Marlins at Dodgers, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, FS-F
Clayton Kershaw (2-0, 1.50 ERA) is matched against Tom Koehler (1-2, 4.80 ERA). Koehler’s pitched 15 innings this season, walking seven and striking out 12. Kershaw’s gone 30 innings, walking three and striking out 30.
Lineup when available.
Utley 2B
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Gonzalez 1B
Puig RF
Grandal C
Crawford LF
Pederson CF
Kershaw P— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 26, 2016
NPUT
That game was the downer of the season so far. While Kershaw had a bad inning, the offense had a bad game.
Drat. We were seemingly sailing along and I switched to news, then back to the game at the top of the hour only to see Kershaw still pitching but the score 5-3. I watched for about two minutes, enough to figure out Stanton had hurt us again with an HR. Switched back to news and served up our soup and sandwiches.
It’s ridiculous, but I just don’t expect Kershaw to lose.
I never expect Clayton to lose either, but when he does I expect it to be 1-0.
Ah well. It always seems to hurt a bit more when Kershaw takes the loss. But there is always tomorrow! See you all then.
If Utley draws a walk and Seager hits a double and Turner singles, then this game gets very interesting…
Nice hit by Joc. Need more base runners.
while there is life, there is hope
So true. I know I complain a bit but I am an optimist at heart.
This game is less fun that about an hour a go. Good thing I have a new bunny to amuse me.
You got the bunny? That makes me hoppy, er, happy!
Thanks! It makes our family happy as well. 🙂
Pretty miserable (and no bunny).
You could try the food version of our bunny’s new name – Fudge. Perhaps that would help.
Why do we have so much trouble this season holding an early lead? Doesn’t seem to matter if it is starters (top of the rotation or back end). middle relievers, set up guys or closer. Okay maybe not Jansen – but everyone else for sure.
Cuz the other team gets to bat as well? Not certain how to evaluate these numbers, but our W-L record if we have a lead at the start of the second is 4-2. For subsequent innings it’s 5-4, 5-3, 6-3, 8-4, 8-3, 9-1, and 8-0.
So always a winning record after each inning we lead. Yet it feels like we race out in front and then fall behind in more games than would be typical. It is true the other team gets to bat as well. However, we don’t stop batting either and it feels like we have trouble scoring after losing the lead – Sunday’s game notwithstanding.
The other team getting to bat was tongue-in-cheek.
Fair enough 🙂
Not sure what “typical” is (hence my observation about not knowing quite how to evaluate the numbers). Our W-L if we begin the 2nd behind is 0-2, and subsequent innings are 1-2, 3-2, 2-3, 3-2, 2-5, 1-5, and 2-7.
So the upshot is the Dodgers are a 12-8 team and life isn’t too bad?
12-8 is a 97 win pace. 12-9 is 92 wins.
And I promise I will only mention this when it happens. So if it doesn’t happen too often, then all will be well. 🙂
Ha! If we win 93 games this year, it means that we will lose 69. You have a preference as to how we lose those 69? 😉
When I’m away because of work or holidays and can’t follow them as closely would be good. Less painful for me.
But yes, I see your point – and it is a good one!
It’s not that how we lose is unimportant, as it suggest areas of weakness that the GM/Doc might try to resolve, but if you win 93 it indicates that you have strengths as well.
Some more numbers. For comebacks/blown leads we are 6/6. Largest blown lead is 5 runs, largest comeback is 3 runs.
Okay. Time to get some back, boys!
Clay is really struggling now. Such a strange game.
Worm turning.
Double ugh.
Reversal of fortune.
Oh brother. Stanton just kills us.
Dwerp
Ugh.
When I saw ‘ugh’ before the score came up on gameday, I feared the worst
Kershaw’s ERA jumps from 1.27 to 1.53. Tough inning for Clayton.
And now a Dee Gordon special – the infield hit.
Jam shot for a bloop base hit.
Kershaw is on his game tonight!
Helping himself nicely
Kershaw seems to be dealing effectively tonight.
Almost untouchable.
Crawford may wish that was literally true by the end of the night.
Maybe Yelich catches that ball, but not too many other left fielders
Dodger offense going into that phase of the game where they don’t do much.
Kersh with the deke and the basehit.
And as WBBsAs leaves, i arrive for the late shift. Nice to see the 2-0 lead already. Of course, scoring first has not really been the Dodgers issue this year.
Off to bed, if I fall asleep early I expect to read of a Dodger victory in the morning.
Klayton!
Crawford butchers one.
It wasn’t the prettiest attempt, but I think it is excusable. He was running full out parallel to the wall.
It was a terrible route, very poor judgement.
Agree, not sure there was an alternative route other than running parallel to the wall.
Giving Kershaw 2 runs for free is not advisable.
Free run from Koehler on 3 walks and a passed ball.
The third walk was after the run scored. It was a passed ball with an error on the throw to third by the catcher.
And now comes the second gift on a second wild pitch.
Ibid.
Nice gifts!
It’s 11 p.m. and, with unseasonably cold weather here – 41° F will be tonight’s low – I’m gonna crash with the sniffles after taking a cold remedy. Will watch as long as I can before dozing off.
I hope that cold remedy includes brandy.
We don’t keep hard liquor around, only wine.
Malmsey, then. 😉
On analytics (with special mention of the Dodgers): http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/statheads-are-the-best-free-agent-bargains-in-baseball/
And here’s a link to Chad at DD discussing one of those hires the Dodgers made: Dr. James Buffi.
Seems like we always under achieve when we play against some of these high era guys.
Hard to go by early season stats, but Koehler has been about average over his career, so he, on average, gives up about 3 earned runs over about 6 innings. Hopefully we can get 4-5 runs off of him.