Dodgers at Nationals, 4:05PM PT, TV: SPNLA, MASN 2, MLB.TV free game
Scott Kazmir (7-3, 4.52 ERA) tries to improve on his last outing when he went only three innings and threw 85 pitches. His opponent will be the Nats’ #5 prospect (per MLB.Pipeline.com), RHP Reynaldo Lopez, who’s making his MLB debut this evening. He put up a 3.19 ERA in 16 starts in the minors this season.
The Dodgers activated Joc Pederson from the DL on Tuesday, so expect to see him back in center field. The Nationals expect to get Daniel Murphy back into their starting lineup. Also, the Dodgers have put Fein and Ryu on the 15-day DL.
Lineup:
Tonight’s Dodger lineup at Nationals:
Utley 2B
Kendrick LF
Turner 3B
González 1B
Grandal C
Pederson CF
Puig RF
Taylor SS
Kazmir P— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 19, 2016
NPUT
Hatcher to the DL, Culbertson back. Can we classify this as a positive?
Probably beginning of the end for Hatcher.
Agreed
Or perhaps an explanation. last year when he came back from the same injury he was lights out for half a season.
More delay on Wood coming back (8 weeks!). Looks like we are in the market in earnest and expect the FO will do something more than a Bud Norris thing at this point.
I would not expect either Wood or Ryu back this year, in any meaningful role.
Got to think that Ryu’s career is in doubt, so Dodgers might now be shopping for a more permanent member of the rotation.
4 1/2 back. Haven’t been this close since June 11!
You’re home? Do you live in the District or the suburbs? I lived in Mt. Pleasant for a semester when I taught at GW.
Mt. Pleasant as well. I recall that we guessed that you lived just a couple blocks from where I live now and within sight of where Walter Johnson once lived.
I couldn’t recall our discussing that. I was on Lamont Street near 19th, would often walk to work through Rock Creek Park.
I live at 18th and Kenyon. Had thought you lived on Irving, which is where Walter Johnson lived.
Is there a plaque or something where Johnson lived?
No, he only lived there a year or two. Think that he mostly lived in Cleveland Park.
Yay!
Woo-HOO!!!!!
We win!
But it feels like a bit of a lose to have to use Jansen tonight.
only 15 pitches at least
that will do it, another game gained in the standings
Perfect throw, BTW. Guy next to me, my buddy, caught it.
AGON just threw our group the ball!
nice Grandal (now everyone has a hit)
Now tied for most July dingers in the MLB!
THAT helps!
Red Sox did their part. Now we have to hang on.
Hi All. Been working and listening with half an ear, and about to go out to dinner with my husband. (It’s our anniversary.) Dodgers are melting down this inning. Let’s hope we can keep some kind of lead… Yikes.
Hau’oli La Ho’omana’o!
Dodger win and giant loss to help you celebrate!
Congrats on the anniversary!
Hatcher has not been at all good this year. Warm someone up quickly, Roberts.
New life for Washington.
Hatcher, drat it, you had two strikes on Heisey and you let him off the hook. Now you’re in trouble.
Perfect spot for Hatcher.
Sigh. I had high expectations for Hatcher this year.
How did Utley manage to get out on Kendrick’s fly ball?
Thought Toiles was going home and willing to sacrifice himself to help make that happen.
Thanks!
And according to the commentator looked a little annoyed that Toles didn’t go home.
I see what Bob means. Murphy not a natural 3rd baseman.
Used to be, but behind Wright in NY, so he switched to 2nd. A bit rusty out there.
Loving the results so far. Let us hope our good fortune continues.
off to classes now, so I will have to check the result later
well at least that was something different from Grandal
Hard to complain about him after the way he has been hitting lately.
Grandal (with 3 K’s out of 3) is the only position player not to get a hit so far
Not sure if I’m happy or concerned that Kazmir is back out pitching.
happy and at 74 pitches after 6, he might go close to a complete game in order to everyone else a rest
Just concerned about him aggravating his leg by pitching more. If his leg is actually bothering him that is.
Kazmir’s leg might be troubling him.
I noticed “injury delay”, did he get hit first on the groundout from Espinosa?
