Pirates at Dodgers, 1:10 PM PDT, TV: ATT SportsNet-PIT, SPNLA
RHP Trevor Williams (1-1, 2.59 ERA) goes for the Pirates while LHP Rich Hill makes his first appearance of the season for the Dodgers. Williams is like Musgrove in that every start he’s made in 2019 has been a quality one, and in fact he’s got a 1.67 ERA for his last 18 starts. Hill strained a knee in Spring Training and has been rehabbing ever since. The Dodgers think he’s built up enough arm strength to go six innings. He’ll be pitching to Russell Martin, who’s coming off the IL after recovering from lower back inflammation. The Dodgers sent Rocky Gale back to OKC.
Kershaw thinks he’s Superman sometimes, and maybe he’s right:
Kersh can do it all. 😳 pic.twitter.com/zlbEGqgwhw
— MLB (@MLB) April 28, 2019
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1922 At Ebbets Field, Lee King drives in seven runs in the Phillies’ 10-7 win over the Robins. The Philadelphia outfielder will collect a total of only 15 RBIs this season playing with Philadelphia and the Giants.
- 1985 Dodger southpaw Fernando Valenzuela sets an MLB mark with 41 consecutive scoreless innings at the start of a season without allowing an earned run when he blanks the Padres through eight innings. In the top of the ninth, Tony Gwynn snaps the southpaw’s scoreless streak with a solo home run, giving the Friars an eventual 1-0 victory at Chavez Ravine.
- 2012 Bryce Harper makes his much-anticipated debut in the Nationals’ 4-3 loss to Los Angeles at Chavez Ravine. The 19 year-old rookie center fielder, who drives in the potential go-ahead run in the ninth inning with a sacrifice fly, doubles in the top of the seventh off Chad Billingsley for his first major league hit.
Lineup when available.
Today’s Dodger lineup vs. Pirates:
Pederson LF
Seager SS
Muncy 3B
Bellinger 1B
Pollock CF
Verdugo RF
Hernández 2B
Martin C
Hill P#Dodgers | @Biofreeze pic.twitter.com/YcfwprieEL— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 28, 2019
NPUT
Pitching matchups this week vs. the Giants in a stadium-to-be-renamed-again later:
M — Maeda (L) vs. Samardzija (R)
T — Buehler (R) vs. Pomeranz (L)
W — Ryu (L) vs. Bumgarner (L)
All games start at 6:45 p.m. (PDT)
#SoftwareStadium
By the way, Maeda is not LH
Down 5-2 last I checked. Then tied. Nice comeback!
As every other team in the division loses, Dodgers are now 2.0 ahead of Pads, 2.5 ahead of Snakes, 5.0 ahead of Rox, and 7.0 ahead of Gnats.
Trying to think of other hot months by Dodger hitters. Bellinger matches up favourably with Pedro Guerrero’s June 1985.
I think this is the first one of the year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpGx4foRdPw
A welcome return.
Jansen puts us through the Full Stanhouse.
Earl Weaver! RIP.
I blame the ump, not Kenley.
Great job by Joc to cut off that ball before the corner.
Andale!
¡Dale duro!
Woo-HOO!!!!
Don’t you mean: Whew-HOO?
Ha!
Dodgers win!!
G A M E O V E R
I’m behind you folks, but it looks as if Kenley got cheated against Frazier.
So badly.
Tense.
I can’t watch…
You’re a future person again.
Not any more.
That was just nerves, not reality.
Strike six!
Jeeze, ump. Give him those strikes!
Hitter gave him one back
Walks him on two balls.
The Stash–getting it done
Ump!?
Let’s go Geronimo!
Not necessarily endorsed, but here’s a pertinent t-shirt.
Urias walked a tightrope just there that was slightly wider than the one Baez walked last night. Now let’s provide Jansen some cushion.
Again, not really his fault.
No eyes, no ears. What happened besides the two-base Verdugo error, which put him in a jam?
Shattered Bell’s bat, but ball fell for an RBI single.
Thanks.
Urias is a stud.
All the way back from his surgery.
Urias has had two strikes on all three batters this inning.
He’s had some bad luck here.
Two strikes on all four batters (thus far) this inning.
Error by Verdugo and broken bat single made all the difference.
Yelich has left the game for the Cerveceros. Apparent “lower back discomfort.”
