Game 110 Thread: July 31 vs. Red Sox, 7p

Blake Snell, still not pitching.

Edgardo Henriquez (4-1, 2.79) vs. Ranger Suarez (4-3, 3.02).

Not sure which Red Sox team we're going to see this series--the one that fumbled around the start of this year and got Alex Cora fired, or the one that has won an amazing 20 of their 24 games this month.

But starting Edgardo Henriquez tonight only underlines how badly Blake Snell has slow-walked his return to the Dodgers' rotation. Tarik Skubal had the same surgical procedure and returned in 38 days. 38 days from Blake Snell's surgery would have been June 26--so over a month later, Snell is just lounging around.

Hence, Henriquez.

Thanks a lot, Blake!

Post-Game 57 Thread: Dodgers Home Run Derby

DODGERS 4, PHILLIES 2

It wasn't so much what the Dodgers did--stop the red-hot Phillies and give opposing starter Zack Wheeler his first loss of the year--but how they did it: four solo home runs from Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy, Shohei Ohtani, and Will Smith.

Oh, and Justin Wrobleski, who had struggled in his last start against Milwaukee, came back with a vengeance (7.0 IP, 1 ER, 9 Ks and 0 BB). Bryce Harper struck out three times and Kyle Schwarber struck out twice, contributing to 11 Ks overall for the Dodger pitchers (Wrobleski; the moderately effective Edgardo Henriquez; a clutch K for Alex Vesia (on his bobblehead night!); and a perfect ninth from Tanner Scott).

I couldn't watch this one as I don't have Apple TV, but that gave me the chance to hear Charley Steiner botch Freeman's HR call as well as call the Dodger right fielder "Kyle Turner." Hoo, boy.

Post-Game 29 Thread: Fish Tuckered Out

DODGERS 5, MARLINS 4

With the Dodgers down 4-2 going into the bottom of the ninth, Andy Pages and Dalton Rushing walked; Shohei Ohtani hit a one-out ground rule double to trim the margin to a run; and then with two out, Kyle Tucker singled to center to score Rushing from third and Ohtani from second.

The Dodgers come back to win in improbable fashion, but at least Ohtani (3-for-5 with an RBI and 2 runs) is showing signs of life, and the bullpen regained form (Alex Vesia, Tanner Scott, Edgardo Henriquez, and Jake Eder (?) with scoreless innings each.

Eder gets the win. Tucker gets the heroics. The Dodgers get to stay in first place for another day.

Post-2025 NLWC Game 1 Thread: The Leakiest of Pens

2025 NLWC GAME 1: DODGERS 10, REDS 5

For the second straight outing, Blake Snell's seven solid innings (7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 Ks) should be the story. But it's not, because our bullpen is a disaster--and actually let the Reds back into this game because of their absolute ineptitude.

Alex Vesia entered the game in the eighth. 22 pitches, 13 strikes. He saw three batters and got one out. Both of his runners scored.

Edgardo Henriquez came into the game, and was even worse. He saw three batters and got no outs, walking in two runs.

Jack Dreyer came into the game, and barely escaped. He saw three batters, walking in a run on his own, and got a strikeout and then a pop out to first, to escape the jam.

That's three pitchers, 59 pitches, and three runs yielded--all in one inning. This bullpen is pathetic.

During that eighth inning, we had to rush Emmet Sheehan to get warm in the bullpen, given the implosion that was happening on the field. Thankfully, we had scored 10 runs by then: three RBI from two Shohei Ohtani HRs; four RBI from two Teoscar Hernandez HR; a solo shot from Tommy Edman; and an RBI from Ben Rortvedt. (An Alex Call single with a two-run error from Noelvi Marte led to the other run, but no RBI was awarded.)

So we went to the ninth inning up 10-5, with Blake Treinen in for the ninth. He got two Ks, then gave up a single to Gavin Lux, but got Miguel Andujar for the final out. Whew.

If our starters can't go eight innings, we don't stand a chance, not with this leaky pen. We should be happy with a series-opening 10-5 win. But this isn't good.

I'm not even going to dwell on Andy Pages' 0-for-5.

Post-Game 161 Thread: Dodgers Bullpen Takes Down Logans

DODGERS 5, MARINERS 3

Mariners starter Logan Gilbert got tagged for two runs, and was followed by Logan Evans, who gave up another run...and then Kiké Hernandez hit a two-run double in the top of the ninth to give the Dodgers the late lead.

But more amazingly, the Dodgers bullpen showed moxie that they had not shown all season. Blake Treinen, Alex Vesia, and Edgardo Henriquez each had scoreless innings with three strikeouts each, setting a franchise record nine consecutive strikeouts. Amazing.

Tomorrow, we find out who our Wild Card opponent will be, as all MLB games start at the same time. Either a win by the Reds, or a loss by the Mets, sends Cincinnati to Los Angeles for Game 1 on Tuesday.

Here we go, folks!

Post-Game 158 Thread: Vesia and Henriquez Try To Throw This Away, But New Bullpen Arms (and Tommy Edman) Earn The Win Anyway

This game was exhausting.

DODGERS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 4 (11)

No one will remember Blake Snell's six innings of one-run ball tonight. And they may not even remember scoreless frames from two Dodger starters, Roki Sasaki and Clayton Kershaw, to contribute to the cause.

But after Alex Vesia and Edgardo Henriquez' ineptitude in the eighth inning to cede the 4-1 lead and let the Snakes tie the game; and after pinch runner Hyeseong Kim hesitates at second and is thrown out at the plate in the top of the 10th inning--the Dodgers had some unlikely solid performances from the bullpen: Blake Treinen, who came in with the bases loaded and two out in the bottom of the 10th, and got the final out; and Justin Wrobleski, who pitched a scoreless 11th to earn the victory.

Also, Tommy Edman had a two-out, two-strike single to left-center which scored Freddie Freeman from third in the top of the 11th, scoring the game's winning run. Edman also had a solid play in the field to end the ninth inning for Kershaw.

No Tanner Scott tonight, so we actually won this game. Magic number is at 1.

And big credit to SportsNet LA's Jessica Mendoza for noticing Kim's hesitation at second immediately and calling it out. She did great on color commentary tonight and I love to hear her insight in the booth.