Tues 4.13 7p: Trevor Bauer (1-0, 4.15) vs. Antonio Senzatela (1-1, 5.56) Wed 4.14 7p: Dustin May (1-0. 0.00) vs. Jon Gray (1-0, 1.54) Thu 4.15 7p JACKIE ROBINSON DAY: Julio Urias (2-0, 2.84) vs. Austin Gomber (0-2, 2.89)
The Dodgers' first homestand of 2021 has gone pretty well, halfway through the games. Following a tight 1-0 win fueled by a majestic ring ceremony, the Dodgers romped through Saturday's game 9-5, and then watched Clayton Kershaw (6.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 Ks) outduel Max Scherzer (also 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 Ks) for a 3-0 Sunday victory. So that's a sweep of the pesky (g)Nats!.
But all of those victories have our 8-2 Dodgers only a half-game ahead of the Padres, who boast a 8-3 record (second best in the majors; they got their first franchise no-hitter over this weekend, and won yesterday against the Pirates while we were idle). While San Diego feasts on the woeful Pirates, we get the Rockies for three at home, starting with the scrutinized Trevor Bauer, the rested Dustin May, and the lights-out Julio Urias. We've gotta keep the pressure on here, boys!
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GAME 1
Betts is BACK! RF
Seager SS
Taylor CF
Muncy 1B
Smith C
Lux 2B
Pollock LF
Rios 3B
Bauer P
OOPS
Seager hits the solo. 1-0 Dodgers.
CT3 goes yard. 2-0.
hi karen! that's a lot of spacing!!!
Muncy walks, one out. Mound visit.
2-0 Dodgers after one.
Bauer starts out the second with two leadoff walks, but gets out of it. 2-0 LA through 1.5
Rox strand a runner on third. Bauer isn't making this easy, but it's still 2-0 LA, mid-3.
Mookie HR!!!
Seager double!
Lux, two-out RBI single! 4-0 LA
Pollock reaches on fielding error! 5-0 LA, Senzatela bounced. Two outs, runners at corners. Rios up.
Muncy double with one out in the fourth! 6-0 LA, men on second and third.
Wow this feels like a Coors Field game
6-0 through 5 full. Two RISP in bottom 5 with one out, but Mookie Ks and Seager grounds to first.
Pirates actually beat the Padres?! Why did Snell only last 0.2 IP?
From the mlb.com wrap:
Thankfully, the Padres’ starter was even more ineffective. Blake Snell, who won the 2019 American League Cy Young Award, got two quick outs but then was unable to retire six Pirates in a row, leading to an exit after just two-thirds of an inning
Muncy HR! 7-0, B6
This Bauer guy is pretty good.
Bauer on fire here. Rox have one hit through seven.
But: no Jumbo Jack. 9 Ks
Hey @karen: the spaces in your 7:17p comment are freaking me out. Do you mind if I delete that comment?
(The text still says TB sets the Rox down in order in the first. Dodgers coming up,“)
Matt Beaty is now unfortunately 0-for-7 on the year.
Oh man. Here’s David Price. Two games this year, 12.27 ERA
Very cool to hear that Price is auctioning his 2020 WS ring off to benefit the players alliance. Well done, David!
Price with a K on Fuentes
JUMBO JACK!!!
I am so getting the free Jumbo Jack tomorrow
Alexander for the ninth. He does not look sharp so far.
Alexander gets the K for out #1
GIDP to end it! 7-0 win. Third shutout in four games!
WIN
GAME 2
Betts CF
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Muncy 1B
Lux 2B
Beaty LF
McKinstry RF
Barnes C
May P
Can Matt Beaty get his first hit of the 2021 season (0-for-7)???
(he does have a walk, though, so his OBP is .125)
In Pittsburgh: Pirates 1, San Diego 0 (T3). SD pitcher Joe Musgrove just singled though, none out.
Gregory Polanco had a solo HR for Pittsburgh
Trent Grisham GIDP, then Machado lines out. 1-0 PIT, mid-3
PIT can't score a leadoff double in the third. 1-0 Pit through 3.
