Game One: Brewers at Braves, 10:07 AM PDT, TV: TBS
The Brewers hand the ball to RHP Freddie Peralta (10-5, 2.81 ERA). The Braves give theirs to RHP Ian Anderson (9-5, 3.58 ERA).
Game Two: Giants at Dodgers, 6:37 PM PDT, TV: TBS
LHP Alex Wood (10-4, 3.83 ERA) goes for the Giants, while RHP Max Scherzer (8-4, 2.76 ERA with the Dodgers, 15-4, 2.46 ERA overall) goes for the Dodgers.
Today in baseball history the Indians win their second World Series in 1948, Willie Davis of the Dodgers steals three bases in one game of the 1965 World Series, in 1975 George Carlin hosts the first Saturday Night Live and compares baseball to football,
and the Astros finally win a postseason series in 2004 after seven attempts in the previous 43 years. But wait, there’s more at the link!
Lineups when available.
Brewers:
Ace No. 3 for Game 3!
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Braves:
Game 3.
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— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) October 11, 2021
Giants:
New venue, same goal: #BeatLA#ResilientSF | #OrangeOctober | @CocaCola pic.twitter.com/KHu7xvepXZ
— SFGiants (@SFGiants) October 11, 2021
Dodgers:
Tonight’s #Dodgers NLDS Game 3 lineup vs. Giants: pic.twitter.com/Oyy5oaiO0B
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 11, 2021
ALDS Game Four NPUT
Doc agrees that both Gavin’s and CT3s hits seemed like Home Runs off the bat. That’s what made this game so frustrating and so exciting.
Knocked down by the wind.
Id say that those two long outs the Giants hit to center woudl have gone out as well with no wind.
Interesting. I thought one yes but the other no.
We do have CT3 coming up.
We can do this.
I believe we can.
Hopefully we can at least get this to a game 5.
Here comes the meat of the order, which, has one hit (Justin) tonight.
100% lean so far. Need some marble this inning.
How is this even possible? Oh baseball gods, do not favor the Gnats. Not tonight.
I hate to have to say it, but the futuring is abysmal tonight.
So is the “past”ing. We are all in this together. No one gets off the hook.
Hey Tommy, a little help please
Still alive. Gotta somehow get a win tonight. Offense needs to show up. I can’t believe all of our big guns have disappeared.
Last night was an anomaly. I was there, and we had several “crooked number” loud outs knocked down by the ridiculous wind (and one stifled by the dreaded Crawford’s amazing catch). Not like the first game – just crazy baseball bad luck. We hit the ball far better and more often than the Gnats. Let’s hope we can keep that up tonight with better results. But our team played really well last night.
I’m predicting that Wade will fizzle out fast next season. Actually, he may have already begun to.
Good call.
Too early
LaMonte Wade Jr.
Wasn’t he actually The Shadow?
I think that answer may lurk in the heart of me.
“Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of Gnats?”
Ha!
The weed of being a gnats fan bears bitter fruit?
There is a good possibility now that the ALCS and NLCS will look exactly like 2018.
Hoping Mookie and Joe Kelly can win another WS then.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/db5b3265a4fda592494494566915ef2f4e644330d53d7e35ab388976e05b4eb3.jpg
Happy Birthday, RBI, Real Baseball Intelligence.
Go Dodgers! We are here! I plan on bringing birthday luck to the home team.
I have to say watching this game live was a lot more pleasant than it would have been watching at home. My son, my husband, and 50,000 likeminded fanatics.
I blame the commercials for taking our hitters out of rhythm. 3 1/2 hour 1-0 game.
I blame the crazy wind.
The Giants had three hits, one walk and struck out 14 times . . . and won. You can’t ask for Scherzer to pitch much better. And the same is true for Wood and their relievers.
In each of the games that we were shut out, we had five hits — a total of eight singles and two doubles.
The giants themselves are only batting .176 in the series.
The Dodgers are hitting .208 in the NLDS, .212 in the postseason.
You misspelled “Gnats” (which, out of respect, we should always capitalize).
