Braves vs Dodgers, 1:30 PM PDT, TV: FS1
RHP Walker Buehler goes for the Dodgers, LHP Max Fried for the Braves. This is a replay of the Game One matchup, in which Buehler went five innings, giving up one run on three hits. Unfortunately for him and the Dodgers, Fried went six innings, giving up only one run on four hits. The Dodgers lost that game when Blake Treinen and Jake McGee gave up four runs on two HRs in the ninth inning.
Here’s Will Smith’s AB against Will Smith, which the Dodgers’ Smith ultimately won:
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1978 The Yankees capture their twenty-second and second consecutive World Championship, beating Los Angeles with a 7-2 victory at Dodger Stadium. Playoff hero Bucky Dent, who collects ten hits in the six-game series, is named the Fall Classic’s Most Valuable Player.
- 2000 David Justice’s three-run homer propels the Yankees to their record 37th American League pennant in a come-from-behind victory over the Mariners, 9-7. The Bronx Bombers’ will face the Mets in the Fall Classic, setting up the first Subway Series in New York in 44 years when they faced the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956.
Lineups:
Braves:
Game 6.#MixItUp | #ForTheA pic.twitter.com/pvRDcWjeo8
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) October 17, 2020
Dodgers:
Today's lineup vs. Braves:#NLCS | #LATogether pic.twitter.com/iceuunHVLL
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 17, 2020
NPUT above the ALCS one
I’m sticking with the third part of my prediction made before yesterday’s game. Dodgers win a slugfest tomorrow, 9-7, to advance to the World Series.
Do it for Maddy, AJ.
That would be precious.
I’m patinkin the same thing
Maybe next at bat…
???
RBI’s other nickname. (JK!)
I think it’s AJ’s new baby girl?
Maddy, it turns out.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29846090/mlb-how-los-angeles-dodgers-aj-pollock-faced-daughter-premature-birth-coronavirus
Six LOB in four innings. Three runs is not an insurmountable lead, Dodgers.
Truth.
Dagnabit.
True.
Swung at ball four and then grounded out.
Long term I would be happy if Seager becomes the new JT postseason-wise.
Short term – mash it JT.
I would take a double.
Fried not happy.
He’s getting more than his fair share of close calls.
Wants them all, no?
Hope he becomes even a bit sadder after Corey. (Baseball sad. Not life sad.)
One in the same in the short term
That’s fair.
Good patient at bat there, Mookie. Pass the baton.
I wonder if they would like to walk Mookie to have Seager up with 2 on and 1 out? Rhetorical.
Boy, if he parks one…
A patented Seager double would do.
Patent pending for dingers?
I will dance in my living room!
I want video
Limited time offer.
Let us know when our window is open again
Will do.
Yes. That. Clean hit.
Good future person.
“Clean” being a relative term.
Hot being relative too I suppose. Teehee.
Walker should pass his usual, lately, 4th inning barrier. Still, Doc will need to decide whether he goes to the pen, or brings in Goose to eat some innings and save some of his pen for tomorrow with another day’s rest.
Who would start tomorrow for the Dodgers?
Pen game, with most of the relievers rested.
We need a… oh, never mind.
Okay, Dodgers. Need GEICO runs now. Maybe even Liberty Mutual runs.
21st Century…
21st Century…
Or Manulife, Great West Life or Sunlife. 🙂
I hear a chop from the stands.
I’m worried about this inning.
My default position.
Kind of my only position.
Game 3 the exception to the rule. 🙂
But you do Yoga!
Fair enough.
Hope this like Game 1 vs the Pads.
I vote for Gonsolin starting tomorrow.
https://twitter.com/jonweisman/status/1317618671573819393
Yeah, its going to be up to the “kids” out of the pen tomorrow.
Further down on Jon’s twitter feed it says that each of Kenleys pitches increased in velovity
Let’s go Buehler.
