Fri 4/9 1p: Walker Buehler vs. J Ross Sat 4/10 6p: Julio Urias vs. TBD Sun 4/11 1p: TBD vs. TBD
Happy Home Opening Day! Your World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers make their first appearance at Dodger Stadium with crowds since the 2019 season, which ended with a difficult playoff series loss to...the Nationals. This time, the Nationals come to town with a depleted lineup, having been racked by a COVID-19 outbreak in their ranks that has sidelined starting pitchers Patrick Corbin and Jon Lester, catchers Yan Gomes and Alex Avila, first baseman Josh Bell, infielders Josh Harrison and Jordy Mercer, left fielder Kyle Schwarber, and reliever Brad Hand: all of whom are on the injured list with unspecified injuries.
So it's totally understandable that we've got, at time of writing this Game Thread on Thursday morning, two of this weekend's starters as TBD. Heck, the Nationals might be holding tryouts in the parking lot before the game (right next to the COVID-19 vaccine distribution center; might not be such a bad idea!).
For those of you going to the Stadium on Friday--and, cross your fingers, at least one SoSG family member should be in attendance!--be careful around all those parking cones! The Stadium might be at 25% capacity, but the parking is (as always) still going to be nuts!
GO DODGERS!
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It's World Championship Ring Day! Woohoo!
GAME 1
Taylor CF
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Muncy 1B
Smith C
Lux 2B
Pollock LF
McKinstry RF
Buehler P
Our Boys getting the love from the great Dodger fans.
Loved that they gave Kershaw an extended moment to hear the crowd cheer for him when he received his ring.
Q7....I loved Kershaw's moment too. And JT's also brought a tear to my eye.
0-0 through 2
Soto was out
Hey Saxy...Did you make it out to the Ravine?
Hey Karen: not me but a relative! Will post photos later
0-0 through 4
Going to the bottom of the 6th, no score.
TURNER!!!
JT goes yard. 1-0 Champs
You think Turner isn't pumped for today? 3 for 3 with a bomb so far!
Fresh Prince has the hot hand in throwing out runners at 2nd.
Nats runners better stop trying to get jiggy on the bases with the Fresh Prince behind the plate.
Knebel in to close it out. 1-0 in the ninth.
3 strikeouts to close it out! Dodgers win!
WIN!!!! and our bullpen looked pretty damn good in the process!
I basically just sobbed like a schoolboy through the whole ceremony. Couldn't handle it.
DB....Glad to know I'm not our only sap!
Okay Dodgers...got me sobbing again. In the tribute to Tommy they showed his service and his casket was carried out to the mound. After, he was put in a beautiful white hearse and driven slowly around the warning track with past and current Dodgers walking behind him.
Nats score one in first...Champs coming up.
Corbin walks the bases loaded to start the 2nd.
McKinstry singles in two. 2-1 Blue.
CT3 goes yard. 5-1 Blue.
WIN!!! 9-5 Boys.
I didn't like the foot off the gas to let some more runs score but I'll take it! Let's sweep mañana. Kershaw Day!
HAPPY CLAYTON KERSHAW DAY!!!
I will never get tired of seeing our World Series Champs replays or our wonderful, wonderful Boys getting their rings.
The Boys have made me cry the last two days so I am officially vowing to take it like a man today...No Tears.
1-0 LA through three. McKinstry with a double to score Muncy from first.
McKinstry hits a two-run HR, and then Blake Treinen escapes a jam in the eighth. 3-0 LA, B8
But Jansen scheduled to come in for the ninth 😬
Gavin Lux is 0-for-double digits this series. What the hell Gavin?
And, here’s KJ for the ninth.
KJ on fire these first two batters, both Ks. He’s throwing 94
that was an enjoyable sweep
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