Thursday, April 06, 2023

Series Thread (Games 7-10): April 6-9 @ D'backs

The MLB creative department did not release a logo for this weekend's series, so I used the Power Lifting America one instead.

Thu 4.6 7.10p: Dustin May vs. Kelly
Fri 4.7 6.40p: Clayton Kershaw vs. TBD
Sat 4.8 5.10p: Noah Syndergaard vs. TBD
Sun 4.9 1.10p: Michael Grove vs. TBD

When we last saw the Diamondbacks, oh...two games ago, the Snakes split four games at our house. Which in my mind, was a steal--this is a team that's supposed to finish with only 76 wins this year (latest PECOTA projections). But small ball at the plate, and a total Dodgers power outage in the even-numbered games, doomed the Dodgers and left us with an unsatisfying series split.

Winning two against the Rockies puts us at 4-2 and atop the NL West by a game. And there's no Urias on the mound this series, so we'll need the next four in the rotation to step up and keep our two-game win streak alive.

37 comments:

QuadSevens said...

GAME 1

Betts 2B
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Muncy 3B
Martinez DH
Peralta LF
Outman CF
Taylor SS
Heyward RF

May P

QuadSevens said...

Joe Davis commented on this last game, every game this series is at a different time. Very strange.

Steve Sax said...

That’s what AZ gets for never changing for daylight savings

Steve Sax said...

Thanks for the lineup, Quad!

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers up 3-0, mid-3! Muncy with two runs scored.

Steve Sax said...

4-1 LA through 6.

May worked out of a little bit of a jam there, including a clutch K to Marte.

Steve Sax said...

5-1 LA in the seventh (Freeman's first HR of the year, in T7), but Alex McCarthy just got a one-out triple off of Vesia. Rick Monday is all over the fact that Vesia didn't even back up the play.

Steve Sax said...

Slappy lets the ball by him, McCarthy scores. 5-2 LA.

Steve Sax said...

Moreno doubles. Someone take out Vesia before this turd gets any worse.

He's pulled. Vesia's ERA is currently 13.50.

Steve Sax said...

Almonte comes in and gets out of the jam.

5-2 through 7

Steve Sax said...

Bickford lets Ketel Marte have a leadoff double in the bottom of the eighth. Marte takes third on a WP.

Bickford then got Gurriel Jr. to K for the first out.

He Ks Christian Walker for the second out.

Steve Sax said...

Bickford gets Carroll to pop to the infield. Wow. Marte stranded on third.

5-2 LA through 8.

Steve Sax said...

Padres lost to the Braves. They're now 3-4.

Steve Sax said...

Outman and Thompson (PH for Heyward) both walk, bookending a Chris Taylor K. So one out, men on first and second, and here's Mookie.

Steve Sax said...

Betts is 0-for-4 with 3 Ks tonight

Steve Sax said...

Mookie hit on the head with a 2-0 count, but it apparently wasn't too damaging. Bases loaded though.

Steve Sax said...

"If you can borrow a trashcan from Houston,..." (Rick Monday, trying to describe what it's like to be hit in the helmet with a baseball)

Nice job, Rick!

Steve Sax said...

Freeman and Smith strand three runners.

Evan Phillips in to try and get the save.

Steve Sax said...

Two outs, both on flies to Peralta. None on

Steve Sax said...

Called strike three!

WIN

Steve Sax said...

Good morning! Three-game win streak!

Steve Sax said...

GAME 2

Betts RF
Freeman 1B
Martinez DH
Muncy 3B
Vargas 2B
Thompson CF
Outman LF
Taylor SS
Barnes C

Kershaw P

Steve Sax said...

Yikes! I forgot this game is already on. Betts leadoff double and takes third on a PB. Martinez sacrifices Mookie home with one out. Muncy walks. Vargas walks.

Steve Sax said...

Thompson called strike 3.

1-0 LA through a half-inning.

Steve Sax said...

CT3 with a HR! 3-2 LA

Steve Sax said...

Dammit

Steve Sax said...

These crazy start times are driving me nuts! Here's GAME 3

Betts RF
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Muncy 3B
Martinez DH
Outman LF
Vargas 2B
Heyward CF
Taylor SS

Syndergaard P

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers up 4-1 on a Muncy single (scoring Freeman), Martinez sac fly scoring Smith, and another Outman HR also scoring Muncy.

4-1, two outs in B2

Steve Sax said...

Syndergaard coughs up the lead. 5-4 Snakes in the second.

Steve Sax said...

We are down 6-5

Steve Sax said...

Vargas fails with Martinez on second and Outman on first.

AZ 6-5, mid-5

Steve Sax said...

Vesia out there to start the fifth. That’s not a good sign.

Steve Sax said...

Yep, the Dodgers lose 12-8, and drop back into a three-way tie for first, with SD and AZ. Brutal.

Steve Sax said...

Muncy is batting .129 on the year.

Chris Taylor is .125.

Steve Sax said...

Game 4, we choke away a leaf in the first fricking inning

Steve Sax said...

We tie it back up at 3, only to watch AZ take it right back, 6-3

Steve Sax said...

And we are down 11-3.

We are screwed.