Friday, August 18, 2023

Games 121-123 Thread: Aug 18 - 20 19 vs. Marlins

Fri 18 7p: Tony Gonsolin vs. Sandy Alcantara
Sat 19 12n: TBD vs. TBD
Sat 19 6p: Julio Urias vs. Eury Perez

The Dodgers have won 11 in a row and now it's getting ludicrously implausible. Thursday's game, a 1-0 victory, came at the hands of seven scoreless innings from a Chicago White Sox castoff (Lance Lynn, now 4-0 with the Dodgers), and the first home run in almost a year for the meek Austin Barnes (who raised his average to a still microscopic .136).

Wednesday's game, a 7-1 victory, included home runs from the light-hitting nine-hole Miguel Rojas (now bating .220 on the year, with three HR total) and Chris Taylor in the eight hole (his 13th of the year, batting .219). If we could just get Max Muncy hitting again, this would be absolutely absurd.

But here we are, having feasted on poor teams but still thriving against good ones (Milwaukee still leads the NL Central, with a two-game lead over the Reds). And here come the Marlins, tied with the Reds for the third and final Wild Card position, and throwing their reigning Cy Young award winner to start the truncated weekend series (rescheduled due to the incoming hurricane Hilary).

I highly doubt we can stretch this streak to 14 by grilling the visting Fish. But that's okay, I'd much rather save some in the tank for the playoffs! I hope we're not peaking too soon.

82 comments:

Steve Sax said...

GAME 1

Betts 2B
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Muncy 3B .194 BA
Martinez DH
Peralta LF
Heyward RF
Outman CF
Rojas SS

P Gonsolin

spank said...

yep. my concern is that the Dodgers are peaking too soon.

spank said...

what the fuck? didn't catman give up a first pitch first batter of game homerun during his last outing

Steve Sax said...

Gonsolin bringing his typical late-season game: HR to the first batter, then two walks with two out. He's already at 22 pitches.

Steve Sax said...

Gonsolin escapes the first.

1-0 MIA through 0.5 innings.

Steve Sax said...

Wish this game was on Apple TV

spank said...

Mookie!

Steve Sax said...

MOOKIE! He gets one back with his own leadoff homer.

1-1

Steve Sax said...

Freeman Ks.

spank said...

at least catman is giving up only solo homeruns

2-1 fish

spank said...

I knew it. I guess I should shut the fuck up

5-1 fish

Steve Sax said...

Dammit Tony, you are not good.

7-1 Marlins, Gonsolin throwing BP out there. Geez.

Steve Sax said...

Announcers are talking about how Gonsolin won’t even make the postseason roster at this rate

Steve Sax said...

Meanwhile the Brewers are killing the Rangers 9-4. And that’s after we swept them.

Steve Sax said...

Ohtani up B5, in a 5-5 tie vs TB

Steve Sax said...

Armstrong Ks Ohtani

Steve Sax said...

Mookie up to start the third.

Steve Sax said...

Brewers falling apart in the ninth here vs Texas, it’s 9-7 MIL and their pitcher is wild

Steve Sax said...

Seager almost goes yard, but it’s caught at the fence. MIL wins 9-8

Steve Sax said...

Gonsolin has two RISP before getting the first out in the fourth.

Steve Sax said...

Muncy with a solo HR to lead off the fourth, so now it’s 10-2 MIA.

We totally got this one.

Steve Sax said...

11-3 Fish in the eighth

Steve Sax said...

SoSG Stubbs in the Stadium tonight!

spank said...

Stubbs jinxed the Dodgers streak.

Steve Sax said...

11-3 final.

Tony Gonsolin sucked tonight!

Steve Sax said...

Game 2 is already underway!

Caleb Ferguson opens the game, yields two two-out singles but no runs.

0-0 through 0.5

Steve Sax said...

Gonsolin to IL and likely won’t pitch again this year

karen said...

I can't believe our Sunday game is rescheduled for today because of a freaking hurricane hitting SoCal.

karen said...

I can't believe our Sunday game is rescheduled for today because of a freaking hurricane hitting SoCal.

karen said...

I mean, Cali does earthquakes not hurricanes!

karen said...

@Sax....What is wrong with Catman.

Steve Sax said...

0-0, B3

Steve Sax said...

Boy, Outman and Peralta have both made some great plays to keep the marlins off the board.

Steve Sax said...

1-0 Fish starting the fifth.

karen said...

Perez has K'd nine Dodgers through five

Steve Sax said...

There is an Austin Barnes bobblehead later this year.

What is happening here

Steve Sax said...

Perez is finally taking a seat here in B7. He had 10 Ks.

Hopefully this sparks the Dodgers from here.

Steve Sax said...

Still 1-0 Miami, B7

Steve Sax said...

Nope, Slappy picks up right where he left off. He Ks to start the seventh.

Steve Sax said...

Muncy of course flies out in the first pitch.

Steve Sax said...

^on

Steve Sax said...

PH Rosario also retired on one pitch.

Great.

Steve Sax said...

Taylor flies out for the first out of the eighth

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers have a whopping two hits today

karen said...

We got 'em cornered with one out....

karen said...

We got 'em cornered with one out....

karen said...

TIED!!!!!

spank said...

tied

karen said...

Mookie brings in two....3-1 Blue

spank said...

mookie!

Steve Sax said...

Barnes with a rbi bunt!

Give that man a bobblehead!!!

Steve Sax said...

Mookie scores two more. And Freddie doubles to put two RISP with one out.

Steve Sax said...

Slappy fouls out

Muncy IBB

Rosario up with rancho ardiendo

Steve Sax said...

Love how Dieter played the legend of Zelda theme song there

Steve Sax said...

@karen! True believer!!!

Steve Sax said...

3-0 count to Rosario, with no place to put him

Steve Sax said...

3-1 called strike

karen said...

Everyone strap in! Going to the ninth, 3-1 Boys.

Steve Sax said...

Rosario can’t convert.

But Dodgers up 3-1, end 8

karen said...

WIN!! Never a doubt about this one....haha

spank said...

on to game 2

Steve Sax said...

WIN!!!

Take a nap and I’ll see you in a couple of hours for Game 3 👍

Steve Sax said...

@karen 2:11p: you kept the faith and the dodgers rewarded us. Thank you!!!

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers’ magic number is 30

Steve Sax said...

GAME 3

Betts RF
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Martinez DH
Rosario 2B
Taylor LF
Outman C
Hernandez 3B
Rojas SS

Urias P

Steve Sax said...

This may be the first time all year we have a starting lineup all above .200

karen said...

Here we go...

karen said...

It wouldn't be a Julio game these days without scoring in the first inning.

1-0 Fish

karen said...

Julio mixing in some defense

karen said...

Kike ties us up!! 1-1

karen said...

MOOKIE!!! 2-1 Boys

spank said...

nice one by Mook

karen said...

Geez a double play is purdy when it's not us hitting into it

karen said...

MOOK AGAIN!!! 3-1 Good Guys

spank said...

Mookie!

karen said...

I love it that LeBron is in the house on his bobblehead night

karen said...

@Spank...Are you ready for Hurricane Hilary??

karen said...

Julio was stellar tonight. Leaves winning 3-1 after 7

karen said...

Bazooka in to shut this baby down

karen said...

After a challenge by Fish on the last out we get the WIN. Phew.

spank said...

nice play by Hernandez

spank said...

@karen...yeah. I'm ready for it. are you prepped for it?