The early game is the Braves at Cardinals, 12:07 PM PDT, TV: TBS
The Braves haven’t yet announced their starter, but an informed guess would be Dallas Keuchel or Julio Teheran. Whoever it is will face the Cardinals’ rookie RHP Dakota Hudson, whose 16 wins led all MLB rookies this year. He had a 2.75 ERA at home in Busch Stadium, too.
Braves lineup:
A win today earns a trip to the NLCS.#RELENTLESS pic.twitter.com/HPuPrNDpjC
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) October 7, 2019
Cardinals lineup:
Kolten Wong (L) 2B
Paul Goldschmidt (R) 1B
Marcell Ozuna (R) LF
Yadier Molina (R) C
Matt Carpenter (L) 3B
Tommy Edman (S) RF
Paul DeJong (R) SS
Dakota Hudson (R) P
The late game is the Dodgers at Nationals, 3:40 PM PDT, TV: TBS
The Dodgers start LHP Rich Hill, who may be pitching with a knee brace and is not expected to go more than three or four innings. He’ll face RHP Max Scherzer, last seen striking out the side in the eighth inning of Game Two of this series on Friday.
Who is hot and who is not?
Dodgers: Turner had a homer, double and single in Game 3 and has hit safely in 10 straight NLDS games, batting .390 (16-for-41) with two homers and 10 RBIs. Since 2015, he has hit safely in 19 of 20 NLDS games. David Freese is equally a postseason monster and on Sunday became only the fourth player in postseason history to come off the bench with a three-hit game.
Dodgers lineup:
Today’s Gm. 4 Dodger lineup at Nationals:
Pederson RF
Muncy 1B
Turner 3B
Bellinger CF
Seager SS
Beaty LF
Lux 2B
Smith C
Hill P#NLDS | #LABleedsBlue pic.twitter.com/sNfXcGk4vN— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 7, 2019
Nationals lineup:
Get to 1-0.#Scherzday // #STAYINTHEFIGHT pic.twitter.com/2eqPJKXGOv
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) October 7, 2019
NPUT
Dodger Stadium is not among them. https://twitter.com/Pat_Garofalo/status/1181540517705850881?s=20
Only
78 Ks for the Dodgers in this game. A little encouraging.I can only say, https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/632176e54371cf175320493247d6ed723666a02c939447e687261c4868ed783e.png
This amuses me:
Look at this. Just look at it. I didn’t know baseballs could do that.
Makes it easy to understand the challenges hitters face
It would be nice if our Cody Cory tandem would get hot.
Halfway there.
Barves and Budweisers are going to the tenth.
trying to decide if I should get a ticket.
Go on, take over from Bob as our person at the field. I don’t think I could get to LA in time from here
It’s our turn to win on Wednesday. I say go for it.
Okay. Done. Wish one of you could be there with me. But I will do my best to get the win!
Win one for the Bloggers! We want these conversations to continue.
There’s a reason these two teams had the best NL record in September.
Since like May, I think.
I’m out. See y’all Tuesday.
Game of inches.namely, Joc’s foul ball. Oh, plus that home run. And Scherzer.
Jiggety jog.
boo Hoo?
Budweisers were blowing it again, but now Barves are taking their turn.
On to LA
Still frosting
With Strasburg going on Wednesday the Nationals have to be feeling good about their chances.
We have Buehler
We need a 5+1 game.
Home again home again?
When we hit, we’re hitting them hard. Nothing to show for it.
Twins having their own frustrations. Bases loaded no out. Now two outs.
And now three without scoring. Twins trailing 1-0 after two innings.
Go, Twinkies!
Hats off to Scherzer though.
Drat it, Joc, if that first one had been straight!
Hard to hit Scherzer twice. We needed that first one fair.
Soooo close
That woulda scored three!
Oh, CT3.
He worked the count, but Scherzer made a great pitch to get him.
That might be the ballgame. Not even a sac fly.
We cannot afford to come up empty here.
And yet…
That away Scherzer, talk your way to stay in the game. You are going to pay for it.
Joc almost made him pay.
Well now. THIS is promising.
Rookies Lux and Smith showing how it is done
0-6 with RISP, Monday tells me.
Two pitches. Single. Better.
Two pitches. One out. Come on.
Costly WP.
Dodgers need to have a two digit run producing inning.
Worst play I’ve ever seen Belli make in the outfield.
What was the challenge?
He misjudged it. May have slipped on wet grass, though.
Ahhh. But on Gameday they said a challenge was overturned…
“Stadium boundary” invoked. Sent Turner back to 2nd base.
Okay. Thanks.
Further explanation:
https://twitter.com/DodgersNation/status/1181373722386501633
Pretty hard hit line drive right at him.
Bright side, if any: Cody has gotten his bat on the ball all three times up.
Rats.
Pedro with an ERA of 27.
I hope he doesn’t reach his number in this series: 52.
I feel strangely calmer now that that HR happened. Weird.
It did lessen the stress.
Doesn’t work…
Trying to get Scherzer out of the game?
Long inning letting him cool off and realize he is tired.
Long road back. But three innings to do so.
Dodgers are capable of it.
Yesterday, seven runs after two outs.
And two strike counts.
Hit a good pitch above the strike zone.
Petey being Petey.
He’s been very good most of the year, though.
I know. But still prone to giving up the home run.
Pretty much the lowest rate among all regular Dodgers pitchers.
Oh man.
Mier–¡coles!
Like I said, dangerous inning.
Oh pfui.
Good job by Beaty to cut that off.
I really really want us to win this game. There. I said it.
Dangerous inning, I fear.
You got that right.
Up to you now, Urias.
Back to old habits
Max is dealing right now. Getting better as the game goes on.
