Mon 4.10: Julio Urias vs. Webb Tue 4.11: Dustin May vs. Wood Wed 4.12: Clayton Kershaw vs. Cobb All games 6.45p
The Dodgers just came off a very unsatisfying four-game series in Arizona in which they scored 22 runs, striking first blood in all four games--and only ended up with one win to show for those efforts. Three times, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, the Diamondbacks used speed on the bases and timely hitting to overwhelm the Dodgers and take back leads for good. The Dodgers yielded 23 runs to the Snakes on Saturday and Sunday alone, letting the games get out of hand quickly.
This may be the pitch clock era swallowing the methodical Dave Roberts' relief pitching decisions, as things spiral out of control before an arm is reaady in the extremely shaky bullpen. Noah Syndergaard's 6.30 ERA and Michael Grove's 14.73 ERA also don't help any, but nor does a bullpen full of underachieving pitchers (Caleb Ferguson, 4.50 ERA; Andre Jackson, 5.40; Brusdar Graterol, 6.75; and Alex Vesia, a stratospheric 12.00).
Oh, and Max Muncy, who ended last year batting .196, is even WORSE this year at .121. I didn't think that was possible given the shift limitations, but Muncy is beyond my putrid expectations so far. Miguel "I'm Not Gavin" Rojas is .118; Chris Taylor is .125; and David Peralta is .174. It's pretty pathetic from about half of the Dodgers' lineup.
So what to make of this? Maybe the Snakes just have our number this year (winning five of eight). Or maybe this 2023 Dodgers team just sucks. At 5-5 through 10 games, we're in second place by a game. This series against San Francisco should prove whether we've got something, or whether we will just be in the Padres' rear view mirror all year.
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Definitely an ugly start to the season. Let's hope the Dodgers bring their hateHateHATE for this series.
GAME 1
Betts 2B
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Muncy 3B
Martinez DH
Heyward RF
Outman CF
Peralta LF
Taylor SS
Urias P
Thanks Quad for posting the lineup!!!
No problem!
🐄🔑💣! 1-0!
Muncy with a 3 run 💣! 4-0 Dodgers.
Urias strikes out Joey Bart, the tying run at the plate!
4-1 LA through four
Both sides go 1-2-3 in the fifth. Heyward with a great catch to end B5!
Urias and Webb both have high pitch counts. Let’s see what happens next
Muncy singles! He’s now 2-for-2 with a walk and a three-run HR.
Ok, Jason Heyward GIDPs to end the inning. But that new 3D on Gameday is pretty damn neat! Who needs cable?
4-1 LA, mid-6
Giants are apparently averaging 11 Ks a game, the league high, with a contact rate of only 28%
Outman with a deep catch in left center to end the inning.
4-1 LA through six
Wow I am totally excited by this new mlb gameday app’s 3D function. Amazing.
Outman works a leadoff walk.
Vargas in for Peralta.
Outman steals second. CT grounds to third which saves us from the DP. Two out.
Taylor Rogers chased. Pitching change for SF, Outman still on second.
🐄🔑🦇🦇🦇🦇!
5-1 LA, single scores Outman
grand slam Muncy!!
Muncy GS!!!
9-1 LA, mid-7
spank is alive and commenting!!!
Muncy bringing everyone up!!!
Muncy’s bat is going to heat up this series.
Vesia is still horrible.
Big K there for Vesia.
Geez. I go to take a shower, and Vesia has the bases loaded with none out. Great.
He gets a K for our number one, 95 mph upstairs.
Back to back strikeouts!
SF fans are cheering “beat LA”, down 9-1.
Hmm
Vesia Ks Estrada! Two out
Almonte in to face Flores, with two out and the bases juiced.
@Sax I was thinking the same thing about the “Beat LA” chant.
Quad, my feed is really slow apparently 🤣
Tell me what happens, Quad
2 pitches for a flyout. Nice!
Almonte escapes!
9-1 LA through seven. Giants strand three runners with none out.
If Muncy can get a hit in his next AB, he will be over Mendoza for the first time in a LOOOOOOONG time.
Vesia’s ERA drops below 10!
Vargas taps back to the pitcher for the third out.
9-1 LA, mid-8
Not sure why Doc brought in Andre Jackson for the last out of the eighth, but it worked. He strikes out Crawford for the third out, right after Almonte hit Villar to put him on first.
9-1 LA
Jackson cleans up the ninth inning 1-2-3
WIN
If you haven’t seen Muncy’s postgame interview with Kirsten, go find it. It’s great!
This one?
(At least Kirsten didn't ask Max how he feeeeeeeeeeels.)
Yup! Loved what he said about SF. Thought it was funny!
GAME 2
Betts RF
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Martinez DH
Thompson CF
Vargas 2B
Taylor 3B
Outman LF
Rojas SS
May P
On Twitter I’ve seen some people really don’t like Kirsten. I haven’t noticed her being that bad.
Chris Taylor has gotten so bad. Ks with one out and runners on.
It was Joc Pederson who gave the Giants the 2-0 lead.
We are still down
1-2-3 2nd inning for Pennywise.
Dammit Chris Taylor sucks!!!
We’re back on the crappy side of the run pendulum.
Just like the giants yesterday, we had bases loaded with none out, and we can’t score a single run. Pathetic.
I’m so mad.
Chris Taylor sucks.
Max Muncy breaks out yesterday in a field he owns against a team he dominates. And Doc sits him tonight.
Bases loaded, none out: and we can’t score.
What the fuck.
Next morning. And I’m still angry
GAME 3
MUNCY OWNS THE GNATS!! ����
Two HRs for Muncy! 8-3 Dodgers in the 6th.
Now THIS is more like it!
10-3 LA on the Trayce Thompson 2-run HR, T7
WIN
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