Scherzer vs. Wainwright, 5.10p
On Tuesday, another storied franchise went down in the AL Wild Card Game. Today's game is set up to do the same.
The Dodgers walk into this winner-take-all game with baggage, searching in vain for a bat to fill the large hole suffered with Max Muncy's freak injury, not to mention an injured Clayton Kershaw (out for the entire postseason), an unavailable Walker Buehler (who pitched on Sunday), and a Cody Bellinger that hasn't gotten his groove all year. Even the rosiest of scenarios only has us at a razor-thin edge to win.
If there was ever a time for us to lose hope in this postseason, it's today. And I'm worried as all get out.
I had an offer for tickets to this Wild Card game, but my recent visits to those particular seats had all ended in losses, so I've made the call to pass and watch the game from home. I'll be on this thread with you.
LET'S GO, DODGERS!
UPDATE 8:10a Okay, I just read the morning coverage in the LAT and I'm a little depressed. Let's get fired up by remembering the Cardinals' 2009 NLDS Game 2, which featured the infamous nutshot from Matt Holliday:
Oh, those were better times. There's hope.
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Seeing that replay never gets old. I'm fired up for tonight's game! I didn't read the LAT article and I'm not going to. I'm looking forward to seeing a pissed off Max Scherzer mow down some Redbirds and our offense continuing their hot hitting ways. Let's do this!
Thanks Quad! Yeah, line the birdcage with today’s LAT. It isn’t inspiring.
WILD CARD
Mookie Betts RF
Corey Seager SS
Trea Turner 2B
Justin Turner 3B
Will Smith C
AJ Pollock LF
Matt Beaty 1B
Cody Bellinger CF
Max Scherzer P
GAME 1
Mookie Betts RF
Corey Seager SS
Trea Turner 2B
Justin Turner 3B
Will Smith C
AJ Pollock LF
Matt Beaty 1B
Cody Bellinger CF
Max Scherzer RHP
LETS GO DODGERS!!!!
Juan Soto in the seats rockin' a Trea Turner shirt!!
Broken bat single to lead it off. I hate it!
Edman steals second. And Scherzer walks Goldschmidt. This is not good
Great catch by Mookie!
Edman reaches third on the foul sac to 🐄🔑
charley: “…and if Scherzer can get out of this without giving up a run,…”
That is not what you say, Charley
0-2 count to Arenado.
Settle down Scherzer! Damn!
Wild pitch because Will Smith can’t catch.
Edman scores.
Catch the damn ball Will
Fly out for the second out.
Max doesn’t have his slider
WTF COREY!!!
Seager bobbles and can’t make an out on an easy grounder.
Horribly shaky first for Scherzer.
1-0 St Louis through 0.5
Only one extra pitch. That was an ugly first inning in the field.
Seager get your head in the game dammit
GOOD JOB MOOKIE!!!
Time to return the favor!
Ok so we are even. 🐄🔑 reaches when Sosa can’t handle the hit
Let’s go boys!
AGAIN...WTF COREY??
Seager called K. So Wainwright might be dealing here. Unlike Max.
There’s a low budget Mr Met behind home plate. Right side of the screen.
And we come up empty. Dammit.
Why couldn't that have taken off Wainwright's nose off? Yes. I'm going to be a bitch.
Need to crack open a beer. That’s what went wrong with the first inning. Brb.
Open a beer, Scherzer gets a K. Not a coincidence.
Max is giving me a huge headache.
Time to wake up the bats boys!
I’m starting to really hate Edman.
Beaty flies out to the warning track to end the second.
Scherzer gets a K on the slider. I love it.
Does anyone else hear a fire alarm going off on the broadcast?
Chewie. I got a bad feeling about this game.
Mookie is just picking on Sosa. I approve.
RANCHO ARDIENDO!!
Love Juan Soto at the game to cheer on Turner
Trea is very late on these fastballs. Here comes a change
This is either a GIDP or a walk.
