Monday, June 21, 2021

Series Thread (Games 72-74): June 21-23 @ Padres

screenshot from the WSJ, 4/15/21

Mon 21: Urias vs. Darvish
Tue 22: Kershaw vs. TBD
Wed 23: Bauer vs. TBD

Fernando Tatis Jr. is day-to-day, having re-aggravated a shoulder injury.. But we still have Cody Bellinger and Max Muncy ailing (both are apparently "on track" to come back later in this SD series, but we'll see), not to mention Corey Seager hasn't even started a rehab assignment yet.

The Dodgers may have swept the lowly Diamondbacks this weekend, but the Padres pulled off a four-game sweep of their own against the .500 Reds (rather than a team that has lost 17 in a row). With the Dodgers only 3-4 against the Padres this season, I am guessing we'll drop this series. Prove me wrong, Dodgers!

82 comments:

Steve Sax said...

GAME 1

Betts CF
Lux SS
Turner 3B
Smith C
Beaty 1B
Taylor 2B
McKinstry RF
Reks LF
Urias P

This is Zach Reks' major league debut, I think?

Steve Sax said...

It is indeed. Here's more on Zach.

Steve Sax said...

Zach wears #84 for the first time that number has been used in Dodgers history

Steve Sax said...

Muncy apparently will be re-activated Tuesday; Bellinger to be re-activated Wednesday.

Steve Sax said...

We're underway. Betts smokes one to third but Machado gobbles it up and throws him out.

Steve Sax said...

Gavin Lux: .313 Avg, 6 RBI, 8 runs over the last 9 games

QuadSevens said...

Happy sticky stuff day!

Steve Sax said...

Lux works a very patient walk. One out.

Steve Sax said...

Turner takes an 0-2 count full, but Ks on the cutter. Two out, Lux on first.

Steve Sax said...

@Quad: hey! BTW I got Mantis on MPQ.

Steve Sax said...

Smith Ks on a breaking ball. Lux stranded.

0-0 through 0.5

Steve Sax said...

Urias doesn't have an out, and it's 4-0 off the three-run Machado HR.

Steve Sax said...

Criminy what a bad start.

QuadSevens said...

I haven’t been playing MPQ enough to get Mantis. I’m jealous!

Steve Sax said...

Beaty worked it full as well, but Ks for the third K (in four batters) for Darvish.

Steve Sax said...

Zach Reks debut!

Three-pitch K.

QuadSevens said...

MOOKIE BOMB!!

Steve Sax said...

MOOKIE HR!

QuadSevens said...

Great way to break up that string of Ks.

Steve Sax said...

Urias has a nice second through fourth, and just gave up a two-run HR to Cronenworth. Urias is done.

6-1 SD

Steve Sax said...

Urias leaves after only four.

QuadSevens said...

Urias is done in the fifth after a leadoff double and 2 run bomb. 6-1 Dads.

QuadSevens said...

You got me Sax!

QuadSevens said...

Smith blasts a second deck homer in the 8th to make it 6-2.

QuadSevens said...

3 hits and 15 strikeouts will not win us the game.

QuadSevens said...

Make that 16 strikeouts.

QuadSevens said...

Let’s get ‘em tomorrow.

Steve Sax said...

Padres lineup posted.

Dodgers lineup not posted yet.

Steve Sax said...

Padres are going with Blake Snell (remember him?). 2-3, 5.72 ERA this year. But he's better at home so let's see...

Steve Sax said...

GAME TWO IN SD

1 Mookie Betts CF
2 Chris Taylor SS
3 Justin Turner 3B
4 Albert Pujols 1B
5 Will Smith C
6 Max Muncy 2B
7 AJ Pollock LF
8 Steven Souza Jr. RF
9 Clayton Kershaw P


Steve Sax said...

Giants put up a four-spot on the Angels in the top of the first. Thanks for the help there, Andrew Heaney!

QuadSevens said...

Dad is sitting behind home plate. Can’t miss him in that pink shirt. Dodgers down 2-0 in the fourth.

