Tue 7.9 3.40p: Bobby Miller vs. Zack Wheeler Wed 7.10 4p: Gavin Stone vs. Cristopher Sanchez Thu 7.11 3p: Landon Knack vs. Aaron Nola
We go from one NL division leader to another! After taking two of three from the Brewers at home, the Dodgers head out to Philadelphia to face not only the best team in the NL East (Phillies are up by eight games over Atlanta; this is a half-game better than our division lead over the Padres, as of Monday morning), but the best team in all of MLB.
The Phillies also have seven All-Stars for the 2024 All-Star Game, one more than the Dodgers. For the Phililes, this includes three starters (Bryce Harper 1B, Alec Bohm 3B, Trea Turner SS). The other four Phillies All-Stars are Jeff Hoffman (P), Matt Strahm (P), Ranger Suarez (P), and Zack Wheeler (P).
The Dodgers had Shohei Ohtani (DH) elected to the starting lineup, with the other All-Stars being Freddie Freeman (1B), Will Smith (C), Tyler Glasnow (P), Mookie Betts (SS), and Teoscar Hernandez (OF).
And guess what, we see Wheeler in the three-game set! And the Phillies don't see Glasnow--who as of Tuesday has been placed on the IL with back tightness--or Mookie, for that matter (obviously). Yeah, this is gonna be grim.
I've got a family friend attending the Thursday game to represent LA. He's going to a territory among fans who throw snowballs at Santa Claus, who threw batteries at JD Drew. Hope my friend doesn't get killed.
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GAME 1 (game 19 without Mookie)
Ohtani DH
Smith C
Freeman 1B
T Hernandez RF
Outman CF
Rojas SS
Lux 2B
Vargas LF
Biggio 3B
Miller RHP
with this lineup, we are toast
We all know what we're dealing with as far as Philly fan goes. I suggest we issue the Official SoSG Cloak of Protection to Sax's friend so he may be able to represent us in safety.
Glasnow to the Il for back stiffness.
3-0 Phils through 2.
Slappy is totally soaked in sweat.
Miller once again doesn't have it. We're down 3-0 and he only has seven outs (man on first, one out in B3)
Miller just gives up a fourth run when Cavan Biggio can't do shit on a hit to third.
Miller has first and third, none out, B4
Here's Trea Turner, ready to kill us with the bases loaded and none out
Grand slam, Trea Turner.
Fuck this game.
Trey Turner hits a Grand Slam. 8-0 with no outs in fourth.
9-0 through 4
Fuck this game.
Cavan Biggio homers. That's rich.
9-1 PHI, B5
Freddie already pulled from the game. Roberts waving the white flag.
Biggio moves to first, and Kiké goes to third.
Here's Gavin Lux, to flail around like a chicken at the plate
Two on, none out:
We can't score, with this crappy lineup.
9-1 Phillies, mid-6
Even when flukes happen like in the top of the seventh: Biggio leadoff walk; Barnes single: we can't convert. Smith fouls out, Kiké Ks (of course). And then CT3 walks, which is crazy...but Outman Ks with the bases loaded.
We give up another homer, it's 10-1 PHI, B7
10-1. I can't watch anymore.
Maybe my friend can pitch on Thursday.
GAME 2 (god we need mookie back)
Shohei DH
Teoscar RF
Freddie 1B
Andy CF
Miguel Rojas SS
Miguel Vargas LF
CT3 2B
Kiké 3B
Austin C
Stone RHP
Our 7-8-9 hitters today:
Taylor .154 BA, .519 OPS
K Hernandez .196, .555
Barnes .234, .566
Pathetic.
Dodgers are 14-14 (.500) when Barnes plays, and 41-23 (.640) when he doesn't.
GAME 20 WITHOUT MOOKIE
Bobby Miller sent down to OKC. What has happened to our $1.5 BILLION off season?
Shohei opens the game with a single and steals second but is left stranded there.
and Shwarber leads off the Philly side with a homerun. (Don't know how to spell dudes name)
We're not looking too good here people.
i just turned the game on, we're down 1-0 and we're about to be down even more
2-0 Philly after 2
Hey Saxy!!
hey karen!
feeling more hopeful here...pages on first (singled), and teoscar on third (singled, and advanced on a freeman ground out)
Boys cornered with 1 out
hey we scored a run!
Teo in to score 2-1 Philly
And that's it.
Vargas grounds out.
We are overmatched with this crappy lineup
Great play by Kiki to get the DP
Wait, Teoscar is doing Home Run Derby? What the fuck?! That can't bode well for regular-season play.
SHOHEI!!!
Shohei ties this mama up 2-2
RBI single scores Kiké (who had walked). This pitcher not only walked Kiké, he gave up a base hit to Barnes as well (before Shohei's RBI single to tie it). Boy, he must be horrible.
Crap. I thought Stone was going to get out of it.
Rojas can't bend the knees enough and Trea's ball goes right under his glove, scoring a run--and now the wheels are falling off the wagon for Stone. Second and third, two out, B5
Stone pulled
3-2 Philly, and they're threatening for more in B5
Here comes Banda
dammit
Fucking Chris Taylor can't field, either!
Well, at least we got out of it with the pickoff.
4-2 Phi through 5
Team effort to get Stott out at the plate. 4-2 Philly
This is painful.
Shohei up again with Boys cornered and 1 out.
MiggyRo brings Pages in and is thrown out trying to stretch it into a double. 4-3 8.
It's over. 4-3 bad guys.
GAME 3
Game 21 Without Mookie
DH Shohei Ohtani
C Will Smith
1B Freddie Freeman
LF Teoscar Hernandez
RF Andy Pages
SS Miguel Rojas
CF James Outman
3B Chris Taylor
2B Gavin Lux
LHP Anthony Banda
Thanks karen for the lineup! I'm here for this one. LFG
Philly in their baby blues.
Aaron Nola on the mound, he's one of three 10-game winners on the Philadelphia staff (first time in franchise history they've had this before the All-Star break).
Here's Shohei to start...
Ohtani flies to right.
Slappy is .299 lifetime against the Phillies.
Called strike 3 on Slappy. Two out.
Freeman works the walk. We've got Nola at 16 pitches in the first so far, which is good because he will carve up the rest of this lineup like a hot knife through butter
Teoscar with a rocket to third, infield single. First and second and two out for Pages.
Pages pops to third for the final out.
0-0, mid-1
Trea Turner sucks
Two batters in, and we're already losing.
Rojas leadoff double, but we're gonna strand him.
Outman: three-pitch K
CT3 works a walk. One out, first and second.
Here's Gavin Lux, who has already made one error this game (and we're in the first inning).
Watch him GIDP...
Holy cow, Gavin Lux--1 for his last 25--actually singled! No RBI though, so rancho ardiendo for Ohtani.
Rojas would have been toast if he had been sent, so good call from Dino Ebel
Bases juiced for The Man of Steel
Ohtani got robbed on the first pitch, that was WAY off the strike zone.
Dammit Shohei! (strikeout)
And, Slappy can't convert.
Fucking A, we are awful.
Nola's pitch count is insane, and yet we can't do shit.
I hope this inning isn't a sign of things to come today.
I don't have any faith in this ump calling balls and strikes.
Gavin Lux hits a solo. 2-1 Phi
Fuck. This is just awful
We are so overmatched right now. Our front office needs to do something. Fast
5-1 morons win
That was so pathetic of a series.
What is the point.
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