Friday, April 12, 2024

Game 16-18 Thread: April 12-14 vs. Padres

Strangely, these colors almost match the uniforms!

Fri 4.12 7p: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-1, 4.09) vs. Michael King (2-0, 3.14)
Sat 4.13 6p: Gavin Stone (0-1, 7.88) vs. Matt Waldron (0-1, 3.86)
Sun 4.14 4p: James Paxton (3-0, 1.64) vs. Yu Darvish (0-1, 3.86)

The Dodgers and Padres go back at it, after splitting two games in Korea to kick off the season. Since then, the Padres are off to a more tepid start, but they did take a series from the Cubs (albeit, playing at home), which is something the Dodgers couldn't do at Wrigley last week.

Jake Cronenworth is batting .304 with a .883 OPS, and Jurickson Profar is batting .333 with a 1.012 OPS. But their stars Fernando Tatis (batting .263), Xander Bogaerts (.237), and Manny Machado (.220) haven't come to life yet...though I expect them to bring their A-games to Chavez Ravine.

Saturday is Brusdar Graterol Bobblehead night, and the Dodgers' PR team is so excited, they referenced the wrong opponent on the ad (the Nationals come unto town Monday 4/15):

Graterol is on the 60-day IL with shoulder inflammation, so we won't see him in this homestand anyway.

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spank said...

machado with a 2 run homerun

BOOOOOOOO

spank said...

The Gambler takes it out

2-1 the other team

spank said...

muncy homerun

3-2 other team

spank said...

Mookie 3 run blast

5-3 LA

Steve Sax said...

Mookie!!!

spank said...

TeO!! 2 run blast

7-2 LA

spank said...

7-3

Steve Sax said...

Shohei sneaks on with a bloop double to lead off the bottom of the fifth. Freeman grounds to the pitcher. One out.

Steve Sax said...

Muncy works a two-out walk, but Teoscar ends the inning.

7-3 LA through five full

Steve Sax said...

Cronenworth gets a one-out solo shot. It's 7-4 LA.

Steve Sax said...

7-4 LA, mid-6

Steve Sax said...

Okay this is where CT3 gets his second hit of the year. I'm calling it.

Steve Sax said...

Nope. Another three-pitch K for CT3.

Steve Sax said...

Mookie plays Spider-Man! One out

Steve Sax said...

Ugh

Steve Sax said...

One-out double for Shohei...

Steve Sax said...

Freeman flies to right, so it's up to Slappy.

Steve Sax said...

IBB to Slappy, so that brings up Muncy.

Steve Sax said...

Dammit Max!!! Ks on three pitches.

Steve Sax said...

7-7 tie through 7.

spank said...

old school Muncy striking out with 2 on to end the inning

Steve Sax said...

Muncy with a decent defensive play there to get Machado for the first out in the eighth.

Steve Sax said...

Kelly with two Ks to end the inning: Profar and Kim both Ks.

We go to the bottom of the eighth. Which, with this bottom of the Dodgers lineup, will be quick.

Steve Sax said...

Teoscar almost got that one, but flies to Tatis.

Steve Sax said...

Kike PH for Outman

Steve Sax said...

And the Dodgers fans are fired up for Kike's PH? Do they know Kike's batting .192?

Kike grounds to short. Two out.

Steve Sax said...

Here's Taylor, 0-for-3 with 3 Ks so far.

Steve Sax said...

Taylor's got a 3-1 count...

Steve Sax said...

TAYLOR GETS ON BASE!!!

(Sure, it was because of a fielding error, but we'll take it.)

Steve Sax said...

Rojas PH for Lux

Steve Sax said...

And of course, Rojas can't do anything.

7-7 through eight full.

spank said...

well the top of the lineup bats in the.9th so i guess that's a good thing

Steve Sax said...

One-out single for Merrill.

Steve Sax said...

Phillips with a clean ninth. And here's the top of our order in the bottom of the ninth: Betts, Ohtani, Freeman.

LET'S GOOOOOO

spank said...

here we go. bottom of the 9th

Steve Sax said...

Betts pops to first. One out.

Steve Sax said...

Peralta getting pulled with one out in the bottom of the ninth. Tom Cosgrove on the mound for the Padres.

Steve Sax said...

Cosgrove this year: 0-0, 10.50 ERA, 8 G, 6.0 IP, 8 Ks. 1.83 WHIP

Steve Sax said...

