Tue 27: Clayton Kershaw vs. Seabold Wed 28: TBD vs. Freeland Thu 29: Sheehan vs. Anderson All games 5.40p
I come back from my vacation, and the Dodgers have dropped to third place, looking up at the Arizona Diamondbacks (who haven't cooled off yet) and the San Francisco Giants (who I believe are playing above their heads). Despite taking two of three from the Cheaters at home last weekend, the Dodgers have much more ground to make up, so this six-game road trip to Denver and Kansas City should--and I repeat, should--help. We're hoping to get Max Muncy back from the IL, and though he's still dealing with some hamstring discomfort, it will be an improvement over Michael Busch (batting .200 with a .561 OPS).
Meanwhile, the Giants are in Toronto, and the Snakes host the Rays. So I'm hoping we make a late run before the All-Star break!
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Game 1: Kershaw takes a no-hitter into the sixth, and the Dodgers escape Phil Bickford's ninth-inning impotence to maintain the shutout victory, 5-0.
I just love Kersh. I missed last nights game but will be on board tonight.
Thanks karen! Sorry I was away for a while...
GAME 2
Betts RF
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Martinez DH
Vargas 2B
Rojas SS
Outman CF
Deluca LF
Hernandez 3B
Grove P
What the hell is this lineup?
Elevating Vargas and Rojas?! Who is Jonny Deluca and why is his .190 average in the lineup? And Yonny Hernandez?! Where is Muncy!
Geez.
Let's play ball! Bullpen game for the Dodgers.
Mookie with a leadoff walk in the first.
Freeman Ks.
Sax--Welcome home!!! No Third World prison this time around, right?
RIGHT?
Free AM/PM Hot Dog! Betts steals second.
One out.
@karen: Ha! No, I was in the first world this time.
And not even a prison! But off the grid, unfort.
Smith walks. First and second, one out, Martinez up.
Off the grid is good sometimes. Some of my favorite places to be.
Martinez Ks, and then Vargas--who for some idiotic reason is hitting fifth--grounds out to the inning.
Grove walks Profar to lead the inning.
This is gonna be awful.
Sorry about that. My laptop is off the grid.
Crap!!! Friggin' cable is out.
Well luckily, so was that Rockies player at third (on the challenge, overturned in the Dodgers’ favor). But Colorado still notches a run.
1-0 COL through 2
Grove is a mess. Granted, it's Coors Field--but still.
2-0 Rockies and now the bases are loaded with two out, B3.
Now 4-0 Colorado. Geez, Grove.
Bases loaded for the Dodgers with one out.
Outman flies to center on the second pitch.
Deluca's got a 3-1 count...
Deluca works a walk, which I suppose is good.
4-1 COL, two out T4
Hernandez with a two-out single to center! 4-3 COL, Rockies 2B shaken up on the dive attempt.
MOOKIE 3-RUN HR!!!
Dodgers up 6-4
Mookie took a 77.6mph knuckle curve, the first pitch of the AB, and gave it an exit velo of 100.7 mph, a 404ft HR.
Freeman Ks. 6-4 LA, mid-4
One-out single for Martinez (who steals second), but the Miguels can't convert.
6-4 LA, mid-5.
Scoreboard check:
Pirates 7, Padres 1 (final)
Blue Jays 6, Giants 1 (final)
Rays and Snakes tied at 0 (B3)
6-4 LA, end 5
Victor Gonzalez is desperately trying to give up the Dodgers’ lead
Geez. We are down 9-6.
Nick Robertson completed the self-immolation that Victor Gonzalez started
We get two runs but Martinez Ks for the third time. So we are down 9-8, mid-8.
And, it’s done.
Rockies win 9-8. Dammit.
At least the Diamondbacks lost: gave up three runs in the ninth to lose, 3-2
GAME THREE
Betts SS
Freeman 1B
Muncy 3B
Martinez DH
Peralta LF
Heyward RF
Vargas 2B
Outman CF
Barnes C
Sheehan P
the return of Austin Barnes. yikes
We are up 14-3 in the eighth. We have 17 hits.
Austin Barnes is 0-for-5.
😐
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