This was a fine catch followed by a remarkable off-balance throw. If Ozuna hadn’t left early it might have caught him. https://twitter.com/TheAthleticLA/status/1317525784999899136?s=20
Mookie bobbled it just a bit, otherwise I think he would have nailed Ozuna even if he had tagged properly.
He threw that ball almost sidearm and was still on line.
He had a little trouble gripping it to throw, but was still right on line.
Who starts tomorrow?
I think Gonsolin with Urias and a little bit of May in the mix and Kershaw for the save.
I dunno about Clayton and May. They both worked pretty hard already this week.
And maybe Graterol?
Brewster and Victor for sure.
Wow. Just, wow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpGx4foRdPw
Phlablo!
Let’s go to Game 7!!!
Thanks guys. You did it for me!
Put it in your pocket Joc!
Dodgers win!!!!!!!!
Woo-HOO!!!!!!!!!!!
Barves making it easy so far.
First one wasn’t easy.
Few pitches.
Let’s do this!
Panda coming up!
Leather boys!
Joctober!
Joc, gloveman!
Fine future person!
I could use a drink but I’m already on heavy pain-killers.
Not what I was hoping for, peeking in. One two three ninth, please.Heading back up the hill.
Always another hill to climb isn’t there?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_8KpR49bFI
Ok. Feeling good everyone? Feeling relaxed and peaceful?
Here we go (at least it’s 789 up)
I don’t think he’s looking to draw a walk here
Mookie needs to do all of us and our nerves a favor.
I sure don’t want this situation reversed
Mookie pitching to Martin?
Lol!
I think I would almost take Mookie to win that battle!
Time for Mookie to find form
Mookie, please find your power right now.
Mookie time!
I like Rios hitting here but now no backup catcher.
CT3.
Get it out of the river!
I thought you were future commenting!
Predictive.
River Walk
Roll of the dice here.
Big time
Buck is auditioning to be the new Steiner.
He got a little excited for a ssecond there
The bat died a hero.
Pinche Pache.
Nice catch.
Still walking. Want to see “in play, run(s).”
In that case, make it a short walk
Easy-peasie Petey.
Kenley on the horizon. How about a bunch of runs here.
Four, according to Scoop.
Have someone ready to come in just in case. Don’t wait for trouble,
3 minimum.
Three max
Then, big decision if you go righty or lefty.
He said he doesn’t want to use Brewster, but would be tempting.
Yes! Thanks, Gameday!
Yes, Petey!
Eager Seager on the move.
Yes!
Cool K!
Yes, Petey!
Be nice to get this guy out.
Be nice to get the next six out.
Starts with this guy.
Staying in the moment
Taking a little walk. See you when we’re up again.
Will with the usual wood.
Bullpen call. About time.
I bet it won’t be Will Smith – senior
Muncy that was ball four, honey.
Max saw it going over the wall.
Ha!
That hurt
His judgment is usually better.
Hard to lay off when you’ve tasted the HR in your mind.
But just loves the high fastball.
Maybe not THAT high though.
Fried is fried
Quite the pitcher.
He really recovered so well.
I’ll take him
Okay, Max. Do your patient thing.
Max Walker Muncy?
The further we get, the more nervous I am. I may have to move to my “I can’t watch just tell me what happens” position.
More yoga?
Come on, guys! One pitch?
It’s Seager, Jake.
They are sticking with Fried.
Let’s get that one back, and then some.
Bring Treinin back out to pitch the 8th
Got through the top of their lineup. Hope not to see them again.
Could have been worse.
Jansen is warning.
Lol. Warming. But warning is not completely wrong.
Treinen has faced his mandatory three batters. He should not be pitching to Freeman.
We shall see
I am delighted to be proven wrong. The righty-lefty matchup again Atlanta’s best hitter had me worried . . . considerably. And I hope that is the last time Freeman bats in this game.
Then the lefty would have had to pitch to Ozuna and maybe the next guy. No thanks.
