Friday, September 23, 2022

Games 151-153 Thread: Sep 23-25 vs. Cardinals

Fri 23 7p: Heaney vs. Quintana
Sat 24 6p: Kershaw vs. Montgomery
Sun 25 1p: Anderson vs. Wainwright

This series marks the return of all-time Dodger great Albert Pujols, who, after his legendary stint with the Dodgers, opted to play out one final year with the St. Louis Cardinals. Pujols is on 698 home runs (fourth all-time), and there is a chance he can get to 700 while playing at Chavez Ravine--which would be entirely fitting for the future Hall of Famer. (It is widely rumored that Pujols, always generous, may opt to give St. Louis a little bit of love on his HOF plaque, given that the Dodgers already have so much HOF representation.)

St Louis leads the NL Central by 7.5 games--but as the NL division leader with the weakest record, the Cardinals will likely have to play in the Wild Card Round before the NLDS. Should they advance, there's a chance these two teams could meet in the NLCS. Better not show the entire hand this series, right?

Welcome back to Dodger Stadium, Tio Albert!

11 comments:

Steve Sax said...

GAME 1

Betts RF
T Turner SS
Smith C
J Turner DH
Muncy 3B
Taylor LF
Thompson CF
Vargas 1B
Alberto 2B

Heaney P

Steve Sax said...

No Freeman or Lux!

QuadSevens said...

TIO ALBERT!! 699!!

QuadSevens said...

PUJOLS 700!!

QuadSevens said...

Standing ovation from the crowd. Pujols acknowledged the Dodgers dugout too. Classy all around.

Steve Sax said...

Pujols’ major achievement aside: that was a whupping

Steve Sax said...

And, Kimbrel out as closer

Steve Sax said...

GAME TWO

Betts RF
T Turner SS
Smith DH
Muncy 3B
Taylor 2B
Thompson LF
Barnes C
Vargas 1B
Bellinger CF

Kershaw P

Steve Sax said...

No Freeman or Lux, for the second straight game.

Steve Sax said...

Nice win! Miguel Vargas with his first MLB HR!

Steve Sax said...

GAME THREE

WIN