Dodgers at Nationals, 10:05 AM PT, TV: Fox
LHP Rich Hill (9-8, 3.67 ERA) goes for the Dodgers and RHP A.J. Cole (2-4, 4.30 ERA) pitches for the Nats.
Hill has lost his last four starts and since his near-perfect game in Pittsburgh he’s got a 6.14 ERA. Cole has never faced the Dodgers and hasn’t started for the Nationals since Sept. 4. He’s made a couple of relief appearances since then, giving up three runs in four innings.
This day in Dodgers’ history:
- 1924 Cardinal first baseman Jim Bottomley goes 6-for-6, including two homers, and bats in a record twelve runs when the team beats the Dodgers at Ebbets Field, 17-3. The previous mark of 11 RBIs in one game was established in 1892 by today’s opposing Dodger manager, Wilbert Robinson.
- 1976 In the 11th inning at Veterans Stadium, Rick Joseph hits a walk-off grand slam in the Phillies’ 8-4 victory over the Dodgers. Two batters are walked intentionally by Ron Perranoski to face the weak hitting Philadelphia pinch hitter, who responds with his first career home run, which will be his only round-tripper this season.
- 1988 The Reds’ Tom Browning pitches a perfect game against the Dodgers, striking out eight and allowing only eight balls to be hit out of the infield in his 1-0 victory. Over three starts, including the perfect game, he retires 40 consecutive batters – one shy of a major league record.
Lineup when available.
Today's Dodger lineup at Nationals:
Utley 2B
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Bellinger 1B
Puig RF
Granderson LF
Barnes C
Pederson CF
Hill P pic.twitter.com/2IkSqr4j1n— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 16, 2017
NPUT
The Gnats have already given up on 2018… http://www.knbr.com/2017/09/16/matt-moore-on-giants-decision-to-pick-up-2018-option-it-definitely-did-take-me-by-surprise/
We’ll now have to see if they keep Phlablo (current average .193) even though he’s costing them virtually nothing.
Grandal bought a good-luck charm and installed it in the dugout. Scroll to the bottom.
A couple of hours ago John_from_Aus asked “Do people remember what we all predicted at the start of the year? ”
I have now looked at every post and its comments from January 1 through April 7 (Game 8) of 2017 and haven’t seen a string of comments from any or all of us predicting results. Weird.
Woke up to good news I see 🙂
Sure beats that three week stretch!
If Rendon is in the lineup for the Nats tomorrow night, look closely at him. He reminds me of images of Oliver Reed as Athos of the Three Musketeers in Richard Lester’s movie.
http://tansyrr.com/tansywp/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Three-Musketeers-The-1973-1605×903.jpg
See? http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/543685.jpg
Hats look different.
Pffft.
PFFFT!!
PFFFT!! PFFFT The sound your lips pressed together and blowing air through them makes as you witness some idiot make a bigger fool of him or herself either by what they said, wrote, did. A show of utter disgust, no fear and the act of totally brushing someone off by dismissing them as a complete moron not worthy of one’s time.
note: could be immediately followed by a brushing away with one’s hand ending with a palm towards the buffoon.
That’s a little stronger than my definition. You’d prefer “Pfui” or “Tch?”
Considering I at least responded to your post while everybody else ignored it, maybe a little softening but I admit my comment was closer to sarcasm than it was to humor.
I see a resemblance, my wife did not. Talking about the pictures again.
I should tweet the resemblance to him (or better, to his wife). 😉
The feeling with the SP is back to before the disaster — seems each is trying to outdo the other and prove their worth. I’m sure Doc et. al welcome the tough decisions being who among the large number of good possibilities should they take vs. will anyone step up and prove they’re worthy.
ESPN game tomorrow afternoon/evening, remember.
A non-Gnat blackout.
96-52 for the year.
Do people remember what we all predicted at the start of the year? Link, if we did, can you find those posts?
Er, um, maybe?
SI’s article quoted Vegas’ odds at over/under 92.5. SI said over. “You are correct, sirs!” https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/03/06/los-angeles-dodgers-over-under
Bob is going have to attend every game the rest of the year!
Woo-HOO ! ! ! ! !
Why I do declare RBI. Your exclamation marks are wonderfully decreasing! 🙂
Nice, isn’t it?
I’m trying to recall – in the playoffs do you increase or decrease your number of exclamation marks?
Increase.
May they disappear quickly in September and increase rapidly in October!
Yahoo!
Was that a fair or foul ball?
Yes.
Looked foul to me — grand play by Curtis, especially since no one got hurt.
In seeing the replay, I would say you are just right.
One of the very rare games where I was actually able to see it . . . thank you, Fox.
We win!
Enley! (without a K).
LoFo is 2 for 2 this inning.
Yes. I am talking about very routine ground balls hit right to him.
I know what you mean but no chance Taylor moves to second this year and LoFo is a better choice against lefties than is Utley. However, it does look more of a platoon now with Utley getting most if not all of the starts against righties, as long as he has the stamina.
In truth, they were both hit pretty hard. He’s really fine defensively, and hits lefties well.
One!
Seager not having a good day all around.
C’mon, KJ!
