Giants at Dodgers, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, MLBN, CSN-BA
Dodger killer Jake Peavy goes for the Giants. He’s 14-3 with a 2.30 ERA in 27 career starts against the LA team. He began the 2015 season on the DL, however, and didn’t make his first start until July 3. Since then he’s 4-6 with a 4.21 ERA. He’ll be opposed by Brett Anderson, whose every next start is somewhat of a surprise, since he’s not had a full healthy season since 2010. In fact, his 147 1/3 innings is the most he’s pitched since his rookie year with Oakland in 2009, when he threw 175 1/3. He’s 8-8 with a 3.36 ERA. Against the Giants this season he’s 1-2 with a 4.71 ERA and hasn’t gotten past the fifth inning in two of his four starts against them.
Lineup when available.
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup:
Rollins SS
Utley 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Turner 3B
Ethier RF
Crawford LF
Grandal C
Pederson CF
Anderson P #whiff
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 31, 2015
NPUT
Did you all see Kiké in the banana suit?
We need a nice short fast game tonight. Neither team’s bullpen is likely to be worth a plugged nickel.
— just long enough for the Dodgers to outscore SF. (Nice to not need the bottom half of the 9th!)
I think Kenley can go an inning, as well as Howell, so if Greinke can get us to the 8th…Thomas and Peralta available to mop up if it is a blow out (either way). Baez has worked the past two nights, but sat for a week before that, so. Avilan probably good for a batter if not an inning. And then we have Ballslinger.
No we need BadGums to get gnocked out in the third, and then the Dodgers feast upon what’s left of the Gnatpen.
Sweep would be sweet. With our aces going for us the possibility arises.
That would be HUGE. If they continue to play like they did last night/this morning, the outlook is MUCH brighter.
As I mentioned below, guess it took Kersh venting/admonishing.
FO reacquires Heisy in order to give some commenters at this site something to grouse about.
Awoke to the good news. Great way to start the day.
Second that, WBB, but adding “pleasantly surprised.” I believe it was the 8th when Steiner said this was becoming a chess match between Bochy and Mattingly — obviously that didn’t bode well for LA fans .. . especially when the Dodgers failed to score with Utley at 3rd with only 1 out.
Interesting to see AJ saying this about scoring the winning run: “There a was a high level of panic.” http://m.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article/146640974/adrian-gonzalez-hits-walk-off-vs-giants
I’m wondering if he’s referring to Kersh’s admonition two Sundays ago that they need to play with panic/intensity. It seems like that wake-up call has worked — they’ve won 6 of 7 since then, 3 of 4 vs. winning teams.
I’m hoping!
I tried to pull myself away, but I couldn’t. I am glad I stayed. What an exhausting and rewarding victory. Now, WinnipegDave, get some sleep!
Good night all.
Good day to you Sir!
I am most impressed with Hatcher! Wow, did he deliver.
WOO-HOO!!!! HUGE WIN!!!!
Now?
Now!
Yea! We win. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
it’s 5.30pm here, what time is it over there?
3:30am (where I am).
1:30 am. Still here. I lied…
2:38 am.
West Coasters must have gone to bed.
Ha. You get the crown tonight/this morning Bob.
Game ended shortly after 12:30 a.m. PDT.
that’s dedication
Not sure AJ would be in scoring position at 2nd.
Better odds than from first.
Question was whether worth giving up an out to try to get him there.
Right. Too tired.
OY! Come ON, Dodgers!
It was a pretty well hit foul.
Very reluctantly, I’m saying good night. Just took two sleeping pills.
Sweet dreams. Last time I bagged it before the end of the game I dreamt that the Dodgers won. They lost.
Back when I would listen to the games on a radio under my pillow, I went to sleep when they had the lead — vs. the Pirates, I seem to remember — but awoke thinking they lost and knowing the score . . . they did and it was accurate and the battery was dead. Guess it sank into my subconscious . . . now if only I can learn something important that way!
Have to go to bed. What a game.
I almost wish Turner had tried to steal home.
