UPDATE 5/3 11:49a: Saw this mural near Philippe's the Original, and decided I needed to post this up top to fire up our boys (both teams!). Let's do this! Defending Champions!!!
Mon May 3: Walker Buehler vs. Hendricks POSTPONED TO MAY 4--SEE BELOW
Tue May 4: Clayton Kershaw vs. Alzolay
Wed May 5: Trevor Bauer vs. Arrieta
All games at 4.30p PT
Momentum is a funny thing. The Dodgers lost the first three games of the series in Milwaukee, losing by one run in two of the games, and then two runs in the other game. We lost Dustin May to what appears to be a bad injury (MRIs coming this week). Our bullpen can't hold a lead if it had handles. Offensively, we looked absolutely awful, whiffing 10+ times in games, looking totally lost.
And then there's Sunday's laugher, with grand slams from A.J. Pollock (first inning) and Matt Beaty (second inning), leading us to a 16-4 victory in which we actually looked like a potent lineup again. It was a mass of runs, that's for sure. And then the team hopped on the bus with some velocity to head to Chicago for this series.
So do we come into Wrigley Field with any momentum? I'm hopeful, even though Edwin Rios' 0-for-27 streak still looks insane (Rios worked a walk Sunday, so that's a positive step). This would be a nice stop to climb out of second place (back 0.5 games from the Giants), and start playing like the team we should be.
UPDATE 5/3 7:30p: With the rainout, the new schedule is:
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GAME 1
Postponed. Momentum will have to hold on one more day.
In other bad news, Dustin May is out for the year. Tommy John surgery next Tuesday.
Yep both are momentum killers. Ugh
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Giants also postponed @ Rockies.
Pirates visiting SD, 0-0 through 1.5; T. Anderson vs. M. Diaz
Padres won, so they’re a half-game back of us and one game behind the Giants.
With our doubleheader today, all of these standings could flip today.
I just got home. How did Cubbies get 4 runs?
(Carlos) Santana walks first batter to start the second.
Wow...Lux just air mailed a throw to first trying to finish the DP.
We're down 6-0 in the third.
Kershaw gave up four runs in the first and was bounced.
We've already made two errors (Lux and Barnes).
Seager came up in the first and GIDPd.
This team is doomed.
Oh, by the way
GAME 1
Betts RF
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Muncy 1B
Taylor CF
Pollock LF
Lux 2B
Barnes C
Kershaw, now Santana P
There is no "I" in "Team".
And there are no "I"s in our lineup, either.
Because this team currently sucks top to bottom.
Now, now Saxy. We need to get in touch with our inner Karina and think positive.
It seems like there have been a whole lot of bad calls on the balls and strikes this season.
Final...7-1 Cubs. We have now lost 11 of our last 15.
Kelbert Ruiz puts Will Smith (batting .243) and Austin Barnes (batting .217) on notice!
GAME 2
Betts RF
Seager SS
Taylor CF
Smith C
Muncy 1B
Pollock LF
Rios 3B
Lux 2B
Bauer P
Mookie and Corey set the table to start the first and are left hanging.
Now we are down 1-0 through four.
Sigh
Top of the 7th still down 1-0. Smith down on three pitches.
MUNCY!!
Tied up 1-1 going to the bottom of the 7th.
Kenley gets through the 7th with the help of a GIDP. Extra innings coming up.
Rios struck out to end the 7th and now is the go ahead run on second to start the eighth.
Rios scores on a passed ball. Then Turner goes deep! 3-1!
Baez screws us up. 3-3.
I think Baez's homer has shaken our baby pitcher.
We get nothing in the top of the 9th. Ugh.
We lose.
Again.
Another tough one run loss.
Someone tell Doc to make some fucking lineup changes. And better bullpen choices.
Dodgers had 10Ks in that debacle.
I’m looking at you, Will Smith
Edwin Rios goes to IL.
GAME 3
Betts RF
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Muncy 1B
Smith C
Taylor CF
Beaty LF
Lux 2B
Buehler P
@Q7...I was just working on the lineup!
Haha! Just beat ya!
Buehler Ks 5 of the first 6. I'm smelling Jumbo Jacks.
MAX!!!
Muncy 1 - Cubs 0 after 4.
Great story about Tommy and Fidel Castro.
Lux doubles in CT3. THE DODGERS HAVE 2 RUNS!!
Well that lead didn't last long. Tied 2-2 after 5.
Will Smith sacrifices to bring in Seager. Boys on 2nd and 3rd, 1 out, 3-2 Dodgers.
Dodgers settle for the 1 run. 3-2 M6.
Buehler works out of a jam in the sixth to keep the lead. 3-2 going to the seventh.
Buehler and Vgon combine for 10 Ks. Jumbo Jacks for everyone
WTF Corey Seager??
Tied again. 3-3 B8.
Boys up 4-3 in 10th. KJ in going for the save.
Welp...we are tied again in 10th with winning run at 3rd and 1 out. Joc putting the hurt on his old team.
KJ gets us out of it. Going to 11.
Rizzo missing first by 6 inches on what should have been an inning ending DP. Muncy scores, Beaty on 1st. Lux singles Beaty to 2nd. 5-4 LA Tll.
Dodgers have bases juiced for Mookie in top of 11th.
Joc getting the sac fly to tie the game was rough.
C'mon Mook...we need that 2nd run
Q7...The ones we lose always come back to haunt us.
Tied.
Again.
Rizzo looking for redemption.
Rizzo redeemed.
Fuck.
We suck.
1-6 on this road trip so far. 3 losses in extra innings. Terrible.
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