Dodgers at Tigers, 1:05 PM PT, TV: FS-D, FS1, SPNLA
The Dodgers send lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu (4-6, 3.63 ERA) to the hill to face the Tigers’ RHP Michael Fulmer (10-10, 3.78 ERA). The Dodgers are 6-1 in Ryu’s last seven starts (five of which ended before the sixth), and he’s got a 2.50 ERA in those games. Fulmer has lost four starts in a row and put up a 7.89 ERA in those games.
The Dodgers acquired Curtis Granderson from the Mets for the proverbial player-to-be-named-later or cash. This may have an impact on Joc Pederson’s playing time, and it’s hard to see what they do with André Ethier when he presumably returns from his injuries in September. “The Dodgers designated pitcher Dylan Floro for assignment to make room for Granderson on the 40-man roster. They will have to make a corresponding transaction to make room on the active roster once Granderson joins the team.”
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1955 For the sixth consecutive season, Robin Roberts is a 20-game winner. The Phillies right-hander, who will finish the season with a 23-14 record, beats Don Newcombe and the first place Dodgers at Connie Mack Stadium, 3-2.
- 1957 Citing poor attendance as the reason, Giants’ president Horace Stoneham, ignoring baseball’s edict of banning announcements about relocation of franchises until after the World Series, informs the press the club has signed a lease to play its home games in San Francisco next season. The club’s Board of Directors voted 8-1 approving the shift to the West Coast, with the only dissenting vote cast by M. Donald Grant, who will become the chairman of the Mets, an expansion team located in New York to fill the National League void created by the departure of the Giants and Dodgers to California.
- 2004 Pitching a perfect bottom of the ninth inning, John Smoltz establishes the franchise record with his 142nd save in a Braves uniform. The right-handed reliever surpasses Gene Garber as Atlanta beat the Dodgers in Los Angeles, 6-5.
- 2008 The Dodgers reacquired Greg Maddux (6-9, 3.99) from the Padres for cash and two minor leaguers to be named or an additional monetary sum. The 42 year-old future Hall of Fame right-hander, obtained to help the club down the stretch run, played in LA for part of the 2006 season, winning six of nine decisions.
On this day in 1951 Forty-three inch tall Eddie Gaedel walks on four pitches in his only major league appearance. Bill Veeck’s idea of playing the midget was legal at the time but is later outlawed.
Lineup when available.
Today's Dodger lineup at Tigers:
Taylor CF
Seager SS
Turner DH
Bellinger RF
Granderson LF
Grandal C
González 1B
Forsythe 3B
Utley 2B
(Ryu P) pic.twitter.com/ncTGSHf67o— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 19, 2017
Huh. Granderson’s arrival allows movement all over the lineup. I hope it works.
NPUT @ 0600 HST, 0900 PDT, 1200 EDT
My dream has come true – as the Cerveceros beat the Snakes, the Dodgers now have a 20-game division lead.
Good — hopefully mine comes true as well . . .
My dream is that the Dodgers win 11 postseason games this year.
20-game lead was a short-term goal. In the post-season, I’m expecting eleven straight.
And that team across the Bay can be eliminated from NL West division race on Sunday with either Dodger victory or a loss.
One final tweet…
Snort!
He didn’t negate the possibility of amputation, though…
When General Santa Ana had his leg amputated, reportedly he had it buried with full military honors.
Then there was the great Cándido López, who lost his right arm in the War of the Triple Alliance and became a lefthanded painter. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b13be3f44def709703e01443f8826e7286fd2987805c14c0f79ffd44aa6bb59d.jpg
The Dodgers (and Stephen Colbert) are a great remedy for the mood I’ve been in since Jan. 20..
Seems like I’ve been saying this often, but what a great win; let me count the ways: not spectacular, but steady starting pitching and great when the need called for it, shutdown bullpen, steady-to-spectacular D, and an offense which made things happen with hustle and power, including taking advantage of a gift given them.
Overall, pitching has been spectacular with a team ERA of 3.15, more than half a run better than the second ranked Snakes. The defense makes it 3/4 of a run better than the Snakes at R/G of 3.33.
I was talking only of today.
Yes, they are definitely clicking on all cylinders.
Sure, but just to point out that relative to the season some cylinders clicked more than others in this game. The offense “under-performed” by 2.12 runs and the pitching/defense “over-performed” by 3.30 runs.
Moreover, relative to NL average, the offense is 0.5 runs better. Relative to pitching and defense 1.3 runs better.
FYI…
That’s awesome.
I hope for his, the team’s, and our sake (because that would mean his play is tremendous) that he’s a Dodger next April 15th and he gets to wear #42 in Dodger Blue.
It’s admirable, but he’s only a rental. There’s too much younger talent for them to re-sign an aging, expensive outfielder.
You’re probably right, but many thought the same about Chase.
Andrew Toles will also be returning. Had he not been injured, he’d be getting a lot more playing time (though his presence might have delayed Bellinger’s arrival).
Poor Ryu. He deserved the win.
Still threw an awful lotsa pitches for five innings, though.
4 walks in 5 innings doesn’t help.
Ho-hum…
Still waiting for that 20-game lead, though.
52-9. Nice run team.
Woo-Hoo!!!!