So, do we send out Bueller on short rest? You get Urias on full rest for game 5, and the Giants are real bad against lefties.
I go with Gonsolin for game 4
Price will probably figure as well.
Yep
Yea, they have done pretty well in pen games. Walker seems to have run out of gas a bit to where short rest might be asking too much.
I agree re Gonsolin. We have plenty of rested relievers behind him.
I am not thinking happy thoughts.
Still games to play.
Right. One game at a time.
Backs are against the wall.
There is no day after tomorrow.
Win or go home!
Win and go to SF.
I will miss game 5. First Phil concert of the year for me.
Phil Collins, the ghost of Phil Ochs or the Philharmonic? Which Philmarmonic would that be?
The LA Phil. Disney is my second home on weekends during the indoor season.
The Disney Hall has tremendous acoustics. Many years ago, while I was visiting L.A., I was the guest of my late mother, who loved the symphony and the opera, as did my late father. My mother and I sat far away, and the sound was still magnificent. I hope that you have a great evening, and that you learn when you exit that the Dodgers have won the series in five games.
Yes, it was a wayward wind:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD_4IzbsbOM
This is one of my favorite songs of all times: the lyrics and Gogi Grant’s mellifluous voice. It brings back many memories of my youth.
I probably go to 20 concerts in disney a season. I am only going this Thursday instead of the weekend because I have the opera on Saturday.
What are you seeing on Saturday?
Tannhauser. You get your money’s worth with Wagner, at least in terms of length.
Yes. By the time you depart, the Dodgers may already be on a plane somewhere.
Oh, I think you have my music mixed up. The Phil on Thursday will end around 10. I may know the good news at intermission, although not if it is an endless game like this one.
Yes, I did get the dates mixed up. But it is nice to know that you are such a symphony and opera fan.
When I was 11 or 12, my mother took me to see Aida at the old Biltmore. I think we sat in the third balcony — my parents didn’t have much money. Had there been an elephant on stage, it would likely have looked like a mouse. Decades later, I took my mother and her late sister to see Aida and we all sat in the orchestra. It was a special evening.
For an opera addict like me, and I come from a long line of them, what we love most about Aida is the Nile scene in act III, especially O Patria Mia. LA is doing it in the spring.
I will do my best to pay a visit and see it….When I was growing up in L.A., my mother always had the New York Metropolitan Opera on the radio on Saturdays while she was ironing clothes in the kitchen. I liked to listen to Milton Cross do the opera quiz between two of the acts and see how many questions mother could answer correctly.
Jack: In what part of Southern California do you live?
Eastern Ventura county now, but raised in Altadena.
We moved from Brooklyn to East L.A. when I was 7. The Dodgers followed three years later. We moved to the Westside that same year.
Then you won’t get to go to Neverland.
So, the series will return to Software Stadium.
Let’s program a win
Giants and of all things wind win it.
To be fair, the Giants lost two runs hit to center due to wind as well.
Yes.
Stupid wind.
Rats. No birthday joy.
Yet
Birthday in Mudville?
Lux is up next.
And then there two outs left.
¡Miércoles!
Phew
Stop hittign it to center.
Dodgers walk off time!
You seem to be about 2 seconds ahead of me. What station are you watching?
MLB.tv
I’m on TBS.
I’m on Sling TV for the post-season, but my MLBTV is always behind yours (and everybody else’s) for some reason,
Jansen seems to be peaking at a good time.
Does somewhat boggle the mind that a 106 win team could fail to score in 2 of 3 games here.
Gnats only have 3 hits in this game.
They could win 2 of 3 while scoring 1 fewer run.
We are missing Keekay and Joc.
Can we get to the 7th place in the order please
Okay JT. Up to you my friend.
The wind favors Lefties tonight, come on Corey.
Well, it favors a lefty if they pull the ball. Center field is where hard hit balls go to die.
Very painful game to watch. But we still have two more innings. I feel that something will come our way,
I find these 1-0 games fascinating. I am enjoying it.
But reverse the score
Eh. A redemptive arc where they overcome adversity to triumph in the end is a better story.