Or a K
OMG! That was horrible luck.
Nope a GIDP
Dammit
I’m not feeling it here guys
Wainwright is going to get a hit here
Wainwright swinging out of his shoes.
Ok a K. Still too many pitches. Max isn’t going to get to the seventh.
GINGER JESUS!!!
JT JT JT JT JT
All RIGHT!!!
@Q7...Ginger Jesus! Love it!!
Joe West doesn’t like us
We’re playing against 10 here
Great HR by JT there. And he just watched it.
@karen I can’t claim that nickname. Someone else came up with it. I do love it though.
How tough must it be for Pujols to root against the Cardinals here.
Boy i would love a Beaty HR here
Dammit
1-1 through 4 full
We ate at a Sonic this summer on a road trip.
Not so good.
Two on. None out. This is really horrible for Scherzer.
I’m guessing a very short leash here for Scherzer.
Joe Kelly warming in the pen.
Doc pulls Max Scherzer after the first out of the fifth. Hoo boy.
Max only goes 4.1 but 94 pitches and I think 7 three-ball counts. He definitely didn’t have his best stuff. But boy that’s an early pull.
Kelly gets Arenado to ground to third for the force. Two out.
Oh no, now Joseph can’t find the zone.
Oh man
Mariachi Joe Kelly keeps this game tied at 1!
Man I can’t take this!
Kelly with a HUGE K
That’s a pitch that Bellinger crushes when he’s right.
Luke Raley?!
That was a waste of an AB.
Graterol in. First pitch gets out 1.
I hope it’s the good Brusdar
Nice job Bazooka!
Nice five-pitch inning for Brusdar. Wish it could have been three batters so that the pitchers spot goes first next injing, but that’s ok
Marco’s pizza isn’t in CA right?
Where is our offense?!
Excellent AB there by Trea Turner, who gets an infield single.
One out. JT up. Wainwright at 95 pitches.
Wainwright pulled for JT.
Luis Garcia in to pitch. 1-1 count to JT
That’s a good AB from Will Smith, going from 0-2 to earn a walk
1-1 through six full.
This is very tense.
Our offense has not showed up.
Treinen Ks Edman for the first out of the seventh.
Please Beaty, just park it in the seats
Beaty grounds to second for the first out.
Cody with a single to right!
Cody’s single came on an 0-2 count. Wow
Oh man. Cody steals second off Molina, but Betts flies weakly to center.
1-1 through seven.
Feels like we’re 0 for 25 with RISP tonight.
That should have been overturned. Damn.
CT3 with a great catch there!
Great catch by CT3!
*blows smoke from my gun*
Knebel! What a K on Bader
2-3-4 for the Dodgers. It’s gotta be here.
Corey looked helpless on those sliders.
Let’s see if Trea Turner runs with one out.
That slider is nasty.
Kenley in for the ninth in a tie game. Buckle in!
Here’s the high-leverage ninth inning. Tie game. Kenley on the mound.
One down!
Either way, the winning team is going to be gassed going into the NLDS.
Yup. It’s official. I hate Edman.
Big K there for Kenley but Edman singles to right with one out.
Sit down Goldy!
Kenley is my closer! Let’s go offense! Time to walk it off!
Holy cow Kenley. Wow!
Pujols in to pinch hit!
Lines out to center. Souza up now.
Souza Jr up here with one out, tie game, B9.
Didn’t expect this.
Nobody did. That’s why it will work?
Two out.
Nope. Identical line out to center.
Bellinger walks. But CT3, who carried us the first half of the season, has not been hot of late.
Cards go to Reyes with two out
Oh even Mary Hart is standing now
WALK OFF BOMB FOR CT3!!!
Holy cow!
CT3!!! WOW!
ON OUR WAY TO BIRDSHIT PARK!!
Scherzer is not wearing a shirt here in the postgame show.
His chest nipples seem to be two different colors, as well
PGT up!
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