Tue Sep 5: Kershaw vs. Luzardo Wed Sep 6: Lynn vs. TBD Thu Sep 7: TBD vs. Garrett all games 3.40p first pitch
After a depressing weekend against the Braves in which Lance Lynn threw BP meatballs on Thursday (loss); then Julio Urias went back to his wobbly ways Friday (loss); followed by the Dodgers coughing up multiple chances to win before Alex Vesia crumbled in extras on Saturday (loss)--the Dodgers salvaged a psychological win by avoiding the sweep on Sunday afternoon.
Whoop dee frickin' doo. We're clearly not in the Braves' tier, despite having the second-best record in the NL and the third-best in the majors. Cap that off with Julio Urias arrested Sunday night for what would be his second offense of domestic violence--no MLB player has ever been suspended twice under the policy (enacted in 2015), and Urias had a 20-game suspension for his first incident, in which the victim dropped charges--this truly was a shitty weekend for the Dodgers.
I can try and be hopeful in that the Dodgers still have the second-best run differential in the majors, and our 14-game lead over second-place Arizona (and 15-game lead over the Giants) will allow us to coast to the end of September. Walker Buehler just had a nice rehab outing in Oklahoma City (with a fastball up at 95mph), and he could return and fill a rotation slot. And Bobby Miller, who earned the Dodgers' victory on Sunday, has already been knighted as the Dodgers' new ace by LAT columnist Bill Plaschke (which means he is probably going to be a pile of shit in the playoffs, the way Plaschke's predictions typically play out).
So maybe it isn't all bad? If you squint your eyes, realize that whatever might happen in this series is against the ~.500, playoff-missing Marlins, well yeah, sure, maybe the last weekend wasn't a total disaster. I mean, there were some survivors on the Titanic as well, right?
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JULIO.....SAY IT AIN'T SO......again
GAME 1
Betts RF
Freeman 1B
Smith DH
Rosario 2B
Hernandez 3B
Taylor LF
Outman CF
Rojas SS
Barnes C .171 BA
P Kershaw
Dodgers get two in the third, with RBI singles from Freeman and Smith.
But now it's B3, Marlins have two on with one out vs. Kershaw.
Kershaw gets Josh Bell swinging for the second out.
Kershaw Ks Jesus Sanchez for the third out.
2-0 LA through three full!
Burger with a solo HR in the fourth. 2-1 LA.
Nick Fortes GIDP. We go to the fifth.
Oh man, Josh Bell puts the Marlins ahead. 3-2 MIA, and we go down meekly in the top of the sixth as well.
Kike has Dodgers at the corners and two out, and he Ks swinging.
Kike has totally fallen to earth lately, I think he's batting .177 over the last two weeks, including a lot of clutch chokes.
3-3, mid-8
Yarbrough coughs up the game in the bottom of the eighth. It's 6-3 MIA and they aren't done yet.
Yarbrough gives up home runs to Bryan de la Cruz and Jazz Chisholm.
My god, we suck.
And, we lose. Way to waste a nice effort from Kershaw (though to be fair, he was not in line for the win).
GAME 2
Betts 2B
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Muncy 3B
Peralta LF
Heyward RF
Outman CF
Rojas SS
Wong DH
Lynn P
Angel Hernandez calling balls and strikes tonight. Could be interesting.
Muncy with a couple of healthy rips in his first AB. Shoulder seems ok.
But he goes down swinging.
Marlins going with the opener. 2nd inning and their second pitcher. Peralta with a lead off infield single.
Heyward stays hot! Back to back singles in the second. Ducks on the pond!
K. GIDP. No soup for you!
HEYWARD!!
That ball got out in a hurry! 1-0 Dodgers in the 4th.
Dodgers bats have gone cold. good. they'll heat up come playoff time.
Lynn gives up a 2 run bomb. Fish up 2-1 now in the fifth.
shit
Lynn gives up two more bombs and finally gets the hook. Fish up 7-1 now. Still in the fifth.
Hell of an inning. 9-1 now.
I almost made a comment in the third inning about the game being a pitchers duel. We’re well past that now.
Lance Lynn is not good
Let's see if we can avoid a sweep today eh?
Welcome to Game 3....Let's all take a deep breath
MiggyRo leads off the third with a triple
After three 1-0 Boys
In the top of the third, Dodgers had bases loaded and one out. And Rosario Kd and the Muncy Kd.
For Muncy, that's his 131st K of the year, so he's only 18 off his season high (2019), with a month to play
Muncy is 0-for-2 with 2 Ks in today's game.
I seriously am so mad at this team after that Atlanta debacle and the horrible Urias incident, I need to get some space.
Wheels are coming off this one for Fish. 6-0 Blue
Pepiot perfection broken up with two down in the 7th. Damn!
Great Perfect Game effort from Pepiot. He gives up a hit at 7.2 innings. 7-0 LA after seven
@karen, that's awesome for Pepiot. We may need him in the postseason!
@Quad: please request more MPQ teamups :)
7-0 LA, T8
10-0 now. CT3 homerun
WIN!!! 10-0 final score
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