Thursday, April 29, 2021

Series Thread (Games 26-29): Apr 29 - May 2 @ Brewers

4.29 4.30p: Bauer vs. Lauer
4.30 5p: TBD vs. Peralta
5.1 4p: May vs. Woodruff
5.2 11a: Urias vs TBD

After a shitshow of a homestand, the Dodgers no longer sit alone at the top of baseball (tied with the Red Sox), not to mention the NL West (tied with the Giants). We still have the highest run differential at +34, which doesn't salve the wounds any.

The Dodgers average less than three runs per game over our past 10 games, which is reflected in our statistics: only Justin Turner has an OPS over 1.0, and we've got Gavin Lux (.189), Luke Raley (.206), Austin Barnes (.216) all sitting around the Mendoza line (Muncy is batting .227, but at least he can work a walk sometimes). Bernie Brewer might be pretty happy this series. Drink up!

75 comments:

Steve Sax said...

GAME 1

Betts RF
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Smith C
Muncy 1B
Taylor CF
Poloock LF
Neuse oh no 2B
Bauer P

karen said...

HOLA SoSG NATION!! I've missed the last few games so I'm really happy to see our boys today!

@Sax...Love the Weekend at Bernies shout out.

karen said...

I am loving getting to know Trevor Bauer. Dude has a great personality.

karen said...

It sounds like Nomar doing the game with Joe. Hoping all is well with Original Orel. BTW...Whats up with our Orel, haven't seen him here?

karen said...

No score thru 3.

karen said...

Bauer walks Garcia who is batting below the Mendoza Line.

karen said...

Travis Shaw hits a 2 runner in fourth. 2-0 Brews.

karen said...

Still 2-0 Brews after 6.

Steve Sax said...

Mookie leads off with a four pitch walk, and Corey comes out and swings at the first pitch to GIDP. What the hell, Corey?!

We are down 0-2 in the eighth inning. We are awful

karen said...

Muncy up in 8th with JT and Fresh Prince on board. Best look so far at this game.

karen said...

SAXY...YOU MADE IT HERE!!

In other news...Muncy grounds out to end Dodgers "rally".

karen said...

Josh Hader in for the save. Last chance for Dodgers.

Steve Sax said...

Austin Barnes to PH for Bauer, with CT3 on second and two out. T9

karen said...

Barnes brings in CT3. Mookie up.

karen said...

NOPE. No soup for us tonight. 2-1 Brewers.

Steve Sax said...

And, we lose 2-1.

Steve Sax said...

We're now in second place, guys. Giants are idle.

QuadSevens said...

GAME 2

Taylor CF
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Muncy 1B
Smith C
Pollock LF
Beaty RF
Lux 2B
Uceta P (MLB Debut)

karen said...

Uceta turned 23 in January. He was called up yesterday when Graterol went out again. Doc says he'll probably go a couple of innings with the game being a bullpen game.

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers squander two runners again. 0-0 mid-1

karen said...

Our new pitcher looks like he's going with the Tatis Jr look with the blond dreads. He gets Wong to pop out to Lux for first out.

karen said...

Our baby pitcher gets out of the first looking pretty good. No score after one.

karen said...

You're out. Siddown asshole.

karen said...

Jackie Bradley Jr. hits a 2 run HR. 2-0 Brews after 2.

karen said...

Scotty Alexander in for the new kid.

karen said...

My daughter just discovered Mitch White. She thinks he's the most beautiful person she's ever seen. She gets her good taste from her mama.

karen said...

Solo HR for AJ!!! 2-1 Brewers.

karen said...

2 hits. TWO FREAKING HITS! What the hell?

QuadSevens said...

CT3 called for a check swing strike and Doc gets tossed arguing.

karen said...

Doc chewing on the first base ump. He must be a frustrated as the rest of us. He gets his say and is promptly ejected from the game.







karen said...

Brewers get a 3rd run in 8th. Boys behind 3-1 going to the 9th.

karen said...