I hope there is a spark to that arc soon!
if not tonight, tomorrow and Thursday.
So close
Swung at a pitch out of the zone, but it mighta been called anyway.
Off the bat…
Ok Mookie Magic please. We need a birthday gift for RBI.
Just keep it off the ground. At a minimum, give Mookie a chance.
Or strike out?
he met my minimum.
Souza almost failed to see the repeat and was heading into the third section of the march too soon. Nice recovery.
Don’t bore us, get to the chorus!
Perhaps the march is the Washington Post, and he will post 1 run soon.
Time to score Dodgers.
Souza marches to 1st!
Must be all that steroids making the Giants so flexible and smooth on defence. How else would you explain it?
When your range is limited, any time you make a play it looks good.
Crawford has very limited range I guess.
Hahaha! Way too warp it to fit your narrative.
Where’s Bellinger here
Rogers better against lefties. Imagine as well that Belli would have fits with his sort of stuff.
And as it turns out, giants would have countered with a southpaw.
https://twitter.com/BlakeHarrisTBLA/status/1447773674879139843?s=20
Bellinger in for McKinney?
Rally time please
Score a run Dodgers
Nice catch CT3!
Jumbo Jack!
Nice to see them smacking the ball at least.
With the 3 deep balls last inning, I would think that the leash on Max is quite short this inning.
Okay, I’m just going to try and enjoy the fact that we are here playing in October and I am here to enjoy it.
Three hits each. One went out.
This is when you question the Fates.
Yes. But there is still time. Fates can be fickle.
Come on Seager.
With the wind going left to right, this would seem to be a good time for Bellinger to hit one to right.
Coming into the game, I think if we were told that Max woudl give up only 1 run in the first 6 innings, we would all expect that we would be ahead at that point.
Missing the other Max.
Missing our offense.
And Whew again. The wind kept the inning from goign to 3-0.
Wake up Dodger bats. Time to go to work.
Whew.
Great catch!
CT3!!
Ugh. All our hits finding their gloves, except Tio Albert’s.
Golf one out of here Mookie
I don’t understand why Scherzer doesn’t just square up to bunt. All that waggling doesn’t fool anyone and I think it actually throws off his timing and makes the pitcher more relaxed.
I am happy to let him go back and sit down and not tire himself out. He might hurt himself swinging these days.
Don’t want him to swing. Just bunt in an efficient manner.
Scherzer knocks out Wood.
I think Koufax could hit better than Scherzer.
I remember watching Koufax homer off Warren Spahn.
time for Max to end his slump.
I thought they may Pinch run for him
One hopes the only running he has to do is a nice slow jog the rest of the way.
in Albert we trust
As rick says, way too often, the Dodgers need to find their hitting shoes.
When that BALCO™ Flaxseed Oil kicks in…
I don’t believe that
It’s the only plausible explanation.
Hahaha! Of course it’s not the only plausible explanation. You strike me as a man of logic. But not on this issue.
If Pujols hits a HR – is he a user as well?
Albert is on the downside of his career. He hasn’t had a sudden inexplicable resurgence. He’s now a platoon player who contributes occasionally – in his case, against lefties.
Longoria’s HR rate this year on par with 2019.
Saying someone cheated when one loses is all the rage these days.
When washed-up over-thirties simultaneously have career years…
Kershaw always says solo shots won’t kill you.
I felt a little pain though.
just saw a video of Mookie popping out to end the 3rd, Albert looked like he was limping as he came off (could be just 40 year old movement)
I missed it, unlike Longoria.
indeed
Darn
Very bad futuring.
Short term maybe
Double darn
Wood may be not much longer in the game
There have been a couple of loud foul balls down the lines, but in general Dodgers havent stung the ball at all tonight.
Need to capitalize.
Was that a strike on JT?
I thought so.
Thanks.
Replays show it definitely was.
Scherzer!
Pitch count much more manageable now.
https://twitter.com/GabeLacques/status/1447753838228873216?s=20
That storyline might have to wait until the Pederson vs Dodgers storyline plays out.
