Monday, April 29, 2019

Series Thread (Games 31-33): April 29-May 1 @ Giants

Mon 4/29 6.45p: Kenta Maeda (3-2, 5.20, 25K) vs. Jeff Samardzija (2-1. 3.00, 24K)
Tue 4/30 6.45p: Walker Buehler (2-0, 5.25, 18K) vs. Drew Pomeranz (1-2, 3.65, 28K)
Wed 5/1 6.45p: Hyun-Jin Ryu (3-1, 2.96, 33K) vs. Ashley Madison (1-4, 4.30, 35K)

Fresh off a sweep of the Pirates at home, the Dodgers head north into the belly of the beast to face three starting pitchers with a decent amount of strikeouts, but not a lot of wins to show for it. Still, the team is compelling enough to have stolen Farhan Zaidi to join them, despite the fact that the Giants will lose 180 games over the next two years.

The Giants' -20 run differential is second-worst in the NL only to the Marlins; their farm teams are barren; and it took the team 26 games to score a run in their first inning. Oh yeah, and seagulls still shit all over their park. Let's hope the Dodgers can get out of here with some wins, and without any histoplasmosis.

22 comments:

Steve Sax said...

GAME 1

Joc LF
Corey SS
Justin 3B
Cody RF
Max 1B
Kiké 2B
Alex V CF
Austin C
Kenta P

Steve Sax said...

0-0 through one, but Maeda looking shaky, giving up two hits in the frame but escaping.

Steve Sax said...

We look weak on Top 2

Steve Sax said...

Leadoff walk to Crawford in the bottom of the second. Then he tries to take third on a bloop base hit to right, and Bellinger nails him at third.

BOOM. I’m a pickle!

Steve Sax said...

Charley says Cody made his major league debut in SF

Steve Sax said...

0-0 through 2.

Steve Sax said...

Chicken strips is about to blow this 2-0 lead here

Steve Sax said...

Oyster Pubes up with one out and the bases juiced.

Dylan Floro to replace Stripling.

Steve Sax said...

Floro Ks Pubes. Two out.

Bochy replaces Sandoval, their best batter in the lineup, for PH Longoria. But it’s the right call—Longoria clears the bases and it’s 3-2 SF. Wow.

That’s why Bochy is a HOFer, I guess.

Steve Sax said...

Seager grounds to Panik. One out, T8

Steve Sax said...

I kinda blame Charley on that one. He’s the one who during Kike’s AB said “a vase hit would bring the speedy Bellinger home.”

STOP JINXING IT CHARLEY

Steve Sax said...

Pollock headed to IL with an elbow infection. And a .228 average.

Steve Sax said...

Game 2 win! Even JT gets a HR. 10-3, LA

Steve Sax said...

GAME 3

Hernandez 2B
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Bellinger RF
Martin C
Munch 1B
Taylor LF
Verdugo CF
Ryu P

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers finally answer with a Bellinger RBI single in the sixth. 1-1 through six.

Steve Sax said...

Two on, none out, and we are just about ready to squander the opportunity

Steve Sax said...

Now it’s two out (Kiké Ks for the second out) and Seager is up with two RISP

Steve Sax said...

Seager fucking Ks for the third out.

1-1 at the stretch.

Steve Sax said...

Austin Barnes is fucking horrible at the plate. GIDP to end the threat in the ninth.

1-1, mid-9

Steve Sax said...

Got a bad feeling about Urias here in B9

Steve Sax said...

Urias left two on, but Baez was summoned and gave up the walkoff to Oyster Pubes. Fuck, you guys are pathetic.

QuadSevens said...

Death by papercuts! Three weak singles to score that run in the ninth. Horrible!