QuadSevens said...

Loaded for Souza!

QuadSevens said...

Grounded out. Damn.

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers still down 2-0. Hosmer sneaks up a single with two out, B4

Steve Sax said...

Kershaw with a leadoff infield single!

QuadSevens said...

Big AB for Pujols here.

QuadSevens said...

Down swinging. Bleh!

Steve Sax said...

pujols looked overmatched there. Strikes out with two on.

Dodgers have stranded 7 through 5. 2-0 SD

Steve Sax said...

Kershaw gives up a PH HR to Kim. 3-0 SD.

Steve Sax said...

We just look awful offensively. We go down 1-2-3 in the sixth.

3-0 SD.

Steve Sax said...

Will Smith comes up with the bases loaded and none out and fricking GIDPs.

Will Smith is horrible.

Steve Sax said...

And btw, Turner should have hit the deck instead of getting tagged out by Machado there to start the double play.

QuadSevens said...

I was thinking the same thing about Turner.

QuadSevens said...

Pollock with the weak groundout. Still down 3-1.

Steve Sax said...

Pollock grounds to third. We strand two.

3-1 SD through 7.5. Not looking good.

Our offense sucks. We have to shake up this lineup.

Steve Sax said...

3-1, T9. Souza up first.

Steve Sax said...

Melancon pitching. He's got a 0-2 count quickly.

Steve Sax said...

Souza 0-for-3 so far, .188 on the season.

Souza Ks feebly.

Steve Sax said...

Barnes PH.

1-0 count

Steve Sax said...

2-0 to Barnes. One out.

Steve Sax said...

Melancon nails the outside edge. 2-1 count.

Steve Sax said...

Barnes fouls it off. 2-2

QuadSevens said...

BARNESY!!

Steve Sax said...

High. 3-2 count.

Steve Sax said...

Barnes PH HR!

3-2

Steve Sax said...

Barnes didn't even have his full weight into that, pops it over the left field fence.

Steve Sax said...

Second ninth-inning PH HR for Barnes this year. Wow.

Nice piece of hitting, Austin!

Steve Sax said...

Lux grounds to short. Two out.

Steve Sax said...

1-0 count to CT3

Steve Sax said...

Taylor grounder up the middle past Tatis.

3-hit night for Taylor.

JT up.

Steve Sax said...

Turner ropes one to right but Myers catches up to it. That one falls, it would have been a tie game.

I blame Will Smith.

QuadSevens said...

You said it earlier Sax. “Our offense sucks.” Maybe Bellinger coming back can gives us a spark tomorrow.

Steve Sax said...

Betts getting a stomach ailment mid-game didn't help, either

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers are 3-6 vs Padres this year.

It’s not a rivalry if you don’t show up.

Steve Sax said...

I'm still stewing on these last two games. I'm mad.

Steve Sax said...

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Steve Sax said...

Cody is back. Let's see if it makes a difference...

Steve Sax said...

JT, two-out HBP. Hope he is ok

Steve Sax said...

Bellinger flies out to right.

0-0 through 0.5

QuadSevens said...

I hate Kronenworth.

Steve Sax said...

goddamit we keep giving up first inning HR and it's ridiculous.

Steve Sax said...

third straight game where we come out and do jack shit in the first, and then we give up a HR.

Steve Sax said...

1-0 SD through 1.

QuadSevens said...

Machado takes Bauer deep to make it 2-0.

Steve Sax said...

Sorry it was 2-0 SD through 1. You’re right, Quad.

We suck.

karen said...

These Padres are pissing me off

QuadSevens said...

This series was terrible. Padres fans are going to be miserable to deal with for a while.

Steve Sax said...

I am getting very drunk.

Our offense is horrible. I know smith had the RBIs early but he is horrible

Steve Sax said...

Okay, I’m drunk now.

Steve Sax said...

Oh wait, maybe I’m not that drunk. Just angry

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers 3-7 vs SD this year. Horrible.