Pirates at Dodgers, 6:10 PM PDT, TV: ATT SportsNet PIT, KTLA, SPNLA
The visitors’ RHP Joe Musgrove (1-1, 1.59 ERA) takes the hill against the Dodgers’ LHP Clayton Kershaw (0-0, 2.77 ERA). All four of Musgrove’s appearances this year have been quality starts (definition: complete six innings and permit no more than three earned runs). Kershaw’s two games this season were also quality starts. Last time out he uncharacteristically walked four men, but his opponents are hitting only .159 against him, so the walks didn’t hurt.
Barnesy’s home run yesterday:
Also:
.@Cody_Bellinger leads the Majors in:
-Hits
-AVG
-OPS
-OBP
-SLG
-RBI
-Total bases
-HR (tied)Good night. pic.twitter.com/3gz7mr1oQ1
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 27, 2019
- 1981 Fernandomania continues to explode at Chavez Ravine when Dodger rookie sensation Fernando Valenzuela pitches his fourth shutout in five starts. The 20 year-old Mexican southpaw, who is batting over .400, beats the Giants, 5-0, and lowers his ERA to a microscopic 0.20.
- 2004 At Dodger Stadium, Mike Piazza ties Carlton Fisk for the most career homers by a catcher as he hits Hideo Nomo’s sixth-inning pitch into the stands for his 351st round-tripper as a backstop. The homer, which was his 362nd overall, moves the Mets’ star past Yankees’ Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio on the all-time list.
- 2007 On the night in which the ceremonial first pitch is thrown by his three sons, Trevor Hoffman is unable to hold on to a two run lead when the Dodgers score three in the ninth and eventually beat the Padres, 6-5. It’s ‘Trevor Time Desk Clock’ Night, and the usually reliable Padres closer blows the save, thanks to some shady defense, for the second consecutive game.
- 2010 The suddenly streaking Mets win their sixth consecutive game with a doubleheader sweep of the Dodgers, 4-0 and 10-5. The victories mark the first time since August 28, 1971 that the club has taken both ends of a twin bill from L.A.
Lineup when available.
Tonight’s Dodger lineup vs. Pirates:
Pederson LF
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Bellinger RF
Muncy 1B
Verdugo CF
Taylor 2B
Barnes C
Kershaw P#Dodgers | @Biofreeze pic.twitter.com/02xnaqbfwK— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 27, 2019
Yes! Joc! Triple trouble!
Triple trouble!
Thanks. I spoke too soon.
Joc for the lead!
That’s more like it! Now bring them home.
Verdugo’s a truly tough out.
CT3, on the other hand… maybe this will be the time.
He’s been hitting the ball hard the past couple days.
NPUT @ 0800 HST, 1100 PDT, 1400 EDT
Barves have blown a lead over the Rox in the ninth. With two out, they manage to walk Drew Butera on four pitches and then Blackmon delivers a go-ahead double. And then, after pitching change, Story blows it open with three-run dinger on an 0-2 pitch.
Jansen with the save, but Baez has the true save of the game
Not the dominant Kenley, but I’m satisfied.
At least no HR’s hit off him
I love how much Doc cares.
Think he really cares for his players, above all else.
You can see it by the way he greets them in the dugout.
Woo-HOO!!!
Dodgers win!
Kenley wants the W for Kersh.
For your between-innings entertainment. https://twitter.com/Nativeesoul/status/1121864781512740865
For your between-innings entertainment. https://twitter.com/Nativeesoul/status/1121864781512740865
Bison bizarreness.
*Not Matt Kemp
Hehe.
Crick is an ex-Gnat who’s a gopher ball specialist, but he fails to deliver for Cody.
Following with Gameday under the table. Petey pulls a Houdini!
Are you under the table as well? Or trying to avoid being in the doghouse…
Yes!!!
Baez!
Ferguson gets a hold…
Báez is brilliant!
I’m THRILLED!
Of course the last out to get here is Bell.
JT tries to deke the runners!
He went around, ump.
No, he didn’t.
The Gnats tanked for the Yanquis (good), but the Nats have tanked for the Pads (not so good). Barves have an early lead on the Rox, but the Cubbies are sending Darvish up against the Snakes.
Meanwhile, Yelich has hit his first road dinger to lead Bellinger by one, and the two are now tied in RBI. Bellinger has a notable lead in OPS.
Diamondbacks already down 5-0 in the 3rd…
Given Darvish’s sustained shakiness, and the fact the Snakes can still hit, I’ll withhold judgment on this.
They knocked Godley out pretty quickly though. We shall see.
9-1… top of the 8th. Darvish did unexpectedly well.
Yikes!
Indeed.
I’d be thrilled if the Dodgers go to the ninth still in the lead.
And by the 9th I meant the bottom of the 8th.
Gonna take a miracle.
Caleb, you need to do better.
Seager not quite back to normal yet.
Apparently Joc likes to hit well and drive in runs on Seager’s birthday too.
Clay needed those three!
Quique watched a hanger there.
It was a really good pitch I thought. Am I wrong?
It was a really good pitch I thought. Am I wrong?
Dang that was a good strike 3 pitch to Kiké.
Snakes have lost.
Tucker missed one there – he could have had Verdugo easily at third.
At least we scored a run.
I can’t see how they will overturn this run.
It was definitely a stretch.
What’s Hurdle barking about?
Sweet! Nice, Taylor.
Terrible throw by Melky helps put Verdugo in scoring position.
I wonder why Musgrove is so hard to hit? He doesn’t look that overpowering.
He’s breezing.
Don’t see Cody that frustrated usually.
That strike two call burned him.
He hasn’t given himself the opportunities to be frustrated.
Can we please get a couple of runs for Kersh?
C’mon, Musgrove isn’t THIS good.
Well, a hit with RISP…
Crowd got excited on that one by Belli
Not quite enough…
Melky with the steroids special!
At least Clayton slid into first base feet first on that putout.
Unlucky for JT there. He smoked that!
Getting ready for May.
Fine play by Kang.
Joc gets another hit. That’s 5 I think.
*Gets hit.