Monday, April 15, 2024

Games 19-21 Thread: April 15-17 vs. Nationals

Mon 4.15 7p: Glasnow vs. Parker
Tues 4.16 7p: TBD vs. Corbin
Wed 4.17 12n: TBD vs. Irvin

The Dodgers just got spanked by the Padres, starting this homestand 1-2. Bobby Miller, who was scheduled to start Tuesday, hit the IL with shoulder inflammation. And the bottom of our lineup still sucks.

I don't know, man. I mean, we're two games up in the NL West (over the Padres and Diamondbacks), but this doesn't look good enough to win in the playoffs. It's early, I know. But we expect a lot more.

UPDATE 4.15 11:47a: Whoops, forgot to mention! SoSG Orel and I will be at tonight's game (Monday 4.15, Jackie Robinson Day). Drop a line in the thread if you are going and want to say hi and grab a beer!

82 comments:

spank said...

GAME 1

Betts 2B
Ohtani DH
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Hernandez T. RF
Muncy 3B
Hernandez E. CF
Taylor LF
Rojas Ss

Glasgow P

Steve Sax said...

Max with a great grab there at third for the second out. Impressive

Steve Sax said...

Dammit, run scores

karen said...

HAPPY JACKIE ROBINSON DAY!!!

spank said...

its weird how the game ball is being exchanged for a special one for Ohtani until he hits his next homerun. i know breaking the record is cool but wouldnt it be better with a legit game ball? i think so.

spank said...

Taylor sac fly. he did that atleast.

2-1 LA

karen said...

Game tied again. What's wrong with Glasnow??

spank said...

Glasnow is laboring in the 3rd. 55 pitches already

karen said...

3-2 Nats after Joey Gallo brings in Winker

C'mon Tyler! Dip into that Jackie magic that we have today!

spank said...

dammit

Steve Sax said...

6-4 Wash, B9. We are still here. Here we go!

karen said...

We lose again

Steve Sax said...

that was depressing.

Steve Sax said...

GAME TWO

Betts SS
Ohtani DH
Freeman 1B
T Hernandez RF
K Hernandez 2B
Taylor LF
Pages CF
Rojas 3B
Barnes C

Kyle Hurt P

Steve Sax said...

Andy Pages, just called up, gets in the starting lineup!

Steve Sax said...

I've got an event tonight so I'm leaning on you guys for comments...

karen said...

I'm excited about Andy Pages coming on board tonight. The rest of the bottom of the lineup is concerning. Trammel DFA'd to make room for Pages.

karen said...

Pages singles on first pitch.

spank said...

Kikè homers for Saxy

spank said...

4-2 LA 5th

Steve Sax said...

Chris Taylor finally gets on base (walk), and he promptly gets picked off. Great.

karen said...

5-2 Boys heading to 8th

Steve Sax said...

Settle the hell down, Mariachi Joe!

Steve Sax said...

@karen 5:22p: agree with you. Trammell was not good.

Steve Sax said...

Kelly needed 28 pitches for that inning. Geez

Steve Sax said...

Betts tried to sneak in another run on the Freeman walk, but got caught at the plate.

6-2 LA

spank said...

win

6-2 LA

Steve Sax said...

WIN

karen said...

FINALLY we win

Steve Sax said...

GAME THREE

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

Landon Knack P (major league debut)

karen said...

@Saxy...Are you with us this afternoon?

Steve Sax said...

@karen: I am! Thank you for holding down the fort.

Monday, at the game, was depressing. And then I had to miss most of yesterday's game (except for Joe Kelly's 5,264-pitch eighth inning).

But today, I'm on!

Let's GOOOOOOO

karen said...

@Saxy....So glad you're here today. Sometimes these early games get some of the Sons that aren't always here. Let's keep our fingers crossed

karen said...

Our baby Dodger gives up a homer to the first Nat he faces

karen said...

C'mon Logan shake out the butterflies

Steve Sax said...

Not a good start for the Knackster, down 2-0 in the first.

Steve Sax said...

Ohtani singles, and Freeman walks...

