Thursday, May 09, 2019

Series Thread (Games 40-43): May 9-12 vs. Nationals

Thu 5/9 7p: Rich Hill vs. Corbin
Fri 5/10 7p: Kenta Maeda vs. An Sanchez
Sat 5/11 6p: Walker Buehler vs. Scherzer
Sun 5/12 1p: Hyun-Jin Ryu vs. Strasburg

The husk of the team once known as the Washington Nationals, now gutted with the loss of Bryce Harper, sit at 14-22 with the second-worst record in the National League. Given our opponent, this might be the series where we extend our three-game lead over Arizona by starting three good arms as well as Kenta Maeda (whose 4.66 ERA is not as bad as Walker Buehler's, but his 3-2 record sits at the bottom of the four).

Some might say this is pessimistic, coming off of a great sweep of Atlanta earlier this week, capped by a 9-4 spanking last night. Joe Kelly even pitched a full inning with 2 Ks and no runs scored. I'm a bad liar, you say? Oh, I've been askin' for / Oh, I've been askin' for problems, problems, problems.

19 comments:

Steve Sax said...

Rich Hill not sharp

QuadSevens said...

Corbin owned us yet again.

Steve Sax said...

Game 2

Pederson
Muncy
Bellinger
Freeze
Hernandez
Verdugo
Taylor
Barnes
Maeda

Steve Sax said...

1-0 LA, mid-4. Pederson HR to lead off the game.

Did you know he is only batting .226, even after that HR?

Steve Sax said...

We’re up 3-0. Taylor tripled home Verdugo, and then Joc hit a second solo shot an inning later.

Steve Sax said...

3-0 LA at the stretch

Steve Sax said...

Freeze with a two-run shot! Scores Belli. 5-0 LA

Steve Sax said...

Urias worked a 10-pitch walk in the bottom of the eighth, but didn’t score.

Urias has two out here in the top of the ninth.

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers are 0-for-8 with RISP tonight, with 8 LOB

Steve Sax said...

Ballgame. Dodgers win 5-0!

No McNuggets though.

Steve Sax said...

Sax is at the Stadium tomorrow.

Steve Sax said...

I’m here. We are up 2-0. B5.

I didn’t get my free hoodie. But they look horrible so maybe I’m the real winner.

Steve Sax said...

We should have won that game. But st least it was JT whose error caused the loss, since he was the only effective run-scoring bat against Scherzer.

Steve Sax said...

GAME 4

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

Steve Sax said...

1-0 LA, T4.

Seager had a sac fly in the second, scoring Bellinger, who walked / SB / advanced on a Verdugo FC.

Steve Sax said...

whoops, Ryu actually issues a walk, to Dozier. One out, man on first, T4

Steve Sax said...

Dozier never leaves first place. Mid-4, 1-0 LA

Delino DeShields, Sr said...

Not
Saying
A
Word

Steve Sax said...

Grand Slam Seager! Makes me feel better about pesky Parra breaking up the no-no.

6-0 LA, B8