Hatcher wasn’t terrible hitting as a catcher in the lower minors.
Interesting.
Now what?
They should walk Peraza as well,
Yup.
Arghhhh!!! Van Slyke, that was ball three.
Can we bring in the September call ups now?
It is the 1st!
Well, Hatcher has brought his ERA down to 4.01. JJ even is close at 4.17.
This is it for me: We win or I go to bed or, better yet, both.
Me, too.
Now. Now, now, now.
Please.
Thanks in advance.
May this be the inning.
How many opposing batters have we hit with pitches lately on 0-2 counts?
Jim Johnson is contagious.
Uh oh. Is Crawford hurt?
If he is Greinke may have to play the outfield.
Other Crawford…
Gnat Crawford.
No just dinged his shin. Stays in, but may hurt tomorrow.
Not another HBP!
Can I come back in like Hans Solo – just in time for Luke to blow up the Death Star?
Let’s end this thing and then all go to sleep.
Not yet, apparently.
Okay. Now I can watch again.
I can’t watch.
You can’t let Posey beat us.
He hit an impossibly low pitch. That’s Posey.
Not the ideal situation for Hatcher.
They’re swinging for the fences…
Hatcher. Dig deep, my man.
Hatcher or Howell?
Top of their line up, yes? No good choices left…
Ump squeezing Casilla.
This will go down as one of the best games of the season . . . or one of the worst.
The longest?
Okay Dodgers. Seriously, I need to go to sleep. Can we please score a run?
So do I, but the adrenaline has taken over.
I’m watching gameday with my eyes at half mast.
Tell me about it 2:15 here.
Why on earth did they take Pederson out? He’d just successfully bunted; he wasn’t pinch-hit for.
Is he out? Injury?
Peraza stayed in to play CF.
He’s played just a handful of games there in the minors.
Lucky for him there were three ground balls.
To gain a slot? Otherwise pitcher would be there, no?
Must be. Johnson’s in the order there now.
Good question. He put Johnson in Pederson’s spot and kept Peraza in as centerfielder. In 424 games in the minor leagues, Peraza had played 17 games in centerfield. Donnie also pulled Ethier way too early, if he should have pulled him at all. Ethier had a key hit vs. a lefty against Chicago and has been hot.
Ethier is always doubtful against a lefty.
Who’s left in the pen, she asks nervously?
Hatcher and Howell.
I can’t believe he got out of that. Heart attack time.
JJ hits a guy every other inning with the Dodgers.
Makes me nuts.
Think how they must feel.
Johnson! Come on!
This stupid game. I’m going to bed. I have to be up in 6 hours for work. Dodgers have had 2 or 3 chances to win. Now Johnson will come in. However, good use of Jansen tonight.
Later friends.
(Still hoping for a Dodger win.)
A.J. lets us down.
It seems like the long review affected AJ.’s timing. I wonder if that was intentional…
I didn’t see it, but it sounds as if he swung at ball four.
Yes, but he was right on the previous several pitches.
Romo’s slider.
But was it a strike?
Oh no. Way low.
I thought the same thing. Frustrating.
OK, A.J., do something!
Well, he can bunt.
Nice to have some speed on the basepaths.
Rollins with a sparkling play at short. Now we just need a wow: walk off win.
Kenley’s big weakness as a reliever is the SB.
Utley was running like a crazy person. So fortunate to make it to second. And it almost looked like he was wanting to keep on going to third!
Not being able to score even given that gift is way more frustrating than the run in the top of the 8th. Grrrrr.
Unfortunate but not game ending. Dodgers still have 2 chances to SF’s one. Let score here and give it to Jansen.
Fine by me.
Fat pitch
Nicasio has some talent, but I like him better as a middle reliever.
Was Baez slot, but fell out of favor after his two appearances in Oakland.
Nice to see Joc get a hit. Loved his little version of AGon’s hand explosion thing when he got to first!
That feels good!
