Sunday, October 06, 2024

2024 NLDS Game 2 Thread

Taking Cease downtown, to tie NLDS Game 1.

Jack Flaherty (13-7, 3.17) vs. Yu Darvish (7-3, 3.31), 5p

Yesterday's game showed some grit for the Dodgers, and it was a pleasant surprised after the last two years of quick playoff exits. Shohei Ohtani's second-inning, game-tying three-run HR brought the Dodger Stadium crowd back into the game, and it was a rollicking time from then onward. Now if we could just get Mookie Betts (0-for-2 with a walk and a run scored) to banish his recent postseason monkey, as well as Max Muncy (0-for-4 with 2 Ks) to be more than an automatic out, we'll be really rolling.

The production from the bottom of the order--5-for-14 with four runs scored, across Will Smith, Gavin Lux, Tommy Edman, and Miguel Rojas--was exactly what the Dodgers needed to take Game 1. Yoshinobu Yamamoto wasn't sharp, but Padres starter Dylan Cease had a similarly bad pitching line--and the Dodgers came out on top in the slugfest.

Today's Game 2 is another critical game. I'll be going to the Stadium again, this time with SoSG Orel. Let's go!

The Dodgers promoted Shohei Ohtani for Game 1. Game 2 highlights Mookie Betts. This will be Mookie's breakout game!

24 comments:

karen said...

NLDS GAME 2

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

Jack Flaherty RHP

Steve Sax said...

We are at the game. It is NUTS

karen said...

My cable has been out almost all day and the guy just came and fixed it. Dude was a Dodgers fan, too, so he took good care of us. I so hate Spectrum.

karen said...

NLDS GAME 2

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

Jack Flaherty RHP

karen said...

Tatis Jr homers. Apparently he has Flaherty's number and has always hit him well according to Joe Davis.

spank said...

meh

karen said...

Ump squeezing Flaherty.

karen said...

Darvish is Shohei's childhood idol.

spank said...

dumb ass fan should have caught that.

karen said...

@Spanky...We're drinking, right??

spank said...

@karen..yes

karen said...

@Spanky....Good

spank said...

Dodgers best get one back here

spank said...

pay cut for Mookie. he's fucking horrible

Steve Sax said...

Mookie has been awful, what is happening herep

Steve Sax said...

What’s the word on Freeman?

Steve Sax said...

I am blown away by how bad Mookie has been.

karen said...

We're running out of time

spank said...

come on luxy

karen said...

Come on Doc. Don't demoralize them.

karen said...

Baby Graterol needs to come out but Doc is going to let him take a beating to protect the bullpen.

karen said...

Padres tie the series 1-1.

Steve Sax said...

That was not grit.

That was not Mookie's breakout game.

karen said...

Mookie is cold as ice. Freddie is hurt. No Clayton. Bullpen games in October. No way we're going easy y'all. This team is too good and has already survived to much shit and so have we. Tomorrow is off and the trip to Friarland is a short one (no cross country flights into different time zones). Dig deep guys. We're in it to win this mother. Let's pull our panties up and get this job done.

That's the best rah rah I can put together at 2:30 in the fricking morning. We've got our marching orders. Let's go!!!