Tuesday, June 08, 2021

Series Thread (Games 60-62): June 8-10 @ Pirates

Tue 6.8 4p: Buehler vs. Brubaker
Wed 6.9 4p: TBD vs. T Anderson
Thu 6.10 9.30a: Urias vs. M Keller

Dropping two of three in Atlanta bodes poorly for this series @ PNC Park. I thought we could take the series, but instead we couldn't establish any sort of momentum save one 8-run inning in the first game of the Braves series. Now, on to the Pirates, worst in the NL Centra (9.5 games out of first). But we're now three games out of first place in the NL West and fading fast, despite a league-leading run differential. Not feeling good here.

UPDATE 6/9: Dodgers win Game 1, 5-3. But it would have been closer, had Ke'Bryan Hayes' HR not been overturned after he forgot to step on first base:

75 comments:

Steve Sax said...

Pollock gets us on the board with an RBI double to score Lux in the top of the fifth.

Man these early games always sneak up on me

Steve Sax said...

Betts with an RBI triple, and then Muncy with an RBI single. It’s 3-0 LA, B5.

Steve Sax said...

Yikes. Nate Jones gives up two solo HRs in the ninth, but we hold on to win 5-3 (Jansen comes in for the final out).

WIN

Steve Sax said...

Wow, just saw the Ke’Bryan Hayes HR, earlier in this game, got overturned because he didn’t touch first base. Brutal.

Steve Sax said...

GAME 2

Betts RF
Taylor 2B
Turner 3B
Pujols 1B
Bellinger CF
Pollock LF
Smith C
Lux SS
Gonsolin P

Return of the Catman!

Steve Sax said...

Giants lose in extras. Dodgers 2.5 GB SF and 0.5 GB SD.

Steve Sax said...

CUbs up 2-1 on SD, mid-7

Steve Sax said...

Cubs win 3-1. So the Dodgers are tied for second as of now.

Dodgers @ Pirates game 2, rain delay.

Steve Sax said...

And, we're finally underway!

Steve Sax said...

Betts called out on strikes

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Taylor flies to Ka'ai Tom in left. Two out

Steve Sax said...

JT HOME RUN!

1-0 LA

Steve Sax said...

Pujols singles to center. Still two out.

Steve Sax said...

Here's Bellinger

Steve Sax said...

Bellinger at a Mendoza-like .200 this year so far

Steve Sax said...

Bellinger popped to second.

1-0 LA through 0.5

Steve Sax said...

Leadoff single for the Pirates' Adam Fraizer. Man on first, none out, B1

Steve Sax said...

6-pitch K to Ke'Bryan Hayes. One out.

Steve Sax said...

Bryan Reynolds forces Frazier at second. Two out.

Steve Sax said...

Colin Moran walks. Two on, two out.

Cat-Man: DO!

Steve Sax said...

2-0 count to Polanco. Come on, Tony.

Steve Sax said...

Cat-man: don't. Polanco singles to Pujols (?) and reaches safely; Reynolds scores. Tie game. Still two out. Gonsolin at 24 pitches.

Steve Sax said...

gonsolin is having a horrible first. Full count and bases loaded.

Steve Sax said...

Perez thankfully strikes out on a foul tip.

Gonsolin needed 36 pitches there.

1-1 through 1.

Steve Sax said...

Lux walks but that's it for the Dodgers in the second.

Gonsolin comes out and gets two Ks (Tom and Anderson), but just yielded a two-out walk to Frazier.

Steve Sax said...

Gonsolin replaced by Victor Gonzalez after walking the bases loaded with two out in B2

Steve Sax said...

GOnzalez gets out of the jam.

Steve Sax said...

Turner hits another solo HR! 2-1 LA through 2.5

Steve Sax said...

Two RISP for Pittsburgh in B5, but Kevin Newman lines to Cody to end the inning.

2-1 LA through 5--Pirates have stranded 8 runners through five innings.

Steve Sax said...

Pollock with a two-out single in the top of the sixth.

Steve Sax said...

Just saw the highlight; looks like Turner's second HR (to left) was off Ka'ai Tom's glove as he leapt over the wall (and didn't come up with the ball). Wow

Steve Sax said...

Smith walks, Pollock to second. Lux at bat with two out, Anderson still pitching (89 pitches so far). T6

Steve Sax said...

Lux flies out to RF.