Why not?
We shall see 2
The right field line is killing us.
You said it.
Bullpen pitchers, you have one job. To get outs.
This is not what we needed.
Future person not helping.
Let’s get out of this inning with a 3-1 lead and I will be happy.
Well Trienen was good yesterday
But not today.
Nice play JT.
Strange throw but luckily they got him.
Oh no.
Stand up triple. Really, Blake?
Muncy not covering ground. Bellinger makes that play.
Fluky that it ended up a triple.
I would have stuck with Buehler a teeny bit longer.
He had a few stressful innings, especially the second
Yeah but it gives them new life.
And taking advantage on the first pitch
Nine more outs.
Hopefully only 6 more on the hone side needed.
I forgot. This neutral field stuff confuses me.
Oh we still need the full assortment in terms of pitching to Atlanta.
Treinen in for Buehler.
Thanks Walker
Indeed.
That’s not the double I had in mind
Dadgumit!
XBH, Mookie!
All curves.
Like that.
Just get on, Austin.
Taylor is missed.
Even though he wasn’t hitting very much.
Quique’s probably better at 2B.
That’s 89 pitches for Buehler. I’d start him in the 7th and remove him as soon as one batter gets on.
And if he happened to get 3 outs before that happened – more’s the better.
Eh, that’s right.
Who will follow from our pen?
Dennis Santana. Jk
If finger ain’t bleeding……
If the finger ain’t bleeding.
On the mound we need no meeting.
Doc just spoke about it. Didn’t catch all of it, but excluded Brewster.
Nice to be able to strike guys out.
What a weird inning.
Sweet!!
Yes!
That better
Goodness.
Yowsers!
Ugg and goodness worries me
How about “yes!”?
Much better
Baaad throw by Barnes.
Momentum feels so fragile.
Truly terrible.
As Ucker would say …
Just a little outside
Stop needed right here.
Ugh!!!!
One more, Walker baby.
College Roommate bragging rights.
Kids, always cover 1b from your pitching position.
Thanks, Ozzie!
That’ll do.
Break.
Out of baseline in any event?
Not really. Just a bizarre play.
First look – ran out of the baseline.
I didn’t think so but maybe…
He was definitely on the grass.
Or turf as the case may be. 😉
Maybe that’s why he rounded first
Causing Max to have to stretch to get him contributing to ball falling out of mitt. Doc might have challenged if he had been called safe.
D’Arnoud two for two. Time to get him out.
As you wish 🙂
All curveballs to AJ. Wonder why they are so hard to hit. Anyone?
Stay strong Walker. Let’s get another 3 to 6 big outs.
I have to say Freddy Freeman is one of my favorite players. I’ve always liked him.
His name is fun to say.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPfFhfSuUZ4
Very likable person
Disappointing after that Mookie momentum play.
Dodger bench giving it to Belli.
We still need more runs, guys.
Nice smile by Ozuna after Mookie’s catch.
I want Atlanta to lose with quite a few fibers of my being. But I don’t dislike them.
I don’t like the chop chant thing though!
Sooo Canada
Yeah. Sorry about that.;)
I like it and agree
Other than that, it was an easy inning for Buehler.
Odd innings have been (relatively) smooth. Even ones have been harder.
Oddly enough
Even I thought so.
Love the after catch reaction
Mookie is SO exuberant when he does something good!
That should get us hitting!
Mookster!!!
Mookie! What a catch!
Mookie!
Good play to keep it a single, Mookie.
Freekman Freeman
Holding Freeman to a single is fine.
Keep hoping Acunha doesn’t wake up.
So far this is like the first inning.
Phoo. Ey.
We need to get our fair share of those Barnes’ type hits
We need a clean hit from Barnesie.
We need a clean hit from Barnesie.
I had my foam finger locked and loaded on Walker. You are welcome.
Thank you!!
Thank you!!
Bounce a pitch.