Gosh, I hope it’s not serious. I like him.
C’mon, kid.
Verdugo a little too eager there.
It woulda been great to see him throw out Melky at first, though.
I do like his fire.
https://twitter.com/truebluela/status/1122630771041157120?s=20
Urias should be good for 3 innings, right?
Come on Pollock. Make it safe for Kelly to pitch an inning.
It was not to be.
My goodness Belli.
He’s becoming a really skilled hitter.
The kid is having a helluva year and it ain’t even May yet. 36 RBI!
Especially after Liriano made him look bad early in the AB.
Come on Bellinger. Put it out of reach!
Nice bit of hitting by the Munster!
Bad AB for Seager.
Well! This is set up nicely for the Dodgers!!
CT3 with a fine AB.
Cubbies appear to be trying to give it away to the Snakes, but it’s still tied in the sixth.
Nice to see the Dodgers get back into this one. Hope our offence can find the late inning edge to pull it out.
You misspelled “offense.”
Not really.
WBBsAs is labouring under the misapprehension that Canadians should follow American spelling customs. 😉
You probably don’t even know how to pronounce “schedule.”
Haha! That legit made me laugh.
Munster made the play there!
Woot! Tie game and Pads lose!
Snakes losing, but still early.
That ball looked very catchable.
Terrific bunt by Hill.
Rally.
Getting closer and closer.
Tied.
Hill hits, runs, fields his position, and other than a couple of gopher balls…
and bunts
Bellinger has more home runs (14) this season than strikeouts (13).
I expected him to be better than last year, but not this much better.
I didn’t know what to expect. He looked so lost in the World Series and I have never liked his upright stance although I have always stood fairly straight as well. The similarities end there.
More walks than strikeouts too: 17.
What are we watching here with Belli?
Something amazing.
One of the most prolonged hot streaks in baseball history?
A start. Ranked at 22nd historically for total bases over first 29 games. Big names in front of him, though.
Updated: https://twitter.com/ericstephen/status/1122612385821282304
On the bright side, the Rox have lost to the Barves, the Yanquis are bombing the Gnats again, Cubbies lead the Snakes early. Pads and Nats (gnot Gnats) tied in tenth, but Washington has winning run on base with nobody out.
Bellinger again!
Now tied with the injured Yelich, and one RBI ahead.
Late checking. Ugh.
“Plenty of time, boys, plenty of time,” said every coach ever.
It could be worse, I am watching while munching on a Sees Easter Egg.
Better See’s than Sears. 😉
Yankees now leading the Giants, 6-0, in the third. Yankees led the Giants 6-0 yesterday until the bottom of the ninth, when the Giants scored four times and lost 6-4.
Are they playing at the Polo Grounds?
Muncy will end his career as a DH.
I wanted to trade high with him last year.
I absolutely felt the same way about Muncy. (But, of course, I was wrong about Pederson as I wanted to trade him also.) Muncy has a higher K percentage than Taylor, but he also hits some home runs.
Across the team, strikeouts are down and homers are up.
Are you talking about Hill?
About Dodger hitters.
Fits Hill so far though.
3rd not his forte, for sure. Seems at least adequate at 1st.
I’m more comfortable with Muncy at third than I am with Freese though.
I think Hill had higher expectations for himself today. Although the error allowed Melky to have an at bat that inning.
You can’t underestimate the power of flaxseed oil.
Are you assuming he is still using?
Well, he was a Gnat.
Well, at least it’s early. A rusty Hill not being helped much by his defense.
Giants, who entered play today averaging 3.1 runs per game and batting .211 as a team, are trailing the Yankees 4-0 after 1 1/2 in San Francisco.
Bad decision by Martin to pick up the bunt.
Difficult play for Verdugo, but not impossible.
Melky’s on the flaxseed oil again, it would seem.
Going back on a ball does not look like a strength.
Re the above intro, I presume Harper drove in the actual go-ahead run in the ninth.
Ha! Yeah, the author of that text screwed up. It WAS the potential winning run, putting the Nats up 2-1. They got another run to make it 3-1 going to the bottom of the 9th, but the Dodgers tied it up and won in the 10th on a walkoff HR by the Bison.
Alineación para la barrida: https://twitter.com/LosDodgers/status/1122557492368637952?s=20