Fri Sep 9 6.40p: May vs. Clevinger Sat Sep 10 5.40p: Urias vs. Snell Sun Sep 11 1.10p: Heaney vs. Musgrove
With the Dodgers' magic number at a tantalizingly low six, there's a small chance we can blow into Petco Park and exit the weekend 2022 NL West Champs. Standing in the way are the second-place Padres, 19 games behind, including this cast of characters:
- Manny Machado, whose MLB top-10 OPS this year (.894) is impressive (albeit behind Mookie Betts' .911 and Freddie Freeman's .908), but sometimes lackadaisical attitude caused a divorce from the Dodgers after his 2018 end-of-season rental;
- Blake Snell, whose 2020 World Series Game 6 start was proceeding swimmingly against the Dodgers, until Rays coach Kevin Cash beheaded Snell's outing, leading to the Dodgers' game and series victory that evening;
- Mike Clevinger, who died last Sunday against the Dodgers (3.1 IP, 5 ER), which the Dodgers went on to win 9-4;
- Juan Soto, whose divorce from the Nationals almost brought him to Los Angeles--but instead he joined the Padres and also went 0-fer in two of the three series games last week;
- Sean Manaea, who won't be pitching in this three-game series, but was beheaded by the Dodgers in his 12-1 loss last weekend (he lasted only 4.1 IP, giving up 8 ER)
- Yu Darvish, who also won't be pitching in this three-game series, and survived his game last week in LA, helping the Padres to a 7-1 victory and their only win of that series.
So let's recap: Divorce, beheaded, died. Divorce, beheaded, survived. Hmm. That sounds pretty catchy, like one could sing along? Let's see if the Dodgers can bust through the two doors of Petco Park and grab some wins here.
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GAME ONE
Betts RF
T Turner SS
Freeman 1B
Smith C
J Turner 3B
Gallo DH
Thompson LF
Taylor 2B
Bellinger CF
May P
3-3 tie through three frames
Gallo Ks to start the 4th.
Rick and Charley are pissed off at the shift-stopping rule that MLB just ratified today.
So am I.
Thompson HR!
4-3 LA
Oh, Mookie. Misplay by Betts in RF and Machado's hit turns into a RBI. Dammit.
4-4, Machado on third with one out.
Bickford on, he allows Wil Myers (who singled) to steal second for his first stolen base of the year. Dammit. Grisham up with two out and Myers on second.
Bickford Ks Grisham to end the threat.
4-4, going to the ninth.
Now would be a good time for Cody to break out of his 0-for-9,372 streak
And, Bellinger Ks.
No surprise.
On to the bottom of the ninth, tied at 4.
Kimbrel with a clean ninth.
On to the tenth
Well, you can’t win if you can’t score.
Dodgers’ big three can’t get a hit in the top of the tenth, and then we lose in the bottom of the 10th. There you have it.
GAME 2
Betts RF
T Turner SS
Freeman FB
Smith DH
JT TB
Taylor LF
Alberto 2B
Thompson CF
Barns C
Urias LHP
A perfect night to drop the magic number to 4. In fact it's a perfect team to drop the MAGIC number to 4.
Oh, and btw Snell, remember game 6 in 2020?????
@karen: hello!
Snell's like: team spirit?
scoreless through 1
Bellinger sits, so we have a chance! But Muncy and Lux are still out :(
Urias picks off Azocar to end the second.
0-0
Freeman with an RBI single in the third!
1-0 LA
Machado HR evens the score at 1
Bases-clearing double by Trea opens up a big lead.
It’s now 5-2 LA in the seventh
8-2 LA.
Nice to see CT3 with two hits tonight. Man, if he could turn this season around and actually make contact with the ball again, we'd be styling
Urias: 83 pitches through 7 innings, leading 8-2 LA
Final, 8-4 LA
Magic number is FOUR
GAME THREE
Betts RF
T Turner SS
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Muncy DH
J Turner 3B
Gallo LF
Taylor 2B
Bellinger CF
Heaney P
0-0 in the second, and Heney gives up a bomb to Jake Cronenworth with two out. 1-0 SD
Musgrove is killing us so far. Top 4, Musgrove has 3 Ks.
Freeman with a one-out base hit.
Slappy GIDPs.
2-0 SD, mid-4
JT HR! 2-1 SD
Chris Taylor with a HR!
Tied at 2 in the fifth
Cody Bellinger, 0-for-2 with two Ks
Betts leadoff double in the sixth, and he takes third on a wild pitch. Trea grounds out and can't advance Betts. They IBB Freddie and then Slappy HBPs.
Bases loaded, one out.
Muncy at the plate. 0-1 count.
Muncy delivers! Single to right, two runs score, Slappy to third.
Musgrove chased. 4-2 LA, Dodgers at corners with one out in the sixth!
Nice inning for Vesia: K, K, ground out.
4-2 LA through 6
CODY BELLINGER GETS A SINGLE!!!
STOP THE PRESSES
Betts ropes one to the corner, and Ebel holds up Bellinger at third.
Second and third, one out
IBB Slappy to get to Muncy with two out...and Muncy walks on four pitches. Tim Hill removed, Dodgers up 6-2
First pitch from Craig Stammen to Justin Turner is a GRAND SLAM.
10-2 LA
Uh oh, Roberts and the trainer coming out for Chris Martin, early.
Martin says he's ok, but Nola HBP, and then Azocar singles. Two on, one out.
We go to the eighth, Dodgers up 10-2
dayum! JT with a strong game
Wil Myers went 0-for-4 with 4 Ks. He’s in to pitch the ninth for SD.
Trea takes him yard on the first pitch. It’s 11-2 LA
WIN
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