Steve Sax said...

Slappy flies to center.

Steve Sax said...

Two out, two on for Max

Steve Sax said...

Real Madrid up 1-0 @ Man City...

Steve Sax said...

Oh Max. 1-0 count, then he gets called strike 1 and swings through badly on the next two.

2-0 Washington through 1.

karen said...

2-0 Nats going to second

karen said...

2-0 Nats going to four

Steve Sax said...

2-0 Washington through 3.

Steve Sax said...

Knack had a pretty good second and third inning.

Steve Sax said...

Betts with a smooth play for the first out in the fourth.

Steve Sax said...

Gallo dispatched on three pitches. Nice pitch, Knack!

Knack's family is in full effect at the Stadium!

Steve Sax said...

Muncy with a good play at third for the third out.

I did NOT expect Muncy to start playing the hot corner this much better, so quickly (after a pretty shaky spring).

Steve Sax said...

There's the hit we needed last time...but Muncy had a nice hit down the right field line for two. Misplay in the field could have had hit stretch it for three, but okay.

Let's go, Teo!

Steve Sax said...

Teo grounds to first, Muncy to third with two out.

We're going to strand him...

Steve Sax said...

Outman at the plate. He's batting .196.

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers 0-for-5 with RISP today.

Steve Sax said...

Make that 0-for-6. Outman grounds to second.

Dodgers still down 2-0 through four.

Steve Sax said...

Knack gets the double play!

Steve Sax said...

Lux grounds out. Nice play by Garcia Jr., but the fact remains that Lux is awful at the plate.

Steve Sax said...

Vesia now in for the sixth. He gets Jesse Winker to K, then Lane Thomas to fly deep to center.

Two out, T6

Steve Sax said...

Garcia Jr walks and then steals second, with Vesia asleep at the mound

Steve Sax said...

Vesia is wild now. He's at 23 pitches. He's doing his impression of Joe Kelly from the eighth inning last night.

Steve Sax said...

This is not going to end well.

Steve Sax said...

And, Vesia walks Meneses on 11 pitches. Brutal.

Steve Sax said...

And, Garcia Jr. steals third.

Steve Sax said...

Vesia is just a powderkeg ready to blow up every single outing

Steve Sax said...

Meneses steals second.

Hey Alex, you know there's Nationals on the basepaths, right? I mean, you put thtem there and everything. May want to watch them.

spank said...

Dodgers twitter gonna have a field day with Vesia. they've been after him since opening day

Steve Sax said...

Gallo called strike 3. 29-pitch inning for Vesia there.

Steve Sax said...

Ohtani singles, but Freeman GIDPs to the first baseman. Dammit.

Steve Sax said...

Smith Ks.

Dodgers still down 2-0 through 6.

And that was supposed to be the better part of our order.

karen said...

Going to mid seventh still 2-0 Nats

Steve Sax said...

Kiké PH for Outman, but promptly flies out.

Our lineup is awful.

Steve Sax said...

Pages Ks to end the inning.

2-0 Washington through seven. This isn't looking good.

Steve Sax said...

Grove with a solid T8.

LET'S SCORE, DODGERS

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers so far today:

Shohei 2-for-3
Muncy 1-for-3
Outman 1-for-2

Total hits: 4
RISP: 0-for-6
Team LOB: 5

Steve Sax said...

Lux Ks. Hee's 0-for-3 with 2 Ks. I'm so done with Lux.

Steve Sax said...

Mookie grounds out to cap a 0-for-4 day

spank said...

might as well bunt if your at the bottom of the lineup. fuckers camt hit for shit.

Steve Sax said...

Shohei with another hit, so he's 3-for-4. But he won't score anyway.

spank said...

Shohei too. seems like he only gets hits when bases are empty

spank said...

BOOOOOO

Steve Sax said...

Ohtani steals second, but Freeman grounds to second to end the inning.

Dodgers still down 2-0, going to the ninth.

Sigh

spank said...

meh

karen said...

Game over. We are back on the loser train.

Steve Sax said...

PGT up. Loser train it is.