Pirates at Dodgers, 7:10 PM PDT, TV: ATT SportsNet PIT, SPNLA
The Pirates send LHP Steven Brault (0-1, 3.00 ERA) to the mound to face one of the Dodgers’ bullpen residents, one who’s as yet unannounced. Update: It’ll be LHP Justin Bruihl (0-0, 4.91 ERA).
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1950 At the Polo Grounds, Hank Thompson’s two inside-the-park home runs off Don Bankhead and Carl Erskine contribute to the Giants’ 16-7 drubbing of the Dodgers. The 24 year-old third baseman will hit 129 round-trippers in his 9-year career, three of which will be of the IPHR variety.
- 1964 St. Louis outfielder Curt Flood collects eight consecutive hits during a doubleheader against Dodgers pitching. The Cardinals split the twin bill in Los Angeles, losing the opener to Sandy Koufax, 3-0, but take the nightcap when Curt Simmons tosses a six hitter to give the Redbirds a 4-0 victory.
Babe Ruth died in New York City on this day in 1948.
Lineup when available.
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup vs. Pirates: pic.twitter.com/KTkdPSxMxM
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 16, 2021
NPUT
Regarding our second pitcher tonight, I had heard of Andre the Giant (sorry, WBB) and of Edwin Jackson, but never had I heard of Andre Jackson.
He was gnot a Gnat.
I am speaking of this André the Giant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant
I gnow.
I couldn’t tell if you were joshing. It was nawing at me.
Gnats up 7-3. Sigh.
Late to the parade tonight, but I thought the players union had some clout when it came to teams not playing night games on one coast and then night games the next day on the other. Thinking about the Mets and Dodgers here, both of whom flew cross-country overnight. The Giants stayed at home. The Pirates flew west from Pittsburgh but after a day game yesterday.
Good point. Who’s the Dodgers union rep? We want answers ASAP.
Who does, in fact, represent the Dodgers in labour relations?
JT
Thanks.
Surprised myself.
Can’t see how this would be in the interest of the teams either.
I believe the players were all asked and agreed to it.
Definitely a jetlag game.
Let’s go! Mr Defence goes deep!
Brault pretty efficient. Won’t see their pen for awhile.
It’s a jetlag game.
Though he hasn’t thrown more than 80 pitches in his starts this year.
Dick Mountain has a chance to put the Mutts ahead. He has breezed through three.
Sadly he fails, but Gooseman is throwing lotsa pitches.
Jackson gets his first strikeout.
Calling the front desk: Can we get one room service double play please?
Apparently, Andre Jackson will at least one inning tonight, with 13 pitchers in the organization on IL! Most of his rep comes from AA. Lively stuff, but sometimes hard to control.
Young Mr Jackson resembles old Mr Jansen a little bit. At least he does to me. I just saw him in the post-game press conference.
I liked what I saw, but I’m not sure he’s quite ready for prime time high-leverage games.
Jet lag be darned! A win.
Now for a good night’s sleep.
Woo-HOO!!!
Dodgers win!
The future is Canadia!
The future is Canadia!
Jansen wants to practice and pretend it’s extra innings.
I want this game to end. Now.
Too bad. It didn’t end until…
now.
Jk. Good futurist.
Why couldn’t he do that as a Dodger?
Yoshi with payback.
He hits better as a Pirate apparently.
Old friend alert. Tsutsugo batting for the Bucs.
More a casual acquaintance.
Jansen getting a few sweet calls.
Turner has now been hit by a pitch 11 times this season, 104 times in his career.
He’s no Ron Hunt.
Ouch
Max sends the ball on a long distance flight in the jet lag game.
Well, that was a no-doubter.
Dodgers have 5 hits. But have really only needed the last 2.
Max wanted to do this in his previous at bat.
Max!!!!
Trea hits right back up the middle – for an out.
Blake be dealing!
Dodgers have had 20 players hit at least 1 HR for them this year.
CT3 in a K funk — six of them since the start of yesterday’s game.
He’s been rung up on some pretty bad pitches.
He has so many K’s looking it seems like. On very borderline pitches.
Has 50 more than anyone else on the team
I am happy to be proven wrong — once again — this time on Mr. McKinney.
Even though he has been around longer and had more AB’s – surprised McKinney homered before Trea Turner did as a Dodger.
The odds were 15-2 on that in Nevada. LOL.
Well, that was overdue.
Big Billy!
Billy!!!!
I hear you CT3.
I can’t believe that’s not a reviewable play.
Which one?
Running inside the baseline?
The runner inside the baseline when the ball hit him.
Reallly tired playing.
Whatever happened to the pitchout?
Close. But no cigar.
Argh!
3-0. Maybe don’t swing here.
Exactly. Definitely ball four.
Why didn’t you tell Albert?
Next time.
The Mutts blow a big chance in the sixth.
Dodgers might do the same unless JT comes through.
Very bad situational hitting.
Agreed.
Ugh. Pops up on 3-0 pitch.
Let’s go Albert.
Max mad after getting plunked.
Mad that he wasn’t given the chance to drive the run in, no doubt.
That’s what I thought as well.
Trea motors to 2nd with a double.
Trea motors to 2nd with a double.
NYM down 4-3 but threatening in the 6th.
Way to go Andre. Great change, now if he had better command of his other pitches…
Dodgers will slot him in again I’m guessing.
