Tues 4.23 3.45p: James Paxton (2-0, 2.81) vs. Patrick Corbin (0-3, 8.06) Wed 4.24 3.45p: Landon Knack (0-1, 3.60) vs Jake Irvin (1-1, 3.13) Thu 4.25 1p: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-1, 4.50) vs. MacKenzie Gore (2-1, 3.60)
The Dodgers wrapped up their pitiful 3-6 homestand with a breakout 10-0 win over the Mets, marking their first 10-run victory of the year (they had four such games last year of at least a 10-run margin). But that doesn't erase dropping each series in the homestand, including losing the bookends against the Nationals. At least we face Patrick Corbin in the opener, as Corbin was tagged for 5 ER in 6.1 IP in the April 16 loss to the Dodgers, the Nationals' only loss of the series.
Barely above .500 at 13-11, the Dodgers have nine games on this roadtrip. We enter play on Tuesday with a scant half-game lead over the Padres, and a two-game lead over the Diamondbacks (whom we play at the end of the roadtrip). Not that I'm looking ahead. A good outing against the Nationals would be a great start to this trip.
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GAME 1
2B Betts
DH Ohtani
1B Freeman
C Smith
RF T Hernandez
3B Muncy
LF K Hernandez
CF Pages
SS Rojas
LHP Paxton
karen! Thank you again!
I'll be on today, but I am going to go for a run at some point.
Freddie doubles and Slappy walks, but Teoscar grounds softly to first to end the inning.
0-0, mid-1
Teoscar: one hit in his last 13 AB
CJ Abrams with a leadoff single to center. Great.
Nationals in their home...gray uniform? It's the Nationals' City Connect one with the cherry blossoms that are apparently going to be retired after this year.
I like them! Bummer on the retirement.
Wish the Dodgers could retire their horrible blueberry City Connect uniforms.
Almost a double play for the Dodgers--good feed from Mookie (2B) to Rojas, but just a little late to first.
Paxton throwing a LOT of pitches this first inning. He's at 24 pitches, and can't get the third out yet. Men on first and second.
Finally gets the third out. 27 pitch frame. Geez.
0-0 through 1.
Muncy works a leadoff walk, but Kiké swings at the second pitch and flies out weakly, and then Pages GIDPs to quickly erase the threat.
So far, it looks like those bats were left outside the airplane for the Dodgers' trip over to Washington DC.
Kiké also can't field, allowing a single to turn into a leadoff double for Ildemaro Vargas there. Thanks, Kiké!
Paxton already broken through in the second. Muncy can't field a grounder at third, and then a sac bunt scores a run. 1-0 Washington.
Paxton escapes the second. He's at 52 pitches though.
1-0 Washington.
Does Kike even know how to play left field in Nationals Park? He looks clueless out there, even on foul balls.
Rojas with a leadoff single from the nine-hole! But Mookie and Shohei fly out.
Freddie walks.
Slappy Ks.
1-0 Washington, mid-3.
Did Paxton just have a 1-2-3 inning? Wow
Teoscar Ks feebly. He's a train wreck right now. I bet he's sitting next to Chris Taylor on the plane.
Paxton with an 11-pitch fourth inning. I think he's at 76 pitches. Not bad, following these last two frames.
Pages fouls out.
Dodgers with two total hits, two times through the lineup. Not good.
Mookie with a great single to center there, and then advanced to second when the Nationals' CF bobbles the ball.
But Ohtani flies to center to end the inning.
1-0 Nats, mid-5.
That's it, I'm pissed off and going on my run.
Kike fumbles a ball AGAIN
Grove comes in to get us out of the jam.
1-0 Nationals through 5.
Holy cow, Kike with a two-out RBI single?! Unbelievable!
1-1 tie, T6
Rick Monday with a hot take here on radio: he is anti-bullpen cart.
Dodgers go up 3-1.
Kike Hernandez with an RBI single. Then late, he is subbed for Outman PH, and Outman gets a RBI double! Then Rojas tacks on a RBI!
What is happening here
Ohtani just LAUNCHED one to lead off the ninth. Holy smokes.
118.7mph shot by Ohtani: the hardest-hit ball in the majors this season. Wow.
Eric Karros has no words for that Ohtani HR!
WIN
PGT for Game 25 up. We'll see you back here on this GT for Game 26, tomorrow!
GAME 2
2B Betts
DH Ohtani
1B Freeman
C Smith
3B Muncy
LF T Hernandez
CF Outman
2B Lux
RF Pages
RHP Knack
Slappy with an RBI in the first.
But Nats are threatening in the bottom of the first. Nats at corners, 2-2 count on Gallo
Knack Ks Gallo!
1-0 LA through 1
Dodgers go up 3-0 on a 2-RBI single from Mookie...but then Knack gives up a solo HR and then walks a run in.
It's 3-2 LA through 2.
Muncy gets an RBI single. 4-2
Teoscar doubles, so men on second and third for Outman. One out.
Outman fouls out.
Knack Daddy with his second straight clean inning.
Dodgers still up 4-2
bottom of the order comes through. Lux with the 2-rbi single
6-2 LA
Derek Law shuts down our Big Three in the sixth.
