesday. (The Padres host the 4-12 Rockies for a quick two-game two-step.)
This series also gives us the opportunity to see an inevitable video montage of Yasiel Puig and Matt Kemp on Monday night; after all, the Dodgers gave passed-ball king Yasmani Grandal a video tribute on Friday. Both Puig and Kemp were so instrumental to the Dodgers' 2018 run, not to mention the Dodgers' teams over the past years, that it's inevitable to be a little nostalgic. Let's hope A.J. Pollock, whose batting average has slipped from .324 to .242 over the past 8 games (excluding Sunday's game, in which he went 2-for-5), continues to get back on track and make us forget about these two outfielders.
Oh, and we've got some new guy making his first start of the year on Monday night, Jackie Robinson Day. Good luck to him!
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Any chance that Kershaw brushes back Puig for a laugh?
Puig, Kemp, and Farmer in the Reds lineup for tonight.
Game 1
42 Pederson LF
42 Seager SS
42 Turner 3B
42 Bellinger RF
42 Pollock CF
42 Muncy 1B
42 Hernandez 2B
42 Barnes C
42 Kershaw P
Puig, Kemp, and Farmer come into today with the three lowest averages for Reds position players. Let's hope a familiar place doesn't get them going.
in honest sincerity i hope Kershaw does good tonight but i'm gonna troll the fuck out of him because that's just my nature. outta respect for my homies here on SoSG i'm gonna do said trolling somewheres else. epale,godspeed and vodka.
Puig won the first battle. 2 run bomb to center.
Bellinger got a ground rule double to bring in a run.
Kershaw struck out Puig in his second at bat.
Bellinger took a fastball off his knee and left the game. He was pissed!
Verdugo up in Bellinger’s spot. We’re down 2-1 in the fifth.
Rancho ardiendo!
Pollock draws the walk. Tied up!
Muncy down swinging. Kiké up now.
Flyout to center. 2-2 at the end of 5.
Kershaw is through seven. Just the 2 runs in the first against him.
kenley hung that curve
puig vs. kenly. should be fun
heh. no comment. gotta love ex dodgers though ....right?
Kemp gets the RBI against Kenley. Puig and Kemp killing us tonight.
gotta love Joco
Take that Ex Dodgers!
Cincinnati Exes?
Huge win. PGT up.
Game 2
Joc Pederson L LF
Corey Seager L SS
Max Muncy L 3B
Kike Hernandez R 2B
Alex Verdugo L F
David Freese R 1B
Chris Taylor R CF
Rocky Gale R C
Kenta Maeda R P
Bellinger, Turner sitting because both are nursing injuries (knee; ankle)
Rocky Gale, in game #5 for the Dodgers, still in search of his first Dodgers hit (0-for-6)
For the Reds: Votto leadoff; Puig cleanup, and Kemp in the five-hole.
LAD 6, CIN 1. WIN
Get ready for the early game tomorrow!
GAME 3
Pederson LF
Bellinger 1B
Pollock CF
Muncy 3B
Hernandez 2B
Verdugo RF
Taylor SS
Barnes C
Buehler P
No Turner, but Bellinger is back. Day game means more dingers!
Thanks Quad for the lineup!
I am unfortunately not at the Stadium today
Anytime Sax. I'm "working" from home today. But need to leave around 2pm.
Six pitches in, Buehler can't find the strike zone.
Five-pitch walk to Votto, 1-1 count now to Puig.
Puig Ks, and then two fly outs to strand a runner at first. 0-0 through 0.5
Dodgers go feebly in the first. 0-0
Top 4 and there's no score.
Buehler has a one-hitter spinning. Sonny Gray has a no-hitter.
Bellinger with a sharp single to right to break up the perfecto.
And on the very next pitch, Pollock GIDP. Dammit!
Reds manager tossed after arguing with the home plate umpire about a low called strike for Buehler.
Buehler is through 6. Still scoreless.
Barnes leads off the sixth with a 4 pitch walk. Buehler up.
Barnes steals second, but Buehler strikes out trying to bunt him over to third.
Joc down on strikes, Bellinger intentionally walked, POLLOCK BOMB! 3-0 Dodgers!
Puig and Kemp with singles for the Reds. One down, and Buehler is coming out.
Alexander's first pitch gets away from Barnes. Runners now on second and third.
Alexander gets a ground ball out. Puig in to score, Baez coming in. 3-1 Dodgers.
Just saw the highlight HR. Pollock went deep! Glad to see him get it as well, as he's been struggling.
That allows the Dodgers to tie the MLB record: 32 consecutive games with a HR
Sorry, 32 consecutive HOME games
from mlb.com
The 1999 Colorado Rockies, who called hitter’s haven Coors Field home, also managed homers in 32 straight home games, spanning from April 19 through July 3. No other team has exceeded 24 consecutive home games with a home run.
The Dodgers will have to wait to try to break the record, as they embark on a seven-game road trip to Milwaukee and Chicago starting on Thursday. They’ll get that chance when they return to Dodger Stadium on Friday, April 26, against the Pirates.
Going to the bottom of the ninth, 3-1 LA
Reds score one but Barnes catches a Suarez foul out to stop the bleeding.
LA 3, CIN 2 FINAL
S W E E P ! ! !
Sweep! Woohoo!
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