Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Game 158 Thread: September 24 @ D'backs, 6.40p

Three is still the Dodgers' magic number. (cries)

UPDATE 4.20p PT: Padres lose to Milwaukee, 3-1. Two is now the Dodgers' magic number!

Snell vs. Nelson.

Last postseason, we had to go with bullpen games. This year, it looks like we'll have to go with all-starter games, or at the very least stop (Padres sleeper agent) Tanner Scott from entering the game.

Which means you're going to have to go deep into tonight's game again, Blake Snell. Hope you enjoyed your four-month vacation earlier this season. We need you now.

And here's a recap of the postseason races: the Dodgers are two games ahead of the Padres in the NL West, with five games to play. And in the NL Wild Card race, the Mets now have the sixth and final playoff spot, but Arizona and Cincinnati are both only one game out of that spot.

44 comments:

Steve Sax said...

Watching MIL @ SD. Top 7, Brice Turang just hit a RBI single with two out, scoring Jackson Chourio. MIL 2, SD 1 at the stretch.

Steve Sax said...

Now 3-1 MIL, top 9

Steve Sax said...

Milwaukee wins. Have to update the GT!

karen said...

Kersh scheduled to pitch last game of reg season.

(cries)

spank said...

saxy got me feeling guilty so im watching todays game even though fuck that after last night

spank said...

booming triple by shohei to lead off

spank said...

Betts sac fly.

1-0 LA

karen said...

Good catch by Pages.

karen said...

Pages hits a 2 run homer. Boys up 3-1 T4.

Steve Sax said...

Glad you two are here. Last night was gut-wrenching.

As is watching Teo bat these days.

Steve Sax said...

Kirby Yates to the IL

Why can’t that be Tanner Scott

spank said...

leadoff hitter on for snakes in 6th

spank said...

woop double play

Steve Sax said...

Sasaki warming in the pen!

karen said...

Rogi coming in. Hope he hasn't absorbed any of the bullpen stink while sitting out there.

karen said...

WOW!! Roki was dealing.

Steve Sax said...

Roki with a clean seventh!

Maybe the rest of the bullpen can take notes

spank said...

Roki looked good. confident not all scared teary eyed like early this season

Steve Sax said...

Huge hit by Teo there. That’s the Teo we have missed!

RBI double + the error, Mookie scores from first. It’s 4-1 LA and of course we need every run for this bullpen

spank said...

Ah i was wondering why Teo made it to third. perdomo fucked up

Steve Sax said...

4-1 LA, mid-8. Here comes Vesia.

karen said...

Pages is having a great night.

spank said...

Pages doing it in the field

spank said...

wtf man

Steve Sax said...

Oh my god. I go to take a shower and come back to this shit?! Vesia gets one out and gives up three hits and a run, and then Henriquez comes in and lets another run in?

4-3 LA, one out. We're fucked.

Steve Sax said...

Henriquez robbed on a call that should have been strike three.

Steve Sax said...

Tie game on the sacrifice to center. What the fuck.

I'm pretty much done with this team. This bullpen is unsalvagable. It's not Dave Roberts' fault--there isn't one fucking reliable arm in the whole goddamn bullpen. These guys are clowns.

spank said...

this is why i pick and choose games to watch. fuck this. the coaches suck

Steve Sax said...

Henriquez gets roped on a ball to left. Pages very lucky to get that one even on a bounce.

spank said...

i think the coaches have the responsibility to fix these pitchers. they just all seem to be getting worse

spank said...

no need watching this game anymore. even if they win its a loss in my book

Steve Sax said...

And now we have to go to Kershaw for the ninth inning. Really, we have no other options.

Unbelieveable.

Steve Sax said...

There is a school of thought that we overused the bullpen so much all year that they're gassed at the wrong time. Not to mention, many of them went deep into the postseason last year.

Steve Sax said...

Edman with a sweet catch in center to get Marte for the final out.

We go to extras, tied at 4.

Steve Sax said...

Pinch-runner Kim blows the base-running move from second by hesitating, and is thrown out at home by Carroll. Horrible base running.

Steve Sax said...

If Freeman strikes out here, it's over.

Steve Sax said...

Freeman has an 0-2 count.

Dreyer is up for the 10th. We're done.

Steve Sax said...

Freeman watches strike three right down the fucking middle.

Well, I'm not watching this, guys and girls.

karen said...

This is the shit that scares me.

Steve Sax said...

holy cow, we won.

Edman with the game-winning hit; wrobleski with a scoreless 11th.

karen said...

WIN!!!!

Steve Sax said...

(I lied about not watching this! After we got out of the 10th, I turned it back on.)

Steve Sax said...

@karen and @spank: this one was for you.

Steve Sax said...

PGT up!