Sunday, June 28, 2026

Game 84 Thread: June 28 @ Padres, 1p

Remember Soto in early pinstripes?

Emmet Sheehan (3-5, 5.32) vs. Michael King (5-6, 3.33).

Michael King, like Randy Vasquez last night, was one of five players that came over from the Yankees when the Padres traded Juan Soto in 2023. Vasquez got lit up for 5 ER and 7 R last night in 3.1 IP. Let's greet King with the same sort of warmth and win this series!

52 comments:

spank said...

Shohei DH
Pages CF
Freeman 1B
Mookie SS
Muncy 3B
Edman LF
$60mil RF
Axel F 2B
Chuckie Robinson C

Sheehan P

Steve Sax said...

Betts flies to C to strand a runner. 0-0 through 0.5.

Just tuning in.

I’m buzzed.

Steve Sax said...

@spank: why is Freeland Axel F?

Steve Sax said...

Tatis grounds to short. Taylor Ks on a wicked slider. Two out

Steve Sax said...

Sheehan Ks Merrill on a great changeup. Let’s gooooo

Steve Sax said...

0-0 through 1

Steve Sax said...

I have extra prosecco from hanging out with SoSG Orel yesterday morning. We are going to drink that during this game. Let’s see how long I last

Steve Sax said...

How is machado only batting .183

Steve Sax said...

Machado pops to Mookie for the first out in the second. 0-0

Steve Sax said...

Ohtani RBI brings in Freeland! 1-0

Steve Sax said...

Ohtani on first. Freeland advanced to second on a Chuckie bunt.

Steve Sax said...

Why is Pages using that challenge there?! Stupid

Steve Sax said...

And Pages Ks soon thereafter.

Steve Sax said...

EK is all over Pages for stupid challenges. And he’s right. pages is a challenge black hole

Steve Sax said...

Pages: 6-for-14 on challenges

Steve Sax said...

EK is talking sense here: only challenge when it could change win expectancy.

And then Freeman is rung up on a questionable strike 3 call, but he can’t challenge because Pages is an idiot and wasted it

Steve Sax said...

1-0 LA, mid-3

Steve Sax said...

Sheehan has a man on second with one out, but gets Tatis to fly out to Chuckie, and then Ks Taylor.

1-0 LA through 3

Steve Sax said...

Edman forces Muncy for the second out.

Steve Sax said...

Machado goes yard and ties the game at 1.

Steve Sax said...

Ugh

Steve Sax said...

4-1 LA, Vesia in for the bottom of the sixth. He lets Merrill reach in an infield single (Vesia forgets to cover first). Then one pitch and Machado flies to Pages. One out.

Steve Sax said...

“What’s with those uniforms?” —Ms Sax

Steve Sax said...

That’s the SD uniforms, not us.

Vesia asleep and Merrill takes second.

Steve Sax said...

Vesia Ks Sheets. Two out

Steve Sax said...

And Vesia is already pulled. Will Klein in to face Bogearts

Steve Sax said...

The prosecco got to me. I took a nap there

Steve Sax said...

Boegarts knocks in Merrill. 4-2 LA

Steve Sax said...

Klein plunks Andujar.

Steve Sax said...

Klein Ks Song.

4-2 LA through six full

Steve Sax said...

Mookie with a two-out single, but Muncy flies to left to end the seventh. Dodgers still up 4-2

Steve Sax said...

Klein faces a PH, Wagner

Steve Sax said...

Wagner out 1-3

Steve Sax said...

Tatis up with none on and one out.

Steve Sax said...

Tatis strokes an opposite-field base hit. One out

Steve Sax said...

Here’s Samad Taylor, who is 0-for-3 with 3 Ks so far

Steve Sax said...

Klein gives Taylor the golden sombrero. Fourth K

Steve Sax said...

Roberts goes to Tanner Scott with two out in the seventh.

Steve Sax said...

Scott disposes Merrill on three pitches. Wow

Steve Sax said...

4-2 LA through 7

Steve Sax said...

Edman batting from the right on Wandy Peralta

Steve Sax said...

Edman rung up, then Tucker run up.

Steve Sax said...

Scott had two on with none out, and gets a K and then a 5-4-3 DP to end the eighth!

Steve Sax said...

4-2 LA through eight

Steve Sax said...

Henriquez in for the bottom of the ninth and a two-run lead 😬

Steve Sax said...

Song flies to Pages for the first out.

Steve Sax said...

Full count to Fermin

Steve Sax said...

Henriquez walks Fermin, so Tatis is the tying run 😬

Steve Sax said...

Tatis GIDPs to Mookie to end the game!!!

Steve Sax said...

Betts with a double play like the end of the 2025 WS. Wow

Steve Sax said...

WIN

spank said...

@Saxy - Freeland is Axel F in homage to beverly hills cop and to spice up the lineup when he and alex call bat back to back. it just stuck with me. lol