Dodgers pick up Justin Ruggiano from Mariners for OF depth. Originally a Dodger draftee, pretty good defensively, had one really good offensive year. Given the injuries, a useful acquisition, but nothing special. No players go to Seattle.
Interesting. Could be alright. Would have preferred a third base option.
PTBNL goes to Seattle.
Great inning by Avilán.
Oh man it sure was! Baez looked pretty good as well.
The home run.
It is sweet when it happens for the Dodgers.
Even sweeter when it happens with runners on board and/or more than once in an inning.
It will be a battle of the bullpens now.
Dre…amy!
Did we ever need that.
Fantastic!
Alrighty!
Forgot there was a game tonight. Not really – hard to forget LA vs SF! I was just finishing a 13 hour work day.
Anyway, frustrating game (Peavy – grrr! Bryd – grrr!) but we are still in it to win it.
What was Guerrero looking for?
Sorry, fellow Dodgers fans and sabremetrics (sp?) devotees, but Pederson should not be in the starting lineup. Period. He is completely clueless. He’s hitting about .100 this month.
Given the injuries, there’s not much choice right now.
What about Van Slyke? When Pederson stopped hitting, he should have been sent to OKC to try to work things out. I am worried that all that is happening now is that his self-confidence is disappearing. Did you see the tantrum that he threw in the dugout after his latest K? Right now, I think, everybody expects him to strike out, perhaps including Pederson.
Joc’s the only CF left.
Ethier has played a lot of CF. Even SVS has played there a bit.
Ethier’s a desperation CF. I’d have more confidence in SVS, but neither of them really belongs there.
I know what you’re saying. Still, it is so frustrating and disheartening for everybody to watch Pederson struggle so mightily.
Just so we are clear. I don’t think that anyone doesn’t think that Joc is really struggling. The sabremetric concept of WAR was used to counter some suggestions here that Joc has not contributed to the Dodgers this season. OBP is a traditional stat.
I’ve accused our Dodgers of having a collective ” glass jaw ” in the past….
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I’m really hoping that this is the night where our boys ‘put their foot down’ and trade punches with the Giants, ultimately knocking them flat on the canvas…. (so-to-speak)
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Peavy ( yes…. Jake Peavy ) seems to be acquiring the exact same rythym that the Cubs’ guy last night did…….
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Do we have a heartbeat fellas?… If so…… let’s see it tonight !
Gonzalez and Ethier threw a few strong punches that last inning. Off the ropes and come out swinging.
As if it weren’t already bad enough, now I get Steinered.
Great play by Grandal to get Blanco at second.
Now don’t stop with just one run, offense.
Oh, rats. Hernandez on 15-day DLtoo.
Unfortunate, but Barnes is also versatile.
Enough to play IF/OF? The second coming of Craig Biggio? Wouldn’t we have known that by now? 😉
He’s played quite a bit of second, and a little bit of third, in the minors.
Last year in AA he actually played 2nd more than catcher. Also a bit of 3rd.
Huh. How did I miss that, I wonder.
He’s caught all but two games at OKC this season, though.
Greater value as a catcher, probably.
Barney not on the 40-man any longer. Only other middle infielder on the 40 is the kid Torreyes, who we purchased from Blue Jays in June.
Good base-running by Rollins.
No no-no for Peevey (sic).
Pitchers Bolsinger, Peralta return tomorrow along with Austin Barnes (C) and Ian Thomas (LHP).
The second of four straight blackouts, but at least there’s Vin for three innings.
Dooooooooooodgerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrsssss!….Dooooooooooooooooodgerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrssss!
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Wish I was at Chavez Ravine to start the chant!…
Most of Peevey’s positive stats versus the Dodgers date from the time when he was actually a good pitcher, in San Diego. That’s no longer true, and he’s now mediocre at best.
https://twitter.com/Ned2point0/status/638497715500945408
All is hardly lost, says Jay Jaffe at SI.
So we didn’t really lose all those games…???
Even the best teams lose at least 40% of their games. Welcome to baseball.
Dodgers lost one of their last six. It’s alarming.