Fri 8.16 5.15p: TBD Wrobleski vs. Mikolas
Sat 8.17 4.15p: Glasnow Miller vs. Pallante
Sun 8.18 11.15a: Kershaw vs. S Gray
The dog days had better be over, because dropping two games against the Brewers, giving up an early lead due to just craptacular defensive play and/or lack of offense when it counts and/or bullpen meltdowns...just have to stop.
We've got 40 games left this season, and the Dodgers look like they're on fumes.
I know, we're tied for the most wins in the National League, and we sport the second-best record in the NL as well (the Phillies have one fewer loss). But the problem is that with our series split with the Brewers earlier this week, the Snakes and Padres are now tied for the wild card lead, and only two games behind us (not to mention, mere percentage points behind the Brewers. the NL Central leaders). All that to say: there's a very good likelihood we lose the division race, and fall to a wild-card spot.
St. Louis is reeling, 3-7 in their last 10 and falling into a tie with the Reds for second place in the NL Central, nine games behind Milwaukee. Seems like a perfect time for one of these two teams, the Dodgers or the Cardinals, to snap out of its funk and notch a series victory.
Somehow, I don't think it's going to be us.
UPDATE 8.17 11.26a: With yesterday's news that Tyler Glasnow has been moved to the 15-day IL with elbow tendinitis, Bobby Miller was called up from the minors (like yesterday's starter, Justin Wrobleski) to start today (Saturday). Miller is 1-2 with a 8.07 ERA this year, with a -0.8 WAR across seven appearances and 29.0 IP. (Miller has a 1.2 WAR for his career, with a 12-6 record and 4.58 ERA, but this year has been a challenge.)
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still no line-up posted. Maybe they just DFA'd everybody.
So far what I have been able to glean is that Shohei, Mookie and Freddie will be playing. Wrobleski will be starting. Tyler Glasnow is a question mark for tomorrow. Possibly Bobby Miller. Holdup on lineup Is who to send down to make room for Wrobleski and possibly Bobby Miller. Unofficial lineup in the press box.
Dodgers just announce Glasnow to IL with right arm tendonitis
GAME 1
Shohei DH
Mookie RF
Freddie 1B
Teo LF
Luxy 2B
Slappy C
MiggyRo SS
Kevin Kiermaier CF
Kiki 3B
Justin Wrobleski LHP
Dodgers always lose when i post the lineup
"The Dodgers are a checkbook club. We're just a bunch of hardworking mid westerners. But we'd sure like to stick it to the Dodgers." Miles Mikolas, tonight's redbird starting pitcher.
@Spanky...you can't post the lineup and I can't mention the score. What a pair we are!
Luxy again?!
@karen...😂
1-0 LA. Luxy with a homerun
Rojas double.
2-0 LA. i have no idea how they scored. i was flipping a record over
another stl homerun. its like Glasnow still pitching
This being a Dodger fan is getting so painful.
4-2 Rockies 4th?
dammit. another chards homerun
this pitcher sucks.
chards with another homerun and me with a disappearing comment
Mookie!!
4-3 chards
Rays walk off the Snakes!! WooHoo!!!
Kiermeyer!!
3 run fucking bomb
7-4 LA!
I can't watch and smile at the same time. Kopech just hit 103mph
OH MY!!!!! WE WIN!!
Two quick announcements.....47 years ago today we lost The King....I still miss you Elvis and I just got an email from The Matt Kemp Whores of America and they are reminding us that Matty Ryan Kemp's Retirement will be on Backstage Dodgers tonight
WIN!!! That’s for you Karen
Just updated the GT to reflect Bobby Miller's start for Tyler Glasnow (15-day IL, elbow tendinitis). Ugh.
Miller is not good this year, 1-2 with a 8.07 ERA.
GAME 3
Shohei DH
Mookie RF
Freddie 1B
Slappy C
Luxy 2B
Miggy Ro SS
Pages LF
K K CF
K Hernandez 3B
Bobby Miller RHP
Baseball gods have blessed Bobby Miller with a prayer for newer pitchers who are not exactly on their game. Yet.
Miller already down 3-1 in the third
Miller looks like he's overthrowing. He doesn't have a strikeout yet, two outs and down 3-1 to Arenado with a man on first.
Gets Arenado to ground to third.
Alec Burlison hit a two-run HR to give the Cards the 3-1 lead, through 3 full.
Lux has been good lately, but I'm not sure why he swings at pitches like that if they're just going to dribble to the second baseman. One out.
Rojas pokes it hard but flies to right. Pallante at 56 pitches with two out in the fourth.
Pages lines out to second. Three quick outs in the top of the fourth.
STL 3-1
Kiké strikes out looking at the plate on a breaking ball, one of his many achilles
Ohtani blisters a HR to right! It looked effortless.
3-2 STL
It is pretty cool to see Fox's crowd shot of happy Dodgers fans, celebrating Ohtani's HR, at a St. Louis home game. Especially that smiling kid in the Dodgers shirt with the water bottle!
Betts Ks for the third out. 3-2 St Louis, mid-5
Miller quickly gives up a HR right back to Masyn Winn, 4-2 StL
Miller yanked after 4.2 IP. He leaves with Contreras on third and two out.
Ryan Brasier comes in, for the first time since April, and gets the third out to escape further damage.
4-2 St Louis through 5
Both sides go quickly in the sixth (Brasier still pitching for the Dodgers).
We've gotta knock Pellante out but we keep swinging so early, he's only at 82 pitches through six frames.
Rojas with a leadoff walk in the seventh.
Pages forces Rojas out. One out, Pages on first.
Pallante is still in there though. Here's Kiermaier
Dammit, Kiermaier GIDPs. Unbelievable.
Honeywell has two on and two out, and here's Donovan
Kiké Hernandez is hopeless.
We're down to our last three outs. 4-2 Cards, mid-8
SAXY...I'm trying all my old standbys.... Sacrificing beautiful blonde virgins (actually we ran out a few years back) Fairy dust from Disneyland and the biggest of all...., must only be used as a last resort... Tommy and The Big Dodger in the Sky. Thoughts???
Well, that was a shitshow. And Freeman may have also gotten injured.
GAME 3
Shohei Ohtani DH
Mookie Betts RF
Gavin Lux 2B
T Hernandez LF
Miggy Ro 3B
Kevin Kiermaier CF
K Hernandez 1B
Austin Barnes C
Nick Ahmed SS
Clayton Kershaw LHP
ohtani homerun
1-0 LA
Huddy coming in to pitch the 8th. I'm scared
I’m stressed.
WIN!!!
Dodgers overcome the Cardinals, as well as Austin Barnes (0-for-3 with a key ninth-inning error, to boot)
Apparently it was vintage Kershaw. I can’t wait for the highlightsp
Rays had the bases loaded with none out in the bottom of the 11th and couldn’t score a run. So now we go to the 12th, tied 7-7 vs AZ
Rays win in the 12th, so Arizona is now four games back.
Padres @ Rockies going to the ninth, Colorado up 3-2
Rockies win! Padres are three games back.
This is rare: PGT UP!
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