Max is kinda dealing now
Alex now has more pitches than Max.
Both pitchers at 53 after 3 innings.
I guess Max is only at 50. I misread in my mind.
Pujols strolls to third!
lets hope he strolls home
He strolled back to the dugout unfortunately.
indeed
Needs to stroll to first.
Scary how hard it is to catch a pitch when a catcher thinks an off speed pitch is coming and instead it is a fastball.
Especially when the catcher is already a Poseur.
Mookie just missing on some of these pitches.
Quique just drove in the winning run at Fenway, and the Sawx advance.
Wildcard team surprises Rays and Las Vegas I am guessing
Now, Tío Albert will steal second and third.
Kershaw thought Pujols might get a double on that one! Lol
Much much better inning.
Good job! 7 pitches!
Scherzer getting some friendly calls for sure.
I like this tv announcing crew better than Smoltz and friends.
Smoltz tries to offset Joe Davis.
Wait. It’s Joe with Smoltz? I thought it was Joe Buck or someone like that. I don’t want to knock Davis in any way, shape or form!
Brian Anderson and Ron Darling.
That inning was better, but still too many pitches.
Zeros continue to be put up. All is well. If the Dodgers score an early run or 3 I think this one will cascade soon thereafter.
5 k’s. Better inning. Lots of pitches.
So many full counts Max.
Hope Max has settled down. Man, that Trea foul was so close!
I thought it coulda been called fair.
Too early to potentially burn a challenge.
Because it was Angel?
Because it was chalk.
On replay the dust flew just outside the line.
At least Wood is up to 15 pitches
That woulda been a triple.
Yep
Angel messing with the Dodgers again. Jk. It was just foul.
I thought it mighta scratched the line.
Need that tech they have in tennis to call balls on the line. It zooms right in to granular level.
I swear the wind has totally died down now that Wood is pitching. His pants have nary a ripple.
In Bahston, the Sawx have blown a five-run and it’s now tied in the eighth.
I read the article you linked about cheering against TBay. It had some compelling points for sure.
Another good playoff game BB.
17 pitch AB in that game as well.
Scherzer was looking around for umps to check his cap/glove as he walked off the mound!
My goodness. Let’s hope the next six innings are easier than that one was.
6? How about 7, 8 and 9?!
I was just thinking about Max.
So you are thinking he might not throw 25 pitches each inning?
I hope not. 2nd inning was 18.
If he keeps lowering the count by 7 each inning – he will be in negative numbers in a couple of innings.
That would be a neat trick.
I could see 3 outs on zero pitches (3 IBBs and then pick them off base) but negative would be more difficult.
Tippy Martinez picked off three guys in one inning once.
https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-24-1983-tippy-martinez-picks-off-three-blue-jays-in-one-inning/
I vividly recall watching that one on tv.
Got him!
This is a real roller coaster of a top of the first.
Intense.
Just like so many homeless are.
I think that one works better with clowns…
Too bloody many pitches. Put ’em away!
That’ll do!
Seems to be settling down
We hope.
I thought I had the power to jinks him for awhile.
Too many pitches.
But got the k coming back from 3-0.
Scherzer off to a choppy start.
Inauspicious start.
VERY windy!
They say to right so good for lefties. The giants have 5 in their lineup!
Happy Birthday RBI! May the Dodgers score early and often in your honour.
And don’t get blown away out there!
Joc thus far in the first three games of the Braves-Brewers series: 1.000/1.000/4.000/5.000. 3 ABs, 2 runs, 3 hits, 2 homers, 4 RBIs, all as a pinch-hitter.
Gotta work tonight. Bring us home a big win gang. Go Dodgers!!
Braves win 3-0, lead series 2 games to 1.
As I hope we do in about 3 or so hours time
Joc has done it again!
An Earl Weaver special, too: a three-run home run.
https://mobile.twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1447660573924073473
ALDS Game Four Thread up. Houston – Chicago ppd, rain.
Classic TOOTBLAN keeps the Barves off the board.