Dodgers at Diamondbacks, 6:40 PM PDT, TV: FS-A, SPNLA
The visiting Dodgers send RHP Tony Gonsolin (0-0, 0.00 ERA) to face the D-Backs’ RHP Zac Gallen (0-0, 2.25 ERA). Gonsolin was a late arrival to Summer Camp (the shortened restart of Spring Training) and was the first to be optioned to the Dodgers’ alternate training site, so there’s some question as to how long he’ll go. This looks to be a bullpen game for the Dodgers. In Gallen’s first start he went four innings, walked five, gave up just two hits and one run and struck out six Padres.
Mookie Betts may not be hitting much yet, but he can catch line drives:
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1954 At Ebbets Field, using a borrowed bat, Joe Adcock hits four home runs in one game as well as a double which just misses by inches being his fifth round-tripper, in the Braves’ 15-7 victory over the Dodgers. The Milwaukee first baseman’s 18 total bases, collected on just seven pitches, set a major league record, surpassing the mark established in 1950 by Brooklyn’s Gil Hodges.
- 1955 The Indians obtained Sal Maglie off waivers from the Giants, who release the 38 year-old right-hander because of his ailing back. The ‘Barber’, who will be used sparingly in Cleveland, will become a major cog next season in the Dodgers’ National League championship after being acquired by the team in May for $100.
- 1983 Orioles Gold Glover Brooks Robinson, Giants ace Juan Marichal, ten-time American League All-Star infielder George Kell, and long-time Dodger skipper Walter Alston are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Marichal, the Dominican Dandy, becomes the first Latin player to be enshrined at Cooperstown.
- 2004 Ten minutes prior to the trading deadline, Steve Finley gives the Diamondbacks permission to deal him to the Dodgers. The trade sends the four-time Gold Glove center fielder and backstop Brent Mayne to LA for minor league catching prospect Koyie Hill, flycatcher Reggie Abercrombie, and southpaw Bill Murphy, who was acquired in yesterday’s trade with the Marlins.
- 2006 The Dodgers trade infielder Cesar Izturis to the Cubs for 300-game winner Greg Maddux. The last minute deadline deal, in which the future Hall of Famer waived his no-trade clause, gives the 40 year-old hurler an opportunity to go to a contender.
- 2008 In a three-team swap, the much anticipated departure of Manny Ramirez from Beantown is finally accomplished with the unhappy outfielder being traded to the Dodgers. Former Pirates player Jason Bay will now roam left field for the Red Sox, with Pittsburgh receiving outfielder Brandon Moss and pitcher Craig Hansen from Boston as well as getting third baseman Andy LaRoche and right-hander Bryan Morris from Los Angeles to complete the last-minute deal.
Lineup when available.
NPUT
Probably last weekend of the season. https://twitter.com/mlbtraderumors/status/1289564224708947970?s=20
By the time we get to the playoffs there might not be 16 teams left. And the 2020 World Series Champion goes to the lone survivor.
I’m rarely a fan of loading the bases with an intentional walk. Even with two outs.
I agree.
Much better match up for the pitcher though.
I just think having the bases loaded can really sharpen a batter’s focus.
Walker’s been a Dodger-killer.
Maybe they should have walked him as well.
Corey!!!!
Seager!
He is launching bombs. No need for the fielders to move.
Harsh – first pitch first hit.
Did he ask for the ball?
Funny.
Still maybe cool to have his first pitch ball.
That was a breezy first half of an inning.
Katrina like
Kershaw starts Sunday.
Mea minima culpa. https://twitter.com/mlbtraderumors/status/1289365773543145472?s=20
At some point we need a starter to go deeper for us. Bullpen may be getting overtaxed.
It’s tough to lose a game in which you have never trailed until the bottom of the 8th and then you lose because of an error.
There was an error involved but hard to pin it on that.
Yes. And it wasn’t the easiest of plays for Turner.
It was the 2 walks that burned them. The intentional especially but also the unintentional.
The intentional walk was a strategy move that didn’t work out, but was likely the least of their problems. Not worthy of “especially” in my book.
What the heck is up with Bellinger?
He really tweaked his swing – went almost pigeon-toed on his stance. Then he reverted, when it wasn’t paying off with hits, but now he’s just lost.
Did he tweak his swing in the off-season after winning the MVP award?
Yes. Wasn’t happy with second half and especially his play-off at bats.
Can he go back to how he was swinging in the first half of 2019? Because with that tweak, he reeks.
I’m sure if he could, he would!
