Tuesday, May 14, 2019

"Series" Thread (Games 44-45): May 14-15 vs. Padres

Tues 5/14: Kershaw vs. Paddack
Wed 5/15: Maeda vs. Strahm
Both games at 7p

It's good to be done with Gerardo Parra, who torched us for a game-winning grand slam on Saturday, and then came back Sunday to break up Hyun-Jin Ryu's no-hitter bid with one out in the eighth. That guy has always killed us.

So now we move on to see the pesky Manny Machado, who got to Clayton Kershaw last time they met, with a two-run HR to start the game going (the Dodgers ended up winning, 4-3). The Padres, who started out the season hot, have regressed to third place (behind the Diamondbacks, 3.5 GB), four games back in the NL West. Will the Padres claw their way back into the race? I'd say it's a longshot.

Oh yeah, and there's this, on Wednesday:

10 comments:

Steve Sax said...

We win Game 1. Kershaw with the win, Jansen with the save (it’s like 2015 again), and Joc with his 100th HR (career, not in this game). Awesome

QuadSevens said...

So Kershaw has faced the Reds, Brewers, and Padres twice. Each team has a player who was on the Dodgers last year (Puig, Grandal, Machado). And every one of them has hit a HR against Kershaw. Are there any other teams with ex-Dodgers that we should have Kershaw avoid?

QuadSevens said...

GAME 2

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

Steve Sax said...

@Quad 2.41p: nice sleuthing. that worries me about Clayton

Steve Sax said...

Fun fact of the day: Tommy Brown is not only the youngest Dodgers player to hit a HR in the modern era--he's the youngest for ANY team in the modern era. 17 years, 257 days, on Aug 20 1945

Steve Sax said...

Second-youngest Dodger was my man, Adrian Beltre. Third-youngest was Don Drysdale

Steve Sax said...

Still 2-0 LA through 7.

Steve Sax said...

Kenta Maeda scores both runs on an RBI bloop single in the second inning.

Steve Sax said...

Also, Puig with a walkoff to beat the Cubs in Cincy

QuadSevens said...

Dodgers win! Shutout!