KJ vs 4/5/6 hitters for the Nats.
Gonzo is so slow.
Love you Gonzo!
He and Turner take good selfies though.
Logan doing what he does best (well, about the only thing he does on offense, get on base.)
Meestah Puig, he good.
Now Kenley up .
Nice.
Puig!
I’m sure my neighbors heard that same exclamation when he made the catch.
One of the bonus benefit I learned moving into my own home years ago . . . I can shout whatever I want (usually sporting events, but lately that includes political speeches) — and no one seems to care.
Puig makes it look routine.
Uh, Petey up.
Not a chance.
Doc trying to boost his confidence and scare the fans at the same time.
If Petey comes in its good news. It means Dodgers have scored 5 or more runs in the top of the ninth.
Bluffing to help him out confidence-wise.
Come on Howie. Help a brother (with an) out.
Thank you.
Seeing eye hits this inning.
Test
Hi Dhvanesh
Easy for you to say.
Two difficult but makeable plays.
What’s up with you today Seager?
Are we looking at a four out save for Kenley?
Not warming yet.
Good. It is Watson.
Another bloop hit for the Nats.
Difo gets a Gnathit.
Stripling blows one by Taylor.
Nice to come in on a lead and a DP!
Great time for that DP.
Who pitches the 8th? Buehler?
Stewie up (just below me)
Morrow was up earlier.
Now Watson.
Elementary…
Not sure Buehler gets another high leverage look, until he performs better in lower leverage situations,
Kenley just strolled out to the pen like royalty.
I am not sure we have enough runs to win this.
Tom Boswell (WaPo star columnist) thinks the Dodgers’ losing streak has had an effect on their self-confidence. You gotta scroll down to Question #5.
The Postseason is a strange and difficult beast of course, but the Dodgers – and Bellinger in particular – look good so far against the Nats in this series.
Comparing Belli to Bucks is silly and beneath him. Suggest not only a lack of understanding of Belli but also what happen surrounding the Bosox losing the WS to the Mets. Cheap shot both ways.
OK Dodger pen. Keep on rolling.
Doc shifting into playoff mode.
Grinding gears.
Way to go Doc.
World not built around Joc.
Curious if the Dodgers hitters get HBP more than Dodger pitchers HBP batters.
Hitters have BEEN hit 55 times. Dodgers’ pitchers have HIT hitters 36 times.
Lack of protection!
Thanks Link. So my instincts were right.
Cory either thought there were two outs or decided to make a lame play.
Grandy was up next anyway.
Ouch.
OK Puig. Let’s keep this going.
Thought Seager was out at 2nd.
Close but clearly safe.
Upon further (non) review – yes.
And in the end… he was.
Chutley breathing hard at third!
Things cooking.
Let’s get that run back.
Utley breathing hard at third.
Ha! Samers!
Hill is on target so far today.
Why do I even bother posting?
You are our own SI.
“The Dodgers are bad at baseball.”
Ha!
Joc with yet another batting stance.
Strikes out the side, but walks the pitcher…
As long as the inning is only 4 batters long – I would take that every time.
It requires quite a few pitches, though.
Yes I thought that too. Although if he did on 13 pitches… I would take it every time.
In his rookie year, 1993, Piazza set the (old) Dodgers rookie home run record with 35 and drove in 112 runs. I would expect that that is the club’s rookie mark for RBIs, something that Bellinger won’t reach.
Has a good chance to get 40 HRs though.
The DL stint did not help.
I doubt if it really needed 10 days off.
I think they decided that it was better to do that than to risk further injury.
https://twitter.com/DodgerInsider/status/909123008073162752
Dodgers have decided they can run on Howie.
I think the throw was there on that one though.
It was a weak throw.
Barnes might have picked up a couple of strikes for Hill in that inning.
Nat fans getting worked up over foul balls.
That one was dangerously close.
Good AB for Grandy, but I miss Andrew Toles.
Puig hits a ball that even Kendrick can catch.
Werth didn’t turn on that one either.
I dunno what Steiner said but, fortunately, I’m not listening to him.
Another home run for Lou Gehrig.
Belli boy!
Taylor getting a well deserved rest. His last 28 plate appearances look like this:
Ave: .115 obp.179 slg.115 ops .294
Let’s hope Cole is today’s Edwin Jackson.
Meh. Probably wouldn’t see either of them when it counts.
Jackson only very slightly more likely.
We can only hope.
I admire Jackson’s career – or at least his persistence.
Got him $80 million, so yeah.
Not just the money, but the fact that he found his niche in the game.
Dependable innings eater?
Yes, and able to fill out a rotation in an emergency.
He’s got a 10.1 WAR for his career, which is better than his 98-120 W-L record would indicate.
If someone was willing to continue to give me money to pitch, I would persist as well.
Sitting above the pen watching Hill warm. Appreciating just how close the mound is to the plate.
Which makes the pitcher even closer after his follow through and in Hill’s case, a follow through that leaves him less than ready to duck a line drive.
Fox or Steiner? I can’t decide which is worse.
Ya hay alineación… https://twitter.com/LosDodgers/status/909085950633840640