Who is the batting coach?
I was just wondering that!
It’s painful to watch him bat now, but not as painful as it is for him.
You can see it in his face.
Maybe Mookie can help.
I wish he could just spend a week at a batting cage or something.
Dang.
Nope. Cody really really struggling. When he finds it again, look out.
Deep breath, Cody.
Mookie, again. Time for Cody to remember he’s an MVP.
Muncy needed to fight that last one off.
Don’t let Mookie bat AZ!
Don’t let Mookie bat AZ!
AJ – what have you done for me lately? Lol
May as well have everyone self implode tonight and start up a clean sheet again tomorrow.
Maybe Kelly shouldn’t have appealed his suspension.
Kelly doesn’t have it tonight. Anyone else up?
All unearned.
Come on, pitchers!
Bullpen meltdown.
Kelly being Kelly.
Bummer.
The dam broke.
That lead went fast.
Phooey.
This is the Treinen the A’s saw last year.
You cannot spoonerize Kole Calhoun.
Fluky hit number 5.
4. My mistake.
Error Dave
EFan
Error JT
Joc turning on one right here would be great.
Oops.
Turned too much
Pretty wild game in Colorado. 8-7 bottom of the 9th bases loaded two outs.
Pads hang on to win.
DP!
3 or 4th fluky hit by AZ.
Like that Gnats game.
Mookie time.
Ok Dodgers. Time to increase the lead.
Where’s my pie and ice cream???
Sorry, I ate it.
Floro does his job.
Maddux didn’t get these calls
Safe but maybe to close to overturn?
Phew!
Second angle he looked out.
Important DP there. If it actually holds.
I’d say insufficient to overturn.
You are correct!
¡Obvio!
Twin killing!
Maybe Dodgers will need to score a few more runs.
I think so.
AZ apparently think that barrels are overrated.
Hush.
But they are loving the lines tonight.
Jinx.
Their pitcher is pretty good.
9 k’s through 6 is good pitching. 98 pitches is just a bit high.
Had to take a dinner break – grilled shrimp, squash and corn on the cob, paired with Argentine Torrontés – but now I’m back.
Grilled salmon and corn on the cob for me plus marion berry pie.
What? Pie????
With ice cream
You made a pie outta this guy? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5eb9b1c5af39c631eedc5a3e751fc34f31a4cd82d4518ce9ef17e15fc6539bf1.png
I asked for that when I made marionberry two words.
We had corn, too. Plus watermelon, goat cheese and walnut salad.
Fresh dorado (mahi-mahi) and rice with palmito.
Way to go Victor. Nice debut kid.
Yes! Look at that dimple…
One more, Kid.
Those big legs…he powers it in at 96 with ease.
He’s a good looking pitcher.
23 seems so young.
I was going to say only in sports can a 23 year old make it to the top of their profession but it was a teenager that hacked Twitter.
Now THAT made me feel old.
Maybe I said this here before so here it goes again. A friend told me when he turned 80 it didn’t bother him. Instead, it was when his son turned 60 that got to him.
My stepson turns 50 next year and I literally cannot deal with that fact.
I always feel ancient when I hear the music that Mendelsohn wrote when he was 16. Not just the best music ever written by a teenager, but among the masterpieces of all time. The Octet, and the incidental music to a Midsummer’s Night Dream are the two works of which I speak.
16. I was learning to parse sentences.
I hit 50 in Oct. Yay?
Oct. what? I’m the 11th.
Oct 1. 01/10/70!
The oldest I ever felt was when I reached 20.
I never liked the fives. 35, 45, 55. Didn’t mind 65 for some reason.
Mookie is coming alive.
Raised his avg .043 in his last two ABs.
Rios almost hit that one out, too. Such an easy swing, but the ball takes off.
Rios’ power excites me.
Thats a HR in 29 other center fields.
Ok CatMan. Maybe you can still get through one more inning.
Averaging a little over 15 per inning. He’s at 63 and 40 have been strikes. That’s pretty darned good.
Just not sure how stretched out he is.
Aren’t there like 20 guys in the pen?
Haha. Yep. But I’m old school and like to see the starter go 5 or more innings.
Yelich off to a horrendous start to 2020.
Needs better roids?
Braun casts a long shadow.
Rengifo just struck out as well with RISP.
Friedman must see something he loved about Rengifo.
Would sure seem like it with what he was willing to give up.
https://twitter.com/nut_history/status/1289389564180615168?s=20
Mookie!!! (I was cooking but saw it sail out.)
