Dodgers at Brewers, 11:10AM PT, TV: SPNLA, MLBN (out-of-market only)
It’s a battle of righthanders as the Dodgers’ Kenta Maeda (6-5, 2.91 ERA) goes against the Brewers’ Zach Davies (5-3, 3.74 ERA). This will be the last time the two teams meet this year, right at the Dodgers’ halfway point of their season. Maeda faced the Brewers on June 19 and gave up just one run in 6 1/3 innings but got no decision. Davies faced the Dodgers on June 17 and gave up just one run in seven innings, also getting no decision.
Joc Pederson is unlikely for this game due to his sore shoulder. Meanwhile Kershaw has gone on the 15-Day DL. Here’s the interesting part:
Kershaw had been receiving treatment for the condition for two weeks, but reported more discomfort Monday after losing to the Pirates on Sunday night.
Lineup when available.
Today's Dodger lineup at Brewers:
Utley 2B
Seager SS
Turner 3B
González 1B
Kendrick LF
Puig RF
Thompson CF
Grandal C
Maeda P— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 30, 2016
NPUT
Jon Weisman makes the case against despair: http://dodgers.mlblogs.com/2016/07/01/nine-reasons-not-to-give-up-on-the-dodgers-for-real/
Marcus Semien homers off BadGums in the first, and the Atléticos lead 1-0.
Halfway through with a 44-37 record, which would be fine with me if it weren’t for the team up North having such an excellent year itself. The Giants have given up seven or more runs in each of their last four games, so maybe they’re not invincible after all.
After the Atléticos finish their sweep by beating the Confederate Loudmouth tonight, things will look even better.
Well, sadly, maybe not.
I went back and checked: I predicted 42 wins in the first half, 50 wins in the second.
You’re a pessimist, then.
Woo-HOO!!!!
Good win!
Thompson making contact again. Be nice if he were to also get his groove back. Sounds like a 60’s movie.
Do Dodgers still need Gray?
Fien did a great job in his two innings.
He did a Fien job.
I notice you corrected your spelling, but I was curious about the name itself. “Fein” is a German/Jewish surname but, I see elsewhere, that “Fien” appears to be Dutch. The German pronunciation (I speak German) would be the same as English “Fine,” but I don’t know enough Dutch to suggest anything other than the “Feen” that we hear from Steiner (not to imply that Steiner knows anything whatsoever).
Hi All. Great job by Maeda. Offense continues to dangle hotness at us all, but this is an encouraging game nevertheless. And Bud Norris — kudos to the FO for taking immediate action. The only cloud on the horizon is I’m going to the Saturday night game, and my son is out of town. So….
Be nice if Puig got hot just as Turner and A-Gon start to do so (if they do).
Puig’s been pretty good since coming back off DL.
Yep, but wouldn’t it be nice if he reverted to the way he was that first summer?
He’s shown signs.
Without researching who Philip Pfeifer (LHP) and Caleb Dirks (RHP) are, I like the trade. Nice to have a couple of million dollars to throw around.
And, we get another outfielder.
Dirks came from Atlanta last year. He was pitching lights out in Tulsa.
Both pitchers were being used as relievers though.
Much better inning this time. A Gon scores from second base no less. Did they give him oxygen in the dugout afterward?
AGon once scored from third on a double.
Did Steiner just call AGon out stealing?
You expected Steiner to get something right?
He would have been out had not kendrick walked
Norris’s 2016 season Game Logs.
Slugger Seager.
Go vote for him for the ASG! I have!
Done that as well.
Maeda actually has a lower pitch count than Davies at this point. Six innings seem doable, perhaps seven!
Norris, 31, is 3-7 with a 4.22 ERA in 22 games (10 starts) this season
for Atlanta, but has pitched better of late. He is 2-1 with a 2.08 ERA
in 30 1/3 June innings.
What is his average number of innings pitched per game?
5.2
Acceptable
Making $2.5 million on one year contract with Braves.
MLB pitchers Pfeifer and Dirks to the Braves
Who told Steiner that strikeouts always require the use of passive voice?
Yes sir!
Yas, sir!
Game 81 X 2 = 162
We still left a man in scoring position in the second inning. I hope we are not going to make a habit out of this.
Perhaps little consolation, but we actually hit better with RISP (OPS .713) than otherwise (.667).
Trayce may be coming out of the doldrums.
Rookies have ups and downs, but he should be able to make adjustments.
Thompson slams one!
After one inning tied for yesterday’s hits (and also still tied in runs department).