Dodgers at Reds, Bally Sports Ohio, SPNLA, TBS
LHP Clayton Kershaw (9-7, 3.33 ERA) makes his second start for the Dodgers after 10 weeks on the IL. He’ll face the Reds’ LHP Wade Miley, (12-6, 3.09 ERA).
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1935 The Cubs win their 16th consecutive game as they beat Carl Hubbell, completing a four-game sweep of the Giants. The mark is the most since the 1924 Dodgers won 15 straight games.
- 1964 With two outs in the bottom of the 16th inning, Willie Davis, after singling, swiping second, and advancing to third on a wild pitch, steals home, giving the Dodgers a 4-3 victory over Philadelphia. The fleet outfielder’s theft of the plate is in the latest frame in a National League game the feat has ever been accomplished and ties Hal Trosky’s major league record set in 1944.
- 1973 Astros’ infielder Dave Campbell hits a first-inning two-run double against San Diego right-hander Clay Kirby to snap an 0-for-45 drought, tying a major league record set in 1909 by Bill Bergen, a catcher who played with Brooklyn. ‘Soup’, who will become a respected national baseball broadcaster, endured the futility while playing for three teams, combining a 17 at-bat hitless streak with the Padres and another 21 at-bat hitless streak for the Cardinals before hitting the two-bagger in his eighth at-bat with Houston.
- 2000 A Dodger fan, in addition to other court-ordered restrictions, has been banned from attending home games in Los Angeles for 18 months. The irate patron threw coffee in the face of a Mets fan who was cheering a grand slam hit by New York’s catcher Todd Pratt.
- 2014 LA’s Clayton Kershaw becomes the first 20-game winner of the season when the team routs Chicago at a windy Wrigley Field, 14-5. The 26 year-old southpaw, who has compiled a 20-3 (.870) record along with an ERA of 1.80. is the first Dodger hurler to reach the 20-win plateau twice since Claude Osteen accomplished the feat in 1969 and 1972.
Lineup when available.
Today’s #Dodgers lineup at Reds: pic.twitter.com/vINhQumRvH
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 19, 2021
NPUT
Dodgers all channeling SVS today.
Former Dodger Scott Van Slyke’s career vs. Wade Miley: .444/.524/1.444/1.968, 3 doubles, 5 homers in 18 career at bats. He struck out only once against him and had three walks,.
We’re relying on the Padres, Rockies and D-Backs to beat the SF team in the next ten days.
Braves just beat the Giants, 3-0. We are one game back.
Huzzah!
Gnats lost. Tied by Tuesday.
Hmm. Might want one of these shirts:
https://twitter.com/DodgersNation/status/1439672831147577349
Kershaw gets 10th win. Career record now 185 – 83. 102 games over .500!!!!
Yippee!
Woo-HOO!!!!
BALLGAME!!
Turn out the lights Kenley.
You’re not doing badly, but Paul Simon might have thought of it first:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABXtWqmArUU
Braves – Giants underway in SF. Gameday
*Barves-Gnats
Sing the baby a lullaby Chris.
Tuck the baby in Will.
Put this baby to bed Seegs.
And THAT’S why you wear an elbow guard.
Yes! We will take the error and unearned run!
All day!! Farmer giving one back.
More runs please.
Time to get Gonzo out of there Doc.
https://twitter.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1439668102543953920?s=20
Further info: Mookie traded one of his bats for the ball.
https://twitter.com/ChadMoriyama/status/1439670012625571840
Very cool.
Whenever I see Max Shrock in the lineup, I can’t help but think of… https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d77d16e37380d3b554123bce62e7f8c68e5bbfef19cde231d314a7698a3b33cb.png
Time to add some more runs.
That was Friedl’s second MLB at bat and first homer.
Fan sent the ball down to him. Classy move.
Nice.
Apparently Mookie enticed the fan to throw it back in return for giving him something the next inning. (As Link just noted)
Classy move by Mookie.
I thought Gonsolin was #5 starter. Why is he relieving?
Piggybacking with Kershaw because of two off-days this week. Other starters will remain on normal schedule.
Nice job Kersh!!
Meanwhile, in Budtown, the Pads continue to tank (or should that be vat?).
Puds are a mess. Saw where Machado melted down on Tatis yesterday.
A steaming hot mess on the sidewalk. Don’t step in it.
Bag it up, light it on fire, and put it on Oracle Park doorstep.
You misspelled “Software Stadium”
Lux and Seager both have 45 rbi with similar PA.
Wild pitch cost Kersh a run.
Mookie’s 2 for 2 and the Dodgers have six runs, but he’s scored none of them? That’s unusual.
Trea and Justin 0 for 6.
Won’t be around much today as I have an afternoon/evening soirée to attend.
But nice to see Dodgers scoring runs easy like Sunday morning.
Have a great day.
I thought they only had those in Quebec.
Manitoba has quite the French speaking community as well.
Our condolences.
Seeeeeegs!!
Home Run Derby today!
Clayton Kershaw ladies and gentlemen. Looking good through 2.
Lux may have figured something out.
Perhaps that second base can be his next year if the Dodgers don’t resign Seager and Trea Turner moves to short.
It’s a plausible scenario.
I think that resigning CT3 is more important than resigning Seager. I never thought that I would ever feel that way until this year.
A lot of tough decisions coming this off season. Ideally we can keep them both.
Scherzer vs Kershaw is not one I imagined a few months ago… but here we are. Although – maybe both?
That is a riddle wrapped in an enigma surrounded by a conundrum. If I could only have one, right now it would be Scherzer. I think they will figure out a way to keep both.
Kersh is several years younger than Max, though, which could make a difference.
Scherzer is healthier. Kershaws injury history would scare me.
This is why it’s such a tough call. But how can you not give the edge to Kershaw and his Dodger legacy?
Legacy doesn’t win games. That is the only thing that makes it a tough decision. If not for that, Scherzer is clearly the better choice.
Scherzer’s durability has been really impressive.
Yanks would love to have Seager, so contract would have to be big.
Given that the loss loss of Quique and Joc has illustrated the importance of depth, I think they may try to keep all of them, but so much depends on the players’ desires.
Depends a lot on what happens with CT3.
Something clicked.
Luxurious.
Atta boy Will.
Ugly baserunning by Seager.
Heckuva start for Kershaw: 2 Ks in an 11-pitch first inning
Go Kersh. Go Dodgers.