Dodgers at Padres, 1:40 PM PT, TV: SPNLA, FSSD
The Dodgers ask RHP Kenta Maeda (6-3, 4.15 ERA) to pitch them to a sweep of the Padres, who’ll counter with RHP Jhoulys Chacin (6-7, 4.76 ERA).
Maeda had an excellent start his last time out, pitching seven shutout innings against the Angels last Wednesday. He faced the Padres and Chacin in San Diego in May, going five innings, allowing only one run and striking out eight in a no-decision. Chacin has been exceptional at home this season, putting up a 1.83 ERA at Petco Park. He had five consecutive quality starts in June. Against the Dodgers his results have been mixed: on Opening Day in LA they got nine runs off him in 3 1/3 innings, but in the May game against Maeda he held them to one run in 5 1/3 innings. He too got no decision.
This date in Dodgers’ history:
- 1962 Johnny Podres ties a major league mark record, striking out eight consecutive batters in LA’s 5-1 victory over Philadelphia. The 29 year-old southpaw’s streak begins with the third out in the top fourth frame and ends after the first out in the seventh inning of the Dodger Stadium contest.
- 1995 Dodger right hander Hideo Nomo, who is leading the National League in strikeouts, becomes the first player from Japan to be selected for the major league All-Star game.
Today is also the anniversary of the 1963 16-inning marathon in which 42-year-old Warren Spahn and 25-year-old Juan Marichal pitched 15 scoreless innings against one another before Willie Mays homered in the 16th off Spahn.
Lineup when available.
Today's Dodger lineup at Padres:
Utley 2B
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Bellinger 1B
Pederson CF
Grandal C
Taylor LF
Puig RF
Maeda P pic.twitter.com/dadpvEJn8r— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 2, 2017
Did anybody notice that it is more fun when the Dodgers win?
Funny, that.
Maeda made his case to be left off the post season roster.
That’s a bit premature.
Well, the ASG roster for sure.
I can’t seem to get worked up about the ASG this year. I really don’t care one way or the other. I’d rather our guys get the rest.
I don’t care about the game much. I do care that the players get the recognition they’ve earned.
…in the form of a ring.
I haven’t care since 1994, the last interesting ASG.
Turner is in the “final player vote” contest. Wood’s 9-0, sub 2.00 ERA is apparently not good enough to make him an All Star.
Rather than woo-hoo this one is boo-hoo. 12 runners LOB.
Coulda shoulda woulda game.
Well, we did not get it done today.
Okay, this is one of the weirder side bets I’ve ever heard of: the Reds’ Joey Votto promised Zack Cosart he’d buy him a donkey if he was elected to the All Star Game. He was, beating Seager, so he’ll get his donkey.
Are you saying someone lost their ass on this bet?
Not unless Votto is giving him one from his own herd. 😉
Neither Wood nor Turner have been picked to go to the ASG yet. Kershaw, Jansen, Bellinger & Seager have.
Best record in the NL but only four players are All-Stars? How does that work?
Giants have quietly won six in a row.
And they’re still comfortably in the basement.
Explaining the ASG… https://twitter.com/sosgsosg/status/881657013679251456
Well, thanks to Seager, we have two runs.
Off for ablutions. Get more runs while I’m gone!
Rox blow another one to the Snakes, on a walk off by a weak hitter.
Yup.
These “famine” games are bound to happen — but they’re easier to take when they’re against the ace of a winning team . . . and when they’re not happening in such close proximity.
What famine?
Being shut out when I wrote it, with lack of clutch hits, similar to the games vs. LAA.
Recalling that poor hitting stretch we had May 31 – June 7, when we scored 18 runs over 8 games, with 10 in one of them. Pitching saved us from complete disaster and we managed 3-5 record.
Our hope lies in their bullpen.
Chacin has really skunked Cody with that slider.
At the beginning of the year a four run deficit was troublesome, but possibly our offense will find a way through Chacin eventually.
Or five.
Or not.
Apparently the Cubs had this problem last year — stretches where it was feast or famine (including the playoffs).
Let’s hope the Dodger year mirrors last year’s Cubs completely!
Seven left on base so far. But the game is still young!
Stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive . . .
At least he drove up the pitch count.
No Disco on this blog!
And no clutch hits in this game . . . so far.
