Wednesday, October 01, 2025

2025 NL Wild Card Game 2 Thread: Oct 1 vs. Reds, 6p

I love how the Dodger Stadium field is beautified in the postseason.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs. Zack Littell.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a 5.0 WAR this season (second highest on the team, only to Shohei Ohtani). Yamamoto pitched against Cincinnati on July 28, going 7.0 IP (4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB and 9 Ks), earning his ninth victory of the season.

Zack Littell (3.2 WAR) was picked by the Reds at this year's trade deadline from the Rays. He went 2-0 with the Reds across 10 starts, sporting a 4.39 ERA which was a bit worse than his 3.58 ERA with Tampa Bay (where he went 8-8). He did not face the Dodgers this season.

I've got mixed feelings about last night's victory, given it showed our clear strengths (starting pitching and the home run firepower) as well as our weaknesses (most of the bullpen). Let's get the win today so we can wrap this up; I'd realy hate for a Game 3 to happen.

81 comments:

karen said...

Padres score 1 in T1.

Steve Sax said...

Guardians tie up their series with a win.

Padres up 3-0

😬

Steve Sax said...

Padres tie up their series with a win

Now I'm getting freaked out

Steve Sax said...

Yankees leading Boston in the third.

Steve Sax said...

Looks like Manny Machado had a dagger home run in the Cubs-Padres game. Wow.

Steve Sax said...

NYY and BOS tied. Today is just chaos

karen said...

Judge brings in the go ahead run. 3-2 B5.

karen said...

Trevor Story homers to tie this mofo back up. 3-3.

Steve Sax said...

This Yankees-Red Sox game is freaking me out

Steve Sax said...

I'm going for a run. I need to let off some steam here,

spank said...

ooo yeah. fuck the sox

karen said...

Damn Yankees take the lead in B8.

karen said...

BOOOOOOOOO

spank said...

fuck yeah. fuck Boston!.

spank said...

Kiki catch!!

karen said...

MR OCTOBER!!!!! Fuck you Reggie Jackson!

spank said...

classic teo. smh

Steve Sax said...

What the fuck, Teoscar?!

Steve Sax said...

I’m back from my run for that?! I’m gonna run to Dodger Stadium so I can slap Teo

karen said...

Shake it off Teo!

spank said...

Teo 2- LA 0

smh

Steve Sax said...

Teoscar’s error costs us two runs. And worse, Yams won’t last long because of this.

spank said...

mook double. bring him in fred

Steve Sax said...

And then Teoscar strands Mookie at second.

Awful.

Steve Sax said...

Teoscar had better hit a seven-run HR this game, or I’m gonna be pissed

QuadSevens said...

Nice second inning for Yoshi!

Steve Sax said...

Yams now at 41 pitches through two.

Thanks to Teoscar.

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers already 0-for-3 with RISP. Just another Yamamoto start with no run support

QuadSevens said...

Benny Biceps with a leadoff double! Let’s go!

QuadSevens said...

Mookie RBI!

spank said...

mook rbi single. woop

spank said...

kiki rbi double. fuck yeah

spank said...

rojas bromgs in.kiki

spank said...

2 on for shohei

QuadSevens said...

Yoshi through five with only 72 pitches. Retired 13 in a row now.

spank said...

Yoshi!!!

spank said...

*faints*

spank said...

kiki:s got that playoff magic

spank said...

4-2 LA. shohei ribi single

spank said...

mookie double.

5-2 LA

spank said...

fuck yeah. lets do this!

spank said...

7-2 LA. teo double

Steve Sax said...

Ok I forgive Teoscar now

Steve Sax said...

Yams is sacking the hell up here

Steve Sax said...

Yamamoto is terrified of this bullpen as well

Steve Sax said...

113 pitches for Yoshi. Can’t blame the guy, it would have been fewer had Teo not doomed him.

spank said...

good lord. reliever time

Steve Sax said...

Treinen enters and gets us to the stretch without a run crossing.

karen said...

Only 5 runs up and it's bullpen time.

QuadSevens said...

Have a night Mookie! 4 hits!

spank said...

mookie's back baby!!

Steve Sax said...

Focus, Kiké!

Steve Sax said...

What is it tonight with the errors from everyone named Hernandez

spank said...

shaky sheehan

spank said...

Reds hitting sheehan hard

karen said...

Sheehan has been tainted by the bullpen curse.

Steve Sax said...

Dammit Sheehan, get a fucking out

Steve Sax said...

Holy shit, Doc took out Sheehan mid-AB?! For Vesia?!

QuadSevens said...

Our pitchers suck in the 8th again.

Steve Sax said...

One pitch K for Vesia! And even worse, even with the PH Andujar, the K goes to Benson (who didn’t even finish the AB).

Steve Sax said...

Vesia goes 3-0, and then 3-2, and then walks McLain. Come on.

spank said...

jesus christ man

karen said...

We made it through the 8th.

spank said...

fuck me. inning over

Steve Sax said...

Vesia gets Friedl with a called strike 3! Let’s goooooooo

QuadSevens said...

That was too stressful!

Steve Sax said...

Pages, 0-for-8 this series

Steve Sax said...

Now 0-for-9

QuadSevens said...

Roki time!

Steve Sax said...

So much for insurance.

Here’s Roki for the ninth.

Steve Sax said...

I’m nervous

Steve Sax said...

Steer K. One out

Steve Sax said...

Lux K! Two out

Steve Sax said...

Catch the ball Ben

Steve Sax said...

ROKI!

Steve Sax said...

WIN

spank said...

roki!!!!!

karen said...

WIN BABY!!!!!

spank said...

that's a wrap

QuadSevens said...

Roki is my closer!

Steve Sax said...

PGT up!