Rockies at Dodgers, 7:10 PM PDT, TV: ATTSportsnet-RM, SPNLA
The visiting Rockies send RHP Jon Gray (1-0, 1.54 ERA) out to face the Dodgers’ RHP Dustin May (1-0, 0.00 ERA). Gray went five innings against the Dodgers in his first start while giving up just one run, and followed that with a two-hit one run outing over 6 2/3 innings against the D-Backs. May made his first start this season eight days ago, and it was brilliant: he went six shutout innings and gave up just two hits.
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1931 At Braves Field, Jack Quinn becomes the oldest pitcher to start an Opening Day game. The 47 year-old Robin right-hander gives up six runs on nine runs in six innings of work, taking the loss when Brooklyn bows to Boston, 7-4.
- 1968 Jim Bunning becomes the first pitcher since Cy Young to collect a thousand strikeouts in both leagues when he whiffs eight Dodgers during his first win for the Pirates, a 3-0 complete-game victory in Chavez Ravine. The 37 year-old right-hander, acquired from the Phillies in December, sent 1,406 American League batters back to the bench with a bat in their hands for nine seasons while pitching for the Tigers at the start of his Hall of Fame career.
- 1993 After establishing the all-time career major league record last night with his 358th save, Cardinal reliever Lee Smith breaks the National League mark, recording his 301st in the Senior Circuit when he tosses a perfect 15th frame in the Cardinals’ 2-1 victory at Dodger Stadium. The right-handed reliever will extend the big league mark to 478, pitching for the Cubs (1980-1987), Red Sox (1988-1990), Cardinals (1990-1993), Yankees (1993), Orioles (1994), Angels (1995-1996), Reds (1996), and Expos (1997).
- 2004 In the game played after teammate Mike Mussina earns his 200th career victory, Kevin Brown, who was obtained from the Dodgers for Jeff Weaver and two minor-leaguers in an off-season trade, reaches the same plateau, beating the Devil Rays, 5-1. It is the first time in baseball history members of the same pitching staff have won their 200th career victory in consecutive starts.
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From the LA Times. Note the last sentence:
NPUT
On Jackie’s day. https://twitter.com/pamsson/status/1382682167650697219?s=20
Yes! Zach!!!!
Extremely interesting game on the south side of Chicago.
Down right fascinating now with 1 frame to go.
Getting down to it now. 9th inning to go.
ERAs of Dodgers starting pitching:
May 0.00 (6 innings)
Buehler 1.50 (12)
Bauer 2.70 (20)
Urias 2.85 (12.2)
Kershaw 2.89 (18.2)
That seems pretty solid!
That No. 5 starter is really a slacker.
Yahoo!
Night all!
Always an adventure with Kenley. But he dug deep.
Dodgers win!
Good future person!
Woo-HOO!!!!
Lots of pitches for Jansen.
Velocity is down from last outing.
Got the K on 94.
Jansen time.
Which KJ will we get?
A bit of both so far.
Raley got his first hit!!!
Zac Mac smack!
Zac Mac smack… attack!
That helps.
Knebel. Wow.
CK looking sharp in the 8th.
Givens is awful crafty. Even fooled the ump.
By six inches on that last pitch!
This ump is playing pretty fast and loose with the strike zone tonight. Goodness.
That was weird.
And the runners advance anyway!
Should give Muncy a sacrifice.
Seager is messing with Givens’ mind.
How many doubles will Corey hit this year? 60? 70?
Now for some runs.
Luke needs to keep this Raley going.
So bad it’s good.
Thanks, I guess. ⚾️
See above…(I actually love puns.)
And I thought that May would not allow a run all season. Dang.
Víctor did OK.
Still would love the DP.
Not this inning, I fear.
The proverbial 3rd trip through the lineup did him in.
I would love a DP right here.
A bit of a tight spot here for May.
He seems to be losing it.
He looked tired all of a sudden. It was strange, like a switch from fine to really tired.
May looks almost unhittable, except when they hit his 99mph pitches, etc.
What did I miss? (Kidding – been cooking and eating and watching.) May is throwing bullets.
I miss 2019 Matt Beaty. But nice to see him get the fluky hit here.
Thought that one was gone too.
Hmm…..is the review about a fan in the new homerun seats interfering I wonder?
Exactly.
I get the feeling that will be something we have to get used to.
Turner always starts hot doesnt he?
Not usually with the long ball.
April-May are usually his worst months hitting-wise.
Guess I just misremember then.
Yeah. You could say “nacho” regular JT spring!
JT with the long ball!
Musgrove’s no-no for the Pads was also spoiled by an HBP.
Rodon got the no hitter.
Missed a Perfect Game by a toe.
Looking at the Cleveland batting averages, a no hitter seems entirely believable. What is puzzling is how they have won 6 games so far hitting that poorly.
As Vin said – well, back to this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-eLzxxrowM
HBP
Oh dang. HBP.
Crazy play in Chicago.
Indeed.
May has made 14 pitches to mow down 6 batters.
Only two out in the second.
Sorry Dustin May. I’m switching to the CLE vs CHI game for a moment…
Nice AB by Lux.
The Lux at bat was longer by itself than the top of the 8th in Chicago.
JT with the RBI with RISP.
Haven’t followed closely the last few days. Did the Dodgers put Belli on the IL?
I don’t believe so.
So they have a shorter bench waiting for him to recover I guess.
Luke Raley was called up and played a couple of innings so far.
Right! That checks out.
Luke is like the 10th or 11th fellow from the 2016 draft by the Dodgers to appear in the majors.
That is some good work by the scouting team.
Yes. Can come off of it on Friday, but Doc says he might not be ready.
Mookie starting it off nicely.
Beaty, in left field, gets his first start of the season. McKinstry is in right. Against a righty, both Pollock and Taylor sit. Turner returns.
San Diego’s Musgrove’s attempt to duplicate Vander Meer’s 1938 feat of back-to-back no-hitters ended with two outs in the first on a single….The Pirates lead the Padres, 2-0, after five.
And Dodgers can pad their lead against the Pads again.