Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Games 66-68 Thread: June 21-23 @ Reds

Tue 6.21 3.40p: Gonsolin vs. Mahle
Wed 6.22 3.40p: Anderson vs. Castillo
Thu 6.23 9.30a: Kershaw vs. Greene

A little premature to call the season (especially pre-All Star Break, and with the Dodgers in first place by a half-game). But on the other hand, dropping the last series to the Guardians evidenced how poor this team really is: a combined 5-for-34 with RISP. What's worse, everyone treats their at bats with a runner on base like they're playing beer-league softball: wild hacks out of the zone leading to strikeouts; impatient swings early in the count; lack of positional hitting to advance the runner (I'm looking at you, Will Smith).

It's absolutely awful to watch. Not that I did, after watching us drop our fifth extra-inning game on Friday night (Dodgers are 0-5 in extras). The Dodgers' hitting coaches, Brnt Brown and Robert Van Scoyoc, are simply not doing their job. The Dodgers need to learn how to knock some runs in rather than just swing for the fences (we had 29 strikeouts in the three games, including 13 on Sunday).

And with Mookie out with a cracked rib, I think this season may be over before we even get to the break. 25 more games to go until the break, including this nine-game road trip (Cincinnati, Atlanta, and Colorado). This road trip will tell all.

50 comments:

karen said...

GAME 1

T Turner SS
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Muncy 3B
Taylor LF
Bellinger CF
J Turner DH
Alvarez RF
Lux 2B

Gonsolin RHP

karen said...

A New Road Trip

A New Heatwave

A New Winning Streak

LET'S GO BOYS...IT'S TIME TO SHINE

karen said...

Trayce Thompson called up to help in our time of Mookielessness. Next man an up and all that.

Plan B is to call in the Marines.

Steve Sax said...

Why the fuck is Cody Bellinger swinging on the first pitch, with their pitcher on the ropes in the third inning? Two RISP stranded thanks to his idiocy.

Steve Sax said...

One-out double by Taylor in the top of the fifth. But of course, Bellinger (now 0-for-3) weakly foul outs on the third pitch, and Justin Turner flies to center on the first pitch.

Why the Dodgers can't be patient in ABs is maddening.

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers lead 4-2 btw.

Steve Sax said...

Gonsolin with a 1-2-3 fifth inning.

4-2 LA through five

Steve Sax said...

Will Smith flies out with two RISP.

Dodgers now 1-for-6 with RISP

karen said...

@Sax...5:20....Remember when the Boys were one of the most patient hitting clubs in the bigs??

karen said...

Freeman triples with the bases loaded. 7-2 Boys T8.

Steve Sax said...

Freeman triples in three runs!

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers win 8-2.

Steve Sax said...

I'll take it.

Steve Sax said...

BUT!

Cody Bellinger was the only starter who played a full game and didn't get a hit. He was 0-for-5 today with a GIDP and 4 LOB.

Even Max Muncy got a hit today, Cody!

karen said...

GAME 2

T Turner SS
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Muncy 3B
Taylor LF
J Turner DH
Bellinger CF
Alvarez RF
Lux 2B

Anderson LHP

QuadSevens said...

Castillo is 3-0 in 4 starts against the Dodgers. Good night to put a dent in that record.

QuadSevens said...

Down 3-0 after two innings. CT3 and Belli nearly collide on the third out.

QuadSevens said...

Fresh Prince with a nice RBI single to get us on the board.

QuadSevens said...

3-1 Reds after three innings. Anderson with a nice K on Votto to end the third.

QuadSevens said...

CT3 with the rifle from left to get the assist at home and keep the game tied at 4! Great throw!

QuadSevens said...

Dodgers win 8-4! Took a nap so I don’t know how it happened! But WIN!

Steve Sax said...

WIN

Steve Sax said...

Thanks for holding down the fort karen!

I should be on the thread for some of tomorrow.

Steve Sax said...

Cody with another hitless night. The only thing keeping him in the lineup is his defense at this point.

We need to send him down.

Steve Sax said...

Oh, 18:11 on the Thursday NYT crossword.

Steve Sax said...

GAME 3

Trea Turner SS
Freeman 1B
Slappy DH
Muncy 2B
Taylor RF
Justin Turner 3B
Lux LF
Bellinger CF
Barnes C

Kershaw P

Steve Sax said...

Slappy flies in to a double play to end the first (Trea had a leadoff single). Womp womp

Steve Sax said...

Jonathan India also had a leadoff single for the Reds. And Kershaw just picked him off.

Steve Sax said...

I guess we scored, on a Bellinger sac double play (?).

Belli flied to shallow center with the bases loaded, and Justin Turner is hung out to dry trying to amble from second to third. Luckily, Muncy scored in advance of JT being tagged out.

JT has no speed.

Steve Sax said...

Trea Turner with a double, and Austin Barnes looks like an idiot being thrown out at third. Why is Barnes running on his own?

Barnes you suck.

Steve Sax said...

Freeman bomb!

It's 3-0 LA

Steve Sax said...

Of course, Slappy swings on the first pitch following Freeman's HR, and promptly flies out.

Steve Sax said...

Watching the game on MLB.tv's free game of the day, using the VPN

Steve Sax said...

Max is 2-for-2! Nice wood on that ball, a single to right-center. Two out.

Steve Sax said...

Hunter Greene is off today. JT gets his second hit of the game to lead off the fourth.

Dodgers have seven hits already.

Steve Sax said...

Bellinger with a two-run HR! He had a green light on 3-0.

It's 5-0 LA. Bellinger crushed it to right.

Steve Sax said...

That was Cody's first hit of the series.

Steve Sax said...

Muncy with a solo HR! His first three-hit game of the year!

Steve Sax said...

Trea Turner with an RBI double! 7-1 LA

Steve Sax said...

Oh shit. I come back, and Phil Bickford has shit the bed here. Four runs for the Reds in the seventh (three on a Pham HR), so it's 8-5 LA, still B7.

Steve Sax said...

Now T8. Bellinger beats out an infield single, and then Barnes walks. Two on, none out.

Steve Sax said...

Trea Ks. One out.

Steve Sax said...

Freeman RBI single, scoring Bellinger from second.

9-5 LA

Steve Sax said...

10-5 FINAL!

WIN

Steve Sax said...

And now...to Atlanta for three. Here we go.

Steve Sax said...

Giants lost, fall 5.5 games back of the Dodgers.

Padres are currently a half-game back, but in play vs. Phillies (at SD). It's 0-0 through 1 in that game.

Steve Sax said...

Phillies were down 1-0 but have scored six runs in the last two innings, so it's now 6-1 PHI, T7

Steve Sax said...

Kenley Jansen has 19 saves this year. And 3 blown saves.

Craig Kimbrel has 12 saves this year. And 1 blown save.

Steve Sax said...

13:49 for Friday NYT. Not too shabby

Steve Sax said...

Padres lose. They fall a full game back entering the weekend.