Just noticed that the Padres have Tommy Pham batting cleanup, with a 125 BA (.419 OPS).
Pittsburgh has men at the corners with none out, B4
Pirates can't score in the 4th
2-1 now in PIT, on a run-scoring single from the light-hitting Tommy Pham (of course), scoring Machado. 2-1 PIT through 6
Hey Sax...Did you get your Jumbo Jack today???
5-1 B8. Pittsburgh finally breaking through.
@karen: yes I did get the Jumbo Jack!
Also do you mind if I delete your spaced-out comment from 7.17p yesterday (comment #2)?
Not at all...I still don`t know what the heck I did.
@Sax...Do you know what the new patting the head celebration is about?
Final, PIT 5, SD 1
Okay, let's flip over to the Dodger game now!!!
@karen, thanks about the comment--appreciate it. No worries
1-2-3 for Code Red in first.
Rox go 1-2-3 in the first. 0-0 through 0.5
karen aces my comment out! nice job :)
leadoff single for Mookie; Seager walks. No out
JT single to center scores Mookie--Seager to second.
1-0 LA, no out
Gray using up a lot of pitches here.
Bud Black looking pretty unhappy.
I'm really liking this McKinstry kid.
Dustin May's pitches have a lot of movement.
Solo for JT. 3-0 Blue.
JT HR! 3-0 LA
Turner OBLITERATES those nachos
Oh no, replay. Was the fan leaning over?
Nacho grande!!!
JT's homerun lands in fans nachos and drenches the guy in cheese.
HR call stands.
Okay Steve. We're even!
Beatty gets his first hit of the year. Not pretty, but we'll take it.
Yay Beaty!!!
So Karen, what are you up to these days. Staying safe and sheltered?
Zach is no 🐄🔑
I am such a good girl I even have my vaccination!!
Sax...Love the Mookie^^^
Oh man the dodgers are getting the nacho fan a new sweatshirt! How cool
JT sent new nachos to the kid and Kirsten gave him a new Dodger jacket. How cool is that?!
OMG SAX! Get out of my head!!
Joe and Orel we’re giving the crew a hard time because they made the fan choose between the two sweatshirts they brought out there.
Q7 in da house!
@Quad: yeah totally. Give the poor kid two sweatshirts for Pete’s sake
May has six Ks! Am I getting another Jumbo Jack?!?!
Maybe not. May in trouble here in the fifth: bases loaded one out
May can’t find the strike zone
Come on Red sack up!
Story RBI single. 3-1. Bases still juiced
May hooked after 4.1 IP
Here’s V-Gon
Blackmon FC, it’s 3-2 LA
It's time for Gavin to get hot.
3-2 through 5 full
Gavin started out the year hot, but then he went 0-for-Nationals-series. Come on, Gavin!
I'm not liking this.
GDIP!!
Overturned.
Almost a DP, but not. One out, tying run at first.
@karen: late congrats on getting vaccinated
V-Gon looked good tonight.
Thank you sir!
Zach!! I really like this kid.
Scotty Alexander coming in. He kinda makes me nervous.
Apologies to Scott Alexander.
He made it to the stretch! Still 3-2
Double for the MVP!
Seager leads the bottom of the seventh off with a ground-rule double!
@karen your feed is ahead of mine! Nice
Replaying JT's HR. Now I"m hungry for nachos
High and tight to JT and then he hits him on the next pitch.
Givens comes inside and almost hits him, and then next pitch actually does hit him. Starting with an 0-2 count as well. Booooo
Make him pay, Max
Max Ks but the ball gets away, both runners advance, so it's as good as a sacrifice
Rios then hits into a weird FC, taking second when JT is caught in a rundown. Seager still standing on third. Now two out, CT3 up
He did not go around on that
CT3 gets rung up by a called strike 3 that was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay outside. Boooooooooo
Knebel in for the eighth
Knebel sits the Rox down on six pitches. What a stud!
Knebel with a six-pitch eighth! Including a K! wow
I LOVE THIS KID!!
MCKINSTRY!!
