Monday, August 05, 2024

Games 113-115 Thread: Aug 5-7 vs. Phillies

Mon 8.5: Glasnow vs. Nola
Tue 8.6: Kershaw vs. Sanchez
Wed 8.7: Stone vs. Phillips
All games 7p

Like two prizefighters clinching at the end of a heavyweight bout, the Dodgers and Phillies are exhausted rounding into the last third of the season. The Dodgers wrapped up 3-5 road trip--replete with multiple off-days, separating largely west-coast travel--with two wins over the feeble Oakland A's. The Dodgers are 4-6 over their last ten games, watching their division lead on the Padres shrink to 4.5 games.

The Phillies own the best record in the National League and have been coasting all season, but even they have hit the skids: 2-8 over their last ten games, including getting swept by the Yankees at home. That said, the Phillies did sweep the Dodgers at home right before the All-Star Break, outscoring Los Angeles 19-5. Yeesh.

Philly has two of their aces going against...two guys who recently activated from IL stints. And we're excited to hear that Maximus Freeman is out of the hospital and back home, after a scary incident--but no word as to when Freddie Freeman will re-join the Dodgers' lineup. (Take the time you need for family, Freddie!)

54 comments:

karen said...

FREDDIE IN LINEUP!!!

karen said...

Dodgers DFA Craig's Kid to make room for Freddie. I kind of feel bad, I thought the kid had been doing better lately.

Entire Dodger family including clubhouse guys and broadcast team wearing Max Strong t's on front and Freeman and #5 on the back. Freddie cried when he saw them.

karen said...

GAME 1

GAME 39 WITHOUT MOOKIE

Shohei Ohtani DH
T Hernandez LF
FREDDIE FREEMAN 1B
Slappy C
Gavin Lux 2B
K Hernandez 3B
Jason Heyward RF
Andy Pages CF
Nick Ahmed SS

Tyler Glasnow RHP

karen said...

So happy to have Freddie back. Dodger fans gave him a pretty long standing ovation his first AB back.

karen said...

Top of 3 Boys go ahead 4-2 on Teo homer

Steve Sax said...

Phils score one in the top of the sixth. 4-3 LA.

Steve Sax said...

@karen: thanks as always for the lineup! You're the best :)

Steve Sax said...

When will Slappy start hitting again?

Steve Sax said...

Kopech with a scoreless seventh!

4-3 LA at the stretch

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers go down 1-2-3 in the seventh. That was quick

Steve Sax said...

Banda loses Schwarber on a leadoff walk, after being ahead 0-2.

Steve Sax said...

Banda strikes out Brandon Marsh to escape the jam!

4-3 LA, mid-8

Steve Sax said...

OHTANI!!!

Steve Sax said...

Ohtani solo shot makes it 5-3 LA

karen said...

Throughout the game Joe and Jessica have been talking about how the Dodgers and Braves of course reached out to the Freemans but how the wider baseball community reached out. He heard from Bryce Harper, Tory Lovell and his coaching staff sent a video, Mary Hart invited Freddie's dad and stepmom to share their season seats tonight, the commissioner contacted him and (my personal favorite) Mike Trout brought donuts to the hospital.

karen said...

We get Freddie back AND we win! Everything's coming up roses in LA!.

Steve Sax said...

Did the comment format just change? This is creepy.

Steve Sax said...

Hoo boy. I don't like this new format.

karen said...

@Saxy....the format has been going back and forth for the last few days, about half the time this and the other half our regular one.

spank said...

karen is correct. the format is going back and forth

spank said...

good win yesterday. it pains me to see ohtani and his baserunning blunders ( missing first base on his homeeun). dude's gonna lose a game with that crap in the playoffs.

Steve Sax said...

Geez, this format sucks. That said:

GAME 2

GAME 40 WITHOUT MOOKIE


Shohei Ohtani DH
Teoscar Hernandez LF
Freddie Freeman 1B
Will Smith C
Amed Rosario 2B
Kiké Hernandez 3B
Andy Pages RF
Nick Ahmed SS
Kevin Kiermaier CF

Clayton Kershaw LHP

karen said...

HAPPY KERSHAW DAY!!

karen said...

The Matt Kemp Whores of America would like to announce that Sunday, August 11th will be Matty Ryan Kemp Bobblehead Day

Steve Sax said...

Kershaw toughens up and escapes a jam in the fourth. 0-0

Steve Sax said...

I don’t like this new commenting format

spank said...

kershaw doing good if not hanging in there. bats cold as fuck

spank said...

the format is buggy. the thread had new posts at top old posts on bottom.

spank said...

Kershaw walking off the mound gave me the feels.

karen said...

Yeah, I'm not crazy with this format either. Every time I refresh to see if you guys posted it makes me start from the beginning again.

karen said...

OH NO!! Bazooka in for first time and gets hurt. Maybe his right hamstring. DAMN!

karen said...

4-1 Red Team after 6

Steve Sax said...

Why the fuck would we EVER PH Austin Barnes?! Dave Roberts has lost the plot

spank said...

horrible

spank said...

Teo!!

Steve Sax said...

What happened to will smith’s bat

spank said...

Honeywell sucks

karen said...

Final score 6-2 Red Team

Steve Sax said...

Padres and Diamondbacks are both very hot right now. I'm starting to ge worried.

karen said...

GAME 3
GAME 41 WITHOUT MOOKIE

Shohei Ohtani DH
T Hernandez RF
Freddie Freeman 1B
K Hernandez 3B
Gavin Lux 2B
Miggy Ro SS
Justin Heyward RT
Austin Barnes C
Kevin Kiermaier CF

Gavin Stone RHP

karen said...

The Matt Kemp Whores of America would like to thank The Los Angeles Dodgers for signing Matty Ryan Kemp to a one day contract on Sunday, August 11 so that he may retire a Dodger. As should be.

spank said...

smh

spank said...

freddie ties it up

karen said...

Snakes swept a DH today to pull within 3 1/2 of us.

karen said...

The Matt Kemp Whores of America would like to thank The Los Angeles Dodgers for signing Matty Ryan Kemp to a one day contract on Sunday, August 11th so that the still drop dead gorgeous 39 year old may retire a Dodger. As it should be.

spank said...

4-1 LA

karen said...

Hey Spanky....This format is deleting posts. Is that still happening to you?

spank said...

dammit

spank said...

nah karen. not yet. only when i comment a lot is when they disappear.

karen said...

Spanky.....that's how it used to happen to me but now it does it when either of you guys post and also when I refresh.

spank said...

well shit

karen said...

That obstruction call on Miggy was bullshit.

Steve Sax said...

We suck.

Steve Sax said...

I am so mad.