Utley has 999 career RBIs. Get at least one here, Chase.
Phooey.
Can’t have a grand slam EVERY game.
Personally, I would’ve been happy scoring at least one run any which way they could.
Grounded out on ball four.
Waste not, want not . . .
Doesn’t have to be a slam to be grand here, Yasmani!
C’mon, Blue — chip away at this.
Well, I’m going to have to hope the Dodgers find a way to score some runs. My family is out to have dinner with my parents.
Bon appetit!
Merci beaucoup!
Maeda ain’t got it today.
Cue the long men in the bullpen.
We have tomorrow off, right?
Yep. First off day in weeks.
Just no bite to his pitches.
Not out of it yet.
Good (pitcher’s) friend, DP!
Shut e’m down, Kenta!
This is could get out of hand quickly.
Maeda really struggling.
Unless the Dodgers flex their offensive muscle and roar back with 6 or 7 runs…
Double play better than nothing!
They’re going to have to.
That was close to Ay-yi-yi-bar.
No eyes. Was gunna ask if Puig had a shot.
He shouldn’t have tried.
No not really.
Maeda not pitching as well as Chacin so far. His fast balls are proving to be very hittable.
The movement on Chacin’s pitches is really impressive in these early innings.
At least Kenta put it in play.
Watching Chacin is like watching an old warrior. Gotta tip the hat at his strike three slider to Taylor.
Puig catch a beautiful thing.
In today’s game, as distinct from the one the other night where he dove and kissed the ball after he caught it?
Today’s felt more impossible off the bat.
No video yet of this one. Seager’s catch in the first was something to see.
https://twitter.com/THEREAL_DV/status/881622244434128896
Cody has been quiet the last several games.
Pitchers are getting wiser.
I hope what happened to Joc post-HR Derby doesn’t happen to Cody. If I remember right, Joc’s overall output really declined after that.
Decline was before the ASG.
Yes. But the narrative that the ASG game started or caused it has become gospel for a lot of fans. Fans of other teams also tend to blame the ASG game or HR derby if their all-star guys have second-half struggles. Easy answer, which is like lots of easy answers….not necessarily right or complete.
Cody will adjust. I hope.
Liking what Hill has shown lately a lot. He credited the team with showing him how much better he does pitching from the stretch. He also added a cutter. You all with eyes or at least Gameday, how often is he using the cutter, or at least how much his last couple times out?
He uses it not as often as the curve but quite effectively. Maybe 20%?
Thx. Wasn’t sure if it was all that effective or maybe just a show-me pitch. Great if he can depend on it.
He had everything working yesterday. Fast ball was extra sharp, too.
Think he only sits around 90 or so with that, but his several kinds of curves and now the cutter make it play up faster when he goes to it. Looks like he might be getting back to the pitcher the Dodgers thought they were locking up for 3 years. Let’s hope.
Might actually catch a snippet of today’s game. 11:40 pm start for me.
In Spanakopitaland?
Shaikin grumbles about Dodgers’ trade philosophy.
The record of those three pitchers in the 2015 playoffs was 3-4 and only Hamels had an ERA of under 4. Not the sure thing he seems to think.
He hasn’t had enough to complain about. Reaching.
Perhaps Hill will be a good second half addition to our rotation.
Possibly, and this is a stretch, Kazmir as well.
Maybe Kazmir better in a stretch, like Hill?
Kazmir issues supposedly are hip, delivery problems caused by trying to adjust for the hip, and velocity topping out about 85–which ain’t a gonna get it, whatever the reason/s. Doc said not long ago he was back to low 90s, which might. But he’s started at least once in the low minors and didn’t have much zip.
IMO best outcome for him is to show enough to become trade bait. He wasn’t all that last year, either. If he can’t recover to form of 2 years ago, he won’t add anything to the rotation except more congestion.
But isn’t hindsight supposed to be 20/20?
I do not buy his premise at all.
A-Gon may not be back till August.
The other side of Canada? https://twitter.com/klausdodds/status/881573294461386757
Yep. We are different than the US and other countries. There is a collective awareness that should help move our nation towards more reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. We are less verbal, more cautious, and less driven in general than other countries. C’est moi.
Alineación de esta tarde… https://twitter.com/LosDodgers/status/881575795436785664