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.
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GAME 1
T Turner SS
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Muncy 3B
Taylor LF
Bellinger CF
J Turner DH
Alvarez RF
Lux 2B
Gonsolin RHP
A New Road Trip
A New Heatwave
A New Winning Streak
LET'S GO BOYS...IT'S TIME TO SHINE
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.
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.
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.
Dodgers lead 4-2 btw.
Gonsolin with a 1-2-3 fifth inning.
4-2 LA through five
Will Smith flies out with two RISP.
Dodgers now 1-for-6 with RISP
@Sax...5:20....Remember when the Boys were one of the most patient hitting clubs in the bigs??
Freeman triples with the bases loaded. 7-2 Boys T8.
Freeman triples in three runs!
Dodgers win 8-2.
I'll take it.
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!
GAME 2
T Turner SS
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Muncy 3B
Taylor LF
J Turner DH
Bellinger CF
Alvarez RF
Lux 2B
Anderson LHP
Castillo is 3-0 in 4 starts against the Dodgers. Good night to put a dent in that record.
Down 3-0 after two innings. CT3 and Belli nearly collide on the third out.
Fresh Prince with a nice RBI single to get us on the board.
3-1 Reds after three innings. Anderson with a nice K on Votto to end the third.
CT3 with the rifle from left to get the assist at home and keep the game tied at 4! Great throw!
Dodgers win 8-4! Took a nap so I don’t know how it happened! But WIN!
WIN
Thanks for holding down the fort karen!
I should be on the thread for some of tomorrow.
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.
Oh, 18:11 on the Thursday NYT crossword.
GAME 3
Trea Turner SS
Freeman 1B
Slappy DH
Muncy 2B
Taylor RF
Justin Turner 3B
Lux LF
Bellinger CF
Barnes C
Kershaw P
Slappy flies in to a double play to end the first (Trea had a leadoff single). Womp womp
Jonathan India also had a leadoff single for the Reds. And Kershaw just picked him off.
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.
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.
Freeman bomb!
It's 3-0 LA
Of course, Slappy swings on the first pitch following Freeman's HR, and promptly flies out.
Watching the game on MLB.tv's free game of the day, using the VPN
Max is 2-for-2! Nice wood on that ball, a single to right-center. Two out.
Hunter Greene is off today. JT gets his second hit of the game to lead off the fourth.
Dodgers have seven hits already.
Bellinger with a two-run HR! He had a green light on 3-0.
It's 5-0 LA. Bellinger crushed it to right.
That was Cody's first hit of the series.
Muncy with a solo HR! His first three-hit game of the year!
Trea Turner with an RBI double! 7-1 LA
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.
Now T8. Bellinger beats out an infield single, and then Barnes walks. Two on, none out.
Trea Ks. One out.
Freeman RBI single, scoring Bellinger from second.
9-5 LA
10-5 FINAL!
WIN
And now...to Atlanta for three. Here we go.
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.
Phillies were down 1-0 but have scored six runs in the last two innings, so it's now 6-1 PHI, T7
Kenley Jansen has 19 saves this year. And 3 blown saves.
Craig Kimbrel has 12 saves this year. And 1 blown save.
13:49 for Friday NYT. Not too shabby
Padres lose. They fall a full game back entering the weekend.
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