Monday, July 25, 2022

Games 95-97 Thread: July 25-27 vs. Nationals

Mon 25 7p: Gonsolin vs. Espino
Tue 26 7p: White vs. Gray
Wed 27 12n: TBD vs. Corbin

The Dodgers just swept the Giants in four games for the first time since 1995, and much of it was done in dramatic fashion: Mookie Betts late-inning heroics from both sides of the plate, followed by an unlikely eighth-inning grand slam off the bat of slumping Cody Bellinger, followed by three solo HR from Betts, Trea Turner, and Freddie Freeman. And then of course, the exclamation point on Sunday, when the Dodgers broke a 4-4 tie late off the bats of Gavin Lux, Trayce Thompson, and Jake Lamb (even Max Muncy got a double in this one). Register the sweep, as well as an 11.5-game lead over the Padres in the division, and a 16.5-game lead over the third-place Giants.

And into town stroll the Nationals, inlcuding their Home Run Derby-winning phenom Juan Soto, who turned down a $440M offer from the Nationals to stay. Despite having three more postseasons of control, the Nats have put Soto up on the block and many teams, most notably the Padres, are apparently in the hunt, astronomical price tag notwithstanding. But the Dodgers are known to make big moves at the trade deadline, so people are betting Andrew Friedman is up to something as well. And Dodger fans at last week's All-Star Game voiced their opinion:

Koona t'chuta, Soto?

32 comments:

Steve Sax said...

GAME 1

Betts RF
T Turner SS
Freeman 1B
Slappy C
Lamb DH
Muncy 3B
Lux 2B
Bellinger CF
Thompson LF

Gonsolin P

Steve Sax said...

Gonsolin gave up four runs in the fifth.

Dodgers had two on with none out. Belli Ks. Thompson walks. And then Mookie has called strike three, and Trea lines out to right field. Not good.

4-1 Nats through 5.

Steve Sax said...

Padres lost 12-4 to Detroit. Giants losing 5-0 to the Snakes, 8th inning.

Steve Sax said...

Win streak ends 🙁

karen said...

We lost last night but are still 11.5 up. Somehow that eases the pain.

Steve Sax said...

GAME 2

Betts RF
T Turner SS
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Lamb DH
Muncy 3B
Lux 2B
Bellinger CF
Thompson LF

White P

Steve Sax said...

Same lineup as yesterday. Which did not deliver a win.

Steve Sax said...

I appreciate the Soto love but he's not in a Dodger uniform yet. We need to stay hungry. The Nats are the worst team in the league.

QuadSevens said...

Down 2 before we get our first at bats. Let’s go offense!

QuadSevens said...

🐄 🔑 💣!

Steve Sax said...

Mookie claws one back. Awesome start for the bottom of the first.

Steve Sax said...

2-1 Nats through 1.5

Steve Sax said...

🐄🔑🦇🦇🦇🦇!!!

Outfield assist for the third out! Nails Robles at the plate

Steve Sax said...

Still 2-1 Nats, mid-5

QuadSevens said...

BELLIBOMB! TIE GAME!

Steve Sax said...

Freeman sacrifice gives the Dodgers the lead!

Slappy flies out weakly to end the inning, but it's still 3-2 LA through 5

Steve Sax said...

Clevinger gives up the lead. Great.

4-3 Nationals, top 7.

Steve Sax said...

Muncy is fucking killing us.

It's almost August. We can't keep him in the lineup at .158.

Steve Sax said...

And Lux, whose error led to the Nationals taking the lead in the 7th, swings at the first pitch and grounds out with a RISP.

4-3 Nats through 7.

Steve Sax said...

Garrett Cleavinger gives up three more runs in the top of the ninth. It's 7-3 WAS.

Shit.

Cleavinger sucks.

QuadSevens said...

This game went bad fast. Yikes.

Steve Sax said...

JT is back in the lineup. Muncy sits.

Dodgers up 4-0 in the first inning.

Steve Sax said...

GAME 3

Betts RF
T Turner SS
Freeman 1B
Smith DH
J Turner 3B
Thompson CF
Alberto 2B
Barnes C
Lux LF

Heaney P

Steve Sax said...

Barnesy hits in Alberto from second. 5-0 LA, two out in B1

Steve Sax said...

Lux doubles in Barnes!

It's 6-0 LA and the Dodgers have batted around in the first!

Steve Sax said...

Patrick Corbin chased. 10 batters, 6 runs, leaves the game with two out in the bottom of the first.

Steve Sax said...

The Dodgers are pissed off! I love it

QuadSevens said...

5 hits and 6 runs with 2 outs in the first inning. Safe to say the bats woke up after a couple of bad games.

Steve Sax said...

Two walks with one out in the top of the fourth. Still 6-0 LA

Steve Sax said...

SD lost to Detroit, 3-4

Steve Sax said...

Still 6-0 through five full frames.

QuadSevens said...

Dodgers win! 7-1 final score.