Monday, August 22, 2022

Games 121-123: Aug 22-24 vs. Brewers

Wait, the Brewers are coming to town?
Holy crap holy crap holy crap

Mon 22 7p: Urias vs. Lauer
Tue 23 7p: Gonsolin vs. Burnes
Wed 24 6p: Heaney vs. Ashby

The Dodgers just came off an impressive sweep of the Marlins, including Dustin May's successful return to the major leagues, plus a whupping of Sandy Alcantara on Sunday. But now we host the Brewers, who are fighting for a wild card slot (1.5 games behind the third slot, inhabited by the Phillies), and who split four with us in Milwaukee.

The Dodgers squad, in its entirety, ended up with a broken wrist and fractured ribs on that visit to Milwaukee. Fortunately for the team on the field, the injury was absorbed by reporter David Vassegh, rather than one of the Dodgers players. But Vassegh even got his own coverage, eclipsing news of the Dodgers' major-league-leading record.

30 comments:

karen said...

GAME 1

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

Urias LHP

Steve Sax said...

@karen! Good to see you again. Sorry I was out of pocket for a lot of July there...just traveling :)

Steve Sax said...

Lux with a single, with JT on second, and JT is thrown out by Yelich at home.

Justin Turner is SO SLOW

Steve Sax said...

0-0 through three full

Steve Sax said...

And, Milwaukee opens up the scoring. Urias hits a HR off of Urias.

Steve Sax said...

1-0 MIL through six full. Urias gives way to Vesia.

Steve Sax said...

Urias: 84 pitches, 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 7 Ks, 1 BB, 1 HR. 2.36 ERA.

Steve Sax said...

Vesia gets Urias and Hiura to K swinging

Steve Sax said...

B7. Lux opening this up.

Steve Sax said...

Bellinger with a one-out single, but Betts grounds out and then Trea Turner takes called strike three.

1-0 MIL through 7.

Steve Sax said...

Again, a baserunner, and again, the Dodgers botch the opportunity.

1-0 Milwaukee through eight.

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers 1-for-4 with RISP.

That play with Justin Turner getting thrown out at home looks worse and worse.

Steve Sax said...

Well, Bickford let this one get away. Back-to-back doubles to lead off the inning, so it's 2-0 Brewers in T9.

Dammit.

Steve Sax said...

Bickford blows.

4-0 Milwaukee as Bickford gives up three runs.

Steve Sax said...

Chris Taylor is a disaster with contact this year

Steve Sax said...

That was...not a good game.

spank said...

walker buehler had tommy john surgery today. is gone til 2024

Steve Sax said...

Game 2: we are up 4-0. That’s good.

Yeah, the Buehler news is a huge bummer. Probably no 2023 for him, as well.

Steve Sax said...

Lux scratched with a neck issue. He won’t play tomorrow, either.

QuadSevens said...

Dodgers up 7-1 in the fifth. Trayce Thompson with a huge 3 run bomb earlier.

Steve Sax said...

Top 8, two out, Chris Martin in to relieve David Price. Man on first. Dodgers up 7-1

Steve Sax said...

Brewers send C Victor Caratini into pitch B8. Dodgers score three more. It’s 10-1

Steve Sax said...

Final 10-1. Burnes goes 3.2 IP and gives up 7 ER.

WIN

Steve Sax said...

Hanser Alberto pitched the ninth and got three quick outs!

Steve Sax said...

Earlier game today (6p first pitch)

Steve Sax said...

Your stat of the day: Hanser Alberto's ERA+ (246) is now fourth on the Dodgers team, behind only Caleb Ferguson (962), Yency Almonte (362), and Evan Phillips (322).

Alberto: 5 G, 5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 Ks, 22 BF.

Steve Sax said...

GAME THREE

Betts RF
T Turner SS
Freeman 1B
Muncy 2B
J Turner 3B
Gallo LF
Taylor DH
Bellinger CF
Barnes C

Heaney P

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers and Brewers have split six games this season.

This is the rubber match.

(No pressure, Heaney.)

Steve Sax said...

4-2 Dodgers in the bottom of the third. Dodgers have runners at the corners with one out (Gallo K), and Adrian Houser (Brewers' starting pitcher) has been bounced.

Peter Strzelecki in to pitch for Milwaukee.

Steve Sax said...

WIN