Cosgrove gets Ohtani to fly to center. Two out.

Steve Sax said...

Geez, Freddie Kd on a HORRIBLE pitch outside.

We go to extras.

Steve Sax said...

Ryan Yarbrough in to pitch for the Dodgers.

spank said...

fucking horrible. not a threat at all

Steve Sax said...

Bogaerts starts at second as the ghostrunner for the Padres.

Steve Sax said...

Yarbrough can't find the strike zone on Tatis Jr, but Tatis Jr. grounds to third for the first out, with the runner holding at second.

Steve Sax said...

Cronenworth grounds to second but advances Bogaerts to third. Two out.

Machado IBBd

spank said...

Yarbrough looks like a little kid out there

Steve Sax said...

Profar grounds to Yarbrough for the third out.

We go to the bottom of the tenth!

spank said...

win already dammit

Steve Sax said...

Feeeman starts the inning on second, which is not good from a speed perspective.

Slappy works a full count.

Steve Sax said...

Smith sacrifices with a deep fly ball to center. Freeman to third, one out.

Muncy IBBd.

Steve Sax said...

Padres infield plays in for Kiké.

Steve Sax said...

Oh wait, it's Teoscar, not Kiké! 0-2 count

Steve Sax said...

Teoscar Ks on three pitches.

Now it's Kiké.

Steve Sax said...

Robert Suarez replaces Enyel De Los Santos, to pitch to Kiké Hernandez. Dodgers at the corners.

spank said...

burn that banana costume if Kikè fucks up

Steve Sax said...

0-2 count to Enrique.

Steve Sax said...

Kike flies out to center.

We go to the 11th.

spank said...

weak

Steve Sax said...

Vesia in to pitch for the Dodgers. Uh oh.

Steve Sax said...

Ha-Seong Kim Ks swinging! One out.

Steve Sax said...

Dammit, Vesia allows a two-out base hit after he had Merrill 0-2.

SD 8, LA 7.

Steve Sax said...

Rosario pops to short.

We go to the bottom of the 11th, down a run.

Steve Sax said...

Taylor pops out to first. He's now 0-for-5 with 3 Ks, and an .031 BA.

Steve Sax said...

Rojas swings on the first pitch and grounds out. Thanks, Miguel.

Steve Sax said...

Too much to ask for Mookie, I'm afraid. Two out, Kiké on third.

Steve Sax said...

Fuck. Ballgame, we lose.

Steve Sax said...

We gotta get rid of Chris Taylor. What is the point.

spank said...

fuck that

karen said...

GAME2

SS Betts
DH Ohtani
1B Freeman
C Smith
RF T Hernandez
3B Muncy
CF Outman
LF K Hernandez
2B Lux

RHP Stone

karen said...

Tarp on the field. They say we'll get baseball...eventually

Steve Sax said...

Thanks karen for posting the lineup!

karen said...

Game looking to start at 8:25

Steve Sax said...

All right! Just finished a great spaghetti and meatballs dinner. I'm ready for this one! Let's GOOOOOOOO

Steve Sax said...

I'm also going to start the NYT Sunday crossword. This should make for compelling SoSG commenting.

Steve Sax said...

Bobby Miller placed on the IL with right shoulder inflammation. Yikes.

Steve Sax said...

one pitch, one out.

three pitches, two out.

Steve Sax said...

Cronenworth flies to left for the third out.

Good first inning for Stone!

Steve Sax said...

Mookie Ks on five pitches. One out, T1

Steve Sax said...

Four-pitch walk to Shohei. Waldron missed all over the strike zone: outside, low, inside, high.

Steve Sax said...

This is difficult to listen to the game and also comment AND do the NYT Sunday crossword! I like the challenge...

Steve Sax said...

Figured out the "hook" of the puzzle.

Steve Sax said...

Freeman Ks. Shohei still stuck at first. Here's Slappy.

Steve Sax said...

Waldron punching out both Betts and Freeman on the knuckler.

Steve Sax said...

Despite two pickoffs, Ohtani steals second!

Steve Sax said...

3-2 count to Slappy

Steve Sax said...

Smith grounds to third.

0-0 through 1

Steve Sax said...

Teoscar retires the side in order in the second.

0-0 through 1.5

Steve Sax said...

Teoscar with a leadoff walk.

Teoscar leads the majors with 17 RBI so far.

