Game 55, 2014

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Pirates at Dodgers, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA

The Pirates send out Gerrit Cole and his 4-3, 3.76 ERA record against the Dodgers’ Dan Haren and his 5-3, 3.16 ERA. Haren has been better at home than on the road, with a 2.39 ERA in four starts. The Pirates have won four of Cole’s last five starts.


In terrible news for Chris Withrow and bad news for the Dodgers, Withrow has been diagnosed with a torn ligament in his right elbow and will likely need Tommy John surgery, which would incapacitate him for a year.

In case you’re wondering about the seemingly growing number of pitchers needing the surgery this year, Dr. James Andrews has just released a paper which says your perception is correct. There have been more this season than in the past.

52 thoughts on “Game 55, 2014”

  2. League’s bounceback this year is nice. But, put in higher leverage situations lately, he hasn’t come thru.

    • Is that the answer to “Who can consistently hit better than the Dodgers?”

      Because they need to find an answer.

  4. I cringed when I heard Puig crashed into the wall — Dodgers cannot afford to lose him . . . if the offense is sputtering now, it would be stalled without him.

  8. Offense can’t play like last year but League is, at least tonight.

    But all are unearned because the E6 started it all.

  9. Shoot — every time LA scores, they answer.
    Offense needs a “quality” game just to tie now.

  11. So much for the error-less games streak.
    But at least they improved!

  12. Last year the combination was Puig and Hanley to kickstart the Blue.
    This year it’s been Puig trying to carry them on his back. Hopefully last inning was the addition to HanRam to help carry that weight . . . carry that weight

  15. Bills pitched 2 innings of simulated game today. Could come off the DL in June.

  17. I know “the book” says not to make the last (or first) out at 3rd . . . so was that daring or obvious by Dee?

  22. Giants now lead . . . they are this year’s version of last season’s 50-game Dodgers.

      • There’s no guarantee. I know we all hoped or even thought they would do that in 2010 and ’12.

        And there’s no guarantee the Dodgers will play any better than this. They SHOULD . . . but there’s no guarantees.

    • I liked him until that final year . . . sure felt like sandbagging and wanting more, then suddenly a resurgence in NYC.

      • He was injuried. Dodgers didn’t want to take the risk in resigning him (so he felt betrayed).

        • Wasn’t he holding out for longer than they wanted to give him? With all the long-term contracts the Dodgers had given to players who then ended up hurt — much less to someone ALREADY hurt — I don’t blame them.

          • It wasn’t for a long term deal, but he was eligible for arbitration. Dodgers offered him less than he wanted prior to arbitration. Dodgers then didn’t tender him because they thought he would probably get even more in arbitration.

          • I was ok if Martin was not offered a contract because of his questionable hip but to offer him $5m and not meet his asking price of $5.5m was stupid. It was like Beltre deja vu all over again.

          • You both are remembering better than me — but I agree with the quibbling over half a million. But that was the McCourt era, wasn’t it? — when lots of odd things were happening.

  26. I have audio, thru the MLB site . . . and it’s Vin! He sounds like the cold has not left.

  27. Love that Gameday “In play, run(s)” . . . at least when LA is batting!

    • Guess he DOES have it — I sit corrected!

      And without coverage . . . MLB audio shut down on me and this is one that our local station joins in progress, I guess. So following Gameday.

  29. Picture the big “?” over my head when I saw this lineup.

    I know Ethier is faster than A-gon (who isn’t?!), but can he keep in front of Puig? Then there’s Hanley, A-gon, and Kemp — not striking the fear as they have in years past . . . but maybe this will favorably shake them up.

    Whatever the lineup, let’s go, Dodgers! (And go, Cards!)

    • Same as yesterday’s (if that is any comfort!), except for C and P.

      • First of all, picture the egg on my face.

        Secondly, that’s not much — if any — comfort. The scores came on a miscue and a Puig solo shot. I’ll give Bailey some of that credit.

  31. Tough news on Withrow. As I recall he had elbow trouble and surgery 4-5 years ago.