McKinstry HR! 4-2
Luke Raley gets his first big league hit!
Luke Raley with his first big-league hit!!!
@karen, dammit you win!!!
my feed is just tooooooo sloooooooww
Love that the whole bench was calling for the ball.
@karen: btw, the Dodgers are keeping the reason for the head-tapping ritual a secret
dodgers nation link
Mookie works the walk. First and second, one out, Corey up.
@Sax On the broadcast they have said that the head tap came from basketball. It’s a signal that means you’ve dunked on someone. In this case, the pitcher.
Or re: the ritual: maybe it's just dunking on somebody.
Turner Ks. 4-2 LA, to the ninth!
COME ON KJ!
Leadoff walk for Jansen. Here we go.
Plus, his velocity looks weak again (meaning the last outing was an aberration)
Jansen blows it by Trejo for the K and out #1
Jumbo Jack tomorrow Sax!
JUMBO JACK AGAIN!!!
Not sure if my colon can handle another one, though.
Jansen Ks Hampson
He's hitting 94
Jansen seems to be accelerating velocity through the inning here. Now he's up to 94, after starting it off at 89. Tapia up with an 0-2 count
WIN!!! Although KJ scared the crap out of me.
WIN!
Tapia flails for the K!
DODGERS WIN
HAPPY JACKIE ROBINSON DAY!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CNrPdIWDGaY/
GAME 3
Taylor CF
Turner 3B
Muncy 1B
Smith C
Pollock LF
Lux SS
McKinstry 2B
Raley RF
Urias P
Thanks for the lineup Quad! Beat me to it :)
Padres won 8-3
Mookie out of the lineup again. Raley gets a start!
No problem Sax. Dusty should love this lineup. Two guys with Beastie Boys for their walk up music. CT3 and Raley.
Updated lineup:
Taylor SS
Turner 3B
Muncy 2B
Smith C
Pollock CF
Ríos 1B
McKinstry RF
Raley LF
Urías P
Rox score in the first. 1-0 COL
CT3 leadoff double!
Turner singles, but with runners at the corners, Muncy Ks for the first out. Hmm.
Fresh Prince fucking GIDPs. What the hell, Will?!
1-0 COL after one.
HAPPY JACKIE ROBINSON DAY!!
I may have said this before but my grandma went to high school with Jackie in Pasadena but that was a time when blacks and whites didn't mix. I explained to her who he 'became' and what he accomplished. She didn't care.
Oh well.
Urias beset with two solo HRs so far. 2-0 Colorado, 2 outs in T3
@karen: yikes that's a crazy story about your grandma!
@Sax...Yeah, it gave me a little glimpse into what Jackie had to deal with.
Yay JT!! 3-2 LA
JT's nacho homerun made the national news today.
BOOM JT!
3-2 through 3
Tied. Crap.
Finally. That ump hasn't been giving Julio the corners.
Rox go ahead 5-3. This game might not end well.
This game is putting me to sleep.
Mighty Max hits a 3 run homer to put the Dodgers ahead 6-5.
That woke me up
Muncy with his own three-run bomb, to take the lead back! 6-5 LA
Watching this game with my mom. We are both clinking our drinks together in honor of Muncy. Good job Muncy!!!
ESPN app had fireworks for Muncy’s bomb! That was cool!
Dodgers batting around in the eighth.
**seventh
Bases loaded for McKinstry.
Fresh Prince scores on a wild pitch. 7-5
WP scores another one, Will Smith from third. But Zach grounds to first to finally end the inning. 7-5 LA
Santana in for the eighth.
Great play by Rios at first.
1-2-3 on 7 pitches for Santana. Going to B8.
Here we go. David Price coming in to pitch the 9th.
2 hits to start the 9th
David Price, in for the ninth, is not doing well.
Two on. None out. B9
Price goes down 2-0 and comes back with three strikes! K
Price K's Story and Hampson.
WIN!!
Price Ks Hampson
Tapia 4-3 ground out. Wow.
Dodgers go 6-0 on the homestand!
SWEEP!
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