You and Mookie both>
He’s literally the difference in the game.
And Gonsolon
Snakes coulda had a runner on third with nobody out.
Not arguing about Betts but saying Gonsolon also has something to do with AZ not scoring. Plus, he shattered the bat on the Betts play.
He used a 9 iron on that one
Mookie with the big fly!
Mookie!
Three innings of good pitching and d.
Goose Gonsolin going great.
“Cat Man.”
I love it. (Except he likes cats so much and maybe not birds.)
Gonsolon’s pitch count is pretty good as well. Pitching duel?
He’s not overpowering anybody, but he’s getting results.
Okay. It maybe was better when they were striking out. At least it took more pitches.
And, I miss the breeze
Just saw the video of Mookie’s throw. Play defense like that and if you hit .285 I’ll be happy, young man.
Here’s the Nightengale article in USA Today mentioned in the tweet WBBsAs posted below.
Crane should be expropriated.
There are a few bad actors among pro sports owners these days. Snyder in DC, Loeffler in Atlanta (WNBA), others. Probably always were, but their PR machines don’t work like they used to.
Dealing with a PR nightmare for sure.
Who does Zac Gallen think he is? Cristian Javier?
He’s not got a long track record, but his numbers are impressive.
I like how Arizona’s uniforms are having a bit of an affair with the NC Tarheels (with the baby blue secondary colours).
Taylor sliding head first when he has a huge cut on his hand?
I am still not convinced that diving head first is more effective than sliding feet first. Certainly more dangerous though.
I agree.
I wonder who made the headfirst slide popular? Probably an
oral and maxillofacial surgeon.
You are trying to send me to a dictionary but it won’t work.
Oh, c’mon. You can Google it! LOL.
Ha!
Wills slid feet first.
Toward the end of each season he had massive abrasions on his legs, we were told. I remember someone calling them “strawberries.”
One advantage is more flexibility in touching the bag when it is being blocked. Chase was real good at blocking the bag.
The ump is calling lots of pitches on the black/gray as strikes. As long as it works for both pitchers I’m good with that.
Techs are showing exactly what part of the ball hit the strike zone. With that kind of capability, it would seem that the electronic strike zone is near.
Had the runner been safe at third it would have been a hard pill to swallow given the condition of the bat scattered on the infield.
Gonsolin was more efficient than Gallen – only 12 pitches v. 15.
That was indeed Puigian.
Don’t get greedy and run on Mookie!
You are only allowed to make the second out trying for third!
He did break a cardinal rule. TOOTBLAN
The Bill Buckner rule.
Well – hopefully the Dodgers got that out of their system. 2nd inning I’m sure will be better than the first.
Hello fans! To make this game feel like the old days I had my son charge me $40 so I can park my car and have one beer.
Are you sure he parked it? He might be driving around town.
Regarding the item posted by Link about Maglie, he and Furillo loathed one another. When the Dodgers acquired Maglie the following year, Bavasi knew that he had to resolve their differences. Here’s how that was done:
https://books.google.com/books?id=MQDz-okvC-sC&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&dq=Maglie+Furillo+$200+dinner&source=bl&ots=Zc7tjOdjn0&sig=ACfU3U0i0VtZyYD44bjOBK08SNA096qIXw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjcp-_34_jqAhWqKDQIHddODtsQ6AEwAHoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=Maglie%20Furillo%20%24200%20dinner&f=false
1956 was my first year as a Dodger fan.
It was my second. I remember that dramatic last weekend. It began on Saturday with the Dodgers a half-game behind the Braves, but even in the loss column. My parents took my sister and me to the L.A. County Fair in Pomona, quite a drive without the freeways. The Dodgers won both ends of a twinbill vs. Pittsburgh and St. Louis beat Milwaukee 2-1 in 12 innings. Wehmeier of St. Louis and Spahn of Milwaukee both went the distance. The Dodgers were thus up by a full game with only Sunday remaining. The Dodgers won 8-6 as Snider hit two homers, his 43rd and 44th of the season. The Braves won, too, but that was irrelevant. I was an excited 8-year-old. We had just moved from Brooklyn to L.A.. that July.
Must have been quite something for you when they later followed you out West.
1959 was my first year. How did you become a fan of a Brooklyn team?
In Tacoma, we would occasionally get Dodger games on the radio, and I loved the Jackie Robinson story. The first Series I saw on TV was 1956, and you couldn’t root for Standard Oil.
This from a US sports scholar based in the UK. https://twitter.com/MattLMcDowell/status/1289308115825876992?s=20