Friday, August 30, 2024

Games 135-138 Thread: Aug 30 - Sept 2 @ Diamondbacks

Not the right sport, or even the right state. But a nice logo nonetheless!

Fri 8.30 6.30p: Kershaw vs. Gallen
Sat 8.31 5p: Stone vs. Kelly
Sun 9.1 1p: TBD vs. Pfaadt
Mon 9.2 1p: Flaherty vs. Rodriguez

The Dodgers are four games ahead of the Diamondbacks going into this series, with the Diamondbacks ripping it up of late. Arizona has scored the most runs of any team in the majors (714), well ahead of the Dodgers' fourth-place run total of 662 (behind the Yankees and Orioles). That said, the Dodgers had a four-game divisional lead on Arizona on August 1...and still have a four-game divisional lead on the Snakes on August 30. So at least we have kept pace.

The Dodgers are 4-5 against the Snakes this year, including 2-1 at Chase Field. This is the last time we'll face the Diamondbacks this year. If we can even come away with a split, I'll be content.

108 comments:

karen said...

GAME 1

Shohei Ohtani DH
Mookie Betts RF
FREDDIE FREEMAN 1B
T Hernandez LF
Gavin Lux 2B
Will Smith C
Max Muncy 3B
Tommy Edman CF
Miguel Rojas SS

Clayton Kershaw LHP

spank said...

it's gonna be a tough series

karen said...

Freddie first AB back goes yard for 2 runs.

spank said...

oh shit. i.missed Freddie

karen said...

Clayton needs to put his foot on the Snake necks and just throttle the bastards.

spank said...

3-2 Dodgers. miggy ro with a rbi single

karen said...

Crowd chanting 'Freddie' in that wretched Devil's Lair Park.

karen said...

Oh nooooo!! Clayton left the field. Shit.

spank said...

damn

karen said...

If it's Clayton's left shoulder we just saw him make his last career pitch.

karen said...

Traitor Joc is getting fat.

spank said...

fuck yeah slappy!!

spank said...

3 run hr

9-5 LA

karen said...

SLAPPY!!! 3 run homer and boy did we need it!!!!

karen said...

Huddy scares the absolute crap out of me these days.

spank said...

#43

karen said...

SHOHEI!!!! 43 and 43! History baby!

spank said...

stop fucking around Banda. wtf

spank said...

fuck

karen said...

This was an agonizing game. Grindy win but just barely. 5 up on both the shit eaters behind us.

Steve Sax said...

That. Was close.

Steve Sax said...

I’m going to be hard pressed this weekend, so please don’t hesitate to help with lineups or conversation! Thanks guys!

karen said...
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karen said...

GAME 2

Shohei Ohtani DH
Mookie Betts RF
Freddie Freeman 1B
T Hernandez LF
Gavin Lux 2B
Will Smith C
Max Muncy 3B
Miggy Rojas SS
Kevin Kiermaier CF

Gavin Stone RHP

spank said...

slappy batting 5th. Luxy 6th

spank said...

joe kelly and kershaw on ir

spank said...

Ohtani-san!!

spank said...

Mookie!!

spank said...

holy shit Freddie!!!

karen said...

Shohei scrapes the sky with his 44th homer to open the ballgame and Mookie launches one of his own and Freddie hits a third in a row to start the game.

karen said...

@Spanky....My fault on Slappy and Luxy!

karen said...

It's good to see Catman and Dustin May in the dugout.

spank said...

looks like its gonna be a crazy one

spank said...

@karen...its cool like that

spank said...

fucking stupid. BOOOOOO

spank said...

Stone sucks

karen said...

HOLY CRAP. We won. 6 games up on the shit eaters.

Steve Sax said...

HUGE win for the good guys!

Tommy Edman was huge

Steve Sax said...

I also give Doc Roberts credit for making the old move to pull Smith in the top of the ninth, for a pinch runner in Chris Taylor. If that had backfired and we didn’t score and/or go to extras, with Barnes in the lineup, we are screwed. Taylor ends up scoring, and Phillips closes out the win. Great call, Doc!

karen said...



Shohei Ohtani DH
Mookie Betts RF
Freddie Freeman 1B
T Hernandez LF
Gavin Lux 2B
Tommy Edman SS
Max Muncy 3B
Kevin Kiermaier CF
Austin Barnes C

Justin Wrobleski LHP

karen said...

THANKS SPANKY!!!

spank said...

woohoo!! No Joe Davis ruining Ohtani homeruns with his crappy voice and dumb catchprases today. There is a god.

spank said...

your welcome Karen 😁

spank said...

you're. dammit

karen said...

@Spanky....there ain't no other Vinny.

Do you know what the yellow ribbons are for?

spank said...

fucking kiermeyer should have thrown the ball to second instead of home. he aint got no arm

spank said...

yellow ribbon is for cancer awareness i think. lance Armstrong thing if i remember

karen said...

Maybe Mark Pryor can come out and pitch.

spank said...

goddamn! that's a wrap

Steve Sax said...

They’re gonna let zero leaks hang and save the bullpen.

