Fri 5.3 7p: Gavin Stone (2-1, 4.68) vs. Charlie Morton (2-0, 3.60) Sat 5.4 6p: Tyler Glasnow (5-1, 2.72) vs. Bryce Elder (1-0, 1.50) Sun 5.5 1p: James Paxton (3-0, 3.51) vs. Max Fried (2-0, 4.02)
Wow, what a monumental divisional showdown here early in the season (and just after the four-game Yankees @ Orioles series, with Baltimore taking three of four at home to move into first place in the AL East)! These two teams have been divisional powers in epic struggle for at least the last five years, but also threading back all the way to 1969, when the Braves were inexplicably rivals in the NL West. The Braves actualy won five NL West titles, but never won the World Series from those finishes.
This year, the Dodgers are 20-13, 4.5 games up on the Padres and Giants, with a run differntial of +49. But the 2024 Braves are an even better 20-9 on the year, a half-game up on Philly, with a run differential of +48.
Surely, when these two titans meet this weekend, something's got to give.
This series won't be everything; after all, the Dodgers will still play a three-game series in Atlanta in September. But it certainly will be high-stakes at Chavez Ravine this weekend. I'm out of pocket for most of the weekend, but will try and weigh in with pithy sarcasm from afar!
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Game 1
SS Betts
DH Ohtani
1B Freeman
C Smith
3B Muncy
LF Hernandez T
RF Pages
CF Outman
2B Lux
P Stone
i posted the lineup for game 1 but it has disappeared. i must have some bad juju
homerun Braves
Tie game at 1!
Spank: not sure what happened to your post, but I just saved it 😜
cool. thanks saxxy
fuck. acuna homerun
2-2 going to the 9th
Muncy K's with two on and two out in the 8th
Pages with a one out single in 9th
Oh shit we are going to extras. This is not good.
2 flyouts to send us to extra innings
Vesia gives up the lead
Vesia lets a run in.
3-2 ATL
Mookie flies out.
Ohtani!!!
Ohtani ties it with a single
3-3, mid-11
IBB to Muncy. Interesting.
Pages!!
GAME 2
WIN
GAME 3
Dodgers go up 2-0 on a Mookie walk and a Ohtani HR.
It’s now mid-3, 2-0 LA
4-0 LA through 6
Paxton goes 6.2, leaves with two out and a runner on first, up 4-1
sweep baby!!!
WIN
5-1
Awesome, I got to watch this while on a plane.
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