In an attempt to eliminate any possible home field advantage, the National League is playing its Divisional and Championship Series in American League parks (Minute Maid in Houston and Globe Life in Arlington, TX) and the American League is playing its series at National League Parks (Petco Park and Dodger Stadium).
Marlins vs Braves, 11:08 AM PDT, TV: FS1
The Marlins send RHP Sandy Alcantara to the hill to face the Braves’ LHP Max Fried. Alcantara threw 6 2/3 innings in Game One of their Wild Card Series against the Cubs, giving up just one run. Fried started Game One of the Braves’ Wild Card Series against the Reds and pitched seven scoreless innings.
Padres vs. Dodgers, 6:38 PM PDT, TV: FS1
The Padres have not yet named a starting pitcher as of 11:00 PM PDT Monday. The Dodgers will give the ball to Walker Buehler, who’s had blister troubles and whose innings have therefore been limited. He may go no more than four innings in this game.
Update: The Padres have selected Mike Clevinger, whose elbow injury has apparently healed enough to pitch.
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1941 In Game 5 of the Fall Classic, Tiny Bonham goes the distance, limiting the Dodgers to just four hits to give the Yankees their 12th World Championship in franchise history. In one inning during the Bronx Bombers’ 3-1 victory at Ebbets Field, the New York fireballing right-hander will need just three pitches to retire the side.
- 1949 In Game 2 of the World Series, only one run is scored again, but Preacher Roe and the Dodgers win this contest at Yankee Stadium, 1-0. Gil Hodges’ second inning single drives in Jackie Robinson to even up the Fall Classic at a game apiece.
- 1959 The largest crowd ever to attend a major league game, 92,706 fans, watches a nail biter as White Sox hurler Bob Shaw beats Sandy Koufax and the Dodgers, 1-0, in Game 5 of the Fall Classic.
- 1963 The Dodgers complete a four-game World Series sweep of the Yankees as Sandy Koufax wins his second game, 2-1. Frank Howard leads the offense with a home run and a single, the only two hits Whitey Ford gives up, and New York’s first baseman Joe Pepitone’s error (loses a thrown ball in the white-shirted crowd) leads to the decisive run in the seventh inning.
- 1965“Hey, skip, bet you wish I was Jewish today, too.” – Don Drysdale, commenting after the game about his poor performance on the mound with manager Walt Alston. Sandy Koufax declines to pitch the first game of the World Series against the Twins because the game is scheduled on Yom Kippur, the most sacred of the Jewish holidays. As the Dodger southpaw attends shul and fasts on the Day of Atonement, Don Drysdale gives up seven runs in three innings in the team’s 8-2 loss at Minnesota’s Metropolitan Stadium.
- 1966 Jim Palmer becomes the youngest player to pitch a shutout in the World Series when the 20 year-old Oriole right-hander blanks Sandy Koufax and the Dodgers, 6-0. The contest will become more memorable next month when Koufax surprises the baseball world by announcing his retirement, making this game his last major league appearance.
- 1966 In the same Game Two loss to the Orioles at Dodger Stadium, Willie Davis establishes a World Series record by committing three errors in one game. The center fielder’s blunders come on two consecutive plays in the fifth inning, the first by losing a fly ball in the sun, then by dropping the next fly ball, followed by overthrowing third base.
- 1980 In the 163rd game of the season, 35 year-old knuckleballer Joe Niekro earns his 20th victory, going the distance to defeat the Dodgers, 7-1, in the winner-take-all contest for the NL West. With the win, the Astros hold on to capture their first title in the 19-year history of the franchise after losing a season-ending three game series to LA, (3-2, 2-1, and 4-3) that forced the one-game playoff.
Lineups when available.
Padres lineup:
Bubble up and buckle up. pic.twitter.com/LQmavy01RQ
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) October 6, 2020
Dodgers lineup:
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— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 6, 2020
And another one dies on the track.
400 ft out.
Didn’t blink on either Kiké’s or Mookie’s fly balls.
Muncy hits the warning track!
That’s a nice sac fly earlier in the inning.
Except that Dodgers haven’t gotten another runner to third, with fewer than two outs.
Well then maybe it’s a game winning sac fly in the bottom of the 9th inning tonight.