Hader Ks Seager, JT and Muncy to end the game. Our offense is seriously bad.

Steve Sax said...

GAME 3

Betts CF
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Muncy 1B
Beaty RF
Pollock LF
Lux 2B
Barnes C
May P

Steve Sax said...

"Betts!", my mom texts me.

I turn on the TV.

Urias hits a solo HR to tie the game.

And then Dustin May exits in the middle of an AB due to an arm problem. That looks bad.

Steve Sax said...

TV turned off.

QuadSevens said...

Our IL is getting packed. Hope May is not out too long.

QuadSevens said...

@Sax Rough few minutes of the game for you.

QuadSevens said...

Cleavinger doesn’t look good yet. Walk, single, walk.

QuadSevens said...

He escapes! Whew!

QuadSevens said...

Betts HBP and Seager triples him home. 2-1 Good Guys!

karen said...

Travis Shaw HR ties game again.

Steve Sax said...

First and third with one out, and both Seager and JT K swinging.

That’s our season right there

Steve Sax said...

2-2, mid-5

Steve Sax said...

I’m on my first beer. I’m late

QuadSevens said...

Vesia making his Dodgers debut in the 10th with a one run lead is driving us all to drink. Walks his first two batters.

QuadSevens said...

Bases loaded nobody out.

QuadSevens said...

Big strikeout there! One down!

QuadSevens said...

Sac fly. Bad throw by Pollock allows the tying run to score.

karen said...

Bad throw AJ

karen said...

@Quad or Sax... Does this kid have any big league experience?

QuadSevens said...

Hi Karen! I think Joe Davis said he pitched for the Marlins last year. Brought up early because of all the players who got COVID.

QuadSevens said...

Smith with a triple drives in 2 runs!

karen said...

On the pregame show JHair predicted Mookie would score 3 times tonight. Lets hope he's right.

karen said...

I may have a small stroke before this game is over.

QuadSevens said...

Mitch White with a big K. Two down!

QuadSevens said...

Grounded under Seaver’s glove ties the game. Damn!

QuadSevens said...

Or Seager.

karen said...

Maybe I'm just being bitchy but it seems to me that Corey doesn't dive for the ball over there at short.

QuadSevens said...

And we lose in 11. That was a tough one.

karen said...

Oh this one hurts.

Steve Sax said...

@karen: totally with you, what was up with Seager’s effort there

QuadSevens said...

GAME 4

1st inning: Pollock grand slam!
2nd inning: Beaty grand slam!

9-0!

Steve Sax said...

Matt Beaty is having a day! 7 RBI through three ABs, and it's only top 4.

Dodgers 11-1

Steve Sax said...

We will need the 10-run lead for this bullpen though

Steve Sax said...

11-1 LA through four.

karen said...

Shawn Green had a great game several years ago that was also in Milwaukee. It was the only game that year that wasn't televised. Can't remember the specifics though.

QuadSevens said...

@Karen Was that the game he hit 4 HRs?

karen said...

Also in the breaking the slump memories...Also several years ago Mark Grace was on the Jim Rome show, I think he was playing first base for the Cubs at the time, and he was telling Rome what a 'slump buster' was. He said a player has to go to a bar and find the ugliest, gnarliest girl in the place and take her back to the hotel. I know I'm not doing the story justice but it was one of the funniest stories I ever heard.

karen said...

@Q7...I think so but I also thought he had 9 rbi's but Joe said Gil Hodges and James Loney were the only two in the franchise that had done it.

QuadSevens said...

I remember the “slump buster” story. It’s a doozy!

Steve Sax said...

Kickham: not a great debut so far. One inning, three runs. Lots of hits including a HR.

16-4 LA through 8

karen said...

Kickham didn't get an out until his 22 pitch. Poor kid, I hope he's not traumatized.

karen said...

So AJ is a mere mortal.

karen said...

WIN. We can all exhale now.

Steve Sax said...

Kickham finishes the ninth with two Ks. Way to settle, kid!

16-4 WIN