I was afraid that might happen
I didn’t think it would. Thought he’d tire more quickly.
Logically that makes sense
Alas, poor Pollock.
Can’t lay off the down and away slider. It’s a contagious disease.
We knew him well
Pollock being Pollock.
Slider be working for Max. Bad news for Dodgers.
The sky is urinating.
Urias is pitching.
Scherzer looking stronger as the game goes on.
Unfortunately.
Maeda looking good as well though.
That was disappointing.
And a worse one by Lux.
Well, those were insane pitches.
Big league pitching by Max.
And a bad one by Beaty.
Don’t swing at 3-0 Matt.
He had a green light and a good pitch to hit. I liked his at bat but still want to work on Scherzer’s pitch count.
Knowing Max he will probably throw 120
Terrible AB by Seager.
Not adjusting to the hard slider down and in.
Hopefully Cody has broken out of his slump.
Looking much better
Tell me what happens. My eyes are covered.
It’s over.
Yes. I can breathe again.
Enjoying a commercial.
SuperKenta!
Welcome to game 4 Clark Kenta, hope you brought your cape.
Awesome post.
I guess our clue was the absence of eye glasses.
Three full innings to steep of a Hill for D Mountain.
Maybe should have pinch hit for Rich way back when. Hindsight.
Nervous
Tell me about it.
It would be Rendon up.
Rich not getting any close calls. Also not sharp.
DP
With Rendón, I’d settle for a sac fly.
Okay,strike out. Same as a fly ball from comments below.
No, because Beaty’s didn’t advance the runner.
You are arguing with someone who has tongue in cheek.
oh dear
I can’t look. Already.
Shut them down here, Rich.
You can’t walk a weak hitter like Taylor.
Not cool.
Especially since Taylor can run.
And that is why…
Apparently you can.
Star Wars or baseball?
One pitch out forTurner.
Where is our patience?
It’s not like you just want to take strikes. That pitch was in Turner’s wheelhouse.
True but a plan is a plan only if it is implemented.
Exactly. See one or even two, then foul off or hit.
Bums is joking.
Oh.
Only half joking this time. Joc and Max also had pitches in their wheelhouse in the first inning and didn’t swing so if that was by design then it still should be the plan. But, I also hate to see the best pitch a hitter will get be taken just to take it. Karros could have been better if he swung at the first pitch which he never did.
It really ain’t that easy.
In my frenzied fan mind it is!
Gameday’s a pitch or two ahead of the video, but I find it hard to look back from the future.
Max could have walked.
Dingerville. I am in grey t-shirt. First one (bottom image) about five feet to my left hitting the bottom of the retaining wall. Second one (top image) about three feet to my right hitting my neighbor one seat over on the hand. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5fcffabb6da3eaa6d764296a3b44c18ebdcc5f95070432fdeff0df9e1d6a70ff.png https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/58297bca849230f5c1be82c3e94c9db960bd6a2641ff273bb59612fbbd1afe4e.png
DP!!!!
Budweisers have beaten Barves, and the two teams head to Atlanta. Whichever wins Wednesday will have to fly cross-country to play Dodgers.
Ump!!!! Strike four!
Ice maker just started spewing water in bucketsful out thru the door dispenser. Towels everywhere, and fridge tech won’t be here till tomorrow afternoon.
Sob!
The Ice Man cometh.
And then he stops for several hours and starts up again. It’s very strange and very annoying. It’s not like I can turn the freezer and fridge off; they’re full.
Pull the fridge out and hopefully the water connection has a turnoff valve.
That’s a thought.
Any luck?
Haven’t tried yet. Showered first. There is zero space between the cabinets and the fridge, so it’s got to be a very straight pull out.
Hopefully, it wont be an ICE raid.
Ugh. Sorry.
Gotta keep them contained until the bullpen. Unless Scherzer really implodes.
Be nice if he only goes 6 innings tops. He looks good but not extra good but his good is real good.
I think he looks a little tired. Wishful thinking?
I’m wishing it.
So Hill sees the most pitches.
Rich looked better than a lot of our batters yesterday. 6 pitches!
I don’t expect a hit but 7 foul balls would be nice
Hill needs to do a slap bunt.
Bad baserunning by Seager, who should’ve advanced.
Fear of making a critical out at third?
It was plenty deep, if he’d tagged properly.
And tagged up and scored on Lux’ popup.
That’s assuming the following sequence would’ve been identical.
He knew it, too.
Seager double!
On an 0-2 pitch, yet.
Just noticed that Mr. Pollock was replaced by Mr. Beaty.
Already did more.
Not really.
Depends on how we want to measure.
An out’s an out.
9 Ks in 11 at bats would seem inferior to a liner to the outfield, albeit softly hit.
Okay, I am coming in ready to do long relief. Let us hope we get way ahead early, and get our strikeout count into single digits.
No K’s for Scherzer in the first.
Yes!
In the end, a pretty easy inning despite the BB.
Maybe for Rich. Not for me.
Lot’s of game left too.
Pick him off Fresh Prince.
Hmmm. Curves are close but not quite landing.
Okay, D. Mountain.
Joc and Max taking pitches. I’m guessing the plan is to work the count.
A good plan
So he took a first strike and then banged a double.
So he did get the word.
Someone tell Corey.
Dang! I wasn’t there to try and catch it.
You’re late?
Behind Dodgers dugout.
Downwardly mobile, it appears.
Rusty
JT!!!! (It’s on TNT.)
Oh yes
JT!!!
I like it
What Spectrum channel is our game on?
No idea here. I’m on Youtubetv for the duration.
I’m staying with TBS and TNT
TNT, whatever that is.
I don’t have a strong preference between Barves and Budweisers, but I do want to see their series go the full five (and, preferably, 25 innings on Wednesday).
Absolutely.