That was a meatball. Again we got lucky.
Don’t know if that was a bad pitch call by Barnes or bad execution – or both.
Right down the middle.
When Riley hit that…
Bellinger caught it.
More K’s or a simple ground ball right to an infielder. Please.
Another fluke. Ugh. NO MORE.
That helps.
AJ is due…
I’m feeling an AJ extra base hit… lol
Not this time, sigh.
I’m done feeling things. Haha!
Numb?
I’m feeling a Belli extra base hit.
Or a routine fly out.
Talk to the left fielder.
Not enough to overturn.
I’m always amazed when these things go our way.
Especially when it probably should not have.
We caught a break.
Very lucky
Camera work not quite up to snuff.
Out?
Veeeery close.
Nice start Max!
Nice no-drama inning.
Much better
They are both human after all
https://youtu.be/L3wKzyIN1yk
Good thing we scored in the first!
I wouldn’t mind if we scored second as well.
Show time.
Show just got cancelled
Postponed.
Indeed
Suggested? Hinted?
Was their any updates on Taylor’s injury?
Could maybe play if necessary. Better than originally thought.
Able to PH, play defense (but probably not PR).
Turner like
Zing.
Just keep fouling them off Barnsie!
This is a good half inning to prolong and let Walker rest
Walker should join the circus….. as a tightrope Walker
No Wallendas here!
Yes!
Phew!!
Phew!!!!!
My heart is pounding. While doing yoga.
Breathe!
How can you type while doing yoga?
Voice-actuation.
I’ve been doing it a long time! (Actually, just switched from standing poses to floor poses so I took a short break.)
Pleeeeese.
Good visit here.
Wow. One more, some way.
Let’s do this Walker.
Early tension.
Now the DP.
Come on, come on.
Oh good lord, Walker! Stop the bleeding please.
Fluky hit.
No more flukes allowed.
Hernandez nearly caught that thing. What a try!
Great effort.
The slo-mo on it was amazing to see.
DP, please.
Tight zone for both sides.
I missed the start!
Miss a little. Miss a lot!
But don’t worry. Corey bats again in the second.
Okay Buehler, back to you!
Great first inning! I’d take 7.5 more like that.
Didn’t want to keep Buehler on the bench for 30 minutes anyway
Don’t stop now!
Hmm..they usually score with two outs.
Still time to do it! Lol.
No need to waste outs.
But a second out will come at some point.
Perhaps.
Care for a wager?
Nice job Cody!!
Belli ball?
Motor Max!
Good start, boys in Blue!
JT joins the parade.
Boooom!
JT!!!!!!!
Glorious Corey!
Have a series Corey Seager!
Gone!
Woohoo, Corey!
Seager!!!!!
As far as home team goes it looks like 2,2,1,1,1 for the 7 games.
No, it goes 2-3-2.
I thought it would be but the Dodgers are the home team today
Dodgers have the better record. Home team for Games 1,2,6 and 7 (if necessary – please be necessary!).
Nobody much cares at this point but the ALCS post is up above.
I’m hoping we care about the American League in a few more days!
Hoping we care about the Devil Rays…
Great inning by Buehler!
Here we go.
I am changing things up today with Dodger yoga… Good to remember to breathe.
Fill/clear those lungs!
Fun fact from Jon W:
https://twitter.com/jonweisman/status/1317338712057868288
The cover of this week’s New Yorker marks the centennial of the Negro Leagues. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3f93df7ccf101ef070fe942503a8f16cd7953f7c5e0d7722a19f110f4f394a13.png
Needed: A quick start to worry Fried. A reasonable pitch count by Buehler. Hitting by our right-handed batters. Bellinger to get out of his mini-funk. I’m sticking with my prediction for this game: Buehler is dominant and we win, 7-1.
You were pretty close on yesterday’s prediction. If you are off by only 2 total runs again today – I will not complain!
Averaging 2.5 pitchers per out so far