Friday, August 21, 2020

Series Thread (Games 28-30): Aug 21-23 vs Rockies

Fri 6.30p: Walker Buehler vs. Jon Gray
Sat 6p: Dustin May vs. Kyle Freeland
Sun 1p: Ross Stripling vs. Antonio Senzatela

The Rockies were leading the NL West for a while there, before being overtaken by San Diego (four-game win streak, coupled with Colorado's four-game loss streak). Meanwhile, the Dodgers, boosted by Clayton Kershaw's excellent performance yesterday, have now gone all nine series without a series loss. This one looks to be scary on paper, though, with both Buehler and Stripling struggling to delivery quality starts.

On the flipside, being back at home might be the perfect place for Cody Bellinger and Max Muncy to try and break the Mendoza line. Let's see.

24 comments:

Steve Sax said...

Buehler is dealing here in the fourth. LA 1-0

Unknown said...

Nice 5-1 win last night. Buehler with 11 Ks, matching Kershaw from the game prior. Glad Walker is back to form.

Bellinger breaks Mendoza line! .206

Muncy: not yet. .172

Orel said...

GAME 2
Betts, RF
Seager, SS
Turner, DH
Pollock, CF
Bellinger, 1B
Taylor, LF
Muncy, 3B
Hernandez, 2B
Barnes, C
May, P

Orel said...

Mistakes by Seager and Treinen have handed the Rockies a 3-2 but we have three innings to score at least one

Orel said...

JT HBP, Pollock double...

Orel said...

Lakers win!

Orel said...

RANCHO ARDIENDO

Orel said...

CT3 DP = tie game

Orel said...

RANCHO ARDIENDO again

Orel said...

welp

Orel said...

Cody walkoff!

Orel said...

WIN

Orel said...

GAME 3: FOR THE SWEEP OH GOD NO IT'S STRIPLING
Betts, RF
Seager, SS
Taylor, LF
Bellinger, CF
Pederson, DH
Muncy, 3B
Hernandez, 2B
Beaty, 1B
Smith, C
Stripling, P

Orel said...

It feels like Mookie is in a mini slump

Steve Sax said...

Seager!!!

Orel said...

Corey HR puts the Dodgers ahead but Strip is about to give it up

Orel said...

Second day with a rundown between third and home!

Orel said...

Escape!

Orel said...

MINI SLUMP OVER

Steve Sax said...

Kiké!

Steve Sax said...

5-2 LA when Kiké hits a three-run HR

Orel said...

Luka Doncic

Orel said...

MOOKIE (AGAIN)

Orel said...

WIN/SWEEP