6-2 LA, mid-6
Spank! Good to see you
Brasier with a 10-pitch seventh inning!
Dodgers up 6-2 through 7.
Knack's line: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB and 5 Ks. Pretty solid for Landon. He's in line for the win if the Dodgers can hold on.
Pages with a solo shot!
7-2 LA.
Pages has some impressive bat speed. That ball was inside and low, and he got around quickly.
Mookie with a one-out double, apparently his first XBH away from Dodger Stadium this year? Seems insane if that is true.
Betts takes third on a WP by Tanner Rainey.
Ohtani strokes a double to right-center.
8-2 LA.
Ohtani's dance at second was pretty...stiff.
Dodgers have 16 hits tonight, tying a season high.
Freeman is 0-for-4 here, with 2Ks. He's up 3-1 in the count.
Freddie works a walk!
8-pitch AB for Freddie.
Freeman on first, Ohtani on second. Here's Slappy. One out.
Smith, with four hits today, has his third four-hit game of the year (and his seventh in his career).
Smith Ks. Still two on, for Muncy.
Max: .241 BA, 4 HR, 15 RBI
Muncy works a walk!
Rancho ardiendo for Teoscar!
Teo flies out to center. Not a good AB.
8-2 LA, mid-8
Outman with an 0-for-5 day, the only Dodger without getting on base today (Freeman is 0-for-4 with a BB).
Pages with a two-out single.
Betts reaches, so here's Shohei (who homered off Barnes last night).
SHOHEI!!! RBI double!
9-2 LA
Eddie Rosario, Nats CF, made absolutely NO effort to get that ball (which bounced off the wall). That was really weak, Rosario!
run explosion
Freeman singles to center, Betts and Ohtani both score.
11-2 LA. SportsNet LA shows 12-2, but it's really 11-2.
Going to the bottom of the ninth!
Padres up 4-0 on the @Rox, T3.
Cardinals beat the Snakes 5-1; Mets beat the Giants 8-2.
WIN
1:05p game tomorrow, sports fans! I'll be occupied but will try and post comments...
GAME 3
2B Betts
DH Ohtani
1B Freeman
RF T Hernandez
3B K Hernandez
CF Pages
LF Taylor
SS Rojas
C Barnes
RHP Yamamoto
karen's lineup format seems to be lucky, so I'm keeping it for a third straight game.
That said, we've got CT3 in the seven-hole today. Nationals Park has been pretty good for the bottom of the Dodgers' lineup this trip (save James Outman, who went 0-for-5 yesterday and is 1-for-7 on the series). Can it work magic on Chris Taylor, who is 2-for-39 with 19 Ks on the year?!
saxy...good you posted the line up. i was going to put it up but didnt know about the Karen twist. i would've fucked it all up.
@Saxy and Spanky...I noticed that they were winning as long as I wasn't posting. Now I'm not sure what to do today. I'm hoping Saxy has us covered with my format. We'll see.
@karen, I'm all for the format superstition, but we need you on the posts! Yesterday felt like an echo chamber until spank got in there late in the game!
karen...you messed up by posting that comment. you gotta do everything backward and cover your steps to the time you commented @ 12:04 otherwise Dodgers will lose. just kidding....not really. that's what i do during Lakers playoff games. superstitious as fuck. Lol
Saxy... the Padres series pissed me off so I've been low profile. I'm still around.
Okay Yoshi give us our 400M dollar man
Great frame job from Barnesy for the K.
Solo for TeO!!
Dodgers up 1-0.
Mookie smokes a leadoff double, but Shohei just Kd for the second time today.
@spank 12.46p: yeah, I was pretty salty after the Padres debacle as well. I hear you.
Freeman works a walk. Two on, one out. And here's Teoscar again
...and Teoscar GIDPs.
Not what we need from the top of our order!
1-0 LA, mid-3
And now Young hustles a single into a double, taking advantage of...Chris Taylor.
What the fuck, Chris?! If you can't hit, at least field for pete's sake
Yamamoto gets out of it.
1-0 LA through 3.
1-0 Boys after 4
1-0 going to the top of the fifth
Barnes walked with one out, and then Mookie strokes a single and Barnes reaches third.
One out for Shohei, with his 22-game on base streak in jeopardy...he GIDPs. Great.
Yoshi fields 104mph right at his face. Scary.
Yamamoto almost got killed on that comebacker, which he fortunately avoids injury and also catches. One out.
Yoshi's got 5 Ks now.
Wow. Yamamoto is behind 3-0 on Young, and dots three straight strikes to get the third out. Pinpoint accuracy. Impressive.
Freeman with a broken-bat, leadoff single.
AV K's the Nats in seventh. 1-0 Boys
We love you Freddie!!!! 2-0 Blue
Frederick. comes through with the insurance run
Shohei’s on-base streak is gonna end today, unfortunately
Hudson gets the first out in B8, but CJ Abrams is on third.
And, Abrams scores on the Meneses single.
2-1 LA
2-1 LA through eight full.
Calling on all superstitions of ours to win the game here!!!
Here we go...Bring in the fire Phillips!
WIN
SWEEP
A DODGERS SWEEP!!!!
sweep!!
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