Monday, August 03, 2020

Series Thread (Games 11-13): Aug 3-5 @ Padres

Mookie sends love to you! And the Dodgers! But not to John Henry!


Mon, 6p: Walker Buehler vs Chris Paddack
Tues, 6p: Dustin May vs Dinelson Lamet
Wed, 6p: Ross Stripling vs Garrett Richards

Let's get the bad news out of the way: Commissioner Rob Manfred, who previously derided the World Series championship trophy that bears the title of his office, recently implied that players choosing to opt out this season for safety reasons were "quitters".

Also — brace yourselves — we're still stuck in the hellscape that is 2020.

The good news: The 2020 Dodgers (7-3) appear to be coalescing into a powerhouse. They lead the NL in home runs (17); the bullpen, while not perfect, has shown encouraging consistency; and Clayton Kershaw impressed in his season debut yesterday, which gives us hope that he and Walker Buehler can lead the rotation.

But let's not sleep on the Padres (6-4), who feature rising superstar Fernando Tatís Jr. and old friend Manny Machado. Not to mention starters that generally own us, although I can't understand for the life of me why they traded Dodger-killer Eric Lauer (to the Brewers).

In any case, Game On! Enjoy baseball (while it lasts)!

44 comments:

Orel said...

GAME 1
Pederson 9
Muncy 4
Turner 5
Bellinger 8
Pollock 7
Seager DH
Taylor 6
Beaty 3
Smith 2

Buehler 1

Orel said...

Mookie day to day aren't we all

QuadSevens said...

Glad to see Seager is back in the lineup. Even if it is just as DH.

Orel said...

Joc pop!

Orel said...

Padres get it right back

Orel said...

Dodgers with 1st & 2nd in the second inning but Beaty GIDP

Orel said...

Myers HR makes it 2-1 Pads

Orel said...

Buehler not looking especially sharp thus far

Orel said...

Fresh Prince 2-RBI double puts the Dodgers ahead 3-2!

Orel said...

Dammit. Tatis ties it up

Orel said...

Pads take the lead off of Graterol

Steve Sax said...

Dammit man what the hell

Orel said...

Cody leads off the 9th with a HR!

Orel said...

GAME 2: WHEREFORE ART THOU MOOKIE
Pederson RF
Muncy 2B
Turner 3B
Bellinger CF
Seager DH
Beaty LF
Ríos 1B
Hernandez SS
Barnes C
May P

Orel said...

Dodgers hitless thru 4

Orel said...

Barnes can't hold on the ball as he's flattened, Padres score. May gives up a solo HR. Corey smokes one right into Cronenworth's glove. Beaty hits one to the track. Been that kind of night

Orel said...

Barnes flies out with two on, two out

Orel said...

Lamet plunks Turner in the shoulder. His 2nd hit batsman of the game

Orel said...

Corey ties it up!

Orel said...

Splendid defense by the Dodgers in the bottom of the 6th

QuadSevens said...

Dodgers take the lead in the 7th on a PH RBI double by Pollock. 3-2.

Orel said...

I don't recognize A.J. Pollock this year

QuadSevens said...

Pollock must have drank the same magic potion as Seager during Summer Camp.

QuadSevens said...

POLLOCK! MAGIC POTION FOR EVERYONE!!

Orel said...

The Player I Don't Recognize hits a solo HR to make it 5-2 Dodgers

Orel said...

Bottle that shit Quad!

QuadSevens said...

(Sets up magic potion home brew kit)

Steve Sax said...

Hey a win! Yay

Orel said...

GAME 3: STILL NO MOOKIE
Pollock, DH
Muncy, 1B
Turner, 3B
Bellinger, CF
Seager, SS
Taylor, LF
Pederson, RF
Smith, C
Hernandez, 2B
Stripling, P

QuadSevens said...

Joc with a 2 run bomb in the second gives us the lead.

Orel said...

Stripling just K'd Tatis with a Kershawesque curveball

Steve Sax said...

Chicken strips looks good! Nice to be back in the LA area so I can watch this game

Ah shit, strips gives up his first walk with two out and none on, B5

Steve Sax said...

And, he gives up a bomb. 4-2 LA

Steve Sax said...

4-2 LA through 5

Steve Sax said...

JOC! Three-run blast

Steve Sax said...

7-2 LA, still top 6

Orel said...

Doc keeps Stripling in too long. 7-4 now

Steve Sax said...

Bottom 9, Dodgers up 7-5

Orel said...

7-6...

Orel said...

WOW WHAT AN ENDING

QuadSevens said...

CT3 with the game saving gun! Nice!

Steve Sax said...

What a finish! Whoo hoo!

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers go 7-2 on the roadtrip

Orel said...

Oh...WIN