Mets at Dodgers, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA
It’ll be Noah Syndergaard (2-2, 2.58 ERA and 49 Ks) for the Mets and Kenta Maeda (3-1, 1.66 ERA only 35 Ks) for the Dodgers. Syndergaard hasn’t won in his last three starts, while Maeda has lost and gotten no decision in his last two. Something’s Gotta Give.
Lineup:
Utley 2B
Seager SS
Kendrick 3B
Gonzalez 1B
Grandal C
Pederson CF
Puig RF
Crawford LF
Maeda P— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 11, 2016
Vin Scully graces the cover of the latest Sports Illustrated. https://t.co/ZILpf5oD8J #VIN🎙 pic.twitter.com/MBbRAG1rIv
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 10, 2016
Link to Scully interview accompanying above
Mets at Dodgers, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, MLBN (out-of-market)
The Mets’ Jacob deGrom (3-1, 1.99 ERA) of the Flowing Locks starts against the Dodgers’ Alex Wood (1-3, 5.18 ERA) of the Moussed Pompadour. The right-handed deGrom only has 16 strikeouts in his four starts, which seems low. Lefty Wood would undoubtedly trade his 28 Ks for a couple of wins; he hasn’t had one in his last five starts.
Lineup when available.
Utley 2B
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Gonzalez 1B
Grandal C
Pederson CF
Puig RF
Crawford LF
Wood P— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 10, 2016
Mets at Dodgers, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA
It’s a battle of dueling lefties tonight at Chavez Ravine as Scott Kazmir (2-2, 5.68 ERA) of the Dodgers meets Steven Matz (4-1, 2.83 ERA) of the Mets. This is the first meeting of the two teams since last season’s Division Series, and the Dodgers had better have their hitting shoes on. After Matz they’ll face Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Bartolo Colon in this four-game series.
Lineup when available.
Hernandez LF
Kendrick 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Turner 3B
Puig RF
Thompson CF
Ellis C
Culberson SS
Kazmir P— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 9, 2016
Dodgers at Jays, 10:10AM PT, TV: SPNLA
Ross Stripling (0-2, 4.33 ERA) goes for the Dodgers and Marco Estrada (1-2, 2.64 ERA) goes for the Blue Jays. Estrada’s gotten only 10 runs to work with in his five starts this year while Stripling has seen his ERA climb every start since his first, when he threw 7 1/3 innings of no-hit ball and was pulled due to a predetermined pitch count. In two of his last three starts he hasn’t made it to the fifth inning. It’s not for lack of determination, though:
Gonzalez will be the Dodgers’ DH, but the first base job is between Utley and Turner. Meanwhile, Russell Martin returns to the catching position for the Jays; he took Dickey’s start off.
From pink bats to specially-designed uniform logos to honorary bat girls to “Pink Out” days in the stands all of MLB will celebrate Mother’s Day in one way or another.
Someone please post the lineup in the comments if I don’t get to it before the game starts (7:10AM my time).
Dodgers at Jays, 10:10AM PT, TV: SPNLA
Kershaw (3-1, 1.96 ERA) goes against R.A. Dickey (1-3, 5.73 ERA). This will be the Dodgers’ lefty’s first outing against the Blue Jays in his 9-year career. He still has the Orioles, Red Sox and Twins to go (barring expansion). Dickey was the guy who won the Cy Young Award the one time Clayton didn’t between 2011-2014. He’s not had a good start to this season, but the Jays are hopeful he’s turned it around.
Lineup:
Updated lineup:
Utley 2B
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Gonzalez 1B
Puig RF
Kendrick LF
Pederson CF
Crawford DH
Ellis C— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 7, 2016
Dodgers at Blue Jays, 4:07PM PT, TV: SPNLA
Kenta Maeda (3-1, 1.41 ERA) goes to Canada for presumably the first time in his life and the poor guy has to work. He’ll pitch tonight against Marcus Stroman (4-0, 3.77 ERA). Maeda had an extra two days of rest thanks to the oddities of the schedule and all the Jays’ right-handed bats. It was decided he matched up better against the Canadian team than against the Rays.
Roberts says Kendrick will DH today and Gonzalez will fulfill those duties tomorrow.
The Dodgers have a center fielder named Logan Landon playing for the low-A Great Lakes Loons, and yesterday he did this:
.@Logan_Landon with an incredible diving catch! Hey @SportsCenter, take a look! #DiveIn #SCTop10https://t.co/in8HaOAWJa
— Great Lakes Loons (@greatlakesloons) May 6, 2016
Lineup when available.
Dodgers at Rays, 4:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA
Alex Wood (1-2, 4.82 ERA) goes against Drew Smyly (1-3, 2.60 ERA). The two lefties are both coming off good starts their last times out.
Manager Roberts says we should expect to see Justin Turner at DH and someone other than Pederson in CF. He thinks Smyly’s rising fast ball might be tough on the young lefthanded hitter.
Lineup when available.
Hernandez LF
Puig RF
Gonzalez 1B
Turner DH
Kendrick 2B
Thompson CF
Grandal C
Seager SS
Culberson 3B
(Wood P)— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 4, 2016
Dodgers at Rays, 4:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, Fox Sports Sun
Three ex-Rays are on the Dodgers roster these days, including lefty Scott Kazmir (1-2, 5.76 ERA). He’ll face lefty Matt Moore of the Rays (1-2, 3.66 ERA) in the first of an abbreviated two-game interleague series.
Lineup:
Hernandez DH
Puig RF
Gonzalez 1B
Turner 3B
Kendrick 2B
Thompson LF
Ellis C
Pederson CF
Culberson SS
(Kazmir P)— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 3, 2016
Somehow I doubt that Kiké ever expected to be a designated hitter. Pederson is starting against a lefty because Roberts likes his chances against Moore’s out pitch, a changeup.
Sorry for the delay. Here’s what caused it, and it ain’t done yet. For some reason the new router can’t see the printer, despite new cables from one to the other and countless imprecations directed at each.
Padres at Dodgers, 1:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, FSSD
Lefthander Drew Pomeranz (2-2, 2.86 ERA) v. lefthander Clayton Kershaw (2-1, 2.43 ERA). Both pitchers are strikeout artists: Kershaw’s strikeout-per-nine-innings ratio is 9.73, while Pomeranz’s is 12.68. The Padre pitcher has only made it into the sixth inning in two of his four starts this year, while Kershaw’s been his usual self, getting into or past the seventh inning in all five of his starts.
Lineup when available.
Puig RF
Hernandez LF
Gonzalez 1B
Turner 3B
Kendrick 2B
Thompson CF
Seager SS
Ellis C
Kershaw P— #DodgersYourFriend (@Dodgers) May 1, 2016
A vote of confidence for a slumping Puig? Maybe, but the way he’s hitting this looks like a black hole to lead off the game. As thousands have said before, though, you only lead off once in the entire game.