LA 2-1, mid-6

Steve Sax said...

2-1 LA, B7. Here's Blake Treinen

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CT3 turns an amazing double play, fielding the ball behind second and sprinting to the second-base bag just in time, then making a great throw to first to complete the double play. Wow.

2-1 LA through 7

Steve Sax said...

Lux looked like he got Newman at first, but they called him safe. Dodgers challenging, with one out in the bottom of the eighth.

Dodgers win the challenge, he's out. And Treinen is done, so here comes Kenley. 2-1, two outs in the eighth.

Steve Sax said...

kenley gets the third out on three straight strikes!

Steve Sax said...

Kenley snares a liner comebacker for the final out of the game. Wow

WIN

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers move into second place, 2.0 GB the Giants.

Steve Sax said...

GAME 3

Betts RF
Muncy 1B
Turner 3B
Bellinger CF
Beaty LF
McKinstry 2B
Lux SS
Barnes C
Urias P

Steve Sax said...

I'm on conference calls. Going to try and keep track of this out of the corner of my eye.

Morning games!

Steve Sax said...

Leadoff HR for Mookie! Atoning for his 0-for-5 yesterday

Steve Sax said...

This game is free on YouTube

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1-0 through 0.5

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Man on third, two out. Urias gets Stallings to ground to short.

1-0 LA through 1

Steve Sax said...

Lux one-out single, then Barnes works a walk. Two on, one out for Julio Urias.

Steve Sax said...

Urias gets down (?) a sca bunt. Actually he popped it up, but it fell just inside the first-base line. Now two RISP for Mookie, two out.

Steve Sax said...

Mookie walks. Bases loaded for Muncy.

Steve Sax said...

Dammit, Muncy flies out to left. 1-0 LA through 1.5

Steve Sax said...

Urias starts the second by yielding a single and a double. It's 1-1, no out, man on second.

Steve Sax said...

Mookie threw out Gonzalez at the plate to keep the score tied (that was the Pirates' second out).

1-1 after 2

Steve Sax said...

Turner leads off the third with a HBP (left shoulder). Ouch.

Steve Sax said...

It's an all-Sax streak here: 53 comments and counting!

Steve Sax said...

I have no friends.

Steve Sax said...

I'm alone in the SoSG bar, swilling away.

Steve Sax said...

(and it's 10.22am PT)

Steve Sax said...

Bellinger single to right moves Turner to third. None out.

Steve Sax said...

McKinstry sac fly scores one. One out

Steve Sax said...

Lux hits a grounder and forces Beaty at second, but is safe at first. Men at corners, two out, Barnes up (BA .230)

Steve Sax said...

Urias connects and scores two! It’s 4-1. Urias has 7RBI on the season which may be the league-high for a pitcher

Steve Sax said...

Mitch Keller chased.

And now it’s raining. Not good

Steve Sax said...

These YouTube broadcasters are horrible.

With the bases loaded, they first said “if Keller can get out of this with all this traffic, the pirates will be in good shape.” And then one of them noticed that the pitch count was 70 midway through the third. And then they said this bullpen had better be ready and the pirates are in trouble. And then Urias had a two-RBI single. And now Keller is gone.

That was a quick turn of perspective.

Steve Sax said...

Betts Ks for the third out.

3-1 LA, mid-3

Steve Sax said...

5-3 LA. Barnes however comes up with one out and bases loaded, and can't even hit the ball past the pitcher, so they get the force at home.

Two out, bases still juiced, Barnes still impotent.

Steve Sax said...

Taylor up for Urias as a PH, against Bednar

Steve Sax said...

0-2 count to CT3

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CT3 Ks.

5-3 LA, mid-7.

Steve Sax said...

Phil Bickford in for the Dodgers.

Steve Sax said...

🐄🔑 singles, Muncy walks. Two on, none out, T8. LA up 5-3

Steve Sax said...

Turner single to center, Betts (who had stolen third) scores. 6-3 LA

Steve Sax said...

Rain delay. Let’s see—will JT’s RBI hold up?

Steve Sax said...

WIN

Steve Sax said...

Game is called. JT's RBI stands because the game wasn't tied going into the partial inning (8th).

WIN

SWEEP

Steve Sax said...

Giants @ Nationals: 4.05p. DeSclafani vs. Scherzer.

Steve Sax said...

Giants @ Nats postponed, moved to Sunday doubleheader