Dodgers at Diamondbacks, 5:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, FS-A
Kenta Maeda (1-1, 7.07 ERA) goes for the Dodgers, YALHP Robbie Ray (1-0, 1.96 ERA) for the D-Backs. If you’re counting, Ray is the 10th lefty to start against the Dodgers in 18 games.
Maeda pitched against the Diamondbacks Saturday night, giving up four runs on four hits in four innings. He has yet to settle in this season; the Dodgers are hoping extra bullpen and two extrad days of rest will get him on the right track. Ray faced the Dodgers Monday night, went six innings, gave up two runs, walked four, struck out ten and got no decision for his trouble.
Lineup when available.
— Ken Gurnick (@kengurnick) April 22, 2017
More Grant:
“Denard Span strained his shoulder colliding with the outfield fence, the second starting outfielder in the last week to hurt himself that way. The other starting outfielder hurt himself in the field on Friday, and he looked hurt after being forced into the game.”
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Edit. Not Grant, but more “what shoe drops next?” SF news from their Chronicle beat writer:
“KANSAS CITY — Right-hander Kyle Crick, who was off to a good start in his first Triple-A season, as a reliever, has gone on Sacramento’s disabled list because of a freak injury.
“Crick was hit in the head by a foul ball Sunday while sitting in the visiting dugout at Cashman Field in Las Vegas and sustained a concussion.”
Grant, in his element:
“The news broke about Bumgarner’s screwery, and everything was a blur. When it settled down, one of my first thoughts was, “At least Johnny Cueto is starting tonight.” The reasons why are obvious. That’s the co-ace. That’s the reason Giants fans shouldn’t be wearing floaties in a toilet, looking at the sky and wondering why, why, why. Cueto is fantastic, and he’ll pick us all up, the thought went.
“Then he gave up a grand slam and an inside-the-park home run in the same inning.”
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2017/4/21/15392094/giants-no-what-are-you-doing-stop
At least we made Arizona work hard by making them play the whole game to get eleven runs rather than letting them score most of their runs in one inning like the previous night.
NPUT @ 11:00AM PT
Bah. I’m not worried yet, not after 18 games, but our starting pitching other than Kershaw and McCarthy (!) has not performed up to standard yet.
They are showing all the weaknesses of last year: not hitting with RISP and when they DO get the hits, the pitching lets them down . . . not going deep into games by SP . . . and the blisters of Hill.
Hopefully they can turn things around, as they did last year.
For tomorrow’s game I’ll be in the air, en route to Detroit and then Ann Arbor, where my daughter’s receiving her MSW. Be gone a week, looking in on occasion. In Michigan, I won’t be blacked out for the Gnatgames.
Congratulations to her on the MSW!
Congrats!
That was even less fun than last night. Likely because last night was a thing that happened and so I had already used up all my “Ha ha the Dodgers had a bad game against AZ” for the week.
It feels a bit one sided here. Like one team has given up and one team is still playing hard. Not good Dodgers.
So many hits for AZ with RISP.
Thar she blows!
I shall watch the rest of the game in the morning. Night all.
Think positive thoughts!
Dodged that Dodger collapse. We saw both Hatchers.
I think Joc has been on base in every game he has played this year so this might be his last at bat tonight to keep the streak alive.
Agon didn’t stay in the game after pinch hitting. Resting or hurting I wonder.
Guessing it had something to do with where they would slot the pitcher.
So Maeda’s era is a not so cool looking 8.05. Nowhere to go but down, I would hope.
Darn it, Justin.
Which Hatcher will we get?
Not throwing many straight fastballs.
Which means, we got the good Hatcher
For an inning.
Okay Hatcher. Shut them down.
Rats.
Garggh!
Lets go JT.
Need a payback balk
Hard to imagine Gonzo beating a throw to first regardless of the circumstances.
But I was wrong. So wrong.
Still have a look at this game. Need a hit here.
I think SVS could have come home on that double.
Likely would have sent him in just about any other situation.
Austin opens the Barnes door.
I prefer Barnes over Grandal.
You are partial to Austins.
Only city in TX I might live.
Need to sit Joc next time this ump is behind the plate.
Because of Joc? Or the ump?
I would say both.
The ump is not being too kindly to Joc with his calls.
When ump calls a fastball wide of the strike zone a strike and the pitcher comes right back with a two strike hard slider just wide of the strike zone, the hitter is in a very bad spot.
Yes, I did see that. But was it the same in the previous at bat(s)?
Pretty much.
Joc time
We can concede the first half of this game.
Need a halftime pep talk and then recover an onside kick.
Puig’s previous big bouncer was a double play ball. Shift?
Dodgers keep hitting hard ground balls to Lamb.
Unless he is hurt, I think Seager needs to be in the lineup virtually every day. And we had a day off on Thursday. I don’t get it.
Just got home from umpiring a youth baseball DH and looked at Gameday. Simply put, right now we are not a very good team. Yes, it is early, but still, this is disappointing and frustrating.
Methinks that Maeda does not have it tonight.
Are people pleased that Urias might be in the rotation soon?
Just when I was wondering if Maeda had found his groove he gives up a lead off single.
Not to mention a two run home run.
None of the Snakes’ hits has been cheap.
Dratted double play.
Ditto.
Being a little rude to their southpaw. Too bad they are getting to our righty.
At Coors, Denard Span does the full Kemp… https://twitter.com/PavlovicNBCS/status/855946707233853440
Couple nice defensive plays to save a run, so far.
Maeda’s not getting soft contact.
The ump might have taken a run from the Dodgers with that called strike on Joc.
That’s no way to start.
Batting practice. When does game start?
Roof closed until mid game.
On days like today, I still think I might be able to pitch in the majors… https://twitter.com/extrabaggs/status/855887538770370560
The distance is still 60′ 6″ and those guys hit the ball hard.
Tennis ball with a racquet, maybe…
While we couldn’t hit them, with the worst offensive numbers in the majors last year against southpaws, we almost broke even (if my memory is not too far off) at about 23-26. With the way we bashed righties, we were able to overcome this performance. As such, it is troubling that we are now seeing more than half of our games against lefties so far.
I think that’s easier for other managers to manipulate early in the season.
If I recall right, 30% of pitchers are lefties, which is about the percentage we faced last year.