Dodgers at Cardinals, 5:15PM PT, TV: SPNLA, FS-M
Brandon McCarthy (2-0, 1.69 ERA) has come back from TJ surgery much more strongly than I expected. Tonight he’s up against Michael Wacha (5-7, 4.45 ERA), whose 2016 season has been disappointing after his outstanding 2015 one.
JT is having much too much fun with Animal, who thinks the Dodgers need a drummer:
Video deleted as it kept restarting randomly.
The #Dodgers have recalled C/IF Austin Barnes from Triple-A Oklahoma City and optioned LHP Julio Urías to OKC.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 22, 2016
Lineup when available.
Tonight’s Dodger lineup at Cardinals:
Utley 2B
Seager SS
Turner 3B
González 1B
Kendrick LF
Grandal C
Pederson CF
Van Slyke RF
McCarthy P— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 22, 2016
NPUT
I bailed out in the 14th, but dreamed that the Dodger won.
I saw the ending. It’s a fine pass when you have to ask a guy who threw 90 pitches only two days ago to save your bacon.
see you all next time
This is where Jon was so good. Tapping into his emotions to help us deal with ours. I hope he has something good at Dodger Insider about this tomorrow (later today).
3 back seemed so reasonable, so close several hours ago.
I don’t really care for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Birds, at least, eat Gnats.
Yes!
very unsatisfied
Well, phooey.
There are only two ways I will be satisfied with this game: the Dodgers win (obviously) or it sets a record for longest game.
Don’t say that!
Doesn’t matter now.
I’ll bet Kenley feels awful about this.
Stop swinging at the first pitch! It’s not working.
Everybody vewwy tiwrd.
Happy birthday, Nomar!
The funny thing is I was just thinking of this game earlier today. I recall listening to Vin while washing a boat load of dishes. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN200907290.shtml
Nice DP!
Double Play!
Wow. What a terrible call on that Norris pitch. Might be our demise.
uh oh
And Norris had him struck out.
and so it continues
This feels like it is not going to end. Well.
I know…
I’m leaving at the crack of dawn. Let’s win this thing, Dodgers.
Austin doing his best.
its a very respectable 3 pm here
Advantage. Australia.
Ha!
So is Howell going to be the long man tonight? Or will it be Avilan?
Let’s have a replay of the first inning right here right now.
This is like waiting for Godot.
Oh, hi there, Godot, how’s the family?
Very fine play by SVS.
Baez – don’t scare me like that.
Or should I say Steiner?
Nice, StL fans booing Puig.
Up to the hamstrunged Puig now.
Nice. Lead off walk.
Impressive outing by Dayton.
Yes indeed.
Once again I say – time to score Dodgers. Let’s do this.
Why couldn’t Gyorko do that last time
Seriously? A Rule 5 pitcher strikes out two and shuts us down.
Must show some promise, otherwise the Cards wouldn’t be trying to carry him on 25 man for the season on a team that rates 5th best for ERA+ in the NL.
Turnabout is fair play. Our journeyman just called up shuts them down for two innings (StL rated second in NL in OPS+)
Pederson is overdue to hit one out.
Bad pitch.
First pitch fastball?
Arggghhh!
Dang!
Crickey! Oh no.
Rats!
Bring it home Kenley!
Gnats go for their seventh straight tomorrow.
JT!!!
JT. Thank you!
Really need to score in the top of the ninth.
Liberatore should be honored as baseball’s best unknown player. He has been unscored upon in 41 of his 42 appearances this season, including 28 in a row.
Cardinals do the “Full Dodger.”
This line score — Dodgers 11 hits, Cardinals 3?
Wow!
Dang. Thought JT might get that.
At least the Giants lost.
We’re tied here, not losing by six. 😉
Have they won since ASG?
McCarthy coming out due to injury.
Likely cramping but still frustrating.
Don’t say elbow please.
Elbow, you mean?
Yep. No eyes or ears on this one. Gameday on mute at dinner party.
Mild leg cramps, playing it safe.
Seager is 4/4.
And now replaced on the bases by the slow guy.
And won 300 games.
Two more left on. There is a pattern here.
And still more LOB. I don’t know how a team can really work on something like this. Simple to say get more hits. Certainly don’t want less. Part of the problem is Dodgers lack of speed on the bases. Very station to station, not many stolen bases or going first to third it seems like.
That and sequencing. Home run, single, ground rule double leaves more runners and results in less runs than ground rule double, single, home run. The Dodger’s sequencing has been astoundingly unfortunate in this game and the one against Arizona.
It’s actually more about hitting RISP. They hit better in those situations than average, but the spread is only average within the NL.
True.
Yanqui pen melts down v. mediocre Gnatbats, tied in bottom of eighth.
Yanks go up 3-2 on groundout/error by Crawford.
Pederson had a pathetic at bat!
…but SVS had a fine one.
Howie!
Man I go for one quick bathroom break and I miss all the action!
Sorry if that is tmi.
A-Gon is not having a good power year. He’s averaged 28 HRs per season throughout his career; he’s got seven in 93 games this season. His RBI total is a little below halfway to his average 103 per season.
It’s a big loss for the team this year. It’s also why I hope Bellinger is not included in any potential trade. I would rather trade JDL even though I think he will be a very good pitcher.
I don’t think Bellinger’s going anywhere. He’s the obvious replacement for AGon when the latter’s contract expires.
Who’s JDL?
José de León, and I hope he’s not getting traded.
Right. I went to Jon’s blog and found him.
If forced to choose would you rather trade Bellinger or JDL? My thought is the team’s best first base minor leaguer is more valuable than one of many starting pitchers.
Somebody else. The farm is deep.
Nope – Cleveland or Tampa or some team asks for at least one. So you now forfeit a trade for a front line starting pitcher.
I remember thinking Greg Brock would do fine as Garvey’s replacement.
You and a lot of other people.
I never thought that. Bellinger looks much more talented.
According to reports, the Busted Poseur left the Gnats’ game with a busted foot. How seriously busted not yet clear.
Let’s go Dodgers! Time to score some more runs.
The linescore of:
1 run 6 hits 1 error vs 2 runs 1 hit 0 errors
just doesn’t look right.
The Dodgers hitting Wacha but not much to show for it.
Gnats scoreless through six, and will now face to face Yanquis’ brutally efficient bullpen.
Walks and sloppy outfield play do not mix well.
First inning all year that McCarthy has struggled at all.
Busted Poseur has come out of game in New York, in early innings.
This inning has promise.
Or not.
Promise fulfilled, but for the wrong team.
Is the JT/Animal video restarting for you guys whether it’s clicked or not? This is strange.
Worked fine for me.
Oh, me too. But it kept restarting every ten minutes or so. I just deleted it.
Hey, I can watch this one on FS-MW. Though it is tough to listen to Cardinal announcers.
Could be worse. It could be Gnatcasters. Or even Steiner, for that matter.
Where in the Midwest are you?
Iowa.
Yanquis making BadGums work hard, but leaving too many on base, lead Gnats 2-0 after two.
Grandal and Seager back in the lineup, Puig listed as a substitute:
Shouldn’t that push-pin be Blue?
It’s St Louie Jake.
How did you get the picture? Are they posted somewhere (besides the dugout)?
It’s a tweet from Alanna Rizzo.
Justin was very animated at third base yesterday, chatting up the ump and 3rd base coach between pitches.
And he got moved up in the order today…
Back to his usual slot.