Padres at Dodgers, 6:40 PM PDT, TV: FSSD, SPNLA
The Dodgers send RHP Dustin May (1-0, 2.63 ERA) to the mound to host the Padres’ RHP Luis Perdomo (0-0, 5.40 ERA). May went six innings and struck out eight in his last start, which was against these same Padres. Perdomo was a starter for the first three years of his big league career, but he strained his right shoulder in 2018 and has been used mostly in relief since his return in 2019.
Here are the Dodgers’ two three-run homers from yesterday’s game by Pollock and Betts:
This date in Dodgers’ history:
- 1979 Dodger hurler Don Sutton sets a franchise record with his 50th shutout, blanking San Francisco at Candlestick Park, 9-0. The 34 year-old right-hander has previously shared the mark with Don Drysdale. (Ed. note: 50! In his eleventh year Clayton Kershaw has a career total of 15!)
- 1995 The first forfeit in the majors in sixteen years occurs when the fans for the third time during the night throw promotional souvenir baseballs onto the Dodger Stadium field. At the time of the decision to halt the game, Los Angeles is trailing the Cardinals, 2-1 with one out in the bottom of the ninth.
August 10 is a good day for pitchers: in 1971 at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park, Juan Marichal records his 50th career shutout as the Giants blank the Expos, 1-0. The Dominican hurler’s ninth inning double helps to build the winning run.
Lineup:
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup vs. Padres: pic.twitter.com/IpqSt2YbCx
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 10, 2020
NPUT
Quique on the road (trip), and how it’s changed this year. https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2020-08-10/kike-hernandez-diary-two
Drat
Gnats have lost and figure to finish the night in the basement, as the Snakes appear to be about to hold on in the ninth.
I know the Dodgers are 11-5, but many of these games remind me of the old Freddy Fender song, “Wasted Days and Wasted Nights.”
Saw Freddy live once, and he was truly great. One of my all-time favorites.
I wish that I had seen him.
I’ve seen the Texas Tornados several times, but post-Freddy, though we also love Flaco Jiménez. We saw Freddy at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose.
They have really only lost one well pitched game so far, when our pitchers gave up 3 runs. In all the others, they have given up 5 runs or more.
I still find so many of our innings frustrating, but I know we can explode at any time.
Team is first in the NL in OPS with men on and 3rd RISP.
Which tells me there must be lots of other frustrated fans out there.
They probably have lower expectations of their teams.
I feel the same way! Makes no sense, but there it is.
CT3! MVP!
Ugh. I hate those swings and misses.
Snakes now lead Rox 11-7 in seventh – so, still a close game.
At least Muncy swung – and made contact.
Could the Dodgers maybe try and hit at least?
It would be a little boring if the Dodgers didn’t have such a prodigious offense. On paper
Paper generally refers to potential. They have in fact had the best offense in the NL.
Tonight, not so much.
The night is young(ish)!
I’m counting on it.
Snakes now lead Rox 8-7 after five.
I think Max is out, but we’ll see.
Insufficient to overturn?
You are correct!
I’m on the phone with the umps now
Well, that explains the call.
Seemed like there could have been some fielder interference
That surprises me – maybe not enough to overturn?
I called it.
Not for the first time, nor the last!
May wins that battle with jr.
Aces can do that
You know, in a 162-game season a game like this could be blown off. But in a 60-game season where each game is equivalent to 2.7 games in an ordinary year, it stinks.
We had our chances…
The MLB debut of Luis Perdomo, tonight’s starting pitcher for the Padres, came on Opening Day, 2016, at Petco Park. He came on in relief. Check out his pitching line:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN201604040.shtml
Perdomo’s career against the Dodgers is 1-6 with an ERA of 8.08 in 45 2/3 innings.
I checked it out. Pretty rough.
Also – I want that Kershaw back.
The Snakes have taken a 2-0 lead over the Rox in the first, but they’ve now got the erratic Robbie Ray on the mound.
As did RBI, I also found this game uninspiring.
Dodgers fall to 1-4 in 1 run games and 2-6 overall in games decided by 2 runs or less.
That was not enjoyable.
Well, May and CT3 were fun to watch, but that was otherwise an uninspiring outing.
Sad loss.
The Giants made three more errors tonight (including another catcher’s interference), pulling away from the field.
They’ve fallen into the basement, behind the Snakes.
Perfect time for Dodgers first walk-off of the year?
Taylor is having such a great night, maybe he’ll tie it up with one pitch here!
One more inning to move ahead of the Rockies…
Rox lose, and Gnats gnow occupy the basement.
Missing AJ and Seager tonight.
It’s sad that once Betts popped out – I wasn’t really expecting the Dodgers to do much with that inning.
That’s not gonna do it, guys.
Who is our batting coach?
Belli and JT – remember to swing this time boys.
Like that?
It wasn’t great. But to me still less frustrating then striking out while not taking the bat off your shoulder.
Yeah, I actually agree.