Wait – is RBI away? Isn’t that her trademark? Has there been a coup while I was away?
She’s eclipse-chasing in Wyoming with no internet access.
Oh yeah. That’s happening soon isn’t it?
Monday.
We win!
Bob T, where are you? Catcher’s interference alert!
2 down.
Dodgers scoring late and often in this one.
Grandote!
Grandy has hit several line drives today, but it is his pop up that yielded results
Solo shot can’t hurt us.
i.e. Upton!
Morrow is no Stripling.
Right field almost doing Dodger fielders in.
Puig grandstanded that a bit.
Just squeaked it through for the 2 out RBI.
Like it!
JT!
Something cookin’.
Ugh!
More like ice cream now.
“Mild ankle sprain” for Cody. Whew!
Take that!
Speed Boy Ross!
With the perfect toss on that throw.
Back home after my 5 week sojourn in China. Happy to see the Dodgers went a very tidy 25-5 in my absence.
And happy to see them touch home themselves in this game!
That was a fast 5 weeks. Welcome back.
Time flies when you are having fun. It was fun there. And it seems like it must have been fun here at Elysian Fields as well!
Yeah, about the same.
More fun with you here again — welcome back, Dave.
Nice strategy but wrong players!
Grandy goes from first to third!
Now there’s two “Grandy”s . . . ain’t that grand?
Grandote!
En serio…
Kennedy called it — you give the Dodgers a break and they’ll take it!
Nice
Eggs and butter!
I wonder what Vin would be saying about this team?
That would have been something!
Or what he would have said about Agon caught between first and second and Grandal down the line fron third and watching slow beat dumb.
AGon again!
Grandy wearing #6. I couldn’t think of a Dodger that wore that number and after I looked it up, it appears that it is not a popular number.
Garvey, no?
Yep. That’s why WBBsAs said “Garvey hitting lefty” a couple of hours ago. Since I didn’t have the TV on at the time I was confused, but once I got the game on the tube I understood.
Oh yeah. My wife looked it up and read off a bunch of names and Garvey wasn’t one that I heard.
Pitch count rising!
I saw Willie Davis get a double like that one in Tacoma.
Difference in two teams: no attempt at running to first on a dropped 3rd strike vs. Granderson running out what turns out to be a two-base error.
Bring him home, Grandal!
Puig really stands far from home plate.
Sure has helped him.
Lets him extend his arms and makes that low and away slider that he has had trouble with look a long ways away.
Cody out but should have come out immediately.
The game sure flies when no one scores!
I hope that can be walked off, Cody.
Amen!
I’d pull him for the rest of the game. Put Puig in there.
Granderson may ask for a little bit more time before being next to the Wild Horse!
Two things from actually getting to see the team, uncommon for me:
1) Ryu flat knows how to pitch, even without his best control. A craftsman out there.
2) Dick Enberg has lost little if anything. Still one of the best ever in the booth.
I thought he’d retired?
Think so. But I think I saw him in the booth during one camera shot, along with Gibby. Maybe he still does some games. PxP freelancer for hire…or something. 😉 Sure sounds like him.
Not Belli!
Get Joc on the phone!?
That would be the quickest turn-around!
Once a player is sent to the minors, they are must remain there for at least 10 days before being recalled (with the exception of if they need to return due to an injury). Bellinger might have to go on the 10 day DL for Joc to get a call.
Yep.
Ouch!
It spearheaded a rally several games ago.
Fulmer makes Taylor dive back to first. Cold blooded.
Yeah, that was a bit much.
RiuK Part 2!
I become annoyed when the Dodgers are not ahead after 4-1/2 innings.
Well, they are the Komeback Kids.
Probably wise to not let Upton get anything good to hit.
“Fool me once . . . “
RiuK!
Big boy K!
A “You ain’t sending me back to the bullpen!” K.
Taylor hit the ball hard, but they got the DP.
Steve Garvey hitting lefty…
Mo just said tomorrow brings the Dodgers’ interleague play to a close.
Correction — we hope there’s another series in October!
Darvish to 10-day DL with back tightness. Paredes back up. Darvish expected back to make a start against the Brewers next Sunday.
YuCK!
Joc rode his bat to Oklahoma. Hope he rides his bat back to Los Angeles quickly.
I’ve seen no official announcement of that yet. Have you?
http://m.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article/249402720/dodgers-option-joc-pederson-to-triple-a/?topicId=27118384
The interesting part is at the end of the article, where they called this an ‘all or nothing’ year for the team.
Easy– and lazy — narrative for a writer trying to wrap a story.
I figure OKC gives him the chance to play every day, something Joc couldn’t have here, even without Granderson.
It worked well for Puig when it happened to him
Without a doubt.
I think his was a true demotion, tho, to adjust his attitude.
True
And luckily it seems to have worked!
Yeah. He was not actually hitting poorly before he was sent down. OPS+121 in July. He went 3-5 the day before he was sent down!
When the new kid arrives at school. Listen for the byplay between Utley and Kershaw at the end.
Until he changed laundry, Granderson — like all Mets and Mets fans — probably disliked/hated Chase. Now he’s going to appreciate him.
I wonder if they just threw out (or burned) the Mets bag
Wow, that was very interesting. It is a part of baseball that we do not normally see.