Scored by the Dodger’s designated runner.
Al Gore?
Grand Salami in Minute Maid.
Ballpark is juiced.
Frozen in a can from concentrate.
Formerly known as “Fossil Fuel Scammers.”
NPsUT, 0730 HST
Bueller’s pants look like leggings. They are so tight from the knee down. Not a good look if you ask me, which you didn’t.
It’s a bad luck?
Thought I fixed that in time.
We would have to refresh to see an edit
That explains a lot.
Ferris looking a little shaky again.
And then K’s the batter.
It’s the 60th anniversary of The Flintstones, so…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpGx4foRdPw
It was be interesting to see how the Padres use their bullpen from this point forward.
Carefully I imagine
Incessantly I would imagine. In the first round their starters only pitched 7 out of 27 innings.
They actually didn’t use their top three relievers.
Dodgers win!!!
Woo-HOO!!!! And Kenley!!!!
Looked good there.
Mostly around the plate with some bite.
More teeth!
This is weird.
Welcome to 2020.
Kenley time?
Here comes Kenley!
Or not yet.
Not a chance.
Muncy again with good wood.
Smoltz not a fan of the shift.
I’m fine with the shift. Hitters need to learn to be more versatile.
Smoltz starting…
That all worked.
Very fine inning by Treinen!
Treinen!
Getting the next two batters is crucial. And hard to do!
Done.
All I want is six straight outs.
And Seager’s hair.
There’s three!
Don’t let them get going here. Bring in the firepower.
So not Kenley?
Treinen, I think.
Wouldn’t mind him getting his feet wet in the ninth, particularly if we still have a four run padding.
Agreed.
Kidding! I think he still will have some big innings up ahead.
Didn’t even blink at all on that fly ball by Kiké.
Just realized that old friend Skip is managing against us.
Old friend not doing so well
I want a fast half inning. So far, so good.
Already been well over 3 hours and only in the 7th inning, so we are due.
Good thing I got off the elliptical. I’d be gaunt.
Or at least svelte.
Although – it’s moved along since May came in.
May was insanely sharp.
Lol. That looked a bit awkward.
https://twitter.com/StacieMWheeler/status/1313701918909198339?s=20
Tale of the Austins. They gave up Hedges’ glove for Nola’s bat.
That bounce was uncatchable, at least to my eye.
Those need to be contained.
Ah.
Good inning.
Okay! Okay!
Alright alright alright.
It’s just weird how we do that.
Lol. We could be hired out for parties.
(Supposed to sound like Matthew McConaughey.)
I was going for “Twinsthenewtrend” whom I adore on YouTube.
Jack Bruce, “Cat’s Squirrel” – https://genius.com/Cream-cats-squirrel-lyrics
I want a Dodger win and Seager’s hair.
Not May’s?
May’s mane.
Melena de Mayo…
A winning combination.
AJ time.
And it’s not even the 7th inning yet!
Ha! We will take it!
When I was a kid, what we called “place-hitting.”
Bases loaded again. A single works here.
Hard to spell slam without LA?
Belli needs to make them pay.
Turner was never gonna score on that.
https://twitter.com/Ned2point0/status/1313700132680916992?s=20
Barrels definitely overrated.
So many hits this inning!
3-1!!!
Small ball
JT rbi!
Speedy fellow.
That was so shallow a sac fly!
Challenged Profar’s arm.
Pretty weak throw by Profar.
2-1!!
Taylor speed!
More hair.
And it’s not even Angel Hernandez behind home plate tonight.
Not looking forward to that.
Want to win tonight that’s for sure.
Gators almost are useless as a mask and it was going up and down while fussing at the ump.
Good job by Profar to get the ball back in quickly.
Bounced right to him, otherwise CT3 would have been homeward bound.
What was his beef?
Balls and strikes.
Strike calls.
Manager thrown out for jawing at the ump.
A hit! Now that is novel!!
There they go!
Mookie double! FINALLY! A hit!
Bizarre to see this is being called a no hitter with so many pitchers and so many walks.
Bizarre to see this is being called a no hitter with so many pitchers and so many walks.
Another walk. How novel.
Rally
May done. MAYbe they’re going to have him start.
