Tue 9/21 5.40p: Urías vs. Senzatela Wed 9/22 5.40p: Buehler vs. Márquez Thu 9/23 12n: Scherzer vs. Freeland
Twelve games left. One game back. For us, it will come down to whether we can take care of business against weaker teams, instead of playing down to their level (as are oft to do), before ending the season hosting the Brewers (who hopefully will have nothing for which to play by then, with their 11.5-game lead in the NL Central). For the Giants, it comes down to whether they can produce against the Padres, whom they see six of their final 12 games (SF is 7-6 in the head-to-head matchup).
In this series with Colorado: Senzatela is 1-2 against the Dodgers this year, but dominated us for seven scoreless innings in the win on Aug 29; Marquez is 1-0 against us but that win was back on April 1; and Freeland is 1-2 against the Dodgers but also picked up a win recently on August 27.
Again, looking at Fangraphs and Fivethirtyeight, it's basically a 50-50 tossup despite the fact that we start the final push one game behind. This is nail-biter time.
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You know it's bad when we have to rely on the Podrays to win a series or two against the Gnats. The brown and yellow have been melting down of late and are now 4 GB in the Wild Card. Like Han Solo said, "I've got a bad feeling about this."
GAME 1
Mookie Betts CF
Corey Seager SS
Trea Turner 2B
Max Muncy 1B
Justin Turner 3B
Will Smith C
Gavin Lux LF
Luke Raley RF
Julio Urias LHP
Belli placed on IL with a fractured left rib :( :( :(
AJ Pollock will arrive in Denver tomorrow and be in the lineup on Thursday. That's something for us to smile about.
Padres and that horrible team from up north are on FS1 at 7PM
Finally Trea gets a hit in the fourth for the first hit of the game. I thought we were playing in COORS FIELD I must be mistaken.
Charlie Blackmon doubles to score first run of game and the next batter doubles in Blackmon. 2-0 Rox.
4 straight 2 strike hits to tie the game 2-2.
Pujols with an RBI single in the tenth! 5-4 LA
Sorry I’m late
Vesia gets the final out, a fly to center
5-4 WIN in 10!
DODGERS WIN.
Padres down by one in the ninth. Two on, one out and Machado up.
Pods blew a 4-1 lead and lose 6-5. Thanks for nothing.
GAME 2
Betts CF
Seager SS
Turner 2B
Muncy 1B
Turner 3B
Smith C
Lux LF
Raley RF
Buehler P
I can’t join for today’s game due to a function. Counting on you guys to bring this win home
Thanks so much Q7. I'm hoping you And Mrs Q7 are going to hang with me tonight!!
I might be able to pop in every now and then. Mrs. Q7 is ready to shave Blackmon's beard.
Q7...I just love your wife...she thinks like I do!! Blackmon's beard kind of scares me not to mention the beard looks like it could go all Chucky at any second.
I swear Blackmon's beard has several homeless people living in it.
RIP Jo...I hope you are with Tommy and Tommy Jr.
Joe Davis tested positive for Covid. Get through this Joe and come back to us all safe and sound.
Vesia got the worst of that. Blackmon's beard needs to be credited with an assist. I'm telling you that beard is a living entity.
Dodgers lose. I am off to watch the Padres game.
Yeah Sax....You pretty summed up our adventures in dodgerville.
Mookie Betts RF
Corey Seager SS
Trea Turner 2B
Justin Turner 3B
Max Muncy 1B
AJ Pollock LF
Austin Barnes C
Gavin Lux CF
Max Scherzer RHP
I am so, so jazzed to have AJ back!!!
AJ doubles on his first AB and scores on Barnes double.
Barnes and Seager with RBIs in the top of the second. Currently up 3-1 in the bottom half.
Scherzer and Coors Field are not a good combo. He's 0-3 in 5 starts there. 3-3 game now.
Top of the fifth and the Dodgers have something cooking! Seager and Trea with singles. Nobody out.
Max is really struggling. I agree Q7, Coors Field is his kryptonite.
We burned lunch that inning. Pop up and double play. Still 3-3.
Scherzer gets taken deep. Rocks up 5-3. Joe Kelly in for the sixth.
Muncy hits one to the warning track for the second out of the eighth. He's gone cold this road trip.
Pollock with his second double of the day drives in Trea. 5-4 now.
Smith, pinch hitting, flies out to end the threat.
Last licks. Lux, Pujols, Betts. Still down by 1.
Rally cap is on here.
Lux down looking and not happy about it.
Pujols throws his bat at the pitch and grounds out. 2 down.
Betts with a first pitch single! Let's go!
Seager with a grounder off the pitcher for an infield single. His fourth of the day. Betts now on second with Trea coming up.
Trea with an RBI single and the game is tied!
Podrays have just taken the lead in their game as well.
JT takes a pitch up and in. Bailing out and his helmet goes flying. He's ok though.
JT lines out to end our half of the ninth.
Kenley in for the ninth. Rally cap still on.
Blackmon and his ugly beard got a leadoff single. Kenley strikes out the next batter. One down.
Tapia grounds out, but homeless guy moves to second. Two down.
Kenley with a big strikeout to send this game to the tenth!
MUNCY IS MY HERO! 2 RUN BOMB!
7-5 lead going to the bottom of the tenth. Let's close this one out!
Treinen in to try and get the save.
Betts makes a great play in center for the first out. Glad we moved Lux.
Story walks on 4 pitches. Cron up. Butt clenched.
The entire infield comes in to work on the mound. Back to the action.
GIDP to end the game! Dodgers win!
Podrays and Gnats are tied going to the ninth.
Melancon works a clean ninth. Let's see if the San Diegans can walk it off.
Hosmer with a two out double. Pods have a chance!
No dice. Going to extras. I'll check on that score later. Hoping the Podrays can pull it out so the Dodgers will only be one back.
Pods pulled it out! Gnats lose!
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