Game 17, 2019

Brewers at Dodgers, 1:10 PM PDT, TV: FS-WI, SPNLA

RHP Jhoulys Chacin (2-1, 4.24 ERA) goes for the Brewers while RHP Ross Stripling (0-1, 3.78 ERA) goes for the slumping Dodgers. Chacin is pitching like an ace: he’s given up three or fewer runs in each of his last seventeen starts dating back to last year. Stripling had a rough outing last time out against the Cardinals when he gave up five extra base hits in five innings and got the loss.

Today in Dodgers’ history:

  • 1931 At Braves Field, Jack Quinn becomes the oldest pitcher to start an Opening Day game. The 47 year-old Robin right-hander gives up six runs on nine runs in six innings of work, taking the loss when Brooklyn bows to Boston, 7-4.
  • 1968 Jim Bunning becomes the first pitcher since Cy Young to collect a thousand strikeouts in both leagues when he whiffs eight Dodgers during his first win for the Pirates, a 3-0 complete-game victory in Chavez Ravine. The 37 year-old right-hander, acquired from the Phillies in December, sent 1,406 American League batters back to the bench with a bat in their hands for nine seasons while pitching for the Tigers at the start of his Hall of Fame career.
  • 1993 After establishing the all-time career major league record last night with his 358th save, Cardinal reliever Lee Smith breaks the National League mark, recording his 301st in the Senior Circuit when he tosses a perfect 15th frame in the Cardinals’ 2-1 victory at Dodger Stadium. The right-handed reliever will extend the big league mark to 478, pitching for the Cubs (1980-1987), Red Sox (1988-1990), Cardinals (1990-1993), Yankees (1993), Orioles (1994), Angels (1995-1996), Reds (1996), and Expos (1997).
  • 2004 In the game played after teammate Mike Mussina earns his 200th career victory, Kevin Brown, who was obtained from the Dodgers for Jeff Weaver and two minor-leaguers in an off-season trade, reaches the same plateau, beating the Devil Rays, 5-1. It is the first time in baseball history members of the same pitching staff have won their 200th career victory in consecutive starts.

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62 thoughts on “Game 17, 2019

  1. Looks like the Dodgers may gain a game back today on the Padres as SD is losing 7-3 vs DBacks.

  2. Scoop – just a heads up that I sent you an email! I had fun writing it while listening to the game.

  3. Just awakened from a nap (as has the Dodger pitching), and as I was looking at the score it went from 6-0 to 7-0. As my late mother used to say, there is something about a good nap.

  4. Stuck at LAX, where I’ll have an MLBTV blackout. Hoping one of the restobars here will turn the game on until my 3:30 pm flight.

  5. After 16 games, our Bums at 8-8; last year at 7-9; 8-8 in 2017. Least we forget the early misery of last year, in the next 16 in 2018 they went 6-10 and did not get above .500 until June 8. After that, with Grande carrying them offensively, they went 33-19 in June-July.

  6. Had remembered Bunning pitching very briefly for the Dodgers, but hadn’t recalled pitching for the filibusteros.