He seems deserving, though he didn’t exactly dominate. Not at Josiah Gray’s level yet, I don’t think.
I love having Scherzer and Turner, but I was getting so excited about Gray coming into his own.
Gray with ERA 2.81 in 3 starts (16 innings) for the Nat’s
With 18k against 4 walks.
I expect they’ll be satisfied with what they got.
Phew.
That looked threatening off the bat.
Absolutely.
It had the launch angle, but not the velocity.
86mph pitch.
Mutts have taken a 3-2 lead over the Gnats in the fifth.
Sweet. Go Mets.
Andre did a lot of the talking out there, so I guess he was trying to reassure the pitching coach.
As long as he reassures RBI (and the rest of us)!
Coach mostly went out there to give him a pause.
I’m worried about this batter.
Could be Jackson’s last.
It’s the other league, but the Asterisks lost again. Unfortunately, our hometown Atléticos are losing as well.
“Our” hometown? Lol
We want them to do well, especially in the upcoming series with the Gnats.
True. But after that I can’t say that I personally care for them or about them at all.
They have talent, and a better ballpark than the Gnats. They also have cheapskate ownership, unfortunately.
Well as far as that goes – I don’t want to see them have to move. And they do have some good players.
I guess I just think of the WS vs Dodgers and think of them as enemies. Lol
1974 was the only Series I’ve ever been to, and it was a disappointment. 1988 was the best.
So no mixed emotions with your 2 fav teams facing each other?
I’m not enthusiastic about the A’s, but I do follow them at a distance (rarely see them on TV because of blackouts, but I have a good friend who’s a season-ticket holder and invites me on occasion). I do attend Dodger games in Oakland, but won’t go to games in SF.
5 k’s but 3 walks.
Rox just walked off.
The Rox closer has blown a three-run lead in the ninth, and the Pads have tied it.
Hopefully Rox can walk it off.
They have power coming up in the ninth.
Wonder how many pitches/innings Dodgers plan to have Jackson go?
He’s been effective, but not exactly sharp. Bottom of the order next inning.
Be great if he can get them out in a row.
He’s a starter in the bush, so I imagine as long as he is effective.
Fair enough.
Pads losing in ninth, but threatening v. Rox shaky closer.
They tied it up.
Padres hearing some loud footsteps behind them. The Reds keep coming.
Could well be.
Rooting for Votto.
How many major leaguers from Winnipeg?
One from Manitoba but not from Winnipeg.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/koskico01.shtml
Koskie had a very decent career.
Jackson is from Vail, Arizona (so he’s probably not a skier, but he did go to school in Utah).
Well, at least we know the Dodgers won’t be no-hit tonight. But they still look like they need to dunk all their lumber in coffee.
Andre!
He hasn’t exactly been sharp, but he’s gotten the job done.
Another k to get it done.
Good job, Jackson!
Was actually surprised that they threw him out there against the top of the order, but things are thin in the pen.
He started against the No. 6 hitter.
To be more precise, left him in there for the top of the order
Phew. That was not a good looking throw to third.
Is there in plenty of time, which is what counts. Bad baserunning by Hayes.
Definitely bad baserunning. But Turner was at full jump extension to prevent it from going over his head.
Strong throw, just avoided being too strong.
But considering how bad the baserunning decision was, he was very close to being safe.
Justin helped out, but then again he had the time to do it given the early arrival of the throw.
Nice change up.
At the game. We are playing a little tired…
What is your position?
2 reserve row F seat 2!
Can you ask them nicely to wake up?
Successful first batter by Jackson.
One pitch. One out.
Can’t believe Trea didn’t run on a full count with Albert up.
I thought he might have tried to use his wheels a bit more after he got on as well.
One would hope so.
Dodgers’ lineup tonight suggests they think their opponent is not much better than a Triple A club. Hoping Pittsburgh proves that to be basically true.
I do wonder where Bellinger is.
Lefty pitcher and they got in at 5am.
Well, they are throwing a AA pitcher against them.
Exactly. It’s like the Dodgers feel they are playing a team they have beaten 13 times in a row or something.
It seems that Cole Hamels’ Dodger career is over before it begins.
Did he get re-injured? Or did the Dodgers release him today?
Or both?
Moved to the 60-day IL, will become a free agent.
Easy way to make a million bucks.
I’d do it.
I do it for 10% of that! Heck 1%.
Although I read Roberts’s justification for starting McKinney over Beaty, as he has today, I still disagree with his judgment (fourth paragraph): https://www.latimes.com/sports/newsletter/2021-08-16/extra-inning-streak-cody-bellinger-hitting-dodgers-dugout
I don’t think we’re going to get much production tonight from McKinney, Barnes and Bruihl as the bottom three in the lineup. (Obviously, I hope that I am dead wrong.)
I dunno. If I were to try to reinforce a weak link it would be defense and I think that McKinney wins on that score and I would rely on the first six to get me my runs. Plus, if need be, Beaty better fits in the PH role.
LAT’d in reference to the giants: “If they are going to falter the next 16 games include 3 in Oakland, 3 in NYC, 3 in Atl and then coming home for 4 against Brewers and 3 against Dodgers”.
That 16-game span begins after the Giants play host to the Mets for three starting tonight. It would be great if the Mets took two of those three,
Oops. You are correct, and I share your desire for the Metropolitans.
I’m looking for a sweep at Kevin Elster Field.
Go Dodgers!!!