Tuesday, August 08, 2023

Games 112-113 Thread: Aug 8-9 @ Diamondbacks

Tue 8.8 6.40p: Urias vs. Pfaadt
Wed 8.9 6.40p: Miller vs. Kelly

The Diamondbacks shared first place in the NL West at the All-Star break. Since then, they've absolutely cratered, inclduing losing their last six games coming into tonight, and now sit in third place in the division, nine games back of the Dodgers (the Giants are four games back).

The Dodgers have been on a tear, including taking three of four in San Diego, but it's not because of the pitching (Tony Gonsolin's "win" last night, 6.0 IP and 6 ER, actually raised his already elevated ERA further, to 4.42). We have been mashing the ball, thanks to Mookie Betts (grand slam yesterday, to put the Dodgers up 8-5), Freddie Freeman (OPS of 1.013), and even new additions Amed Rosario and Kike Hernandez have been surprisingly potent in the lineup. Heck, even Miguel Rojas went 2-for-5 yesterday, boosting his batting average to .221; now, only Max Muncy sits below Mendoza-line levels.

It would be nice to keep the mashing going in the desert here. Let's go smush some snakes.

25 comments:

karen said...

Our offense is totally raking plus I really like watching our boys dance. Julio and Catman better figure it out FAST.

karen said...

Seth Lugo accusing Dodgers of stealing signs from second base yesterday.

karen said...

JD Martinez scratched late.

Steve Sax said...

@karen: I have to admit, it looked suspicious in the box score, when the Dodgers couldn't solve Lugo over the first three innings, and then opened up an eight-spot in the fourth.

But they also scored five runs in the sixth, so who knows?!

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers up 3-0, T5.

Kiké RBI double in the second.

Betts RBI double in the fourth, immediately followed by a Freeman RBI double.

Steve Sax said...

Will Smith singles to left; Freddie to third. One out, T5

karen said...

Hey Sax!!! The article said it wasn't what the *Cheaters did because they used technology where Our Boys were stealing signs from second.

Steve Sax said...

4-0 LA

Steve Sax said...

@karen: yep there was no banging on trashcans.

Houston beat the Orioles tonight with a GS in the ninth. Brutal.

spank said...

Damn. I thought we were fucked there. 4-2 Dodgers

spank said...

bullpen is blowing it again

spank said...

lucky

5-4 Dodgers win

karen said...

Barely.

Steve Sax said...

I'll take it, though

Steve Sax said...

Lineups haven't posted yet

Steve Sax said...

GAME 2

Betts 2B
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Muncy 3B .192 BA
Peralta LF
Taylor CF
Heyward RF
Outman DH
Rojas SS

Miller P

Steve Sax said...

Martinez flying back to LA for an MRI and injections given his groin and hamstring issues. Yikes.


spank said...

Dodgers load the bases and don't score. classic

spank said...

7th inning stretch

0-0

spank said...

this game is going by quick

spank said...

Freeman double. 2 out 8th inning

spank said...

Muncy up after will smith intentional walk

spank said...

Muncy walks

peralta up

bases loaded

spank said...

Peralta singles

2-0 Dodgers!

spank said...

win