Monday, May 06, 2019

Series Thread (Games 37-39): May 6-8 vs. Braves

This is not only an appropriate (and good!) song, but it's a cool video as well

Mon 5/6: Buehler vs. Gausman
Tues 5/7: Ryu vs. Fried
Wed 5/8: Kershaw vs. Foltynewicz
all games at 7p

We took two of three against the Padres, but all the air was let out of the tires after Kenley Jansen loaded the bases with none out, and then got two out...only to give up a walkoff grand slam to lose the game 5-8. Upon that kick to the nuts, it also became clearer that our two comeback wins Friday (4-3) and Saturday (7-6) were probably more fluky luck rather than division dominance. We easily could have dropped all three in San Diego. As it is, we leave the weekend with a narrow one-game lead over Arizona and 2.5 games over San Diego.

Welcome the new, great depression.

Sure, everyone will tell you, we've got more wins than anyone in the majors. That's partially because we've also played more games than any other team in the majors (our 36 games are tied for first with three other teams); the Cubs have played FIVE fewer games than us (and are only three back in the wins column). So I'm not buying into the optimism just yet, and especially not when Jansen's labored delivery and heavy pitch load with each batter seems to indicate something is amiss.

We host a Braves team who is only 1.5 games behind the Philadelphia Bryce Harpers in the NL East, and are hungry. I'm hungry as well--for Dodger Dogs--so I'll be attending Monday and Wednesday's game. Shout out if you're at the Stadium as well (I'm talking to you, Quad!).

22 comments:

Steve Sax said...

GAME 1: OREL AND SAX IN THE HOUSE

joc Pederson LF
Cody Bellinger RF
Justin Turner 3B
Corey Seager SS
Max Muncy 1B
Chris Taylor 2B
Alex Verdugo CF
Austin Barnes C
Walker Buehler P

Steve Sax said...

Orel and I are here.

Rancho for CT3 in the third with one out

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers up 2-0

Steve Sax said...

We score two. I’ll take it.

4-0 LA through 3

Steve Sax said...

Win! 5-3 final. Urias gets the save.

Steve Sax said...

Good game to watch this evening. Glad we won.

Steve Sax said...

Good morning!

Has Urias been named our closer yet? What a performance last night.

Steve Sax said...

GAME 2

Dodgers up 4-0 through three. Harvard-Westlake’s Max Fried left the game in the second after a Verdugo comebacker hit him in the wrist. He had already given up three runs, including a JT solo shot, in the first.

QuadSevens said...

Ryu took a perfect game into the sixth. He’s gone eight scoreless and is coming back out for the ninth. JT has hit 3 HRs! It’s 9-0 Dodgers!

QuadSevens said...

CG shutout!

QuadSevens said...

Ryu: 9 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 6 K, 0 BB
JT: 4 for 5, 3 HRs, 6 RBIs

Steve Sax said...

Do we get a NINE-PIECE CHICKEN MCNUGGETS?

I am hungry

Steve Sax said...

GAME 3

Big news guys. I found the secret urinal by the Emirates Suite.

Also, we are up 3-0 on the Muncy solo shot.

Steve Sax said...

Dammit. Acuna HR makes it 3-2, T4

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers Jr question for the players was “if you could travel to any decade, what would it be?”

Joe Kelly wanted to be the decade where the model T was invented.

They didn’t follow up to ask if we could leave him there

Steve Sax said...

3-2 LA through four full

Steve Sax said...

Freddie Freeman is up, and Dieter just played the chorus from George michael’s “freedom”

Steve Sax said...

5-2, mid-6

Steve Sax said...

Kershaw exits with a 5-3 lead and two out in the seventh, but the two base runners are his

Steve Sax said...

Kershaw exits to Post Malone’s “Sunflower”

Steve Sax said...

FREE MCNUGGETS

QuadSevens said...

SWEEP!