Joe was saying he matches up well against the Padres
Dodgers hit 5 home runs in their 3 game series in Texas. Bellinger (2), Muncy, Seager and Smith.
Is the roof open or closed tonight?
So you’re saying it’s possible.
I’m as surprised as you are.
May is just… (he can never cut his hair – what if he’s like Samson?)
Some jawing by Padre batters on clear strikes.
A good sign. May is as sharp as Buehler was wild.
Just noticed the index finger slot on May’s glove. I wonder if I would put my finger in it or outside it.
I was sure that one was gone.This park!
Not that well hit.
98.6.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TL-F5iLo28
Given that it didn’t go over the fence ….
Petriello says a dinger in 13 parks, but not DS.
This is not Dodger Stadium.
Noted.
https://twitter.com/mike_petriello/status/1313695222942117888?s=21
I thought that was gone
Man I thought was gone.
It should have been.
Another dinger dies on the warning track.
Finally got one to the warning track
Thank you, Hosmer!
Who needs a base hit to score?
Always remember beating the Angels when we go no-hit.
Weaver?
Woot!
Bums called it!
Ha! Error!
Ha! Error!
Richards wants to roll the ball up there to Belli.
I feel a tie game coming
How about a three-run blast?
Okay
I’ll take a single at this point.
Okay (2)
I’ll take a throwing error even
Now that I think of it, I take a first baseman just missing a throw
Up to Bellinger.
Looks like the Lakers won today and now lead 3 games to 1.
AD comes up big again.
Series MVP probably
Getting to know the Padres bullpen.
Dodgers are the home team, but at home their dugout is on the third base side.
It’s not the dugout, it’s the clubhouse attached to it.
It’s all just so weird.
The endless game.
Maybe if we are lucky it will go into extra innings. Burn through a few more Pads pitchers.
Is this a particularly big ballpark?
Made for small ball
Yep. Mookie would have had a grand salami and guessing Seager goes yard as well in a number of parks.
That’s what I thought.
On the bright side, the Devil Rays have stung the Yanquis, and that series is now even.
Good job, May.
And so fast! Can’t believe it’s Dodgers turn to hit again already.
WBB the ump is NOT calling strikes that are in the zone but on the edge.
The way the ball moves sideways as it reaches the plate is something that I still can’t quite get my mind around watching May pitch.
Reminds me of Kevin Brown.
This is sooooooo frustrating.
Mookie time. Let’s go for a double.
0-2 already.
Let’s go CT3. Please do something fun here.
He’s the guy for this moment.
One more ball and Betts will take his place with the bases loaded.
Sets up Mookie.
Hello? Hello? Offense? Tap tap tap. Anybody home?
Wake me up when they get to the 7th.
You have another hour and a half to sleep apparently then.
Belli swinging for the fences, but missing.
The pitcher seems to be ignoring Smith at first
Belli – take out your anger on hitting the baseball fair and very far.
This game feels like it has been going on for 2 days – not just 2 hours.
An awful outing that coulda been much worse.
I thought these umps were supposed to be pitcher friendly…
I guess by that it means they want to see them throw lots of pitches.
If no more runs score Buehler will have done well with one run against 4 innings.
Well, I hope the team is planning on scoring a least two runs.
And implements the plan
Mier-coles!
Ugh, Walker didn’t even look at the runner, who now scores.
Grrr. Three steals.
Grrr.
Here we go.
https://twitter.com/jorgecastillo/status/1313677584224456705?s=20
I hope that is 4 bubble gums the Padre pitcher is chewing and not something else.
Maybe the Dodgers should try getting a hit this inning. Just for fun.
https://twitter.com/jonweisman/status/1313673847460122625?s=20
I hope he doesn’t match it
Not even if he wins?
No. I want him available for another game.
And another year!
Yeah, Ryan might have thrown 160 or so pitches in that game.
Yeah, that’s 90 pitches already, if every K was 3 pitches and every BB four pitches.
I’d take one more inning like that one from Walker and feel fairly content.
Ferris looking sharper this inning.
Much. So much.
Did not get pinched
Johnson’s holding Belli pretty close.
https://twitter.com/BillShaikin/status/1313669670713524224?s=20
Can we kick off Joctober early.
And often…
All the Dodger lefty hitters have walked.
Joc?
