Dodgers at Diamondbacks, 6:30 PM PDT, TV: FS-A, MLBN (out-of-market only), SPNLA
The Dodgers’ LHP Clayton Kershaw (5-1, 1.50 ERA) takes the mound to face the D-Backs’ RHP Taylor Clarke (1-0, 2.96 ERA). Kershaw’s third strikeout today will move him ahead of Christy Mathewson on the all-time strikeout leader list. If he strikes out nine he’ll surpass A. J. Burnett. This will be Clarke’s fourth start but tenth appearance of the year; he took Merrill Kelly’s spot in the rotation after Kelly was injured (first a blood clot in his shoulder, then thoracic outlet syndrome surgery). In Clarke’s last start he went three innings, allowing three runs on six hits to the Giants.
Here’s the Dodgers’ late-inning comeback last night:
- 1948 At the Polo Grounds, Dodger Rex Barney no-hits the Giants, 2-0. The Brooklyn 23 year-old right-hander had to endure a one-hour rain delay, as well as showers in the 7th, 8th, and 9th innings to finish his gem.
- 1965 Sandy Koufax’s perfect game against the Cubs bests Bob Hendley’s one hit effort, 1-0. The Dodger Stadium gem is the southpaw’s record fourth no-hitter.“And there’s 29,000 people in the ballpark and a million butterflies.” – Vin Scully’s description of Koufax’s masterpiece.
- 2013 Juan Uribe homers in each of his first three trips to the plate in the Dodgers’ 8-1 victory over Arizona. Los Angeles goes yard six times in the Chavez Ravine contest, falling two shy of the franchise record established in 2002.
Lineup:
Tonight's lineup at D-backs: #Dodgers | @Biofreeze pic.twitter.com/a9Z619UAcd
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 9, 2020
NPUT
In the bottom of the seventh, the Barves have 29 runs on 22 hits. Hawai’i-born Jordan Yamamoto of the Fish allowed 13 runs, 12 earned, in 2-2/3 innings. He now has an ERA of 18.26, but his successor Alex Vesia is at 18.69.
First time Kershaw has Smith catching. I hope it’s not throwing him off, so to speak
Both Taylor and Pollock are proving themselves more than reliable this season.
Kershaw deserved a better fate. The bullpen was magnificent: five innings of two-hit shutout ball.
Kershaw was not sharp.
Yes, but the first two runs he allowed were cheap and then Mookie didn’t help him later on.
Not all his fault, but lotsa pitches in just five innings, and relatively poor ball-strike ratio. Fell behind hitters.
Dodgers win!
Pen showed up tonight.
I can live with that. Two sub-par games are both wins.
And a nice grab by Belli!
Woo-HOO!
Re RBI’s post, with some spurts, Bellinger has been lost most of the season, just as he was in the NLCS vs. Washington last year.
Put up OPS+ 147 in August, but September has been dreadful.
In a truncated season, I’m not worried about the long run, but I’d like to see him finish strong.
Dodgers are deep enough to survive off nights/weeks by some of the frontliners.
Yes, but Turner is clearly missed.
I miss him, but they are 8-2 since he last played payed.
It looked like he’d found his rhythm but it slipped away.
That scared me for half a second. Walker has me spooked!
Dang. Here comes Treinen. Two doesn’t feel like enough, but we shall see.
I guess if they tie it – at least we are back to the top of the order. But yeah – let’s just win it here Dodgers.
I feel good about Treinen.
Got lite up for the first time this season Sept 5, but last outing was effective.
Be calm, Kiké.
Lux was totally overmatched there.
AJ gets the best of the slider for his third hit tonight.
AJ doing it! Bringing in a run and moving everyone over!
Locastro makes another awful throw.
Cody looks pretty lost at the plate lately.
Tack on a few more.
Yes please.
Dodgers have had help in almost every extra inning game they have played. An error or passed ball etc to help advance or score the runner.
Alright, Chris!
Nuts. Now Lacastro will start on 2nd in the bottom of the tenth for AZ. I might have considered waking him this inning to avoid that. Ok maybe not but it flashed in my mind.
Yeah. Gotta score more than one for sure.
According to Gameday, the pitch that Seager struck out on almost hit him in the foot. Is that right?
This is Betts time.
Good recovery by Ferg.
It’s like Ferguson was auditioning to pitch in extra innings this season. Start with a runner on second and nobody out. Then go K, K, groundout!
You nailed it. I hadn’t thought of that.
Saw your email. Thanks! We will watch our mailbox for delivery!!
Nice job, Fergy.
In the “old” (pre-Bill James days), Arizona would have asked Rojas to try to bunt Escobar over to third. (I am not watching or listening, did he try to sacrifice?)
He did not.
Thanks.
