Game 103, 2015

Angels at Dodgers, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, FSW

Clayton Kershaw brings his hopefully-comfortable hip and his 29-inning scoreless streak to bear against the Angels’ Hector Santiago, who’s 7-4 with a 2.43 ERA. Santiago had a rough outing in his last game but had a 1.13 ERA over his previous five starts.

Believe it or not, the Angels have always given Kershaw trouble (relatively speaking). He’s 2-2 with a 3.76 ERA against them; that’s the highest ERA he has against any team he’s faced more than three times.

There will probably be moves later in the day to get to 25 players on the active roster, and there might even be another transaction or two. Who knows?

New news:

Lineup when available.


Kiké in centerfield? Huh.

92 thoughts on “Game 103, 2015

  1. My message immediately below is confusing. What I meant to ask: Do you think Greinke remains with the Dodgers after this year?

  2. The Dodgers don’t like to sign “older” pitchers to big, longterm contracts. I am concerned that that will mean they won’t re-sign Greinke, who becomes a free agent at the end of this season.

      • It seems to be conventional wisdom that Zack will opt out, but I don’t know where it came from. As far as I know, he himself hasn’t said a word about it. For all we know he and his wife (and newborn child!) love LA and want to stay.

    • The Gnats got a mediocrity who, however, is better than the decrepit Tim Hudson, but they still don’t have a No. 2 or 3 starter. The Dodgers got one premium starter who’ll be around for a while, another who’s making a strong comeback, and two usable relievers.

        • The Gnats only got Leake, nothing more. The Reds got a so-called pitching from a weak farm system, and a career AAA utility guy.

    • Apart from money (why limit a analysis to just that?), it cost the giants (sic) their number 1 prospect for a rental. We lost a redundant Oliviera and three low end minor leaguers. (to be fair, his actual video discussion on this is much more balanced).

  3. I’m glad Mike Trout isn’t in the National League West! Unless he was a Dodger, of course… And add Goldschmitt to the roster, too…

    • We can thank Snake management, which passed on him twice in the draft. Padres, Rox and giants (sic) all passed on him once as well.

      • We should also note that, among their other shortcomings, Goldschmidt and Price failed to sign after being drafted by the Dodgers. Of course, that had to be at least partly the previous FO’s fault.

  4. Rollins SS
    Kendrick 2B
    Gonzalez 1B
    Van Slyke LF
    Puig RF
    Grandal C
    Guerrero 3B
    Hernandez CF
    Greinke P

  5. In Texas, BadGums has surrendered six runs on six hits in two innings. Llaneros lead the Gnats, 6-2.

    • Opponents having to play guess which pitcher/pea is under which thimble on which day.

      Whatever the answer, not one they exactly look forward to.

    • Blast it! That means I’ll have to write yet another post tomorrow saying he’s starting! 😉

      I hope his hip isn’t seriously hurt.

        • Why would anyone want Morse over Tabata, unless he were cheaper, but that asks the question, ‘why would the Dodgers want Tabata?’ I’m like Package, these guys don’t make sense to me sometimes.

          • I think taking Morse was a condition of getting Latos from the Marlins, so it makes sense the Dodgers would flip him for someone younger and cheaper and perhaps more useful in another transaction down the road.

          • But, of course, all the moves make sense to Package: The GM is on an ego trip wants to replace anyone on the roster he didn’t acquire,replace them with less than stellar talent and turn LA into Tampa Bay West, results be dammed.