We’ll see…
He did walk up to the plate.
Did I have to say so far?
I was wondering whether he was a good candidate to keep the streak alive.
Disappointing for both Clevinger and Padres. They are still dangerous.
Good reminder.
Obviously has big implications for the rest of the series.
Into their pen already.
Hopefully ours is still a few innings away from appearing.
Walker’s thrown 55 pitches and he’s prone to blisters. I don’t think he’ll go too long.
There goes Clevinger.
Probably the end of his season (and maybe his career).
There goes Clevinger.
Well. Clevinger is out first.
I move like Clevinger when I’m standing in line waiting for the bathroom at the theatre.
On pace for a 238.5-pitch CGSO.
And only 4 (or 5) hits!
With 13.5 walks.
And 18 K’s. I wonder what the game score would be on that?
That was dramatic. One hopes that the Pads feel that was their big chance.
99, my new favorite number
I just lost five pounds.
That elliptical is really doing it for you!
Baseball stress diet.
Never in doubt!
Got him! But 53 pitches.
Ferris!
Phew!
Wonder who is backing Buehler tonight? May? Urias?
I hate it when they go close on the blister.
I hate it when they go close on the blister.
Well, that worked, but now a tougher hitter.
Not sure I can watch…
Still early.
Oh man.
Buehler is throwing shin music
Hoping Slam Diego doesn’t show up. I’m hoping for more like Sham Diego.
Hahaha!
43 pitches.
Mark: Doc wants you to throw more strikes.
This is terrible. Walker, get it together.
And now Walker’s not getting the borderline calls.
Actually, he’s not been very close.
Okay, one borderline pitch.
All over the place, really.
Can we get a double play?
Strike em out, throw em out maybe
Yeah, talking about the Pads new plate discipline. Like I said.
Looks like the Padre plan is to take as many pitches as they can get away with and hope Buehler gets a blister.
Strikes, Ferris!
Buehler needs to sharpen up. He’s not kissing the zone, or really even that close, on too many pitches. Stating the obvious here.
Another steal. Bah!
Another walk too.
Looks out, but probably not enough to overturn
Close but safe, I’d say.
If he had been called out, would you have overturned?
Yes.
Padres are not swinging at anything.
Argh. No more walks, Walker. ‘kay?
After one inning a draw, both pitchers labored. 20 and 22 pitches. Clevinger looked a little wild to my eye.
Clevinger looks like the Florida Man version of Johnny Cueto.
Between Walker’s blister and Clevinger’s elbow it will be interesting to see who lasts longer.
Tatis is a one man band.
Will had good wood on that but right at Tatis.
Will Smith is faster than Quique, as measured by sprint speed.
Clevenger’s body goes about 5 different directions as he delivers. crazy.
Good work Corey.
Alright. Let’s bat around this inning Dodgers. Just for fun.
Nice.
Machado no Junior Gilliam.
Didn’t seem comfortable in the role, which seemed to nullify him as a hitter. Swung at ball four and looked feeble on strike three.
So glad to have Joe. Hopefully Smoltz isn’t his usual bore.
Boring is not great. Annoying is worse.
Get Tatis, please.
Seeing the home whites while not being in Dodgers Stadium is super weird!
Nervous. I am on the elliptical.
Old friend Yimi García has totally imploded at Trash Can Stadium, and now has an ERA of 81 for the post-season.
It galls me that the Astros are hitting home runs at Dodger Stadium.
After the Asterisks leave, Dodger Stadium will require a deep cleaning before it is fit to occupy again.
https://twitter.com/Dodgers/status/1313514577376796672
I await the reasoning behind adding Lux and leaving Rios off.
I really don’t understand this, unless Rios is hurt or something. Better fielder. Better batter.
Ríos did have a hamstring issue recently.
Ah. Groin. He must be so disappointed.
I’m disappointed. I love watching him hit.
https://twitter.com/alannarizzo/status/1313604939466313728?s=20
https://twitter.com/Ned2point0/status/1313564109233967107?s=20
Barves getting knocked around a little, early.
The Dodgers will be the home team for Games 1, 2 and 5.
Yesterday was a bad day in baseball, but this was one of the greatest. https://twitter.com/dodgers_cards/status/1313525045096927232?s=20