Fuck the bottom of the lineup in the second for striking out and stranding two runners with none on

Steve Sax said...

Sorry: they’re gonna let wrobleski hang

Steve Sax said...

Mookie and Freddie already pulled. White flag

karen said...

Doc throwing in the towel awfully early. Maybe it's best with the bullpen and Freddie's finger. I can't believe I just said that but here we are.

karen said...

Where are you guys? Have you bailed on me?? Just so you know it's now 12-3. So, I will focus on no shut out. Ohmmmm (meditating)

Steve Sax said...

Sorry Karen. I’m off getting drunk

karen said...

I was wondering when we were going to see Kiki pitch.

karen said...

Final score 14-3.

spank said...

@karen. i bailed at 1:59pm 50 minutes after the Dodgers bailed on their fans.

karen said...

@Spanky.... hope this doesn't mean you are going to take one of your (well needed) 'breaks' from the Dodgers. We need you!!!!

karen said...

@Saxy......we all needed to drink after that crap fest! Hope you're on board today (alcohol on hand).

karen said...

GAME 4

Shohei Ohtani DH
Mookie Betts RF
Freddie Freeman 1B
T Hernandez LF
Will Smith C
Tommy Edman CF
Miguel Rojas SS
K Hernandez 3B
Chris Taylor 2B

Jack Flaherty RHP

karen said...

Michael Peterson called back up. Justin Wrobleski optioned.

spank said...

@karen..nah. I'll keep watching games but blowouts im gone

karen said...

SPANKY!!! I'm so happy you're hangin' in!!

karen said...

Great play to get Traitor Joc in the DP

spank said...

CT3 double

spank said...

Frederick!!

karen said...

Wow....Miggy going to second there surprised me

karen said...

44 and 44 for Shohei!!

Steve Sax said...

Two-out single for Perdomo, B5. Dodgers up 3-2. Corbin Carroll up.

Steve Sax said...

Sorry I’m late guys! Have spent all morning on the road

Steve Sax said...

Ohtani SB 45 and 46, both on a left-hander!

Steve Sax said...

IBB to Betts—Rick Monday says Betts should take off for second

Steve Sax said...

Freddie with a sacrifice fly!

4-1 LA

karen said...

Shohei steals #45 and #46 and Freddie brings him home

karen said...

Hey Saxy!!! Glad you made it!!

Steve Sax said...

Two-out two-strike two-rbi single for Slappy!

6-1

spank said...

slappy does good

6-1 LA

Steve Sax said...

6-3 with Banda just barely getting that second out. Snakes still have a runner on

Steve Sax said...

Banda almost had the K, but Slappy dropped it

Steve Sax said...

Randall Grichuk at the plate, Anthony Banda on the mound—not feeling good here

Steve Sax said...

Banda can’t cover first in time, so Grichuk reaches. Arizona now has the tying run at the plate

spank said...

Dodgers messing with my emotions

Steve Sax said...

Bottom of the order going really quickly here in the top of the eighth

karen said...

MOOKIE!!! So solid!!

Steve Sax said...

Mookie magic!!! Two-run double to score Taylor and Ohtani!

Steve Sax said...

Freeman with an eight-pitch AB here in the top of the eighth...

Steve Sax said...

Ninth pitch of the Freeman AB is a WP; Betts takes third

Steve Sax said...

Freddie HOME RUN!!!

Steve Sax said...

Freeman HR on the 11th pitch!

10-3 LA

karen said...

FREDDIE!!! That home run was gone as soon as it hit the bat.

Steve Sax said...

Teoscar singles, but doesn't get the cycle. He's 5-for-5 with three singles, a double, and a triple

Steve Sax said...

Slappy with a single! That's five hits and a walk, all with two out in the eighth

Steve Sax said...

Tommy Edman single! It's 11-3 LA

Steve Sax said...

Rojas comes up for the second time this inning--Arizona relieves Slade Cecconi for Paul Sewald

Steve Sax said...

11-3 LA, two out in the top of the eighth

Steve Sax said...

Rojas Ks, so he's responsible for two of the three outs this inning.

11-3 LA, mid-8

Steve Sax said...

Kike retired on one pitch in the ninth. Yay

Steve Sax said...

Eugenio Suarez had a solo shot in the bottom of the eighth, so we go to the ninth 11-4 LA

Steve Sax said...

CT3 just misses a HR but ends up striking out. Ohtani Ks as well.

We go to the bottom of the ninth, 11-4 LA

Steve Sax said...

The turtlenecked Honeywell now has two outs but men on second and third. 11-4 LA

Steve Sax said...

Josh Bell with a two-run single, so it's 11-6 LA. Close this game out, guys!

Steve Sax said...

Pavin Smith now at the plate, with Bell advancing to second on defensive indifference.

Steve Sax said...

FINALLY

WIN!

Steve Sax said...

Three of four from the Diamondbacks. Amazing.

Way to go, Dodgers!

karen said...

The Boys of Summer take this one 11-6.

I am so happy to have this series behind us.

Steve Sax said...

5.5-game on SD (who is playing now); 6.0-game lead on the Snakes.

Steve Sax said...

@karen: me too. I'll take it