Not too much has been coming easily lately.
It is like pulling teeth.
Without anesthesia
Root canals.
Kind of Erie.
C’mon, Caleb!
Not a strike, ump.
The A’s just walked off against the Asterisks, which pleases me no end.
Yeah! AJ connected with a hit!
AJ has a hitting .311 over the past 2 weeks and .333 over the past week.
Slider low and away coming up AJ
We all know it. Does he?
Maybe the pitcher didn’t
: )
Lux is finally hitting his weight, Muncy isn’t.
To be fair, Muncy looks like he might weigh 40 pounds more
Gaterol versus Locastro has HBP written all over it.
Christian Walker sounds like someone on a biblical pilgrimage.
On a quest to GDP this time, thankfully.
Brewster gets the GIDP!
Nothing punky about that
Brewster hadn’t been on a great roll lately.
I guess if we’re going to hit a small wall it’s better now than later. But I can sense the Pads smelling blood.
Sloppiness continues. A gift to Locastro.
Hard hit outs. Frustrating!
Kiké with the AJ lunge and miss.
Another sloppy game.
Rox have lost to Pads, so Dodgers must win to maintain lead. M’s losing to Gnats.
Tonight is the anniversary of my first MLB game, when my older brother drove us all the way to DS from San Bernardino. My tribute to the Perfecto is my handle for the fellow who tossed the one-hitter.
Friday is the anniversary of mine in 1966. I saw Sandy blank the Asterisk 4-0 on six hits, then Joe Moeller and others blanked them 1-0 in game two. Somehow i managed to take a city bus from my uncle’s apartment in Mar Vista to Dodger Stadium.
Where is Mar Vista (guessing in sight of the ocean)?
Mar Vista (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar_Vista,_Los_Angeles) is slightly inland from Venice.
OK inning that coulda been much better.
Kiké having a day as number 21! 4-3!
Maybe he should switch numbers permanently
After 6-1/2 in Atlanta, Barves lead Fish 25-9.
Tie game…
Not any more.
Lux collecting RBI’s
Another inning like that and Kershaw will be back to averaging 15 pitches per inning. He might still complete 6
Lux has the opposite stance from Bellinger.
So far, not so great…
Dodgers are wasting opportunities, Snakes are not.
The plan is to hit 6 solo home runs tonight
Joe now pondering if Will Smith feels responsible for this awkward start.
If it is the catcher causing Kershaw’s wildness then bring back AJ Ellis for Kershaw.
He hasn’t played in about two years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._J._Ellis#San_Diego_Padres
Pollock thought he could catch or cut that off?
Couldn’t get there in time and it squeaked through.
Bellinger woulda had it.
Dropped right where we weren’t. And slow to throw in makes a triple. Poor Clayton.
Offense and defense need to pick up Kersh.
Kershaw lacks kommand.
He’s having trouble throwing strikes as well
Thought I would throw in some Yogi Berra
Seager muffs a DP.
And so it goes.
Oh strike zone, where art thou?
Here comes the sloppiness.
You rang?
That one was teed up almost exactly the same as the one to Betts.
Kiké!!!!
¡Quique el Boricua!
In Atlanta, the Barves have scored 22 runs and it’s only the fifth.
Talk about putting one on a tee.
It’s Boricua Day!
Heh. My opinion of Charlie Steiner has always been higher than WBBsAs’ is, but it just jumped up a few more points.
Perhaps he should focus on that.
Steiner could get into the broadcaster hall of fame with that story.
Less than a minute of Koufax’ perfect game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcPAabNh_TA
That’s all she wrote.
“Two and two to Harvey Kuenn…
Swing and a miss! A perfect game!”
Eight of the players in Arizona’s starting lineup tonight are hitting under .240, including one who is 0-for-7 in his career. I think Kershaw plus the momentum from last night will carry us to a win. Earl Weaver: “Momentum? Momentum is the next day’s starting pitcher.”
.247 is the current average average in the NL.
This afternoon, walking the dog, I found a clean hardcover copy of Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Wait Till Next Year.
I’ve been given that book two different times by different people. I enjoyed it.
Tremendous book. Reminded me of the Brooklyn that I knew as a little boy.
I’ve only been to Brooklyn a couple times – once around 1980, and then again early in the 2000s. It’s sad there’s nothing left of Ebbets Field.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHnHWHfkSkU
A wonderful, sweet, sad song. I went to Ebbets Field once, as a 7 1/2-year-old.
I could have, I guess. We lived in New London CT from 1956-1958. Not all that far from NYC.
I watched the 55 and 56 WS played there on TV. I loved waking up to the Gillette Blue Blade song that played before the game started.
I watched the ’56, crushed when Enos Slaughter scored from first on a single.
’46, surely? Here’s a good story about that.