Steve Sax said...

this bottom of the order SUCKS. Outman hits it well but flies out. Two out.

Steve Sax said...

Kiké reaches...on a fielding error.

But here's Lux, so whatever.

Steve Sax said...

And, Lux pops out to short to end the inning.

Our bottom of the order SUCKS

Steve Sax said...

Mucny with a nice play at third on Rosario.

Higashioka flies to center for the third out.

Steve Sax said...

Betts with a leadoff single!

This is great because, I may have mentioned, the bottom of our order SUCKS

Steve Sax said...

Ohtani walks. Two on, none out.

spank said...

oh shit. games on.

Steve Sax said...

Wow I'm stumped on the upper left, and on one clue in the middle of the grid, on this crossword. Other than that, I think I've got this solved.

Steve Sax said...

Freeman promptly flies to left.

Steve Sax said...

@spank! good to see you. i'm drinking.

Steve Sax said...

Smith pops out. Two out.

Shit, we're going to strand them.

Steve Sax said...

Teoscar Ks.

Dodgers 0-for-5 with RISP. Pathetic.

Steve Sax said...

All this talk was about the Dodgers scoring tons of runs this year. So far, it seems like we are choking in the clutch.

Steve Sax said...

Okay, I guess we're only batting third with RISP (behind BAL and TBR). But it seems like we're a lot worse than that.

Steve Sax said...

Stone has a good fourth, 1-2-3.

We go to B4, 0-0.

Steve Sax said...

Outman with a one-out single.

Steve Sax said...

But we've got Kiké and Lux up next, so whatever.

spank said...

ok. come on bottom of lineup. score some runs. prove saxy wrong for fucks sake

Steve Sax said...

Outman steals second, but Kiké Ks anyway (not that Outman's steal will matter).

Steve Sax said...

@spank 9:28: i hope! but it won't happen

spank said...

@saxy...wassup bro. what you drinking. im sober af

Steve Sax said...

Gavin was up 2-0, now 2-2

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers now 2-for-their last 24 with RISP

Lux works a walk!

spank said...

wow. Lux coaxed a walk. lets go Mook

Steve Sax said...

M O O K I E ! ! !

Steve Sax said...

Mookie with a single to left. Outman scores, Lux takes third, Mookie to second.

karen said...

Mookie delivers Tarzan 1-0 Boys

Steve Sax said...

Mookie connected on a 78-mph knuckle ball

spank said...

mook brings in Outman

Steve Sax said...

Shohei lines to third.

1-0 Dodgers through four.

spank said...

dammit Gambler

Steve Sax said...

Done with the NYT Sunday, 39:26. I didn't love this one.

Steve Sax said...

Machado Ks.

Steve Sax said...

Benches clearing after an inside pitch on Profar, and Profar taking offense. What the fuck, Jurickson?

Steve Sax said...

Profar swings and misses, and then flies to center.

spank said...

i would've thrown it inside again to Profar so he can learn to shut up

Steve Sax said...

Kim flies to right.

1-0 LA, mid-5.

Steve Sax said...

Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, and Cheerios are now the official cereals of the Dodgers.

Yikes.

Steve Sax said...

Waldron makes quick work of Freeman, Smith, and Teoscar.

1-0 LA through five.

Steve Sax said...

Wade walks for the first baserunner of the game. But Rosario quickly GIDPs. Two out.

Steve Sax said...

Higashioka singles. There goes the no-no.

Steve Sax said...

Merrill now singles, so Padres at the corners and here's Tatis.

spank said...

ahhh..get it together Stone

spank said...

i approve of Lucky Charms

Steve Sax said...

Dammit, Tatis scratches a run across on a double. 1-1 tie.

spank said...

shit

Steve Sax said...

Cronenworth lines to Outman.

1-1, mid-6.

spank said...

stop disappearing on me comments

Steve Sax said...

Cosgrove takes over for Waldron.

Steve Sax said...

Ouch. Cosgrove hits Muncy. Muncy takes first, none out.

Steve Sax said...

Outman promplty flies to left.

Steve Sax said...

Sorry, Outman flies to center.

Steve Sax said...

Kiké actually gets a hit! Single to right, Muncy to second.

Steve Sax said...

Lux actually gets an RBI!!!

Steve Sax said...

Lux singles to right, deflected by Wade! Muncy scores.

2-1 LA

spank said...

woop!

Steve Sax said...