He jumped up high to snag a bouncing ball and then landed funny on his leg.
ah, just saw the video
its ok, its only 1
50-odd pitches through 4 2/3 innings. Seems like he ought to have a fair bit left in the tank.
Love to see two more innings from Kaz.
Actually – make that 3 more.
chance for Kazmir to be a hero
or not
His pitching is fairly heroic thus far tonight.
Classic Dusty. 105 pitches for a brand new starter.
And a rookie at that.
That’s a much clearer way of saying what I was trying to say.
🙂
Sellout crowd urging he rook on. To no avail.
good start here, I notice that the red sox are helping us out too so far
It’s HARD to root for the Red Sox now. Before they broke the curse it was easy, but now they and their fans have gotten a bad case of entitlement.
they would be my second team. When I was over there in 91 as well as seeing two games at dodger stadium, I caught a game at Fenway Park. That was quite an incredible place, it oozed history.
Yep, great place to take in a game.
I don’t have a problem with Sawx. The Yanquis are still the No. 1 villains.
Catch people later. I’m out for a bit but will be back.
Utley knocked over Taylor. Then Taylor does a leap over the mound to catch a pop up. Fun defensive inning so far.
That last pitch to Chase was so not a strike. Looked about a foot outside.
Which Kazmir are we getting tonight? Is he pitching well?
So far, very well.
34 pitches, 24 strikes. 2 hits, no BB, 4 Ks.
Nomar just compared Vin to a wall (Green Monster) and a plant (ivy in Wrigley).
not good news on Kershaw
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/190499638/clayton-kershaw-has-setback-with-back-injury/
Yeah, I’m pretty bummed about that. Makes chasing SF sooo much trickier.
Nor on Greinke for the D-Backs.
What a play by AGon! TV didn’t even track it.
Was about 15 ft up from where AGON corralled that foul in the stands.
Did you wave?
I ducked!
Lopez settling in here. Strikes out the side.
Not sure how I feel about the Heart and Hustle Award. How does one measure that exactly?
A CT scan, perhaps?
Ha! And perhaps they run the 40 yard dash for the hustle part.
Is the same team that struggled to score runs at all against the D-Backs earlier in the week?
That series was frustrating for so many reasons – not the least being that Dodgers out scored the D’Backs.
rookie pitcher makes a difference
Kaz has a very smooth delivery.
wow, nice start!
I will not complain about 4 runs and 7 hits through 1 1/2.
No wonder Howie is hitting more than .400 this month. Seeing eye grounder.
Not really on that one. An actual 3rd baseman probably gets to the ball.
The hitting of Lopez continues this inning.
Anytime you get Harper feels like a “Phew”.
Yep. Though he has been a two month slump (for him).
No wonder Murphy is hitting about .400.
Seager under the weather?
Acc. to Dodgers Digest, a stomach virus.
Thanks.
I really want to like Kazmir.
I hope if he gets through the 1st smoothly he can go 7 tonight.
Welcome back, Joc.
Joc being eased back into MLB action by facing a MILB pitcher.
And it works!
There it is, with RISP!
Not this again. Why not try a squeeze to shake things up?
I don’t think you can ask AGon or Grandal to bunt.
Unable to, or never do it, or both?
Certainly the latter, possibly the former as well.
They are hitting this guy like I don’t know what! (Makes little sense just not to square up)
Oh hitting with RISP.
Hard hit by AGON
That and sequencing really costing the Dodgers right now.
Let’s go for the in-inning cycle. Just missing the triple.
From AGon, of course.
Could be Grandal or Peterson.
Got home from my bike ride just in time to see Utley’s dinger.
Howie keeps it going.
Chase! Not a big favorite here to begin with. Welcome to the Bigs! First pitch by the rook.
Utley! 1-0!
Got my Dusty bobblehead!
WooT!
They published his best 10 quotes of the year so far (if anything he is quotable). He was asked about Urias and the notion that he might be the next Fernando. He basically said that one had to be cautious. That he was supposed to be the next Aaron, and look how that turned out.
Dusty had a pretty good career, though – even if not with the Barves.
Both good at ruining pitchers. Eh-oh!