Let’s go! Maybe the Dodgers could win a close game for a change.*
*Fully aware and okay with the fact that the Dodgers win big usually.
Sweet DP!
Nope.
Treinen throws one pitch.
Got him!
Smith and Wesson shot him down
Smith should go solo like Paul Simon did, although I wish the latter hadn’t.
Garfunkel was useless.
Together they were good.
The boy could sing!
Technically, maybe, but he had no presence and nothing to say.
Tatis at bat and SD tried that?
If this was extra innings then Profar would end up on second the next inning?
Maybe. He was the last hitter.
Sort of the last hitter.
Come on Caleb. You can’t walk a guy like Profar.
Profar almost never walks.
Look, he got Hedges out!
May furious, talking to himself about those two walks.
We reeeeally need Belli to wake up at the plate.
This could be one of those games that haunts us due to lack of offense. May should have gotten so much more support.
He’s still the pitcher of record. We just need two solo HRs.
They have scored 3 or fewer runs 3 times, and won one of those. Their other losses have all been when scoring 4 runs.
I was more referring to the two innings with bases loaded and no outs leading to one run total.
I would pull May. He’s looking tired.
With the DH, he gets to rest. I like the DH.
I despise the DH.
Because you like to watch pitchers hit?
Because you like to see Managers plot?
Because you want mostly an easy out in the lineup?
I think pitchers should have to hit, and batters should have to field. Lineup management is also far more interesting without the DH.
Of course it would be Hosmer.
With one out in the seventh, the Gnats have their first hit of the night.
You can shut this down, May.
But for Hunter Pence, the league’s worst hitter.
Mr .091.
A little less even after the failed bunt
It was successful. He is Mr Success tonight.
He’s a .130 hitter now. Does that make him a .130 hitter when he hit the HR?
Nope.
He’s supposed to bunt
Does that line drive catch make Rios feel any better?
Argh! Poor Rios!
That’s what he gets for failing to uppercut.
Broadcast takes a little extra time to get to Hawaii?
Oh man! Hosmer is killing us at first! Rios smoked that one…
Given the lack of singles wrisp, I will settle for a HR
Ríos does not yet have a single this year.
Where’s the K when we needed it?
That one was better – Beaty missed by a mile.
Okay Matt. Patience, grasshopper.
Not an excellent out pitch.
Good job, Dodgers.
45 pitches through 4 for May.
Keep it together Mr. May
??
Looked to me he was losing some command.
The ump missed one strike which didn’t help.
The Gnats have tacked on another catcher’s interference call tonight, along with another error (they are runaway leaders in that category).
Not a bad swing by Belli. Just right to RF.
Whoa. What an out pitch!
I can’t stand up from the position Tatis was in like that
It looks as if the Asterisks only gneeded the Gnats to set themselves right.
What is this thing called a bunt?
Ask Mattingly.
It’s what .091 batters do.
I’m tired of this Cronenworth guy.
Strahm is not from Fargo, Joe. He’s from West Fargo.
Big difference. (Not being sarcastic.)
5 miles
We Fargoans know the difference.
West Fargo’s claim to fame is being the fastest growing city in ND, so there is that.
Snakes lead Rox 8-3 in the fourth but, somehow, I suspect that won’t be the final score.
Nice to see the Rox pitchers maybe regressing to the mean.
That road uniform for the Pads is unattractive to my eyes. Strange color.
I was just thinking that except for the pinstripes – which I never like on any uni – I don’t mind the brown and gold look.
Better than their turd-colored jerseys.
They have more worser ones
DP. Nice to get Pham off the bases.
Where’s the shift when we needed it?
There it is
One run would be disappointing here
Pretty much what two singles and a walk get you these days.
We needed one more single. Good thing the walk preceded the two singles
Mookie maybe a bit too aggressive there.
Or not aggressive enough.
Now I’m confused
Are we going to do this start the game with lead off walk then double thing again with better results.
Yes.
I’m calling it. Bellinger breaks out this series.
There’s a start!
Calling it too soon?
Nope
Whenever I see plays like the one Pederson just made, I wonder how old-timers ever caught anything with those small flat gloves they used.
w2hands
When I was a kid, we used to say “Two hands for beginners,” but making that one would be impossible without a long glove and deep pocket.
Okay, catch it after it pops out of the glove and before it hits the ground. I have answers.
Then you get many more Cansecos or Jo Adells. https://www.mlb.com/news/jo-adell-4-base-error-ball-pops-out-of-glove-over-wall
When I was a kid, long before you, the mantra from the coaches was “2 hands!”
I had to unteach that to one of my kids who had a coach that preached two hands. Had to learn to catch the ball with the glove and then learn learn to use the other hand to keep the ball in the glove.
Vin used to admonish outfielders for using one hand. Always seemed to be on Upton’s case, when he was with the Snakes.
Friend of mine just gave me a Kindle version of “Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between “. Looks fascinating.
It looks like it be very interesting.
This Tatis guy, is he going to be any good?