Mookie singles!

3-1 LA. Lux to third.

spank said...

fuck.yeah mook!

Steve Sax said...

Cosgrove yanked, Morejon enters.

Steve Sax said...

SHohei with a sac fly.

4-1 LA

spank said...

bullpen gotta sack up now

Steve Sax said...

Freeman flies out.

4-1 LA through 6.

Steve Sax said...

Machado grounds to first; Profar Ks.

Steve Sax said...

Kim with a two-out double for the Padres.

Steve Sax said...

Wade singles in Kim. I think that's all for Stone--still an impressive outing for the youngster.

4-2 LA, man on first, T7.

spank said...

hes safe

spank said...

Hershiser needs glasses. dude was safe. Lux didnt even tag him

Steve Sax said...

Wade steals second (Dodgers challenge, and lose). But Rosario Ks to end the inning.

4-2 LA, mid-7

spank said...

hahahaha fuck you Tatis

Steve Sax said...

Teoscar singles…and takes third on the Tatis error

Steve Sax said...

One out, man on third for Max

Steve Sax said...

Sac fly for Muncy!

5-2

Steve Sax said...

Outman Ks on three pitches.

5-2 LA through 7

Steve Sax said...

What happened to karen on these comments?! 🙁

Steve Sax said...

Kiké with a leadoff single, but the Dodgers can't scratch another run across in the eighth.

5-2 LA through 8.

spank said...

Karen's on the DL,Saxy. its a good sign she posted a couple times today

Steve Sax said...

Oh shit, Machado and Profar both single in the ninth. One out.

Steve Sax said...

@spank: ugh, I didn't know! Get well soon karen

spank said...

fucking hell.

spank said...

dammit. one more out atleast

Steve Sax said...

WIN

Steve Sax said...

Ok I'm going to bed. Great series thread here, let's flip it over to 200 tomorrow!

spank said...

win

Steve Sax said...

GAME THREE

Betts SS
Ohtani DH
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Muncy 3B
T Hernandez RF
Outman CF
K Hernandez LF
Lux 2B

Paxton P

Steve Sax said...

I am realizing just now that we didn't post the lineup for that first game in this series. And we lost.

Hmm.

spank said...

weather delay?

Steve Sax said...

Gotta be. We just left downtown LA, the rain was heating up…

Steve Sax said...

Sun is out now, though…

Steve Sax said...

…and ESPN wants this game to happen…

Steve Sax said...

David Vassegh just said 4:45 first pitch.

Steve Sax said...

National anthem is being sung.

Steve Sax said...

Jurickson Profar will be mic'd up for the ESPN game. I'm sure he'll talk about how he got hot and bothered yesterday during his plate appearance.

Steve Sax said...

Blake Snell gave up 7 ER in 4 IP today in Tampa. Vassegh said the Giants have rushed Snell back, and it's a bad call for them. He may be right: Snell is 0-2 with a 12.86 ERA in two starts, 7.0 IP and a 1.86 WHIP.

Steve Sax said...

Starting the NYT Monday crossword now.

Steve Sax said...

Done. 5:18

Steve Sax said...

Paxton gets Bogaerts to ground to third on the first pitch, Muncy fields cleanly. One out.

Steve Sax said...

Tatis Jr flies to left. Two out.

Steve Sax said...

Cronenworth with a two-out walk.

Steve Sax said...

Machado flies to right.

0-0, mid-1

Steve Sax said...

Dieter playing the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun". Nice

Steve Sax said...

Betts with a leadoff single!

Steve Sax said...

Betts steaks second!

Steve Sax said...

Shohei works a seven-pitch AB but Ks swinging. One out.

Steve Sax said...

^Betts STEALS second

(clearly, I'm hungry)

Steve Sax said...

Freeman flies to left. He's been cold lately.

Two out for Slappy.

spank said...

i like to steak seconds and thirds.

Steve Sax said...

Slappy walks.

Here's Muncy.

Steve Sax said...

And Muncy can't make it happen, popping to short.

Geez, that was a downer.

Steve Sax said...

Darvish at 24 pitches, but Paxton isn't that far behind at 16 pitches (both through one inning).

Okay, I'm going to go for a quick run. Hold down the fort here, spank!

spank said...

Paxton is overthrowing

spank said...

stolen base by Kim gets overturned.

spank said...

they're going to talk to Profar this inning. mute button time

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